Faculty News

While many of our faculty members have been faced with postponed or canceled speaking engagements and presentations over the last year, it has not stopped their research, publication, and overall contributions to their respective fields. Here are a few highlights.

Dr. Stephen Dempster gave several online lectures on the Old Testament at Munster Baptist College in Cork, Ireland in May and is preparing to give another lecture at Tyndale House in June titled “Reading the Bible ‘Forwards’: The Role of Prediction in the Former and Latter Prophets.” He is also celebrating his retirement after 37 years of service to Crandall University.

Dr. Cathlene Hillier published three articles, one in the Journal of Rural and Community Development, one in the Canadian Review of Sociology, and one in the Journal of Children and Media. Dr. Hillier also conducted several research reports on transfer pathways among Ontario colleges and universities and gave a presentation on Northern and Rural Canadian youth’s reading, math, and science skills to the International Sociological Association.

Shelly Lyons has begun work towards a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree at Royal Roads University. This research-oriented doctoral program integrates the strength of a professional doctorate with the research emphasis and rigor of a traditional PhD. Shelly’s research will involve uncovering strategies that could be used to leverage the value Adult Third Culture Kids bring to organizations. Robert MacDonald and Heather Steeves presented original research at the North American Case Research Association Conference hosted virtually and attracting participants from across North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Their work concerning nonprofit management in the context of fundamental environmental change and unfocused governance practice was part of the Conference’s Social Impact and Sustainability research track.

Dr. Greg Maillet published a chapter in the book The Inklings and Culture, edited by the Inklings Institute of Canada at Trinity Western University. The chapter written by Dr. Maillet is entitled “Meeting Somewhere in Truth: Allegory, Story, and the Significance of the Tale of Beren and Luthien.”

Dr. Elissa Rodkey published an article for the History of Psychology journal called “Family, friends, and faithcommunities: Intellectual community and the benefits of unofficial networks for marginalized scientists.” Dr. Rodkey also wrote a research encyclopedia entry on the topic of James McCosh in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of Modern Psychology. She was also recently named the Historian for the Eastern Psychological Association.

Dr. Roger Russell recently co-authored (with Dr. Khaldoun Aldiabat, Dr. Enam Alsrayheen, Dr. Catherine AquinoRussell, & Dr. Michael Clinton) a paper published in The Qualitative Report entitled “The Lived Experience of Syrian Refugees in Canada: A Phenomenological Study.” Dr. John Stackhouse published chapters in two new reference works including “Evangelical and Restorationist Ecclesiologies” and “The Renaissance of Christian University Education in Canada.” Dr. Stackhouse also participated in an online theological colloquium on the origins of the coronavirus sponsored by the Carl F. Henry Center at Trinity International University. Among this, he also led national online workshops on apologetics in Canada today for the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and participated in a webinar on Medical Assistance in Dying sponsored by the North Shore Alliance Church in North Vancouver. Once again in the vein of COVID-19, Dr. Stackhouse was a guest on the CORUS national network radio program “Charles Adler Tonight” discussing anti-vaxxers and churches’ rights during the pandemic. He also guested on two podcasts sponsored by Bible Society Australia to talk about public theology both in Australia and here. On the more light-hearted side, Dr. Stackhouse wrote a Faith Today weblog reviewing the new albums released by Juno Award-winner Steve Bell and Dove Award-winner Carolyn Arends, both of which he’s backed up in concert on his electric bass guitar.