Faculty Notes
Faculty Notes: November 2009
Committed to the highest level of scholarship, APU faculty contribute significantly to their fields through research, presentations, exhibitions, and publications. Faculty notes highlight their recent activity.
Presentations
Yvette Latunde, Ed.D.
Latunde, Y.C. (2009, November). Knowing your child's strengths. Collective Wisdom: Annual Parent Summit. Pasadena, CA.
Yvette Latunde, Ed.D.
Latunde, Y.C. (2009, November). What we wish we knew: Addressing challenging behavior in young children. Paper presented at the One Voice International Conference and Forum. Westchester, NY.
Latunde, Y.C. (2009, November). Answering the President's call: Increasing diverse parental involvement in schools
Conference and Forum. Westchester, NY.. Paper presented at the One Voice International
Chiang, L. H. & Hadadian, A. (2009, October). Striving for success: An early childhood intervention program evaluation in Taitung Taiwan. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the American Association of Chinese Studies. Orlando, FL.
Samuel Sambasivam, Ph.D.
Sambasivam, S. (2009, November). A probability model for Belady's Anomaly. Paper presented at The Information Systems Education Conference, Washington DC.
Sambasivam, S. (2009). A probability model for Belady's Anomaly, Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference, v 26 (Washington DC): §3522. ISSN: 1542-7382.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, July). Multicultural education and teaching effectiveness: American experiences. Keynote speech, Eastern Taiwan Teaching Effectiveness Conference, Taitung, Taiwan.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, July). When teaching is like fishing. Keynote speech, Eastern Taiwan Research Conference, Taitung, Taiwan.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, August). Positive thinking and teaching effectiveness. Guest lecture, Ji Mei Vocational High School, Ximon, China.
Holli Eaton, Psy.D.
Fontes, L., Eaton, H. M., Cheung, S., & Olvera, V. (2009, April). Literature review for clinicians working with Latino adolescents to increase both retention and participation in psychotherapy. Poster presentation at the California Psychological Association Conference, Oakland, CA.
Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.
Cheung, S. (2009, August). Solution-focused therapy for Asian American
children with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorders. Paper presented at
the 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cheung, S. (2009, April). Recovery from severe and persistent mental
disorders: Asian American perspectives. Paper presented at the 89th Annual
Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Fontes, L., Eaton, H. M., Cheung, S., & Olvera, V. (2009, April). Literature
review for clinicians working with Latino adolescents to increase both
retention and participation in psychotherapy. Poster presentation
at the California Psychological Association Conference, Oakland, CA.
Connie Brehm, PhD, FNP, RN
Brehm, C. (2009, September). Homeless outreach healthcare services: A model that works on a shoestring budget. An invited presentation for the 2009 West Coast Healthcare Missions and Ministry Conference, Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
Stephanie Juillerat, Ph.D. and Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.
Juillerat, S., & Schreiner, L., (2009, November). Finding the link between student engagement and teacher excellence. Paper presented at IDEA User's Group Conference, Houston, TX.
Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.
Vindua, K., dela Cruz, F. A., & Cheung, S. (2009, October). The relationship
between acculturation and mental health in Philippine-born and U.S.-born
Filipino Americans. Paper presented at the Center for the Study
of Asian American Health, College of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY.
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc, FAANP, RN
Vindua, K., dela Cruz, F. A., & Cheung, S. (2009, October). The relationship
between acculturation and mental health in Philippine-born and U.S.-born
Filipino Americans. Paper presented at the Center for the Study
of Asian American Health, College of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY.
John Hamilton, Ph.D.
Hamilton, J. (2009, October). Let’s give up reading: The medium is not the message. Paper given at the International Conference on the Book, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Maria Brigette Nario, MSN
dela Cruz, F. A., Nario, M. B. L., & Heinlein, C. (2009, October). Dietary patterns and food preference changes in Filipino Americans in Southern California. Poster presented at the Center for the Study of Asian American Health, College of Medicine, New York University, New York.
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc, FAANP, RN, Catherine Heinlein, EdD, RD, CDE, and Maria Brigette Nario, MSN
dela Cruz, F. A., Nario, M. B. L., & Heinlein, C. (2009, October). Dietary patterns and food preference changes in Filipino Americans in Southern California. Poster presented at the Center for the Study of Asian American Health, College of Medicine, New York University, New York.
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc, FAANP, RN
dela Cruz, F. A., Nario, M. B. L., & Heinlein, C. (2009, October). Dietary patterns and food preference changes in Filipino Americans in Southern California. Poster presented at the Center for the Study of Asian American Health, College of Medicine, New York University, New York.
Joseph Mintah, Ed.D.
Evanson, J. & Mintah, J. K. (2009, October). Burnout among female high school volleyball players. Paper presented at the Intellectbase International Consortium Academic Conference, Atlanta, GA,
Don Lawrence, Ed.D.
Lawrence, D. (2009, October) E.C. Davis: A true pioneer of the profession. Paper presented at the Western States Kinesiology Society, Reno, NV.
Karen Longman, Ph.D. and Katy Tangenberg, Ph.D.
Tangenberg, K. & Longman, K. (2009, October). Women’s leadership development in Christian higher education. Presentation given at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Katy Tangenberg, Ph.D.
Tangenberg, K. & Longman, K. (2009, October). Women’s leadership development in Christian higher education. Presentation given at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Emily Griesinger, Ph.D.
Griesinger, E. (2009, October). Contesting the secular: Sympathy and the gender debate in Victorian England. Paper presented at the Secularization and Revival: Symposium on Faith and Culture, Baylor University, Waco, TX.
Kent Walkemeyer, D.Min.
Walkemeyer, K. (2009, October). Recognizing and overcoming obstacles to collaborative preaching. Paper presented at the Evangelical Homiletics Society, Fort Worth, TX.
Kate Scorgie, Ph.D.
Scorgie, K. (2009, October). Framing disability from a parents' perspective: The essential elements of image, meaning and choice. Paper presented at 15th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Scorgie, K. (2009). A child by any other name….Paper presented at the National Institute of Urban School Improvement, LeadScape. Arizona State University Tempe, AZ: http://www.niusileadscape.org/bl/?p=364
Research and Publications
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Boyd, C. A. (2008). Visions of agape: Problems and possibilities in
human and divine love. Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.
Cheung, S. (2009). Asian American immigrant mental health: Current status
and future directions. In J. L. Chin (Ed.), Diversity in mind and in
action (Vol. 1, pp. 87- 104). New York, NY: Praeger Press.
Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP
Gunn, T. E., Tavegia, B. D., Houskamp, B., Bustrum, J., McDonald-Hoch, L., Welsh, R., Mok, D. & Pereira, T. (2009).
Relationship between sensory deficits, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and externalizing behaviors in an urban preschool population. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 653-661.
Joy Bustrum, Psy.D.
Gunn, T. E., Tavegia, B. D., Houskamp, B., Bustrum, J., McDonald-Hoch, L., Welsh, R., Mok, D. & Pereira, T. (2009).
Relationship between sensory deficits, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and externalizing behaviors in an urban preschool population. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 653-661.
Beth Houskamp, Ph.D.
Gunn, T. E., Tavegia, B. D., Houskamp, B., Bustrum, J., McDonald-Hoch, L., Welsh, R., Mok, D. & Pereira, T. (2009).
Relationship between sensory deficits, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and externalizing behaviors in an urban preschool population. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 653-661.
Maria Brigette Nario, MSN
Nario, M.B. (2009). Nurse-Managed Maternal Care in the Community. In A.S. Maglaya (Ed.). Nursing Practice in the Community (5th ed) (pp.288-309). Argonauta Corporation, Marikina City, Philippines
Nario, M.B. (2009). Demonstrating Independent Nursing Practice. In A.S. Maglaya (Ed.). Nursing Practice in the Community(5th ed) (pp.310-325). Argonauta Corporation, Marikina City, Philippines
Professional Activity
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc, FAANP, RN
In her role as on the Advsory Board on Cultural Competency for Master’s and Doctoral Programs for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Dr. Felicitas dela Cruz announced the creation of a resource on cultural competency for master's and doctoral programs in nursing at the AACN website: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/cultural.htm
Several faculty members from APU have been selected to participate in the "Train the Trainer Cultural Competency Program" at Santa Barbara on December 4, 2009. The whole AACN cultural competency project has been supported by the CA Endowment.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, October). Panel Chair, Topics in Chinese culture. American Association for Chinese Studies 51st Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, October). Panel Chair, Conflict and intervention. American Association for Chinese Studies 51st Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, October). Essential skills for teachers. In service lecture, Fullerton Daycare and After School Programs, Roland Heights, CA.
