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Patience in Adversity: Field Building, Multi-Year, Multi-Site, and Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study for Foundational Virtue (Co-Principal Investigators: Sarah Schnitker, Anne Jeffrey, Kate Sweeny, & Liz Davis; Leadership Team: Erik Carter, Sarah Mire, Terrill Saxon, Juliette Ratchford, Merve Balkaya-Ince, Kendall Bronk, & Eranda Jayawickreme). Templeton Religion Trust (March 2025 - February 2030). $5,232,489.

Dream Incubation: A Spiritual Experience (Principal Investigator: Michael Scullin). Templeton World Charity Foundation (August 2025- July 2028) $558,312

Mystical Experience Without Psychedelics: The Nature of Peak Spiritual Experiences and How Integration Leads to Human Flourishing (Principal Investigator: Gary Elkins) Templeton World Charity Foundation (August 2025- July 2027) $565,575

 

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Illuminating Theological Inquiry and Christian Ethics Through Training in Psychological Science (Co-Principal Investigators: Devan Stahl, Sarah Schnitker; Co-Investigators: Anne Jeffrey, Meredith Palm, JoAnn Tsang, Natalie Carnes). John Templeton Foundation (January 2023 – December 2025). $2,565,353.

Testing Patience: Philosophical Prelude to Interdisciplinary Study (Principal Investigator: Anne Jeffrey; Co-Investigators: Tim Pawl, Christian Miller, Denise Vigani, Vincent Ng). Templeton Religion Trust (August 2023 – February 2025). $258,796.

Patience Planning in Psychology: Construct Refinement and Building an Empirical Base for Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Principal Investigator: Sarah Schnitker; Co-Investigators: Kate Sweeny, Liz Davis, Eranda Jayawickreme, Juliette Ratchford). Templeton Religion Trust (August 2023 – February 2025). $258,658.

Hostile and Prosocial Reactions to Christian Privilege in the United States (Principal Investigator: Jo-Ann Tsang). Wheaton College (March 2024 - September 2024). $21,000.

Planning Grant: Cultivating Gratitude, Generosity, and Spirituality in Digital Spaces: Charting a Course for Translational Research to Promote Human Flourishing (Principal Investigator: Sarah Schnitker; Co-Investigators: Jenae Nelson, Tyler Greenway). Templeton World Charity Foundation (September 2023 – August 2025). $259,870.

Relational and Moral Outcomes of Divine Forgiveness (Principal Investigator: Jo-Ann Tsang). The FSU Research Foundation (July 2023 – October 2025). $166,782.

Using a Muslim Community Approach to Cultivate Virtues in the Face of Marginalization among Muslim Youth (Principal Investigators: Madiha Tahseen, Merve Balkaya-Ince; Co-Investigators: Sameera Ahmed, Karen Melton, Sarah Schnitker). John Templeton Foundation (August 2022-July 2025). Total Award $1,160,872, Baylor Subaward $295,396.

Measuring the (Im)measurable in Real Life (Principal Investigators: Kutter Callaway, Wade Rowatt,; Co-Investigators: Bob Darden, Alexis Abernethy, Sarah Schnitker). Templeton Religion Trust (June 2022-May 2025, #0447). $1,228,511.

The Role Of Meta-Identity In Developing Moral Communities Within Higher Education (Co-Investigators: Perry Glanzer, Sarah Schnitker, Karen Melton). John Templeton Foundation (December 2021 – November 2024, #62208). $2,698,693.

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