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This article, originally posted on the Institute for Family Studies website, ifstudies.org, was adapted from Samuel T. Wilkinson’s forthcoming book, Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence. Dr. Wilkinson is an assistant professor of…

Tara Williams started as a nutritionist with the Missouri WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Nutrition Services and is now the health program coordinator for Springfield-Greene County. Tara and her team work to improve the overall health of families by supporting…

Justin Coulson has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Wollongong and is the founder of HappyFamilies.com.au. The father of 6 and grandfather of 1 hosts the No. 1 parenting podcast in Australia and is the author of 9…

Dora joined the Good Dads team in 2024 and has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in creative writing at Missouri State University. She loves reading, writing and anything related to theater.

‍Lisa McIntire is passionate about helping families in our community and serves as the Executive Director of Springfield’s Pregnancy Care Center (PCC) and is a member of the New Pathways for Good Dads Council. The Pregnancy Care Center is a…

Stephanie Grandestaff is a wife and mother. She formerly worked for Good Dads in media and marketing.

Justin Moody is a case manager with Good Dads and a graduate student at Missouri State University. He works to maintain contact with fathers participating in the New Pathways for Good Dads program and provide them with the resources they…

Amber Alcorn is the Director of Strategic Communication at Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield. She knows first-hand how a connected community makes a positive impact on youth. This kind of connection gave her a sense of belonging growing up,…

Frank has been teaching and coaching for the last 20 years and loves the opportunity to invest in young people. He and his wife Natalie were married in 2008 and have two children, Hays and Taylor. They are regularly involved…

Jim Millsap is the Good Dads Strong Schools Coordinator. Jim joined the Good Dads team after retiring from public education after 39 years. During his career he served as a junior high/high school mathematics teacher and building principal. He earned…