Jamie D. Aten Ph.D.

About

Jamie Aten, Ph.D., is the Founder and Executive Director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). His most recent book is A Walking Disaster: What Surviving Katrina and Cancer Taught Me About Faith and Resilience (Templeton Press).

Books by Jamie D. Aten Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Are you what you listen to? Learn how to harness the power of music to foster greater resilience in the face of trauma.

Are you feeling emotionally triggered by the Turkey and Syria earthquakes? These seven small steps can make a big difference to your mental health.

How can our corporate bodies use the image of physical healing to promote a vision of life together oriented toward human flourishing?

No one is immune to the struggles of mental and emotional health. How can we work through them healthily?

How can we create SAFETY for our own personal well-being?

How has the dual pandemic of racial injustice and COVID-19 disproportionately affected communities of color?

Suicide is a disease for which prevention is the only acceptable treatment.

Every person is unique in how they want to be shown appreciation and encouraged.

The way we want to be shown appreciation is deeply a characteristic of who we are.

Lessons on how to foster resilience in the face of adversity, from people with autism spectrum disorder.