Education/Degrees
- Ph.D. Child and Adolescent Development, University of California Santa Barbara
- M.A. Linguistics, California State University Northridge
- M.A. Biblical Studies and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
- M.Ed. Human Development, Harvard University
- B.A. Psychology, University of California Berkeley
Honors/Awards
- Online Teaching Grant (2021) California State University Northridge
- Community Catalyst Grant (2021, 2020) Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Research Grant (2020) Association for Christians in Student Development
- Small Research Grant (2020) Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Motivating Learners (2020) Motivate Lab University of Virginia
- Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award (2020) Toccoa Falls College
- Faculty of Impact Certificate (2018) Toccoa Falls College
- eLearning Project and Institute Grant (2017) California State University Northridge
- Blended Learning Certification (2016) Azusa Pacific University
- Learning-Centered Projects Grant (2015) California State University Northridge
Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Division 8: Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Division 36: Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
- The American Educational Research Association
- Society for Research in Adolescence & Society for Research on Child Development
Research Interests
- White Racial Identity Development
- Mentoring Relationships
- Adolescent Spiritual Development
Scholarly Work and Publications
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What year did you begin teaching at TFC
2016
What courses do you teach at TFC
- Child & Family Advocacy
- Curriculum Development for Church Ministries
- Developmental Psychology
- Lifespan Development for Marriage & Family Therapy Program
- Marriage and Family Relationships
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- Western Thought & Culture
When I’m away from the classroom, I enjoy
- Walking
- Listening to operas
- Doing jigsaw puzzles
- binge watching sci-fi and action movies
People might be interested to know
I have three children living in California and New York
Favorite verses/quotations
Jonah 4:11
“And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”
