Boaheng, Paul

Paul Boaheng   

Dr. Paul Boaheng
Associate Professor of Philosophy 
Office: Lauretta Taylor Building 311
Phone: 672-1761
Fax: 910-672-1090
Email: pboaheng@uncfsu.edu

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D., 2007: University of Alberta, Philosophy (Edmonton, AB, Canada)

M.A., 2000: Simon Fraser University, Philosophy (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

M. PHIL., 1997: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Philosophy (Norway)

BA (Hons) 1992: University of Ghana, Legon, Philosophy and Religion (Accra, Ghana)

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

World Religions, Social and Political Philosophy, History of Ethics, Contemporary Ethical Theories, and Applied Ethics.

AREAS OF COMPETENCE

Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy of Religion, History of Modern Philosophy

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST

African Philosophy, Philosophy of War and Peace

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION

  • August 2017-Present Associate Professor, Department of Intelligence Studies, Geospatial Science, Political Science and History, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, USA

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • August 2011-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, USA
  • August 2010-June 2011, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, USA
  • August 2005-July 2010, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, USA
  • August 2007-July 2010, Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Anthropology, Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
  • Jan. 2002-July 2005, Instructor, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
  • Jan. 2000-Jan. 2002, Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
  • Jan. 1998-Dec. 1999, Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby/Vancouver, Canada.
  • Jan. 1996- June 1996, Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
  • Aug. 1992- Aug. 1993, Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

TEACHING

SELECTED COURSES TAUGHT (In-person, Synchronous online, and Asynchronous online)

  

World Religions (taught as a Global Understanding course)

Critical Thinking
  • Moral Principles and Contemporary Moral Issues
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Philosophy of War and Peace
  • Values and Society
  • Healthcare/Medical Ethics
  • Ethics
  • Environmental Ethics
  • History of Ethics
  • Contemporary Ethical Issues
  • African Philosophy
  • Social and Political Philosophy
  • Aesthetics
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Knowledge and Reality
  • Logic
  • Medieval Philosophy
  • History of Western Philosophy
  • Problems of Philosophy
  • History of Philosophy in the U.S.
  • Contemporary Issues in Religion and Philosophy
  • African American Philosophy
  • Epistemology

  

TEACHING AWARDS AND HONORS

2019 The University of North Carolina Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching: $12,500.00

2018: Fayetteville State Teacher of the Year: $4,000.00

2019: Grant for participation in "Incorporating Japanese studies in the undergraduate curriculum" awarded by the Nippon Foundation, San Diego State University, CA, American Association of State Colleges, and Universities (AASCU), 3-16 June 2019: $4,500.00

2018: China Studies Institute (CSI) Zhi-Xing China Academic Impact Fellowship by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. around $10,000.00

2017: Outstanding Online Course Design Award for PHIL 110

2016: Teacher of the Year: College of Arts and Sciences: $1,000.00, Fayetteville State University

2016: Teacher of the Year: Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University

2013: Global Understanding Travel Award to China: $4,000.00

GRANT FUNDED

2025: Faith & Health Campus Grant (with Dr. Melissa Haithcox-Dennis and Dr. Stephanie Hodges) $60,000.00

2023: Religion and Health Curriculum Grant (with Dr. Melissa Haithcox-Dennis) $4,000.00

**PEDAGOGICAL BOOKS**

  1. Critical Thinking Methods and Cases; Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, August 2017, ISBN: 978‑1‑5249‑3731‑7; (With Rich, Dempster, Hall, and Osei)
  2. “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Right to Protest Social Injustices” in Essays on African American History: Celebrating Fayetteville State University’s 150th Anniversary – 1867-2017, ed. by Gregory Rich, Published by Fayetteville State University, 2019, pp. 99-112
  3. Skepticism and Practical Reasoning in Hume's Ethical Theory, Lambert Academic Publishing, May 2017. ISBN: 9783330336216

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. “Gambling on God: A Qualified Defense of Pascal's Wager.” Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies, Vol. 4, No. 3 (2016) 185-189
  2. “Patients' Bill of Rights” Encyclopedia of Economics and Society, (Ed. Frederick Wherry) SAGE Publications, Vol. 3 (December 2015)
  3. “The Biblical Foundation for Social Justice: Why Fox News’ Glenn Beck and Conservative Theologians Jerry Falwell and Peter Lillback are Wrong” (with Dr. Joseph Osei) Thinking About Religion Vol. 11 (August 2015).
  4. "Prisoner Right to and Right to Refuse Medical Treatment."  Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics (Ed. Arrigo, Bruce), SAGE Publications, Inc; 1 edition, Vol. 2 (August 6, 2014)
  5. "Why a Commitment to a Right to Liberty and Property does not Preclude Redistribution through Taxation and Welfare Programs: Scrutinizing Nozick's Entitlement Theory of Justice" US China Law Review, Vol. 11, No. 10 (2014) 1232-1251
  6. “The Legacy of Harvard Professor Ronald Dworkin for the Civil Rights' Movement: Why and how he challenged Philosophers of Law, Supreme Court Justices and politicians to take rights seriously.” US China Law Review, Vol. 11 (2014) (with Dr. Joseph Osei and Dr. Linda Tomlinson) 309-335
  7. “God and the Traditional African Experience: Shattering the Stereotypes”. Thinking About Religion. Volume 10 (2012) 1-10
  8. “Robert Nozick, Libertarian?", South African Journal of Philosophy, (with Wes Cooper), (2011, 30(3)) 257-266

OTHER PUBLICATION

  1. Newsletter: “The Symbolic Significance of Kente Cloth and Smock” published by Fayetteville Seventh-day Adventist Church, February issue, 2021, pp. 27-31

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

  1. November 2, 2024: “The Intersection of Christianity and Chieftaincy in Africa: A Study of Harmonization.” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of Fayetteville State University, NC
  2. October 28, 2023: “The Case in Favor of Covid- 19 Mandatory Vaccination: A Christian Perspective.” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC at Chapel-Hill, NC
  3. July 21, 2023: “Interfaith Action for Health: International Religious Diversity and Interfaith Collaboration in Public Health Learning”, held on the campus of Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. Sponsored by American Public Health Association
  4. July 21, 2023: “Interfaith Action for Health: International Religious Diversity and Interfaith Collaboration in Public Health Learning”. Sponsored by American Public Health Association.
  5. October 29, 2022: “Compulsory Vaccination, Christian Conservatives, and the Bible” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Pembroke, NC
  6. March 2021: “Utilizing Tenets of Stoicism to Handle Covid-19 Pandemic” held by North Carolina Religious Studies Association.
  7. November 2019: “Designing Global Understanding Courses” paper presented at Fayetteville State University during the International Education Week.
  8. October 2019: "Shintoism and Confucianism in Modern Japanese Society". North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC at Chapel-Hill, NC
  9. June 2019: “How to Incorporate Shintoism into World Religion Class” presented at San Diego State University, sponsored by American Association of States Colleges and Universities
  10. October 2018: “Building an Environmental Ethics from the Confucian Ethical Concepts.” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of University of UNC at Charlotte, NC
  11. June 2018: Developing New Teaching Strategies to Integrate Global Theme into the Classroom, Jianguo Hotel, Beijing, China, sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange and AASCU
  12. June 2018: “Promoting Internationalization through Global Understanding Courses” University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China, sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange and AASCU
  13. December 2018: God’s Prescription for Marriage and Family”, Atlanta Ghanaian SDA Marriage Workshop, Atlanta, NC
  14. August 2018: “Practical Christianity”, Charlotte Ghanaian SDA Church Revival Meeting, Charlotte, NC
  15. July 2018: "Positive Suffering", Fayetteville SDA, Fayetteville, NC
  16. November 2017: “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Right to Protest Social Injustices” Sesquicentennial Lecture Series, Fayetteville State University
  17. November 2017: “The Benefits of Teaching Global Understanding Courses” as part of the International Education Week, Fayetteville State University
  18. November 2017: “Jesus: A Socialist or a Capitalist?” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of University of Western Carolina, Cullowhee, NC
  19. August 2017: “Prudential Reasons for Being a Faithful Christian” Charlotte Ghanaian SDA Church Revival Meeting, Charlotte, NC
  20. April 2017: “Contemporary American Politics and Critical Thinking: "Fake News"”, Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, NC
  21. March 2017: “The Evolution of Democracy in Ghana: The Role of Students” Fayetteville State University
  22. February 2017: “Understanding and Accepting Diverse World Cultures”. Bladen Community College, NC.
  23. February 2017:” Dr. Martin Luther King's Principles and Methodology of Non-Violence” (GU Course Global Peace Role Models: Gandhi, MLK, and Mandela) Fayetteville State University
  24. December 2016: “Strategies and Benefits of Incorporating Information Literacy into Classroom Assignments” at Chesnutt Library Fellows Information Literacy Workshop.
  25. November 2016: “Global Understanding Course Information Session” as part of the International Education Week, Fayetteville State University
  26. October 2016: “Locke on God, Capitalism, and Self-Ownership” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  27. October 2016: “Diversity and Culture: Differences between Ghanaian and American Culture” (as part of the Boyscout Meeting for Diversity), McPherson Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, NC
  28. September 2016: “The Inapplicability of the Fallacy of False Dilemma to the Kingdom of God” Charlotte Ghanaian SDA Church Revival Meeting, Charlotte, NC
  29. May 2016: “The Benefits of Incorporating Information Literacy into Classroom Assignments”, Chesnutt Library, Fayetteville State University, NC
  30. March 2016: “Fallacies in Recent American Politics”, Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, NC
  31. January 2016: “Techniques to Teach Global Understanding Courses with FSU's international partner institutions”. Fayetteville State University, NC
  32. November 2015: “Utilizing Global Understanding Courses to Overcome Ethnocentrism” Fayetteville State University, NC
  33. November 2015, “Benefits and Challenges of Teaching Global Understanding Courses” (Global Understanding Course Information Session), Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University, NC
  34. November 2015: “Should Creation Science and Evolutionary Theory be taught in the Public Schools”? North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of Fayetteville State University, NC
  35. August 2015: “Some Challenges Faced by Immigrants in the USA”. Baldwin Elementary School, Hope Mills, NC
  36. August 2015: “Christianity in the 21st Century: Christ and Crisis”. Charlotte Ghanaian SDA Church Revival Meeting, Charlotte, NC
  37. June 2015: “The Value of Global Understanding Course” at Board of Trustee Meeting, J.C. Jones Board Room- Chesnutt Library, Fayetteville State University
  38. March 2015: “Philosophy of Peace” (in Dr. Malhotra’s Global Understanding class on Global Peace, Fayetteville State University
  39. February 2015: “How to Design Global Understanding Courses” as part of Workshop Global Understanding Course Workshop, Fayetteville State University, NC
  40. November 2014: "God and Rationality: A Limited Defense of Pascal's Wager." North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of Duke University, NC
  41. February 2014: Is Nelson Mandela a Hero or a Villain; A Saint or a Sellout? Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, NC
  42. November 2013: “God and Slavery: Examining Pastor Earl Carter’s Biblical and Utilitarian Justification for Slavery.” North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  43. August 2013: “God. Immigration, and True Citizenship” Charlotte Ghanaian Seventh Day Adventist Church, Charlotte, NC
  44. July 2013: The Nature and Methodology of Philosophy, International Students Summer Camp, Fayetteville State University, NC
  45. May 2013: Using Global Understanding Videoconference Course to appreciate others' culture. Inner Mongolia Normal University, China
  46. May 2013: The Basics of Critical Thinking. Inner Mongolia Normal University, China
  47. March 2013: Multi-Party Democracy in Ghana: Answering the Skeptics, Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, NC
  48. February 2013: CLA-U Model for Promoting Evidence-Based Decision Making at Annual Lily Conference, Greensboro, NC
  49. February 2013: Alain Locke: The Overlooked African American Hero, Fayetteville State University
  50. November 2012: The Media Debate on the Biblical Foundation of Social Justice: Counter-Argument to the Beck-Falwell Thesis”. North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC, Wilmington, NC
  51. August 2012: “God and the Principle of Sufficient Reason” Charlotte Ghanaian Seventh Day Adventist Church, Charlotte, NC
  52. June 17-19, 2012: “The Biblical Foundation for Social Justice and Civil Rights: Why Fox News’ Glenn Beck and Jerry Falwell Jr. are Wrong” held in Philadelphia, Mississippi
  53. April 2012: “How Humane Are Human Rights?” Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, NC
  54. November 2011: “Is Real Democracy Possible in Africa?” University of Alberta, Canada
  55. November 2011: “Your Fate is in Your Own Hands: Kant on Freewill and Responsibility”: West Edmonton Seventh Day Adventist Church, Canada
  56. November 2011: “Christianity, Science and Traditional Medicine”: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  57. May 2011: “How to Sustain Democracy in Africa” Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  58. May 2011: “God and the Traditional African Experience: Shattering the Stereotypes” Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  59. March 2011: “Democracy in Africa: An Oxymoron or a Real Possibility?” Augusta State University, GA, USA
  60. February 2011: “Elements of Democracy Among the Traditional Akan Political Practice,” Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, NC
  61. January 2011: “Africanizing the Concept of God.” University of Alberta, Canada
  62. October 2010: “God and the Traditional African Experience”: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Ashville, NC

Selected Developmental Activities Attended

  1. February 27, 2025: Incorporating Basic Information Literacy, sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University.
  2. July 17, 2024: "EngageLIVE: Managing the Chaos in Higher Education: A practical AI Strategy Masterclass."
  3. February 9, 2024: AI in Academia: Using ChatGPT, sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University.
  4. February 2024: 10 Ways to Avoid Phishing Scams with Quiz
  5. June 19-22, 2023: Participated in “Teach Global Health 2023 Summer Institute for Undergraduate Curriculum and Course Design, Allegheny College, PA
  6. January 12, 2023: Canvas 3 Managing Your Courses, sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University.
  7. January 12, 2023: Canvas 1 &2: Overview and Building Courses, sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University.
  8. August 3-August 26, 2021: Teaching Online for Faculty, sponsored by UNCF (Strategic Education Inc. University Partnerships)
  9. August 23, 2021: Best Practices for Facilitating Faculty-Led Programs, sponsored by Compear Global Education Network
  10. August 18, 2021: Canvas Basic, sponsored by FSU, The Office of Faculty Development
  11. June 24, 2021: Assessments and Measurement, sponsored by FSU, The Office of Faculty Development
  12. October 8, 2020: Opportunities and Challenges for Educational Cooperation and Exchanges Between China and the U.S. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
  13. September 30, 2020: "What is Knowledge Production? Racism and Research in the Academy." Sponsored by UNC Charlotte - School of Data Science
  14. September 24, 2020: Traditional Chinese Medicine. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
  15. September 23, 2020: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Africans and African Americans. Sponsored by The Consortium on International Management Policy and Development.
  16. September 10, 2020: Chinese Philosophy: 1 Ching and Daoism. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
  17. September 9, 2020: Delivering Higher Education in the time of COVID-19. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
  18. September 9, 2020: Not Politics as Usual: World War Zero, a Conversation with Former Secretary of State John Kerry and Former Governor John Kasich. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
  19. August 28, 2020: China Studies Institute webinar 3: Chinese Philosophy-I Ching and Daoism. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  20. August 17, 2020: Transitioning from Emergency Remote Learning to Intentionally Designed Online Pedagogy.
  21. July 23-25, 2021: Architecting the Post-COVID 19 Global Education Order - The Role of HBCUs and Africa Higher Education Stakeholders. Sponsored by HBCU Africa Homecoming Ghana 2020 (Virtual)
  22. February 21, 2020: Fulbright Faculty Workshop. Sponsored by Fayetteville State University.
  23. December 6, 2019: Becoming A Better Team Player. Sponsored by FSU Human Resources.
  24. November 12-16: Designing Global Understanding Courses. Sponsored by Office of International Education, FSU.
  25. November 1-2: HBCU Symposium on Study Abroad. Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Held on Howard Campus
  26. June 3-16, 019 Japan Studies Institute Fellowship: "Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum." Sponsored by American Association of State Colleges and Universities, San Diego State University.
  27. October 11-13, 2018: Free Market Forum, held in Kansas City, Missouri.
  28. October 7, 2018: North Carolina Religious Studies Association, UNC at Charlotte
  29. August 8, 2018: Canvas Learning Management System Training Part 3: Managing your Course, Sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, FSU
  30. July 25-29, 2018: AASCU Conference on the Re-Imagining the First Year College, held in Seattle, Washington
  31. June 15-22, 2018: Workshop on Pedagogy held in Beijing, China: Sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange and AASCU
  32. June 11-14, 2018: Workshop on Pedagogy held in Xi’an, China: Sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange and AASCU
  33. June 3-10, 2018: Workshop on Pedagogy held in Shanghai, China: Sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange and AASCU
  34. November 2017: “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Right to Protest Social Injustices” Sesquicentennial Lecture Series, FSU
  35. November 2017: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of University of Western Carolina, Cullowhee, NC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  36. October 2017: Markets, Government, and the Common Good held in Atlanta Marriott Marquis, sponsored by Hillsdale College
  37. July 2017, 31-August 28: Online Certification Training, Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University
  38. July 2017: AASCU Conference on the Re-Imagining 1st Year College, Baltimore, MD
  39. March 2017: Grant Proposal Development 101, Fayetteville State University
  40. March 2017: The Evolution of Democracy in Ghana, Fayetteville Ghana Community
  41. October 2016: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  42. December 2016: Chesnutt Library Fellows Information Literacy Workshop, funded by Title III Fayetteville State University
  43. October 2016: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  44. October 2016: Markets, Government, and the Common Good held in Atlanta Marriott Marquis, sponsored by Hillsdale College
  45. August 2016: The Lumina Foundation Workshop, Fayetteville State University
  46. May 2016: Canvas Learning Management System Training, Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University
  47. May 2016: Chesnutt Library Fellows Information Literacy Workshop, funded by Title III Fayetteville State University
  48. March 2016: Canvas Basics Training, Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development, Fayetteville State University
  49. Feb. 2-7, 2016: AASCU Conference on Re-Imagining the First Year of College, Austin, Texas
  50. January 2016: Global Understanding Workshop, Fayetteville State University
  51. Dec-15-16 2015: Chesnutt Library Fellows Information Literacy Workshop, funded by Title III, Fayetteville State University
  52. November 2015: North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Fayetteville State University
  53. July 14-19, 2015: Experiencing Calvary, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  54. June 24-26, 2015: AASCU Conference on Re-Imagining the First Year of College, Orlando, Florida
  55. April 2015: UNC-ETS Workshop on Standardized Assessment, sponsored by UNC General Administration, Fayetteville, NC
  56. February 2015: Global Understanding Workshop, Fayetteville State University
  57. November 2014: Global Understanding Course Information Session and Brown-bag Lunch, Fayetteville State University
  58. November 2014: North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Duke University, NC July 14-19, 2015:
  59. July 15-20, 2014: “On this Rock”, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  60. May 12-13, 2014: Mediation Training, Fayetteville State University
  61. March 2014: March 22, 29, and April 5: Ethics and Civic Engagement Fellows Training. Fayetteville State University
  62. February 2014: North Carolina Philosophical Society held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  63. November 2013: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  64. July 16-July 21, 2013: North America Ghanaian Adventists Conference at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (Topic: Knowing Him is Life Eternal)
  65. November 2012: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Wilmington, NC
  66. July 18-July 22, 2012: North America Ghanaian Adventists Conference at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (Topic: Knowing Him is Life Eternal)
  67. June 17-19, 2012: 2nd National Conference on Civil Rights held in Philadelphia, Mississippi (“Rise, Advocate, Educate, and Cooperate: The Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement”)
  68. March 9-10, 2012: The Interlink Alliance Faculty Development Conference held at North Carolina Central University
  69. February 24-25, 2012: CLA Performance Task Academy, held on the campus of Fayetteville State University
  70. November 2011: Department of Philosophy Lecture Series “, University of Alberta, Canada
  71. November 2011: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Chapel-Hill, NC
  72. November 4-5, 2011: 45th Annual Colloquium. Department of Philosophy, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
  73. September 20, 2011: Workshop on “Adding Content on Blackboard by Office of Professional Development, Fayetteville State University, NC
  74. September 14, 2011: Workshop on Blogs and Wiki by Office of Professional Development, Fayetteville State University, NC
  75. May 2011: Technology, Arts and Science Conference held at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  76. March 2011: Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy, Lecture Series, Augusta State University, GA, USA
  77. July 27-July 31, 2011: North America Ghanaian Adventists Conference at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. (Topic: Watchman What Time is it?)
  78. January 13, 2011: Digital Measures Workshop by Office of Professional Development, Fayetteville State University, NC
  79. October 2010: North Carolina Religious Studies Association held on the campus of UNC-Ashville, NC

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PEDAGOGICAL WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED AND LED AT FSU:

  • January 2016: Global Understanding Workshop, FSU (From 9:00-12:00)
  • February 2015: Global Understanding Workshop, FSU (From 9:00-12:00)
  • November 2014: Global Understanding Course Information Session and Brown-bag Lunch, Fayetteville State University
  • February, 4 2014: Global Understanding Course Information Session (From 5:00 -6:30)
  • March 1, 2014: Global Understanding Course Workshop (From 9:00-12:00)

SERVICE

Department Service

  • Committee Chair. Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (August 2019-Present)
  • Philosophy Coordinator (August 2022-Present)
  • Committee Member: IGPH Leadership Committee
  • Philosophy Club Advisor (2011-Present)
  • Committee Chair. Department Chair Search Committee (June-August 2021)
  • Committee Member: Academic Affairs/Curriculum Committee (August 2020-Present)
  • Committee Member: Honors & Awards Committee (August 2020-Present)
  • Committee Chair. Global Lecture Series Committee (September 2016-2018)
  • Committee Member: IGPH Fundraising Committee (August 2021-Present)
  • Committee: Member. Geospatial Science Search Committee (January 2020-May 2020)
  • Committee Member. Philosophy Search Committee (September 2021-Present)
  • Committee Member. Philosophy Search Committee (May-July 2016)
  • Committee Member: Fire and Emergency Services Administration Committee
  • Committee Member. Department Website/Technology Committee (September 29-Present)
  • Committee Member: Honors and Awards Committee (August 2020-Present)
  • Committee Member. Global Lecture Series Committee (September 2018-Present)
  • Mentor to Amber Young (McNair Scholars Program). (2016)
  • Read eight papers in the departmental lecture series (Jan 2011-Dec.

College Service

  • Chair: IGPH Department Chair Search Committee (January 2021-July 2021)
  • Committee Member: CHSS College Tenured Faculty Committee (August 2019-Present)
  • Committee Member: Curriculum Committee (2018-2020)
  • Committee Member. Student Marshall (2013-Present)
  • Committee Member. African American History (September 2012-September

University Service

  • Committee Member. The Steering Committee for the Liberal Arts Innovation Center. November 2020-Present)
  • Committee Member. Board of Governance Teaching Excellence Award Review Committee (January 2019-Present)
  • Committee Member. FSU Teacher of the Year Review Committee (2018-Present)
  • Committee Member. SACSCOC (August 2019-January 2022)
  • Committee Member. Faculty Senate (April 2015-April 2022)
  • Committee Member, Faculty Senate Welfare Committee (2015-2022
  • Committee Member. First Year Advisory Board (February 2016-August
  • Committee Member. Freshman Fellows (October 10-2018-August 2019)
  • Voluntary Faculty Advisor: Freshman Advisement at First Steps (2014-2018)
  • Committee Member. The COACHE Survey Task Force Committee (Aug. 2017-Aug 2018)
  • Committee Member. Re-Imagining the First Year of College (Feb. 2015-Feb. 2019)
  • Committee Member: FSU Global Community Program (November 2012-September 2018)
  • Convocation Marshall (September 24, 2021)
  • Commencement Marshall (May 8, 2021)
  • UNC Common Course Numbering System (June 2021-Present. (I am in charge of identifying potential course equivalents for the UNC System Common Course Numbering System (CNS) for Philosophy and Religion courses at FSU).
  • Committee Member: Chancellor’s Reading Club: Jan 2015- Aug. 2016)
  • Committee Member: Global Understanding Selection Committee Member (Jan. 2012- Aug. 2014)
  • Committee Member: International/Intercultural Studies (August 2012-August 2014)
  • Creator of CLA-like task which was used with the student leaders at a post-school conference (May 2012-13)
  • CLAU participant and an Assessor (2012)
  • Volunteered to proctor the incoming freshmen CLA (August 2012)

Professional Service

  • March 5, 2024: Paper Review a paper titled: "Crisis of Equal Distribution” for Social Philosophy Journal
  • May 2023: Panelist: National Endowment for the Humanities Awards for Faculty Program
  • Contributor to textbook. Critical Thinking by Moore and Parker at McGraw-Hill Higher Education. (2020)
  • Journal Reviewer. Social Theory and Practice (January 2020-June
  • Session Chair. North Carolina Religious Studies Association (Held at UNC Chapel-Hill, October 2019)
  • Attendee/Participant. North Carolina Religious Studies Association, UNC Chapel Hill. (October 2019)
  • Session Chair. North Carolina Religious Studies Association (Held at UNC Charlotte, October 2018)
  • Session Chair. North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Cullowhee, NC. (Nov. 2017)
  • Attendee/Participant. North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Cullowhee, NC. (November 2017)
  • Session Chair. North Carolina Religious Studies Association (Held at UNC Chapel-Hill, November 2016)
  • Attendee/Participant. North Carolina Religious Studies Association, UNC Chapel Hill.

(November 2016)

  • Reviewed a manuscript for Thinking About Religion, the Online Journal of the North Carolina Religious Studies Association (2017)
  • Reviewed a manuscript for Thinking About Religion, the Online Journal of the North Carolina Religious Studies Association (2016)
  • Reviewer: invited to assist South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) in evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of Dr EE Etieyibo of University of the Witwatersrand. (December 2016) (Need document)
  • Reviewed a research application submitted by Prof M Cross of University of Johannesburg, South Africa, for the National Research Foundation (NRF) (2017)
  • Reviewer: invited to assist South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) in evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of Prof AJ Barnard-Naudé, Department of Private Law, University of Cape Town (2017-2018)
  • 2023- 2024 North Carolina Religious Studies Association, President
  • 2015-2016: Journal of Philosophia, Africana
    2014- 15 North Carolina Religious Studies Association, President
  • 2013- 14 North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Program Chair/Vice President
  • 2011-2015: Session Chair: North Carolina Religious Studies Association (NCRSA)
  • 2014: Reviewer for ACE Alternative Credit Project.
  • 2011: Reviewer for South African Journal of Philosophy
  • 2010-2011: Reviewer for Journal of Economics

Public/Community Service

  • Committee Member: Greater Fayetteville Adventist Academy (June 2020)
  • Jury Service: General Court of Justice (July 19-21, 2021)
  • Program Coordinator: Family Life Department, Fayetteville SDA, (August 2020-Present)
  • Session Chair: Panel Discussion, Ghana Association of Fayetteville, NC (March 11, 2019)
  • Program Organizer, Fayetteville Ghana Community (March 6, 2017)
  • Guest Speaker: Invited by Fayetteville Boy scout to speak on the topic: “The main differences between the Ghanaian culture and the American culture.” (October 2016)
  • Program Leader: Sabbath School Department, Fayetteville SDA (July 2012-Present)
  • Proctor: Baldwin Elementary School. I volunteered to help with proctoring EOG testing for "Special Needs" students (May 2017)
  • Presented a Paper at Baldwin Elementary (May 2015)
  • Volunteer teacher, Elizabeth Cashwell Elementary, Fayetteville, NC (January 2012-Present)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

North Carolina Religious Studies Association (NCRSA)

Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA)

American Philosophical Association AMA)

International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD)