Spotlight

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Susan Power Bratton, professor, published Churchscape: Megachurches and the Iconography of the Environment, Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas, August 2016.

Dr. Gerald B. Cleaver, professor and graduate program director, department of physics, published “Black Suns: Ocular Invisibility of Relativistic Luminous Astrophysical Bodies” in Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation & Cosmology, Vol. 2, p. 562-570, Sept. 12, 2016, with co-author Jeffrey S. Lee, adjunct research assistant professor, CASPER; “White holes as the asymptotic limit of evaporating primordial black holes” in International Journal of Modern Physics A, Vol. 31, p. 1650162, Oct. 20, 2016, with co-author Jeffrey S. Lee; “Relativistic Drag and Emission Radiation Pressures in an Isotropic Photonic Gas” in Modern Physics Letters A, Vol. 31, Issue 19, p. 1650118, June 21, 2016, with co-author Jeffrey S. Lee; “Effects of external radiation on an Alcubierre warp bubble” in Physics Essays, Vol. 29, Issue 2, p. 201-206, June 2016, with co-author Jeffrey S. Lee.

Dr. Shelley F. Conroy, dean and professor, LHSON, published “The Impact of a Cultural Immersion Study Abroad Experience in Traditional Chinese Medicine” in Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 34, Issue 3, p. 229-235, September 2016, with co-author Dr. Helen M. Taggart, Armstrong State University; “Program Evaluation” (a chapter) in Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Health Related Professions, Martha Bradshaw and Beth Hultquist, Editors, 7th Ed., chapter 30, p. 471-481, 2016.

W. Matthew Henderson, PhD candidate, published “The Role of Religion In Parenting Satisfaction and Parenting Stress Among Young Parents” in The Sociological Quarterly, Vol. 57, October 2016, with co-authors Dr. Jeremy E. Uecker, assistant professor, and Dr. Samuel Stroope, Louisiana State University.

Kathy Hillman, associate professor, director of Baptist collections and library advancement and director of the Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society, published “Across the Street and Around the World: Ideas to Spark Missional Focus by Diana Davis and Autumn Wall (New Hope, 2016)” (book review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 128, Issue 36, Sept. 1, 2016; “The Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society: 2015-2016 Highlights” in Keston Newsletter, Vol. 24, p. 30-37, 2016; “Patriotism from an American Pulpit: The Legacy of America’s Founding Fathers by Darwyn Hassert” (book review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 128, Issue 43, Oct. 20, 2016.

Dr. Julie Holcomb, assistant professor, published Moral Commerce: Quakers and the Transatlantic Boycott of the Slave Labor Economy, Cornell University Press, 2016.

Dr. Maurice Hunt, professor of English, published “Jonson vs. Shakespeare: The Roman Tragedies” in The Ben Jonson Journal, Vol. 23, Issue 1, p. 75-100, 2016.

Dr. James Kendrick, associate professor, published “An Improbable Career: The Films of Terrence Malick” (a chapter) in Theology and the Films of Terrence Malick, September 2016. Blake Victor Kent, PhD student, published “Attachment to God, Vocational Calling, and Worker Contentment” in Review of Religious Research, Vol. 58, p. 343-364, October 2016, with co-authors Dr. Matt Bradshaw, assistant professor and Dr. Kevin Dougherty, associate professor.

Dr. Joshua King, associate professor of English, published “The Inward Turn: the Role of Matthew Arnold” (essay) in The Routledge Companion to Literature and Religion, p. 15-26, April 2016.

Dr. Andrew Meyer, assistant professor, published “How Can We Help? The Role of the Local Church and Other Religious Organizations When the Games Come To Town” in Practical Theology (online), Sept. 6, 2016, with co-author Dr. John White, assistant professor.

Dr. David W. Music, professor of church music, published “Early New England Psalmody and American Folk Hymns in the Tune Books of Thomas Hastings” in Journal of the Society for American Music, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p. 270-303, August 2016.

Dr. Holly Oxhandler, assistant professor, published “Social Workers’ Perceived Barriers to and Sources of Support For Integrating Clients’ Religion/Spirituality in Practice” in Social Work, accepted for publication Oct. 24, 2016, with co-author Dr. Traber Giardina, Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Marlene M. Reed, entrepreneur in residence, published “Marketplace Ministries: Planning for Succession” (teaching case) in Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016, with co-author Dr. William Worthington, director of the Center for Family Business; “CLIFTEX Theatre: Balancing Technology and Sustainability” (teaching case) in Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Vol. 40, Issue 2, p. 421-437, March 2016, with co-author Dr. Rochelle R. Brunson, area coordinator for apparel merchandising; “Writing Cases to Advance Wine Business Research and Pedagogy” in Wine Economics and Policy, Vol. 5, p. 60-67, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Armand Gilinsky, Sonoma State University, and Dr. Sharon Forbes, Lincoln University, New Zealand.

Steven Sielaff, senior editor and collection manager, Institute for Oral History, published “In the Oral History Toolbox” (blog post) in Oxford University Press Blog, Sept. 16, 2016; “A Technophile Embraces Oral History in the Digital Age” (blog post) in Oxford University Press Blog, Aug. 5, 2016

Dr. Michael Stroope, associate professor and M.C. Shook Chair of Mission, published Transcending Mission: The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition, 2017.

Dr. Joseph D. White, professor of biology, published “Climate, pCO2 and terrestrial carbon cycle linkages during late Paleozoic glacial-interglacial cycles” in Nature Geoscience, Oct. 24, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Isabel Montanez, U.C. Davis, Dr. Jennifer McElwain, University College Dublin, Dr. Christopher Poulsen, University of Michigan, Dr. William DiMichele, Smithsonian Institute, Dr. Jonathan Wilson, Haverford College, Dr. Michael Hren, University of Connecticut and Galen Griggs, U.C. Davis.

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Susan Power Bratton, professor, presented “Religion and Environmental Health: Changing Scales, Changing Priorities” at the Second International Seminar on Environment, Culture and Religion—Promoting Intercultural Dialogue for Sustainable Development at the Iranian Department of the Environment, Tehran, April 23-24, 2016; “American Protestant Megachurches and Greenspace: Urban Planning, Environmental Accountability and Community Connectivity” at Public Environmentalism and Spiritual Communities: Time for Sustainability, June 4-10, 2016, sponsored by the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, held June 9, 2016, in Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Dr. Shelley F. Conroy, dean and professor, LHSON, presented “Experts share: Governance experience on boards” at Nurses on Board North Texas Regional Cohort Workshop, held March 9, 2016, at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas; “Plenary Session Moderator: The role of herb-drug interaction in Integrative Medicine” at Sixth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and First Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care, held March 3, 2016, at Chinese University of Hong Kong; “Contemporary Health Issues and Emerging Challenges: The impact of a cultural immersion study abroad experience in Traditional Chinese Medicine,” co-authored by Dr. Helen M. Taggart, Armstrong State University, at Sixth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and First Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care, held March 2, 2016, at Chinese University of Hong Kong; “Transformational Leadership and Innovative Practice: University partnerships to promote the global nursing workforce” at Sixth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and First Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care, held March 2, 2016, at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Timothy McKinney, professor and director of the School of Music Academic Studies Division, presented “Scheme and Schism in Rore’s Mia benigna fortuna” at Society for Music Theory and American Musicological Society joint conference, held Nov. 5, 2016 in Vancouver, Canada.

Dr. Andrew Meyer, assistant professor, presented “The Contemporary Muscular Christian Instrument: A Scale Developed To Measure Christian Themes in Global Sport” co-authored by Dr. Christopher Wynveen, associate professor, at Inaugural Global Congress on Sports and Christianity, held Aug. 24-28 at York St. John University, United Kingdom; “Sending Them out Among Wolves: Equipping Students to Collect Data for the study of Sport and Religion” at Inaugural Global Congress on Sports and Christianity, held Aug. 24-28, 2016 at York St. John University, United Kingdom.

Dr. Marlene M. Reed, entrepreneur in residence, and Dr. Les Palich, professor, presented “Belmar Hotel”, co-authored by Dr. Les Palich, at United States Association of Business Educators, held January 2015 in San Diego; “HealthSouth Rehabilitation CFO: Can You Turn the Wagon Around?” with Dr. Mitchelle Neubert, director of the Ethics Center, co-authored by Dr. Mitchelle Neubert, professor, at North American Case Research Association, held October 2016 in Las Vegas; “Rwanda Trading Company: Facing a Cash Flow Crisis” with Dr. Kendall Artz, entrepreneurship department chair, co-authored by Dr. Kendall Artz at North American Case Research Association, held October 2016 in Las Vegas; “Fitbit: Was the Company Running Ahead of Itself?” with Dr. Rochelle R. Brunson, area coordinator for apparel merchandising, co-authored by Dr. Rochelle R. Brunson, at North American Case Research Association, held October 2016 in Las Vegas.

Steven Sielaff, Institute for Oral History, presented “Symbiosis: How Text and Media Collaborate in a Modern Oral History Collection” at Oral History Society Annual Conference, held July 8, 2016 at University of Roehampton, London, England.

Steven Sielaff, Dr. Stephen Sloan, Michelle Holland and Jessica Roseberry, Institute for Oral History, presented “Equipping and Training Tomorrow’s Oral Historians” at Oral History Association Annual Meeting, held Oct. 15, 2016 in Long Beach, Calif.

Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor, and Leia Duncan, director of Brooks College, presented “Developing Dynamic Faculty and Staff Partnerships” at Residential College Symposium, held Oct. 27, 2016 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.

HONORS

Dr. Susan Power Bratton, professor, received 100 Most Influential People in the History of Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Great Smoky Mountains Association in honor of the 100th birthday of the U.S. National Park Service on Sept. 16, 2016, Cherokee, N.C., for setting up a research laboratory at Twin Creeks, contributing numerous scientific reports, initiating scientific publication series and early environmental monitoring for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Dr. Marlene M. Reed, entrepreneur in residence, selected as fellow by North American Case Research Association, Oct. 8, 2016, for continued dedication and service to the organization.