Cedarville Magazine Spring 2022

FACULTY-STUDENT RESEARCH Our faculty work with students on groundbreaking research, which enhances students' educational experience and prepares them for graduate school and their careers. Below is just a sampling: § Andrew Harris, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor of Communication, coached student researchers who wanted to understand how universities communicate with and serve international student populations. Their research was presented to the National Communication Association and the Religious Communication Association. § Heather Kuruvilla, Ph.D. , Senior Professor of Biology, and a team of undergraduate students conducted research to discover if cancer cell reproduction could be inhibited in humans. Their findings may lead to treatments that impact cancer cell multiplication. § Rocco Rotello, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mike Mendel, Ph.D. , Professor of Zoology; and Robert Paris, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Biology, and their students studied freeze-tolerant frogs native to Ohio to see if they could discover a protein that might prevent or slow excessive cell death in people with Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. § Mohan Pereira, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor of Physics, recently opened a biophysics lab where students will conduct nanomedicine research that may have application in fighting cancer. § Michelle Wood, Ph.D. , Professor of English, is coordinating the efforts of students in her American Women Writers classes as they transcribe 12,000 pages of journal entries from Martha McMillan, a 19th and 20th century Cedarville farmer's wife. The pages have been downloaded worldwide through the Digital Commons repository. RECENT FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Students benefit from studying under faculty who are contributing to scholarship in their disciplines, as demonstrated by an impressive and extensive array of published works. Here are just a few examples: Computational FluidDynamics forMechanical Engineering George Qin, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering This textbook is intended to be used in a first undergraduate- level computat ional f luid dynamics course for the mechanical engineering major. Ethics inPharmacyPractice:AFieldGuide Dennis Sullivan, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Practice, Justin Cole, Associate Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the Center for Pharmacy Innovation This co-authored book addresses the foundations for pharmacy ethics, including human value and how a faith perspective influences ethical views. JesseOwens:ALife inAmericanHistory Kevin Jones, Dean of the School of Education This co-authored biographical book focuses on the famous American track and field athlete Jesse Owens. PatriotismandtheCross: ATheologyof Nationalism Glen Duerr, Associate Professor of International Studies This book explores the intersection of faith and politics and a Christian’s relationship with government. A Practical Guide to Personal Conditioning David Peterson, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology This guide offers readers practical information regarding body stewardship, nutrition, and exercise, all written from a Christian worldview. Reformation Commentary on Scripture Jason Lee, Professor of Theological Studies, Billy Marsh, Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of M.Div. Programs This commentary compiles the insights of reformation scholars from more than 500 years ago on the book of Matthew. God continues to draw outstanding faculty members to Cedarville University. Their love for students, their discipline, and the Lord is truly distinct. These highly qualified, godly men and women excel in the classroom, mentoring and discipling students while also engaging in scholarly activities that advance their fields and strengthen the Cedarville experience. #4 in the nation for faculty- student engagement (Wall Street Journal) 4,481 published chapters, journal articles, and other scholarly contributions from faculty since 1966 239 faculty-authored books from1962–2022 FACULTY COMMITTED TO SCHOLARSHIP ANDDISCIPLESHIP 8 | Cedarville Magazine