2019-2020
AT THE LEADING EDGE The Work of Our Faculty
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LEADING EDGE At California Lutheran University, our faculty remain focused on discovery and the future. They lay claim to their profession not as dispensers of cold facts, but as researchers and innovators who bring their subjects to life. They strive to instill in each generation of students the same sense of purpose they bring to their own work, the same desire for knowledge of what’s coming next, and the same need for greater understanding. This is why our students are such active participants in their own education. They see their professors as both leaders and fellow learners who guide them into chosen fields where passion fuels their pursuits. We admire our faculty for their boldness, for daring to illuminate and push the boundaries of knowledge past the conventional. They teach at the leading edge, helping students to become the creators and leaders of a future where our understanding of the world – and ourselves – will be greater than today. It is with great pride that we honor their achievements
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and recognize their commitment to ever-expanding scholarship.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE . . . . . . . 4 PROVOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . 5 FACULTY AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 GRANTS & CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Leanne Neilson Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs This edition of At the Leading Edge is an opportunity to celebrate the highlights of the scholarly work of Cal Lutheran faculty from June 2019 through May 2020. It includes conference presentations, journal articles, books, grants, exhibitions and performances, awards, and appointments. Throughout these pages are also reflections from faculty on how their students inspired them during the challenges of this year. Most of the 2019-2020 academic year was “business as usual” until the coronavirus hit in March and the work of faculty was abruptly altered. Classes shifted to a virtual modality and faculty learned new technologies to maintain their close connections to students. Some academic conferences were cancelled and others shifted to an online format. Faculty worked from home and adjusted to home schooling, eldercare, and the anxieties of life during a pandemic. Through all of this, the resilience of the Cal Lutheran faculty came through with their continued focus on providing a student-centered quality educational experience for our students. As we focus on serving our students at Cal Lutheran, many of our faculty directed their scholarship toward ways to support students of diverse backgrounds and students who are the first in their families to attend college. Some examples of this from the past year include:
• Sharla Berry presented “Being Aware of Learning Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Online Teaching and their Consequences for Minoritized Students” in a webinar with USC's Center for Urban Education and the California Community College Chancellor's Office.
• Heidi Coronado, Angela Rowley, and Gail Uellendahl presented with students on “Using the Cultural Wealth Model to Support the Success of First-Generation Graduate Students: Research to Practice” at the First-Generation Southwest Symposium.
• Edlyn Vallejo Peña co-published “Whose Liability Is It Anyway? Cultivating an Inclusive College Climate for Autistic LGBTQ Students.”
• Diane Rodriguez-Kiino co-published “Academic Mindset Development at Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Framework for Holistic Servingness for Underrepresented Student Success.”
• Andrea Sell presented “Supporting Underrepresented Students in Undergraduate Research” at the New American Colleges and Universities Summer Institute.
• Mary Jo Shane co-published “An interdepartmental collaboration to target research and writing challenges of international graduate students.”
• Dan Tillapaugh presented “Supporting historically underrepresented men in higher education: Reframing masculinity through resilience and community cultural wealth frameworks.” The quality of work by Cal Lutheran faculty, from theatre and music presentations, to artistic exhibitions, to an array of conference presentations and journal articles continues to be impressive. I invite you to read through this booklet to see for yourself the range of activities achieved by Cal Lutheran’s faculty in 2019-20.
Leanne Neilson, PsyD Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
2020 President’s Award for Teaching Excellence Jamie Banker, PhD Jamie Banker, an associate professor in the Master of Science in Counseling Psychology program, received the 2020 President’s Award for Teaching Excellence. The award was created in 1995 to recognize professors who are held in high esteem by their peers, students, and the rest of the university community. Banker received her BA in human development and family studies from Colorado State University, her MS in marriage and family therapy from the University of San Diego, and her PhD in human development and marriage and family therapy from Virginia Tech. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AAMFT approved supervisor. Banker joined the faculty in 2010 and directed the counseling psychology program for seven years. As a practitioner, Banker treats individuals, couples and families in therapy and supervises training therapists. She specializes in treating issues related to women’s health. After completing her PhD, she helped develop a postpartum support program for women and their families at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire. As a researcher, Banker focuses on decreasing the gap between medical and mental health assessment and treatment. She also devotes a portion of her research and advocacy to the prevention and recovery efforts of mass shootings around the United States. As a doctoral student at Virginia Tech in 2007 when a gunman killed 32 people on campus, Banker assisted survivors in their psychological recovery. After the Borderline shooting in Thousand Oaks in 2018, she provided emotional support and resources to students, faculty, staff and community members. Banker has published research on community trauma, young adult sexuality, best practices for training systemic therapists and psychotherapy interventions related to women’s health. Known not only as an excellent teacher and clinical supervisor for trainees, Banker is also a dedicated mentor to students as they conduct research, submit publications and prepare to enter doctoral programs, said President Chris Kimball. “She has been a transformational teacher and leader for more than a decade,” he said. “She has worn many hats, often simultaneously, and her impact has gone well beyond her program.” Currently, Banker is helping people cope with the pandemic as a volunteer psychotherapist with the California Mental Health Corps. She used her virtual acceptance speech for the teaching award as an opportunity to comfort students: “I want to tell you that it is OK to feel, and fully feel, all that you are experiencing right now…We have lost some sense of security, some sense of safety and, absolutely, our sense of predictability.” Banker sits on multiple boards and committees nationally and internationally. From 2018-2020, she held an appointed seat on the Ventura County Behavioral Health Advisory Board. Photo by: Still Expression Photography
PROVOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS The Provost Distinguished Scholar Award was developed to further the building of a community of scholars at Cal Lutheran. Each year the award is granted to two faculty members, one undergraduate faculty and one graduate faculty, who have demonstrated significant achievement in research or creative work. The Faculty Awards Committee receives nominations and selects the award winners. The award is funded by a gift from the estate of Pamela M. Jolicoeur, who was provost at Cal Lutheran from 1993 to 2004.
Vlad Vaiman, PhD Professor, School of Management Vlad Vaiman is one of the world’s most accomplished scholars in the area of Talent Management. In the past three years, Vaiman has published three books, seven articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, five peer-reviewed research chapters, nine professional publications and editorials, seven peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and he has made 12 conference presentations. Vaiman is often sought out as a speaker at national and international conferences as well as large companies around the world. He is the chief editorial consultant and co-founder of the European Journal of International Management and serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed academic journals including European Management Review, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Knowledge Management, and others. He does not limit his research activities to the academy, but actively shares his research with local, national and international professional communities. School of Management Dean Gerhard Apfelthaler writes, “Most importantly, he is also very effective in the integration of his research into the classroom. The way he uses his own research in his teaching is perceived by students to display the perfect balance of cutting edge, rigorous research and relevance for application in management.” Faculty colleague Harry Domicone adds, “In my numerous discussions with Cal Lutheran students and alumni (domestic and international), Dr. Vaiman’s classes and his reputation for ‘conducting theoretical research and demonstrating that it is practical and applied’ are consistently highlights of the conversations.” The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) named Vaiman as the recipient of its 2019 Teaching Excellence Award.
Sheridan Wigginton, PhD
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The foundation of Sheridan Wigginton’s research is the analysis of how minority populations experience and navigate predominately white spaces in Latin America. Those spaces can be physical, like schools and textbooks for example. Or they can be conceptual or systemic, like national identity, language, and the law. The clearest way she has integrated her work into her teaching is by creating the course “Race and Ethnicity in Latin America” in the Department of Languages and Cultures. The course guides students through an exploration of various discourses surrounding race and ethnicity in the region from the colonial period to current day.
At Cal Lutheran, she worked to create and expand the role of equity advocates in faculty searches. She engages the wider community in her research by serving as president of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association and as an equity fellow at the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California.
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In addition to conference presentations, and a book chapter, Wigginton recently co-authored the book entitled Unmastering the Script: Education, Critical Race Theory, and the Struggle to Reconcile the Haitian Other in Dominican Identity.
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“In a series of class projects, students demonstrate how they understand systems of oppression by creating their own social movement manifestos that outline the historical and ethno-racial contexts of various Latin American countries,” said Wigginton. “I love seeing how students use that knowledge to advocate for the people who need it most. And that’s a skill I hope they continue to use long after the class has ended.”
FACULTY AWARDS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Dean’s Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Paloma Vargas, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology and Director, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives Paloma Vargas received the Dean’s Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for demonstrating commitment to these principles in the College and beyond. As Director of HSI Initiatives, her work on campus focuses on being the liaison between all departments at Cal Lutheran on issues of equity and accessibility. Her goal is to address issues of justice, equity, and access in higher education for historically marginalized groups (Latino/a, Black, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans). Much of her focus is on breaking down systemic barriers and policies that disproportionately affect the success of minoritized groups within the higher education system.
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising For demonstrating commitment and service to undergraduates through outstanding mentoring, academic advising and career counseling, Jesus Cordova Guerrero and Mary Oksala were selected to receive the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising.
Jesus Cordova Guerrero, PhD Assistant Professor, Chemistry Jesus Cordova Guerrero conducts research in his lab with undergraduate students, and together they present this research at local and national conferences. He also serves as the STEM Experiential Opportunities liaison, where he provides hands-on experiences for students in STEM fields. As a testament to his strong mentoring skills, Cordova Guerrero was selected to be the McNair Scholars Program Faculty Lead, where his role is to share strategies and resources with the McNair faculty mentors as a way to create a more meaningful experience for McNair Scholar students.
Mary Oksala, PhD Assistant Professor, Physics Mary Oksala advises students in physics, teaches freshman seminar, and is a key faculty mentor in the ALLIES in STEM program. As an observational stellar astrophysicist, she serves as a mentor to undergraduate students with their research on topics related to astrophysics. In addition, Oksala serves as a faculty liaison for the STEM Academy, a three-week summer bridge program at Cal Lutheran that gives students a jumpstart in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classes. She is also the faculty adviser for the Physics Club and the Physics Honors Society, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Pedagogy
Schannae Lucas, PhD Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice Schannae Lucas received the Dean’s Award for Innovation in Pedagogy for demonstrating superior contributions to the development and delivery of effective teaching and learning experiences. Lucas was the first to implement the “Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program” in Ventura County. This innovative prison education program is a college course taught with both Cal Lutheran students and incarcerated students at the local jail. She has graduated two classes so far, implemented “Pathway 101” re-entry educational and vocational workshops, and is transforming the lives of both inside and outside students. Lucas’ work has been featured by ABC News, Ventura County Star, and Living Lutheran magazine.
Dean’s Award for Scholarship/Creative Work
Molly George, PhD Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice Molly George received the Dean’s Award for Scholarship/Creative Work, which recognizes achievement based on the quality of scholarship, performances, or creative activities. George has led a research team on a six-year longitudinal, multi-methodological evaluation study of Safe Passage, a youth intervention program that is operated through a collaboration between the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and the Conejo Recreation and Park District. She has made important contributions to the areas of scholarship and programming while serving some of the most vulnerable children in Thousand Oaks. Her work in the community also includes collaboration with the Ventura County Family Justice Center.
Dean’s Award for Service
Sharon Docter, PhD Professor, Communication For exemplifying the notions of vocation, service and justice embedded in Lutheran higher education and in the Cal Lutheran mission, Sharon Docter was selected to receive the Dean’s Award for Service. Docter is a truly effective, thoughtful and generous advocate for the faculty and for the mission of the university as a faculty member. Docter has inspired a legacy of work that other people look to as a model for how to be faculty advocates and contribute to the betterment of the university and community in general.
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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Scholarship Award
Sharla Berry, PhD Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership The Graduate School of Education selected Sharla Berry as the recipient of its annual award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship. As a first-year faculty member, Berry excelled with regard to the quantity and quality of publications and presentations. These include four publications in peer reviewed journals, one chapter in an edited book, one self-published book, and two presentations at national research conferences. Berry’s scholarship explores online teaching and learning in postsecondary environments, and considers topics related to online equity and inclusion. She plans to expand her research agenda to online teaching and learning across the K-20 spectrum.
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Service Award
Heidi Coronado, PhD
Angela Rowley, MS
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
Lecturer, Counselor Education
Heidi Coronado and Angela Rowley were selected to receive the Graduate School of Education’s annual Service Award due to their outstanding leadership in creating and implementing the Department of Counselor Education's Strive Scholars program. Strive Scholars was launched in fall 2018 as a program to support incoming first-generation graduate students. Rooted in a strengths-based, community cultural wealth approach, the program began with 22 students who met several times during the academic year to learn from presenters around topics such as academic writing, creating an autoethnography, and battling imposter syndrome. The program has now grown to 38 students. Through their work and dedication, they have created a deeply important, transformative learning experience for our students.
Teaching Award
Tymika Wesley, EdD Associate Professor, Learning and Teaching The Graduate School of Education selected Tymika Wesley as the recipient of its annual award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching. As an instructor, Wesley draws on her expertise from teaching in LAUSD and shares her knowledge and insights in powerful ways that equip students for today's classrooms. She is constantly reflective and always interested in improving the student experience in her courses. Students attest to her open and strong advocacy for students and her ability to ensure equity and access for every student.
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Scholarship Award
Ran Lu-Andrews, PhD Assistant Professor Ran Lu-Andrews was selected to receive the School of Management Advisory Council’s Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. Her research interests focus on corporate finance and real estate. She has published her research in premier academic journals such as the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, the Eastern Economic Journal, the International Journal of Managerial Finance, and the Review of Accounting and Finance. Lu-Andrews’ research contributions have earned her the highest possible recognition in her field, ranking No. 34 (out of 889 authors globally) in the Real Estate Academic Leadership Ranking for the years 2013-2017.
Service Award
Michael Panesis, MBA Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship In recognition of outstanding service to the university and community, Michael Panesis was selected to receive the School of Management Advisory Council’s Award for Excellence in Service. Panesis has used his network, experience, unique skillset and countless hours of hard work to make the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship a focal point for the entrepreneurial eco-system in the Conejo Valley. The center’s Hub101, a full-service co-workspace where startups can operate, collaborate and seek expert help, provides students the opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs to gain invaluable hands-on experience.
Teaching Award
Judith Richards, MBA Senior Lecturer Judith Richards received the School of Management Advisory Council’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Richards joined Cal Lutheran after a successful career working for a Fortune 100 corporation in the insurance sector as a VP for Marketing and Sales. She teaches both undergraduate and Executive MBA courses, both domestically and in our program in Austria. Richards is a published author on negotiation self-efficacy. Her students commend her for her ability to bring relevance to the classroom and for giving them the ability to seamlessly apply the knowledge and skills acquired in her classes to their work context.
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OTHER CAL LUTHERAN AWARDS Outstanding Faculty Support Award
Assistant Professor, Biology
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The Leadership Awards Committee, comprised of faculty, staff and students, selected Anita Stone to receive its Outstanding Faculty Support Award. This award recognizes a faculty member who goes above and beyond to enrich the lives of students, making significant contributions to Cal Lutheran both in and out of the classroom. A native of Brazil, Stone is a behavioral ecologist specializing in Neotropical Primates. Her field research takes place in Eastern Amazonia, where she has studied the same population of squirrel monkeys since 2000. Stone’s undergraduate students accompany her to Brazil during the summer, to assist with her fieldwork and research.
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Anita Stone, PhD
FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Gerhard Apfelthaler, PhD, Dean, School of Management
• “Leading While Female” keynote at the Association of
California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 16 Women in Leadership Summit, Northridge, California, March 2020.
APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks. • Board Member, Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County. • Board Member, Start-Up Kids. • Editorial and Review Board Member, European Journal of International Management. • Member, Teaching Committee, International Management Division, Academy of Management.
PUBLICATIONS • Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity with S.L. Stanley and D.B. Lindsey. Corwin, April 2020.
PRESENTATIONS • “Interactive Exercises Which Help Teach International Business Effectively” with C. Fey, S. Girod, H. Lane, J. Osland and A. Schotter at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2019.
APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Religious Studies and Theology. • Steering Committee Member, Islamic Mysticism Group, American Academy of Religion. • CAORC-AIPS Faculty Development Seminar Fellowship, Religion and Culture in the Postcolonial City, Lahore, Pakistan, June 2019.
PUBLICATIONS • “Interkulturelle Beobachtungen” ("Cross-cultural Observations"). Firmengründung in den USA: Ein Handbuch für die Praxis. (Starting a Business in the United States: A Practical Guide), N. Buch and S.C. Oehme (Eds.), Springer, 2019.
Michael Arndt, MFA, Professor, Theatre and Dance APPOINTMENTS • Artistic Director, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company. • Board Member, War Fighters Advance. EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Director and Producer of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company’s Richard II, Thousand Oaks, California, July 2019.
Trudy Arriaga, EdD, Associate Dean of Equity and Outreach, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Program Director of the New Superintendent Seminar Series, Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). PRESENTATIONS • “Opening Doors to Cultural Proficiency” keynote at the Arizona State Superintendent Conference, Sedona, Arizona, October 2019. • “Opening Doors to Cultural Proficiency” keynote at the California Association of Administrators State and Federal Education Programs Annual Conference, San Diego, California, January 2020. • “Leading While Female” keynote at the American Association of Superintendent's Conference, San Diego, California, February 2020. • “Opening Doors to Cultural Proficiency” keynote at the Bright Spots Symposium Conference, San Bernardino County Office of Education, San Bernardino, California, February 2020. • “Leading While Female” keynote at the Arizona Women in Leadership Conference (virtual), March 2020.
Rose Aslan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Religion
PUBLICATIONS • “Red, White, and Blue: American Muslims on Hajj and the Politics of Privilege” with S. Arjana. Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World, B. Rahimi and P. Eshaghi (Eds.), University of North Carolina Press, June 2019. • Book Review of N.J. Delong-Bas’ Islam: A Living Faith, Winona, Minnesota: Anselm Academic, May 2018. ReadingReligion.org: American Academy of Religion, March 2020. • “What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading.” The Conversation, March 18, 2020.
Jamie Banker, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Psychology APPOINTMENTS • Board Member and District 2 Representative, Ventura County Board of Supervisors’ Behavioral Health Advisory Board. • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Family Psychotherapy. • Reviewer, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. • Reviewer, Families, Systems and Health. • Reviewer, Psychological Medicine. PRESENTATIONS • “Narrative Family Therapy and the Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety” at the Disorders at International Conference on Counseling Psychology, Rome, Italy, July 2019. • “Culturally Aware Marriage and Family Counselors: A Reflexive Process” with B. Simmons at the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors World Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2020. • “Perinatal Illness: Externalizing Anxiety and Depression Symptoms” at the 2020 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2020. PUBLICATIONS • “Hormones and childhood trauma: Links between the physical and psychological” with A.B. Witting and J. Jensen. The Family Journal, Vol. 27(3), 2019. • “A Family-based cultural contextual approach to working
with involuntary clients” with B. Simmons. Intercultural Perspectives on Family Counseling, B. Canfield (Ed.), New York: Routledge Press, 2020.
Chad Barber, PhD, Associate Professor, Biology PRESENTATIONS • “The Identification and Analysis of Immune Cells Present in Canine Carcinomas” with students C. Bustillos (Cal Lutheran) and J. Correa (Oxnard College) at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research held at California State University, San Marcos, November 2019. • “Investigating the Anti-Cancer Effects of Curcumin on Canine Osteosarcoma Cells” with student I. Cisneros at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research held at California State University, San Marcos, November 2019.
Jamie Bedics, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Psychology APPOINTMENTS • Associate Editor, Psychotherapy. • Associate Chair, Conference Program, Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29), American Psychological Association. PUBLICATIONS • The Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Theory, Research, and Evaluation. J.D. Bedics (Ed.), Academic Press, 2020. • “Recommendation and Future Directions for the Scientific Study of DBT: An emphasis on replication and reproducibility.” The Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Theory, Research, and Evaluation, J.D. Bedics (Ed.), Academic Press, 2020. • “The therapeutic alliance and therapeutic relationship in dialectical behavior therapy” with H. McKinley. Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Theory, Research, and Evaluation, J.D. Bedics (Ed.), Academic Press, 2020.
PRESENTATIONS • “Ascending by Degrees: The Liturgical Community of Pilgrimage in Morten Lauridsen's ‘I will lift up mine eyes’” at the interdisciplinary American Studies conference, Religion in American Life, held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, July 2019.
Michael Brint, DPhil, Uyeno-Tseng Professor of International Studies, Political Science APPOINTMENTS • Organizer, “The Narrativity of Brexit” roundtable featuring Kalypso Nicolaides, PhD, Director of the European Studies Centre, Oxford University, England, September 2019.
Christopher Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor, Mathematics PRESENTATIONS • “Modeling Regional Bird Count Data in Calculus I and Differential Equations Courses” at the Plug and Play Data Science session at the Mathematical Association of America’s MathFest, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 2019.
Lisa Buono, EdD, Dean, School for Professional and Continuing Studies APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, United Way of Ventura County.
Nathan Carlson, PhD, Associate Professor, Mathematics PRESENTATIONS • “A Connection between Furstenberg's and Euclid's Proofs of the Infinitude of Primes” at the Mathematical Association of America SoCal/Nevada section conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2019. • “On the Cardinality of a Homogeneous Compactum” at the Catania Set-Theory and Topology Conference, Catania, Italy, February 2020. PUBLICATIONS • “On cardinality bounds for θ ^n-Urysohn spaces” with F.A. Basile and J.R. Porter. Acta Math. Hungar, Vol. 159(1), October 2019. • “On weakening tightness to weak tightness” with A. Bella. Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 192(1), May 2020.
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PRESENTATIONS • “Connecting the Dots: Using Technology to Cultivate Community” at the biennial TechLearn Conference held at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, October 2019. • “Developing College Knowledge Through Social Media: Exploring Black Youth's Experiences” at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 2019. • “The Internet and College Knowledge: Exploring Black Youth’s Experiences with College Prep Websites” at the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, California, April 2020. • “Being Aware of Learning Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Online Teaching and their Consequences for Minoritized Students” webinar with USC's Center for
James Bond, PhD, Associate Professor, English
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APPOINTMENTS • Fellow, American Evaluation Association, Minority Serving Institutions Fellowship. • Reviewer, Association for the Study of Higher Education. • Reviewer, American Educational Research Association.
PUBLICATIONS • Contributor to “Supporting Online Learning in a Time of Pandemic: A report from the USC Rossier School of Education for K-12 educators, administrators and leaders,” R. Brenneman and D. Karpman (Eds.), USC Rossier School of Education, online, April 13, 2020.
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Sharla Berry, PhD, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education
Urban Education and the California Community College Chancellor's Office, May 7, 2020. • “Establishing Protocols for Online Teaching and Learning for Urban and Rural Students” webinar for the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators, UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, May 19, 2020.
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PETER CARLSON
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Associate Professor, Religion
“When I realized that two of my students were driving to the local coffee shop for wifi access, to attend my class from their car in the parking lot, I realized that I was witnessing an extraordinary
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level of dedication to their education.”
Peter Carlson, PhD, Associate Professor, Religion
Xiang Chen, PhD, Professor, Philosophy
APPOINTMENTS • Collegium Scholar in Residence, Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, England.
APPOINTMENTS • Program Committee Member, Congress for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, 2019.
PRESENTATIONS • “The Use and Mis-Use of Medieval Manuscripts: the collections held by Stonyhurst College” at The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), Oxford University, United Kingdom, December 2019.
Chia-Li Chien, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management
PUBLICATIONS • The Boardman Catalogue of the Stonyhurst Mediæval Collections. Online at the Stonyhurst website: https://www. stonyhurst.ac.uk/open-to-the-public/historic-collectionsarchives-and-museum/collections/archives.
APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, Women in Financial Services. PRESENTATIONS • “Diversity Program Case Studies” at the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning’s 2019 Diversity Summit, Washington, D.C., November 2019.
PUBLICATIONS • “Distinguishing local and non-local demagnetization in ferromagnetic FePt nanoparticles” with P.W. Granitzka et al. Nature Communications, 2020. Pre-print Arxiv link: https:// arxiv.org/pdf/1903.08287.pdf. • “Clocking Auger Electrons” with D.C. Haynes et al. Nature Physics, 2020. Pre-print Arxiv link: https://arxiv.org/ pdf/2003.10398.pdf.
PUBLICATIONS • Enhancing Retirement Success Rates in the United States: Leveraging Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, Delayed Social Security, and Continuing Work. Palgrave MacMillan, 2019. • Business Essentials Certificate Program with J. Frischkorn and T. Beal. New York: American Management Association, 2019. • “Entrepreneur? Business Owner? You Face More Complex Retirement Planning.” Retirement Daily, Feb. 12, 2020. • “Education, Risk Management and Insurance, Tax, Retirement Savings and Income Planning, and Estate Planning.” Wiley Efficient Learning, CFP Certification Gold Course, Hoboken: Wiley, 2020.
Loredana Carson, EdD, Lecturer, School of Management
Dazhi Chong, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management
PUBLICATIONS • “First term support for international graduate students attending small colleges and universities” with M.J. Shane and D.G. Macri. Journal of International Students, Vol. 10(2), 2020.
APPOINTMENTS • Reviewer, Journal of Management Analytics. • Reviewer, Journal of Global Information Management. • Technical Committee Member, 2020 IEEE 6th International Conference on Computer and Communications.
Sebastian Carron Montero, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physics
PUBLICATIONS • “An IoT-based risk warning system for smart libraries” with Y. Xie, J. Liu, et al. Library Hi Tech, Vol. 37(4), 2019. • “Rank and Location based Security Mechanism for Mobile Networks” with G. Yan, W. He and H. Shi. International Journal of Signal Processing Systems, Vol. 7(2), 2019. • “Artificial Intelligence powered Internet of Things and smart public service” with Y. Ma, K. Ping, et al. Library Hi Tech, Vol. 38(1), 2019.
Samuel Claussen, PhD, Assistant Professor, History
PUBLICATIONS • “The social media commons: Public sphere, agonism, and algorithmic obligation” with J. Marichal and R. Neve. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, April 2020. • “The Broad Nature and Importance of Public Philosophy.” Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice, Vol. 2, Spring 2020. • “‘The National Anthem’ and Weighing Moral Obligations: Is It Ever OK to F*ck a Pig?” with B. Boesch. Black Mirror and Philosophy, D.K. Johnson (Ed.), Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell, 2020.
Jonathan Cordero, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology
APPOINTMENTS • Reviewer, Journal of Military History. PRESENTATIONS • “Exporting Chivalric Violence in Late Medieval Castile” at the 7th Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies held at St. Louis University, Missouri, June 2019. • “The Home Front: Noncombatant Resistance to War in Medieval Castile” at the 58th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Medieval Association held at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, November 2019.
PUBLICATIONS • “Concluding Thoughts: On Decolonizing the Study of Mission Art.” Journal of Latin American and Latinx Visual Cultures, Vol. 2(3), 2020.
Jesus Cordova Guerrero, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Brian Collins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Philosophy
PRESENTATIONS • “Metal-Catalyzed synthesis of functionalists indoles” with student A. Stewart at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research held at California State University, San Marcos, November 2019. • “Synthesis of Metal-organic frameworks as drug-delivery vehicles” with student G. Holmes at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research held at California State University, San Marcos, November 2019.
PRESENTATIONS • “The Importance and Broad Nature of ‘Public Philosophy’” at the Philosophy in Schools and the Public Realm Workshop at The Prindle Institute for Ethics held at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, June 2019.
PUBLICATIONS • “Solid State Multicolor Emission in Substitutional Solid Solutions of Metal–Organic Frameworks” with W.J. Newsome, S. Ayad, et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 141(28), 2019.
PUBLICATIONS • “Chivalric Violence” with P. Sposato. Companion to Chivalry, R. W. Jones and P. Coss (Eds.), Woodbridge: Boydell, 2019.
“During the pandemic I have taught fully online synchronous classes such as Applied Electronics and Quantum Mechanics. I have been inspired by the students’ continued willingness and energy to dig deep into fundamental and often complex when exploring our natural world continues unabated in these difficult times.”
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concepts. I have been delighted to see that their curiosity and sense of wonder
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LOREDANA CARSON Lecturer, School of Management
“Since we converted to digital learning in March of this year, I have been impressed and inspired by how kind my students have been to each other and to me and how patient everyone has been with the learning curve we all experienced as we worked to build academic community in a virtual space. The students helped me and helped each other to adapt, adjust, and to make the best of the opportunity we have to continue making academic progress in this challenging time.”
Heidi Coronado, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education PRESENTATIONS • “Honoring the Wisdom of our Madres and Abuelas: The role of Chicana/Latina Feminist Epistemologies and Historical Resiliency in the Breaking of Borders and The Remaking Personal and Professional Narratives in Education” with A. Rowley and students F. Hernandez, C. Hernandez-Osorio and M. Milian at the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Conference held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, July 2019. • “Using the Cultural Wealth Model to Support the Success of First-Generation Graduate Students: Research to Practice” with A. Rowley, G. Uellendahl and students A. Campos and M. Milian at the First-Generation Southwest Symposium held at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, October 2019. • “STRIVE Scholars: Supporting First-Generation Students Through Decolonial and Cultural Wealth Frameworks” with A. Rowley and students A. Campos-Garcia, V. Gonzalez and F. Hernandez at the California Association of School Counselors Conference, Riverside, California, October 2019.
Michael Cosenza, EdD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • President, National Association for Professional Development Schools. • Vice President, California Council on Teacher Education. • Advisory Board Member, National Coalition of Educators. • Treasurer, California Association of School-University Partnerships. • Board Member, Ventura County Catholic Charities. PRESENTATIONS • Clinical Fellows Symposium at the annual conference of the California Council on Teacher Education, San Diego, California, October 2019. • The National Coalition of Educators Panel for the Robert E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture at the Association of Teacher Educators annual conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, February 2020. PUBLICATIONS • “Resource Sharing and Recognition.” Clinically Based Teacher Education in Action, E. Garin and R. West Burns (Eds.), Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing, February 2020. • A Pathway to PDS Partnership: Using the PDSEA Protocol with E. Shoemaker, T. Kolpin and J.M. Allen. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing, January 2020.
Lisa Dahill, PhD, Professor, Religion APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality. PRESENTATIONS • “Reading from the Underside: Bonhoeffer, Social Location, and Embodiment” keynote at the 20th Biennial Bonhoeffer Lectures in Public Ethics held at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, June 2019.
MICHAEL COSENZA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education
“I see a passion for teaching in the eyes of my students. Each of them wants to become a P-12 teacher who makes a difference in a child’s life. California Lutheran turns aspiring teachers into talented and caring teacher leaders, which is the reason I keep coming back after 15 years.”
• “Eating and Being Eaten: Interspecies Vulnerability as
PRESENTATIONS • “Remaking Epistemic Systems: Lessons from Activist Communities” at the Association of Lutheran College Faculties Conference held at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, October 2019. • “Seizing the Means of Production: Zines as Public Philosophy” with M.D. Gruver at the Public Philosophy Network Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2019.
APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, The Children’s Workshop, a non-profit organization providing free arts education for children. • Organizer, Ventura County Chapter, California Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference, October 2019. • Organizer, Ventura County Office of Education, Dual Language Summit Conference, March 2020. • Chairperson, Ventura County Chapter, California Association for Bilingual Education Teacher Scholarship Committee. • Member, 2020 El Concilio Latino Leadership Awards Selection Committee. • Member, 2020 Pinkard Youth Institute Scholarship Committee. • Advisory Board Member, Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Oxnard, California.
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Lacey Davidson, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Michele Dean, EdD, Field Placement Director and Lecturer, Graduate School of Education
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PUBLICATIONS • “Eating and Being Eaten: Interspecies Vulnerability as Eucharist” in Religions (Online), Vol. 11(4), April 2020. • “Self and Shadow: Bonhoeffer, Social Location, and Gender as Genre.” The Political Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, L.B. Hale and W.D. Hall (Eds.), Rowman & Littlefield/ Lexington Books, May 2020.
PUBLICATIONS • “When Testimony Isn’t Enough: Implicit Bias Research as Epistemic Exclusion.” Overcoming Epistemic Injustice, B. Sherman & S. Goguen (Eds.), Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2019. • “Labor and the Power in (Fat) Identity: Three Fat Archetypes as Experienced in the Local Bar, the Streets, and Other Public Places” with M.D. Gruver. Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society, Vol. 9(2), 2020. • “Epistemic Responsibility and Implicit Bias” with N. McHugh. An Introduction to Implicit Bias: Knowledge, Justice, and the Social Mind, E. Beeghly & A. Madva (Eds.), Routledge, 2020.
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Eucharist” at the climate symposium “On Being Vulnerable, Part II: Faith After the Anthropocene” held at Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2019. • “One Reality: Bonhoeffer, Non-Dualism, and Wild Life on Earth” at a joint session of the Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit and the Sacred Texts, Theory, and Theological Construction Unit at the American Academy of Religion Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2019. • “Eating and Being Eaten: Interspecies Vulnerability as Eucharist” at the Ecology and Liturgy Seminar, North American Academy of Liturgy Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2020.
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John Deisz, PhD, Professor, Physics PRESENTATIONS • “Modeling of Superconducting Sr2RuO4 using Dynamical Mean Field Theory and Self-consistent Perturbation Theory” at the Mark Jarrell Memorial Symposium on Computational Condensed Matter Physics held at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 2020.
Ryan DeMoss, MS, Lecturer, Mathematics APPOINTMENTS • Student Chapters Coordinator, Mathematical Association of America.
Rainer Diriwächter, PhD, Professor, Psychology APPOINTMENTS • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences. • Associate Editor, Culture and Psychology (Sage Publications). • Editorial Board Member, Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science (Springer Publications).
Robert Dull, PhD, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Review Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: Paleocology, Nature Publishing Group. • Board Member, Paso Pacifico, an environmental NGO working on forest conservation in Central America. PRESENTATIONS • “Reimagining the future of sustainability and the built environment” at the Conrad Hilton Foundation, Agoura Hills, California, January 2020.
PUBLICATIONS • “Radiocarbon and geologic evidence reveal Ilopango volcano as source of the colossal ‘mystery’ eruption of 539/40 CE” with J.R. Southon, S. Kutterolf, et al. Quaternary Science Reviews, 222, 2019. • “Workshop on Drilling the Nicaraguan Lakes: Bridging Continents and Oceans (NICA-BRIDGE)” report with S. Kutterolf, M. Brenner, et al., March 2020. EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Guest expert scientist in six episodes of the television show “What on Earth?” which aired on the Science Channel in 2020.
Amanda ElBassiouny, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology AWARDS • Fourth Annual Richmond the American International University in London, Institute of Foreign Study Summer Visiting Faculty Fellowship Programme Recipient, Rome, Italy, June 2019. APPOINTMENTS • Reviewer, Journal of Social Psychology. • Reviewer, Current Psychology. • Reviewer, International Journal of Social Science Studies. • Reviewer, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences. PRESENTATIONS • “Intersectionality in Italy: Exploring the Interaction of Religious Identity and Gender Identity among Women in Contemporary Rome” at the Richmond the American International University in London, Rome Fellows Symposium, Rome, Italy, June 2019. • “What are the differences in the impact of religious and moral identity priming on the evaluation of religious
MEGAN FUNG Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
“The enthusiasm and passion demonstrated by my students towards tackling important issues related to climate change inspires and motivates me on a daily basis.”
ingroup and outgroup job applicants?” with L.R. Sloan at the 14th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Mexico City, Mexico, July 2019. • “The impact of a defendant’s race and gender on a potential juror’s willingness to discard a confession” with J. Kuehnel and student J. Moore at the Conference for the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science: The SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2019. • “The impact religious and moral identities have on hiring practices in the workplace and juror decision-making” at the Psychology Colloquium Series held at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, October 2019. • “How a juror’s willingness to discard a confession is impacted by a defendant’s race and gender” with J. Kuehnel and student J. Moore at the 21st Annual Meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2020. • “Impact of juror’s identity and type of crime committed on fairness in sentencing of a religious defendant” with L.R. Sloan and students M. Cohen, M. Ferens, C. MacLeod and F. Tanglao at the 21st Annual Meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2020. • “Welfare in the Trump era: Attitudes towards public welfare among Americans” with S. Khan at the symposium “A new vision for social welfare, education, and social reform” conducted at the American Society for Public Administration, Anaheim, California, May 2020.
Benny Faccone, Lecturer, Music AWARDS • Latin Grammy Award, Best Latin Rock Album.
Rafaela Fiore Urízar, PhD, Associate Professor, Languages and Cultures
APPOINTMENTS • President, Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Coast Region.
APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, Lutheran College Washington Semester. • Member, Santa Barbara Living Wage Advisory Committee.
Megan Fung, PhD, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences PRESENTATIONS • “A Record of Widespread and Intense Wildfires at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary” with M.F. Schaller and M.E. Katz at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2019. • “40Ar-39Ar Ages of the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary Impact Spherules” with M.F. Schaller, B.D. Turrin, M.E. Katz and C.C. Swisher at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2019.
Virginia Gean, MBA, CMA, Senior Lecturer, School of Management AWARDS • Academic Excellence as Educator and Author Award of Published Book A Village of Knowledge, at the 27th Annual American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, February 2020. PRESENTATIONS • “Eight Basic Assumptions Underlying FASB Conceptual Framework” at the 27th Annual American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2020.
Molly George, PhD, Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice PRESENTATIONS • “Community-Based Learning in Undergraduate Criminology and Criminal Justice” with H. Lim, S. Lucas and R. Meadows at the American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, California, November 2019. • “Creating Brighter Futures: Policing and Educational Interventions for Disadvantaged Youth” with student L. Reyes at the American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, California, November 2019.
Marylie Gerson, PhD, Professor, Psychology APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences. • Reviewer, Journal of Adult Development. • Reviewer, Psychology. • External program reviewer, Touro University Worldwide, BA in Psychology program.
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PRESENTATIONS • “Incarnate Christianity in a Time of Border Crossing: Mark 7:25–30 and the Syrophoenician Woman’s Challenge to Us” at the Bible and Poverty Group, Society of Biblical Literature Annual/National Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2019. • “On Account of This Word: The Crucible of Mark 7:24-30” Presidential Address (virtual) at the Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Coast Region, March 2020.
AWARDS • Californians for Justice’s 100+ Black Leaders for Schools and Communities First (2020).
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PUBLICATIONS • “Cinema and the Picaresque: The Art of Survival in the Paraguayan Film 7 Cajas.” Politics of Children in Latin American Cinema, M. Soledad Paz-Mackay and O. Rodríguez (Eds.), New York: Lexington Books, 2019.
PUBLICATIONS • Finding Jesus at the Border: Opening Our Hearts to Our Immigrant Neighbors. Baker-Brazos Press, April 2020.
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DAVID GRANNIS Associate Professor, Film and Television
“Despite all the difficulties of trying to make films in the time of Covid-19, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and creativity of the experimental
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films made in my advanced television class. Many had themes influenced by the quarantine and they were powerful and thought provoking.”
Bruce Gillies, PsyD, Assistant Professor, School of Management APPOINTMENTS • Reviewer, International Leadership Association 2020 Conference, San Francisco, California.
PUBLICATIONS • “Negotiation competence: Improving student negotiation self-efficacy” with J. Richards and S. Fischbach. Journal of Education for Business, January 2020.
PRESENTATIONS • “Weariness in the Workplace: Toward a New Model of Workplace Performance Detractors” with S. Murphy at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2020.
Shauna Hannan, PhD, Associate Professor, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
David Grannis, MFA, Associate Professor, Film and Television
PRESENTATIONS • “Pass the Mic: The Case for Pulpit Stewardship” at the Convocation of Teaching Theologians under the theme of “Unearned Privilege as Cheap Grace,” Rock Island, Illinois, July 2019. • Preaching Master Class Facilitator and Keynote Lecturer at the Craft of Preaching Conference held at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 2019. • “Preaching in a World Exposed: Vulnerability, Accountability and Accessibility” with H. Kim-Cragg and S. Travis at the Academy of Homiletics Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, December 2019.
APPOINTMENTS • Judge, Internship Program, Academy of Television Art and Sciences, Fall 2019. • Judge, Student Television Awards, News Division, Academy of Television Art and Sciences, Fall 2019. PRESENTATIONS • “Turf Wars, SoCal Water Conservation” at the Association of Lutheran College Faculties Conference on Sustainability held at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, October 2019.
Veronica Guerrero, EdD, Professor, School of Management PRESENTATIONS • “iMovie Digital Brand Story: Transformative Learning in Classroom Introductions” with S. Fischbach at the biennial TechLearn Conference held at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, October 2019.
APPOINTMENTS • Chair, PhD Religion and Practice Area, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California.
PUBLICATIONS • “Commentary ‘From a Scholar’ on Epiphany, 3, 4, 5 and Transfiguration.” Sundays and Seasons: Preaching, 2021 Year B, Augsburg Fortress, 2020. • “What Preachers Can Learn from Filmmakers” four-part series, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion (online), 2019-20.
• Lighting Designer, Lysistrata, directed by M. Mazor,
Grady Hanrahan, PhD, Professor, Chemistry, and Associate Provost of Experiential Learning, Research and Faculty Development PRESENTATIONS • “Characterization of Pesticides and Associated Urinary Metabolites” with S. Shah at the Langkawi International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference, Langkawi, Malaysia, December 2019.
Steven Hawkins, PhD, Professor, Exercise Science APPOINTMENTS • Member, Working Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Bone Health for the National Osteoporosis Foundation. PUBLICATIONS • “The effects of a novel bicarbonate loading protocol on serum bicarbonate concentration: a randomized controlled trial” with A. Marcus, A. Rossi, A. Cornwell and N. Khodiguian. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, Vol. 16(41), 2019.
Andrea Heilman, MFA, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, Guild of Scenic Artists. EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Set Designer and Production Manager, The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by K.P. Kern, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, Thousand Oaks, California, June 2019. • Set Designer and Production Manager, Richard II, directed by M. Arndt, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, Thousand Oaks, California, July 2019. • Set Designer, New Neighbors, directed by S. Cage, History Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 2019.
Waltmar Theatre, Chapman University, Orange, California, October 2019. • Lighting Designer, Fun Home, directed by M. Mazor, Chance Theater, Anaheim, California, January 2020.
Timothy Hengst, MA, Professor, Visual Arts APPOINTMENTS • Advisory Board Member, Thousand Oaks Alliance for the Arts. • Executive Director and Producer, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company. • Juror, “Defining Beauty” Art Show at the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks, Spring 2020. PUBLICATIONS • Illustrations for “Functional outcomes of tendon transfer for brachial plexus birth palsy using the Hoffer technique” in Children’s Orthopaedics, by M. Stevanovic, MD, et al., Vol. 102-B, No. 2, February 2020. • Illustrations for “Hepatic vein incorporation into the azygos system in heterotaxy and interrupted inferior vena cava” by John Nigro, MD, et al. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Vol. 10(3), May 2019.
Aaron Heresco, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals PUBLICATIONS • “Over the Top: Retransmission Fees and New Commodities in the US Television Industry” with student S. Figueroa. Democratic Communiqué, Vol. 29(1), April 2020.
“Students in my classes have demonstrated an incredible resiliency during this unique and difficult time. Given the restrictions placed on their daily lives, they have demonstrated
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Kirstie Hettinga, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Newspaper Research Journal. • Board Member, California College Media Association. • Kopenhaver Center Fellow, sponsored by the AEJMC Commission on the Status of Women, the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University and the AEJMC Council of Affiliates.
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PRESENTATIONS • “Teachable Moment: Fostering Communities of Practice in student newsrooms” with E. Smith, J. Norman and L. Lyon Payne at the World Journalism Education Congress, Paris, France, July 2019. • “¿Hablas español? Launching a Spanish-language insert at a small student newspaper” with S. Wigginton and L. Seales at the World Journalism Education Congress, Paris, France, July 2019. • “Errors, requests, apologies: A case study of 50 years of corrections in a college newspaper” with A. Appelman at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2019. • “The ethic of transparency: A review of corrections language in international journalistic codes of ethics” with A. Appelman at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2019.
DAN HAMILTON Associate Professor, School of Management
“My students come to a virtual session just as hungry for knowledge and passion as they come to an in-person classroom. What is different about the virtual environment is that the subtleties of instruction differ. I especially find myself providing more guidance on expectations and timelines.”
PUBLICATIONS • “Two wrongs don’t make a right: Journalists’ perceptions and usage of press releases” with M. Formentin and A. Appelman. Corporate Reputation Review, December 2019. • “Newsrooms and Communities of Practice: Understanding how community, practice, identity, and meaning shape the learning of student journalists” with E. Smith, L.L. Payne and J. Norman. Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication, Vol. 9(1), 2019. • “¿Hablas español? Launching a Spanish-language insert at a small student newspaper” with S. Wigginton and L. Seales. Teaching journalism in a disruptive age: Proceedings of the World Journalism Education Congress, M. Bernier and P. Guenee (Eds.), Paris, France: World Journalism Education Congress, 2020. • “Teachable moment: Fostering Communities of Practice in student newsrooms” with E. Smith, J. Norman and L. Lyon Payne. Teaching journalism in a disruptive age: Proceedings of the World Journalism Education Congress, M. Bernier and P. Guenee (Eds.), Paris, France: World Journalism Education Congress, 2020. • “Errors, requests, apologies: A case study of 50 years of corrections in a college newspaper” with A. Appelman. College Media Review, Vol. 57, May 2020.
Larkin Higgins, MFA, Professor, Visual Arts PUBLICATIONS • Artist statement and Logographic Drawings: “Signal/ Overturned,” “Roadway/Intersection,” and “Out of Control/ Overturning,” in Notre Dame Review, Number 48, Summer/
Fall 2019, in an edition titled &Now & Whenever It’s Needed, K.J. Canavan & S. Tomasula (Eds.). A companion publication that is hosted online, nd [re] view, included the same works by Higgins plus an additional piece titled “Left Turn, Right Turn, Impact,” a Prismacolor and graphite logographic drawing/visual poem. EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • “WITH WAVES: A Collaborative Performance” participant at &NOW 2019: Points of Convergence held at the University of Washington, Bothell, September 2019. • Two mixed media artworks on paper at the California Fluxfest 2020: V i s i o n 20-20, Building Bridges Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California. March 2020.
KIRSTIE HETTINGA Associate Professor, Communication
“I’ve been truly inspired by The Echo editorial staff and the students of COMM 431. The pandemic has pushed us to be more digital first and the students have adapted brilliantly!”
Michael Hillis, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Teacher Education Consultation Group Member, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. • Accreditation Committee Member, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. • Member Dean, Deans for Impact. • Board Member, Royal Oaks Academy. • Board Member, Center for Urban Educational Ministries. PRESENTATIONS • “Panel discussion of past presidents: The past as a prologue to AILACTE’s future” at the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2020. • “Responding to the designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution” at the International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation, Seville, Spain, November 2019.
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PUBLICATIONS • “Responding to the designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution.” International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez and I. Candel Torres (Eds.), IATED Academy: ICERI, Seville, Spain, 2019.
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Richard Holigrocki, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Psychology APPOINTMENTS • 2017-2020 Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) Standing Appeal Panel Pool Member (Accreditation Appeals)
Emma Hooper, PhD, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Psychology
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PUBLICATIONS • “Interactions between familial risk profiles and preschoolers’ emotionality in predicting executive function” with S. Ku, X. Feng, et al. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, June 2019. • “A Naturalistic Study of Parental Emotion Socialization: Unique Contributions of Fathers” with M. Gerhardt, X. Feng, Q. Wu, et al. Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 34(2), October 2019. • “Mother’s Emotion Coaching and Preschooler’s Emotionality: Moderation by Maternal Parenting Stress” with Q. Wu, X. Feng, et al. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, November 2019. Photo by: Jacqueline Rodriguez
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DAVID MARCEY Professor, Biology
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Cynthia Jew, PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Education
Jason Kingsbury, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemistry
PUBLICATIONS • Equity Partnerships: A Culturally Proficient Guide to Family, School, and Community Engagement with A.R. Clark-Louque, R.B. Lindsey and R.L. Quezada. Corwin Press, 2020.
PUBLICATIONS • “Derivatives of DANPY (Dialkylaminonaphthylpyridinium), a DNA-Binding Fluorophore: Practical Synthesis of Tricyclic 2-Amino-6-bromonaphthalenes by Bucherer Reaction” with D.L. Elder et al. and students B.A. Smolarski and E.G. Armbruster. American Chemical Society (ACS) Omega, Vol. 5, 2020.
Sabith Khan, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management AWARDS • 40 under 40 Award, Pacific Coast Business Times. APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Sage Business Cases. • Executive Board Member, American Society for Public Administration, South Asia Section. • Co-founder, IOREM, a research collaborative on remittances and migration, based in Florida. PRESENTATIONS • “Welfare in the Trump era: Attitudes towards public welfare among Americans” with A. ElBassiouny at the symposium “A new vision for social welfare, education, and social reform” conducted at the American Society for Public Administration, Anaheim, California, May 2020. PUBLICATIONS • “Leadership, Professionalization and Impact: Lessons from a national survey of Nonprofit Leaders in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” Voluntary Sector Review, Vol. 11(1), March 2020. • Remittances and International Development: The Invisible Forces Shaping Community with D.M. Merritt. Routledge Press, May 2020.
Eric Kinsley, DMA, Senior Lecturer, Music EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Padre Serra Parish Concert Series: Sacred and Sublime with Heidi Valencia Vas, Camarillo, California, August 2019. • Faculty Recital: Eric Kinsley, harpsichord: A journey through the landscape of the baroque, with music faculty members Bryan Lane, Niccole Modell and Keum Hwa Cha, at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, January 2020. • Recital: Rare and forgotten chamber music, Thousand Oaks, California, March 2020.
Julie Kuehnel, PhD, Professor, Psychology PRESENTATIONS • “The impact of a defendant’s race and gender on a potential jurors’ willingness to discard a confession” with A. ElBassiouny and student J. Moore at the Conference for the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science: The SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2019. • “How a juror’s willingness to discard a confession is impacted by a defendant’s race and gender” with A. ElBassiouny and student J. Moore at the 21st Annual Meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2020.
Jessica Lavariega Monforti, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Schannae Lucas, PhD, Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
AWARDS • 2020 Midwest Political Science Association Latina/o Caucus Distinguished Career Award.
AWARDS • 2019 Outstanding Alumni Award Celebrating Black Excellence from Washington State University.
APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, kidSTREAM Children's Museum in Ventura County. • President-elect, Western Political Science Association. • Vice President/Program Chair, 2020 Western Political Science Association Conference, Los Angeles, California.
APPOINTMENTS • Elected Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Ethics Committee. • Appointed Member, American Society of Criminology Ad Hoc Committee on Ethics, Conference Policies and Practices, Division of People of Color and Crime.
PUBLICATIONS • “Intersecting Campaigns: Candidate Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Voter Evaluations” with S.A. Gershon. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2019. • “Building Our Communities: Women of Color Workshops in Political Science” with M. Michelson. PS: Political Science & Politics, Vol. 53(1), January 2020. • “They See Us, but They Don’t Really See Us” with M. Michelson. Presumed Incompetent II: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, G. Gutiérrez y Muhs, Y. Flores Niemann, C.G. González and A.P. Harris (Eds.), Utah State University Press, April 2020.
PRESENTATIONS • “Bringing the Classroom to the Community: Exposing Students to the Criminal Justice Landscape from Prevention, to Incarceration, and Post-Release Rehabilitation” at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November 2019. • “Building Academic and Community Support in order to Strengthen Relationships for the Inside-Out” at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November 2019. • “The Critical Role of Experiential Learning at the University Level” at the American Society for Public Administration Virtual Conference, May 2020.
Michele LeBlanc, PhD, Nena Amundson Professor of Biomechanics, Exercise Science APPOINTMENTS • President, Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. PUBLICATIONS • “Effectiveness of a short-term and simple exercise training program for older adults” with students T. Linville and M. Calkins. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, Vol. 16(3), January 2020.
Helen Lim, PhD, Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Ran Lu-Andrews, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management APPOINTMENTS • Program Committee Member, Southwestern Finance Association. • Reviewer, Real Estate Economics. • Reviewer, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. • Reviewer, Review of Finance and Accounting.
David Marcey, PhD, Fletcher Jones Professor of Developmental Biology APPOINTMENTS • Mentor, Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring (PALM) Project. • SAT Subject Test (Biology) Development Committee Member, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, New Jersey. • Fellow, PULSE Vision and Change Leadership in Undergraduate Biology Education. PRESENTATIONS • “Developing case studies using molecular representations for use in introductory biology, chemistry, and biochemistry classes” at the National Association of Biology Teachers annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 2019.
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APPOINTMENTS • Advisory Board Member, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Situation Room Experience. • Inaugural Cohort Member, The National Arts Education Association Cultural Competency in Teaching and Leadership Certification Pilot Program.
PUBLICATIONS • “Participant in the Larger Force: Perception and Presence in the Poetry of Donald Revell” critical essay/book chapter. Till One Day the Sun Shall Shine More Brightly: The Poetry and Prose of Donald Revell, University of Michigan Press, Jan. 31, 2020.
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PRESENTATIONS • “Seismic Studies” selected poems from Earthquake Kit at the 117th Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association conference, San Diego, California, November 2019.
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PRESENTATIONS • Invited Instructor, Human Trafficking Police Training Seminar, sponsored by ZOE International and Royal Thai Police, Region 5, Thailand, November 2019.
Jacqueline Lyons, PhD, Associate Professor, English
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EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Featured cellist in the SAKURA Cello Quintet performance as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic: Noon to Midnight series at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, June 2019. • Featured cellist at the Sunset ChamberFest, Los Feliz, California, June 2019. • Featured cellist at the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival held at The Big Barn, Putney, Virginia, July 2019. • Featured cellist at the Cello and Guitar Recital, Kobe, Japan, August 2019. • Featured cellist at the Pathos Piano Quartet Concert, Osaka, Japan, August 2019. • Resident cellist performance at Salastina Society’s Sounds Reimagined concert at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, California, and the The Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage, Santa Monica, California, September 2019.
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José Marichal, PhD, Professor, Political Science PUBLICATIONS • “Antagonistic bias: developing a typology of agonistic talk on Twitter using gun control networks” with R. Neve. Online Information Review, November 2019. • “The social media commons: Public sphere, agonism, and algorithmic obligation” with R. Neve and B. Collins. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, April 2020.
Yoshika Masuda, DMA, Assistant Professor, Music PUBLICATIONS • “Opinion: Into the Mainstream.” The Strad, October 2019.
• Featured cellist at Le Salon de Musiques Chamber Music
concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, October 2019. • Featured cellist at the Schubertiade concert with pianist Betty Oberacker, Brentwood, California, October 2019. • Resident cellist performance at Salastina Society’s Sounds Delicious concert at the Maxwell House, Pasadena, California, October 2019. • Featured cellist at the Pathos Piano Quartet Concert, Kyoto, Japan, November 2019. • Faculty Recital: Yoshika Masuda – Cello Identity, held at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, November 2019. • Resident cellist performance at Salastina Society’s Sounds Unknown: The Black Violin concert at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, California, and The Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage, Santa Monica, California, November 2019. • Resident cellist performance at Salastina Society’s Sounds Festive: The Four Seasons x 2 concert at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, California, and The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, California, December 2019. • Resident cellist performance at Salastina Society’s Sounds Mysterious concert at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, California, and The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, California, February 2020. • Conductor, TEMPO Ensemble Concert held at California State University, Northridge, February 2020. • Featured cellist at the Dilijan Chamber Music Series, Zipper Concert Hall, Colburn School, Los Angeles, California, March 2020.
JOSE MARICHAL Professor, Political Science
“Our students, faculty and staff have been through so much uncertainty in this past year. Some members of our community are dealing with multiple crises at once (financial, health, family care) but they still keep moving forward. I draw inspiration from the dedication of the students, faculty and staff that “find a way” despite the challenges.”
Robert Meadows, EdD, PhD, Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice AWARDS • Fourth Annual Richmond the American International University in London, Institute of Foreign Study Summer Visiting Faculty Fellowship Programme Recipient, Rome, Italy, June 2019. PRESENTATIONS • “Developing Pedagogical Programs on Comparative Justice: Italy and the United States” at the Richmond the American International University in London, Rome Fellows Symposium, Rome, Italy, June 2019. • “Community-Based Learning in Undergraduate Criminology and Criminal Justice” with M. George, H. Lim and S. Lucas at the American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, California, November 2019.
CYNTHIA MOE-LOBEDA Professor, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
“PLTS students have stirred my heart with their tenacious commitment to bring intellect, spirit, and heart together in pursuit of wisdom and skill for building a more compassionate and equitable society. I honor and respect also their daring to build a life-giving, accountable, courageous, and faithful learning community.”
Jolivette Mecenas, PhD, Associate Professor, English APPOINTMENTS • Proposal Reviewer, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Conference, convening November 2020. PRESENTATIONS • “Unpacking Developmental Education Reform and ‘Success’ at Cal State: When Policy Revision is Not Enough” at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2019. • “Queer Hospitalities and Children's Literacy Publics: Building Coalitions with Drag Queen Story Hours” at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Portland, Oregon, May 2020. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19.)
Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, PhD, Professor, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
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PRESENTATIONS • “Decolonizing the Privileged: Resistance and Re-building a Moral Economy” at the DARE (Discernment and Radical Engagement) Global Forum, Council for World Mission, Taiwan, June 2019. • “Hope, Radical Love, and Moral-Spiritual Power in Age of Climate Colonialism” at the Fifth Annual Integrity of Creation Conference held at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2019. • “Sustained by Community, Emboldened by History” at the Annual National Assembly of the Deaconess Community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Omaha, Nebraska, September 2019.
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APPOINTMENTS • Alumni Advisory Board Member, Union Theological Seminary. • Member, Graduate Theological Union Faculty Council. • Member, Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture, a panel of the World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, and World Communion of Reformed Churches. • Member, International Writing Team producing Theological Education for an Economy of Life, appointed by the Council for World Mission.
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SUNYOUNG PARK Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Psychology
“My students have inspired me during this challenging time when my students are still eager to learn something by asking questions and
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• “Ecological Solidarities: Mobilizing Faith and Justice in an
Entangled World” at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2019. • “The Future of Eco-Theology: A Lutheran, Liberationist, Eco-Feminist, Critical Perspective” at the Schleiermacher Group, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2019. • “God, Creation and Climate” three lectures as Visiting Scholar sponsored by Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2020. PUBLICATIONS • “Luther’s Economic Ethic of Neighbor-love and its Implications for Economic Life Today – A Gift to the World.” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, Vol. 19(3), June/July 2019. • “Democratic Socialism in the Making” commentary on Social Democracy in the Making by Gary Dorrien, Syndicate (online) September/October 2019. • “Finding Common Ground on Moral Vision for the Good Society.” Companion to Christian Theology and Climate Change, H. Koster and E. Conradie (Eds.), T&T Clark, 2019. • “Climate Change as Race Debt, Class Debt, Climate Colonialism: Moral Conundrums, Vision, and Agency.” Entangled Difference, K. Hughes, D. Martin and E. Padilla (Eds.), Pennsylvania State University Press, 2019. • “A Letter.” Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis, L. Schade and M. Bullitt-Jonas (Eds.), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020.
Marja Mogk, PhD, Professor, English APPOINTMENTS • Faculty Fellow, Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France, January-May 2020.
PRESENTATIONS • “The History of Detective Fiction from Homer to Holmes.” Invited Paper Series. Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France, April 2020. Delivered via Zoom. • “Sherlock Holmes' London.” Invited Paper Series. Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France, April 2020. Delivered via Zoom.
Wyant Morton, DMA, Professor, Music EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Conductor, Homecoming Concert with Cal Lutheran Choir and Women's Chorale, Thousand Oaks, California, October 2019. • Conductor, Areté Vocal Ensemble “Considering Matthew Shepard” Concert, Thousand Oaks, California, November 2019. • Conductor, Christmas Festival Concerts “Let All the Nations Be Gathered Together” with the University String Symphony and the Cal Lutheran Choral Ensembles, Thousand Oaks, California, December 2019. • Choral Director, “Midsummer Night's Dream” (Mendelssohn) Concerts with New West Symphony and the women of Areté Vocal Ensemble, Cal Lutheran Choir and Women’s Chorale, Thousand Oaks, California, February 2020.
Susan Murphy, PhD, Professor, School of Management PRESENTATIONS • “Weariness in the Workplace: Toward a New Model of Workplace Performance Detractors” with B. Gillies at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2020.
Nancy Myers, MA, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Regional Director, California Reading and Literature Project.
Adina Nack, PhD, Professor, Sociology
PRESENTATIONS • “New results of the LIFE project: characterization of the A5Ib-II supergiant 19 Aur and the newest sample of magnetic stars” at the American Astronomical Society meeting #235, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2020.
APPOINTMENTS • Co-Chair, World AIDS Day Planning Committee, HIV/AIDS Coalition of Ventura County. • Reviewer, Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
PUBLICATIONS • “A magnetic snapshot survey of F-type stars” with J.M. Seach, S.C. Marsden, et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 494 (4).
Leanne Neilson, PsyD, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Michael Panesis, MBA, Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Management
AWARDS • Council of Independent Colleges’ Chief Academic Officer Award. APPOINTMENTS • Member, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Commission. • Board Chair, Thousand Oaks Alliance for the Arts.
David Nelson, PhD, Associate Professor, History APPOINTMENTS • National Advisory Board Member, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. • English Translation Consultant, Studies in the History of Education: Research Bulletin of the Japan Society for the Historical Studies of Education. PRESENTATIONS • Panel Moderator, “Modern East Asia,” Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society 2020 Biennial National Convention, San Antonio, Texas, June 2020. • Panel Moderator, “Asian History,” Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society 2020 Biennial National Convention, San Antonio, Texas, June 2020.
Mary Oksala, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physics APPOINTMENTS • Science Advisor, St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, California, and Azusa Pacific Seminary, Azusa, California, as part of the Science for Seminaries Phase II Project, funded through the Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion program within the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
PRESENTATIONS • “Assessment of Using Alternative Correlations to Calculate Sampling Variance in Meta-analysis” at the 2020 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April 2020. (Conference canceled due to Covid-19.) • “Extending Eggers Regression: Detecting Outcome Reporting Bias in Meta-analysis of Effects on Multiple, Dependent Outcomes” with A.M. Rodgers and S.N. Beretvas at the 2020 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April 2020. (Conference canceled due to Covid-19.) • “Item Response Theory Analysis of Two Self-Report Depression Measurements (CESD and GHQ) in French University Students” with C.K. Kokou-Kpolou at the 2020 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April 2020. (Conference canceled due to Covid-19.) • “Toward Equity with Excellence: Exploring differential school effects between low and high ability group on scientific literacy using Multivariate Hierarchical Linear Model” with H.S. You and C. Delgado at the 2020 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April 2020. (Conference canceled due to Covid-19.)
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PRESENTATIONS • “What are the applications of AI/Machine learning and Big Data in predicting infectious disease outbreaks and patterns of transmission and spread?” at the ALN Academy’s Data Surveillance and Viral Pandemics Webinar Series, May 2020.
Sunyoung Park, PhD, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Psychology
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PRESENTATIONS • “Liberal Starts: How the Study of Entrepreneurship can Benefit from the Liberal Arts, and Vice Versa” at the 2019 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Annual Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2019. • “Liberal Arts Entrepreneurship: What it Means and Why it is Important” at the 2019 Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education conference held at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, October 2019.
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Christopher Njunge, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals
APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education. • Board Member, Tech Coast Angels. • Board Member, Santa Barbara Angel Alliance. • Board Member, Camarillo Chamber of Commerce. • Board Member, Whistle Messaging. • Board Member, Sensor Industries. • Steering Committee Member, Ventura County Greek Festival.
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PUBLICATIONS • “The Effects of Family-School Partnership Interventions on Academic and Social-Emotional Functioning: A MetaAnalysis Exploring What Works for Whom” with T. Smith, S. Sheridan, E. Kim and S.N. Beretvas. Educational Psychology Review, Vol. 32, November 2019. • “The Effect of Information Exposure via Mediating Variables on Respect for Decision: Shin-Gori Nuclear Reactor No. 5 & 6 Public Deliberation” with J.W. Kim. Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society, Vol. 21(5), 2019. • “Covert narcissism: A moderated mediation model of rational explanation, empathic emotional reaction, and self-soothing ability” with Y.J. Jo. Studies on Korean Youth, Vol. 30(4), 2019. • “The multivariate multiple-membership random effects model: An introduction and evaluation” with S.N. Beretvas. Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 52, December 2019. • “Characteristics of effective school-based, teacher-delivered mental health services for children” with G. Guz, A. Zhang, et al. Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 30(4), 2020. • “A longitudinal study on the relationships between motivational uses of mobile applications and online expressive civic engagement” with J.W. Kim and Y.M. Sang. International Journal of Mobile Communications, Vol. 18(3), 2020.
Michael Pearce, PhD, MFA, Professor, Visual Arts APPOINTMENTS • Member, City of Thousand Oaks Arts & Culture Roundtable.
MICHAEL PEARCE Professor, Visual Arts
“Although 2020 was a year of outrageous misfortunes, my students made it easy to bear its slings and arrows by producing some really exceptional art. Art was a comfort and refuge to many of them, and their pleasure in creative experiences inspired me to find new directions in my own work.”
PUBLICATIONS • “A Price Fit for a Queen.” Fine Art Connoisseur, November/ December 2019. • “A Soldier’s Journey – Sabin Howard’s National World War One Memorial.” MutualArt Magazine, Nov. 13, 2019. • “Surrealistic Realism at Nature's Mercy: Guy Kinnear's Golems.” MutualArt Magazine, Dec. 13, 2019. • “Elemental Feminine Resolve: Adrienne Stein, PreRaphaelite Reborn.” MutualArt Magazine, Jan. 1, 2020. • “Odd, Odder, Odd Nerdrum.” MutualArt Magazine, Jan. 24, 2020. • “Kicking Kittens: Evaporating Champagne Fizz at Nicolas Party's Plastic Party.” MutualArt Magazine, Feb. 8, 2020. • “Goddess in Oils. New works by Nick Alm and Brad Kunkle.” Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April 2020. • “The Slow Evolution of Chinese Representational Art.” MutualArt Magazine, March 10, 2020. • “Why Art Matters.” James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, March 18, 2020. • “Into the Inferno, From Dante to Eric Armusik.” MutualArt Magazine, March 21, 2020. • “Raphael: The Consolation of Beauty in the Face of Fear.” MutualArt Magazine, April 4, 2020. • “Storytelling Through Painting: Adam Miller’s Emulation of Raphael.” MutualArt Magazine, April 10, 2020. • “Steven DaLuz and Realms Beyond in the Sublime Days of Solitude.” MutualArt Magazine, April 24, 2020. • “The Money in Imagination.” MutualArt Magazine, April 28, 2020. • “Topographies of the Imagination: Roger Dean and the Gates of Delirium.” MutualArt Magazine, May 2, 2020.
Edlyn Vallejo Peña, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Organizer, 4th annual Spectrum of Opportunity Conference “Communication Alternatives in Autism Author Celebration,” Thousand Oaks, California, October 2019. PRESENTATIONS • “From research to community activism: Translating scholarship to community outcomes and partnerships” at the Council on Ethnic Participation at the 44th Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 2019. • “Nothing About Us Without Us: Performative Community Engaged Inquiry with Deaf and Autistic Students” with L. Stapleton, S. Oates, A. McHenry and D. Duarte at the 44th Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 2019. PUBLICATIONS • Communication Alternatives in Autism: Perspectives on Typing and Spelling Approaches for the Nonspeaking. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing, September 2019. • “Understanding disability frameworks in higher education research” with K. Brown, E.M. Broido, et al. Theory and Method in Higher Education Research, Vol. 5, J. Huisman and M. Tight (Eds.). Bingley, UK: Emerald, 2019. • “Whose Liability Is It Anyway? Cultivating an Inclusive College Climate for Autistic LGBTQ Students” with B.R. Nachman and R.A. Miller. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, Vol. 23(2), 2020.
• Vice President, Association of Asian and Pacific Islanders, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Travis Peterson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Exercise Science PRESENTATIONS • “Ground Reaction Forces and Impulses of Long Snapping with and without a Block” with student J.B. Goldstein at the 27th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada, August 2019. • “Golf Ball Kinematics Played from Sloped Address Positions” with students J. Aguilar and J. Zamora at the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, California, October 2019. • “Newton’s Laws: From Long Jumps to Long Snaps to Long Drives” at the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Newport Beach, California, October 2019. • “Differences in Golf Swing Reaction Forces Played from Sloped Address Positions” with student A. Valdez at the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, California, October 2019.
Noelle Raffy, MFA, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Wardrobe Designer, Dancing with the Stars, Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, California, December 2019. • Wardrobe Designer, PJ Pirates Show, Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, California, December 2019.
PRESENTATIONS • “Wilderness in the Time of Acceleration: Insights from Scientific Re-Photography in Baja’s Sierra San Pedro Mártir” in a panel on Anthropocene Wilderness at the American Society for Literature and Environment conference held at University of California, Davis, June 2019.
Moses Penumaka, ThD, Director, Theological Education for Emerging Ministries, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary APPOINTMENTS • Candidacy Committee Member, Eastern Washington and Idaho Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. • Candidacy Committee Member, Oregon Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Judith Richards, MBA, Senior Lecturer, School of Management PUBLICATIONS • “Negotiation competence: Improving student negotiation self-efficacy” with V. Guerrero and S. Fischbach. Journal of Education for Business, January 2020.
Diane Rodriguez-Kiino, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Advisory Board Member, American Council on Education, U.S.-Japan Higher Education Engagement Study (USJP HEES). PUBLICATIONS • “Academic Mindset Development at Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Framework for Holistic Servingness for Underrepresented Student Success” with E. Beltran and B. Masters. Hispanic Serving Institutions in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs, G. Garcia (Ed.), Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2020.
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APPOINTMENTS • Editor, Global Science and Technology Forum Journal on Operating Systems and Programming Languages. • Editorial Board Member, Italian Journal of Science and Engineering. • Reviewer, Springer Publishing. • Reviewer, Mathematics, a MDPI Journal. • Faculty Representative, National Center for Women & Information Technology Academic Alliance. • Liaison, Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance. • Program Committee, 2019 IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science. • Program Committee, 2019 IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications. • Program Committee, 2019 IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing.
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Chang-Shyh Peng, PhD, Professor, Computer Science
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“Lifelong learning and respect for others are critical values that can enhance our students' lives and future careers. I believe that my classes' discussion-based and interactive atmosphere provides the ideal soil in which these values can grow.”
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LAVERNE SEALES Associate Professor, Languages and Cultures
• “Academic Mindset Development at Hispanic Serving
Institutions: The Impact of Implicit Beliefs on Academic Achievement” with B. Masters and E. Beltran. Hispanic Serving Institutions in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs, G. Garcia (Ed.), Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2020. • “Creating Community Partnerships to Foster Trust and Engagement in STEM” with L. Ramirez. Hispanic Serving Institutions in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs, G. Garcia (Ed.), Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2020.
Angela Rowley, MS, Lecturer, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Reviewer, NASPA Annual Conference Program. • School Site Council Member, Moorpark Unified School District. • Suicide Prevention Plan Committee Member, Moorpark Unified School District. PRESENTATIONS • “Honoring the Wisdom of our Madres and Abuelas: The role of Chicana/Latina Feminist Epistemologies and Historical Resiliency in the Breaking of Borders and the Remaking of Personal and Professional Narratives in Education” with H. Coronado and students F. Hernandez, C. HernandezOsorio and M. Milian at the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Conference held at the University of Massachusetts Amhurst, Massachusetts, July 2019. • “Using the Cultural Wealth Model to Support the Success of First-Generation Graduate Students: Research to Practice” with H. Coronado, G. Uellendahl and students A. Campos and M. Milian at the First-Generation Southwest Symposium held at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, October 2019.
• “STRIVE Scholars: Supporting First-Generation Students
Through Decolonial and Cultural Wealth Frameworks” with H. Coronado and students A. Campos-Garcia, V. Gonzalez and F. Hernandez at the California Association of School Counselors Conference, Riverside, California, October 2019.
Hossein Salehi, PhD, CFP, Assistant Professor, School of Management AWARDS • Northwestern Mutual Best Paper Award in Insurance/Risk Management for “The Relationship Between Ownership of Insurance Products and Retirement Satisfaction” at the 2020 Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines (CFP® Board Research Conference). PRESENTATIONS • “What are the Determinants of Purchasing Life Insurance among Older Americans?” with C.M. Kalenkoski at the Academy of Financial Services Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 2019. • “The Relationship Between the Ownership of Insurance Products and Retirement Satisfaction” with C.M. Kalenkoski at the Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines (CFP® Board Research Conference), Arlington, Virginia, February 2020.
Mahmoud Salimi, MFA, Assistant Professor, Film and Television AWARDS • Best Fictional Short Award, “Not Me,” Open Window International Film Challenge, Kolkata, India, June 2019. • Best Actor Award, “Not Me,” Bangalore Short Film Festival, Bangalore, India, June 2019.
• Excellence in Short Filmmaking Award, “Not Me,” NexGen International Film Festival, Pune, India, December 2019. • Remi Award for Feature-Length Dramatic Screenplay, “Roya,” WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Houston, Texas, April 2020. PRESENTATIONS • “The Re-emergence of Afghan Cinema: The Young and Bold Cinema of Afghanistan” at the South Asia Media Studies Conference held at Florida State University, Tallahassee, February 2020. EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • Writer, director and editor of the short film “Not Me,” presented at the 10th annual Oaxaca Film Festival, Oaxaca, Mexico, October 2019.
Jean Kelso Sandlin, EdD, Professor, Communication PRESENTATIONS • “PR Pathfinder: A First Assignment to Motivate and Retain First Generation College Students” at the Public Relations Society Educator's Academy, San Diego, California, October 2019. PUBLICATIONS • “Fandom, forgiveness and future support: YouTube apologies as crisis communication” with M. Gracyalny. Journal of Communication Management, Vol. 24(1), March 2020.
LaVerne Seales, PhD, Associate Professor, Languages and Cultures
Christine Sellin, PhD, Professor, Visual Arts APPOINTMENTS • Research Associate, UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. • Editorial Board Member, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies.
Mary Jo Shane, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management PRESENTATIONS • “Creating a communication café that benefits multiple constituencies” with student M. Sachin Sinkar at the NAFSA – Association of International Educators Region XII Conference, Pasadena, California, November 2019. • “Creating a communication café that benefits multiple constituencies” at the first NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region XII Southern District Virtual Conference, March 2020. PUBLICATIONS • “A new training program in developing cultural intelligence can also improve innovative work behavior and resilience: A longitudinal pilot study of graduate students and professional employees” with A. Azebedo. International Journal of Management Education, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2019. • “An interdepartmental collaboration to target research and writing challenges of international graduate students” with H. Mondschein and T. Patel. Supporting Today’s Students in the Library: Strategies for retaining and graduating international, transfer, first-generation, and re-entry students, N.Y. Tran and S. Higgins (Eds.), Chicago, IL.: Association of College and Research Librarians Press, 2020. • “First term support for international graduate students attending small colleges and universities” with L. Carson and D.G. Macri. Journal of International Students, Vol. 10(2), 2020.
Bethany Simmons, PhD, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Psychology
PUBLICATIONS • “A Family-based cultural contextual approach to working with involuntary clients” with J. Banker. Intercultural Perspectives on Family Counseling, B. Canfield (Ed.), New York: Routledge Press, 2020.
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PRESENTATIONS • “Supporting Underrepresented Students in Undergraduate Research” at the New American Colleges and Universities Summer Institute, Washington, D.C., June 2019.
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Andrea Sell, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology
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White American families” with R. Jardine. The Personal is Political: Body politics in a Trump world, C. Davis and J. Crane (Eds.), Brill Publishing, 2020.
Mel Spence, EdD, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education PRESENTATIONS • “PAGES: Project for the Advancement of Gifted and Exceptional Students” with T-L. Ma, A. Tseng and A. Nguyen at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division (TED) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2019. PUBLICATIONS • “PAGES: Project for the Advancement of Gifted and Exceptional Students” with T-L. Ma, A. Tseng and A. Nguyen. TED 2019 Conference Proceedings: Unmask Your Potential, A. Markelz (Ed.), Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division (TED) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Walter Stewart, PhD, Professor, Languages and Cultures AWARDS • Award of Excellence for the Screenplay Nietzsche, 2020 New York Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Kirsi Stjerna, PhD, Professor, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary PUBLICATIONS • “Roots of Persistence: Reformation against Sexism.” Resisting Exclusion - Global Theological Responses to Populism, S. Sinn and E. Harasta (Eds.), Berlin: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig/Lutheran World Federation, 2019. • “A Cautionary Tale: Luther and the Jews, and Rejecting anti-Semitism.” The Forgotten Luther II, R. Cummings (Ed.), Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2019. • “Luther Against Luther: Anti-Semitism and Racism vis-àvis Luther’s Freedom Theology.” The Alternative Luther: Lutheran Theology from the Subaltern, E.M. Wiberg Pedersen (Ed.), Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2019. • “Dangerous Pamphlets – Margaretha Prüss.” Christian History: Women of the Reformation, Issue 131, 2019.
Russell Stockard Jr., PhD, Professor, Communication PRESENTATIONS • “A Rhetorical Geography of Climate Gentrification in Little Haiti” at the Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Santa Marta, Colombia, June 2019. • “Détente, Discourse and Diaspora: Obama’s Speeches about Cuba and the African Diaspora” at the 10th Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora, Williamsburg, Virginia, November 2019. • “COVID-19 and the Media: Connections and Disruptions – Sports Coverage” at the virtual conference of the American Association of Geographers, April 2020.
Anita Stone, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Neotropical Primates. • Reviewer, American Journal of Primatology. • Reviewer, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. PUBLICATIONS • “Synchronization of weaning time with peak fruit availability in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) living in Amazonian Brazil” with L.V.P. Ruivo. American Journal of Primatology, April 24, 2020.
Daniel Tillapaugh, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education AWARDS • Outstanding Research Award, American College Personnel Association (ACPA) - College Student Educators International’s Coalition on Men and Masculinities. APPOINTMENTS • Reviewer, Journal of College Student Development. PRESENTATIONS • “Queering sexual violence: Erasure, (in)visibility, and identity politics” at the fifth annual “Shifting the Paradigm” event held at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2019. • “Supporting historically underrepresented men in higher education: Reframing masculinity through resilience and community cultural wealth frameworks” at the NetVUE Regional Gathering held at Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, January 2020. PUBLICATIONS • Men & Masculinities: Theoretical Foundations and Promising Practices for Supporting College Men's Development. D. Tillapaugh and B. McGowan (Eds.), Sterling, Virginia: Stylus, June 2019. • “Student involvement and engagement.” Rethinking College Student Development Theory Using Critical Frameworks, E.S. Abes, S.R. Jones and D-L Stewart (Eds.), Sterling, Virginia: Stylus, July 2019.
Jennifer Twyford, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Psychology APPOINTMENTS • Board Member, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme. • Editorial Board Member, Journal of School Violence. • Editorial Board Member, Contemporary School Psychology.
Gail Uellendahl, PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Advisory Board Member, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, Pierce College. • Advisory Board Member, Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education, Pierce College. • Emeritus Committee Member, California Association of School Counselors.
PRESENTATIONS • “Using the Cultural Wealth Model to Support the Success of First-Generation Graduate Students: Research to Practice” with H. Coronado, A. Rowley and students A. Campos and M. Milian at the First-Generation Southwest Symposium held at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, October 2019.
Vlad Vaiman, PhD, Professor, School of Management APPOINTMENTS • Vice Chair and Board Member, Ventura County Economic Development Association. • Conference Organizer, 9th EIASM Workshop on Talent Management, Cork, Ireland, 2020. • Conference Organizer, 5th Executive Talent Management Forum, Thousand Oaks, California, 2020. • Editor, European Management Review. • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Global Mobility. • Regional Editor, Journal of Knowledge Management. • Chief Editorial Consultant, European Journal of International Management. PRESENTATIONS • “Macro Talent Management: Latent Developments in a Nascent Field” at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2019. • “From digi-imitators to digi-trendsetters: The influence of digitalization on global talent management” at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2019. • “Global Talent Management: It Is Time to Act!” at the California HR Conference, Long Beach, California, August 2019.
Assistant Professor, School of Management
“The pandemic has been undoubtedly quite taxing on many of us. And I am no exception. But seeing the students’ determination and commitment to learning,
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even in this challenging time, gives me the energy and the endurance to make virtual learning a more engaging and rewarding experience for them and for myself.”
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PUBLICATIONS • “Keys to Keeping Talent: Opportunities for career growth.” C-Suite Quarterly, June 2019. • “Conceptualizing Talent in Multinational Hotel Corporations” with S. Jooss, A. McDonnell and R. Burbach. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 31(10), 2019. • “Exploring the Influence of Digitalization on Global Talent Management” with V. Khoreva and T. Bondarouk. Academy of Management Proceedings (1), 2019. • “Talent Identification Transparency: An Alternative Perspective” with V. Khoreva and E. Kostanek. European Journal of International Management, Vol. 13(1), 2019. • “Global Talent Management” with E. Gallardo-Gallardo and M. Thunnissen. Oxford Bibliographies in Management, R. Griffin (Ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. • “Enabling effective talent management through a-macrocontingent approach: A framework for research and practice” with K.A. King. Business Research Quarterly, Vol. 22(3), 2019.
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Alicia Vargas, PhD, Dean, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary APPOINTMENTS • Research Committee Member, The Association of Theological Schools. • Latin@ Presidents and Deans Committee Member, The Association of Theological Schools. • Member, Latinx/Hispanic Leaders, The Association of Theological Schools.
Paloma Vargas, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology APPOINTMENTS • Council Member, Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institute Educators. • Mentor, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/ Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). PUBLICATIONS • “Building an HSI Brand: A Case Study of California Lutheran University” with M.G. Ward. Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs, G.A. Garcia (Ed). Information Age Publishing, March 1, 2020.
Dan Hieu Vo, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management PRESENTATIONS • “Angels and Venture Capitalists: Substitute or Complements” with T. Hellmann and P. Schure at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2020.
TYMIKA WESLEY Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education
“My students inspire me by consistently working toward increasing their pedagogical knowledge, even in challenging times.”
PUBLICATIONS • “Ownership dynamics within founder teams: The role of external financing” with T.F. Hellmann, P.H. Schure and C. Tergiman. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 13(3), September 2019.
Tymika Wesley, EdD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education APPOINTMENTS • Representative, California Standards for the Teaching Profession Workgroup, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities.
Sheridan Wigginton, PhD, Professor, Languages and Cultures PRESENTATIONS • “¿Hablas español? Launching a Spanish-language insert at a small student newspaper” with K. Hettinga and L. Seales at the World Journalism Education Congress, Paris, France, July 2019. PUBLICATIONS • Unmastering the Script: Education, Critical Race Theory, and the Struggle to Reconcile the Haitian Other in Dominican Identity with R.T. Middleton IV. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, September 2019. • “¿Hablas español? Launching a Spanish-language insert at a small student newspaper” with K. Hettinga and L. Seales. Teaching journalism in a disruptive age: Proceedings of the World Journalism Education Congress, M. Bernier and P. Guenee (Eds.), Paris, France: World Journalism Education Congress, 2020.
AKIKO YASUIKE Associate Professor, Sociology
“My applied sociology class has all graduating seniors. I was inspired by compassion they showed for those who experience marginalization in our society and consequently suffer most from the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Colleen Windham-Hughes, PhD, Associate Professor, Religion
Akiko Yasuike, PhD, Associate Professor, Sociology
PRESENTATIONS • “Practicing Inclusivity, Engaging Difference: Theology of Radical Welcome” at the Extravaganza: Network for Children, Youth, and Family Ministry, Anaheim, California, January 2020
APPOINTMENTS • Sociology Main Divisional Editor, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences.
Paul Witman, PhD, Professor, School of Management
APPOINTMENTS • Editorial Board Member, Self and Identity. • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences.
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APPOINTMENTS • Co-Chair, Teaching Cases track, Educators’ Special Interest Group Conference. • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Information Systems Education.
PRESENTATIONS • “The relationship between defensive self-esteem and person orientation” with S.P. Lupien at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2020.
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EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES • “Vigil during Coronapocalypse” for the Triduum Project, presented via Zoom, April 2020.
Ariana Young, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals
A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S
PRESENTATIONS • “Deposit a Check, Get Arrested — The Case of Mishandled ATM Camera Forensics” at the EDSIGCon Teaching Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, November 2019.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Center for Economic Research and Forecasting (CERF) Consulting Projects
Matthew Fienup, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Economic Research and Forecasting Dan Hamilton, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Management • $190,000 grant from the Latino Donors Collaborative to provide the Latino GDP Report.
• $25,000 grant from CoBank and $30,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy to support the Fox Canyon Water Market.
• $20,000 grant from the Southern California Association
of Governments to serve as on-call economic advisors for Ventura County.
• $5,000 grant from AgriBank to provide the U.S. Quarterly Economic Forecast.
Cynthia Duarte, PhD, Lecturer, Sociology, and Director, Sarah W. Heath Center for Equality and Justice Matthew Ward, PhD, Vice President, Enrollment Management and Marketing Kelly Owens, PhD, Director, Office of Sponsored Research and Projects • $340,798 grant from Americorps for the Civic Action Fellows program.
Julia Fogg, PhD, Professor, Religion • $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association to support the third annual “Homelessness and the Housing Crisis in Hollywood” project that includes a co-curricular partnership with Hope Lutheran Church in Hollywood.
Timothy Hengst, MA, Professor, Visual Arts • $20,800 grant from the Oxnard School District for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Educational Tour.
• $17,600 grant from the Conejo Valley Unified School Other Program Grants and Contracts
Rose Aslan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Religion • $10,000 grant from the American Religious Sounds
Project at Ohio State University to create a multimedia project documenting the sounds of Islam in the U.S.
• $5,000 grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching
and Learning in Religion for a fellowship for early career religion professors.
Chia-Li Chien, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Management • $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association for software to allow volunteer certified financial planners and students to provide financial services for low-income and underrepresented populations in Ventura County.
Brian Collins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Philosophy • $5,000 award from Pomona College’s Arnold L. Graves and Lois S. Graves Award, which will be used for the Summer Philosophy Institute for high school students.
• $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association to continue the annual SoCal Philosophy Academy for local high school students to learn critical thinking and communication skills.
• $1,850 grant from PLATO (Philosophy Learning and
Teaching Organization) for the third annual Summer Philosophy Institute.
District for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Educational Tour.
• $5,800 grant from the City of Thousand Oaks for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival.
• $1,500 grant from the City of Westlake Village for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Educational Tour.
• $1,500 grant from the Trimberger Foundation for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Educational Tour.
Kirstie Hettinga, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication • $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association for a journalism – print, broadcast and podcasting – training program for college students.
Richard Holigrocki, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Psychology Ekta Kumar, PsyD, Director, Community Counseling Services • $246,348 grant from California Community Foundation for counseling related to the Woolsey Fire.
• $3,000 grant from the National Alliance on Mental Illness to provide counseling for those referred from ELCA churches.
Richard Holigrocki, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Psychology • $4,625 grant from the City of Thousand Oaks Social Services Endowment Grant Fund to the Community Counseling Services Assistance Fund for Thousand Oaks Residents.
• $1,000 grant from the Foundation of the Ventura County Credit Union to fund the Disaster Response Program.
Jessica Lavariega Monforti, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences • $116,447 grant from the National Science Foundation through a subaward from University of Texas to evaluate science educational outreach to Hispanic students and families in Rio Grande Valley.
Delil Martinez, PhD, Assistant Professor, Mathematics • $15,700 grant from the Center for Undergraduate
Research in Mathematics for an academic-year research group for undergraduates.
Michael McCambridge, EdD, Professor, Graduate School of Education Nancy Myers, MA, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education • $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association
for the California Reading and Literature Project which has been held within the Graduate School of Education for the past 18 years, offering professional development to Cal Lutheran teacher candidates and over 600 local TK12 teachers and administrators from all school districts in Ventura County.
Nancy Myers, MA, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education • $75,395 annual grant from No Child Left Behind (U.S.
Department of Education) and California Subject Matter Projects (California Department of Education) for the California Reading and Literature Project.
Christopher Njunge, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals • $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association
Michael Panesis, MBA, Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship • $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association to support the 2020 Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Educators conference, which will bring international educators to explore ways to teach entrepreneurial techniques to arts students. The project encourages collaborations among programs in the School of Management and the Creative Arts Division.
• $2,500 grant from the Community Leaders Association
to continue the annual New Venture Fair, an expo-style competition for undergraduate, graduate and local high school students to showcase their entrepreneurial endeavors in the community.
Moses Penumaka, ThD, Director, Theological Education for Emerging Ministries (TEEM), Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary • $10,000 grant from the Vesper Society for the TEEM Interfaith Leadership program.
Michaela Reaves, PhD, Professor, History • $28,406 grant from the California State Library to create
an online curriculum on civil liberties for K-12 schools that includes field trips to five local sites.
Michaela Reaves, PhD, Professor, History Cindy Keitel, Coordinator, Community Services • $5,503 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation for a history lecture series for the community.
to host a conference and discussion on the link between diversity and innovation.
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About Cal Lutheran California Lutheran University has seen remarkable growth since its founding in 1959. The university keeps pace with the changing needs of students while remaining true to its mission: to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice. Our Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation demonstrates the university's commitment to living out its mission within the changing context of student demographics. The 225-acre main campus in Thousand Oaks is home to a dynamic liberal arts and sciences university with over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 48 countries representing a diversity of faiths and cultures. Cal Lutheran has other locations in Woodland Hills, Westlake Village, Oxnard and Santa Maria as well as Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley. Cal Lutheran offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School
of Psychology, School for Professional and Continuing Studies and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. Forty majors and 42 minors are offered in the traditional undergraduate program. The Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals program offers degrees in nine majors. Graduate programs include doctorates in educational leadership, higher education leadership, clinical psychology and theology; and master’s degrees in education, psychology, business, economics, information technology, public policy and administration, and divinity. Cal Lutheran is deeply involved in service to communities in Ventura County and beyond. Examples include affordable counseling services, the Autism and Communication Center, professional development for nonprofit leaders, economic forecasting, a program to teach K-12 subjects using drama techniques, a community swimming pool, and NPR and local news through KCLU Radio. The university’s thriving arts programs promote cultural awareness and provide intellectual and educational benefits to the region.
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