2018: Andrews University

May 16-19, 2018     |     Andrews University     |     Berrien Springs, MI

THEME: “Our Data Makes a Difference: Transforming the Church and Community”

KEY SPEAKERS:

• Thursday morning: Dr. David Williams, Sociologist, Harvard University
• Friday evening: Dr. Edwin Hernandez, President, Adventist University of Health Sciences

ABSTRACT BOOK: To view the schedule, presentation abstracts, and presenter bios, click here.

CONFERENCE INFO: Please visit the 2018 AHSRA conference website. Also, to stay informed throughout the year and to access past research projects, please visit the primary AHSRA website. The 2018 AHSRA Conference took place in conjunction with the annual Andrews Research Conference (May 15-16), which in 2018 featured early career researchers in the social sciences. We invite you to learn more about ARC.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

• 3:00-5:00pm Registration (Buller Hall Lobby)
• 3:30-4:30pm Training: How to Present Your Research; Duane McBride (Buller 208)
• 5:00-6:30pm Introduction to AHSRA & Conference -- Haystack Dinner Provided; Duane McBride (Cafeteria: Badger Room)
• 6:30-7:00pm AHSRA Board Meeting (Cafeteria: Badger Room)
• 7:00-7:15pm AHSRA History in Pictures; Galina Stele (Cafeteria: Badger Room)
• 7:15-8:00pm AHSRA Business Meeting (Cafeteria: Badger Room)

Thursday, May 17, 2018

• 8:00-8:15am Devotional: Christon Arthur
• 8:15-8:30am Welcome: Andrea Luxton
• 8:30-10:00am Keynote Address: David Williams
• 10:00-10:15am BREAK
• 10:15-11:45am Session 1: Faith-based Research and Policy (Curt VanderWaal, Chair; Helen Hopp Marshak, Katia Reinhert, Peter Landless, Ella Simmons, Robert McIver)
• 11:45-12:00pm Group Photo
• 12:00-1:00pm LUNCH
• 1:00-2:15pm Session 2: Public Health Research and Policy (Edwin Hernandez, Nikki Britten, René Drumm)
• 2:15-3:30pm Session 3: Government-based Research and Policy (Jamie Chriqui, David Williams, Yvonne Terry-McElrath, Rosalie Pacula)
• 3:30-3:45pm BREAK
• 3:45-5:00pm Session 4: Social Change, Motivation and Activism (Curt VanderWaal, Alina Baltazar, Karl Bailey, Karen Flowers)
• 5:00-6:15pm Poster Session Buller Hall Lobby
• 6:30pm AHSRA Banquet (Cafeteria, Badger Room)

Friday, May 18, 2018

• 8:30am Devotional: David Sedlacek
• 9:00-10:15am Session 5: Education & Young Adults (Douglas Jacobs, Chelsy Tyler, Solomon J. Renati, Angelika Kaiser, Amanda McGuire-Moushon, Lilly Tryon)
• 10:15-10:30am BREAK
• 10:30-11:45pm Session 6: Health (Jennifer Litau, Padma P. Tadi Uppala, Barbara James, Sozina Katuli)
• 11:45-1:00pm LUNCH
• 1:00-2:15pm Session 7: Church Membership & Outreach (Elizabeth Role, Zenobia Niculita, Petr Cincala, Germán Harvey Alférez)
• 2:15-3:30pm Session 8: Church in Action (James Kaggya, Arceli Heyasa Rosario, Elizabeth J. Scott, Theodore Brown)
• 3:30-3:45pm BREAK
• 3:45-5:00pm Session 9: Church Issues (David Sedlacek, William Ellis, John Gavin, Curtis VanderWaal, Melissa Ponce-Rodas, Karl Bailey, Duane McBride)
• 5:30pm Supper (Cafeteria, Badger Room)
• 7:00pm Keynote: Edwin Hernandez, "Scholarship as Mission: The Role of Research in Expanding the Mission of the Church" (Seminary Chapel; Reception to Follow)

Saturday, May 19, 2018

• 10:00am Sabbath School, Robert McIver (Buller 108)
• 11:15am Worship Service, Douglas Jacobs (Buller 108)
• 2:00pm Campus Arboretum Tour with Stanley Beikmann