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Meet the Faculty

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    Meet the Faculty: James Yeh, Ph.D.
    James Yeh, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science at Azusa Pacific University. He earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Columbia University.
    October 20, 2016
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    Meet the Faculty: Roxanne Helm-Stevens, DBA
    Roxanne Helm-Stevens, DBA, serves as chair and professor for the Department of Management and Graduate Programs in Azusa Pacific University’s School of Business and Management. She has a DBA in Strategic Management from Alliant International University. Prior to joining APU, Helm-Stevens worked in public and private industry for 20 years, holding management positions in various industries. Throughout her corporate career, she received recognition and numerous awards for her work in performance improvement, benchmarking, and best practices.
    November 1, 2016
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    Meet the Faculty: Patricia Andujo, Ph.D.
    Patricia Andujo, Ph.D., is director of the Ethnic Studies program and associate professor of English at Azusa Pacific University, teaching Freshman Writing Seminar, Introduction to Literature, Children’s Literature, Composition: Theory and Practice, and American Ethnic Literature. Andujo’s research and teaching interests include African American literature, nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature, and religious studies and literature.
    April 18, 2016
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    Meet the Faculty: Paul Saville, Ph.D., CSCS
    Paul Saville, Ph.D., CSCS, serves the students of Azusa Pacific as an associate professor, mentor, and mental performance coach. His passion for sport, fitness, and psychology led him to pursue a doctoral degree in health and exercise psychology at McMaster University where he engaged in a wide range of scholarly projects. Saville was a key contributor on several published works including two book chapters, six peer-reviewed journal articles, and several scholarly presentations. His most recent research involves exploring the connections between athletic identity, religious orientation, and student-athlete well-being.
    March 25, 2019
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    Meet the Faculty: Aimee Vadnais, Psy.D., MFT
    In addition to her roles at Azusa Pacific University, Aimee Vadnais, Psy.D., MFT, has a private practice in San Diego called Carmel Valley Psychological Services, where she specializes in couples, women’s issues, and infertility. Her clinical interests include positive psychology, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and sensory processing disorders.
    January 24, 2018
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    Meet the Faculty: Roberta “Bobbi” Clarke, Ed.D.
    Roberta Clarke, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of School Counseling and School Psychology at Azusa Pacific University. She has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from California State University, Long Beach, and brings more than 25 years of PreK-12 public school system experience to the classroom.
    October 19, 2016
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    Meet the Faculty: Candice Hodge, Ph.D.
    Candice R. Hodge, Ph.D., assistant professor in Azusa Pacific’s Department of Criminal Justice. She brings a sociology background to the classroom and her research, which focuses on the effects of colorism in the 21st century, body image among African American teenage girls, domestic violence, interpersonal violence on college campuses, STDs and HIV among minority communities, and the effects of poverty among African American communities. Hodge is a member of the sociology honor society Alpha Kappa Delta, the Association of Black Sociologists, the California Sociological Association, the Pacific Sociological Association, the DC Sociological Society, the Southern Sociological Society, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
    February 21, 2018
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    Meet the Faculty: Erin Weaver, M.A.
    Erin Weaver, M.A., brings years of experience working in the public education system teaching high school art in addition to teaching at Azusa Pacific University since 2011. She has taught all levels, including ceramics, beginning art, design, advanced drawing and painting, and art honors. She is passionate about working with educators who want to further advocate for the arts by demonstrating how art education has the power to create empathetic, focused problem-solvers who use these academic life skills in every facet of their lives.
    October 17, 2018
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Faculty Notes

  • Lopez Medel, I. (2021, October). [Committee member]. Scientific Committee of the International Virtual Congress: Education and Communication in Today’s Society. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

    Lopez Medel, I. (2021, November). [Committee member]. Scientific Committee of the International Congress in Minors and Social Media: Challenges, Present and Future of Advertising and Entertainment Content. University King Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.

    Lopez Medel, I. (2021). [Committee member]. Scientific Committee of the II International Congress on Movies and Images. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

  • Winslow, K. S. (2021, July). Biblical foundations for open and relational theology [Speaker & participant]. ORTCON 21, An Open & Relational Theology Conference, Grand Targhee/Grand Tetons, Wyoming.

  • Robles, A., & Dauphinee, M. (2021, July). Going for gold: Playing to your strengths [Workshop presentation]. Coaches, Players, and Support Staff, USA Olympic Softball Team.

    Robles, A. (2021, September). Building a strengths-based team: Utilizing CliftonStrenghts in sport [Workshop presentation]. Coaches and Student-Athletes, University of Pittsburg NCAA Division I softball team.

  • Trammel, R. C. (2021, September). The nuts and bolts of creating a safe space for those impacted by race-based trauma [Presentation]. American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference, Orlando, Florida.

  • Park, D., Kim, C., & Paeng, S. (2021, August). Finance and spiritual leaders: The determinant of retirement preparation [Presentation]. Academy of Business Research Annual Virtual Conference.

  • Park, D., Kim, C., & Paeng, S. (2021, August). Finance and spiritual leaders: The determinant of retirement preparation [Presentation]. Academy of Business Research Annual Virtual Conference.

  • Musa, B. A. (2021, June). Global communication and development alternatives for sub-Saharan Africa: Perspectives on sustainable development goals (SDGs), postcolonial policy-making, and culture change [Presentation]. Third Biennial National Communication Association (NCA)/China University of Communication (CUC) Conference on Communication, Media, and Governance in the Age of Globalization.

    Aniemeka, O., Musa, B. A., & Anho, E. J. (2021, September). Radio-television uses in 2019 presidential campaign [Presentation]. The 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

    Okigbo, C., Musa, B. A., & Musa, M. (2021, September). Emergent themes and frames in election communication research in Nigeria: The 2015 and 2019 presidential campaigns [Presentation]. The 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

  • Jung, S., Schmidt, S., Hartman, R., & Weiss, A. (2021, June). Maintaining service while sheltering in place: How SCATLA member libraries thrived under the country’s most stringent COVID lockdown [Presentation]. Atla Annual 2021 Online Meeting.

  • Dean, M., Dunaetz, D. R., Ezhevskaya, A., Kraybill, J., Newell, M., Scacewater, T., & Smither, E. (2021, September). Publishing opportunities in evangelical missions [Roundtable discussion]. Evangelical Missiological Society 2021 National Conference, Dallas, TX.

    Dunaetz, D. R. (2021, September). Technostress in missionary contexts: When technology does more harm than good [Presentation]. Evangelical Missiological Society 2021 National Conference, Dallas, TX.

  • Trammel, R. C., & Trent, J. T. (2021, September). A counselor's guide to Christian mindfulness: Engaging the mind, body, and soul in biblical practices and therapies. Zondervan.

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