Jenny L Small

Jenny L. Small is an independent scholar, teacher, and facilitator on the topic of college student worldviews. Dr. Small most recently edited the volume Making Meaning: Embracing Spirituality, Faith, Religion, and Life Purpose in Student Affairs (2015), available from Stylus Press. Her first book, entitled Understanding College Students’ Spiritual Identities: Different Faiths, Varied Worldviews (2011), is available from Hampton Press. Dr. Small’s work has also been published in Research in Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, About Campus, and Religion & Education, and in chapters in edited volumes. She is a past chair of the ACPA Commission for Spirituality, Faith, Religion, and Meaning and an associate editor of the Journal of College and Character. She also acts as Managing Editor of Convergence Magazine. Dr. Small holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in Student Personnel Administration from Teachers College Columbia University, and a B.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University.