Jensen Shirley

Dr. Jensen H. Shirley is an International Book Award–winning author, educator, and transformational leadership specialist, recognized for his 2025 award‑winning book Unbroken Hands. With five advanced degrees — including an Ed.D. in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego whose dissertation on Congregation Activism is widely read in academic circles and an M.S. in Counseling with a Military Families specialization — Dr. Shirley blends academic rigor with lived experience to illuminate pathways of resilience, identity, purpose and healing. His work appears across major media networks, documented in the…