Writing for Publication: Taking Your Research to the Next Level

Abstract

Are you intimidated by the peer reviewed publication requirement for advancement? Do you feel like it’s impossible to fit publications into your schedule? Are you sitting on research that is completed but not published? This session will provide a jolt of resources to kick start your publishing success! You’ll learn how to generate research ideas and projects, how to turn presentations into publications, how to select a quality journal, how to organize and schedule your writing, and how to find mentoring and support in your writing.

Biography

Duane McBride joined the Andrews University Department of Behavioral Sciences in 1986. His areas of expertise are criminology and drug abuse, and he has been published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Drug Issues, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice, International Journal of Criminology and Penology, Youth and Society, Human Organization, Addictive Diseases: An International Journal, British Journal of Addiction, Chemical Dependencies: Behavioral and Biomedical Issues, and Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. McBride has also authored two books: "Legal and Illicit Drug Use: Determining Drug Abuse Treatment Needs" and "Drug Use and the Courts." His current research is in the areas of juvenile delinquency and the AIDS virus infection of IV drug-users. He has membership in the American Sociological Association and the American Public Health Association. Currently he is co-principal investigator on a Health Services Research Center study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and chairs a grant review committee for the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

McBride currently teaches courses in Criminology, Introduction to Sociology, Drug Use in American Society, Theories of Addictive Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency and more. He has received a variety of awards for his teaching, research and contributions to Andrews University. After 23 years as chair of the department, he passed the honor to Harvey Burnett on July 1, 2015.

  • BA in Behavioral Science (Andrews University)
  • MA in Industrial Organizations (University of Maryland)
  • PhD in Sociology (University of Kentucky)

Janine Lim, PhD, currently serves as associate dean for online higher education in the Andrews University School of Distance Education & International Partnerships. She and her team support over 200 online courses, provide training for faculty teaching online, and work with the campus infrastructure support of online learning. Her department also provides educational technology and Moodle support for faculty and students. In addition, Janine is responsible for the faculty and courses of the Consortium of Adventist Colleges and Universities. Janine has served on the board of the United States Distance Learning Association since April 2015. Prior to her work at Andrews University, Janine coordinated distance education for 22 K12 school districts in southwest Michigan for 14 years. In that position, as one of the co-founders of TWICE, Michigan’s K12 Videoconferencing Organization, Janine has spearheaded popular international K12 videoconference projects such as Read Around the Planet and MysteryQuest. While still serving on the board of TWICE, she was instrumental in designing and implementing the CAPspace website for collaborative videoconference projects. Janine has taught 15 unique graduate educational technology classes online numerous times over the past 15 years, with some classes attracting participants from all over the world. Her current research interests include teacher behavior in successful online courses, intersubjectivity in quality online discussions, and student activity patterns in self-paced courses.

  • 2010 PhD, Leadership, Andrews University
  • 1996 MAT, Secondary Level, Andrews University
    Michigan Secondary Teaching Certification Michigan Reading Endorsement, K-12
    SDA Basic Certification
  • 1995 BA Communication; Minor, Reading; Minor, Religion, Andrews University

Location

BUL208

Start Date

8-17-2017 10:00 AM

End Date

8-17-2017 12:20 PM

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Aug 17th, 10:00 AM Aug 17th, 12:20 PM

Writing for Publication: Taking Your Research to the Next Level

BUL208

Are you intimidated by the peer reviewed publication requirement for advancement? Do you feel like it’s impossible to fit publications into your schedule? Are you sitting on research that is completed but not published? This session will provide a jolt of resources to kick start your publishing success! You’ll learn how to generate research ideas and projects, how to turn presentations into publications, how to select a quality journal, how to organize and schedule your writing, and how to find mentoring and support in your writing.