Faculty

Professor of History and Theology

Degrees Earned

• University of California, Irvine, CA, Ph.D. 2012
• Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, M.Div. 2001
• Washington University, St. Louis, MO, M.A. 2001
• University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, B.A. 1996

Research Interests

• Greek and Latin literature; epic; Augustan poetry, especially Ovid; history of literature; ancient history of Greece and Rome; mythology; New Testament

Teaching Interests

• Greek and Latin language and readings; ancient history; mythology; social history; Bible; New Testament readings

Daniel Deen

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Florida State University, PhD. 2011
• California State University Long Beach, MA 2006
• Concordia University, Irvine, BA 2001

Research

Area of Specialization

• Philosophy of Science

Areas of Competence

• Philosophy of Biology Epistemology
• Science and Religion
• Logic and Critical Thinking

Teaching Experience

• Florida State University: Instructor - Ethical Issues and Life Choices (Summer 2009)
• Rio Hondo Community College: Instructor - Introduction to Philosophy (Summer 2006; Spring 2006)
• 奥兰治路德高中:教师-完全责任-新约时期和旧约书卷, Sophomore Level (2001/2002)

Publications

Encyclopedia Article

• "Darwin and the Levels of Selection" with Brian Hollis and Christopher Zarpentine, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought. Edited by Michael Ruse. Cambridge University Press (forthcoming)

Book Review

• Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion by Francisco Ayala, in History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 2008, 30: 272-273.

Presentations

• "The Unusual Relationship between Intelligent Design and Evolution; or Are Intelligent Design and Evolutionary Theory Kissing Cousins?" International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology: Brisbane, AUS; July 2009.
• “为什么科学和灵性彼此需要:走向一种对话理论”扎贡科学与宗教学生研讨会:芝加哥, IL; May 2009.
• 《赌博十大平台排行》《正规赌博十大平台排行》, UNCW; March 2009.
• “对因果关系互补模型的初步评论”，西方社会科学协会:丹佛, CO; April 2008.
• "Modern Reflections on the Mind/Brain Problem" Western Social Sciences Association: Phoenix, AZ; April 2006.
• "The Mind/Body Problem Revisited: A New Look at the Ontological Problem" with Paul Tang. Western Social Sciences Association: Albuquerque, NM April 2005.
• “可验证性标准的古德曼主义解释:悖论与复活”，西方社会科学协会，盐湖城, UT April 2004.

Awards and Honors

Fellowship

• Integrated Training in Biology and Science (ITBaS), 由美国国家科学基金会通过科学史与哲学的拨款资助, Engineering, and Technology Program (2009/2010).

Travel Awards

• Student Travel Grants (2009, 2008)

Honors

• Friends of Philosophy Scholarship for graduate studies in Philosophy (2004, 2003). Awarded by the Department of Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach.
• Phi Kappa Phi

Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Chair - Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics and Engineering

Dr. Lindsay Kane-Barnese (Ph.D.) graduated from Concordia University Irvine with B.A. in Biology and a B.A. in Chemistry. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Kane-Barnese的博士工作和目前的研究兴趣涉及一种与肌萎缩性侧索硬化症(ALS)或Lou Gehrig 's病有关的蛋白质. She teaches a variety of classes, ranging from introductory to advanced biology and chemistry courses. Dr. Kane-Barnese还建议学生进行与ALS或其他生物化学或分子生物学相关的研究. 她喜欢与学生一起在课堂和研究中学习复杂的生物和化学主题，并帮助他们探索信仰与科学在他们选择的领域的交集.

Education

Ph.D. - University of California, Los Angeles, 2010

Associate Professor of History and Political Thought

Degrees Earned

• University of St Andrews, PhD, 2016
• University of St Andrews, MLitt, 2010
• Concordia University Irvine, BA, 2009

Research Interests

• Early Modern Warfare, Strategy, Austrian History, British History, War of the Spanish Succession, Fiscal-Military State

Teaching Interests

• Military History, European History, International Relations

Professor Emeritus of Chemical Physics

Biography

Dr. 肯尼是一位屡获殊荣的教师和赌博十大平台排行，因其对化学教育和化学/化学物理研究的贡献而闻名. He is known for his passionate, enthusiastic, energetic, and innovative hands-on teaching style, for the depth and rigor of his classes, for his involvement of students in high-level scientific research, 他有能力改变学生的生活，激励他们实现职业和个人目标. “There’s nothing more spectacular than getting a privileged view of God’s creative genius, either at the microscopic scale or the cosmological scale,” states Kenney.

Education

• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ph.D. 1979

Professor of Psychology and Department Chair

Dr. 约翰·卢在加州大学欧文分校完成了社会心理学博士学位(重点是健康心理学). He began working at Concordia Irvine in 2004. His research interests are in the mind-body relationship. Most recently he has been examining happiness and optimal performance. Dr. Lu teaches courses in Statistics, Cognition, Social Psychology, and Health Psychology. 他在教学中最大的乐趣是看着学生在学业和个人成长，因为他们受到挑战，以培养他们的天赋.

Degrees Earned

• University of California, Irvine, Ph.D. 2007

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair

Biography

Professor Julie Melberg joined the Concordia mathematics faculty in 2010, after teaching high school mathematics for several years. 她在斯普林菲尔德的维滕贝格大学获得数学学士学位, Ohio; her Master of Arts in Mathematics degree from California State Fullerton and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Curtin University. Professor Melberg enjoys teaching mathematics at Concordia University Irvine, teaching Core Mathematics classes as well as courses for the Mathematics major. 她的教学和研究侧重于探究性学习，并鼓励学生培养终身思考技能.

Education

• California State University, Fullerton, M.A. 2000

Professor of English
Lead Faculty Around-the-World Semester

Biography

Dr. Norton teaches courses in Shakespearean drama, 18^th-century British literature, and American literature. He also teaches in the English core curriculum. Although primarily a Shakespearean, Norton’s academic interests are wide, 他喜欢在课堂上和写作中挖掘和分析莎士比亚和其他文学作品中的生活. Norton’s articles have appeared in Shakespeare, Early Modern Literary Studies, and Continuum Renaissance Drama. His most recent book (2018), Killing Physicians: Shakespeare's Blind Heroes and Reformation Saints (New Reformation Press), explores the influence of Reformation theology on Shakespeare's tragedies and late plays.

Norton is one of the leaders and developers of the Around-the-World Semester. He and his family- wife Erica, sons Jack and Sheffield, and daughter Naomi- launched and helped lead ATW teams in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Through his work with the ATW semester, Norton has helped to design the Global Cultural Studies Minor and the International Studies Major.

Some of Dr. 诺顿在赌博十大平台排行最美好的回忆来自他担任男女网球队主教练的那些年, 2005-2010.

Education

• Ph.D. - English, Sheffield Hallam University
• M.A. - California State University, Fullerton
• B.A. - Point Loma Nazarene University

Teaching

• Shakespeare
• American Literature
• Seminar in English
• Core English
• Writing and Research
• Literary Theory
• Modern and Contemporary Drama
• Modern and Contemporary Novel
• Creative Nonfiction

Read Dr. Norton's Blog

Professor of Anthropology

Jack M. Schultz, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), has multiple publications in the anthropology of religion; most notable is his book The Seminole Baptists of Oklahoma: Maintaining a Traditional Community (University of Oklahoma Press, 1999). As a practicing anthropologist, he continues to research the interplay of religion and culture.

Dr. Schultz has conducted ethnographic research among a variety of peoples including the Seminoles, Creek, Pawnee, Lakota, and Navajo nations. He has also investigated religion in Eastern Europe and Japan. In addition to his interest in religion and culture, Dr. Schultz also investigates material culture and native technologies.

As an anthropology instructor, Dr. 舒尔茨有意帮助他的学生在他们自己的生活中看到隐藏的文化力量, as well as in the lives of others they interact with. 随着全球化继续缩小我们的世界，使我们与其他传统的人面对面，人类学提供了一些重要的工具和观点，使参与者能够更有同理心地与他人交往.

Dr. Schultz teaches a variety of classes on campus including Introduction of Cultural Anthropology, Religion in Society, Culture and Self, and Native Peoples of North America among others. 他也在基督学院的跨文化事工中心和总会的两个神学院任教.

Degrees Earned

• Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology - 1995. University of Oklahoma. Specialized fields are anthropology of religion, American Indians (Southeastern and Plains), and anthropological theory.
• Master of Arts, Anthropology - 1989. University of Oklahoma.
• Bachelor of Arts - 1980. Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. Concentrations in psychology and education.
• Associate of Arts (with honors) - 1977. St. John's College, Winfield, Kansas. Concentration in education.

Professional Experience

• July, 2003 to present: Professor of Anthropology Concordia University, Irvine, California.
• July, 2009; July 2011: Guest Instructor Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
• March, 2008 to July, 2008: Gastprofessor, Kulturwissenschaften Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg, Germany.
• July, 1999 to July, 2003: Associate Professor of Anthropology Concordia University, Irvine, California.
• July, 1998 to July, 1999: Assistant Professor of Anthropology Concordia University, Irvine, California.
• August, 1996 to July, 1998: Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Oklahoma State University, Sociology Department.
• August, 1995 to June, 1996: Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology University of Oklahoma, Anthropology Department.
• June, 1993 to August, 1995: Adjunct Instructor University of Oklahoma, Anthropology Department.
• July, 1993: Seminar Leader: Ethnic Diversity and Ministry Seminar, Argyle, Texas, presented by the Human Diversity Institute, Inc., Bedford, Texas.
• August, 1989 to May, 1993: Graduate Teaching Assistant: Instructor University of Oklahoma, Anthropology Department.
• March, 1990 to April, 1991: Visiting Curator Creek Nation Council House Museum, Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
• September, 1989 to September, 1990: Staff Archaeologist Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, Norman.
• June, 1989 to August, 1990: Adjunct Instructor University of Oklahoma, Anthropology Department.
• June, 1989 to September, 1989: Research Assistant Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, Norman.
• August, 1988 to December, 1988: Laboratory Assistant Courson Archaeological Lab, Norman, Oklahoma.
• June, 1987 to August, 1987: Living History Interpreter/Collections Expert Pawnee Bill State Park and Museum, Pawnee, Oklahoma.

Fieldwork Experience

• 1990-1999: Seminole and Creek Communities
• 1989-1990: Comanche Community
• 1987: Pawnee Community
• 1976: Navajo Community

Publications

• In Press: “Relations Of Resistance And Accommodation: Negotiating Christian And Native Identities.” Proceedings from White-Indian Relations: Moving into the 21st Century. Leuphana Universitaet, Lueneburg, Germany.
• 2011: “Science and Theology: Two Ways of Knowing” Issues in Christian Education. Vol. 44, No. 2 Spring 2011.
• 2009: “Culture and the Christian,” in Modern Reformation, Volume 18, No. 1 (January/February 2009).
• 2008: Book Review: The Choctaws of Oklahoma: from Tribe to Nation, 1855-1970. Clara Sue Kidwell. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007). Journal of American History, Volume 95, No. 1 (June 2008).
• 2008: Book Review: 联合卫理公会教会对美洲原住民习俗的保存:近期新教传教的个案研究, Leonard Ortiz (Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press). For Edwin Mellen Press.
• 2006: Antropolgické pochopenie viery a kultúry. Niekol 'ko myšslieknok prekrest 'anov(人类学家对信仰和文化的理解:对基督徒的一些思考). Theological Papers, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
• 2005: Young, Unassimilated Hispanic Offenders: Absolutist vs. Relativist Cultural Assumptions. Sexuality and Culture. Co-authored with Roberto Flores de Apodaca, Amy N. Anderson and Martin D. McLennan.
• 2002: Introduction to Anthropology for Missionaries. Pathways Missionary Training, Module C-5. Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. St. Louis, Missouri.
• 2000: Book Review: Where the Two Roads Meet. The Journal of American History, September 2000:741. Indiana University, Bloomington.
• 1999: The Seminole Baptist Churches of Oklahoma: Maintaining a Traditional Community. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman [released also in paperback fall 2008].
• 1999: How Do I Observe Behavior, Analyze Data, and Use Cultural Consultants to Increase My Understanding of the Culture in Which I Live? Pathways Missionary Training, Module 10. Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1998: What Can I Do to Ease My Culture Shock and Care for Myself Emotionally? Pathways Missionary Training, Module 2. Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1996: Church: Seminole/Creek and Grave shed/camp houses in Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World. Cambridge University Press.
• 1992: The Use-wear Generated by Processing Bison Hides. Plains Anthropologist 37(141): 333-351
• 1990: Video Script: Making Bows and Arrows. The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma.

Manuscripts Refereed

• 2007年:“中级小溪:Mvskoke Emponvkv Hokkolat”Pamela Innes, Linda Alexander, Bertha Tilkens. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman.
• 2006: “Intermediate Creek: Mvskoke Hokkolat” by Pamela Innes, Linda Alexander, and Bertha Tilkens. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman.
• 2004年:Pamela Innes、Linda Alexander和Bertha Tilkens合著的《赌博十大平台排行》. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman.
• 2004: “Enduring Faith: Native Christianity Since 1800” by C. Blue Clark, Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 14, Southeast. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Expert Consultation

• 2009: Round Table Moderator. Two Books, One Truth? Science and Theology Conference. Concordia University, Irvine.
• 2008: Interview: Sieben Jahre unter Indianern, Lüneburg Landeszeitung, 6. Mai 2008.
• 2004: Discovery Channel’s television program Unsolved Histories: Aztec Temple.
• 2002: 3,000 Years of Life at Turtle Rock Exhibit. Concordia University, Irvine.
• 1990: Women’s Work Exhibit. Plains Indian Artifact Replication. Omniplex Science Museum Oklahoma.
• 1989: Oklahoma’s First General Store Exhibit. Plains Indian Artifact Replication. Stovall Museum, University of Oklahoma.
• 1987: Southeast Indian Artifact Repair and Replication. Pawnee Bill State Park and Museum of Oklahoma.

Presented Papers

• 2009: Keynote Address. Science And Theology: Embracing The Tension. Two Books, One Truth? Science and Theology Conference. Concordia University, Irvine.
• 2009: Relations Of Resistance And Accommodation: Negotiating Christian And Native Identities. White-Indian Relations: Moving in to the 21st Century. Leuphana Universitaet. Lueneburg, Germany.
• 2008: Religion in America. Leuphana Universitaet, Lueneburg, Germany.
• 2007: In This Enchanted Forest, the Giant Is Not Sleeping, It Is Believing: Social Implications of the Lutheran Doctrine of Vocation. Society for the Anthropology of Religion, American Anthropological Association. Phoenix, Arizona.
• 2007: “What is this thing called Culture?” and, “Lessons from the Field: An Anthropologist’s Understanding of Faith and Culture. Some Thoughts for Christians.” Heart for the Harvest: 2007 Mission Training Conference, The Pacific Southwest District. Irvine, California
• 2004: An Anthropologist’s Understanding of Faith and Culture: Some Thoughts for Christians. Tuesday Lecture Series, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
• 2004: A Sociological Theory of Religion: Religion, World Building, and World-Maintenance. Missiology Workshop, Petrzalka, Slovakia.
• 2003: Mutual Conversion: The Seminole Baptists of Oklahoma. Society for the Anthropology of Religion, American Anthropological Association. Providence, Rhode Island.
• 2003: Lessons From the Field: An Anthropologist’s Understanding of Culture and Faith. Some Thoughts for Christians. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Orange, California.
• 2002: The Seminole Baptists: Culture and Faith. Peace Lutheran Adult Learners. Yorba Linda, California.
• 2001: Culture and Faith. Missionary Teachers’ Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2000: The Tradition and Culture of Christian Ritual. Christianity in Focus Series. Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. Lake Forest, California.
• 1999: The Interplay of Culture and Faith: A Response to Multiculturalism. Christianity in Focus Series. Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. Lake Forest, California.
• 1998: The Cultural, Multicultural, and the Agricultural. Family Weekend Distinguished Faculty Lecture. Concordia University.
• 1997: Last Lecture. Invited Series, United Ministry In Higher Education, Oklahoma State University.
• 1997: The Seminole Baptists of Oklahoma. Invited Lecture, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania.
• 1996: The Seminole Baptists of Oklahoma. Invited Lecture, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.
• 1991: Aboriginal Roots Of Contemporary Practice in Seminole Baptist Churches. American Society for Ethnohistory Conference. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• 1990: The Use-wear Generated by Processing Bison Hides. Plains Anthropology Conference. Oklahoma City.
• 1989: Some Inferences Based on Experimental Archaeology. Oklahoma City Chapter of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society.

Service

• 2008-present: Faculty Advisor, Anthropology Club: Concordia University.
• 2003-present: Faculty Advisor, Amnesty International: Concordia University.
• 2003-present: Faculty Advisor, Native American Student Organization: Concordia University
• 2000-present: Editorial Committee, Concordia Academic Press: St. Louis.
• 2000-present: Advisory Board and Research Committee: Mission Research Center, Irvine.
• 1999-2000: Acting Director of Director of Christian Education Program: Concordia University.
• 1999-2000: Pro tem Diversity (Affirmative Action) Coordinator: Concordia University.
• 1998-1999: Sociocultural Responsiveness Target Team Chair: Concordia University.
• 1998-1999: Assessment Committee Member, Sociocultural Responsiveness: Concordia University.
• 1998-2000: Human Subject Research Committee Chair: Concordia University.
• 1997-1998: State Regent's Faculty Transfer Curriculum Committee, Chairman, Anthropology.
• 1996-1998: Undergraduate Committee, Department of Sociology: Oklahoma State University.
• 1996-1998: Preliminary Examination Committee, Methods, Department of Sociology: Oklahoma State University.
• 1996-1997: State Regent's Faculty Transfer Curriculum Committee, Anthropology. Oklahoma State University.
• 1985-1986: Evangelism Board, North Wisconsin District, LC-MS.
• 1984-1986: Executive Board Member, Community Youth Action, Inc., Appleton, Wisconsin.

Professional Association

• 1993-present: Advisory Board Member: Human Diversity Institute, Inc., Bedford, Texas.
• 1999-present: American Anthropological Association, Religion Section, Member.

Honors and Awards

• Professor of the Year Award, 2008-2009. Concordia University.
• Gastdozentur aus Studienbeiträgen (Projektkategorie 14): Study contributions awarded by Leuphana Universitaet, May, 2008.
• Retention Award, December, 1998. Concordia University.
• Retention Award Nominations, January, 1999; December, 1999; February, 2000; September 2000. Concordia University.
• Takvcvre Punfvyate Sepuyetsckat, 1994. University of Oklahoma Creek Language III Students.
• Plains Anthropological Society Student Paper Award, January, 1991.

Special Studies

• Pathways Writer’s Workshop, March 2-3, 1998, LCMS International Center, St. Louis, MO.
• Advanced Listening Skills Training, February, 1984, L.E.A.D. Labs, Renoldsburg, Ohio.

Personal

Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Married to Christine A. Crow. Three children: Joshua Daniel; Anna Rebekah; Abigail Jordin.

References

• Morris Foster, Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Oklahoma, 455 W. Lindsey, Norman, Oklahoma 73019. (405) 325-2492 e-mail: [email protected]
• Patricia Bell, Department of Sociology, Chair, Oklahoma State University, 006 Classroom Building, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078. (405) 744-6105 e-mail: [email protected]
• Peter Senkbeil, Associate Provost, Concordia University, 1530 Concordia East, Irvine, California 92612. (949) 854-8002 e-mail: [email protected]

Professor of English
Director of General Education

 

Biography

Kerri (Thomsen) Tom holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts (1994). Her primary interest is the English Renaissance, and she has published articles on Shakespeare, Spenser, and Milton. More recently, she contributed a chapter to The Idea and Practice of a Christian University: A Lutheran Approach, entitled, “Mirror, Imagination, and Creation: A Lutheran Approach to Literature” (CPH, 2015).

Education

• Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, English literature, May 1994.
• M.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, English literature, February 1993.
• B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz, Honors in Literature / Creative Writing and College Honors, June 1986.

Courses Taught

• CENG 201: World Literature to the Renaissance
• ENG 341: American Literature I
• ENG 361: English Literature I
• ENG 391: Children’s Literature
• ENG 451: Senior Seminar in English
• ENG 461: Major English Writers
• ENG 466: Shakespeare
• WRT 333: Topics in Literature and Writing

Professor of Theatre

Education

• Indiana University, Bloomington, MFA in Directing,
• University of Louisville, B.A. in English and Theatre Arts, 
• University of Birmingham's summer Shakespeare course in Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Professional Experience

• Adjunct Instructor, Concordia University, River Forest, IL 1992-1998
• Co-Artistic Director, Circle Theatre, Forest Park, IL 1998-2000
• Artistic Director, Theatre of Western Springs, Western Springs, IL 1998-2004
• Producing Artistic Director, New American Theater, Rockford, IL 2004-2006
• Concordia University since 2007

Biography

Tony has directed over 85 productions for professional, community, and university stages. Concordia directing credits include: Metamorphoses, Hamlet, Reckless, Pride and Prejudice, A Midsummer Night's Dream and his own adaptation of the book Ten Days in a Madhouse. He is a 2011 recipient of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Excellence in Education Award.

Previously, Tony was co-artistic director of Circle Theatre, a Chicago non-Equity professional theatre and artistic director of the Theatre of Western Springs, a large community theatre. Chicago-area credits include: Anna Karenina, The Tempest, Tartuffe, and American Buffalo. Later, 他是新美国剧院(Equity SPT 7)的艺术总监，他的成就包括: Around the World in 80 Days, Bad Dates, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Locally, he has directed for the Chance Theater.

托尼曾担任康科迪亚专业剧院松散剧院公司的制作艺术总监. (Equity, Guest Artist) where he has directed Twelfth Night, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, and Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Tony's teaching has also involved travel. He was a visiting professor (in 2014) and then full-time professor (2016) on Concordia's Around the World semester - teaching and serving in 10 countries over 20 weeks. 2018年，他担任杭州浙江传媒大学华策电影学院表演系客座教授, China.

Tony and his family attend Hepatha Lutheran Church in Anaheim Hills.

Curriculum Vitae

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