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I was fortunate to present at this year’s annual conference for the California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (CALPCC) in San Francisco, CA, March 20-21, 2018. The conference had a social justice theme, focusing in the historically marginalized communities. My presentation examined women in the workplace as targets of misogynistic microaggressions. Following are the…Read More

In the Spring of 2018 I visited the missionary training facility, CINCEL, in San Jose, Costa Rica. I had been informed by the Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) Central American Area Director, Jay Dickerson, that he had read my dissertation on the relationship of the role of adult learning theory in understanding cultural adaptation…Read More

Theatre Costume Design faculty, Associate Professor, Lia Hansen, and I attended the NAST Conference in Portland, Oregon, at the Downtown Hilton Hotel March 29 – 31, 2018.  This was an important conference for two reasons.  Theatre Arts is up for continued accreditation, and I also submitted a Plan Approval for a new concentration, Stage &…Read More

 I attended the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Conference in Portland, Oregon, at the Downtown Hilton Hotel March 29 – 31, 2018.  The Keynote speaker—Chris Coleman, Artistic Director for Portland Center Stage at The Armory—spoke about leadership.  He said leadership was about telling stories, about creating a vision for others to see.  An…Read More

Attending the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology, Austin, TX, for the first time was a unique experience. Unlike conferences with thousands of attendees, the COGDOP gathering was small enough to have many one-on-one and small group interactions. As Chairs (Directors, at VU) of graduate programs, we share similar experiences that people in other roles…Read More

I made a presentation to the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) Conference (February 26, 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada). It is a juried national conference, all proposals undergo blind peer-review prior to acceptance. ABSTRACT The presentation summarizes the published research literature regarding the relationship between work-and-home life for full-time employees. The author highlights…Read More

In the fall of 2017 I had the opportunity to attend the 31st Annual Conference of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).  The conference theme was “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Driving America’s Prosperity”.  I greatly appreciated the focus of the event and the extent to which educators from across the nation gathered…Read More

Vanguard Faculty Development Funding generously supported my attendance at two professional conferences this academic year.  One meeting was the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fall Annual Meeting (October 26 – 31, 2017) that was held in Washington, DC.  This conference brings chief nursing academic officers together with noted thought leaders to discuss key…Read More