ACADEMIC DEGREES & EDUCATION

• University of Southern CaliforniaPh.D. in Religion and Social Ethics (2007)All-University Pre-Doctoral Merit Fellowship

• University of Southern CaliforniaM.A. in Religion and Social Ethics (2002)

• Biola UniversityMaster of Divinity (M.Div.), Theology (1992)Louis T. Talbot Memorial Fellowship for Outstanding Christian Character; American Bible Society Award; Award in New Testament

• University of California, IrvineB.A. in Philosophy (1989)

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Concordia University IrvineAdjunct Professor of Philosophy (2021–Present)Teaches philosophy, ancient philosophy, bioethics, healthcare ethics, and ethics for healthcare administration.

• Biola UniversityAdjunct Professor of Biblical Studies (1991–1999)Taught Christian ethics, worldview, theology, New Testament, graduate exegesis, and biblical Greek.

• Graduate & Doctoral Curriculum DeveloperDevelops curriculum in Christian ethics, worldview, artificial intelligence, technology, leadership, Christian realism, and responsible governance.

• Hospital Chaplain & Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team MemberCompleted four units of Clinical Pastoral Education, integrating healthcare ethics with pastoral care and spiritual formation.

PUBLICATIONS

• Drug Testing and the Obligation to Prevent Harm (Business Ethics: Decision-Making for Personal Integrity and Social Responsibility, McGraw Hill, 2007)

• Drug Testing and the Right to Privacy: Arguing the Ethics of Workplace Drug Testing (Journal of Business Ethics, 1998)

• The Social Trajectory of Virtual Reality: Substantive Ethics in a World Without Constraints (Technology in Society, 1996)

• Abraham in Romans 4: The Father of All Who Believe (New Testament Studies, 1995)

• The Possibility of Perfect Obedience: Paul and an Implied Premise in Galatians 3:10 and 5:3 (Novum Testamentum, 1994)

• Election and Ethnicity: Paul’s View of Israel in Romans 9:1–13 (Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1993)