Curriculum Vitae

Jonathan M. Hoover, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Program Director: MS in General Psychology

Regent University

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Education

Ph.D., Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Grand Canyon University — Phoenix, AZ

5/2021

M.S., General Psychology

Regent University — Virginia Beach, VA

12/2017

B.S., Psychology

Liberty University — Lynchburg, VA

1/2012

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor / Program Director — M.S. in General Psychology

Regent University — Virginia Beach, VA

School of Psychology and Counseling

8/2022 – Present

Courses

  • GPSY 500 Contemporary Psychology
  • GPSY 513 Research Methods in Psychology (Updated)
  • GPSY 553 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Designed)
  • GPSY 510 Statistics I
  • GPSY 511 Statistics II
  • GPSY 512 Statistics III
  • GPSY 517 Social Psychology
  • MHPS 616 Research Methods in the Psychological Sciences I (Updated)
  • MHPS 617 Research Methods in the Psychological Sciences II (Designed)
  • MHPS 714 Statistics I
  • MHPS 715 Advanced Multivariate Statistics (Designed)

Assistant Professor / Interim Program Director — Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychological Studies

Regent University — Virginia Beach, VA

School of Psychology and Counseling

10/2021 – 8/2022

Instructor (30 credit hours/yr)

Regent University — Virginia Beach, VA

School of Psychology and Counseling

12/2018 – 9/2021

Other Positions

Senior Associate Pastor / Director of Leadership Formation and Team Culture

NewSpring Church — Wichita, KS

2025 – Present

  • Oversee leadership training and task management at organization level (2025–Present)
  • Serve as team conflict mediator and advise senior team of needed action (2025–Present)
  • Conduct training to create and maintain positive and mission-consistent team culture (2025–Present)
  • Participate on senior leadership team
  • Preaching approximately 12 weekends per year

Senior Associate Pastor / Couples Pastor

NewSpring Church — Wichita, KS

2010 – 2025

  • Participate on senior leadership team (2010–present)
  • Preached approximately 12 weekends per year (2010–present)
  • Oversaw publications/video (2010–2012)
  • Oversaw worship ministry (2013–2016)
  • Oversaw small groups ministry (2013–2015)
  • Oversaw couples ministry (2010–2025)
  • Life-coaching for distressed couples (2010–2025)
  • Oversaw care ministry/grief ministry (2020–2025)

Research

Director: Pastoral Wellness Research Team

Regent University

4/2021 – 8/2022

Member: Research Team for Clinical Neuropsychology

Regent University

3/2017 – 12/2017

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Hoover, J., Francis, L. J., Village, A., & Guilfoyle, J. (2024). Francis Burnout Inventory for people-workers: Initial psychometric testing. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2024.2444416
  2. Hoover, J. (2018). Can Christians practice mindfulness without compromising their convictions?. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 37(3), 207–215.
  3. Kansiewicz, K., Temple, M., Hoover, J., Ripley, J., Sells, J. (In press). Well-being and help-seeking of Baptist ministers and spouses in the U.S. Journal of Psychology and Theology.

Manuscripts Under Review

  1. Hoover, J. & Hoover, C. (Under review). Development and Initial Validation of the PERSON-24: A Bifactor Measure of Broad-Domain Exhaustion. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  2. Hoover, J. (Under review). Presidential Rhetoric and Approval: A Preregistered Test Using Embedding-Based Construct Measurement. Political Communication. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/w6f9m_v1
  3. Hoover, J. (Under review). Schema Hijacking: A Cognitive-Mechanistic Theory of Coercive Religious Manipulation, with an LLM-Coded Thematic Analysis of Jim Jones’s Pre-Jonestown Sermons. Journal of Psychology and Christianity.

Book (Authored)s

  1. Hoover, J. (2024). Stress Fracture: Your Ultimate Guide to Beating Burnout. Bethany House.
  2. Hoover, J. (2015). Fight-proof your marriage. J and W Publishers.
  3. Hoover, J. (2013). The blindfolded marriage. J and W Publishers.

Translation

  1. Hoover, J. (2025). Las Fracturas Por Estrés: Una Guía Definitiva Para Tu Reconstrución Emocional. Whitaker House. Belmonte Translators, Trans. Original work published 2024.

Workbook / Curriculum

  1. Hoover, J. (2024). Through This Valley Workbook. NewSpring Church Publications.

Non-Academic Article

  1. Hoover, J. (2019). How I learned to avoid overreacting. Focus on the Family Magazine, August/September Issue.

Presentations & Posters

Conference Presentation (Oral)

  1. Hoover, J. H. (2025, February). Stress Management and Burnout Prevention. Presented at Regent University CAPS Chapter Event 2025, Online.
  2. Kansiewicz, K., Hoover, J., Temple, M., Sells, J., & Ripley, J. (2024, March). Empowering clergy to live well: Lessons from a new study of Baptist pastors and their spouses. Presented at CAPS 2024 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  3. Feldhahn, S., & Hoover, J. (2023, September). Let's talk about sex: Giving couples essential tools for renewing connection and maximizing intimacy. Presented at AACC World Conference, Nashville, TN.
  4. Hoover, J. H. (2022, March). Clergy burnout — The Balanced Affect Model. Presented at CAPS annual conference, Online.
  5. Feldhahn, S. & Hoover, J. (2021, September). Money and love: The unseen truths that help any couple thrive instead of dive. Presented at American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference, Orlando, FL.
  6. Hathaway, W. & Hoover, J. (2019, October). Christian psychologists as organizational and leadership consultants. Presented at American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference, Nashville, TN.

Conference Poster

  1. Hoover, J. & Hoover, C. (2026, March). Generalist Perspective of Burnout Syndrome and Development of the Person-24 Assessment. Presented at CAPS 2026 Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.
  2. Hoover, J. & Chan, K. (2024). Comparison and practical implications of differing burnout models, assessment, and intervention. Presented at 2024 International Conference, Christian Association of Psychological Studies, Denver, CO.
  3. Lindo, J., Ord, A., Sykes, A., Shull, E., Alexander, U., Morales, K., … Sautter, S. (2018). Spiritual faith and neuropsychological functioning in patients with neurocognitive disorders. Presented at 2018 International Conference, Christian Association of Psychological Studies, Norfolk, VA.

Awards & Honors

  • Outstanding Graduate

    Regent University Master of Science in General Psychology Program

    2018

Professional Service

Institutional (Department / University)

  • Executive Committee, Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling

    2020 – Present

Editorial Activities

  • Editorial Board Member — Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

    11/2025 – Present

Professional Associations

  • American Psychological Association
  • Christian Association for Psychological Studies