Trinity Western University

Professional Milestones and Appointments

Sonya Grypma has been appointed Dean of the School of Nursing

Todd F. Martin completed his PhD in Sociology program at the University of British Columbia in March. Todd’s dissertation is entitled, “Exploring the Cohabitation Effect: Untangling the Life Course Diversity of Cohabiting Unions”

Rob Rhea defended his PhD in Educational Studies dissertation in March at Biola University (Talbot School of Theology). Rob’s dissertation examined the relationship of identity status, agency, and religiosity to the acceptance and use of pornography among Christian, undergraduate, emerging adults.

Awards

Sonya Grypma, Canadian Federation for Humanities & Social Sciences Aid to Scholarly Publication, $8,000

Julia Mills received a two year Murdock College Research Program for the Life Sciences grant of $50,000 from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust for the research project “The Role of ILK in the Differentiation and Progression of Retinoblastoma.”

Darlane Pankratz (Principal Investigator), Barb Astle and Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham (Co-investigators) received a Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Grant of $5000 for the research project “Nursing Students Partnering: A Zambian-Canadian Case Study.”

Lachlan R. Whatley. Best English Speaking Academic Paper Award for paper entitled "The Use of Psychological Capital, Humility, and Discrepancy Theory as Inputs for Strategy and Sociotechnical Systems. Phase One of an Action Research Case Study" (Whatley, 2012) at the 4th International Conference and Doctoral Consortium on "Organizational Development and Change", June 5-6, 2012, Lyon, France.

Lachlan R. Whatley. Recognition for role as 2012 Track Chair, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, at Mid-West Academy 55th Annual Conference, Itasca, Illinois.

Creation, Performances

Erica L. Grimm. Saturated Phenomenor: Works in graphite, encaustic and steel, Bellevue Gallery, West Vancouver, BC, April 11-May 11, 2013.

Books

Potter, P. A., Perry, A., Ross Kerr, J., Wood, M., Barb Astle, & Duggleby, W. (March, 2013). Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (5th ed.). (Canadian Editor), Toronto, ON: Elsevier Canada.

Peter W. Flint. The Dead Sea Scrolls (Core Biblical Studies Series. Nashville: Abingdon, 2013).

Sonya Grypma. (2012) China Interrupted: Japanese Internment & the Reshaping of a Canadian Missionary Community (Wilfrid Laurier University Press)

Fleischmann, E., Sonya Grypma, & Marten, M. Okkenhaug, I., (Eds). (2013) Transnational and Historical Perspectives on Global Health, Welfare and Humanitarianism. (Norway: Portal Folag).

Grant Havers. Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy: A Conservative Critique. Northern Illinois University Press. Forthcoming late 2013 or early 2014.

Kevin Schut. (2012). Of Games & God: A Christian Exploration of Video Games. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press.

Book Chapters

Barb Astle, Barton, S. S., Johnson, L., & Mill, J. (March, 2013). Chapter 9: Global Health, Culture and Diversity. In P.A. Potter, A.G. Perry, J. Ross Kerr, M. Wood, B. Astle, and W. Duggleby (Eds). Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (5th ed.). Toronto, ON: Elsevier Canada.

Jakubec, S., & Barb Astle. (March, 2013) Chapter 17: Communication. In P.A. Potter, A.G. Perry, J. Ross Kerr, M. Wood, Barb Astle, and W. Duggleby (Eds). Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (5th ed.). Toronto, ON: Elsevier Canada.

Peter W. Flint. “The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls. Psalms Manuscripts, Editions, and the Oxford Hebrew Bible,” in Jewish and Christian Approaches to the Psalms: Conflict and Convergence. Edited by Susan Gillingham (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), 11–34.

Peter W. Flint. “Additions to Daniel and Other Compositions that Feature Daniel,” in Early Jewish Literature: An Introduction and Reader. Edited by A. Wright et al (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). In press.

Peter W. Flint. “Appendix I: ‘Apocryphal’ Psalms in the Psalms Scrolls and in Texts Incorporating Psalms,” and “Appendix II: Contents of the Psalms Scrolls and Related Manuscripts,” in The Oxford Handbook to the Psalms. Edited by William P. Brown (Oxford and New York and Oxford University Press. [in Press]

Peter W. Flint. “The Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) and the Interpretation of Isaiah at Qumran,” in Early Jewish Literature: An Introduction and Reader. Edited by A. Wright et al. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). In press.

Peter W. Flint. “Psalms and Psalters at Qumran,” in Early Jewish Literature: An Introduction and Reader. Edited by A. Wright et al. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). In press.

Peter W. Flint. “Unrolling the Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls,” in The Oxford Handbook to the Psalms. Edited by William P. Brown (Oxford and New York and Oxford University Press. [in Press]

Ross-Kerr, J.C. & Sonya Grypma. (2013). The development of nursing in Canada. In Potter, P.A., Perry, A.G., Ross-Kerr, J.C., Wood, M.J., Barb Astle & Duggleby, W. (eds). (2013). Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (5th ed.) Toronto: Elsevier.

Sonya Grypma. (2013). Pushing boundaries: Transnational approaches to global health history. In Fleischmann, E., Grypma, S., Martens, M. & Okkenhaug (Eds). Transnational and Historical Perspectives on Global Health, Welfare and Humanitarianism. (Norway: Portal Folag).

Robert J.V. Hiebert. “What Does the Computer Have to Do with Textual Criticism? Innovative Technology for the Management and Analysis of Collation Data and the Grouping of Manuscripts,” with Nathaniel N. Dykstra, in Die Göttinger Septuaginta: Ein editorisches Jahrhundertprojekt (ed. Reinhard G. Kratz and Bernhard Neuschäfer; Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, N.F. 22; Berlin: de Gruyter, 2013), pp. 107-131.

Robert J.V. Hiebert. “Designing a New Septuagint Commentary: SBLCS and WATER,” with Nathaniel N. Dykstra, XIV Congress of the IOSCS, Helsinki, 2010 (ed. Melvin K. H. Peters; Society of Biblical Literature Septuagint and Cognate Studies 59; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2013), pp. 515-523.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham & Sharma, S. (in press). Faith as social capital: Diasporic women stretching the rules of secularized healthcare services. In G. Bonifacio (ed.) Feminism, migration, and transnational practices in Canada. Canadian Scholars Press.

Browne, A., & Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham (in press). Problematizing social justice discourses in nursing. In P.Kagan, M.Smith, & P.Chinn (eds). Philosophies and practices of emancipatory nursing: Social justice as praxis. Routledge.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham. (in press). Critical refractions: Nursing research on religion and spirituality through a social justice lens. In P.Kagan, M.Smith, & P.Chinn (eds). Philosophies and practices of emancipatory nursing: Social justice as praxis. Routledge.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham. (in press). The intersection of religion and race in the context of health, health inequities and health services. In W. Cockerham, R. Dingwall, & S. Quah (eds.) The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Kevin Schut. (2013). “Evangelicals and Video Games” in R.H. Woods Jr. (ed.), Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Eve G. Stringham, Marcus-Gueret, N., Ramsay, L., and Schmidt, K. Live cell imaging of the cytoskeleton. (2012) In Methods in Enzymology, Vol. 505: Imaging and spectroscopic analysis of living cells. Elsevier Inc., Cambridge, MA, pp. 203-217. (Trainees also in bold)

Articles

Jakubec, S. & Barb Astle. (2013). Students connecting critical appraisal to evidence-based practice: A Teaching – Learning activity for research literacy. Journal of Nursing Education 52(1).

Janet Epp Buckingham, “Protest and Persuasion: Productive or Pointless?” Spring 2013 Comment 105.

Sonya Grypma, Wolfs, D. & Reimer-Kirkham, S. (2012). Returning home: Historical influences on home health care in Canada. Home Healthcare Nurse, 30(8), 453-460

Peter W. Flint. “The Dead Sea Scrolls and Psalms 151, 154 and 155,” Bible Odyssey (SBL Press). In press.

Vandenberg, H. & Sonya Grypma. (2013). In Retrospect: Being Countercultural: Lessons from History. Journal of Christian Nursing, 30(2), 119

Sonya Grypma. (2012). In Retrospect: Caring for strangers. Journal of Christian Nursing, 29(4), 181

Vandenberg, H. & Grypma, S. (2013). In Retrospect: Historical lessons from Japanese home missions. Journal of Christian Nursing, 30(2)[JCN].

Wolfs, D. & Sonya Grypma. (in press). In Retrospect: Selflessness and nursing. JCN, 30(3).

Sara L. Pearson. “‘The Coming Man’: Revelations of Male Character in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.” Brontë Studies 37.4 (Nov. 2012): 299-305.

Sara L. Pearson. “Charlotte Brontë’s Poetics: A Case Study of ‘Pilate’s Wife’s Dream’.” Brontë Studies 37.3 (Sept. 2012): 194-207.
Ogden, James and Sara L. Pearson, “A Brontë Reading List: Part 5.” Brontë Studies 37.3 (Sept. 2012): 250-58.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Pesut, B., Rick Sawatzky, Cochrane, M., & Redmond, A. (2012). Discourses of spirituality and leadership in nursing: A mixed methods analysis. Journal of Nursing Management. 20(8), 1029 – 1038.

Sharma, S., Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham & Cochrane, M. (in press). Prayer as transgression: Stories from healthcare. In G.Giordan & L.Woodhead (eds.) Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Sonya Grypma, & Landa Terblanche. (2013). Religion and ethics in pluralistic healthcare contexts. Journal of Christian Nursing Online Extra E1-E

Schwartz, C.E., Ahmed, S., Rick Sawatzky, Tolulope, S., Mayo, N., Finkelstein, J., Lix, L., Verdam, M.G.E., Oort, F.J., Sprangers, M.A.G. (in press: accepted Mar 22, 2013). Guidelines for secondary analysis in search of response shift. Quality of Life Research.

Thorne, S. & Rick Sawatzky. (in press). Nursing. In A. Michalos (ed.). Encyclopedia of well-being and quality of life. New York: Springer.

Haines-Sarah, R., Johnson, J.L., Repta, R., Ostry, A., Young, M.L., Rick Sawatzky, Shoveller, J.A., Greaves, L., Ratner, P.A. (In press). The privileged normalization of marijuana use: An analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting. Critical Public Health; Quality of Life Research, Journal of Nursing Education.

Kevin Schut. (2012). “Sid Meier,” “Microprose,” “Richard Garriott,” “Sierra,” and “Cyan Worlds.” In Wolf, M.J.P. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Video Games. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.

McShea, M.A., Schmidt, K.L., Dubuke, M.L., Baldiga, C.E., Sullender, M., Reis, A., Zhang, S., O’Toole, S.M., Jeffers, M.C., Warden, R.M., Kenney, A.H., Gosselin, J., Kuhlwein, M., Hasmi, S., Eve G. Stringham and Ryder, E.F. Abelson interactor-1 (ABI-1) interacts with MRL adaptor protein MIG-10 and is required in guided cell migrations and process outgrowth in C. elegans. (2013) Developmental Biology, 373:1-13. (Trainees also in bold)

Marcus-Gueret, N., Schmidt, K., and Eve G. Stringham. Distinct cell Guidance pathways controlled by the Rac and Rho GEF domains of UNC-73/TRIO in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2012) Genetics, 190: 129-142. (Trainees also in bold)

Lachlan R. Whatley and Doucette, B. (2013). Private Equity Firms: Decisions influenced by Time and the Implications for Value Harvesting. In Press. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 13(4).

Reviews

Sara L. Pearson. Review of Keith A. Jenkins, Charlotte Brontë’s Atypical Typology (New York: Peter Lang, 2010) in Brontë Studies 38.1 (January 2013): 88-90.

Kevin Schut. (2013, January). The Unfinished Swan: Video Games and God's Story of Me. The High Calling, http://www.thehighcalling.org/culture/unfinished-swan-video-games-and-gods-story-me.

Invited Presentations

Janet Epp Buckingham, “Faith Restrictions in Canada,” at Prayer Conference on the Persecuted Church at the Metropolitan Bible Church, February 3, 2013.

Janet Epp Buckingham, “Just Fit In: The treatment of minority religions by a majority religion,” at International Institute for Religious Freedom Consultation, Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2013.

Peter W. Flint. Distinguished Lecture: “The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls” in the series Heroes in the Story of the Bible’s Transmission (At the Passages Exhibit from the Green Collection) Charlotte, N.C. (25 September, 2012)

Peter W. Flint. Distinguished Lecture: “The Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls: Ancient Evidence and New Readings,” At the Exhibit: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible, 2 July 2012-13 January 2013. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX (7August, 2012)

Peter W. Flint.“The Interpretation of Psalms Passages in the Sectarian Scrolls at Qumran: A Diachronic Study,” Qumran Section, International Meeting of the Soc. of Biblical Literature, July 22-26 Amsterdam (24 July, 2012).

Peter W. Flint. “The Dead Sea Scrolls: status quaestionis.”At the Logos at Baylor Workshop, Baylor University, Waco, TX (12 June, 2012)

Peter W. Flint. Distinguished Lecture Series: “The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible” in the series The Bible’s Survival and Success (At the Passages Exhibit from the Green Collection), Atlanta (3 April, 2012).

Robert J.V. Hiebert. “GC.PAP.000121: Septuagint Genesis V 21-23, 29-30.” Presented at the Green Scholars Initiative Papyrology Workshop, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1 February 2013.

Robert J.V. Hiebert. “The Society of Biblical Literature Commentary on the Septuagint (SBLCS): Foundational Principles and Practical Implications.” Presented at the Trinity Western University Biblical Studies Graduate Forum, 25 February 2013.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham. (March, 2013). Crossing the threshold: Negotiating religious plurality in home health. Let’s talk! Interprofessional dialogue at the intersections of religion, diversity, and healthcare. Public Panel, University of Ottawa.

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham. (November 27, 2012). Sacred spaces in public places: Religious accommodation in healthcare. Invited. Myrtle Crawford Lectureship. College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan.

Paul Rowe. 1 March 2013, “Democracy and Disillusionment: Copts and the Arab Spring”, invited panel presentation at The Challenge of Democratization from Within: rethinking Iran’s Green Movement and the Arab Spring, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC.

Paul Rowe. 15 March 2013, invited presentation and commentary on Marina of the Zabbaleen documentary, Portland State University.

Kevin Schut. (2013, January). The Dark Knight and Black Widow: The Shifting Roles of Men and Women in Today's Superhero Blockbusters. Presented at the TWU Gender Studies Institute Gender Café, Langley, BC, Canada.

Kevin Schut. (2013, February). Is it okay to shoot this guy? Video games and the ethics of virtual choice. Presented at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI and Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI.

Kevin Schut. (2013, February). The +10 Double-edged Sword of Escape: video games, addiction and the faithful joy of Fantasy. Presented at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI and Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI.

Presentations

McNamara, M., Fealy, G., & Barb Astle, & Pocknall, H. (May 18 - 23, 2013 - accepted). Improving access and equity In healthcare: The implications for leadership development strategies. ICN Conference Melbourne, Australia.

Caroline Burgess. (Feb, 2013). Understanding Motivation: Why do Undergraduate Nurses seek out International Clinical Placements? Western and Northern Region of Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, Edmonton, Alberta.

Caroline Burgess, Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, & Barb Astle. (May 10, 2013 – accepted abstract). Understanding motivation: Why do undergraduate nurses seek out international clinical placements. University of Victoria School of Nursing Biennial Research Conference Victoria, BC.

Pijl-Zieber, E., Sonya Grypma, & Barton, S. (2013). Edmonton, AB. Nursing education: Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, or cruising into our golden years? A Retrospective. Western & North-Western Region, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.

Joyce Lee, Kazanjian, A., Gotay, C., Sawatzky, R. (April, 2013). Lessons from a cross-cultural study of cancer and the family: Issues and challenges in conceptualization and measurement. Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology.

Joyce Lee, Kazanjian, A., Gotay, C., Rick Sawatzky. (May, 2013). Cross-cultural research in supportive cancer care: challenges in conceptualization and measurement. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research.

Joyce Lee, Kazanjian, A., Gotay, C., Rick Sawatzky. (May 2013). Research in supportive cancer care for culturally diverse populations: Issues in conceptualization and measurement. Applied Research in Cancer Control.

Kyla Janzen, Barb Astle, & Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham. (May 10, 2013 - accepted). Extending the Spirit: A qualitative secondary analysis on nurses’ perspectives on spirituality. University of Victoria School of Nursing Biennial Research Conference. Victoria, B.C.

Paul Rowe. 22 February 2013 “Christian-Muslim Relations in Egypt in the Wake of the Arab Spring”, paper presentation at Middle East Dialogue, Washington, DC.

Rick Sawatzky & Roberts, D. (January, 2013). Integration of a palliative approach in hospital, residential and homecare nursing: Results of a province-wide survey. Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul’s Hospital.

Kevin Schut. (2012, October). When is taking over the world not taking over the world? A consideration of video games, frames, choice, narrative and ethics. Presented at “Arts and Ethics,” the annual Verge conference for Trinity Western University’s School of the Arts, Media and Culture, Langley, BC, Canada.

Kevin Schut. (2012, November). “Christians first, Gamers second”: Video games as a site for building religious community. Presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Seminars, Workshops

Janet Epp Buckingham, Session 3: JUSTICE AND MY NEIGHBOUR, Roots of Justice DVD series, International Justice Mission 5 week series. http://www.ijm.ca/rootsofjustice

Lachlan R. Whatley. Presenter, Professional development workshop on “Change Management & OD Continuum,” at the BC Organization Development Network (BCODN), February 21, 2013, Vancouver, BC.

Professional Service

David Clements served on a national committee in March 2013 evaluating Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research proposals.

Sara L. Pearson. Academic editor of special conference issue of Brontë Studies 37.4 (Nov. 2012): The Brontës and the Bible: Influences both Literary and Religious

Research in Progress

Peter W. Flint. The Great Isaiah Scroll in Hebrew and English, with Variant Readings (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). [In preparation]

Peter W. Flint. The Great Psalms Scroll (11QPsa): A Complete Edition (Dead Sea Scrolls Editions; Leiden: Brill). [In preparation]

Peter W. Flint. Psalms and Hymns (The Eerdmans Commentaries on the Dead Sea Scrolls 5; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). [In preparation]

Peter W. Flint. The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). [In preparation]

Peter W. Flint. A Commentary on the Septuagint: The Book of Numbers (Oxford, Oxford University Press). [In preparation]

Peter W. Flint. The Book of Psalms: A New Edition, with Textual Notes and Commentary (The Oxford Hebrew Bible; New York and Oxford, Oxford University Press). [In preparation]

Peter W. Flint. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Faith (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press). [In preparation]

Lachlan R. Whatley (2013 expected). “The Role of Humility within Group Dynamics, Leading to Superior Performance”.

Media

David Clements’ Salt Spring Island research was featured in the GOERT e-news (Feb. 6, 2013): http://www.goert.ca/news/2013/02/crows-nest/

David Clements’ research with Toni DiTommaso on weeds and climate change was featured in various outlets in March 2013:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March13/WeedsClimate.html http://futurepath.org/could-weeds-give-the-answers-to-handling-climate-change/ http://phys.org/news/2013-03-invasive-weeds-climate-coping.html http://iapps2010.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/invasive-weeds-could-shed-light-on-climate-coping/

Janet Epp Buckingham attended the official launch of the Canadian Office of Religious Freedom on February 7, 2013 and did several media interviews; including the CBC. You can see a print interview with Cardus at http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/02/21/stephen-harper-makes-significant-affirmation-of-religious-freedom/

Janet Epp Buckingham was interviewed regarding the proposed TWU School of Law. Two of them linked below:
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/tag/janet-epp-buckingham/
http://www.cardus.ca/audio/3815/

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