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New Faculty Appointed At CMU
Four new faculty have been appointed at CMU in the areas of music therapy, biology, psychology and business and organizational administration.
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Dr. Jennifer Lin of Edmonton has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music Therapy.
Lin, a certified Music Therapist, has a Master of Arts in Music Therapy from New York University, a Master of Music, Flute Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Lin holds a Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master of Music in flute performance from San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Arts in music therapy from New York University. She is a board certified music therapist and a member of the American Music Therapy Association.
Facilities in which she has served include Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University, Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged in New York as well as Bronson Methodist Hospital and Portage North Middle School in Michigan.
In addition to her private practice, Jennifer has also volunteered her services to immigrant communities and medical organizations such as Formosa Cancer Foundation and Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Centre in Taiwan.
Prior to pursuing her music therapy training at New York University, which specializes in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), Jennifer had a distinguished career as an established and active flautist.
She has performed in the United States, Canada, Italy, and Taiwan. Her newspaper, television, and radio appearances include The Chautauquan Daily (New York), Era News (Taiwan), and I.C. Station (Taiwan).
Jennifer has taught flute at Aletheia University and Eternal-Life Christ College, as well as aural skills at the University of Alberta prior to appointment at CMU. |
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John Brubacher of Winnipeg has been appointed Assistant Professor of Biology.
Brubacher, who is CMU’s first full-time biology professor, is a Ph.D. candidate in Zoology from the University of Manitoba. He has Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Waterloo. He is an alumnus of the Embryology course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass.
Brubacher’s research interests are in developmental biology and cell biology, with a particular interest in egg development throughout the animal kingdom. He also likes to think about the interaction between the natural sciences, philosophy and theology—all of which, he says “makes CMU an exciting place to work.”
He is a member of Rockway Mennonite Church in Kitchener, Ont., but attends St. Margaret's Anglican Church in Winnipeg. |
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Dr. Vonda Plett of Saskatoon has been appointed Assistant Professor of Psychology.
Plett has a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Saskatchewan, as well as a Master of Arts in Applied Social Psychology and a B.A. in Psychology from that same school. She also has a Bachelor of Religious Education from Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C.
In addition to teaching and conducting research at the University of Saskatchewan, she facilitates intercultural communication workshops for businesses and organizations.
Her research interests include the areas of racism and anti-racism, the processes of moral negotiation, cross-cultural adaptation and intercultural communication. Many of these interests have their roots in her personal experiences of living and traveling in Asia and Central America.
While living in Saskatoon, Plett attended the Nutana Park Mennonite Church. |
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Craig Martin of Elmira, Ont. has been appointed Assistant Professor of Business and Organizational Administration.
Martin, a Ph.D. candidate in agricultural economics and business at the University of Guelph, was a Research Associate and Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business at that university from 2001 to 2003. His dissertation is an economic analysis of the demand for dairy products in Canada.
His interests and research include the challenges facing family-owned businesses, and in the dynamics of non-profit organizations.
In addition to his studies and work in agricultural economics, Martin has also done consulting and market surveys and analysis for business and government, along with work on international trade issues. He is especially interested in how business, finance and government policies affect international development.
Martin is a member of the Elmira Mennonite Church. |
Posted August 12th, 2008
For more information contact CMU Communications Director, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 2N2, telephone: 204-487-3300 ext. 630, fax: 204-889-1694, (www.cmu.ca)
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