Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Hope College and the director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research. A social psychologist, he has published more than 240 scholarly articles and chapters, and four books, on topics such as religion, meaning in life, and virtues. Most recently, his work has focused on the psychological and social processes of leaving religion and undergoing religious change, culminating in his newest book, Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion. His research has been covered by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, BBC, Hidden Brain, Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR-affiliated radio stations, Scientific American, and Men’s Health. His work has been supported by numerous grants from the John Templeton Foundation, and he has won national and international awards for his research, including being name Rising Star from the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in 2016, and earning the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 36 (Society for Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Margaret Gorman Early Career Award for 2022 and the Early Career Contributions Award from the International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology in 2022. He is Fellow of APS, the Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR), and the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA). He is also an associate editor for The Journal of Positive Psychology. You can find out more about Daryl’s work at darylvantongeren.com and follow him on Instagram @darylvantongeren or X @drvantongeren.