Faculty Receive Recognition for Publications and Presentations

The Faculty Development and Research Committee, chaired by Dr. Tennyson Samraj, recently recognized CUC professors who have published books or articles or made presentations at conferences.

Dr. Darren George

Elizabeth George

Dr. Darren George, professor of psychology, was recognized for publication of the 12th edition of IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference.  Dr. George collaborated with Dr. Paul Mallery, of La Sierra University, and the book is published by Prentice Hall.

Dr. George has also co-authored a book with his wife, Elizabeth, who is a contract professor at Canadian University College.  Titled, The Compatability Code: An Intelligent Woman's Guide to Dating and Marriage, the book is in its 2nd edition and published by Hugo House Publishers.

Dr. Justina Adalikwu-Obisike

Dr. Justina Adalikwu-Obisike, assistant professor of sociology, has, along colleagues Chris Adalikwu and Paul Adalikwu, published the article, "Global Organizations' Knowledge Management Strategic Initiatives," in Journal of Global Business Research.  Dr. Adalikwu-Obisike also made a presentation titled, "Neo-Colonialism and the Nigerian Extractive Industry," at the Canadian Association of African Studies Annual Conference.

Dr. Marc Froese

Dr. Marc Froese, associate professor of political science, recently published, "Do Developed Countries 'Layer up' Faster than Developing Countries? Evaluating the Speed and Momentum of Trade Litigation at the World Trade Organization," in the Journal of World Trade.

Dr. Larry Herr

Dr. Larry Herr, professor of religious studies, gave two presentations earlier this year in San Francisco. His first was titled, "Tall al' Umayri Through the Centuries," and was made at the Near Eastern Archaeological Society's annual  meeting.  The second, presented at the annual conference of The American Schools of Oriental Research, was titled, "The Late Bronze to Iron I Transition at Tall al' Umayri."

Dr. Tennyson Samraj

In addition to his presentation at the Society of Adventist Philosophers' 2nd Annual Symposium (please see this blog for November 23) Dr. Tennyson Samraj, professor of philosophy, presented the paper "Gender Equality and Religion - Christianity," at the 6th World Religions Conference.

Dr. Louicius Michel

Dr. Louicius Michel, professor of business, made the presentation, "Haiti's Reconstruction: The Forgotten Dimensions," at the Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in International Business Management Annual Conference Series at Université Laval in Quebec.


Kieren Bailey, assistant librarian, was recognized for her article, "Efficient Solutions for Time-Consuming Jobs in the Library," published in the November, 2011, issue of Computers in Libraries.  Bailey also gave a presentation titled, "NEOS Libraries and WorldCat Local," with fellow librarians Dan Mirau of Concordia University College and Teneil Vuori of Red Deer College, at the NetSpeed 2011 convention.