September 3, 2026, 6:00 pm
Dinner Seminar with Julia Adams
Buckley Fellows are invited to a dinner seminar with Yale Professor Julia Adams.
Date & Time
November 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Location
TBD
Details
Buckley Fellows are invited to a dinner seminar with Yale professor Samuel Wilkinson to discuss his book Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence. The seminar will explore questions of purpose and meaning through the lenses of evolutionary biology, psychology, and other scientific disciplines, including what science can tell us about God, human nature, and the importance of deep, abiding relationships.
Samuel T. Wilkinson is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Yale Depression Research Program. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University. His primary research has focused on depression and suicide prevention. Dr. Wilkinson has been the recipient of many awards, including Top Advancements & Breakthroughs from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Top Ten Psychiatry Papers by the New England Journal of Medicine, the Samuel Novey Writing Prize in Psychological Medicine (Johns Hopkins University), the Thomas Detre Award (Yale University), and the Seymour Luston Award (Yale University). He is the author of Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence (Pegasus Books, 2024). He received his BS in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Wilkinson completed his residency at Yale, where he joined the faculty following his post-graduate medical training.
Samuel T. Wilkinson is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Yale Depression Research Program. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University. His primary research has focused on depression and suicide prevention. Dr. Wilkinson has been the recipient of many awards, including Top Advancements & Breakthroughs from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Top Ten Psychiatry Papers by the New England Journal of Medicine, the Samuel Novey Writing Prize in Psychological Medicine (Johns Hopkins University), the Thomas Detre Award (Yale University), and the Seymour Luston Award (Yale University). He is the author of Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence (Pegasus Books, 2024). He received his BS in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Wilkinson completed his residency at Yale, where he joined the faculty following his post-graduate medical training.