Took the lead on designing and constructing a doctoral alumni survey regarding experience in the Department of Counseling and Family Science.
(06/2009 - 08/2009)
Don’t worry, be happy?Emotional Challenges: WWJD? Yucaipa Church of Seventh-day Adventists, Family Emphasis weekend. 3/9/18.
(03/2018)
The Dilemma of Forgiveness. Dean’s Fellowship, Oak Glen, CA. 1/13/18
(01/2018)
Relationships: Does Friendship Matter?Relationships: What Does the Church Have to Offer?Relationships: What About Our Family Relationships?
Health Relationships Seminar, Yucaipa Seventh-day Adventist Church. June 19 – 20, 2015.
(06/2015)
Living Fully: Living Retired. The 55+ Club, Campus Hill Church of Seventh-day Adventists, Loma Linda, CA. May 17, 2015.
(05/2015)
Preparing for Retirement: What you need to know. Winter Wednesday series, Loma Linda University Church. January 10, 2014.
(01/2014)
Associate Sabbath School superintendent, Loma Linda University Church.
(07/2009 - 08/2011)
Sabbath School presenter at The Gathering Place, Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. The Fruit of the Spirit: Self Control. March 6, 2010
(03/2010)
Presentation of the Church at Study: "The Fruits of the Spirit: Meekness." Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. February 27, 2010
(02/2010)
Finding God in Ambiguous Loss. Oak Glen Dean''''s Fellowship, February 13, 2010.
(02/2010)
Relationships and Longevity. Winter Wednesday series, Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. February 3, 2010.
(02/2010)
Loving Brothers and Sisters. Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. August 22, 2009.
(08/2009)
Who Would Have Thought! First Annual Widow’s Luncheon. Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. October 11, 2008
(10/2008 - 07/2009)
What Does Gottman’s Love Lab Tell Us About the Love of God? Dean’s Fellowship, Oak Glen, February 14, 2009
(10/2008 - 07/2009)
Rest. The Gathering Place. Loma Linda University Church. May 23, 2009.
(05/2009)
Life. Loma Linda University Church. April 25, 2009.
(04/2009)
Interpreting the Writing of the Prophets. The Gathering Place. Loma Linda University Church. March 14, 2009.
(03/2009)
Speaker: Day of Family Emphasis. Corona Spanish SDA Church. Our Homes: A Haven of Peace or a War Zone?Living With the Ones We Love Question & Answer February 28, 2009.
(02/2009)
What Does Gottman’s Love Lab Tell Us About the Love of God? Dean’s Fellowship, Oak Glen, February 14, 2009
(02/2009)
Ambiguous Loss and Positive Religious Coping. Loma Linda University Church of SDA, January 31, 2009
(01/2009)
Spiritual Aspects of Living with Ambiguous Loss. The Hiding Place, Loma Linda University Church. January 31, 2009.
(01/2009)
"Born of a Woman: The incarnation and atonement." General Sabbath School Lesson, November 22, 2008. Loma Linda University church of Seventh-day Adventists.
(11/2008)
The Tenderness of His Love. Loma Linda University Church of SDA. May 31, 2008
(07/2008)
Imperfect People: God’s Perfect Will. Dean’s Fellowship. Oak Glen, California. December 8, 2007.
(12/2007)
Moses & Ziporrah: Relating With Relations. Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists, August 4, 2007, California
(08/2007)
Healing Broken Hearts. Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists, December 9, 2006. California.
(12/2006)
Dare to Dream. Keynote speaker,Christian women’s retreat, Brainerd Minnesota. October 28 – 30, 2005.
(10/2005)
Covenant Conversations: Family Living. October 1, 2022. Loma Linda University Church of SDA.
(10/2022 - Present)
(link)
Covenant Conversations: Accountability & Forgiveness in Covenant Relationships. October 15, 2022. Loma Linda University Church of SDA
(10/2022 - Present)
(link)
Sabbath School teacher, Gathering Place, adult class. Loma Linda University Church of SDA.
Teach approximately 6 times/year
(01/2017 - Present)
"The Blessing of Forgiveness." Five day series, Southern New England Conference of SDA, annual camp meeting. June 24-28, 2024. South Lancaster, Massachussetts.
(06/2024)
Committee Membership (LLU)
Wholeness Institute Oversight Committee.
(10/2018 - 01/2023)
Beta Heart/Caring for the Caregiver Committee, LLUH.
(04/2022 - 07/2022)
Physician H&P (Health and Prosperity) Think Tank. Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group-LLUH.
(01/2018 - 2019)
Doctoral program committee, Counseling & Family Science, LLU
(11/2008 - 07/2011)
GAP Project, Graduate Medical Education Office, Loma Linda University Health. Evaluation of new resident/fellow writings and faciitation of hour-long small group experience for incoming LLUH residents and fellows.
(05/2016 - Present)
The Way of Jesus: The Syro-Phonecian Woman. Chapel speaker, Loma Linda University, February 9, 2022.
(02/2022)
The Power in Your Stories. Chapel speaker, Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
Freshman chapel: 9/8/21
Sophomore chapel: 8/25/21
(08/2021 - 09/2021)
This Life co-host, Loma Linda Broadcasting Network.
An informative talk show about relationship, family, mental health, and general wellbeing issues. Cohosted by Carla Gober, PhD, and Dilys Brooks, MDiv.
(03/2010 - 2012)
Souled for Service. Chapel speaker, January 12, 2011. Loma Linda University
(01/2011)
Chapel speaker, Loma Linda University: February 10, 2010. "Finding Love in all the Right Places."
(02/2010)
Guest expert featured on Lifestyle Magazine, How to Talk to the Grieving.
Filmed in the fall of 2008, aired on Trinity Broadcasting Netowork on July 1, 2009.
(10/2008 - 07/2009)
(link)
Vespers concert, June 20, 2009. Loma Linda University Church.
(06/2009)
Vespers concert. Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California. May 16, 2009.
(05/2009)
Concert--Loma Linda Valley Villa. September 15, 2008
(09/2008)
Why Try? Training. Charlee Family Homes staff. January 17, 2007. Indio, California.
(07/2008)
Grief Camp resource therapist and trainee supervisor.
Camp Cedar Falls, November 2 – 4, 2007
(11/2007)
Make Afrocentric quilts, sold to benefit Resources for Improving Birth and Health Outcomes (RIBHO), which feeds and improves health of those struggling with food and health uncertainty in Uganda.
(03/2019 - Present)
(link)
Grief Camp Special Victims resource therapist
Camp Cedar Falls, March 9 – 11, 2007, March 7 – 9, 2008; April, 2010.
(Present)
"Journeying Together." A Walk to Remember speaker. Loma Linda University Health, Perinatal Loss Remembrance service. Loma Linda University Church of SDA, October 13, 2024.
(10/2024)
International Service
Healthy Families Series
Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, Philippines. Monthly webinar.
(08/2021 - 07/2022)
(link)
Journal Reviewer
Families, Systems & Health; Family Relations; Current Psychiatry; Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
11 reviews
2021/06/30 - 2022/06/30
(02/2023)
Editorial Board member: Families, Systems & Health.
(01/2023)
Family Relations: Editorial Board member
(01/2020)
Family Relations, Editorial Advisory Board. 2016 - 2021
(10/2016)
Families, Systems & Health. Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2015 - present
(Present)
Family Process, ad hoc reviewer. 2018 - present
(Present)
Women and Health. Ad hoc reviewer, 2016.
(Present)
Violence and Victims, ad hoc reviewer, 2016 - 2019.
(Present)
International Journal of Psychology and Counseling. Ad hoc. 11/14 - 2015
(Present)
Journal of Homosexuality. Ad hoc. 6/14 - present
(Present)
GLBT Journal of Family Therapy. ad hoc. 1/14 - 2016.
(Present)
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 8/08 - 12/13
(Present)
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 8/08 - 12/13
(Present)
Journal of Marital & Family Therapy. Ad hoc. 6/07 - 8/08
(Present)
Family Relations. Ad hoc. 3/07 - present
(Present)
Presentations -- Lay Audience
Gratitude: It can save your career. University Chapel, School of Medicine. 8/17/17
(08/2017)
Taking Your Stories to Medical School. UniversityChapel presentation, LLU School of Medicine. September 31, 2016.
(09/2016)
Be Not Afraid: Managing Anxiety in Medical School. Chapel presentation, LLU School of Medicine. September 16, 2015.
(09/2015)
Finding God in Unexpected Places. Cascade Christian Women’s Annual Retreat, April 24-26, 2015. Seattle.
(04/2015)
The Saga of the Wrong Currency. LLU School of Medicine Weekly Chapel Series. September 10, 2014.
(09/2014)
All Broken Up About Love. Campus Chapel service: Loma Linda University. 4/3/12
(04/2012)
Relationships and longevity
(02/2010)
We are All Different! Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers presentation. February 19, 2010.
(02/2010)
Can You Be Jesus For Them? Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers speaker, January 15, 2010.
(01/2010)
You and Your Words. Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers presentation. December 18, 2009.
(12/2009)
Every Day Faith. Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers presentation. November 13, 2009.
(11/2009)
Walk in My Shoes. Vespers Presentation, Loma Linda Valley Villa. October 16, 2009.
(10/2009)
Running at the Giant, August 21, 2009. Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers program.
(08/2009)
The Faith of Jesus. July 17, 2009. Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers program.
(07/2009)
What are you looking at? June 19, 2009. Loma Linda Valley Villa vespers.
(06/2009)
Don''''t Just Stand There! Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California. April 17, 2009.
(04/2009)
What does Gottman''''s Love Lab Tell us About the Love of God? Linda Valley Villa; Loma Linda, California. March 21, 2009.
(03/2009)
When you can''''t tie up the loose ends. Linda Valley Villa; Loma Linda, California. February 20, 2009.
(02/2009)
Where is God When Nothing is Clear? Ambiguous Loss and the Christian. Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California; January 18, 2009.
(01/2009)
Speaker: Judge Not! December 19, 2008 Loma Linda Valley Villa
(12/2008)
Speaker: Reflections on Psalm 23. November 23, 2008 Loma Linda Valley Villa
(11/2008)
"A Beautiful You? I don''''t think so!" October 9, 2008. Chapel talk, Week of Devotion, Loma Linda University
(10/2008)
Speaker: Watch and Pray! October 17, 2008
(10/2008)
Speaker: Through Eyes of Love. August 10, 2008 Loma Linda Valley Villa
(08/2008)
Speaker: Waiting for God. July, 2008 Loma Linda Valley Villa
(07/2008)
Forgiving and Forgetting? Loma Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California. May 16, 2008
(07/2008)
What About Trouble? Loma Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California; April 16, 2008
(07/2008)
Living with Loss. Loma Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California; February 15, 2008.
(07/2008)
Belonging: Who needs it? Loma Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda, California; December 14, 2007
(12/2007)
In sickness and in health: Coping with medical issues in the family. Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. January 30, 2007.
(2007)
Society Memberships (professional)
American College of Academic Internal Medicine, member.
(05/2022 - 06/2023)
Coalition for Physician Wellbeing
(04/2011 - 06/2023)
American Balint Society.
(03/2013 - 01/2018)
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
(2007 - 01/2015)
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (clinical diplomate, AAMFT-Approved Supervisor)
(10/1989 - 01/2015)
Americal Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) member
(05/2009 - 2011)
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Affiliate
(01/2000 - 11/2009)
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Affiliate
(09/1989 - Present)