About Our People

Lori DeKruyf (Counseling) co-presented with masters in school counseling alumna Catherine Davis and current masters in school counseling student Jill Williams at the Innovations in School Counselor Preparation Conference in Athens, Ga., Feb. 28 to March 1. The three presented “Key Field Experiences that Prepare School Counseling Students to Be Known as both Educational Leaders and Mental Health Professionals.” Lori also collaborated with Dr. Diana Gruman from Western Washington University and Dr. Laurie Carlson from Colorado State University on a presentation titled “Fostering a Balanced Professional Identity for an Agile Response to Equity Issues.”

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities has named Deborah Berhó (Spanish) director of the Latin American Studies Program, a Council for Christian Colleges and Universities BestSemester program. She and her family will be moving to Costa Rica this summer to work for the interdisciplinary program. “During my 19 years at George Fox I have come to understand many components necessary for a solid study abroad experience as I have worked with Spanish majors and minors. Though I am having a hard time saying goodbye to my students and wonderful colleagues, I am excited to bring that knowledge to bear on this program, and to use other components of my PhD in Latin American Studies that have been set aside as I have focused on Spanish language acquisition.”

Amy Dee (Education) published an article, “After Cancer, Looking Forward Gratefully,” in the March/April issue of Coping magazine. In it, Amy writes about her personal experience related to her journey after a cancer diagnosis.

Kris Kays (Psychology) and student Bekah Miles presented a seminar, “Facebook Self-disclosure and other Conversation Starters,” at the 2016 International Christian Association of Psychological Studies (CAPS) conference March 10-12 in Pasadena, Calif. Kays, Miles and Chris Koch (Psychology) also presented a poster, “Is Social Media Like an Onion? Exploring the Social Penetration Theory as an Explanation for Viral Responses to Intimate Self-disclosure,” at the same conference.

Jeannine Graham (Christian studies) contributed the chapter “‘The One for the Many’ Theme in James Torrance’s Theology” in the recently published Trinity and Transformation: J. B. Torrance’s Vision of Worship, Mission, and Society. Roger Newell (Christian studies) also contributed a chapter entitled “The Stuttgart Declaration of 1945: A Case Study of Guilt, Forgiveness and Foreign Policy.”

Paul (Business) and Michelle (Professional Studies) Shelton teamed with a colleague from another university to present a paper, “Group Potency and Virtual Teams,” at the 2016 Academy of Business Research Conference in New Orleans March 23-25. The paper won the “Best Paper Award” in the session.

Terry Huffman (Education) received word that his new book, Tribal Strengths and American Indian Education: Voices from the Reservation Classroom, has been accepted for publication by the University of Massachusetts Press.

Gary Tandy (English) recently presented two writing skills workshops for the Oregon Educators Benefit Board staff in Salem. The workshops focused on Email Etiquette, Difficult Messages, and Grammar and Punctuation. The OEBB administers health care benefits for K-12 teachers and community college employees in Oregon.

Jim Smart (Biology) collaborated on a research paper with scientists from both Oregon Health & Science University and from Jena University in Germany. The paper, titled “RHEB1 Expression in Embryonic and Postnatal Mouse,” was published in a recent edition of Histochemistry and Cell Biology. The piece reveals the role of the RHEB1 protein in normal development of the early embryo. George Fox biology graduate Wesley Bollinger (2012) also contributed to the project as a Richter Scholar. Wesley is currently in a PhD program at the FAU/Max Planck Institute in Florida, where he is studying the molecular basis for sleep and memory formation.

Caroline Wildhaber (Nursing) was named Employee of the Month for March.

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