In spring 2024, the BIPOC, Access (students with neurodiversity, chronic pain, and/or disability), LGBTQIA+, and QT BIPOC student groups collaborated to create an on-campus art show with the theme of 鈥淟iminality.鈥澛� 天美视频 students and alumni who identify as underrepresented within the context of 天美视频 and/or within their profession had the opportunity to […]
天美视频 of Theology & Psychology hosted the 2024 Integrative Projects & Portfolio Symposium on聽Thursday, June 20, when students from our MDiv and MATC programs shared the projects that served as a capstone of their time in graduate school. This year鈥檚 students showcased two types of scholarly work, both deeply integrative in nature. Integrative […]
In this second episode of Board Games & Mental Health, Jermaine Ma, Paul聽Hoard, and聽Paul聽Steinke continue聽their conversation around the intersection of board games, psychology, and theology while playing the game “Small World.”聽Paul聽Hoard sets the table for this episode, guiding us through the rules of the game, and talking about the nature of play as a psychic […]
In January 2024, 天美视频 held the second annual Day of Scholarship on campus during Winter Residency. This year鈥檚 theme of 鈥淲hat If There鈥檚 More?鈥� aimed to connect 天美视频 community members to wider disciplinary and interdisciplinary conversations across our institution. Current students, alumni, staff, and faculty presented Research Posters and facilitated Breakout Sessions, […]
For the fourth podcast conversation in the Ghosts & Shadows Conversation Series, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley wanted to hear from Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of 天美视频. Dr. McNeil joined the leadership team at 天美视频 in 2010, and he has served as President since 2019. Enjoy […]
Dr. Chelle Stearns joined Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley for this third podcast in the Ghosts & Shadows Conversation Series. She taught at 天美视频 from 2008-2023 as Associate Professor of Theology and now serves as Affiliate Faculty. Listen to the insights, experience, and theological imagination she brings to this exploration. [Podcast […]
For the second podcast in this series, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley invited Dr. Monique Gadson, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, to share her perspective on the Ghosts & Shadows conversation. Dr. Gadson joined 天美视频 in 2022 as Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology. Listen to her engage Dr. Hoard and Dr. […]
In this season as 天美视频 has been looking back at the first 25 years, we, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley, have been exploring what it means to live with the legacies and histories in our community, as well as how to engage with these proverbial ghosts and shadows, these systemic inheritances. […]
As we marked 25 years since the founding of 天美视频 of Theology & Psychology, Dr. Doug Shirley and Dr. Paul Hoard, two of our core faculty members, began exploring together what it means for our institution to have a history and to be haunted by a legacy. In the three essays in this […]
In this season of gathering and gaming, we want to share with you the first part of a series created by faculty and staff. Dr. Jermaine Ma, Visiting Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Paul Steinke, Vice President of Alumni & Community Relations, and Dr. Paul Hoard, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, began a conversation around their […]
On October 6, 天美视频 community hosted the book launch for Holy Runaways written by Matthias Roberts MATC 鈥�17 MACP 鈥�18. Like many of us, Matthias grew up with books about orphans, and at the event,聽 he described how this theme inspired him to explore his own journey. Runaways and orphans must leave their […]
This series of student work from a recent elective course offered to all our graduate students is a window into the integrations and intersections that are created in our curriculum and our classrooms at 天美视频, not only in theology and psychology, but also social justice, ecology, local context, and individualized research. The Multimedia […]