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Robert Ballard, Assistant Professor of Communication. B.S., Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, Colorado State University; M.S., Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, Colorado State University; Ph.D., Department of Human Communication Studies, University of Denver. (Dissertation titled, "An Ethnographic and Philosophical Investigation into Patrol Officers: Communication Ethics as Critical Work.") Dr. Ballard brings teaching experience from the University of Waterloo and the University of Denver. He has a strong research record in the areas of communication ethics and international adoption, and he has been published in Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections, as well as in the International Review of Qualitative Research and the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
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Aaron Brough, Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.S. in Business Management, Brigham Young University; M.S. and Ph.D. in Marketing, Northwestern University. (Dissertation titled, "When Opposites Detract: The Impact of Categorization on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Product Combinations.") At Northwestern, Dr. Brough gained teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant; before Northwestern, he was a senior consultant at a Boston-based strategic marketing research and consulting firm. Dr. Brough's research examines how the framing and construal of information influences consumer behavior and perceptions of value, and his dissertation is under review at the Journal of Marketing Research. In addition, his paper on competition among buyers in secondary markets is under review at the Journal of Behavioral Decision Marking.
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Denise Ferguson, Associate Professor of Communication. B.S. in Speech Communication, Indiana State University; M.A. in Speech Communication, Bowling Green State University; Ph.D. in Public Affairs and Issues Management, Purdue University. (Dissertation titled, "Rhetorical Public Relations and Issues Management Strategies of Social Movement Organizations: The Communication of Values and Policy Preferences.") Dr. Ferguson comes to us from Wesleyan University, where she served as both professor and division chair of Communication. She also brings teaching experience from Pepperdine University, Indiana University School of Journalism, and University of Indianapolis. Dr. Ferguson's research has been published in Public Relations Review and Sociological Quarterly among other journals, and her work also appears as chapters in numerous books, such as the Handbook of Public Relations and the forthcoming Evangelicals and Popular Culture. She has several years of experience in professional public relations and marketing communication in higher education, corporate, and nonprofit organizations. |
| Jaye Goosby Smith, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management. B.S. in Computer Science, Spelman College; M.B.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University. (Dissertation titled, "From Black and White to Shades of Grey: Exploring differences in diversity learning and development between black and white graduate students.") Dr. Goosby Smith brings teaching experience from California State University Channel Islands, Butler University, Pepperdine University, and Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Goosby Smith's research interests include management education, leadership behavior, human diversity, and nonfinancial metrics disclosure annual reports; she has published an impressive number of articles related to campus diversity and is highly respected in the field of organizational development. Her work appears in journals such as The Diversity Factor, Organizational Management Journal, Organization Management Journal, and Team Performance Management Journal, among others. |  |
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Kelle Keating, Assistant Professor of French. B.A. in French, Arizona State University; M.A. in French linguistics, Arizona State University; Ph.D. in French linguistics, University of Texas at Austin. (Dissertation titled, "The Centre culturel Aberdeen: Where discourses on Acadian language meet and evolve.") Dr. Keating's specialty is in North American French linguistics, specifically sociolinguistic issues related to minority communities. She brings teaching experience from Arizona State University and the University of Texas at Austin, where she won the Graduate Instructor Award and the Graduate School Continuing Fellowship. She has presented at numerous conferences, two of which were international. |
| Loan Kim, Assistant Professor of Natural Science. B.S. in Clinical Dietetics, University of California, Berkeley; M.S. in Nutritional Sciences, San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. (Dissertation titled, "Assessing the Socio-Cultural Landscape of Obesity Risk Among WIC Families in Los Angeles County.") Dr. Kim brings teaching experience from West Los Angeles College and Mission College; she has also lectured at Cleveland Chiropractic College and San Jose State University. Her research and clinical positions include Graduate Student Researcher at UCLA, Staff Researcher at UC Berkeley, and Grant Writer for the Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation. Dr. Kim's research direction has been guided by a strong interest in addressing disparities in diet-related health behaviors between the rich and poor and among racial/ethnic groups. |  |
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Danny Mathews, Assistant Professor of Religion (Old Testament). B.A. in Bible, Biblical Languages, and Mathematics, Harding University; M.Div., Abilene Christian University; Th.M. in Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (Old Testament), Union Theological Seminary. (Dissertation titled, "Major Motifs in the Pentateuchal Portrayal of Moses as a Proto-Monarch.") Dr. Mathews has taught at Harding University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Union Theological Seminary. He brings professional experience from his position as Managing Editor of the journal Interpretation and has been published in the book Feasting on the Word and in the Review of Biblical Literature.
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| Garrett Pendergraft, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.S. in Computer Science, University of Southern California; M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Biola University; M.A. in Philosophy, University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of California, Riverside. (Dissertation titled, "Fundamentalist Contextualist Compatibilism: A Response to the Consequence Argument.") Dr. Pendergraft brings teaching experience from Pepperdine University; University of California, Riverside; and University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been published in the journal Causality in the Sciences and also has two forthcoming articles: one in Philosophia and another in Philosophical Studies. Dr. Pendergraft's research specializations include action theory, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. |  |
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Ben Postlethwaite, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management. B.A. in Religion, Pepperdine University; MSc. in Health Management, Imperial College London; Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Iowa. (Dissertation titled, "Cognitive Ability and Performances across Multiple Domains: A Meta-Analysis.") Dr. Postlethwaite brings teaching experience from the University of Iowa, where he worked as an Instructor and Teaching Assistant. An Obermann Graduate Fellow, Dr. Postlethwaite has been published in Personality and Individual Differences and in the International Journal of Selection and Assessment. |
| Adam Baron, Visiting Instructor of Religion. B.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies, Wheaton College; M.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies & Educational Ministries, Wheaton College; M.Div., Pepperdine University; graduate research (Mission and Ministry in the Modern Age) in progress at King's College, University of London. Mr. Baron will be teaching overseas in Shanghai for the fall semester. Before pursuing graduate studies in England, he taught as an adjunct instructor at Seaver College, and, from 2004 to 2010, Mr. Baron held the position of Resident Director and Residential Learning Coordinator at Pepperdine University. In London, he was the student representative for the MA Programs in Theology and Ministry at King's College; he also worked for Formation, a mentoring and consulting ministry, in addition to tutoring at Springdale College. | |
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Kristen Chiem, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A. in International Studies and Chinese Art History, Middlebury College; M.A. in Regional Studies East Asia and Chinese Art History, Harvard University; Ph.D. in Art History, University of California, Los Angeles. (Dissertation titled, "Fashioning Identity: Hua Yan [1682-1756] and Art Production in Eighteenth-Century Hangzhou and Yangzhou.") Dr. Chiem has lectured as an adjunct professor at Seaver College for two years and also brings teaching experience from UCLA. She has been published in the book The Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou and has presented at three panels. Fluent in Mandarin, with proficient reading skills in Classical Chinese, Japanese, and French, Dr. Chiem has also a held a variety of translation and editorial positions. |
| Laurieanne Dent, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. in Biology, Texas Christian University; M.S. in Biology, Sam Houston State University; Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University. (Dissertation titled, "Spike timing detectors in the nervous system: experimental and theoretical studies of the electrosensory system of mormyrid fish.") Dr. Dent brings teaching experience from Grove City College and Cornell University. Her research interests include testing a new biophysical model of intracellular communication and electrocommunication in African weakly-electric fishes. Dr. Dent's work appears in the journals Comparative Physiology and Computational Neuroscience, among others. |  |
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Ken Henisey, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, University of Notre Dame; M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. (Dissertation titled, "Complex Dynamics in Black Hole Accretion in Numerical Simulations.") Dr. Henisey brings teaching experience from UCSB, where he was awarded Department of Physics Teaching Assistant of the Year. At UCSB, he developed an interdisciplinary (physics and religion) course entitled Origins, which challenged students to break down topics like evolution and creationism by compiling scientific and humanistic knowledge. Dr. Henisey's research interests explore the application of modern computational studies to the unexplained phenomena associated with accretion in black hole X-ray binary systems. |
| Gerwyn Hughes, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine. B.S. in Sports Science, University of Wales Swansea; Ph.D. in Sports Science (Biomechanics), University of Wales Swansea. (Dissertation titled, "Gender differences in landing biomechanics associated with ACL injury.") A fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Dr. Hughes brings teaching experience from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. His research has focused on the area of gender differences in landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury; in this area, he has published six full papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented work at four national conferences. Along with supervising graduate research, Dr. Hughes also has experience working with UK national sports teams. |  |
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Patrizia Lissoni, Visiting Instructor of Italian. B.A. and M.A. in Italian, University of California, Los Angeles. Ms. Lissoni brings teaching experience from Pepperdine University, UCLA Extension, Cal State University Long Beach; she has also taught in Italy at the Italian Public Education Ministry and in Los Angeles at the Italian Foreign Ministry. As an independent consultant, she has authored lesson plans and written ancillary materials for Italian textbooks. In addition to having attended a number of conferences, Ms. Lissoni also has two works in progress, including a research project on contemporary poetry. |
| Diane Riggs, Visiting Instructor of Asian Studies. B.A. in English, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles. (Dissertation titled, "The Cultural and Religious Significance of Japanese Buddhist Vestments.") Dr. Riggs brings teaching experience from Oberlin College, and she has lectured at UCLA and Kenyon College. Her dissertation at UCLA was based on five years of research in Kyoto at Ryukoku University and at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. This research has also led her to four publications on the subject, the latest entitled, "Materials appropriate for Buddhist robes: Two Edo period interpreters of the Rag robe (funzoe) and Daoxuan's prohibition of silk robes," in Indogaku Bukkyo gaku kenkyu. |  |
| Andrea Siegel, Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies. B.A. , M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies, Columbia University. (Dissertation titled, "Women, Violence, and the 'Arab Question' in Early Zionist Literature.") Dr. Siegel has previously taught at both Purchase College and as a Teaching Fellow at Columbia University; in Tel Aviv, she taught Hebrew poetry to Alzheimer's patients in a psychogeriatric center. Dr. Siegel authored curriculum for the New Institute of Global Jewish Citizenship and for post-college leadership training with the Jewish community of Turkey. | |
| Chris Stivers, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication. B.A. in Music History and Literature, Music Theory and Composition, and Music Education, Pepperdine University; M.B.A., Pepperdine University; Ed.D., Pepperdine University. (Dissertation titled, "Decision Models for Design Development of Higher Education Institution World Wide Web Sites.") Dr. Stivers has held a number of roles at Pepperdine University—from Dean of Student Records to Director of the Information Center to his most recent position as Web Administrator and Instructor of Digital Media. He is a contributing author for Future of Fishery Science and Grunion Greeters in California. With skills in music composition, Dr. Stivers has been the Musical Director of Songfest since he has been at Pepperdine; in 2006, he composed and musically directed the performance of Twelfth Night on campus and, in 2000, he composed the Millennial Dawn, a piece for full orchestra. |  |
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Luke Tallon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A. in Religion, Pepperdine University; M.Div., Pepperdine University; M.A. in Christian Thought, Pepperdine University; Ph.D. in Philosophy in Divinity, University of St. Andrews, UK. (Dissertation titled, "Our Being is Becoming: The Nature of Human Transformation in the Theology of Karl Barth, John Zizioulas, and Joseph Ratzinger.") Dr. Tallon brings teaching experience from Codrington College in Barbados; he has also taught as an adjunct lecturer at the University of St. Andrews, UK and at Pepperdine University. He has published a chapter in John Zizioulas: Ecclesiological Investigation and, for The Eucharistic Communion & The World, he authored the introduction, edited a collection of essays, and translated from French two essays. Dr. Tallon's research goal is Biblical and ecumenical theology in the mode of the Restoration Movement. |
| Adam Welday, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles. (Dissertation titled, "Representing Spatial Memories through Rhythmic Harmonies.") Dr. Welday gained teaching experience in a variety of academic environments, from instructing UCLA college students as a Teaching Assistant to working with community college students as a student assistant to teaching children K-6 in an afterschool program. He has worked extensively as a research assistant at both Pyxis Laboratories and UCLA; his dissertation research studied how certain rhythmic neurons may encode spatial information based on when different neuronal populations go in and out of synchrony. Dr. Welday's work appears in Journal of Neuroscience and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
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