Stephanie Varnon-Hughes, PhD, is the Dean of Teaching, Learning & Leadership at Claremont Lincoln University, an award winning educator, and the author of Interfaith Grit: How Uncertainty Will Save Us. Varnon-Hughes was a co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Inter-Religious Studies, a peer reviewed journal, and its sister publication, State of Formation, an online forum for emerging ethical leaders. She holds a PhD in inter-religious education from Claremont Lincoln University, an MA and STM from Union Theological Seminary, and her undergraduate degrees are in English and Education, from Webster University. Her research interests include mindfulness, resilience, and equipping communities to build and measure programs and policies that promote justice and flourishing.