Faculty Notes
Faculty Notes: June 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
Jenny Yau, Ed.D.
Yau, J. (2009, April). Application of the Domain Theory to the design of curriculum and instructional activities for moral education in East Asia. Paper presented at the 2009 Conference of the Western Social Sciences Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Andrea Ivanov Craig, Ph.D.
Ivanov, A. (2009, May). Iconography in the coming of age fiction of Andre Dubus, Southern Central Conference on Christianity and Literature, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA.
Ivanov, A. (2009, April). When the woman runs from the room: Iconography and dissent in Andre Dubus, Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, George Fox University, Newberg, OR.
Connie Brehm, PhD, FNP, RN
Brehm, C. (2009, February). Forgotten children: Homeless children in America. Invited podium presentation for the 10th Annual Pediatric Update, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA.
Brehm, C. (2009, March). Forgotten children: Homeless Children in America. Invited podium presentation sponsored by the School Readiness Program for school nurses from throughout Orange County, presented at the Orange Unified School District, Orange, CA.
Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.
Bentz, J. (2009, June). Response to H. Smith’s lecture on trends in Christian publishing.
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN.
As part of its program to bring visiting scholars to campus, Indiana Wesleyan University invited Dr. Joseph Bentz…to respond to a lecture on trends in Christian publishing given by Harold Smith, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Christianity Today International.
Bentz, J. (2009, June.) Guest lecture to the English Department about writing. Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D., Jenny Yau, Ed.D., and Song "Chris" Yoon, Ph.D.
Chiang, L. H.,Yoon, C., Yau, J. & Yau, D. (2009, April). The educational reforms in East Asia. Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.
James Kantiok, Ph.D.
Kantiok, J. B. (2009, May). School shooting in American schools: implications for peace education program. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, April). Observation and reflection from a Tibetan family in Sichuan China: A case study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, April). Chair, Asian studies session. Annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, April). Panel chair and discussant, The educational reforms in East Asia session. Annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, April). Panel chair, Asians and information technology. Annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D. and Nilsa Thorsos, Ph.D.
Chiang, L. H. & Thorsos, N. (2009, April). Cultivating teacher candidates’ disposition through dialogue and narrative in face-to-face and online classes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Pamela M. Christian, Ph.D.
Christian, P.M., & Hodges, Z.R. (2009, May). Mentoring matters. Paper presented at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, Austin, TX.
Elizabeth Andersen, Ph.D., Lewis Bonney, Ph.D., and Ying Hong Jiang, Ph.D.
Bonney, L., Quinn, C. J., Andersen-Perak, E., & Jiang, Y. H., (2009, April). How successful principals use tacit knowledge to make school reform decisions. Paper presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Bruce Simmerock, Ph.D.
Stanford, B. H., Yau, J., Simmerok, B., Cook, C., Knechtel, T., Mora, S., & Edmunds, L. S. (2009, May). Teaching and learning qualitative research in a course taught totally online: An exploratory phenomenological study. Paper presented at the International Qualitative Inquiry Congress, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Beverly Hardcastle Stanford, Ph.D. and Jenny Yau, Ed.D.
Stanford, B. H., Yau, J., Simmerok, B., Cook, C., Knechtel, T., Mora, S., & Edmunds, L. S. (2009, May). Teaching and learning qualitative research in a course taught totally online: An exploratory phenomenological study. Paper presented at the International Qualitative Inquiry Congress, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Ramón Barreras, Ph.D.
Barreras, R. B. (2009, May). An intervention-based approach to the
identification and treatment of adolescents at-risk for emotional and or
behavioral disorders (EBD). Paper presented at the Association of Behavior
Analysis International Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ
Barreras, R. B. (2009, March). English-learner representation in special
education: The impact of prereferral interventions and assessment practices.
Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Conference Christians on Diversity in the
Academy (CDA) National Conference, Monrovia, CA.
Barreras, R. B. (2009, March). Identifying adolescents at-risk of developing
emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD): An effectiveness study. Paper
presented at the California Association of Applied Behavior Analysis Annual
Conference, Burlingame, CA.
Barreras, R. B. (2009, April). Behavior intervention case manager (BICM)
training. Workshop trainer for Riverside County Special Education Local Plan
Area (SELPA), Riverside, CA.
Awards
Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D.
Dr. Boyd, Dr. Merirck, and Dr. Winslow participated in the Venice Summer School on Science and Religion: Evolution and Human Uniqueness at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Venice, Italy sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, in late May 2009.
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D. and Teri Merrick, Ph.D.
Dr. Boyd, Dr. Merirck, and Dr. Winslow participated in the Venice Summer School on Science and Religion: Evolution and Human Uniqueness at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Venice, Italy sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, in late May 2009.
Linda Hansen-Kyle, PhD, RN, CCM
Dr. Linda Hansen-Kyle received $260,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation, New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program for 2009-10. The New Careers in Nursing Program funds scholarships for students seeking accelerated baccalaureate or master's degrees. This is the second award Dr. Linda Hansen-Kyle has received from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She and Dr. Felicitas dela Cruz successfully completed an application to RWJ scholarships for the EENAP program in 2008.
Major King, PhD, RN, CNS
Dr. Major King received $71,276 in traineeship funding for School of Nursing graduate students for 2009-10. This award provides financial tuition assistance predominantly for nurses enrolled in a graduate program leading to a Master's in Nursing Degree. The award was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.
Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.
Dr. Stephen Cheung was awarded the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from Division 43 (Society for Family Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA). He will be presented the award at the President’s Reception at the APA conference in Toronto, Canada.
Research and Publications
Ilene Smith-Bezjian, DBA
Park, G. & Bezjian, I. (2009, July). Pastor's retirement: Crisis beyond the shrinking of social security, Journal of Religion, Spirituality, & Aging, 21 (3), 172 – 181.
Gyoungsin "Daniel" Park, Ph.D.
Park, G. & Bezjian, I. (2009, July). Pastor's retirement: Crisis beyond the shrinking of social security, Journal of Religion, Spirituality, & Aging, 21 (3), 172 – 181.
David Harmeyer, M.A., M.L.S., Ed.D.
Harmeyer, D. (2009). An unlikely answer under a window of stained glass; Reference interviews: A series of personal reference stories. The Reference Librarian, 50 (2), 208-211.
Harmeyer, D. (2008). Virtual in Vegas; Reference interviews: A series of personal reference stories. The Reference Librarian, 49 (2, #102), 171-177.
Harmeyer, D. (2008). At the reference desk: Harry Potter and the Secrets of Hogwarts; Reference interviews: A series of personal reference stories. The Reference Librarian, 49 (1, #101), 103-108.
Harmeyer, D. (2007). A phone interview: Save the time of the reader; Reference interviews: A series of personal reference stories. The Reference Librarian, 48 (2, #100), 83-88.
M. Roger White, Ed.D.
White, R. (2009). Baruch the Scribe: Preserver of knowledge and model for librarians. The Christian Librarian, 52 (1&2), 6-9.
Daniel Kipley, DBA
Kipley, D. (2009). Stakeholder identification and analysis using the Multi-Rater Method - An alternative methodology. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag -VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co.
Cathy McPhee, MSN, FNP-C, RN
McPhee, C. W. (2010). Chapter 3: Blending the new essentials of baccalaureate education and distance learning models. In C. J. Huston, Professional issues in nursing: Challenges & opportunities, 2nd. Ed. (pp. 33-50). New York, NY: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Cathy McPhee, MSN, FNP-C, RN
McPhee, C. W. (2010). Chapter 3: Blending the new essentials of baccalaureate education and distance learning models. In C. J. Huston, Professional issues in nursing: Challenges & opportunities, 2nd. Ed. (pp. 33-50). New York, NY: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Kimberley (Wilcox) Stephenson, MLIS
Stephenson, K. W. (2009). More than just a number?: The impact of age and generational affiliation on Christian academic librarians' beliefs about the future of librarianship and higher education. The Christian Librarian, 52 (1&2), 46-59.
Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.
Bentz, J. (2009). When God takes too long, DVD + Book: Lessons for faith communities. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press.
Kevin Reimer, Ph.D.
Dueck, A., Reimer, K., Morgan, J., & Brown, S. (2009). Let peace flourish: Descriptive and applied research from the Conflict Transformation Study. In M. Abu-Nimer & D. Augsburger (Eds.), Peace building by, between, and beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians (pp. 233-254). New York: Lexington.
Kevin Reimer, Ph.D.
Reimer, K., Dueck, A., Adelchanow, L., & Muto, J. (2009). Developing spiritual identity: Retrospective accounts from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian exemplars. In. M. de Souza, L. Francis, J. O'Higgins-Norman, and D. Scott (Eds.). International handbook of education for spirituality, care, and well-being (pp. 507-523). New York: Springer.
Kevin Reimer, Ph.D. and Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP
Knabb, J., Welsh, R., Ziebell, J., & Reimer, K. (2009). Neuroscience, moral reasoning, and the law. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 27, 219-236
David Brokaw, Ph.D., ABPP, Kevin Reimer, Ph.D., and Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP
Knabb, J., Brokaw, D., Reimer, K., & Welsh, R. (2009). Retrospective meaning-making in adulthood: A qualitative study of conservative Protestant adults who experienced parental divorce as adolescents. Journal of Psychology & Christianity, 28, 44-56.
Bradley McCoy, Ph.D.
McCoy, B. K., Liu, Z. Q., Wang, S.T., Pan, L. Wang, S., Goodby, J. W., and Huang, C.C. (2009). Nonplanar tilts in very thin smectic films of one liquid-crystal compound. Physical Review E, 79, p. 061702.
Kevin Reimer, Ph.D.
Reimer, K. (2009). Road to Guadalupe: Hope and moral identity in L'Arche communities for the developmentally disabled. Christian Scholars' Review, 38, 335-350.
Leslie Wickman, Ph.D.
Bitten, R., Min, I., Radcliffe, T., & Wickman, L. (2009, May). Orion servicing mission preliminary 'quick-look' capability & cost/schedule assessment. Report presented to Dr. Ed Weiler, Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Missions Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Gary Wood, M.S.
Wood, C. (2009, April). Mathorizn, a Sudoku Puzzle featured in Math Horizons, 16 (4), 35.
Orlando Griego, Ph.D. and Roxanne Helm, MBA, HPT, CT
Griego, O. & Helm, R. (2009, Spring). Service learning: Undergraduate student perceptions of confidence in skill and personal ability in a business service learning experience, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences 20 (1),122.
David Weeks, Ph.D.
Weeks, D. (2009). Review of M. Ruotsila, The origins of Christian anti-internationalism: Conservative Evangelicals and the League of Nations, Politics and Religion, 2 (1), 130-132.
Weeks, D. (2008, Fall). Review of J. Taylor, Where did the party go? William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey and the Jeffersonian Legacy, The Historian, 70 (3), 561-562.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D.
Chiang, L. H. (2009, January). In God’s grace. Global Rainbow, Education and Culture Foundation, 28, 6-7.
Hae-Seong Park, Ph.D.
Park, H. (2009). Spiritual practices, parenting style, and parenting practices of Korean American Christians: A multi-group analysis for mothers and fathers. The Journal of Immigrant Theology, 1, 383-389.
William Catling, MFA
Moore, B. & Catling, W. (2009, May). Journey of the spirit. Exhibit at the Art Projekts Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Major King, PhD, RN, CNS
Kjonegaard, R., Fields, W., & King, M. L. (2009. April 21). Current practices in air way management: A descriptive study. American Journal of Critical Care Nursing, OnlineFirst, 1-7.
Pamela Cone, PhD, RN, CNS
Artinian, B., Giske, T., & Cone, P. (Eds.) (2009). Glaserian grounded theory in nursing: Trusting emergence. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.
