Dr. Matthew S. Stanford is the featured speaker for the
Men’s Prayer Breakfast at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Churhc on January 21, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall of
the Church on 204 Dooley Street, Prairie View, Texas.
The
free breakfast is open to the men of the community, who are asked to confirm
their attendance at 936-857-3272 or email: stfrancispv@sbcglobal.net.
Stanford,
PhD is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute (HHCI) in Houston,
Texas and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine and the Department of Psychology at the
University of Houston. Formerly Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and
Biomedical Studies at Baylor University (2003-2015) and Associate Professor of
Psychology at the University of New Orleans (1994-2003), he has served the
academic community in a variety of leadership positions including institutional
review board chair, graduate program director, and department chair.
A Fellow
of the Association for Psychological Science, he is the author of over 100
peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in psychology, psychiatry, and
neuroscience. His research on the interplay between psychology and issues of
faith has been featured in such national publications as The New York Times,
USA Today, and Christianity Today, as well as many news websites including Fox,
MSNBC, Yahoo!, and US News & World Report. Dr. Stanford is the author of
two books, Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on
Mental Illness (InterVarsity Press, 2008) and The Biology of Sin: Grace Hope
and Healing for Those Who Feel Trapped (InterVarsity Press, 2011).
Dr.
Stanford earned his doctoral degree in behavioral neuroscience at Baylor
University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in psychiatry and
behavioral sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Professionally he has worked with a variety of mentally ill, including those
with aggression, personality disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, stroke,
substance dependence, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and traumatic brain
injury.
Prior to
coming to the HHCI, Dr. Stanford co-founded and served as the executive
director of the Grace Alliance, a faith-based, non-profit mental health
organization that provides services and support to individuals living with
serious mental illness and their families. Presently he serves on the editorial
boards of the Journal of Family and Community Ministries and Behavioral
Sciences and the Law, and is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s
Mental Health Advisory Group, and the American Bible Society’s Trauma Healing
Institute Advisory Council.
Matt and
his wife, Julie, are the parents of four children and reside in Houston, Texas.