Professional Development

Classes

  • "Quality Matters" course on developing online courses (09/2020)
  • RELT 508: Contemporary Christian Theology: enrolled Winter Quarter 2019RELG 697: Final Project - "Exploring Religion and Science through the Medium of Theater: A Personal Account": completed Spring 2019   RELT 508 was a survey of Christian theologians from the age of Enlightenment forward to the present day. I reported on Rosemary Radford Ruether and Feminist Theology.RELG 697 was my final project to complete the Master's degree in Religion and Society. I am a founder and performer in the School of Religion Humanity Program's theater program at Loma Linda. We produce two plays each year, and select plays that focus on religion, morality, science and healthcare. My final project looked at how theatrical productions can be used to examine the intersection between faith and science. (01/2019 - 06/2019)
  • RELT 570: Philosophy: Bodies, Minds, $ SoulsStudy of the Philosophy of Mind (03/2016 - 06/2016)
  • RELT 557: Theology of Human Suffering (01/2016 - 03/2016)
  • RELT 699  Directed Study: Survey of The Writings Of Ian Barbour  A critical reading of three books by Ian Barbour: 1) Nature, Human Nature, and God; 2) Religion and Science; and 3)When Science Meets Religion: Enemies, Strangers or Partners (01/2015 - 03/2015)
  • RELR 587 RELIGION & THE SOCIAL SCIENCES As someone who has had minimal exposure to the social sciences, this course helped me to understand the integral connection between faith and social sciences. I was particularly interested in learning more about the relatively new discipline of social neuroscience. (01/2013 - 03/2013)
  • RELT 560 JESUS THE REVEALER IN JOHN As a Christian scientist, it is important to have greater insights into the nature and mission of Christ. This course provided wonderful insights into the life and teachings of Jesus. (09/2012 - 12/2012)
  • PHIL 616 SMNR IN THE PHILOS OF SCIENCE 4.00 A 201203 This course provided deeper insight into the philosophy behind science. (01/2012 - 03/2012)
  • RELT 615 SMNR IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION This course is part of the curriculum for the Masters in Religion and the Sciences. As a science professor in a Christian Univeristy, this is a course which has helped to bring a spiritual perspective to the teaching of science. (09/2011 - 12/2011)
  • RELE 589 BIBLICAL ETHICS The teaching of sciences is predicated upon the principle of ethical conduct. This course provided a biblical foundation for that ethical conduct. (09/2011 - 12/2011)
  • RELT 617 SMNR IN RELGN & THE SCIENCES This course was helpful in identifying the intersection between faith and science. (03/2010 - 06/2010)
  • NSCI 205 FIELD TROPICAL MARINE BIOLOGY This course was a field course, held on the Island of Roatan, Honduras. As a consequence of being involved in Marine Biology, I am currently serving on the guidance committee for three students in Earth and Biological Sciences. (07/2007 - 08/2007)
  • NSCI 286 TOPICS: REEF ECOLOGY OF ROATAN This was a marine biology course which helped to prepare me for serving on the guidance committee for 3 students in Earth and Biological Sciences. (07/2007 - 08/2007)

Seminars and Conferences

  • ASBMR webinar The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research presented a webinar on Skeletal Progenitor Populations (08/2023)
  • ASBMR webinar The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research sponsored a seminar on bone development of children in food-insecure households, and osteoclast biology and patholoy (06/2023)
  • ASBMR webinar The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research presented a webinar updating bisphosphonate treatment modalities (04/2023)
  • FASEB webinar Attended a webinar presented by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology on myonuclear accretion (04/2023)
  • Webinar on combatting sexual harassment Issues in Science and technology presented a webinar entitled "How Can Academic Culture Change to Combat Sexual Harassment?" (04/2023)
  • Attended the Anatomy Education Research Institute in Bloomington Indiana (07/2022)
  • ASBMR webinar Attended a webinar presented by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research on Bone Histomorphometry in Clinical Practice and in Research (06/2022)
  • ASBMR webinar A webinar presented by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research on the actions of parathyroid hormone on the skeleton (05/2022)
  • Annual Meeting of the American Association for Anatomy The meeting was held in collaboration with Experimental Biology, and was held virtually this year. (04/2021)
  • American Association for Anatomy Annual meeting - held virtually (04/2021)
  • American Dental Education AssociationChicago, ILMarch 16-19, 2019 (03/2019)
  • American Dental Education Association annual meeting, Orlando, 2018 (03/2018)
  • 34th annual meeting of the American Association of Anatomists, Minneapolis, MN, July 2017 (07/2017)
  • American Dental Education Association annual meeting, Long Beach 2017 (03/2017)
  • American Dental Education Association annual meeting, Denver, (03/2016)
  • American Dental Education Association annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 15-18, 2014 (03/2014)
  •  Attended Science and Faith Conference, sponosored by Geoscience Research Institute, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July, 2011   (07/2011)
  •  Attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Anatomists, Washington DC, April 7-13, 2011   (04/2011)
  •  Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 17-23, 2010, Honolulu, HI   (07/2010)
  • Attended the 31st annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, September 11 - 15, 2009, in Denver, CO (09/2009)
  • Attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists in Toronto, July 15-18, 2008 (07/2008)
  • International Conference on the Bible and Science, held in St. George, Utah, August, 2014 The purpose of the International Conference on the Bible and Science: Affirming Creation was to bring together Adventist educators to explore the creation through both Bible study and study of the creation itself. (08/2004 - 08/2014)

Special Projects

  • Anatomia Italiana 3 weeks trip to Italy to visit anatomical museums and special sites, to increase understanding of the history of the teaching of anatomy. (07/2014 - 08/2014)