Spotlight

Publications

Dr. Matthew A Andersson, assistant professor of sociology, published “An Odd Ladder to Climb: Socioeconomic Differences Across Levels of Subjective Social Status” in Social Indicators Research, Vol. 136, p. 621-643, April 2018.
Dr. Matthew A. Andersson, assistant professor of sociology, published “Informal Care Networks in the Context of Multimorbidity: Size, Composition, and Associations With Recipient Psychological Well-Being” in Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 30, Issue 4, p. 641-664, April 2018, with co-author Dr. Joan K. Monin, Yale University.
Lauren Barron, medical humanities program director, published “The Impact of Baccalaureate Medical Humanities on Subsequent Medical Training and Practice: A Physician-Educator’s Perspective.” in Journal of Medical Humanities, Vol. 34, June 2017.
Dr. R. Robert Creech, Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Professor of Pastoral Leadership, published Ethics for Christian Ministry: Moral Formation for 21st Century Leaders, 2017, with co-author Dr. Joe E. Trull, retired, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dr. R. Robert Creech, Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Professor of Pastoral Leadership, published  “A Sower Went Out to Sow: An Agrarian Reading of the New Testament” in American Baptist Quarterly, Vol. 35, Issue 1, p. 22–38, Spring 2016.
Dr. Kevin D. Dougherty, associate professor of sociology, published “Football, Recruitment, and Retention at U.S. Christian Colleges” in Christian Higher Education, Vol. 17, Issue 3, p. 139-150, May 2018, with co-author Dr. Ryan J. Dougherty, George Fox University.
Dr. Perry Glanzer, professor, published The Quest for Purpose: The Collegiate Search for a Meaningful Life, 2017, with co-authors Dr. Jonathan P. Hill, Calvin College, and Dr. Byron R. Johnson, professor.
Dr. Marie Hastings-Tolsma, professor, published “Knowledge, Attitude and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Nurses: A Systematic Review.” in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Vol. 31, p. 146-157, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Abbas Balouchi, Zabol University, Dr. Gholamhossein Mahmoudirad, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Seyed Afshin Shorofi, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences & Flinders University, Dr. Hosien Shahdadi, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, and Dr. Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad, Zabol University of Medical Sciences.
Dr. Marie Hastings-Tolsma, professor, published “Screening for Postpartum Anxiety: A Quality Improvement Project to Promote the Screening of Women Suffering in Silence” in Midwifery, Vol. 62, p. 161-170, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Sarah Toler, Lover’s Lane Birth Center, Dr. Susan Stapleton, American Association of Birth Centers, Kim Kertsburg, Dallas Postpartum Support, and Tiffany J Callahan, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus.
Kathy R. Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Day Dreams & Movie Screens by Alena Pitts with Wynter Pitts” (Book Review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 130, Issue 14, April 5, 2018.
Kathy R. Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry by Tara Beth Leach” (Book Review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 130, Issue 12, March 22, 2018.
Kathy Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Right on Track: Run. Race. Believe. by Sanya Richards-Ross (Zondervan, 2018)” (Book Review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 130, Issue 19, May 10, 2018.
Kathy Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Sustainable Children’s Ministry from Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions by Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom (IVP Books, 2018) “ (Book Review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 130, Issue 19, May 10, 2018.
Dr. Monique Ingalls, assistant professor of music, published Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide, March 2018, Routledge Press, with co-authors Dr. Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg, University of Sydney, and Dr. Zoe Sherinian, University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Julia Kisacky, senior lecturer in Italian, published Isabella Andreini: Mirtilla, A Pastoral. A Bilingual Edition, in The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series, Vol. 62, 2018, with co-author Dr. Valeria Finucci, Duke University.
Dr. Eric Lai, professor of music theory, published “Clemens Krauss as Bruckner Interpreter” in The Bruckner Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 1, p. 22-32, 2018.
Dr. Eric Lai, professor of music theory, published “Musical Brushstrokes: Calligraphy and Texture in Chou Wen-chung’s Music” (a chapter) in Polycultural Synthesis in the Music of Chou Wen-chung, p. 86-121, April 2018.
Dr. F. Carson Mencken, department chair and professor of sociology, published “Small Business Lending and Economic Well-Being in Texas Counties: A Test with Community Reinvestment Act Data “ in Journal of Rural and Community Development, Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 47-66, April 2018, with co-author Dr. Charles M. Tolbert, professor of sociology.
Dr. Marlene Neill assistant professor, published “Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Is Collaboration Among Advertising and Public Relations Agencies the Same as Integration?” in Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, March 2018, with co-author Dr. Erin Schauster, University of Colorado Boulder.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, published Essentials of Christian Thought: Seeing Reality through the Biblical Story, February 2017.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, published The Handbook of Denominations in the United States, May 2018, with co-author Dr. Craig Atwood.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, published “Is the Protestant Reformation Over? Can the Schism End?” in Circuit Rider, August/September/October 2017.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, published “Maintaining Christian Consistency in a Pluralist Context” (a chapter) in Faith in a Pluralist Age, April 2018.
Dr. Edward C. Polson, assistant professor of social work, published “Worshiping across the Color Line: The Influence of Congregational Composition on Whites’ Friendship Networks and Racial Attitudes” in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, March 5, 2018, with co-author Dr. Kevin D. Dougherty, associate professor of sociology.
Steven Sielaff, senior editor & collection manager for the Institute for Oral History, published “Brave New World: A Guide to Twenty-First Century Technology for Oral History” in Sound Historian, Vol. 19, p. 36-48, May 1, 2018.
Dr. Lori A Spies, assistant professor, published “Transformational Leadership as a Framework for Nurse Education about Hypertension in Uganda.” in Nurse Education Today, Vol. 64, p. 172-174, May 2018, with co-authors Scovia Mbalinda, Makerere University, Dr. Rose Nabirye, Makerere University, Dr. Jackline Opollo, adjunct faculty, Cliff Aliga, Aga Khan University, and Dr. Jennifer Gray, Oklahoma Christian University.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, published “Why practitioners need quantitative research skills.” (a chapter) in Research Methods and Applications for Student Affairs, March 2018.
Dr. Michael Stroope, associate professor and the M. C. Shook Chair of Missions, published Transcending Mission: The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition, 2017.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, published “Foreword to the catalogue” (Exhibition Catalogue) in ExPRESSions: The Art of the Book, 2017.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, published Mysterion (one-of-a-kind artist’s book), 2017.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, published Tabula Rasa (one-of-a-kind artist’s book), 2018.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, published We Are Writing These Things (one-of-a-kind artist’s
book), 2018.
Dr. W Dennis Tucker, Jr., professor of Christian scriptures, published “’How Good it is to Sing Praises to our God’ (Ps 147:1): The Final Hallel in Light of Utopian Literary Theory” in Perspectives in Religious Studies, Vol. 44, p. 225-38, 2017.
Dr. W Dennis Tucker, Jr., professor of Christian scriptures, published “Review of Michael K. Snearly. The Return of the King: Messianic Expectation in Book V of the Psalter. LHBOTS 624. London: Bloomsbury, 2016.” in Journal of Theological Studies, Vol. 68, p. 260-62, 2017.
Dr. Jeremy E. Uecker, assistant professor of sociology, published “Breastfeeding and the Role of Maternal Religion: Results From a National Prospective Cohort Study” in Annals of Behavioral Medicine , Vol. 52, Issue 4, p. 319-330, February 3, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Samuel Stroope, Louisiana State University, Dr. Heather M. Rackin, Louisiana State University, and Dr. Jessica L. Stroope, Louisiana State University.
Dr. Jeremy E. Uecker, assistant professor of sociology, published “What God has Joined Together: Family Formation and Religion among Young Adults “ Review of Religious Research, Vol. 60, Issue 1, p. 1-22, March 2018, with co-author Dr. Melinda L. Denton, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Dr. James M. Underwood, professor of law, published Tort Law: Principles in Practice, May 2018.
Dr. Robin Wallace, professor of musicology, published “The Critical Reception of Beethoven’s Compositions by His German Contemporaries, Op. 126 to WoO 140” in the Boston University Center for Beethoven Research online collection in February 2018.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of sports ministry, published God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting, 2017, with co-author Dr. Bracy V. Hill, senior lecturer in history.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of sports ministry, published “Introduction: The State of the Field: Surveying the Issues of Sport Hunting.” (a chapter) in God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting, 2017, with co-author Dr. Bracy V. Hill, senior lecturer in history.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of sports ministry, published “Muscular Christianity and Sports Hunting: Missing the Target?” (a chapter) in God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting, 2017.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of sports ministry, published “A Special Issue on Sport and Spirituality.” in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, Vol. 12, Issue 1, p. 1-3, February 2018, with co-author Dr. Scott Kretchmar, Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of sports ministry, published “Sacramentally Imagining Sports as a Form of Worship: Reappraising Sport as a Gesture of God.” in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, Vol. 12, Issue 1, p. 94-114, February 2018.
Dr. D E. Wi, professor of theology, published “Perpetua of History: Recent Questions” in Journal of Early Christian Studies, Vol. 25, Issue 2, p. 307-319, 2017.
Dr. David E. Wilhite, professor of theology, published “Donatus and Donatism” in Oxford Classical Dictionary, Vol. 4th Ed., 2017.
Dr. David E. Wilhite, professor of theology, published “Were the ‘Donatists’ a National or Social Movement in Disguise? Reframing the Question” in Studia Patristica, Vol. XCVIII, p. 191-220, 2017.
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, published “Dress and body-tanning behaviors: From tan worship to tan stigma” (a chapter) in Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion: Global Perspectives, March 29.

Presentations

Dr. Kimlyn J. Bender, professor of Christian theology, presented “A Quiet Voice in the Night: Samuel, Calling, and Vocation” at Whitworth University Chapel on March 1, 2018, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.
Dr. Kimlyn J. Bender, professor of Christian theology, presented “Real Faith in a Virtual World: Christian Discipleship in a Digital Age” at The Brunner-Welch Endowed Lecture, held March 1, 2018, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington
Dr. Kimlyn J. Bender, professor of Christian theology, presented “The Reformers as Fathers of the Church: Luther and Calvin in the Thought of Karl Barth” at The Bible and the Reformation Conference, Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture, held October 27, 2017, at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Kimlyn J. Bender, professor of Christian theology, presented “The Sola behind the Solas: The Unity of the Five Solas of the Reformation” at the American Academy of Religion National Meeting, held November 20, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, presented “Hope & Change for Youth in Anacostia” at Baylor in Washington, held March 8, 2018, at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C. 
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, presented “Justice & Sustainability: From a Gardener’s Perspective “ at the Urban Affairs Association Conference, held April 4-7, 2018, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of Church and Community Ministries , presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at Du Bois and King Symposium, held February 22-23, 2018 at Clark Atlanta University.
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of Church and Community Ministries, presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at Du Bois and King Symposium, held January 22, 2018 at Cultivate 7twelve in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of Church and Community Ministries, presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at the LeadershipPLENTY Institute, held February 27, 2017 at the Waco Foundation in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of Church and Community Ministries, presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at Good Neighbor House & The CRRC Event, held April 9, 2018, at the Good Neighbor House in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of Church and Community Ministries, presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Event, held April 13, 2018, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Gerald B. Cleaver, professor and graduate program director, department of physics, presented “Stringy Big Data and the Scientific Method” at Computing Morality: Big Data in Science and Faith, held March 14, 2018, at Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dr. R. Robert Creech, Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Professor of Pastoral Leadership, presented “Being Human in a Chaotic World: Wendell Berry & Societal Regression” at 3rd Annual Symposium of the Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family Symposium, held February 17–18, 2017, at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas.
Dr. R. Robert Creech, Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Professor of Pastoral Leadership, presented “A Map for Ministry: Bowen Family Systems Theory and Congregational Life” at Bowen Theory Conference for Congregational Leaders, held January 2–5, 2017, at Mo Ranch in Hunt, Texas.
Guilherme Feitosa de Almeida, senior lecturer and musical theatre collaborative pianist, presented “A Canção do Senhor na Terra Brasileira, Liturgies of Resistance, and Embodied Imagination” at Political Theology Network, Inaugural Conference, held February 15, 2018, at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Marie Hastings-Tolsma, professor, presented “Caring as a Concept in Qualitative Research” at Invited Opening Keynote Address,
6th Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research 2018, held March 12, 2018, in Sun City, South Africa.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, presented “Arminianism Is Grace-centered Theology” at Martin McCullough Lecture, held September 10, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, presented “Calvinism and Arminianism” at Theology in Question, held September 30, 2017, in Crista de Trinidade, São Paulo, Brazil.
Dr. Roger E. Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, presented “The Legacy of the Reformation in Contemporary Evangelicalism” at Five Hundred Years of Luther, held September 15, 2017, at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Steven Sielaff, senior editor & collection manager for the Institute for Oral History, and Adrienne Cain, assistant director for the Institute for Oral History, presented “Current Trends in Oral History: Digital Preservation, Access, & Outcomes” at the Texas State Historical Association Annual Conference, held March 3, 2018, in San Marcos, Texas
Steven Sielaff, senior editor & collection manager for the Institute for Oral History, and Adrienne Cain, assistant director for the Institute for Oral History, presented “Getting Started with Oral History Workshop” at the Texas Oral History Association Annual Meeting, held April 6, 2018, in College Station, Texas.
Dr. Lori A Spies, assistant professor, presented “A Collaborative Initiative to Develop Global Nurse-led Hypertension Interventions” at the South and Central Asia Fulbright Conference, held February 27, 2018, in New Delhi, India.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, Dr. Darby Roberts, Texas A&M University, Dr. Patrick Biddix, University of Tennessee, and Joseph Levy, National Louis University, presented “Assessment versus research. What is the difference? Why does it matter? “ at the NASPA Online Professional Development webinar, held March 26, 2018.
Dr. Michael Stroope, associate professor and the M. C. Shook Chair of Missions, presented “Devotional Life and Practices, Contingencies and Constants in World Christianity: The Case of Yesu bhaktas in India” at the Yale-Edinburgh World Christianity Meeting, held July 28, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, presented “Eye and Ear: A conversation with photographers represented in the Baylor Book Arts Collection.” at the Society for Photographic Education South Central Regional Conference, held October 14, 2017, in Waco, Texas.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, Phil Jones, University of Arkansas, Jeff Steely, Georgia State University, and Lora Lennertz, University of Arkansas, presented “How Many Hands Are Needed on Deck? Mooring Staffing to ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries (VAL),” at the Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, held March 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, presented “Outreach / Inreach: arts-based connection within and beyond the library” at the Association of College and Research Libraries Arts Section Virtual Midwinter Discussion Forum, held January 30, 2018.
Dr. W. Dennis Tucker, Jr., professor of Christian scriptures, presented “A Prayer for Protection: Psalm 71 and the Sense of Powerlessness” at Alttestamentliche Seminar DFG Projekt-Theologie des Psalters. Internationales Psalmensymposium-Universität Bonn, held April 2017 in Bonn, Germany.
Dr. W Dennis Tucker, Jr., professor of Christian scriptures, presented “The Body of the Psalmist: An Anthropological, Rhetorical, and Theological Assessment” at Gegner im Gebet: Feindschaft und Überwindung in den Psalmen: Tagung des Exzellenzclusters “Religion und Politik.” Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, held August 2017 in Münster, Germany.
Dr. W Dennis Tucker, Jr., professor of Christian scriptures, presented “Mapping the Body in the Psalms of Lament” at Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, held November 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of Sports Ministry, and Cindy White, program director for the Faith and Sport Institute (Lilly Endowment, Inc.), presented “Sports: Does the Tail Wag the Dog?” at the Baptist General Convention of Texas-Youth Ministry Conclave, held October 2017 in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Chris Wynveen, associate professor, presented “Youth engagement for forest plan revisions: Roleplaying to understand values,” co-authored by Dr. Kelli McMahan, associate clinical professor, at the 2018 National Environment and Recreation Research Symposium, held April 8, 2018, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, and Dr. Lorynn Divita, associate professor, presented “Understanding consumer environmental attitudes toward clothing consumption: Marketing Implications for fast fashion retailers” at the 2018 International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, held May 26, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea.
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, and Dr. Seahee Lee, Ewha Womans University, presented “Review of Compensatory Fashion-related Consumption and Mental Health” at The Society of Fashion & Textile Industry, held May 19, 2018, in Busan, South Korea.

Awards/Honors

Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, received a Rising Star award from Baylor University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research on December 4, 2017, for potential for recognition of scholarship in her field.
Mary Goolsby, collections services archivist for Poage Legislative Library, received a Digital Archives Specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists in May 2018 for completing classes and comprehensive exam for certification.
Dr. David W. Music, professor of church music, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Baptist Church Music Conference on April 22, 2018, for a lifetime of achievement in music ministry.
Sha Towers director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, was invited to show a one-of-a-kind artists’ book, Mysterion (2017) in an exhibition of artists’ books, Bibliothecaris et Glutinatores, at the Gates Exhibition Hall at the Denver Public Library Central Branch from January-April 2018.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, was selected as the juror for an international juried art exhibition from Artists’ Book Cornucopia IX from August 24 – September 28, 2018, in Denver, Colorado, for being a recognized figure in the field.
Sha Towers, director of research & engagement for Baylor Libraries, was selected as a coordinator of the Book Art Special Interest Group from the Art Libraries Society of North America in 2018 for being recognized as a leader in the field of book arts.
Dr. John White, associate professor of practical theology, holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology, and director of Sports Ministry, received a Capacity-Building Grant from The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) in November 2017 for Principal Investigator (successful grant proposal).
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, received a Leader of the Year Award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - Texas Affiliate on March 23 for his significant contributions to the field.