JBU Speakers Bureau

Kyle Agee, M.F.A

Assistant Professor of Visual Arts

Topics: Creative Thinking, UX design, Digital Photography, Documentary Film Making, Darkroom or Alternative Process Photography, and Woodworking.

Steve Beers, Ph.D.

VP of Student Development

Topics: Christian Higher Education, Spiritual formation of students, Organizational management.

Daniel Bennett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Topics: American Politics, Faith and Political Engagement, the Future of Religious Liberty in the US, and the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment.

Curtis Cunningham, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

Topics: Gifted and Talented Education, Professional Learning Communities, Creativity, Affective Education, and Assessment.

Tim Gilmour, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Topics: Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Science and the Bible, Creation Science, Evolution, the age of the earth, and interpretation of Genesis Witnessing to people of other religions, Apologetics, Atheism, the existence of God, and the trustworthiness of the Bible, Being a Christian engineer or scientist in the workplace.

Iván Iglesias, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish

Topics: Latin American Literature from Colonial, Independence, and Contemporary periods. Also available to teach JBU model classes including Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced levels as well as share personal literary work in the field of poetry.

Only available for travel in Northwest Arkansas.

Preston Jones, Ph.D.

Adjunct Instructor, History and Political Science

Topics: Experiences of war, Ethics, Political Philosophy.

Trisha Posey, Ph.D.

Director, Honors Scholars Program

Professor of History

Topics: Slavery, African History, Racial Reconciliation, Poverty in U.S. History, and Leaders in Times of Crisis.

Steve Snediker, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Visual Arts, Cinema

Topics: Finding God in the Movies, The Power of Film Editing, Focus – Thoughts on POV and Optics, Storytelling and Narrative Film.

Ted Song, Ph.D.

Chief Diversity Officer

Department Chair, Engineering, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity

Associate Professor of Engineering

Topics: Life in College, Cultural Diversity, Christian Leadership, Engineering, Computer Science, and Integration of Faith and Work.

Bill Stevenson, M.S.

Director, International Admissions and Student Services

Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies

Topics: Personal Testimony, Peace & Conflict Resolution, Multi-Cultural Development, Leadership within an International Context, and anything Irish.

Tim Wakefield, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

Topics: Marine Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Faith and Science