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Dr. Mary Ruth Hackett

Dr. Mary Ruth Hackett

Dr. MaryRuth Hackett writes and speaks at the important intersection of faith and developmental science, blending them both in the original harmony God intended. 

Dr. Hackett earned a PhD in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Lifespan Human Development, with the goal of helping mothers and fathers better understand themselves and their children. 

She is the host of the podcast Parenting Smarts produced by the Diocese of Phoenix. As contributing author on a number of books and devotions offered from Blessed is She and at SpiritualDirection.com, Dr. Hackett elevates the discussion fusing faith with reason in a practical and purposeful way.

She resides in Tempe, Arizona with her husband and four children.