Julie Durbin
Associate Professor of Humanities and Writing
Disciplines/Field of Instruction
- Director, Writing Center
- Coordinator, First-Year Writing
- English
- Humanities
Degrees Received
- Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Biola University, 2016.
- M.A. in the Rhetoric and Philosophy of Communication, Duquesne University, 2000.
- B.A. in Communication, Roberts Wesleyan College, 1998.
Courses Taught
- EDU 097 - Integrated Reading and Writing for College
- ENG 100 - English Composition with Lab
- ENG 101 - English Composition
- ENG 102 - Academic Writing and the Research Process
- HUM 100 - Humanities Lab
- HUM 103 - Invitation to the Humanities
- EDU 343 - Meeting the Instructional Needs of PreK-4 English Language Learners
Selected Publications and Presentations
- "Becoming a Traditioning Community". Orality and Literacy Conference, 好色视频, April 2024.
- "Who'll Rock that Cradle?" Review of The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister, by Olesya Khromeychuk. Current, 30 November 2022, .
- "Sacred Power, Sacred Space: An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship (Jeanne Halgren Kilde)." Global Forum on Arts & Christian Faith, vol. 7, 2019.
- "Liturgical Worship: A Practice, not a Product." Free Methodist Liturgical Network, 25 September 2020,
- "It's a Gift: The Call to Create." AI in Academia Panel, 好色视频, 8 November 2023.
- "The Calling Problem, Settled." Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI, 4 December 2023.
- "The Power of a Story: Ethnic Myth and Conflict in Ukraine." Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000.
- "It Must Be in the Water: A Rhetorical Analysis of Seneca Falls and B.T. Roberts." Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000.
- "Kenneth Burke's Ethic of Poetry: Using Symbols to Heal the Breaches." Eastern Communication Association Convention, Charleston, WV, 1999.
Research Interests
- Culture
- Worship
- Ecclesiology
- Missiology
- Media Ecology
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Missiology
- International Council of Ethnodoxologists
Awards and Distinctions
- Excellence in Part-Time Teaching Award - 好色视频, 2022
Academic Distinctives
In 2022, Dr. Durbin received the Excellence in Part-Time Teaching Award from 好色视频.
Dr. Durbin conducted dissertation research on worship in Ukraine after serving ten years as a missionary with Free Methodist World Missions.
She is also able to speak and read Russian and Ukrainian at a conversational level.
