MAGAZINE FALL 2023
Faculty News
随时了解韦斯特蒙特学院尊敬的教职员工的最新成就和值得注意的努力. The page showcases their ongoing contributions to academia and beyond.
Scott Anderson (art) 为《ag娱乐官网》商业版的头版创作了一幅高盛首席执行官大卫·所罗门的插图,还为《ag娱乐官网》创作了一幅电视编剧/导演迈克·怀特的肖像插图.
Holly Beers (religious studies) presented a paper, “Filling Up the Sufferings of Christ: Reading Colossians 1:24 with Minoritized Voices,” at the annual Society for Pentecostal Studies meeting. She published an article, “Demons and Exorcism,” in the revised “Dictionary of Paul and His Letters” (IVP Academic).
Stephen Contakes (chemistry) and Michael Everest (chemistry) presented a workshop, “Introduction to the Science-Faith Conversation and the ASA,” at the annual meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation, a professional organization of Christians in the sciences.
Lisa DeBoer (art) 他在圣巴巴拉老教会举办了一场名为“美德与精湛:西斯廷教堂的米开朗基罗”的讲座,同时还举办了一场全尺寸的主天花板复制品展览.
Mike Di Fuccia (Martin Institute) directs the Martin Institute’s Cultura Fellowship program, a two-year spiritual formation development process for emerging Christian leaders.
Deborah Dunn (communication studies) 在亚特兰大举行的全国对话与审议会议上,共同主持了两次ag娱乐官网连接和建立本科生网络的会议.
Michael Everest (chemistry) chairs the Board of Directors of the American Scientific Affiliation. He published a paper, “What Is the Structure of a Polymer in Solution?” with Abigail Toves ’24 in the Journal of Chemical Education.
Douglas Hector Fontes (engineering) 获得了STTR/NASA的资助,用于研究月球上与火箭射流相关的羽流表面相互作用. 他在国际机械工程大会和博览会上发表了一篇论文.
Daniel Gee (music) 5月,在日本巡回演出期间,带领学院合唱团和室内歌手举行了五场音乐会. The repertoire included two of Gee’s compositions, including a collaborative composition with Randy VanderMey, English professor emeritus. 他曾担任圣巴巴拉交响乐团演奏贝多芬第九交响曲的助理指挥.
Adam Goodworth (kinesiology) was lead author of an article, 站立平衡反馈控制中主体间变异性的特征,” published in the Journal of Neurophysiology. He co-authored a study, “量化尚未能够独立坐着的儿童的姿势控制状态和转变,” published in Sensors.
Jonathan Hicks (theatre arts) 已被任命为加州中部海岸专业舞台工作人员工会的派遣员,并担任当地300多名地区工人的秘书兼财务主管.
Russell Howell (mathematics) 在伊斯坦布尔举行的第三届科学、哲学和宗教国际会议上发表讲话. 他被任命为基督教数学科学协会的第一位布拉贝涅克讲师.
Daniel Jensen (engineering) co-authored “Design Innovation Methodology Handbook” (2nd ed., Singapore University of Technology and Design 2023)
Blake Victor Kent (sociology) 发表了两篇论文:“参加宗教仪式是否会改变日常歧视与肥胖风险之间的关系?? Results from the Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health”; and “Why is Religious Attendance Linked to More Anxiety in U.S. South Asians? The Mediating Role of Congregational Neglect,” both in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
Judy L. Larson (art/museum) chairs the board of Old Mission Santa Barbara.
Yi-Fan Lu (biology) 和他的学生在bioRxiv上发表了一篇预印本文章,后来被《ag娱乐官网》接受. 他在美国微生物学会-微生物会议上介绍了研究SARS-CoV-2刺突蛋白诱导的神经表型的研究.
Paul Mori (music) 他是圣巴巴拉黄金时间乐队的指挥,并向新闻3频道讲述了乐队7月4日在法院的演出.
Mark Nelson (philosophy) published a paper, “Absolutism, Utilitarianism, and Agent- Relative Constraints,” in the International Philosophical Quarterly.
Edd Noell (economics and business) 在亚当·斯密300学术研讨会上发表了《ag娱乐官网》, celebrating Smith’s tercentenary in Scotland.
The San Diego Law Review accepted a paper by Don Patterson (computer science)《ag娱乐官网》.” The University of Missouri–Kansas Law Review accepted his paper, 人工智能时代的后期约束学术:应对新形式知识生产的法律和规范挑战.”
Steve Porter (Martin Institute) 曾在达拉斯·威拉德王国生活学院和迪特里希·冯·希尔德布兰德/达拉斯·威拉德研讨会上就道德知识消失的文化含义发表演讲. 他在《ag娱乐官网》杂志上发表了《ag娱乐官网》一文.
Sandra Richter (religious studies) 在Gordon-Conwell神学院的旧约研究研讨会上讲授“圣经和可持续土地利用”,并在“部落的真理”和“十字架与木槌”播客中介绍基督教ag娱乐官网环境管理的重要性.
Steve Rogers (psychology) and co-author Valerie Swisher ’22 published an article, 家庭功能对强迫症患者求助行为和症状严重程度的影响,” in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
Edward Song (philosophy) 在奥兰多为美国自由卫理公会总会大会组织了一个多日的会议,主题是“神所赐的启示与自由卫理公会之道”. 《ag娱乐官网》发表了他的论文《ag娱乐官网》.”
Mitchell Thomas (theater arts) 在月光剧团演出的安东·契诃夫的《ag娱乐官网》中扮演阿斯特洛夫,” which featured artists from the U.S., Armenia, Finland and Russia, also presented at an international theater festival in Yerevan, Armenia.
Tim VanHaitsma (kinesiology) 在《ag娱乐官网》上发表了“三周的心理训练改变了计时赛期间的生理结果”. He presented, “心理训练:魔法还是生理现实——心理训练在提高表现中的作用”,与Damien Ureste合著,发表于丹佛的美国运动医学学院.
Meredith Whitnah (sociology) 在宗教社会学协会和美国社会学协会的年度会议上发表了ag娱乐官网“追求正义:神学和种族如何交叉影响组织反对种族隔离的行动”和“实践中的理论:重新构想“社会学理论”的演讲, respectively — both in Philadelphia.
Paul Willis (English) 《ag娱乐官网》中收录了6首诗.’” With Leslie Leyland Fields, he co-edited “A Radiant Birth: Advent Readings for a Bright Season,” published by InterVarsity Press.