Faculty Scholarship and Service

Research Publications and Presentations

Jonathan Alfson, Ph.D. Dissertation (July, 2023). Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses. Oregon State University.

Angela Doty, M.A. Scholarly Review (2023). Cultivating mentors: Sharing wisdom in Christian higher education. Christian Higher Education.

Agametochukwu Iheanyi-Igwe, Ph.D. Presented preliminary results from ongoing missionary re-entry and entrepreneurship study with coresearcher Timothy Veach, Ph.D. Christian Scholars Conference (2023).

Erin Mueller, Ph.D. Submitted empirical study (2023) for presentation at the Association for Psychological Science: Savoring and wellbeing in emerging adults: Enhancing emotion regulation on a college campus.

Scholarly review (2023). Hope, C. (2023). Regulation from the inside out: Linking your body, brain, and behavior. Balboa Press.

Latrissa Lee Neiworth, Ed.D. Invited speaker (2023). Higher Education Adjuncts – Options and Opportunities. Doctoral Workshop, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University (Calif.).

Nani Skaggs, Ph.D. NetVue Faculty Fellow and Presenter, Council of Independent Colleges (2023-2024).

Doyle Srader, Ph.D. Invited speaker (2023). Building Kingdom Connections and Collaborative Research Networks for Public Ministry at the Christianity and Communications Studies Network conference (2023).

A.J. Swoboda, Ph.D. Journal article (2023). Bringing out old treasures: The function of Christian history for a pedagogy of spiritual formation in the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care.

Authored academic chapter (2023) in a forthcoming academic volume titled Greening Hollenweger: Retrieving ecological dimensions from the dean of pentecostal studies. Plenary speaker (2023). The Society for Professional Christian Educators (Chicago, Ill.)

Service

Jonathan Alfson, Ph.D. Accepted as Next-Generation Fellow for The Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction.

Agametochukwu Iheanyi-Igwe, Ph.D. Professional Advisory Board member for the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at PeaceHealth Riverbend Sacred Heart Medical Center (Springfield, Ore.)

Suzanne Price, M.Ed. Legislative Committee Member (2023, ongoing). Oregon Department of Education Steering Committee member with committee work focused on the Education Workforce SB 283.1.(3)(d): Education Workforce Data System

A.J. Swoboda, Ph.D. Theologian-in-Residence. Rose Church (Portland, Ore.).

Book Manuscripts

Stephen Andes, D.Phil. Book manuscript (2023). Chasing Speedy: The Secret History of America’s Fastest Cartoon Mouse.

A.J. Swoboda, Ph.D. Book manuscript (2023). The Gift of Thorns: Jesus, theFlesh, and the War for our Wants. Zondervan.


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