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Donna Gates Thoennes, Ph.D
Education
Ph.D., Educational Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001
Dissertation Readers: Dr. Linda Cannell and Dr. Perry Downs
Dissertation Topic: “Christian College Students’ Conceptions
of Community”
M.A., Educational Ministries, Wheaton Graduate School, 1994
Concentration: College Student Development
Certificate of Advanced Biblical Studies, Wheaton Graduate School, 1995
B.S., Education, Central Connecticut State University, 1988
Concentration: Exercise Science
Connecticut Teaching Certification K-12
Continuing Education
M.A. in New Testament, Talbot School of Theology, 2003-present.
Participated in 2 week faculty integration seminar with Millard Erickson
and wrote a paper on "Incarnation and Education: A Ministry of Presence."
May-June, 2002.
New Faculty Integration Seminar, Biola University, January, 2001.
Work Experience
Biola University, 1999-present
Assistant Professor, Torrey Honors Institute
- Courses taught: The Great Books curriculum of eighty titles including
theology and all of Scripture.
Adjunct Faculty
- Spring 2001, Torrey Honors Institute, taught various books
- Fall 2000, Theology department, First Year Experience Guest Instructor,
- 1999-2002, Taught class sessions for Shelly Cunningham and Jonathan
Kim
Biola University, 1999-2001
Teaching Assistant, Theology Department
Portland High School, Portland, CT, 1988
Student Teacher
Valley Regional High School, Deep River, CT, 1987-1989
Substitute Teacher
Publications/Reviews
Dissertation
"Christian College Students' Conceptions of Community," Ph.D. Dissertation, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001.
Book Chapters
1 Thessalonians, chapter in Women’s Evangelical New Testament
Commentary. Broadman Holman. June 2006.
2 Thessalonians, chapter in Women’s Evangelical New Testament
Commentary. Broadman Holman. June 2006.
Articles
“Who’s Captivating Whom?” A response to John and Stasi
Eldredge’s Captivating. CBMW website. October 2005.
“Linda Cannell: Equipping Leaders for Service.” Christian
Education Journal: Summer 2004.
“Mentoring in Sanctification,” Symposium, Summer
2004
“Student Voices on Theology and Learning in Community.” Christian
Education Journal. Fall 2002.
“Reflecting Community: Living in light of who we are.” Sundoulos.
Spring 2003.
“Community: Student Voices on the Tension between Commonality and
Diversity.” Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians
in Student Development. Spring 2002.
Wrote a short essay for a collection entitled “What we have learned”
edited by Linda Cannell and Ted Ward (in process.)
Papers Presented
Professional Development seminar on “Christian College Students’
Conceptions of Community” at Trinity Western University, January 2004.
“Reaching the Hearts and Minds of Students” Seminar Speaker
at the Wheaton College Faculty Development Day, Wheaton IL. August, 2005.
“Presence Education: The Return of the Mentor/Teacher in Christian
Higher Education,” Workshop presentation at Wheaton College Faculty
Development Day, Wheaton IL. August, 2005.
NAPCE Power Point Presentation: “Current Research on Christian College
Students Conceptions of Community,” October 2002.
Seminar presentation on “Diversity and Community in the classroom,”
Association of Christian School International, Annual Convention, Anaheim,
November 2003.
Professional Service and Accolades
Biola Research and Development Grant, Spring 2007.
Research Scholar, Tyndale House, University of Cambridge, UK, Spring 2006.
Biola Research and Development Grant, Spring 2006.
Biola University “Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in
Mentoring” (chosen by the faculty), May 2005.
Biola University “Faculty Excellence Award,” December 2005.
Biola Research and Development Grant, Fall 2004.
NAPCE Research Grant, 2000.
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