The Explore Purpose Podcast inspires you to live a life of meaning and purpose so that you can make a greater impact on the world around you. 

Host: Conrad Weaver

Guest: Dr. Bernard Franklin

BIO:  Dr. Bernard Franklin is a Fellow with Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative.  He was most recently Vice President of Student Life at Mount St. Mary’s University (MD).  Previous to this position he was Special Assistant to the President, and Assistant Vice President at Kansas State University.  Dr. Franklin started his higher education career at the University of South Alabama in 1984.  A 1976 BS graduate of Kansas State University, Dr. Franklin completed his MS in Counseling and Behavioral Studies from the University of South Alabama; and he completed his Ph.D. in Counseling and higher education administration with an outside emphasis in Family Studies in 1996.  Dr. Franklin’s M.S. and Ph.D. research focused on boys and  men’s development.   

At the National Center for Fathering, Dr. Franklin served as Vice President and Urban Director (1996-99), where he was on the cutting edge in establishing education programs for urban men.  Dr. Franklin completed a two-month field research journey to West Africa (Ghana and Ivory Coast) to study the fathering heritage of African American men for an unpublished book.  He was presented the Vision Award for his "pioneering work in educating men on the importance of fatherhood" by the Morehouse College Research Institute.  Dr. Franklin was honored as Kansas City Royals “Father of the Year” (2006), and served as a member of the NFL Kansas City Chief’s counseling team.  

Dr. Franklin has been working with several national organizations on the integration and intersectionality of theology and the emerging neuroscience research. He is a trained Spiritual Mentor/Director, and he has taught classes related to “The Psychology of the African American Family”, and “Trauma, Resilience and Neuroscience”.  Dr. Franklin continues to seek, understand, and expand his purpose to best serve the space God has placed him.  

Dr. Franklin has consulted and keynoted national and regional conferences, and conducted professional development to numerous higher education and K-12 institutions, and many national and international organizations on a wide range of education, leadership, diversity, trauma and neuroscience.  Dr. Franklin is the widowed and proud father of a daughter Christina (25, Fairfax, VA), and three sons, Brandon (41, Topeka, KS), Morgan (32, Topeka), and Blake (30, KC); and four adorable grandchildren (Topeka).

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