Dr. Liza Arellano

Dr. Liza Arellano, assistant professor of social work: Transforming Child Welfare: A Policy Analysis on California’s AB403 Continuum of Care Reform. Child and Family Social Work Journal (Nov. 11).

Dr. Thomas Frederick, professor of psychology, Dr. Scott Dunbar, associate professor of business, and Dr. Yvonne Thai, professor of sociology: Psychological Type, Differentiation of Self, Religious Coping, and Psychological Well-Being. Mental Health, Religion & Culture (Nov. 17).

Larry Watlington

Larry Watlington, adjunct professor of computer information systems: Keeping Configuration Management Simple. ISC2 Insights (Oct. 17).

Dr. Nathan Iverson

Dr. Nathan Iverson, associate professor of psychology: How to Unhurry for a Meaningful Decade. Psychology Today — The Evolving Workforce (Nov. 13).

Dr. Mary Ann Nogaki Stahovich

Dr. Mary Ann Nogaki Stahovich, associate professor of physician assistant studies: book review on Booster Shots, the Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health by Dr. Adam Ratner. The Journal of Physician Assistant Education (December 2025).

Dr. Shawn Wilhite

Dr. Shawn Wilhite, associate professor of New Testament: book review on Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God edited by John Behr. Book review of Divine Scripture and Human Emotion in Maximus the Confessor: Exegesis of the Human Heart by Andrew J. Summerson. Both in Religious Studies Review (Volume 51, Issue 3).

Dr. Keith Walters, from left, Dr. Lisa Friesen, Dr. Carnell Borden, Dr. Gaynell Vanderslice, Dr. Doreen Ferko and Dr. Troy Hinrichs

Dr. Doreen Ferko, professor of education, and Dr. Keith Walters, professor of education: How Can the Principles of Values-driven Leadership Guide Communes Through Complex and Contentious Issues. Dr. Lisa Friesen, assistant professor of kinesiology, and Dr. Troy Hinrichs, professor of criminal justice: A Transhistorical Dialog with Czech Republic Leaders and Reformers: Lessons of Leading Together from Charles IV, John Amos Comenius, and Vaclav Havel. Hinrichs: Ambivalence as a Virtue: Freud, Kafka, and Zappa on Leading Together through Ambiguous Contexts. Friesen: pre-conference Terezin: A Leadership Journey into Memory, Moral Courage, and Cultural Resilience. Dr. Carnell Borden, assistant professor of business analytics: From Maternal Roots to Executive Roles: Exploring Agency and Communion in Leadership. International Leadership Conference in Prague, Czechia, on Oct. 15-18.

Dr. Seung-Jae Kim, professor of bioengineering: Webcam-based Asymmetric Gait Detection Using LSTM Recurrent Neural Network. IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society International Conference on Neural Engineering in San Diego on Nov. 12. Research was conducted by Kim, students Benjamin Iliev, Elijah Brown, Joshua Berkebile, Logan Bittner, Alison Santoyo and Dr. Benjamin Sanders, assistant professor of computer science and data science.

Dr. Dominick Sturz

Dr. Dominick Sturz, professor of public health, led two roundtables: Faith-based partnerships in public health: advancing community engagement and national health priorities. Strengthening social connections to overcome public health challenges: A CBPR approach to advocacy and education. American Public Health Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 2-5.

Dr. Teresa Hamilton, professor of nursing, Dr. Rebecca Meyer, professor of nursing, Dr. Angela Coes, assistant professor of nursing, Dr. Ciara Thomas, clinical instructor of nursing, and Dr. Karen Bradley, dean of the College of Nursing: Learning the Humanbecoming Leading-Following Model. Biennial International Conference of the International Consortium of Parse Scholars on Nov. 1.

Christine Smith

Christine Smith, lecturer of photography: Analog Photography in the Digital Classroom. Society for Photographic Education - West Chapter Conference on Nov. 6-8 in Riverside.

Dr. Amy Stumpf, professor of religion and society, and Sonya Singh, instructor of journalism: No Excuses, Period: How Period Pain Affects Student Achievement and What We Can Do About It. California Sociological Association Conference in Berkeley, California, on Nov. 8. Research was conducted by Stumpf, Singh, Taylor Higgins, director of student mental health, Dr. Carolyn Heine, librarian, Katie Meeks, associate librarian - electronic resources, and Malia Mandolini, biology student.

Sonya Singh

Sonya Singh, instructor of journalism, organized and co-hosted the 2025 Fall Forum for Baptist Communicators Association. It was filmed at the North American Mission Board in Alpharetta, Georgia on Oct. 30 and featured speakers representing communications teams from across the SBC.

Dr. Erika Travis, professor of English, and Dr. Berniece Alspach, professor of English, were panelists on Claremont Graduate University's School of Arts and Humanities Alumni Panel Forum on Oct. 23 at Claremont Graduate University. Alumni shared insights about going from the doctoral classroom to teaching in higher education.

Dr. Daniel Prather

Dr. Daniel Prather, professor of aviation science: panelist on Hot Potato: Responsibility and Accountability After Runway Excursions. National Business Aviation Association convention and exposition in Las Vegas on Oct. 16.

Dr. Michael Osadchuck

Dr. Michael Osadchuk, director of academic success: Building Bridges for Students on Academic Warning: Embedded Coaching in a Student Success Seminar. Panel State of the State: Perspectives on Learning Assistance in CA. College Reading and Learning Association National Conference in San Francisco on Nov. 12-15. 

• $250,000 estate gift commitment to establish a new endowed scholarship
• $30,000 gift to support A CBU Christmas
• $25,000 gift to NIL – men’s basketball
• $20,000 gift to CBU’s opera program
• $10,000 gift commitment to CBU’s College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

• $10,000 gift to CBU’s women’s basketball
• $10,000 gift to an existing endowed scholarship fund
• $10,000 gift to CBU’s College of Engineering Society of Automotive Engineers
• $10,000 gift to CBU’s men’s basketball
• $10,000 gift to CBU’s School of Performing Arts Dean’s Excellence Fund

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson, professor of communication and leadership, was elected as the incoming chair for Public Relations Society of American’s Educators Academy. She will serve in that role in 2026.

Mariah Maxwell, adjunct professor of music, professionally known as Mariah Meshae, performed in the choir for “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” which aired on NBC and is streaming on Peacock. She is also on the soundtrack.

Eric Taylor

Eric Taylor, assistant director of HVAC, energy & controls, led a project to install Venstar’s ColorTouch thermostats with Skyport Cloud services across 53 campus buildings. This will enable remote monitoring and control of nearly 1,000 HVAC units, improving energy efficiency and reducing costs while maintaining comfort for students and staff. Venstar wrote a case study on the project when it was completed.

Gavin Walsh, left, Sean Eperjesi, Samuel Berkebile, Priscilla Lee, Ricky Rivero, Ruth Thibault and Krystal Marroquin

Six students from the Bourns College of Engineering and CBU’s Tres Pasos program attended the American Institute of Chemical Engineers conference in Boston on Nov. 3. Led by Dr. Mario Oyanader, professor of chemical engineering, all the students presented posters at the conference. They were Samuel Berkebile, Sean Eperjesi, Krystal Marroquin, Ricky Rivero, Ruth Thibault and Gavin Walsh.

Priscilla Lee

Priscilla Lee, a chemical engineering student, presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers conference in Boston on Nov. 3. Her poster placed second in the Fuels, Petrochemicals, and Energy II division.

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