I frequently speak on topics related to calling, vocation, purpose, meaningful work, evidence-based career counseling and coaching, and the intersection of faith and work.  I have delivered keynotes and facilitated workshops at conferences, on university campuses, and for business groups, including internationally. To inquire about my availability for speaking at your event, please visit my contact page.

RECENT EVENTS

Lecture at Catawba College, Salisbury, NC.

March, 2025: Making work meaningful for student employees. Workshop at Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA.

November, 2024: The Holistic Life Crafting model: A practitioner’s guide to meaning-making. Workshop presented with Llewellyn van Zyl and Bradley Wright at Mongena Private Game Reserve for the Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, Vanderbiljpark, South Africa.  

November, 2024: On discerning and living a calling. Lecture presented at University of Padua, Italy.

September, 2024: How to help students discern and live their callings. Workshop presented at Southwestern Adventist University, Keane, TX.

March, 2024. How to find and live your calling. Keynote lecture presented at the 4D Experience Symposium, University of Denver, Denver, CO. 

April, 2024. On living a calling: A few brief lessons from well-lived lives. Keynote presented at Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts banquet at Hardin-Simmons University, Abeline, TX. 

April, 2024. Understanding work as a calling: Spiritual and psychological perspectives. 2024 Scandrette Lecture presented at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.

PAST EVENTS

Keynote at IAEVG Conference, Tsukuba, Japan.

Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Meeting

Age Without Borders Virtual Summit, agewithoutborders.net

American Psychological Association (APA) Convention

American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) Member Meeting

Beyond Academics Enrollment Sustainability Summit

Biola University

Calvin University

Catawba College

Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Conference

Central Oregon Association of Psychologists (COAP)

Colorado Career Development Association (CCDA) Conference

Colorado Christian University

Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Conference

College America

Dordt University

Dubuque University

Educause conference

European Congress on Positive Psychology (Reykjavik, Iceland)

FIPSE (U.S. Dept. of Ed) Comprehensive Program Project Director’s Conference

Folsom Lake College

Fort Collins (CO) Start-Up Week

Fort Lewis College

Front Range Society for Neuroscience Conference

Gonzaga University

Gordon College

Grace College

Grad Resources

Great Lakes Conference on Counseling Psychology

Hong Kong University

Hope College

Human Resources Executive Benefits Conference

International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) Conference (Tsubuka, Japan)

International Coach Federation (ICF) Australasia Conference (Gold Coast, Australia)

International Counseling Psychology Conference

International Meaningful Work Symposium (Auckland, New Zealand)

January Series, Calvin University

Judaism of the Foothills (Evergreen, CO)

Kenan Institute for Ethics (Duke University)

Kern Family Foundation

Mid-Year Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality

Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA) Conference

National Career Development Association (NCDA) Global Conference

National Counseling Psychology Conference

Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) Conference

North Park University

Northwestern College

Online Calling Retreat (Los Angeles, CA)

Our Lady of the Lake College

Professional Development Consortium (McLean, VA)

Renmin University (Beijing, China)

Resilience Webinar Series, VOCA Center (New York, NY)

Richard Hagan Lecture (Inaugural), First United Methodist Church, Fort Collins, CO

Rocky Mountain HR People and Strategy (RMHRPS)

Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA) Conference

Rosemead School of Psychology

Seattle Pacific University

Science and Christian Faith Conference (Fort Collins, CO)

Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) Conference

Southern Adventist University

Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP (New York, NY)

Union College

University of the Southwest

U.S. Air Force Academy

Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Summit

Wesleyan College

Whitworth College

Western Psychological Association

Workforce Symposium (Loveland, CO)

World Congress on Positive Psychology (Melbourne, Australia)