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I just returned from the 48th Annual Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) conference in Hyattsville, MD, just outside of DC. Even though I didn’t have the opportunity to spend much time in our nation’s capital, just driving by the monuments in my Lyft rides to and from the airport felt surreal, considering all the momentous…Read More

I recently had the privilege of representing Vanguard University at the 48th annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (February 28–March 2), held this year in College Park, Maryland, a suburb of our nation’s capital. At this academic conference, I put forward a fresh reading of a famous but rarely actualized biblical passage: Paul’s…Read More

The Oxford Symposiums on the Finance, Law & Economics of Education are recurring events bringing together scholars and practitioners from around the globe. This year’s meeting took place in the Charles Wellbeloved Room in Harris Manchester College, Mansfield Rd, Oxford. The symposium gathered together a relatively small number of participants compared to other conferences I…Read More

This year I am working toward certification in Design Thinking through IDEO, a Palo Alto-based “global design company committed to creating positive impact.” IDEO was founded by David Kelly, a Stanford University engineering professor who is also one of the founders of Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, known as the Stanford d-school. The d-school,…Read More

As part of my on-going faculty development, I attended a three-day, costume techniques and information conference, aptly known as Costume College. I have been attending for many years both as a participant and a presenter. The Benefits of Attending A long, long time ago I participated in a session where we made the understructure known…Read More

The theme of the National Communication Association’s 104th annual convention in Salt Lake City was “Communication at Play.” This theme encouraged us to be imaginative, to unleash creativity, and to have fun. My colleague from Azusa Pacific University, Dr. Marcia Berry and I brainstormed a topic, focusing on the concept of a Smiling God who…Read More

A significant problem for those struggling with drug addiction is the high propensity of users to relapse following long periods of abstinence from drug use. It has been found that environmental stimuli that have been previously associated with the rewarding effects of drugs can often contribute to relapse among addicts. Exposure to drug cues often…Read More

Transforming Nursing Education in California Dr.’s Wickman and Callis traveled to San Diego to attend the COADN/CACN (California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing/California Association of Colleges of Nursing) Joint Fall 2018 Conference, October 24 to 26th. This conference allowed us the opportunity to network with nursing deans and directors across the state as well as…Read More

This past August I began a year-long program to earn a certificate in online teaching and curriculum development through UCSD. The program consists of six courses and I completed the first two in Fall 2017. I have been teaching fully online courses at Vanguard for the past 7 years and have worked to improve them…Read More

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