Faculty Notes
Faculty Notes: October 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
Michael Block, Ph.D. and Michelle Cox, M.A.
Cox, M. R. & Block, M. (2009, October). Homosexuality: Moral and ethical conflict. Presentation at Ph.D. research roundtable at the Western Region Conference of the Association of Counselor Education, San Diego, CA.
Ms. Cox is completing work for her doctorate at Capella University.
Paul Anderson, MBA, CPA, Gyoungsin "Daniel" Park, Ph.D., and Ilene Smith-Bezjian, DBA
Park, G., Anderson, P. & Bezjian, I. (2009, October). Do we use our head, heart, and hand for our golden years? Presentation given at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference, Rogers, Arkansas.
Park, G. & Batdorj, B. (2009, October). Developing a Christian perspective through the learning of financial resource management. Presentation given at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference, Rogers, Arkansas.
Don Thorsen, Ph.D.
Dr. Thorsen presented five lectures at an Ethiopian Ministers Conference, Shashemene, Ethiopia in July 2009:
Doing good, and avoiding Harm: A Wesleyan perspective
A higher standard: Ethical leadership
Wise decision-making: A Wesleyan perspective
The Trinity: Its formation and practical relevance for today
Holiness and the spiritual disciplines
Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D.
Winslow, K. (2009). Understanding earth. Blog contribution on Science and the sacred.htm.
http://blog.beliefnet.com/scienceandthesacred/2009/09/understanding-earth.html
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Michael Block, Ph.D. and Michelle Cox, M.A.
Block, M. & Cox, M. (2009, October). Group counseling strategies for victims of bullying behavior. Paper presented at the California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance Southern Section's annual conference. Palm Springs, CA.
Cox, M. & Block, M. (2009, October). Parenting skills workshops as an intervention to school bullying. Presented at the California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance Southern Section's annual conference. Palm Springs, CA.
Roxanne Helm, MBA, HPT, CT
Helm, R. & Hunt, L. (2009, October). Preparing business students to compete in the global marketplace: The call for higher education to develop diversity competencies. Paper presented at the annual International Business Conference, Rapid City, SD.
Helm, R. & Hunt, L. (2009, October). Exploration of diversity concentration for the Master of Management Degree Program: Building a diversity curriculum framework that will enable international companies to grow by assimilating concepts and ways to work that are culturally different but complimentary. Paper presented at the annual International Business Conference, Rapid City, SD.
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc, FAANP, RN, Phyllis Esslinger, RN, MS, Shirley Farr, MSN, CNS, RNC, and Marilyn Klakovich, RN, DNSc, CNAA
dela Cruz, F., Klakovich, M., Esslinger, P., & Farr, S. (2009, September). Process evaluation using focus group triangulation. Paper presented at the National League for Nursing 2009 Education Summit, Philadelphia, PA.
Teri Marcos, Ed.D.
Marcos, T. (2009, October). The principal's academy: A California perspective of school leadership preparation programs. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Women in Educational Leadership Conference, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Ruth Anna Abigail, Ph.D.
Abigail, R. A. (2009). Teaching creativity to adult learners: A theory based approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Adult Higher Education Alliance, Chicago, IL.
Susan Shore, Ph.D.
Henry, L., Stevens, M., & Shore, S. (2009, February). Effects of Nattokinase on blood flow and blood composition after acute exercise. Poster presentation at the annual American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
David Brokaw, Ph.D., ABPP
Kalinich, A. O., Welsh, R. K., Bustrum, J.M., & Brokaw, D.W. (2009, August). The perceptions and experiences of mental health professionals working with the crisis intervention team (CIT). Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association
Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
Joy Bustrum, Psy.D.
Kalinich, A. O., Welsh, R. K., Bustrum, J.M., & Brokaw, D.W. (2009, August). The perceptions and experiences of mental health professionals working with the crisis intervention team (CIT). Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association
Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP
Kalinich, A. O., Welsh, R. K., Bustrum, J.M., & Brokaw, D.W. (2009, August). The perceptions and experiences of mental health professionals working with the crisis intervention team (CIT). Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association
Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
Dave McIntire, Ed.D.
McIntire, D. (2009, September). Group and conflict issues in leadership. Two workshop presentations at the Colorado Springs City Leadership Seminar, Colorado Springs, CO.
[About one hundred people attended each workshop.]
Awards
Michael Smith, MFA
Michael Smith and Lonnie Urven received a $12,000 grant from the Peter Glenville Foundation to produce their short film, Ship in a Bottle.
Research and Publications
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Boyd, C. A. (2009). Thomistic Natural Law and the limits of evolutionary psychology. In M. Ruse (Ed.), Philosophy after Darwin: Classic and contemporary readings (522-532). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Boyd, C.A. & Cobb, A. D. (2009, November). The causality distinction, kenosis, and a middle way: Aquinas and Polkinghorne on divine action. Theology and Science, 7 (4 ), 391-406.
G. James Daichendt, Ed.D.
Daichendt, G. J. (2009, October). George Wallis: The original artist-teacher. Teaching Artist Journal, 7 (4), 219-226.
Deborah Hearn Gin, M.Div., M.Mus.
Gin, D. H. (2009). Asian American ethnic/racial identity development. In V. Nakka-Cammauf & T. Tseng (Eds.), Asian American Christianity: A reader (pp. 177-195). Castro Valley, CA: Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC) & Pacific Asian American and Canadian Christian Education (PAACCE).
Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.
Schreiner, L. A. (2009). Factors that contribute to sophomore success and satisfaction. In M. S. Hunter, B. F.Tobolowsky, , J. N. Gardner, S. E. Evenbeck, J. A. Pattengale, , M. A. Schaller, L. A. Schreiner, and Associates (Eds.). (2009). Helping sophomores succeed: Understanding and improving the second-year experience (pp. 43-65). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Schreiner, L. A. (2009). The critical role of faculty and faculty development in sophomore success. In M. S. Hunter, B. F.Tobolowsky, , J. N. Gardner, S. E. Evenbeck, J. A. Pattengale, , M. A. Schaller, L. A. Schreiner, and Associates (Eds.). (2009). Helping sophomores succeed: Understanding and improving the second-year experience (pp. 129-145). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.
Hunter, M. S., Tobolowsky, B. F., Gardner, J. N., Evenbeck, S. E., Pattengale, J. A., Schaller, M. A., Schreiner, L. A. , and Associates. (2009). Helping sophomores succeed: Understanding and improving the second-year experience. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Elwin Tobing, Ph.D.
Tobing, E. (2009). The Indonesian dream: The pursuit of a winning nation. Jakarta: Prima Media Press.
Stuart Strother, Ph.D.
Strother, B.L., & S. C. Strother (2009). Living abroad in China, 2nd ed., Berkeley, CA: Avalon Travel Publishing.
The Strothers lead SBM's China study abroad programs and several APU students had a part in the book including the publication of their photos, appearing in photos, translation work and even contributing to the writing.
From back cover:
"Engaging, honest, and packed with information. The Moon Living Abroad series provides well-rounded insight into the country and its culture, and then gives you the real scoop on how to make the best move."
Transitions Abroad.
"I couldn't imagine anyone going to China without this indispensible guide. It covers every possible query before departure and every unexpected need on arrival." Sir Patrick Duffy, Former President of NATO.
Pamela Cone, PhD, RN, CNS
Cone, P. H. (2009). Implementing Reconnecting Theory in Community Practice (pp. 343-350). In B. M. Artinian, T. Giske, & P. H. Cone (Eds.), Glaserian Grounded Theory in nursing research: Trusting emergence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Cone, P. H., & Artinian, B. M. (2009). Bending the directives of Glaserian Grounded Theory in nursing research (pp. 35-47). In B. M. Artinian, T. Giske, & P. H. Cone (Eds.), Glaserian Grounded Theory in nursing research: Trusting emergence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Cone, P. H., & Artinian, B. M. (2009). Mutuality: Reconnecting to overcome homelessness (pp. 343-350). In B. M. Artinian, T. Giske, & P. H. Cone (Eds.), Glaserian Grounded Theory in nursing research: Trusting emergence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Cone, P. H., Giske, T., & Artinian, B. M. (2009). Learning Glaserian Grounded Theory through mentoring and scholarly dialogue (pp. 73-38). In B. M. Artinian, T. Giske, & P. H. Cone (Eds.), Glaserian Grounded Theory in nursing research: Trusting emergence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Roxanne Helm, MBA, HPT, CT
Helm, R., & Hunt, L. (2009). The call for higher education to develop diversity competencies with the goal of preparing business students for the global marketplace, Enterprise Risk Management Journal, 2 (1), 35-46.
Jan Bazner-Chandler, MSN, CNS, CPNP, RN
Bazner-Chandler, J. (2010). The limping child. Chapter 32 in C. Burns, B. Richardson, & M. Brady (Eds.), Pediatric primary care case study series, Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Steve Wilkens, Ph.D.
Wilkens, S. & Sanford, M. L. (2009). Hidden worldviews: Eight cultural stories that shape our lives, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Academic.
From back cover:
Professional Activity
Ruth Anna Abigail, Ph.D.
Abigail, R. A. (2009, October). Selection to participate in the 2009 Network Exchange Program, From every nation: Revised comprehensive plan for racial justice, reconciliation, and cross-cultural engagement at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
