Dr. Krystal Hays

Dr. Krystal Hays, associate professor of social work: Examining Transitions in Risk for Depression Among African Americans. Journal of Social Work Education (Sept. 11, 2024).

Dr. Teresa Hamilton, professor of nursing, Dr. Terri Thompson, professor of nursing, Dr. Rebecca Meyer, professor of nursing, Dr. Melissa Anozie, associate professor of nursing, Dr. Marion Dunkerley, associate professor of nursing, Dr. Susan Jetton, professor of nursing, Dr. Stacey Toro, professor of nursing, Dr. Karen Bradley, dean of the College of Nursing: The Humanbecoming Concept Inventing Model: Another Exploration of Hope. Nursing Science Quarterly (Volume 37, Issue 4).

Heather Toki (’22), Dr. Ogbochi McKinney, associate professor of public health, Dr. Janet Bonome, associate professor of public health, and Dr. Dominick Sturz, professor of public health: The Silence Impact of Women’s Experiences of Homelessness. International Journal on Homelessness (June 2024).

Dr. Virgo Handojo

Dr. Virgo Handojo, professor of psychology: plenary session Love, Violence, and Separation: The Impact on the Future of Children and workshops Integrating Counseling and Scriptures and Sex and Gender. Family Counselor Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 4-6. He also presented Mental Illness: Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD at the National Conference for School Teachers, in Jakarta on July 2-4. 

Michelle Pearson LoGiudice

Michelle Pearson-LoGiudice, assistant professor of nursing: a panelist on Strategies and Highlights from Service, Community and Academia. She spoke on her academic role in ensuring new nurses are academically and clinically prepared to meet the evolving demands of the healthcare environment. Kaiser Permanente’s 17^th Annual Joint Service/Academia Conference.

Dr. Jiliang Li

Dr. Jiliang Li, assistant professor of civil engineering: poster Connection of the Teaching, Learning and Instructions of Material Science and Engineering Courses with Different Courses on Engineering Subjects. Li co-conducted the research, and it was presented on his behalf at the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference, in Portland, Oregon, on June 23-26.

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson, professor of communication: Mentoring Doctoral Students on the Transformational Dissertation Journey-A Holistic Approach. CCCU Conference for Doctoral Education in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 28.

Christopher Kern

Christopher Kern, associate professor of photography, mentored two emerging photographers as part of The Bridge Mentorship Program through the American Society of Media Photographers - Los Angeles. The 16-week mentorship culminated in a final exhibition on Oct. 5 at The Space at Icon in Los Angeles.

Dr. Robert LaChausse

Dr. Robert LaChausse, professor of public health, was chair of the Opioid Prevention and Intervention Workgroup for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Division for Advancing Prevention and Treatment. This expert workgroup developed national recommendations presented in Preventing Opioid Use and Overdose in School-Age Youth.

Rachel Murrell and Melanie McCluskey

Rachel Murrell, library archivist, and Melanie McCluskey, library assistant, promoted the CBU Archives at UC Riverside's Archives Fair, held Oct. 8 at UCR's Thomas Rivera Library.

Faculty and staff are invited to submit to CBU's literary publication this month. For more information and to submit, go to https://californiabaptistuniversity.submittable.com/submit

Evelen Ramirez

Evelen Ramirez, a Master of Public Health student, presented a Feeding America nutrition education class. Under the guidance of Natalie Reed, assistant professor of nutrition, and for completion of her final project for Principles of Community Nutrition, Ramirez taught a class on healthy snacks to elementary aged kids at the Feeding America Education Center on Sept. 21.

Seth Allen VanBuskirk

Patty VanBuskirk, department secretary for communication arts, and her husband, Scott, welcomed a grandson on Sept. 28. Seth Allen VanBuskirk weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 20.5 inches. His parents are Brandon (’14) and Stephanie (Lee, ’13) VanBuskirk.

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