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Jennifer Bauwens, Ph.D.

Director, American Values

As the family goes, so goes the nation.

- Ronald Reagan, AUGUST 1, 1985

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Dr. Jennifer Bauwens serves as the Director of American Values. She is responsible for leading the research agenda and the development of policy priorities pertaining to family, faith, and pro-life issues.

Prior to joining AFPI, Dr. Bauwens served as Director of the Center for Family Studies at Family Research Council, where she researched and advocated for policies that best support the health of the family.

Jennifer has a Ph.D. in clinical social work from New York University. Before her career in policy, she worked as a clinician providing trauma-focused treatment to children and adults who had experienced interpersonal and collective traumas. She later served as a researcher and educator, at Rutgers University and Princeton Seminary, and as a violence prevention trainer in both national and international contexts. Her clinical research focused on both trauma prevention and the psychological sequalae from events like September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, and school shootings and other incidents of mass violence. She currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area, and she ardently advocates for people to know God’s goodness and design for their lives.

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