New FacultyFuller welcomes five new professors to its faculty for the new 2011-2012 academic year. Get to know them by clicking on their pictures below:
Justin L. Barrett
Professor of Psychology
Thrive Chair for Applied Developmental ScienceDr. Barrett, coming to Fuller from the University of Oxford’s Center for Anthropology and Mind, will lead Fuller’s new Thrive Center focusing on positive youth development.
Oliver D. Crisp
Professor of Systematic TheologyDr. Crisp comes to Fuller from the University of Bristol, U.K., where he served as a lecturer and Reader in Theology, and brings a desire to foster “theological community.”
Hak Joon Lee
Professor of Theology and EthicsDr. Lee, coming from a longtime post at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Jersey, brings an expertise in Reformed Christian ethics and Martin Luther King Jr.
Kyong-Jin Lee
Assistant Professor of Old Testament Studies Dr. Lee, who has lived in Latin America, Israel, Europe, and the U.S., comes from Spring Arbor University in Michigan and brings the experience of living in many different cultures.
Maria Wong
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology Dr. Wong comes to Fuller from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bringing a research focus on children’s social, emotional, and spiritual development.
A New Provost
Fuller also begins the 2011-2012 academic year with a new provost: C. Douglas McConnell, who was formerly dean of the School of Intercultural Studies. Dr. McConnell succeeds Sherwood Lingenfelter, who has retired as provost after eight years in the position and will continue to serve Fuller as professor of anthropology.
Read moreA Strategic New Position
Juan Francisco Martínez begins the new year as Associate Provost for Diversity and International Programs, a newly created position that addresses issues of high priority to Fuller in its mission to serve the global church. Dr. Martínez, at Fuller since 2001, will also continue to lead Fuller’s Center for the Study of Hispanic Church and Community.
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