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Degrees
Ph.D. Intercultural Studies, Fuller Seminary School of World Mission (now called School of Inter-Cultural Studies), 1983.
M.A. Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1968.
B.S.E. Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 1968.
Current positions
Adjunct Assoc. Professor at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (1999- )
International Sociolinguistics Consultant (1982- )
International Anthropology Consultant (1975- )
Other experience
SIL East Africa Group Academic Services Coordinator (1989-1994)
SIL Anthropology Consultant/Coordinator (1967-1985)
Instructor in Inter-Cultural Studies at Biola University, CA (1980-1982)
Advisor to Smithsonian Institute Ethnographic Film Project (PNG) (1977-1978)
Research Scholar on Program Effectiveness: Mexico and Philippines, SIL Int'l (1974-1979)
SIL Linguist/Translator for Bahinemo people group (PNG) (1964-1985)
Memberships
American Anthropological Association (1988- )
American Society of Missiologists (2001- )
Language proficiency
Bahinemo (Papua New Guinea) 3
Swahili 1+
Research interests
Community-based consulting: cultural adaptation, economic development, minority cultural identity, language development and literature use.
The character of the church in different cultures
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2002. Teachers Manual for the 2002 Cross Cultural Communications Workbook. With Sally Dye. Nagpur, India: Indian Institute for Cross Cultural Communication.
2001. 2002 CCC Workbook for the Cross-Cultural Communication Workshop. With Sally Dye. Nasik, India: Indian Institute for Cross Cultural Communication.
1998. "On Tribal Conservationists." Current Anthropology, 39:3:352-353.
1987. "Economic Development at the Grass Roots: Wagu Village 1963-1983." Current Trends in the Sepik Region. New York: Wenner-Gren Foundation.
1984. "A Theology of Power For Melanesia." Catalyst 14:1,2:57-75,158-180, Goroka: Melanesian Institute
1979. "An Experiment in Indigeneity." In Readings in Dynamic Indigeneity, C.H. Kraft and T. N. Wisley, Eds. South Pasadena: Wm. Carey Library.
1975. "Some Language Relationships in the Upper Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea," Pacific Linguistics Series A 40: 1-35. With Robert J. Conrad.
Selected papers presented
1998. "Conditions Necessary for Scriptures to be Used: Areas to study and ways to affect the situation," Dallas: SIL International Scripture Use Caucus CD.
1982. "Three Kinds of Cultural Systems." Paper presented at the first International Scripture-In-Use workshop, Dallas. | 