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James E. Deitrick Department of Philosophy and Religion University of Central Arkansas 201 Donaghey Avenue Conway, Arkansas 72035
501-450-5592 Degrees: PhD in Religion and Social Ethics (2001), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. BA cum laude in Religion: Biblical Studies with a minor in Psychology (1989), Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California. Experience: University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas.
University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Arkansas Governor's School, Conway, Arkansas.
Ivy University, Alhambra, California.
Immaculate Heart College Center, Los Angeles, California.
Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California.
University of Southern California.
World Religions, Introduction to Religious Studies, Asian Philosophy and Religion, Contemporary Religious Thought, Religion in America, Honors Seminar: The Challenges of Religious Diversity in America, Philosophy of Religion, Science and Religion, Biomedical Ethics, Health Care Ethics, Contemporary Moral Problems, Christian Ethics, Global Ethics. Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, Honors, and Awards: John Templeton Foundation/American Scientific Affiliation Distinguished Lecture Series Award (in collaboration with Dr. Jim Shelton of the University of Central Arkansas), 2002. Science and Religion Course Program Award (in collaboration with Dr. Jim Shelton of the University of Central Arkansas), The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, 2000. The Yvonne Leonard Dissertation Fellowship. University of Southern California, Summer 1997. Brooks Scholarship, University of Southern California, 1995-1996. College of Letters, Arts & Sciences Endowed Scholarship, University of Southern California, 1995-1996. University of Southern California, School of Religion, departmental fellowship, 1992-1995. Memberships: American Academy of Religion Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Center for Process Studies International Association of Asian Studies Academic Service (Offices and Committees):Director, The Interdisciplinary Program in Religious Studies, University of Central Arkansas, 2000-present. Senator, Faculty Senate, University of Central Arkansas, 2002-present. Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of Central Arkansas, 2000-present. Member (elected by college faculty), Committee on Committees, College of Liberal Arts, University of Central Arkansas, 2002-present. Member, Social Improvement through Action Service Learning Committee, Division of Undergraduate Studies, University of Central Arkansas, 2002-present. Member, Asian Studies Minor Committee, University of Central Arkansas, 1999-present. Member, Curriculum Committee, College of Liberal Arts, University of Central Arkansas, 2000-2002. Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Omega Student Service Fraternity, University of Central Arkansas, 1999-present. Clustered Learning Program Faculty Associate, Division of Undergraduate Studies, University of Central Arkansas, 1999-present. Technology Faculty Associate, Division of Undergraduate Studies, University of Central Arkansas, 2000-present. Residential College Faculty Associate, Division of Undergraduate Studies, University of Central Arkansas, 1999-present. Faculty in Residence, Division of Undergraduate Studies, State Residential College, University of Central Arkansas, 1999-2002. Member, Arkansas Department of Higher Education Review Team for Institutions Applying for Certification as a New Institution of Higher Education, and Chair, Program Curricula Review Committee. Reviewed the Application of Ecclesia College, Elm Springs, Arkansas, June, 2000. President, Graduate Student Association, School of Religion, University of Southern California, 1993-1994. Faculty and Student Affairs Committee, School of Religion, University of Southern California, 1993-1994. Graduate Program Committee, School of Religion, University of Southern California, 1992-1993. Academic Service (Other): Co-organizer, "The Communion of Complex Characters: Brain Development and Spiritual Growth," a public lecture by Carol Rausch Albright, March 13, 2003. This lecture was sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, Department of Philosophy and Religion with funding from the John Templeton Foundation/American Scientific Affiliation Distinguished Lecture Series Award. Organizer, "Challenges to and from Evolutionary Theory," a public forum with Dr. Jonathan Wells, Dr. Lothar Schafer, and Dr. D. Brain Austin, October 19, 2000. This forum was sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, Department of Philosophy and Religion, and the Center for Theology and the Natural Science, Southeast. Academic and Professional Development "Institute on Infusing Chinese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum." Sponsored and hosted by the Asian Studies Development Program of the East West Center and University of Hawai'i. University of Hawaii, Manoa, Jul. 22-Aug. 9, 2003. "Technology Faculty Associate Workshop: Enhancing the Classroom Experience with Technology." University of Central Arkansas, July 14-18, 2003. "Teaching China: A Workshop for College and University Faculty." Co-sponsored by the East-West Center, Asian Studies Development Program, and the University of Central Arkansas Humanities and World Cultures Institute with funding from The Freeman Foundation. University of Central Arkansas, February 13-15, 2003. "Institute on Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum." Sponsored and hosted by the Asian Studies Development Program of the East West Center and University of Hawai'i. University of Hawaii, Manoa, Jul. 24-Aug. 10, 2001. "New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America Conference." Sponsored and hosted by the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies. Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 23-24, 2001. "Science and Faith: The Problem of the Human Being in Science and Theology." School for Religion and Philosophy, St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2000. "Integrating Technology into the Classroom Workshop." Sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Residential College Program, Conway Arkansas. Led by Dr. Gordon E. McCray, BellSouth Mobility Technology Faculty Fellow, Wake Forest University, School of Business and Accountancy. June 29-30, 2000. "Evidence for Design," Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences Advanced Summer Workshop. Chicago, Illinois, June 23-27, 2000. Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences Introductory Course Workshop. St. Anne's College, Oxford, England, January 7-11, 2000. "Writing Central," Writing Pedagogy Seminar. Sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, Writing Center, Fall, 1999. Publications: "Engaged Buddhist Ethics: Mistaking the Boat for the Shore," in Action Dharma: New Studies in Engaged Buddhism, eds. Christopher Queen, Charles Prebish, Damien Keown (Surrey, England: Curzon Press, 2003). Presentations at Academic Meetings:Paper, "Socially Engaged Buddhism?: Asian and American Sources of an Emergent Religious Tradition." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Denver, Colorado, November 19, 2001. Paper, "Socially Engaged Buddhist Social Ethics in the United States." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Asian Studies, Houston, Texas, February 23, 2000. Paper, "Mistaking the Boat for the Shore: A Critical Analysis of Socially Engaged Buddhism." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Philosophical Association, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, October 17, 1998. Paper, "Who Needs Church When You Have a Mailbox?: Correspondence Religion and the New Spirituality." Presented at the National Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, San Diego, November 7, 1997. Paper, "Correspondence Religion and the New Spirituality." Presented at the Graduate Student Paper Colloquium, School of Religion, University of Southern California, March 19, 1997. Paper, "Illness or Difference?: The Social Construction and Control of Manic-Depression." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Region of the American Academy of Religion, University of California, San Diego, March 30, 1996. Paper, "Why MacIntyre: An Investigation of Stanley Hauerwas' Appropriation of Alasdair MacIntyre's Moral Philosophy." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Region of the American Academy of Religion, University of Redlands, April 1, 1995. Dissertation:"Mistaking the Boat for the Shore?: A Critical Analysis of Socially Engaged Buddhist Social Ethics in the United States." Editorships: Religion and Social Ethics News, published by the Religion Graduate Student Association of the University of Southern California for students, faculty, alumni and friends. Founding co-editor, 1996-1997. Last updated: 08/15/2003 |