Brad D. Strawn, PhD, received his B.A. in psychology from Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU: San Diego, CA), his M.A. in theology from Fuller Seminary (Pasadena CA), and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Seminary. After completing a one-year internship at The State University of New York at Stony Brook, he taught for 10 years in the department of psychology at PLNU where he served the last two years as department chair. Brad also conducted a therapy practice in San Diego and obtained advanced psychoanalytic therapy training at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute. Brad is an ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Brad’s three great intellectual passions have always been theology, psychology and Christian higher education, and in 2006 he left PLNU to become Vice President for Spiritual Development and Dean of the Chapel at Southern Nazarene University (SNU: Bethany, OK). At SNU Brad oversaw the campus spiritual development programs, served as campus chaplain, and taught in the departments of theology and psychology.
Brad maintains his academic interests by publishing and editing in integrative journals such as the Journal of Psychology and Theology, Journal of Psychology & Christianity, Pastoral Psychology, Homiletics, and is the co-editor of the 2010 book “Wesleyan Theology and Social Science”. He is co-author (with Dr. Warren S. Brown) of The Physical Nature of Christian Life: Neuroscience, Psychology & the Church. In 2014 he co-edited (with Earl Bland) the book Christianity and Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation (IVP Academic). Brad is a regular presenter at Christian universities and churches. He is also a frequent presenter at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology.
In the fall of 2012 Brad joined the faculty of Fuller Theological Seminary, Graduate School of Psychology (Pasadena, CA) as the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology. In this role he teaches, mentors doctoral students and oversees the integration curriculum and the yearly Integration Symposium, a yearly lecture series on the integration of psychology and theology. Brad also maintains a private practice in Pasadena where he works with adults and couples.
Brad enjoys exploring bookstores, listening to music, and spending time with his wife L. Suzanne Strawn and his two teenage boys Evan and Keaton.