Research From the Humanities and Social Sciences

The E.P.I.C. Lab applies positive psychology to promote human flourishing across Arizona communities. Students research resilience, mindfulness and self-efficacy through basic and applied psychology, aligning with GCU’s mission.

• Enhance emotional resilience and coping skills using psychological tools
• Translate research into practical solutions for change
• Promote mental wellness initiatives in local communities
• Foster purpose-driven scholarship that aligns with human flourishing values

The Economic Mobility and Opportunity Lab empowers students to explore systemic barriers to advancement and develop strategies that promote human flourishing. Through hands-on research and policy analysis, scholars bridge theory and practice, focusing on biblical justice.

• Investigate root causes of economic inequality
• Analyze policies and apply public admin tools
• Develop strategies for community empowerment
• Promote justice and opportunity through research

The Loyalty Project explores how loyalty shapes identity, relationships and society. Through multidisciplinary research, students examine loyalty’s role in fostering trust, resilience and ethical decision-making across diverse domains.

• Investigates loyalty across personal and societal levels
• Combines psychology, sociology, theology and more
• Develops Loyalty Dynamics Theory for group cohesion
• Applies findings to leadership, ethics and policy fields

The Division of Budding Lope-Philosophers uses analytic philosophy to explore deep theological and philosophical questions from a Christian perspective. Students produce rigorous scholarship that serves both faith communities and broader intellectual audiences.

• Investigates doctrines like the Trinity and the incarnation
• Explores human nature, knowledge and moral values
• Applies analytic philosophy to Christian theology
• Produces scholarly work that withstands critical scrutiny