Faculty Accomplishments
Celebrating APU Faculty Impact in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Achievements
Join us in honoring APU faculty whose work enriches the academic and professional landscape, embodying God First and the mission of APU. With monthly updates, this page highlights faculty research, scholarship, and creative achievements shared with the Office of Research and Grants and the Office of the Provost.
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Publications
Clay in the Potter's Hands: Revised and Expanded
- Author: Diana Pavlac Glyer, PhD, Honors College
- Published by Square Halo Books, March 2025
Grief and Trauma Counseling Education: Preparing Future Counselors
- Editor: Michelle Cox, PhD, School Counseling and Psychology
- Published by IGI Global Publishing, July 2024
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Confronting White Supremacy in the U.S.: Twenty-first Century Theological Perspectives
- Editors: Don Thorsen, PhD, Azusa Pacific Seminary; Michael R. Fisher, Jr., and Whitney Wilkinson Arreche
- Published by Friendship Press, October 2024
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Global Business and Marketing Strategy: Integrative Workbook of Exercises and Case Studies
- Authors: Mark Cawman, DBA, and Patricia Fine Skalnik, DBA, School of Business and Management
- Published by Cognella Publishing, 2025
Understanding Environmental Justice and Human Flourishing: Perspectives of Christian Undergraduate Social Work Students
- Authors: Louise Huang, PhD, Office of the Provost; Anupama Jacob, PhD, and Samuel Reyes Jr.
- Published in Journal of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, March 2025
Meta-analytic Rain Cloud Plots: Improving Evidence Communication through Data Visualization Design Principles
- Authors: Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, PhD, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, and Statistics; David Khella, Avery Charles, and Elizabeth Tipton
- Published in Research Synthesis Methods, March 2025
Self-leadership Practices and Beliefs in Nonprofit Organizations: Differences Between Leaders and Non-leaders
- Authors: David Dunaetz, PhD, School of Business and Management; Mark Gobrail, Jaye Howard, Jasmine Lord, and Jaimie Yun
- Published in Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, January 2025
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The Gospel According to Paul: Over a Hundred Years of Interpretation
- Author: BJ Oropeza, PhD, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Published in Religion, December 2024
Shifting Perspectives on Disability: Family Reflections on a Life Fully Lived with Down Syndrome
- Authors: Tamara Bachrach, PhD, School of Education; Mina Chun
- Published in Journal of the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Council for Exceptional Children, November 2024
A Unique Iron I Installation with a Double Basin and Drain from Tel Abel Beth Maacah
- Authors: Robert Mullins, PhD, School of Theology; Naama Yahalom-Mack, Matthew Susnow, Carroll Kobs, Rachel Silverman, and Nava Panitz-Cohen
- Published in Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, November 2024
Ritual, Tradition, and Culture: Reading Hume in Light of Classical Confucianism
- Author: Rico Vitz, PhD, Honors College
- Published in Hume Studies, November 2024
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Using Statistics in Church-based Research
- Author: David Dunaetz, PhD, School of Business and Management
- Published in Great Commission Research Journal, October 2024
Does Denomination Influence Pastors’ Readiness for Retirement? Evidence from Southern California Pastors
- Author: Daniel G. Park, PhD, School of Business and Management
- Published in Journal of Accounting and Finance, September 2024
A Faience Head of a Bearded Male from Tel Abel Beth Maacah: Iconography, Technology and Context
- Author: Robert Mullins, PhD, School of Theology
- Published in Oxford Journal of Archaology, September 2024
8 Ways to Talk to People with Whom You Disagree
- Author: Todd Pheifer, EdD, School of Business and Management
- Published in The Banner, September 2024
Inside the Crucible: Resistance and Resilience in a Decade of Crisis and Change for English Teachers in Myanmar
- Author: Mary Wong, PhD, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Published in TESOL Journal, 2024
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Lego Serious Play in a Career Exploration Class: A Case Study of a Failure in Faith Integration
- Authors: Wendi Dykes McGehee, PhD, CF-LSP, Todd Pheifer, EdD, LaShan Epperson, DBA, and David Dunaetz, PhD, School of Business and Management
- Published in Journal of Faith in the Academic Profession, 2024
Book Review
- Author: BJ Oropeza, PhD, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Book: Romans: A Handbook on the Greek Text Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament
- Published by Review of Biblical Literature, October 2024
2 Corinthians
- Author: BJ Oropeza, PhD, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Book: The State of Pauline Studies: A Survey of Recent Research (pages 184-202)
- Published by Baker Academic, October 2024
The Importance of Humanizing in Christianity and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism
- Author: Don Thorsen, PhD, Azusa Pacific Seminary
- Book: Confronting White Supremacy in the U.S.: Twenty-first Theological Perspectives (pages 217-226)
- Published by Friendship Press, October 2024
Presentations
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Exploring Spirocyclic Oximes as Potential MDM2-p53 Inhibitors
- Kevin S. Huang, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Aniya L. Rivera
- Oral presentation at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, March 2025
The Impact of Radical Redistribution on Economic Growth: After World War II
- Daniel G. Park, PhD, School of Business and Management; Seongcheol Paeng
- Paper presentation at the American Economic Association Annual Meeting, January 2025
Impact of Ableism in Schools: Perspective of New Special Educators
- Tamara Bachrach, PhD, School of Education
- Paper presentation at the TASH Conference, December 2024
Fostering a Sense of Belonging and Promoting Academic Success Among STEM Scholars
- Louise Huang, PhD, Provost’s Office
- Poster presentation at National Science Foundation S-STEM PI & Scholars Symposium, November 2024
The intersection of Faith, Diversity, and Honors Part 3
- Alan Oda, PhD, Department of Psychology
- Roundtable discussion at National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference, November 2024
Best Practices for Teaching About Trauma: A Qualitative Study of Students’ Experiences
- Alina Bond Chan, MSW, LCSW, Department of Social Work
- Workshop at North American Association of Christians in Social Work 74th Annual Convention, October 2024
Writing for Missiological Journals: A Roundtable Discussion
- David Dunaetz, PhD, School of Business and Management
- Roundtable discussion at Evangelical Missiological Society 2024 National Conference, October 2024
Creating a Web Presence for Missiology/Missiologists
- David Dunaetz, PhD, School of Business and Management
- Paper presentation at Evangelical Missiological Society 2024 National Conference, October 2024
A Randomized-controlled Study on the Effectiveness of Christian Mindfulness for Pastors on Mindfulness State and Burnout
- Regina Trammel, PhD, LCSW, Department of Social Work
- Paper presentation at North American Association of Christians in Social Work 74th Annual Convention, October 2024
TESOL Research Directions Fair: Equitable Research Partnerships for Multilingual TESOL
- Mary Wong, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Plenary session presentation at the TESOL International Convention, March 2025
Advocating for Equitable Research Partnerships: Exploring the Ethics of Knowledging Together
- Mary Wong, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Plenary session presentation at the TESOL International Convention, March 2025
Southeast Asian ELT's Situated Praxis During Crises and Change
- Mary Wong, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Plenary session presentation at the TESOL International Convention, March 2025
Whom Do Students Meet? Student Retention and Advising
- Daniel G. Park, PhD, and Chang Kim, PhD, School of Business and Management; Seongcheol Paeng
- Online presentation at the Academy of Business Research Conference, June 2024
A Study of the Prevalence of STDs in Santa Cruz County during the Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2018-2022)
- Sanggon Nam, PHD, School of Nursing
- Poster presentation at the 2024 Annual Fall Meeting Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management, November
2024
Are They Happy? How Do We Help Our Pastors’ Workloads?
- Daniel G. Park, PhD, and Chang Kim, PhD, School of Business and Management; Seongcheol Paeng
- Presentation at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference, November 2024
The Dangers of Religious Nationalism
- Don Thorsen, PhD, Azusa Pacific Seminary
- Paper presentation at the 15th Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies Conference, August 2024
Creative Achievements and Other Professional Activity
Mentor of the Year Award
- Recipient: Joseph Bentz, PhD, Department of English
- West Coast Christian Writers Conference, November 2024
Pack 354 Parrot Logo Development
- Terry Dobson, MFA, Department of Design
- Design work included in an international invitational exhibition and catalog in Korea, November 2023
Flourishing in the Age of AI
- Terry Dobson, MFA, Department of Design,
- Design work included in an international invitational exhibition and catalog in China, September 2023
Pinewood Derby Best Design Award
- Terry Dobson, MFA, Department of Design
- Design work included in an international invitational exhibition and catalog in Korea, May 2021
Danny Elfman Live at the Hollywood Bowl
- Michael Lee, MM, MA, School of Music
- Lead orchestrator for the Danny Elfman live concert, coordinated a team including APU music alumni, November 2024
April Love
- Michael Lee, MM, MA, School of Music
- Wrote original arrangement of a song commissioned by the New York Philharmonic Foundation for the string quartet, August 2024