2008
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented “Spirituality, Religion, and Health for Persons with Chronic Disabilities” at the Region VIII Employment Conference, June 11, 2008, in Denver, Colo.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented “Spirituality, Religion, and Health: Findings of the MU Center on Religion and the Professions,” to the Missouri Psychological Association, June 14, 2008, in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.
- Debra L. Mason, director of the Center for Religion, the Professions & the Public, spoke April 2, 2008, on a panel on “Religion in the News: What Future Reporters and Editors Need to Know, at Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.
2005-07
- Guy Adams, professor and associate director of the Truman School of Public Affairs, gave a plenary presentation, “Redefining Ethics in Public Administration: Unmasking Administrative Evil,” at the 12th annual Transforming Local Government Conference in Dayton, Ohio, in June 2006.
- Clay Anderson, associate professor of clinical medicine, medicine-hematology & oncology in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, presented on “Spirituality and Narrative in Healthcare,” at the MU Health Ethics Conference, “Spirituality in Health and Healing,” Oct. 12, 2007.
- Robert Baum, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Missouri, gave presentations as part of a panel on “Islam and the Media,” (2006), sponsored by the MU Muslim Student Organization; and on “Islam and Politics,” sponsored by Humanities Iowa, in Keokuk, Iowa.
- Robert Baum, associate professor of religious studies at University of Missouri-Columbia, gave six lectures at Hickman High School, Columbia, Mo., on African religions class in World Religions, 2006-07.
- Robert Baum, associate professor of religious studies at University of Missouri-Columbia, was part of a panel discussing the documentary film, “Control Room,” about Al-Jazeera television, during Islam Awareness Week activities hosted by MU Muslim Students Organization, University of Missouri-Columbia, April 2007.
- Suzanne Burgoyne, professor of theater at University of Missouri, and Marilyn Miller, Peggy Placier, Sharon Welch and Lisa Flores. “Interactive Theatre to Awaken Faculty to Classroom Diversity Issues.” International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Washington, DC, Nov. 11, 2006.
- James Campbell, professor of family and community medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia, presented “Exploring the Relationships Between Religion/Spirituality and Physical Health in Primary Care, Cancer, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, and Stroke Patients” at the North American Primary Care Research Group, Vancouver, B.C., October 2007.
- James Campbell, professor of family and community medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia, gave a lecture on “Religion, Spirituality and Medicine” to second-year medical students and the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, March 2007.
- James Campbell, professor of family and community medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and A. Turner presented “Relationships Among Religion, Spirituality and Health,” UMC School of Medicine Research, November 2006.
- Daniel Cohen, visiting assistant professor in religion studies at University of Missouri-Columbia, presented on “College fraternity and sorority membership, religious affiliation, and the separation of Church and State” at the 2007 Academy for Educational Studies conference at Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo., October 2007.
- Carl H. Esbeck., professor of the University of Missouri School of Law, led a workshop on “The Dual-Authority of Church and State in the Western Legal Tradition,” Sept.15-17, 2006, with lawyers from the religious organization practice group, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Carl H. Esbeck, professor of the University of Missouri School of Law, was a conference speaker on “Separation of Church and State: Is the Wall Crumbling?,” Aug. 4, 2006, on a panel of the ABA National Convention meeting in Honolulu, under the auspices of the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities of the ABA.
- Carl H. Esbeck., professor of the University of Missouri School of Law, was a speaker on “Church-State Relations in America: What’s At Stake and What’s Not,” March 8, 2006, at the School of Law, University of St. Louis.
- Carl H. Esbeck, professor of the University of Missouri School of Law, was a conference speaker on “Changes and Directions for the Faith-Based Initiative during the 110th Congress,” at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14-15, 2006.
- David Fleming, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Center for Health Ethics at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, spoke at a “Stem Cell Research in the Heartland” Symposium on the Social, Ethical, Cultural, Legal, and Economic Implications. Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, March 9, 2006.
- David Fleming, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Center for Health Ethics at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, spoke on “Futility: Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment”, Capital Region Medical Center, Jefferson City Missouri, April 20, 2006.
- David Fleming, professor and director of the MU Center for Health Ethics, Health Management and Informatics, in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, presented “The Ethics Workup I” at the MU Health Ethics Conference, “Spirituality in Health and Healing,” Oct. 13, 2007.
- David Fleming, professor and director of the MU Center for Health Ethics, Health Management and Informatics, in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, presented “Religious, Psychological, and Cultural Challenges to Rational Ethical Decision-Making at the End of Life” at the 27th Annual Conference on Dialysis, Denver, Colo., February 20, 2007.
- David Fleming, professor and director of the MU Center for Health Ethics, Health Management and Informatics, in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, presented “Ethics Committees and Consultations,” Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia, Mo., May 25, 2007.
- David Fleming, professor and director of the MU Center for Health Ethics, Health Management and Informatics, in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, presented “End of Life Issues” and “Practical Ethics Consultation by Community Hospital Ethics Committees,” Hannibal Regional Hospital, Hannibal, Mo., June 28, 2007.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented “Spirituality and Health,” Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium didactics on April 14, 2006. Columbia, Mo. Johnstone heads the Center on Religion & the Professions’ spirituality and health project.
- Brick Johnstone, chair of the MU Department of Health Psychology, gave a national presentation on “Spirituality, Religion and Disability” at the American Psychological Association Rehabilitation Psychology Mid-Winter Meeting March 16-18, 2007, in Charlotte, N.C. The theme of the conference was “Spirituality and Health: Current Updates in Research, Teaching, and Clinical Services.”
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented on “The Neuropsychology of Spirituality” at the MU Department of Health Psychology didactic series on May 25, 2007.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, is scheduled to present a lecture on “Update on the MultiCenter Faith and Healing Project” on Sept. 28, 2007, at the Capitol Plaza in Jefferson City, Mo.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri-Columbia, presented on “Spirituality & Health: Current Upgrades in Research, Teaching & Clinical Services” with Barry Nierenberg of University of Miami, Florida, and Robert Glueckauf, of Florida State University, at 2007 the American Psychological Association annual convention in San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 17-20, 2007.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri-Columbia, presented on “Role of Spirituality and Religion in Recovery from Trauma” at the International Center for Psychosocial Trauma: 13th Annual Conference. Columbia, Mo., on June 12, 2007.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri-Columbia, presented “Spirituality, and Health: Findings of the MU Center on Religion and Spirituality” at the Capitol Region Healthy Review on Sept. 28, 2007.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented “Spirituality and Chronic Disability,” Oct. 13, 2007, at the 2007 MU Health Ethics Conference on “Spirituality in Health and Healing,” Columbia, Mo.
- Brick Johnstone, Dr. James Campbell and Dr. Dong Pil Yoon will present on “Exploring the Relationships Between Religion/Spirituality and Physical Health in Primary Care, Cancer, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, and Stroke Patients” Oct. 20-23, 2007, at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented “Spirituality, Religion, and Health for Persons with Chronic Disabilities” at the Region VIII Employment Conference, June 11, 2008, in Denver, Colo.
- Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri, presented “Spirituality, Religion, and Health: Findings of the MU Center on Religion and the Professions,” to the Missouri Psychological Association, June 14, 2008, in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.
- Edmund B. Lambeth, University of Missouri Professor of Journalism Emeritus, presented “Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue and the Fourth Estate Post-9/11” Aug. 5, 2006, at the Conference on Virtue Ethics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, University of San Francisco.
- Edmund Lambeth, professor emeritus in the Missouri School of Journalism, led a panel discussion on “Ethics Teaching in Newsrooms and Classrooms: Toward Shared Goals and New Initiatives,” at the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication conference, Washington, D.C., August 2007.
- Debra L. Mason, director of the Center for Religion, the Professions & the Public, spoke Oct. 20, 2006, on “The Impact of Convergence on Religion News Coverage: Journalists and Students of Religion Reporting Explore Trends, Meanings and Uses of New Media” at “Convergence and Society: Ethics, Religion and New Media,” a conference at the Newsplex at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
- Debra L. Mason, director of the Center for Religion, the Professions & the Public, spoke April 2, 2008, on a panel on “Religion in the News: What Future Reporters and Editors Need to Know, at Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.
- Debra L. Mason, director of the Center on Religion & the Professions, spoke on, “Religion Reporting,” at the Southeast Missouri Press Association Annual Conference, in Perryville, Mo., June 8, 2007.