The Alternative Appeal

For decades, Americans expressed dissatisfaction with conventional cancer treatments. I examine the appeal of biological alternatives to surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy for patients with cancer. The limited effectiveness and side effects of many conventional cancer therapies led many patients to pursue a variety of unconventional therapies. To improve the quality of care for cancer patients, mainstream providers must better understand, and even collaborate with, alternative practitioners

The Alternative Appeal

For decades, Americans expressed dissatisfaction with conventional cancer treatments. I examine the appeal of biological alternatives to surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy for patients with cancer. The limited effectiveness and side effects of many conventional cancer therapies led many patients to pursue a variety of unconventional therapies. To improve the quality of care for cancer patients, mainstream providers must better understand, and even collaborate with, alternative practitioners

Message for New Dads (and Dads-to-be)

You’ll realize that you’ve come to love this kid more than you previously thought possible, and you will feel that love deep down in your soul. Posting about ­­­­­­­­the joys and challenges of parenting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world. http://inallthings.org/a-message-for-new-dads-and-dads-to-be

Lead Me Not Into Temptation

What is it about sexuality that makes us so afraid of leading people into this kind of temptation? Posting about a healthy appreciation of sexuality from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world. http://inallthings.org/lead-me-not-into-temptation

Seeking truth about Muslims: Critical media literacies in an era of islamophobia

Across various forms of media, Muslims are often portrayed as a homogenous group prone to violence, yet scholars have increasingly called upon schools and teachers to transcend stereotypes and prepare students to understand Muslims in more thoughtful and nuanced ways. This qualitative case study recounts how students and a teacher in a high school multicultural studies class investigated problematic media materials about Islam sent by an organization called the Christian Seniors Association. Drawing upon Mihailidis’s (2014) 5A’s of Media Literacy heuristic, I analyzed field notes from classroom observations, interviews, and student produced artifacts. Findings revealed how a teacher’s use of questioning techniques and encouragement of close readings of texts supported students to critically analyze media materials. Yet, opportunities for students to address issues of power and take up activist-oriented roles in responding to media were limited. Implications are offered for research and practice

How Then Shall We Eat?

God asks no less from us than that we be creatively faithful in all things, even what we put into our bodies, to the best of our abilities and understanding. Posting about food and faith from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world. http://inallthings.org/how-then-shall-we-eat