
Toni Kirk, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Office Phone: 951-204-7798
E-mail: tkirk@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W. E. James Building, Room 265 (Second floor)
Office Hours: By appointment for your convenience: Call or Text 951-204-7798. I am available to meet in person or through a variety of media.
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Mythological Studies - Emphasis in World Literature | Pacifica Graduate Institute | 2010 |
M.A. | Composition/Rhetoric | California State University, San Bernardino | 1989 |
M.A. Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Jungian psychology | World Literaturee | Pacifica Graduate Institute | 2008 |
M.A. | English Literature with emphasis in poetry, creative writing, multicultural literature, global literature, classic literature | California Baptist University | 2005 |
CBU Adjunct position 1989 - 1993 (4 yrs.)
Became full-time faculty 1993 (32 yrs)
B.A. Education; California Baptist University, 1972
ENG 103
ENG 113
ENG 123
ENG 201
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Composition and Rhetoric
Advanced Grammar
War Literature
English Literature
Multicultural Literature
Global Literature
Holocaust Literature
Classical Mythology
Comparative Mythology
Creative Writing
Master's Thesis Preparation/ Guidance
Remediation
Curricula Development
Similar classes at Riverside Community College, San Bernardino Valley College, and Crafton Hills Community College
"Zhang Yi-moi and the Use of Color and Camera as Emotional Evocater." Asian Cinema Centennial, Beijing/Shanghai China, 2005.
The use of specialized software in the composition classroom and the impact of technology on pedagogical heuristics. This research included the training for and the development of ENG 123 (Intermediate Composition: Research and Writing) as an online course for CBU. 2010
Presentation for CBU Fall Faculty Retreat 2009: "The Elephant in the Classroom: Objections to Technology and Recognizing the Commonalities among Face-to-Face, Hybrid and Online Teaching."
Maximizing the efficient use of composition instruction software for the purpose of improving student outcomes across the curriculum, including all CBU university schools and colleges. 2011
Tolstoy's Epic Kaleidoscope: Archetype, Mythomorphing and the Hero's Journey 2011
C.S. Lewis, the Law of Human Nature and the
Crisis of Modern Civility 2013
The Sciences and Humanities Continuum Equilibrium: A Polemic of Symbiosis with Special Emphasis on Literature presented Oxford 2019
Teaching Teachers to Teach STRETCH Composition: A Primer, published 2019, revised 2022
CBU Creative Writers Anthology of Long Short Stories, to be published December 2022 and Just Sayin: Fifty Poems Originating in the Soul, to be published December 2022.
Just Sayin' -- 100 Cathartic Poems 2023
Generation Z: The High Cost of Online Saturation -- In-Progress 2025
Immanuel Baptist Church, Highland (Pastor - Dr. Chris Morgan)
Greeting
Greeting Card Ministry
Shut-in Visitation
Small Group Host
Sunday School Social Event Organizer
Ladies Ministry
Prayer Tree Captain
Local government
Mentoring minors
Lay counseling
Evangelism
Travel
Classic Film
Creative Writing (Memoir, Fiction, Poetry
In-depth Bible Study and Bible Journaling
"To the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'" Matthew 25:40b, NASB