Conference Schedule

 

8:00 a.m.          REGISTRATION and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

8:30 a.m.          Welcome - Carla Gober, PhD, MS, MPH, Director, Center for Spiritual Life &  Wholeness, Loma Linda University

 

8:40 a.m.          FLAVR Story - B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, President and CEO of Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center

 

9:00 a.m.          Recent Scientific Advances in Attachment Theory: Relevance for Strengthening Families - Allan N. Schore, PhD, Clinical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles

 

10:00 a.m.        BREAK and EXHIBITS

 

10:15 a.m.        Hardwired to Connect: The Social, Moral, and Spiritual Foundation of Child Wellbeing – Kathleen Kovner Kline, MD, MDiv, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

 

11:00 a.m.        Hardwired to Connect: Children, Families and Faith Communities – W. Bradford Wilcox, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia

 

11:45 a.m.        Q&A with Presenters

 

12:00 p.m.        Hardwired to Connect: The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities – Dr. Schore, Dr. Kovner Kline, and Dr. Wilcox

 

12:30 p.m.        LUNCH and EXHIBITS

 

1:30 p.m.          Breakout Sessions

                       

Social Dynamics and Key Elements of the Prevalence Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse in the Religious Community - Mable C. Dunbar, PhD, LPC, President, Polly’s Place Network

 

Conscientious Objection in Healthcare: Children's Rights vs. Parental Control – Laurence Houlgate, PhD, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

 

Reversing the Stigma Attached to Gang Kids and other Homeless Teens – Bernadine L. Irwin, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Loma Linda University

 

Using Videogames to Strengthen Families – Ernie Medina Jr., DrPH, CHFI, CEO/Co-Founder XRtainment Zone

 

A God Who Loves Diversity: A Biblical Model for Family Dynamics - Johnny Ramirez-Johnson, EdD, MA, Professor of Culture, Psychology and Religion, Loma Linda University

 

Victims of Human Trafficking – Siroj Sorajjakool, PhD, Professor of Religion, Psychology and Counseling, School of Religion, Loma Linda University

 

3:30 p.m.          BREAK and EXHIBITS

 

3:45 p.m.          Family as a Verb – Karen Flowers, PhD(c), CFLE, and Ron Flowers, DMin, CFLE, Co-Directors, Department of Family Ministries, SDA World Headquarters

 

4:15 p.m.          CLOSING REMARKS

 

 

8:00 a.m.          CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

8:30 a.m.          Welcome and Life Achievement Award Presentation – Gerald Winslow, PhD, Vice-President, Mission and Culture, Loma Linda University Medical Center

 

8:40 a.m.          Family Interview – Wil Alexander, PhD, Emeritus Director, Center for Spiritual Life & Wholeness, Loma Linda University

 

9:00 a.m.          Domestic Violence in Faith Groups – Rev. Aleese Moore-Orbih, DMin, Director of Training and Consulting, Faith Trust Institute, Seattle, WA

 

10:00 a.m.        BREAK and EXHIBITS

 

10:15 a.m.        Todo es Bello en el Hogar: How Latino Congregations Impact Family Life – Edwin I. Hernández, PhD, Foundations Research Director, Center for the Study of Latino Religion, University of Notre Dame

 

11:00 a.m.        From Risk to Resiliency: Saving our Children – Kiti Freier Randall, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics and Public Health, Loma Linda University & Children’s Hospital

 

12:00 p.m.        Film

 

12:30 p.m.        LUNCH and EXHIBITS

 

1:30 p.m.          Funded Research Presentations

                        Church-based Forgiveness Seminar - Barbara Hernandez, PhD, Associate Professor, Counseling and Family Science, School of Science and Technology, Loma Linda University

                        Adolescent Residential Treatment - Renee D. Drumm, PhD, Chair, Department of Social Work, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN

                        Spirituality and Intimate Partner Violence – Marciana L. Popescu, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Services, Fordham University, Tarrytown, NY

 

2:30 p.m.          Q&A with Presenters

 

3:00 p.m.          BREAK and EXHIBITS

 

3:15 p.m.          Church in the Social Context: Implications for the Family – Colwick Wilson, PhD, and Curtis Fox, PhD, LMFT, CFLE, Professors of Counseling and Family Science, School of Science and Technology, Loma Linda University

 

3:45 p.m.          The Relationships of Religious Homogamy and Practices, and Marital Satisfaction and Stability: A Case Study – Willie Oliver, PhD, CFLE, Director, Family Ministries, North American Division, Adventist Church

 

4:15 p.m.          Closing Remarks