Edward R. Canda, PhD, is Professor Emeritus and Coordinator of the Spiritual Diversity Initiative in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas. Forty years of work address connections between cultural diversity, spirituality, mindfulness, and wellbeing. Dr. Canda has been a Visiting Researcher or Professor in South Korea at Sungkyunkwan University, the Korea Foundation, and the Academy of Korean Studies; in Japan at Ritsumeikan, Doshisha, and Kansai Universities; and in Czechia at Palacky University. He has more than 250 publications and about 300 presentations internationally. His most widely cited books are Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice and Contemporary Human Behavior Theory. Dr. Canda received numerous awards, including, in 2013, the Council on Social Work Education’s Significant Lifetime Achievement Award for innovations on spirituality.