PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FACULTY 2013-2015
A COMPILATION OF SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Traditional Undergraduate Faculty
Communication
Daniel Berger, Ph.D. Professor of Communication
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Paper Presentation: “A Virtue Approach to Ethical Knowledge.” Philosophy of Rhetoric. National Communication Association. Pittsburgh, PA. June 2015.
Paper Presentation: “Rhetorical Impacts of the Metaphysics of Diversity.” Philosophy of Rhetoric. National Communication Association. Pittsburgh, PA. June 2015.
Education
Edward Mooney, Jr., Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Education
Publications or Reviews:
Book Chapter: Duffy O’Connor, J. & Mooney, E. (2014). “A dissertation journey: The effects of witnessing school shootings on teachers’ careers: A narrative study.” In Sage Cases in Methodology. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications, Ltd.
Article: Duffy O’Connor, J. & Mooney, E. (2014). “The ethical relationship between school violence and teacher morale.” Pedagogy and the Human Sciences, 1, No.4, 2014, pp. 22 - 38
Book: Mooney, E. (2014). The Pearls of the Stone Man. (S. Sugita, trans.). Tokyo, Japan: Shogakukan. (Original novel published in English, 2002)
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Served as a panelist for podcasts via Huff Post Live from New York to discuss the status of teachers in public schools. Summer 2015.
News:
The book The Pearls of the Stone Man was made into a movie. Asahara, Y. (Director). (June 20, 2015). The Pearls of the Stone Man [Motion picture]. Japan.
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English
Timothy Carlisle, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Read an essay and chaired a session at the Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature. May 2013.
Served as a reader for Advanced Placement in Louisville, KY. June 2013.
Mardy Philippian, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English
Publications or Reviews:
Book Chapter: “The Book of Common Prayer, Theory of Mind, and Autism in Early Modern England.” Recovering Early Modern Disability. Allison Hobgood and David Houston Wood, Eds. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. 2013.
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Paper Presentation: "The Cognitive Ecology of Early Modern Religious Life in Hamlet." 43rd Annual Shakespeare Association of America, Vancouver, BC. April 1-4, 2015.
Paper Presentation: "Coding the Future of Faith: The Role of Disability in The Hughes Brothers' The Book of Eli." Midwest Conference on Utopian Studies, Valparaiso University and English Department of Simpson University, IN. March 21-22, 2015.
Paper Presentation: “King Lear, Cognitive Theory, and the Disabling of Madness.” 42nd Annual Shakespeare Society of America. April 2014.
Paper Presentation: "Philip K. Dick, Varieties of Cognition, and Theory of Mind." 38th Annual Society for Utopian Studies Conference. November 2013.
Paper Presentation: “Theory of Mind (ToM) and the Reading of Literature.” Annual Faculty Colloquium, Simpson University, Redding, CA. October 16, 2013.
Paper Presentation: “Non-standard Mind in Milton’s Paradise Lost.” 1st Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. June 17-19, 2013.
Editorial Board, The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English, University of South Carolina— Aiken.
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Grants (Research, Instructional, or Developmental):
Dale Scholar Grant, April 2014
Positions, Awards, Honors or Appointments:
Conference Co-Chairperson of the Midwest Conference on Utopian Studies, Valparaiso University, March 21-22, 2015
Named Francis P. Owen Distinguished Scholar for 2015-2016
Member of Steering Committee, Student Research Symposium, 2013-2014
Interim Faculty Advisor, Alpha Chi Honors Society
Faculty-in-Residence, 2013-2014
Faculty President, 2013-2014
History
Phillip Fox, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences
Paper Presentation: “Alternative Visions of a More Uniform State: Strengthening the Monarchy through Regional Variation.” 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, Baltimore, MD. March 19-22, 2015.
Cherry McCabe, J.D. Associate Professor of Political Science
Presentations/Consultations/Conferences:
Paper Presentation: "Faithful Politics: Biblical Mandates for Civic Engagement" accepted by American Political Science Association for presentation at Christians in Political Science Conference at Azusa Pacific University May 28-31, 2014.
Media Consultant for KRCR TV parent company, Borden Media Group on "Gun Control Issues and Gun Rights in Developed Countries" aired nationwide as part of week-long special news series on Gun Control in America. Fall 2013.
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Led seminar on "Faithful Politics" at Simpson President's Weekend. November 2013.
Leadership Studies
Amy Smallwood, M.A. Assistant Professor of Outdoor Leadership
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
"A Philosophical Approach to Integrating an Immersion Semester into your Curriculum." International Association of Experiential Education Conference, Denver, CO. November 2013.
Certifications:
Received certification as Level II Facilitator through the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT). Taught by Synergo in Camp Collins, Portland, OR. November 2014. This certification has become a standard in the field of challenge course technology.
Paul Stonehouse, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Outdoor Leadership
Publications or Reviews:
Article: Stonehouse, P. (2013). “Character development and outdoor adventure education: Critique and hope.” Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 25(3), 4-9.
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
“Risk Managing a Wilderness Fast: Why, When and How to Facilitate a Fast in the Backcountry.” Wilderness Risk Management Conference, Grand Teton National Park, Moran, WY. October 2013.
“Audio-Coding vs. Whole-Interview Transcription: Promising Advances in Qualitative Analysis Software.” International Association of Experiential Education Conference, Denver, CO. November 2013.
Positions, Awards, Honors, or Appointments:
Dale Scholar Grant, April 2015.
Sabbatical Award or Project:
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Sabbatical, Spring 2015.
Music
Dwayne Corbin, D.M.A. Associate Professor of Instrumental Music
Performances, Recitals or Artistic Endeavors:
Performance: Ensemble, solo, and duet music of internationally-known composer David Maslanka in a series of concerts sponsored by the Taku Winds at Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau, AK. June 22-23, 2015.
Performance: Guest conductor for the Juneau Symphony Orchestra in two full length concerts. Juneau, AK. June 13-14, 2015.
Performance: Original music for electronics and percussion. With Simpson University alum Jonathan Tucker. Starving Architect concert, Redding, CA. March 13, 2015.
Performance: Conductor for the North State Symphony for a series of four Youth and Family concerts in Redding, Chico, and Oroville, CA. January 20-24, 2015.
Positions, Awards, Honors or Appointments:
Awarded Dale Scholar grant to record in 2015-2016 with Simpson University alum Jonathan Tucker.
Dan Pinkston, D.M.A. Professor of Theory and Composition
Publications or Reviews
Choral Composition: Pinkston, D. (2015). “When Jesus Wept.” Alliance Music Publishers, 2015.
Performances, Recitals or Artistic Endeavors
“When Jesus Wept.” Commissioned and premiered by the Simpson Chorale. Simpson University Heritage Center, Redding, CA. Spring 2015.
“Wondrous” (orchestra) commissioned and premiered by the UPrep High School Orchestra, Redding, CA. May 15, 2014.
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“Valedictum” (cello and violin) commissioned and premiered by members of the North State Symphony, Redding, CA. May 8, 2014.
“Symphony No. 2” performed by the Juneau Symphony Orchestra, Juneau, AK. April 4- 5, 2014.
“Thievery” (percussion ensemble) premiered by the Simpson University Percussion Ensemble, Redding, CA. March 31, 2014.
Nursing
Linda Henrich, M.S.N. Assistant Professor of Nursing
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Presentation: “Staying Healthy in the Golden Years.” Commission on Aging. Redding, CA. April 17, 2015.
Presentation: “Bowel and Bladder Health for Developmentally Disabled Older Adults.” Conference hosted by Far Northern Regional. Redding, CA. March 26, 2015.
Science
Brian Hooker, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology
Publications or Reviews:
Article: Geier, D.A., Kern, J.K., Hooker, B.S., King, P.G., Sykes, LK., Geier, M.R. (2015). “A longitudinal cohort study of the relationship between Thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccination and specific delays in development in the United States: Assessment of attributable risk and lifetime care costs.” Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2015 Jul 9. pii: S2210-6006(15)00064-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2015.06. 002.
Article: Geier, D.A., King, P.G., Hooker, B.S., Dorea, J.G., Kern, J.K., Sykes, LK., Geier, M.R. (2015). “Thimerosal: clinical, epidemiologic and biochemical studies.” Clinica Chimica Acta. 2015 Apr 15; 444:212-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.02.030.
Article: Geier, D.A., Kern, J.K., Hooker, B.S., King, P.G., Sykes, LK., Geier, M.R. (2014). “Thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccination and the risk for diagnosed specific delays in development in the United States: a case-control study in the vaccine
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safety datalink.” North American Journal of Medical Sciences. 2014 Oct;6(10):519-31. doi: 10.4103/1947-2714.143284.
Article: Geier, D.A., Hooker, B.S., Kern, J.K., King, P.G., Sykes, LK., Geier, M.R. (2014). “A dose-response relationship between organic mercury exposure from thimerosal-containing vaccines and neurodevelopmental disorders.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014 Sep 5;11(9):9156-70. doi: 10.3390/ ijerph110909156.
Article: Geier, D.A., Hooker, B.S., Kern, J.K., Sykes, LK., Geier, M.R. (2014). “An Evaluation of the Effect of Increasing Parental Age on the Phenotypic Severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Journal of Child Neurology. 2014 Aug 27. pii: 0883073 814541478.
Article: Hooker, B.S., Kern, J., Geier, D.A., Haley, B.E., Sykes, L., King, P.G., Geier, M.R. (2014). “Methodological Issues and Evidence of Malfeasance in Research Purporting to Show Thimerosal in Vaccines is Safe.” BioMed Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 247218, 8 pages.
Article: Geier, D.A., Hooker, B.S., Kern, J.K., King, P.G., Sykes, LK., Geier, M.R. (2013). “A Two-Phase Study Evaluating the Relationship between Thimerosal-containing Vaccine Administration and the Risk for an Autistic Disorder Diagnosis in the United States.” Translational Neurodegeneration. 2013 Dec 19;2(1):25. doi: 10.1186/2047- 9158-2-25.
Presentation (co-author):
Sabu, S.A., Hooker, B.S., Polk, T., Smith, T., “Phylogeny of Soil Microorganisms in Runoff at an Extreme Acid Mine Drainage Site,” National Council for Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, Lexington, KY, April, 2014.
Grants (Research, Instructional, or Developmental)
The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation awarded Dr. Brian Hooker $33,000 for the purchase of an Ion Exchange Chromatograph to support his remediation work at Iron Mountain Mine. December 8, 2014.
Theology and Ministry
Stephen Bailey, Ph.D. Professor of Intercultural Studies
Publications or Reviews:
Op-Ed: “Religious Freedom in Southeast Asia.” Cornerstone, Georgetown University. August 6, 2015.
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Op-Ed: “Religious Freedom: Are We Making Progress?” Cornerstone, Georgetown University. July 21, 2015.
Op-Ed: “Religious Freedom: A Human Right that Needs Human Agency in Asia Today.” Cornerstone, Georgetown University. March 25, 2015.
Co-editor. The Review of Faith and International Affairs Journal. August, 2013.
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Paper Presentation: “The Role of Contextualization for the SWM Faculty: Gilliland’s The Word Among Us,” Annual Conference, American Society of Missiology. Wheaton, IL, June 19-21, 2015.
Presentation: Announced the special edition of The Review of Faith and International Affairs Journal at an event funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Washington, DC. September 2013.
Darren Gordon, Ed.D. Candidate Associate Professor of TESOL
Publications or Reviews:
Article: Gordon, D., Cheeseman, N. & Hall, E. (2015). “Palaungic Linguistic Bibliography with Selected Bibliography.” Mon-Khmer Studies, Volume 44: i-liv.
Review: Rev. of Interreligious Learning and Teaching: A Christian Rationale for a Transformative Praxis by Largen, Kristin Johnston with Mary E. Hess and Christy Lohr Sapp. International Journal of Christianity and Education 19(2): 161-162. 2015.
Article: Gordon, D. (2013). “A Selective Palaungic Linguistic Bibliography.” Mon- Khmer Studies, Volume 42: xiv-xxxiii.
Michael A. Lyons, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Old Testament
Publications or Reviews:
Book: Lyons, M. (2015), An Introduction to the Study of Ezekiel. New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2015.
Book Chapter: “Envisioning Restoration: Innovations in Ezekiel 40–48.” In ‘I Lifted My Eyes and Saw’: Reading Dream and Vision Reports in the Hebrew Bible, ed. Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer and Elizabeth Hayes, LHBOTS 584 (New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2014).
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Article: Lyons, M. “‘A Barley Cake’ (Ezek 4:12a): Syntax and Redaction,” JNSL 40.1 (2014): 79–92.
Article: Lyons, M. “Paul and the Servant(s): Isa 49:6 in Acts 13:47,” ETL 89.4 (2013): 345-59.
Book Chapter: “‘I also could talk as you do’ (Job 16:4): The Function of Intratextual Quotation and Allusion in Job,” in Reading Job Intertextually, ed. Katherine Dell and Will Kynes (T&T Clark: 2013).
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Paper Presentation: “Ezekiel 34: Composition and Allusion.” Society of Biblical Literature International meeting in Scotland. July 2013.
Jack Painter, Ph.D. Professor of New Testament
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Paper Presentation: “The Stream of Interpretation in the Study of Jude.” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 21-25, 2014.
Paper Presentation: “They have gone the way of Cain: Violence in the letter of Jude with Reference to René Girard.” Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting. November 2013.
Michelle Stinson, Ph.D. Candidate Associate Professor of Old Testament
Presentations, Consultations or Conferences:
Paper Presentation: “Charting the Currents of Israel’s Exodus: the Structural and Rhetorical Use of Water References in Psalm 78.” Trinity College Bristol PostGraduate Research Conference. Bristol, UK. July 2014.
Presentation: “Ambling Through the Psalms: A Walking Tour of its Landscape and Language.” Redding First Church of the Nazarene. Redding, CA. September 2013.
Paper Presentation: “A Consuming Desire: A Look at Psalm 78’s Retelling of the Quail Account of Numbers 11.” Trinity College Bristol PostGraduate Research Conference. Bristol, UK. June 2013.
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