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Alliance Theological SeminaryDr. Stephen BaileyAssociate Professor of Intercultural StudiesScholarly Articles or Chapters in Books:“Contextual Conversion: An Anthropological Perspective.” The Review of Faith andInternational Affairs. Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring, 2009. pp. 47-56.“The Role of Foreign Christian Organizations in Asia Today.” Religious Studies Review. Vol. 2,No. 1, March, 2008. pp. 69-78.“Social Life and Worship Preferences: ‘And now, …Here’s God!’” Cultural Encounters. Vol. 4,No. 1, Winter, 2008. pp. 45-64.Professional Presentations:“Summary Statements: Migration and Missions.” The OMSC Leadership Forum. April 26, 2009.“What is Biblical Contextualization?” Greater Things Symposium. Bangkok, Thailand. March23, 2009.“Autonomous Religious Organizations in America.” Religion and the Rule of LawConference. Beijing, China. May 30-June 1, 2008."The Role of Foreign Christian Organizations." Religion and the Rule of LawConference. Hanoi, Vietnam. November 4-5, 2007.“Engaging Lao Buddhists with the Gospel.” Advancing Christian Witness in the Lao RDRMeetings. Udornthani, Thailand. October 25-28, 2007.1

Dr. Paul Y. C. SiuProfessor of Theology and ChineseStudiesProfessional Presentations:“Globalization, Postmodernity, and Globalizing Theology.” Contextualization Summit. WycliffeHall, Oxford University. The Summit was organized by World Evangelical Alliance. August 13-15, 2008.Current Research:Sabbatical Research Project: "Glocalizing Theology: Reconciliation in East Asian Perspective"Dr. Glen ShellrudeAssociate Professor of New TestamentProfessional Presentations:“Imputation in Pauline Theology: Christ’s Righteousness or a Justified Status?” EvangelicalTheological Society (Annual Meeting). Providence, RI. November 20, 2008.“The Freedom of God in Mercy and Judgment: A Libertarian Reading of Romans 9:6-29.”Evangelical Theological Society (Annual Meeting). San Jose, California. November 15, 2007.2

Dr. Ronald WalbornDean, Alliance Theological SeminaryProfessional Presentations:“Dealing with Stress in Ministry” Plenary Speaker at Korean Pastor’s Conference, CrystalSprings Resort, NJ. June 9-10, 2009.“Leadership Training in Spiritual Formation.” Adventures in Mission’s World Race Training.Gainesville, GA. March 27-29, 2009.Alliance Graduate School of CounselingDr. Michael GillernAssistant Professor of Pastoral CounselingAGSC, RocklandProfessional Presentations:“Cool Rules” (Biblical alternatives to Shame Based Family Systems). Conference of the American Association ofChristian Counselors. Nashville, TN, September, 2007.College of Arts & ScienceDivision of Bible and Christian Ministry3

Dr. Ronald BelsterlingProfessor of Youth MinistryProfessional Presentations:“Listening to Teenagers and Counseling Adolescents.” CMA, Metropolitan District,Youthworker’s Training Seminar. Glen Spay, NY. November 2008.Book Reviews:Straight talk on spiritual power. Bill Hull. The Journal of Youth Ministry, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2009. pp.115-119.The Truth about Tolerance: Pluralism, Diversity, and the Culture Wars. B. Stetson & J.G. Conti.The Journal of Youth Ministry. Vol. 7, No. 1, 2008. pp. 115-119.Dr. Frank ChanAssociate Professor of BibleArticles or Chapters in Books:“Ephesians,” “Colossians” and “Philemon” in Kenneth Berding and Matthew Williams’, Whatthe New Testament Authors Really Cared About. Kregel, 2008.Professional Presentations:4

“Apostles” in the Spiritual Gift Lists in 1 Cor 12:28-29: Founding Fathers or Foundation-Building Leaders at Corinth?” Northeast Regional Meeting of the Evangelical TheologicalSociety in Nyack, NY, March 2009.“Flaws in J. B. Lightfoot’s Cessationist Concept of Apostleship: A Critique of the So-Called“Eyewitness of the Resurrection” Requirement.” Annual Meeting of the Evangelical TheologicalSociety, Providence, RI, November, 2008.“Recognizing ‘Elasticity’ and ‘Growth’ in the Fulfillment of Kingdom Prophecies: A Key toResolving the Millennium Debate.” Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, SanDiego, CA, November 2007.Book Reviews:Douglas J. Moo. The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon (PNTC). Journal of theEvangelical Theological Society. Vol. 52 (2009). Pp. 629-631.Amy DavisAssistant Professor of BibleProfessional Presentations:"Early Christian Initiation: What's the Devil Got to Do with It?" Evangelical Theological SocietyConference. San Diego, CA, November, 2007.Current Research:Amy is currently working on her dissertation, Rites of Passage for Evangelical Womanhood.5

Dr. Leonard KagelerProfessor of Christian EducationProfessional Presentations:“Youth Worker Burnout: A Cross National Analysis.” International Association for the Study ofYouth Ministry. Cambridge University Conference, January 2009“Church Based Youth Ministry, A Cross National Analysis Association for Youth MinistryEducators.” Atlanta, October 2008.Book Reviews:Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance and Religion on America’s CollegeCampuses by Donna Freitas. Review of Religious Research, Vol. 50, No. 4, June 2009. pp. 484-486.After McDonalidizatin of the Church by John Drane. Journal of Youth and Theology, Vol. 1, No.8, April 2009. pp. 98-100.Telling the Difference by Jeremy Thomson. Journal of Youth and Theology.Vol. 1, No. 8, April 2009. pp. 95-97.Current Research:Dr. Kageler has five research projects in process. The subjects include: impact of youth groupsin South American mega churches, feminism and the female youth worker (both in the US andEU) , a longitudinal study of graduates in youth ministry from ten Christian colleges, volunteersin youth ministry, and youth religiosity as a contributor towards generosity.Dr. Dongsu KimProfessor of Bible6

Professional Presentations:“Revisiting Paul’s Concept of Suffering in Rom 8:17: Christological vs. Generic.” EvangelicalTheological Society Annual Meeting, Providence RI, Nov 2008. This paper was also presented atthe SBL International Annual meeting, July 2009“Reading Paul’s kai houtos pas Israel sotheisetai in the Context of Romans.” Society of BiblicalLiterature International Annual meeting. Auckland, New Zealand, July 2008.Current Research:Dongsu is in the process of finishing an introductory survey of the New Testament. Themanuscript is tentatively titled, New Testament Symphony. He is also contributing several articlesto the forthcoming Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary.Dr. Russell McLeodAssociate Professor of Pastoral MinistriesProfessional Presentations:“Undocumented Migration and the Scriptures.” Evangelical Theological Society RegionalConference, Nyack College, March 2, 2009.Dr. R. Steven NotleyProfessor of BibleBooks:Carta’s New Century Atlas of the Bible. Carta, Jerusalem September, 2007Articles or Chapters in Books:7

Professor of Computer ScienceProfessional Presentations:“Information Technology Risk Assessment.” IT Committee, Shinhan Bank of America, NewYork. October, 2008.“Information Security and Privacy Policy.” Bankers Annual Training, Shinhan Bank of America.New York. November, 2007.Dr Fernando Arzola, Jr.Associate Dean, College of Arts and ScienceProfessional Presentations:Conference Coordinator, Rev. Alexander Men Conference, “New Models of Christian Witness,”Nyack College Manhattan Campus, Saturday, August 8, 2009.Panel Participant, Princeton Theological Seminary Hispanic Leadership Program, “The Churchand U.S. Education: Challenges, Promises, and Best Practices,” Princeton Theological Seminary,January 7, 2009.Conference Faculty, Orthodox Christian Fellowship College Conference, “Community Mappingand Parish Responses: A practical approach to nurturing a more just congregation,” AntiochianVillage, Bolivar, PA, December 27-31, 2008Conference Coordinator, Association of Youth Ministry Educators, “Called and Commissioned:Youth Ministry Education as Leadership Development,” October 18 - 20, 2008.Panel Participant, “Youth Ministry Education as Leadership Development,” 2008 Association ofYouth Ministry Educators Conference, October 20, 2008.Current Scholarship or Research:9

Fred received this years Nyack College Writing/Research Grant and is working on a book withthe working title, Exploring Worship: Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox Perspectives – Theaim of this book is to engage in an analytical study of Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodoxteachings on worship and suggests classic practices which help deepen the understanding andexperience of worship.Dr. Vilma C. BalmacedaAssistant Professor of Political ScienceArticles or Chapters in Books:“¿Cómo responder a los ataques actuales contra la familia?” (“How to Respond to CurrentAttacks against the Family?). In: La Familia Bajo Ataque. Radio Transmundial Journal. Vol.II, No. 2. October, 2007."Diffusion of Democratization Mechanisms: The Creation of Peru's Human RightsOmbudsman." Political Research Online. Electronic publication. Available at: OJO verificar:http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/2/6/7/5/9/p267592_index.htmlApril 2008.“Ombudsman Autonomy, Informal Institutions and the Defense of Women’s Rights in theCentral Andes.” Social Science Research Network.http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1451075 August, 2009.Professional Presentations:Plenary Session Paper: “A Vision of a Desired Society: Political Dimensions.” RegionalConsultation for Central America and The Caribbean on Church, Power and Mission. LatinAmerican Theological Fellowship (FTL) and School of Philosophy, National University of CostaRica. Heredia, Costa Rica. August 7, 2009Plenary Session Paper: “Challenges to Human Rights and Democratic Consolidation in LatinAmerica.” Conference on Human Rights and Democracy in Latin America. Costa RicanChristian Lawyers Network (RACCR). Bar Association of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.August 5, 2009.10

“Christian Lawyers and Civil Society: Challenges in Peru.” Christian Legal Society of Peru(SJC). Peace and Hope Ministries, Lima, Peru, July 23, 2009.“Jesus’ Countercultural Practices and Gender Issues.” Strategic Conversation on Gender. MicahNetwork Global Consultation. Limuru, Kenya, July 10, 2009.“Civil Society and International Civil Networks: Why does it matter to be organized?” 5 thAdvocates International Global Convocation, Washington, DC. October 11, 2008.“Truth and Reconciliation after Political Violence: The Role of Truth Commissions in LatinAmerica.” Washington, DC. October 9, 2008.“The Creation of Peru’s Human Rights Ombudsman: A Case of Diffusion of DemocratizationMechanisms.” 66 th Mid West Political Science Association Annual National Conference.Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2008.“Human Rights Ombudsman Effectiveness: The Quest for Accountability in InstitutionallyUnstable Environments.” 2008 Annual Notre Dame Conference in Political Science. GraduateStudent Conference. University of Notre Dame du Lac, Indiana, March 14, 2008.“What does the Lord require of you? A Call for Christians in the Legal Profession.” BolivianConvocation for Christian Lawyers. Santa Cruz Bar Association. Santa Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivia, November 2, 2007.“The Role of Ethics in the Pursuit of Social Justice.” 2007 Law Students Conference, LatinAmerican Christian University. Quito, Ecuador, November 6, 2007.“Individual and Collective Responsibility: The role of Christians in the Pursuit of Social Justicein Latin America.” VII Latin American Convention for Christian Lawyers. Guayaquil, Ecuador,October 25, 2007.Dr. James DanaherProfessor of PhilosophyArticles or Chapters in Books:“The Saint.” New Blackfriars. Vol. 90, No. 1027, March 2009. pp. 295-308.11

“The Problem with Fundamentalism.” New Blackfriars. Vol. 89, Issue 1020, March, 2008. pp.214-216.“Our Journey into the Truth, Beauty, and Holiness of the Gospel.” Evangelical Review ofTheology. Vol. 32, No. 1, January, 2008. pp. 56-64.“Phenomenal Theology.” New Blackfriars. Vol. 88, Issue 1018, November, 2007. pp. 709-721.“Forgiveness, Mercy and Judgment.” Modern Believing. Vol. 48, No. 4, October, 2007. pp. 30-39.Professional Presentations:“Jesus after Modernity.” Alexander Men Conference. New York, NY. August 8, 2009.Current Scholarship or Research:Jim’s present research involves a book manuscript with the tentative title: Jesus after Modernity:A Postmodern Critique of Modernity’s Notion of Truth and Its Effect Upon Our Understandingof the Gospel.Dr. Elaine Lux,Professor of EnglishArticles or Chapters in Books:“Images of Salvation and Healing in Shusaku Endo’s Silence and Khaled Hosseini’s The KiteRunner.” Making Peace in Our Time. Ed. Joan Hallisey, and Mary-Anne Vetterling. Weston,MA: Regis, 2008. Published in Conference Proceedings.Professional Presentations:12

“Holistic Spirituality in the Fiction of Gail Godwin: Margaret Gower Bonner and MagdaDanvers.” Colloque International, Aix-en-Provence, Universite de Provence. June 12-13, 2009.“Christian Testimony through the Second Story Window: C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces andShusaku Endo’s Silence.” SW Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature. WingateUniversity, Wingate, NC, April 10-12 2008.Current Research:Elaine recently interviewed the novelist Gail Godwin concerning Women’s Spiritual Journeys.Brad McDuffieInstructor in EnglishArticles or Chapters in Books:“In the Trenches, L’Envoi: Tracing Imagism to Modernism through the Great War in RichardAldington’s Images of War and Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time.” Locations and Dislocations.Ed. by Daniel Kempton & H. R. Stoneback. Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer: Gregau, 2008. pp. 153-162.“The Order of Chaos: Tracing Visions of the Promised Land in Roberts’ The Great Meadow andPynchon’s Mason & Dixon.” Elizabeth Madox Roberts: Essays of Discovery and Recovery. Ed.H. R. Stoneback, Nicole Camastra, and Steven Florczyk. New York: Quincy & Harrod, 2008. pp.117-124.“Bringing in the Sheaves’: Cosmic Dispensations of Grace and the Redemptive Tryst in Roberts’‘The Shepherd’s Interval.’” Elizabeth Madox Roberts: Essays of Reassessment & Reclamation.Ed by H. R. Stoneback and Steven Florczyk. Kentucky: Wind, 2008. pp. 246-258.Professional Presentations:“Rivers of Time: Elizabeth Madox Roberts’ The Time of Man and James Still’s River of Earth.”Elizabeth Madox Roberts Conference in Springfield and Harrodsburg, KY, April 20, 2009.“‘He Thrown Everything Off Balance’: Theological Juxtaposition in the Work of FlanneryO’Connor.” National CEA Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, March 24-26, 2009.13

“‘See Rock City’: Mapping McCarthy’s Return to the South in The Road.” SAMLA Convention.Louisville, KY, November 7-9, 2008.“A Look at the Proud Father”: Life, Death, and the Question of Paternity in “Indian Camp.” NickAdams Society Conference. Lake Placid, NY, October 8-11, 2008."'Mama Swears It's The Mark of the Beast': Theology in Breece D'J Pancake's 'The Mark' andFlannery O'Connor's 'A Temple of The Holy Ghost.'" American Literature AssociationConference in Savannah. GA, October, 2-4, 2008.“In This Way He Lost Everything”: Of Codes and Consequences in Richard Aldington’s“Deserter” and Ernest Hemingway’s “Soldier’s Home.” Richard Aldington Conference.Provence, France, July 6-8, 2008.“For Ernest, With Love and Squalor: J. D. Salinger’s Relationship with Ernest Hemingway inFiction and War.” 13 th Biennial International Hemingway Conference in Kansas City, MO, June9-15, 2008.“Songs That Give Back ‘The Knowledge of Rain’: Imagism, Voticism and The Poetry ofElizabeth Madox Roberts.” The Elizabeth Madox Roberts Conference. Springfield, KY, April19, 2008.Brad has also published numerous poems over the last two years. They include: "Three Crooksof Crows: A Love Song for The Scarecrow," "Being Low, My God, Hawks Rise" and "Tracingthe Rituals.” Illumination & Praise: Poems for Elizabeth Madox Roberts and Kentucky, WestPark & Breaux Bridge. Des Hymnagistes, 2008. “The Gulls Leave Gentle Traces” ShawangunkReview 2008: Vol. XIX: Pg. 103. In Season,” “Morse Codes,” and “To Go Home.” FloridaEnglish: Special Imagist Issue 2008: Vol. 6: Pgs. 29-32. “Waiting for the Vaporetto at SanMarco,” and “Returning to New York From Venice.” North Dakota Quarterly 2007: Vol. 74,No. 3: pp. 92-93.Current Research:Brad is currently working on an article on Ernest Hemingway’s meeting with J. D. Salinger inWorld War II.14

Dr. Larry PostonProfessor of ReligionArticles or Chapters in Books:“Evangelical Poverty,” “Robert Jaffray,” “Simon Kimbangu,” “Hendrik Kraemer,” “OldCatholics,” “John Paton,” “Unitarianism.” The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization. Ed.George Kurian. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing, 2009.“Re-Thinking ‘Career Missions’ in Light of Paul the ‘Short-Term Missionary.’” GlobalMissiology Vol. 3, October, 2008. www.globalmissiology.org“Islam and the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity.” Islam ve Hiristiyanlik’in Űclü Birlik Őğretisi,E-manet. Sayi 14, Nisan-Haziran, 2008.“’A Common Word?’ Reflections on Christian-Muslim Dialogue.” Global Missiology Vol. 3,April, 2008. www.globalmissiology.org“Christ and Culture (Mesih ve Kültür),” E-Manet. Sayi 13, Winter, 2008.“Missionary Imperialism? (‘Emperyalist’ Misyonerlik?).” E-Manet. Sayi 10, Mart, 2007.Professional Presentations:“Ecclesiastes.” Spring Retreat of the Huntersfield Christian Training Center. Prattsville, NY,May, 22-24, 2009.“’All Peoples Will Be Blessed…:’ The Four Phases of the Heilsgeschichte.” Annual Meeting ofthe Northeast Region of the Evangelical Theological Society. Nyack College, Nyack, NY March,21, 2009.“The Task Ahead: Questions of Partnership, Motivation, and Access.” Perspectives on the WorldChristian Movement. First Alliance Church of Manhattan, New York, NY, March 14, 2009.“Shrewd as a Snake, Innocent as a Dove: The Ethics of Missionary Dissimulation andSubterfuge. ” Annual Meeting of the Northeast Region of the Evangelical Missiological Society.Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, CT, February 21, 2009.15

“The Breath of Life: Historical Christian Perspectives on Conception and Ensoulment.” AnnualMeeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Providence, RI, November 20, 2008.“Life (Or Something Like It): Religious Perspectives on Conception, Ensoulment, andChildbirth. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Eastern Region. McGillUniversity, Montreal, Canada, May 3, 2008.Book Reviews:The Shack. William P. Young. Los Angeles, CA, Windblown Media, 2007. Christian ScholarsReview, July, 2009. pp. 489-495.God’s Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions? Gerald R. McDermott. DownersGrove, IL, InterVarsity Press, 2007. Evangelical Missions Quarterly. October, 2007. pp. 530-532.Dr. Steven L. WareProfessor of Historical TheologyProfessional Presentations:“Dionysius Exiguus, the Paschal Cycle, and the Advent of the Christian Era.” 2009 AlexanderMen Theological Conference: A Day of Scholarly Reflection. New York, NY. August 8, 2009.“Dionysius Exiguus, the Easter Cycle, and the Western Chronological System.” EvangelicalTheological Society, Northeast Regional Conference. Nyack, NY. March 21, 2009.Current Scholarship or Research:Steven is presently completing a book manuscript tentatively entitled, Redeeming the Time:Christianity, Chronology, and the End of the World. He has also been visiting many placesrelevance to the text and his research including Chichen Itza (Mexico) and Cahokia Mounds(Illinois), Dormition Abbey (Jerusalem), and Lofos Nymfos (Athens).16

Christine WarringtonInstructor in EnglishArticles or Chapters in Books:“Hawthorne’s Blithedale Romance: Brotherhood Failed.” Published in the proceedings of theNortheast Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature. December, 2008. pp. 239-247.Professional Presentations:“Hawthorne’s Blithedale Romance: Brotherhood Failed,” Northeast Regional Conference onChristianity and Literature, Regis College, Weston, MA, October 26-28, 2007.“Recognition and Redemption in T. S. Eliot’s, “Marina.’” Southeast Conference on Christianityand Literature. Charlotte, NC, April 10-12, 2008.Current Research:Christine is currently pursuing a D. Litt. Degree at Drew University, Madison, NJ.College of Arts & ScienceDivision of Social and Behavioral ScienceDr. Carol R. AwasuProfessor of Social WorkProfessional Presentations:“What’s God Got To Do With It? Social Work Values in Christian Context.” New York StateSocial Work Education Association Conference. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. October 16, 2008.17

“Integration of Faith and Learning: Faculty Application in the Ghanaian Context.” CentralUniversity, Ghana. Co-Presented to faculty and administration of Christian Universities andColleges in Ghana. July 24 - 25, 2008.Dr. Charles AwasuProfessor of SociologyArticles or Chapters in Books:“Salt and Light: The Social Value of the Church in the Post-Industrial Inner City.” Integrite Journal,Volume 7, No.1, Spring, 2008.Professional Presentations:“Relational Transactions: The Social Dynamism of Informal Finance in Ghana.” 34 th Third WorldConference Proceedings, Chicago, April 2008.“Faith and Learning in the Ghanaian Context” Central University Faculty Seminar, Accra, Ghana, July24-25, 2008.Mayra Lopez-HumphreysAssistant Professor of Social WorkArticles or Chapters in Books:“The social construction of client participation: The evolution and transformation of the role ofservice recipients in child welfare and mental disabilities." Journal of Sociology and SocialWelfare. Vol. 36, June, 2009. pp. 35-61."Examining the relationship between language barriers and life satisfaction among immigrantchildren: An evaluation of a pilot intervention." Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services.18

Vol.5, No. 3, March 2008. pp. 61-76.Professional Presentations:“Training: Cultural Literacy & Awareness." Inwood House, Bronx, NY. July, 2008.Current Research:Mayra is currently working on a manuscript to submit to the journal Youth and Society. Themanuscript examines the link between discrimination, psychological distress, and acculturationamong Dominican adolescents.Dr. Stephen MaretProfessor of PsychologyManhattan CampusBooks:Introduction to Prenatal Psychology. New York, NY: Church Gate Books. 2009.Stephen was also the editor of Frank Lakes’ Mutual Caring: A Manual of Depth Pastoral Care.Lexington, KY, Emeth Press. 2008.Professional Presentations:“Frank Lake’s Mutual Caring: His final unpublished work.” The XIV International Congress ofthe Association of Pre- and Per-natal Psychology and Health. Pacific Grove, CA. April 23-27,2009.Dr. Jack WiltshireAssociate Professor of PsychologyRockland CampusCurrent Research:Doctor Wiltshire is currently gathering data for a study on stress among Pentecostal pastors.19

School of Business and LeadershipDr. Gerard F. BeckerAssociate Professor of BusinessBooks:Mastering a New Paradigm in Management Consulting (2nd edition). Createspace, 2008.Articles or Chapters in Books:“Transforming AFCO Systems with Learning.” Chief Learning Officer Magazine. 2008 Vol. 7,No. 11. pp 50-51.“How Do Organizations Know If They Are Ready for Sustainable Transformative Change?”European Journal of Management. 2008, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 102-110.“Success as the Driver in the Socio-Economic Equation Trilogy: Part 1.” European Journal ofManagement. 2008, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 55-60.“Energizing the Leadership in the Socio-Economic Equation Trilogy: Part 2.” European Journalof Management. 2008, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 76-80.“Managing the Complexity and Chaos in the Socio-Economic Equation Trilogy: Part 3.European Journal of Management 2008, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 71-75.“Qualitative Research as a Viable Methodology for Exploring Leadership in EntrepreneurialBusinesses.” International Academy of Business and Economics Proceedings. 2008, Vol. 5, No.1, pp. 88-94.“Organizational climate and culture: Competing dynamics for transformational leadership.”Review of Business Research. Vol. 7, No. 6, October, 2007. pp. 116-123. This paper was also20

presented at the International Academy of Business and Economics Conference. Las Vegas, NV.October, 2007.“Leadership Social Perceptiveness and Strategic Planning in the Small Business Environment:An Evolving Leadership Requirement for the 21st Century.” International Journal of BusinessStrategy. Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 48-58. This paper was also presented at the International Academy ofBusiness and Economics Conference. Las Vegas, NV. October, 2007.Professional Presentations:“Why Is Leveraging Transformative Change Critical in Management Consulting Today?”Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA. August, 2008.Dr. Gordon BoronowAssistant Professor of BusinessCurrent Research:In 2008 Dr. Boronow defended his dissertation entitled, Three Essays on Social Security,Temptation and Individual Welfare at Stony Brook University.Susanne HartlAssistant Professor of BusinessProfessional Presentations:"E Pluribus Unum: Creating Viable Organizational Cultures" Southwest Academy ofManagement meeting during the Federation of Business Disciplines Conference in OklahomaCity, OK. February 26, 2009.Dr. Elena MurphyAssistant Professor of AssessmentArticles or Chapters in Books:“A Review of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Kolb’s Theory of Experiential21

Learning: Practical Uses for Prior Learning Assessment.” Journal of Continuing HigherEducation. Fall 2007 Vol. 55 (3) pp. 64-66School of EducationSusan BucciInstructor in EducationCurrent Research:This past summer, as part of Susan’s doctoral program at Seton Hall University, she took part ina Study Tour of Hong Kong and Mainland China in which she visited 13 colleges anduniversities of China. Many of the universities and K-12 schools visited are transitioning to USmethods of Education.Dr. Dion HarriganAssociate Professor of EducationBooks:Climate and Culture: Factors Enhancing Student Achievement (Co-authored with Stuart Knapp).Charleston, SC. Booksurge.com. Spring, 2008.22

Professional Presentations:“Jezebel, Dualism, and Ecumenism: Implications for Christian Education.” University of theSouthern Caribbean 24 th Annual Symposium. Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY. Summer 2009.“Empowering Students of Color: How One Institution Champions and Supports Diversity.”National Association for Multicultural Education. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 13-152008.Sherry JarrettAssistant Professor of EducationCurrent Research:Sherry is currently working on her dissertation entitled: “Holistic Wellness of UndergraduateTeacher Candidates” at Andrew Still University.Dr. Stuart KnappProfessor of EducationBooks:Climate and Culture: Factors Enhancing Student Achievement (Co-authored with DionHarrigan). Charleston, SC: Booksurge, Inc. Spring, 2009Professional Presentations:“Making Meaning in Middle School Music: Creating a Climate for Enhanced Achievement.”NYS Staff Development Council Annual Conference, Syracuse, NY, May 7, 2009.“Modeling Academic Literacy for Teacher Candidates-A Three Level Process.” NYS Assn. ofTeacher Educators Annual Spring Conference, Saratoga, NY. April 23, 2009.23

“Self-Regulation & Teacher Efficacy: Blending Climate & Culture.” Our Savior LutheranSchool, Queens, NY. March 20, 2009.“Climate/Culture: Factors Enhancing Student Performances for High Achievers.” NY Assn. forCollege Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Albany, NY. October 23, 2008.“Middle School Music With ELA and Social Studies.” NYS Staff Development Council AnnualConference, Syracuse, NY. May 1, 2008.Dr Jim NicholsAssociate Professor of EducationProfessional Presentations:Presented Faculty Dialog: Modeling Academic Literacy for Nyack Students-a Three LevelProcess. February 18, 2009.“Climate and Culture: Factors Enhancing Student Performance for High Achievers.” NYACTE/NYSATE (New York Association for College Teacher Educators/ New York State Associationof Teacher Educators) Fall, 2008.“Modeling Academic Literacy for Teacher Candidates-a Three Level Process.”NYSATE/NYACTE. Spring, 2009.24

Current Research:Summer 2009: Faculty Research Grant: “Achieving Academic Excellence through AcademicLiteracy.”Suzie ToliaoHead, Developmental EducationProfessional Presentations“12 Steps to Organizing” (A Key to College Success).” 2009 HEOP Leadership Conference.Nanuet, New York, April 2009.Dr. Frank TuziProfessor of Language and LinguisticsArticles or Chapters in Books:”Using TV commercials in ESL/EFL classes.” The Internet TESL Journal athttp://iteslj.org/Techniques/Tuzi-TVCommercials.html. September, 2008.“Wikindx facilitates academic writing in a browser.” www.linux.com/feature/135681. May,2008.“Collaborative L2 Writing: An Analysis of Forms of Response and Feedback that Impact theSecond Language Writing Process.” The 2007 Humanities Review of Kwansei GakuenUniversity. September, 2007. pp. 41-54.Professional Presentations:25

Three papers: “Extensive Graded Reading in the Liberal Arts with Digital Media;” “UsingCALL to Expand Learners’ Reading, Writing and Vocabulary Learning Potential;” and “StudentOnline writing system preferences.” 2009 JALTCALL Conference in Chiba, Japan. June 5-6,2009.Three papers: “The Impact of Web 2.0 on Language Education;” “An Overview of Issues inProfessional Development in Technology;” and “Leveraging Web 2.0 Collaboration Sites intoLanguage Teaching and Research.” The Sixth International Conference on Language TeacherEducation. Washington D.C. May 30, 2009.“Using CALL to Provide Infinite Possibilities for Productive Language Use: A WorkshopProposal.” The 2009 Pan-SIG Conference in Chiba, Japan. May 23, 2009.“Implementing a thin-client based computer classroom lab with Diskless Remote Boot Loader.”Presented at The 2008 Information Education Research Conference and published in theProceedings of the Conference, pp. 235-244. Kyusyu, Japan. December, 2008.Three papers: “Teaching High Frequency Vocabulary Online” (this paper was also published inthe Proceedings of the Conference pp. 879-887); “Effective writing and responding online” (thispaper was also published in the Preceding of the Conference pp. 797-808); and “Web 2.0 andsecond language education.” The 2008 annual JALT conference in Japan. November 1-2, 2008.“Blended tasks: Face-to-face and online task development.” The 2007 Annual Task-basedLanguage Teaching Conference. Honolulu, HI. September 21, 2007.School of MusicDr. Marie Herseth KenoteAssociate Professor of MusicProfessional Presentations:“Sacred Music Concert (on flute).” Mount St. Benedict Monastery, Crookston, MN. June 2009.26

“Sigfrid Karg-Elert's Flute Music and His Influence on His Students." And recital at Hochschulefur Musik and Theatre. Leipzig, Germany. October, 2007.Dr. Tammy LumProfessor of MusicProfessional Presentations:“The Twilight Stood.” Song Cycle of Emily Dickinson’s poems and Five Piano Pieces by LeonKirchner. College Music Society National Conference 50th Anniversary, Salt Lake City, Utah.October, 2007.Divisions of Student Development & Academic Support ServicesWanda WalbornDirector of Spiritual FormationPublications:Wanda authored a College-Wide Course Manual entitled, Introduction to Spiritual Formation,2009.27

Administrative FacultyDr. Richard L. GathroDean, Nyack College - D.C.Articles or Chapters in Books:"What is the Song that You Wish to Sing," What We Want to Tell Grads: Inspiration andEncouragement for the Class of 2009. Editors Barry Landis and Harry Jacobson. David C. CookPublishing, Colorado Springs, 2009. pp. 96-99.“Simply Doing Justice.” Mutuality Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2007, Christiansfor Biblical Equality, Minneapolis, MN pp. 15-16.Professional Presentations:“Protestantism and the Institutions of Higher Education.” Protestantism in North America:Historic Roots and Current Relevance Conference (co-sponsored by the Center for GlobalEducation, Institute for Global Engagement, and Nyack College). Washington, D.C., June 1,2009.“Understanding your Identity and Calling.” The Trinity Forum. Osprey Point Conference Center,Royal Oak, Maryland. April 25, 2009.“Theology of Work, Vocation and Calling.” The Washington Journalism Center. Washington,D.C. April 24, 2009 and December 6, 2008.“Leadership Lessons Learned Along the Way.” National Fellows in Leadership, National Centerfor Leadership. Washington, D.C. March 18, 2008.28

Dr. Bennett SchepensAssistant Provost and Director of Institutional AssessmentBooks:Character Education: Rewriting the Values Being Erased Away. Published online atwww.Lulu.com. 2007.Current Research:Ben’s current research involves identifying what part of teacher candidate experience andeducation at Nyack College was most effective in preparing teacher candidates for currentpractice in teaching diverse students and working with diverse colleagues.29