Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Paul Hertig
Director, Los Angeles Term Program
Professor, Global Studies and Sociology
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
Th.M., Fuller Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Recent Publications:
Robert L. Gallagher and Paul Hertig, eds. Landmark Essays in Mission and World Christianity (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2009).
"Transforming Theological Education through Experiential Learning in Urban Contexts" in Mission Studies (October 2002) XIX, pp. 56-76.
Richard Christopherson
Professor, Sociology
B.A., Wheaton College
M.A., California State University, Hayward
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Recent Publications:
My research interests include the sociology of occupations and the sociology
of religion. I have published articles and book chapters on topics such
as American evangelicalism, Christian ministry, photography, and liberal arts
education.
"Religious Choice and the Meaning of Church in the Lives of Evangelical Seekers," forthcoming in David Moberg and Ralph Piedmont (Eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 2004.
"Calling and Career in Christian Ministry," in Review of Religious Research, Vol. 35, No. 3, March 1994.
Grace Bahng
Professor, Global Studies
M.P.P., University of Southern California
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Recent publications:
Bae, G. (2006) “Experiencing the “Third World”. Patmos: A Vision for Our Times. 18(13): 10-12.
Presentations:
Civic Engagement Initiative Workshop, University of Southern California, April 2008. Workshop presentation on “Collaboration and Microfinance for Orphan Well-Being inEthiopia.”
Transformational Development Conference, George Fox University, August 2008. Seminar presentation on “AIDS, Poverty, and OVCs in sub-Saharan Africa: ThePossibilities with Microfinance.”
30th Annual APPAM Research Conference, Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, November 2008. Alleviation: Microfinance and Service Delivery for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)”.
50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Society of Christian Ethics, January 2009.Richard Slimbach
Professor, Global Studies
B.A., Humboldt State University
M.A., William Carey International University
Ph.D., University of California, Los
Angeles
Supervises all Global Learning Term courses (Family Organization, International Internship, Community Life, Global Study Project, and Self-directed Language Learning)
Recent publications:
Over the past few years, a primary research
interest has been to develop processes for experiential language- and culture-learning
in multicultural settings. This fruit of this work is represented in several
field guides that structure self-directed student field learning in domestic
and international settings.
Transcultural Journeys: Anthropology for Everyday Life. World Wise Books. Vol. 1 in “Innovations in Global Education” series.
Language Arts: A Field Guide for Self-directed Language Learning. World Wise Books. Vol. 3 in “Innovations in Global Education” series.
Peoples & Places: A Field Guide for Independent World Learning. World Wise Books. Vol. 2 in “Innovations in Global Education” series.
Staff
Frank Romero Crockett
Assistant Director, Los Angeles Term Program
B.A., Biola University
M.A.M., Azusa Pacific University (in progress)
Résumé in brief and other information:
A graduate of Biola University, Frank joined Azusa Pacific University’s Los Angeles Term program as the Assistant Director in summer 2009. He previously served with the LA-based non-profit organization, Progressive Christians Uniting, where he was the lead organizer for a college and young adult program that engaged young Christians to integrate their faith and values with their commitment to social change and justice. He also served as the education programs coordinator for Middle East Fellowship where he facilitated a service-learning and cultural immersion program in Bethlehem located in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Frank lived in the Middle East region for two years during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq subsequent to the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Two of Frank’s fondest memories are trekking 50+ miles across the Jordan Desert to Bethlehem in time for Christmas and living in Palestine during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. Frank married his best friend, Stephanie Crockett, in a beautiful wedding in the Santa Ynez Valley. He loves Los Angeles, Lakers basketball, hip-hop, 80-90s R&B music, dancing, practicing Arabic and Turkish, grilling, and relaxing at his hillside apartment in Echo Park.
