Education

• PhD Sociology, Texas Woman's University
• Masters in Social Work, Michigan State University
• B.S. Sociology, Andrews University

 

Research

Scholarly Conference Papers & Invited Presentations

• Drumm, R. D. (2021, May). Protecting Your Church from Abuse. Workshop presentation at the virtual at the Adventist Virtual Global Campmeeting. Baltimore, MD.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D., VanderWaal, C., & Trecartin, S. (2021, May). “Every family has occasional difficulties”: The stability of family dynamics post coming out. Paper presentation at the virtual Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association 9th Annual Conference at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Cincala, P. & Drumm, R. D. (2021, May). “No preacher is gonna raise his hand and say, ‘I need help’”: Recognizing Barriers to Reducing Pastors’ Stress. Paper presentation at the virtual Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association 9th Annual Conference at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Cincala, P. & Drumm, R. D. (2021, May). What we have learned about the health of Adventist Pastors. Workshop presentation at the virtual at the Adventist Virtual Global Campmeeting. Baltimore, MD.
• VanderWaal, C., & Drumm, R. D. (2020, November). Conservative Christian parents’ experiences with LGBTQIA+ children coming out: Struggles and growth. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Virtual presentation.
• Drumm, R. D., VanderWaal, C., & Sedlacek, D. (2020, November). “I think it has helped my faith:” Parental faith journeys post-coming out. Paper presentation at North American Association of Christians in Social Work 70th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
• Drumm, R. D. (2020, November). Church toolkit: Practical tips & resources for safe churches and schools. Paper presentation at the End-it-now Virtual Summit on Abuse, Virtual presentation.
• Drumm, R. D. (2020, August). Transforming trauma through research: Making a difference in IPV interventions in faith communities. Paper presentation at the 25th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Carbonell, N., & Trecartin, S. (2020, February). “It really changed the way I relate to my church:” Parent's spiritual adjustments following a child's coming out. Paper presentation at the 32nd Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC), Las Vegas, NV.
• Sedlacek, D., & Drumm, R. D. (2019, November). Parents’ experiences of SDA LGBT+ children coming out. Workshop presentation at North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) 69th Annual Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
• Drumm, R. D., & Nwaomah, E. (2019, October). Intimate partner violence among Seventh-day Adventists in Nigeria: How victimization relates to religious beliefs and treatment options. Paper presentation at 2019 Annual Meeting for the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) and the Religious Research Association (RRA), St. Louis, MO.
• McBride, D., Baltazar, A. & Drumm, R. D. (2019, October). Binge drinking among Christian college students: The protective effect of religiosity. Paper presentation at 2019 Annual Meeting for the Society for the Scientific Study of Relgion (SSSR) and the Religious Research Association (RRA), St. Louis, MO.
• Drumm, R. D., Trecartin, S., & Cincala, P. (2019, October). The great commission: How evangelistic beliefs relate to spiritual thriving. Paper presentation at 2019 Annual Meeting for the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) and the Religious Research Association (RRA), St. Louis, MO.
• Drumm, R. D. (2019, September). Relational abuse & violence in the SDA Church. Presentation at the 2019 End-it-now North American Division Summit on Abuse at Andrews University’s Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Chapel, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Cincala, P. & Drumm, R. D. (2019, May). Pastors age, church growth, & vitality: What is the relationship. Paper presentation at the Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association Seventh Annual Conference at Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D., VanderWaal, C., & Trecartin, S. (2019, May). Don’t ask, don’t tell: How the code of silence pervades Christian families of LGBTQ+ millennials. Paper presentation at the Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association Seventh Annual Conference at Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL.
• Cincala, P. & Drumm, R. D. (2019, May). Church size and member characteristics, commitment, and satisfaction. Paper presentation at the Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association Seventh Annual Conference at Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D., & Carbonell, N. (2019, February). “Life is getting better:” Facilitators of positive family adjustment among Christian LGBTQ+ individuals after coming out. Presentation at the 31st Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC), Las Vegas, NV.
• Baltazar, A. & Drumm, R. D. (2018, November). Global family life education through the radio: A mixed method evaluation of Christian World Radio family life programming. 2018 Annual Conference National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, CA.
• Trecartin, S., VanderWaal, C., & Drumm, R. D. (2018, November). Saving grace: Suicide risk and protective factors among Christian LGBT+ millennials. Presentation at the 64th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL.
• Cincala, P., & Drumm, R. D. (2018, October). Pastor's age and the well-being of congregations. Presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and Religious Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
• Drumm, R. D., & Cincala, P. (2018, October). Is bigger better?: The contradictions of large church satisfaction. Presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and Religious Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
• Sedlacek, D., Drumm, R. D., Trecartin, S., & VanderWaal, C. (2018, September). LGBT+ Seventh-day Adventist millennials: How religiosity connects to risk and protection. Presentation at the 68th Convention of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Hartford, CT.
• Drumm, R. D. (2018, September). How Jesus related to women: And why it matters for our relationships today. Invited keynote presentation for SEC Women’s Conference Retreat, Daventry, England.
• Drumm, R. D., & Tilstra, D. (2018, May). The extent of IPV among selected SDA populations & pastor intervention. Paper presentation at the Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence Conference, Maui, HI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2018, May). When it’s not good news does our data make a difference?: SDA intimate partner violence research. Paper presentation at the Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association Sixth Annual Conference, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2018, April). Accurately detecting and discerning the story: Five (and a half) tips to hone the data collection craft. Invited keynote presentation for the 3rd International Conference on Qualitative Research, Olongapo, Philippines.
• Drumm, R. D. (2018, April). “What do I do with all of this data?:” Honing the craft through savvy analysis and writing. Invited plenary speaker for the 3rd International Conference on Qualitative Research, Olongapo, Philippines.
• Drumm, R. D. (2018, March). Coming out in a Christian community: How social workers can make a difference. Paper presentation at the 2018 Annual NASW MS Chapter Conference, Biloxi, MS.
• Drumm, R. D. (2018, February). Nine countries in ninety days: Lessons learned from an international focus group study. Paper presentation at the 30th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
• Drumm, R. D. (2017, November). “My policy is to work with whoever comes in my office:” Reflections of Christian social workers on LGBT advocacy work. Presentation at the 67th Convention of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Charlotte, NC.
• VanderWaal, C., Drumm, R. D., & Trecartin, S. (2017, October). Christian LGBT+ family support and suicide: Social work educators’ role in saving lives. Presentation at the 63rd Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.
• Drumm, R. D., Baltazar, A., & Cooper, K. (2017, October). “Only God is 5 out of 5:” Global listener’s perceptions of religious radio programming. Presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Drumm, R. D. (2017, September). “I felt that divorce was unthinkable:” Fatal beliefs and how to counteract them. Presentation at the 22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., & McBride, D. C. (2017, June). “An erosion of confidence:” Obstacles to religious philanthropic giving in the US 2017. STEM/STEAM and Education Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Drumm, R. D., Baltazar, A., Cincala, P. & McBride, D., Vernon-Brebnor, D., VanderWaal, C., Cooper, K. (2017, May). Adventist World Radio: Audience recommendations and reported benefits. Paper presentation at the Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association Fifth Conference, Loma Linda, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2017, March). “They were fun and interesting people who just happened to be gay:” Turning points for Christian LGBT advocates. Paper presentation at the 2017 Annual NASW MS Chapter Conference, Biloxi, MS.
• Drumm, R. D. (2017, January). “I don’t believe homosexuality is a sin:” Exploring Christian social workers’ moral beliefs about same-sex behavior. Paper presentation at the 29th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
• Drumm, R. D. (2016, November). Enough room at the table: A film on the intersection of faith and sexuality. Presentation at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Convention, Cincinnati, OH.
• Drumm, R. D., Cincala, P. & McBride, D. C. (2016, October). “I give to local things:” Barriers to mission giving in a North American sample of congregants. Presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and Religious Research Association 2016 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2016, August). Not in my church: How clergy intimate partner violence training may save lives. Presentation at the 21st International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2016, July). “I was supposed to submit no matter how perverse, vulgar, or vile:” Marital sexual abuse among conservative Christian women. Paper presentation at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
• McBride, D. C., Sedlacek, D. A., Drumm, R. D., & Heck, A. (2016, July). Building a strong pastor: Stress and coping patterns among Seventh-day Adventist pastors. Paper presentation at the Association of Adventist Family Life Professionals Forum on Family Research, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., & Cincala, P. & McBride, D. (2016, May). “I am definitely motivated to give when:” Exploring congregant’s motivations in mission offering giving in the NAD. Paper presentation at the Adventist Human Subject Researchers Association Fourth Conference, Huntsville, AL.
• Drumm, R. D. (2016, February). “My life has been just like a big expectation:” Perceptions of role expectations among adult children of Seventh-day Adventist pastors. Paper presentation at the 28th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
• Drumm, R. D. Baltazar, A. Sedlacek, D. A. (2015, November). “I am an inferior PK:” Effects of congregants’ expectations of pastor kids. Paper presentation at the North American Christians in Social Work’s 65th Convention, Grand Rapids, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., Cincala, P., McBride, D. C. (2015, October). To give or not to give: Giving trends and attitudes in a conservative Christian sample. Paper presentation at the 2015 annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Newport Beach, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D. A., McBride, D. C., Baltazar, A. (2015, October). Clergy families at risk: How pastoral families demonstrate stress and coping. Paper presentation at the 14th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.
• Ponce-Rodes, M., del Carmen, O., Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D. (2015, July). Addressing domestic violence in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church: Past, present, and future. Paper presentation at the Association of Adventist Family Life Professionals Forum on Family Research, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Ponce-Rodes, M., Drumm, R. D., Houston, J. (2015, June). Exploring the intersections of religion and intimate partner violence. Roundtable presentation at the 15th Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Boston, MA.
• Sedlacek, D. A., Drumm, R. D., Baltazar, A., and Oliver, E. (2015, March). Spiritual challenges in pastoral families: Qualitative Results. Paper presentation at the 2015 Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters Conference, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D., McBride, D. (2015, February). “Love everybody, keep your mouth shut, and don’t have an opinion:” Perceptions of role expectations among Seventh-day Adventist pastoral spouses. Paper presentation at the 27th Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
• Drumm, R. D., & Stevenson, S. R. (2014, May). Exploring the effects of intimate partner violence among congregants in Nigeria: A comparison of abused and non-abused church members. Paper presentation at the Athens Institute for Education and Research 8th Annual International Conference on Sociology, Athens, Greece.
• Drumm, R. D. (2014, January). Understanding Christian social work LGBT advocacy: Research on social change efforts by an unrecognized population group. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research 18th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Drumm, R. D. (2014, January). From “I find that hard to believe” to “I’m so sorry to hear that:” Changing pastoral responses to spouse abuse disclosure. Paper presentation at the Association of Adventist Family Life Professionals Forum on Family Research, Monterey, CA.
• Adrienne D. A., Bolen, R., Brice, T., & Drumm, R. D. (2013, November). Time and touch: Factors that influence attitudes about gay rights and advocacy, “Jesus didn’t say anything in the Bible about gay people:” Understanding pathways to Christian social work LGBT advocacy. Panel presentation at the 59th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.
• Drumm, R. D. (2013, October). Domestic violence first responder training: Fulfilling the mission of congregational social work. Paper presentation at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.
• Drumm, R. D., & Foster, T. (2013, September). “I didn’t want to be there, but it was life changing:” Equipping clergy for a caring and competent response to IPV disclosure. Paper presentation at the 18th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Merchant, L., & Stevenson, S. (2013, July). From “Um….” to “What were you thinking when….?:” Teaching graduate students CBT skills. Paper presentation d at the 7th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Lima, Peru.
• Drumm, R. D. (2013, July). Pastoral family stress: The hard realities of today’s pastoral families. Paper presentation at the Adventist Conference on Family Research and Practice, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2013, June). “Love Jesus or we’ll restrain you:” Spiritual controversy and coercion in a residential treatment facility. Paper presentation at the 8th International Conference North American Society for Spirituality and Social Work: Controversies and Opportunities, Puerto Rico, USA.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D., McBride, D., & Henson, T. (2013, May). Clergy stress and internet addiction: Investigating the correlates. Paper presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2013, April). Domestic violence in the SDA church: The realties of marital rape. Paper presentation at the Andrews University Summit on Social Consciousness, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., & Pittman, S. (2012, November). Proactive socialization for professionalism behaviors prior to field placements. Paper presentation at the 58th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Washington, D.C.
• Drumm, R. D. (2012, November). Domestic violence in the Adventist church: Healing the hidden wounds. Paper presentation at the SDA Human-Subject Researchers Conference, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2012, October). The role of spirituality among Christian domestic violence survivors. Paper presentation at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO.
• Drumm, R. D. (2012, September). Attitudes toward domestic violence among conservative Christians: A cross-cultural comparison. Paper presentation at the 17th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., & Cooper, L. (2012, January). Suddenly I just knew that I was going to survive: Domestic violence victims’ discoveries of personal strength. Paper presentation at the Conference on Trauma Through the Life Cycle from a Strengths-Based Perspective, Jerusalem, Israel.
• Drumm, R. D. (2011, October). Domestic violence in a conservative Christian denomination: A cross- cultural comparison. Paper presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and Religious Research Association Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.
• Drumm, R. D., & Royo, D. (2011, October). Compassion and (competent) service: Pastor training in domestic violence. Paper presentation at the 61st Annual NACSW Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2011, October). Reflections on domestic violence research in the SDA church. Paper presentation at the Summit on Abuse, Loma Linda, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2011, September). Involving the faith community in abuse response: Results of a training pilot study. Paper presentation at the 16th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2011, July). North American Association of Christians in Social Work: Its foundation, current foci, & future directions. Paper presentation at the International Christian Social Work & Social Welfare Forum, Tokyo, Japan.
• Drumm, R. D. (2011, June). “You leave in a body bag or you leave on the points system:” Participant perceptions of a levels system of behavior management. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., & Cooper, L. (2011, May). Faith-based responses to domestic violence. Paper presentation at the Fifth International PASCH Conference, Abbotsford, BC.
• Drumm, R. D., & Pittman, S. (2010, November). Promising directions for advocacy training: Results of an impact pilot study. Paper presentation at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work 2010 Annual Conference, Raleigh-Durham, NC.
• Rennard, M. J., Drumm, R. D., & Pittman, S. (2010, October). Effective hybrid social work curriculum development: Distance education meets in-class skill building. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 56th Annual Program Meeting, Portland, OR.
• Drumm, R. D., Cooper, L., Crumley, L., & Foster, T. (2010, September). Sidestepping systems of care: Abuse in faith-based residential treatment. Paper presentation at the 5th International Conference on Social Science Research, New Orleans, LA.
• Drumm, R. D., Cooper, L., & Foster, T. (2010, September). What women want: Preferences for faith-based domestic violence action. Paper presentation at the 15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma Conference, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., & Cooper, L. (2010, July). “I grew far away from my parents:” Lack of family-driven care in an Adventist adolescent residential treatment facility. Paper presentation at the Adventist Association of Family Life Professionals Research Forum, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., & Cooper, L. (2010, July). Domestic violence response training for church congregations: Preliminary results from a pilot program. Paper presentation at the Adventist Association of Family Life Professionals Research Forum, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2010, July). Gender and ethnic differences in help-seeking and effects of intimate partner violence. Paper presentation at the International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
• Drumm, R. D. (2010, June). Rising to the global challenge: IASSW, ICSW and IFSW join hands to build an agenda for the next decade. Paper presentation at 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong, Japan.
• Drumm, R. D., Lee, G., & Lewis, T. (2010, March). “Religion is not something you should force on somebody:” Perceptions about treatment in a faith-based facility. Paper presentation at the Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare, Franklin, TN.
• Drumm, R. D., Devi, U., & Nagle, K. (2009, December). Preventing violence against women: Australian and international perspectives. Panel discussion at Parliament of the World’s Religions, Melbourne, Australia.
• Drumm, R. D., Crumley, L. P., Ramirez, O., & Williams Morris, R. (2009, November). “I don’t think they should try to force religion down your throat:” Adolescents’ perceptions of religious coercion in a faith-based residential treatment facility. Paper presentation at the APHA 137th Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2009, October). The Bible says ‘submit’ so I did: Overcoming challenges in working with the religiously oriented domestic violence victim/survivor. Paper presentation at the NASW Texas 33rd Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
• Drumm, R. D., Cooper, L., Foster, T., & Popescu, M. (2009, September). Spiritual disengagement, health, and domestic violence: Factors that increase resilience. Paper presentation at the 5th International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Drumm, R. D. (2009, January). “Even after I got beat up by a staff member, they didn’t let me call home:” Former students’ difficult memories of experiences in an Adventist residential treatment facility. Paper presentation at the Research Forum of the Adventist Association of Family Life Professionals, Myrtle Beach, SC.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M. (2008, October). Looking for help in some of the wrong places: Help seeking among Seventh-day Adventist women domestic violence survivors. Paper presentation at the 4th Annual International PASCH Conference, Washington, DC.
• Drumm, R. D. (2008, September). Caring for the caregiver. Paper presentation to the Family Life Directors Meeting of the Atlantic Union of Seventh-day Adventists, Cape Cod, MA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2008, September). “I find that hard to believe:” Pastoral reactions to disclosures of domestic violence in a conservative Christian denomination. Paper presentation at the 13th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2008, July). “The pastor can’t be bothered:” Conservative Christian women’s perceptions of effective help seeking efforts. Paper presentation at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M. (2008, July). Domestic violence in the Adventist church: A call for action. Paper presentation at the Research Forum of the Adventist Association of Family Life Professionals, San Francisco, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M. (2008, June). “I believed that God rejected me:” Spiritual effects among religiously affiliated domestic violence survivors. Paper presentation at the 3rd North American Conference on Spirituality & Social Work, Fredericton, NB.
• Drumm, R. D., Jones, G., & Ramirez, O. (2008, June). “I’d have it be a rehabilitating place:” Participants’ retrospective recommendations for an adolescent ADHD treatment facility. Paper presentation at the 2nd Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference, Tampere, Finland.
• Drumm, R. D. (2008, April). Women’s stories, women’s lives: Learning from survivors to improve faith communities’ responses to intimate partner violence. Paper presentation at the Strengthening Families in the 21st Century: Health, Wholeness, & Faith Conference, Loma Linda, CA.
• Pittman, S., & Drumm, R. D. (2008, March). A Biblically grounded framework for social work. Paper presentation at the 4th Symposium on the Bible and Adventist Scholarship, Cancun, Mexico.
• Drumm, R. D. (2007, October). Intimate partner violence in a conservative faith community: Spirituality, religion, and coping. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2007, September). Clergy response to victims of domestic violence in a conservative Christian denomination. Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Conference on Violence, Trauma, & Abuse, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., & Kirsting, R. (2006, July). The effects of intimate partner violence among Seventh-day Adventists. Paper presentation at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
• Drumm, R. D., Coombs, R., Crumley, L., & Popescu, M. (2006, June). Adolescent mental health: The aftershocks of faith-based ADD treatment experience. Paper presentation at the Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference, Tampere, Finland.
• Drumm, R. D. (2006, February). Revising the dialog: Internalized homophobia among religiously affiliated gay and lesbians. Paper presentation at the CSWE 52nd Annual Program Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M. (2005, November). Resources to strengthen children and families: Domestic violence intervention in faith communities. Paper presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Austin, TX.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M. (2005, October). Pursuing excellence in social ministry: Preferred domestic violence services. Paper presentation d at the 55th Convention and Training Conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2005, September). Religiosity and childhood violence: The impacts on intimate partner abuse. Paper presentation at the 10th International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
• Drumm, R. D. (2005, September). Attitudes about domestic violence: Male/female differences among conservative Christians. Paper accepted, but not presented (due to conference cancellation) at the 24th Annual Statewide Family Violence Conference, Houston, TX.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M. (2005, June). Domestic violence in a conservative Christian denomination: Challenges and barriers for women of faith. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.
• Drumm, R. D., & Stevenson, S. R. (2005, January). Domestic violence in religious congregations: Implications for social work practice. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Miami, FL.
• Drumm, R. D., & McBride, D. C. (2005). “I don’t beg, I don’t steal:” Drug users’ front-stage self- perceptions. Paper presentation at the American Sociological Association, 1-16, Philadelphia, PA.
• Drumm, R. D., & McBride, D. C. (2004, November). “I don’t beg, I don’t steal:” Drug users’ accounts of personal strengths. Paper presentation at the 47th International Council on Alcohol and Addictions, Venice, Italy.
• Drumm, R. D. (2004, October). Domestic violence in the church: Religion and help seeking behavior. Paper presentation at the 54th Convention and Training Conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Reston, VA.
• McBride, D. C., Drumm, R. D, Baltazar, A. M., Kijai, J., Terry-McElrath, Y., & McCoy, C. B. (2004). The role of religion in health care access among drug users. Paper presentation at the American Sociological Association, 1-26, San Francisco, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., McBride, D. C., & Wrenn, J. (2004, October). Domestic violence in a conservative Christian faith: A comparison of two samples. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Kansas City, MO.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D. C., & Thayer, J. (2004, July). Domestic violence in the Adventist Church. Paper presentation at the 6th Annual Adventist Family Life Conference, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D., Chitwood, D., Baltazar, A., & Terry-McElrath, Y. (2003). Drug use, depression, and the use of preventative care. Paper presentation at the American Sociological Association, 1-19, Atlanta, GA.
• Drumm, R. D., & McBride, D. C. (2003, November). Behavior, self-determination, and self care among chronic and injecting drug users. Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, CA.
• Drumm, R. D., Metch, L., & McBride, D. C. (2002, October). Barriers and facilitators of health care access among street drug users. Paper presentation at the 6th Annual Conference of Substance Abuse Researchers, Miami, FL.
• McBride, D. C., & Drumm, R. D. (2002, August). Religiosity, drug use, and health care utilization and access. Paper presentation at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Drumm, R. D., & McBride, D. C. (2001, October). The protective association of religion: drug use, HIV risk, and violence. Paper presentation at the 5th Annual Conference of Substance Abuse Researchers, Houston, TX.
• Drumm, R. D. (2001, October). Coming out in a Christian context: Strategies of coming out among gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists. Paper presentation at the 51st Annual Conference for the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, San Antonio, TX.
• Drumm, R. D. (2001, October). Diversity within diversity: Christian gays and lesbians. Paper presentation at the 1st Annual Diversity Conference of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
• Drumm, R. D., Baltazar, A., & McBride, D.C. (2001, May). Protective effects of religion: Drug use, HIV risk, and violence. Paper presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Social Workers in Michigan, Mackinaw Island, MI.
• Diaz, H. L., & Drumm, R. D. (2001, April). Social capital and economic development among the indigenous people of Peru’s mountain region. Paper presentation at the 28th Annual Conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, Tucson, AR.
• Drumm, R. D., Perry S., & Pittman, S. (2001, March). Social work interventions in refugee camps: An ecosystems approach. Presented at the 47th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.
• Drumm, R. D. (2000, October). Destined for change: Strategies of self-acceptance among Seventh-day Adventist gay and lesbians. Paper presentation at the 18th Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors’ Conference, Destin, FL.
• Drumm, R. D., Diaz, H. L., & Rodriguez, J. I. (2000, October). Women, men, and what’s important: Gender differences in social capital, economic development, and food security in Peru’s mountain region. Paper presentation at the 18th Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors’ Conference, Destin, FL.
• McBride, D. C., & Drumm, R. D. (2000, October). Religion and health care need, access, utilization, and cost. Paper presentation at the 4th Annual Conference of Substance Abuse Researchers, Little Rock, AR.
• Drumm, R. D. (2000, August). Gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists: Resisting homosexual identities. Paper presentation at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C.
• Drumm, R. D. (1999, October). Gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists: Understanding the sheep in hiding. Paper presentation at the 49th Annual Training Conference of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Saint Louis, MO.
• Drumm, R. D. & VanderWaal, C. J. (1999, May). Re-examining the point-of-entry: Finding common threads of need among two high risk HIV populations. Paper presentation at the 11th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/ AIDS, Chicago, IL.
• VanderWaal, C. J., Drumm, R. D., & Terry, Y. M. (1999, April). Using focus groups to explore HIV/AIDS prevention strategies among African American injection drug users. Paper presentation at the 3rd Annual University of Kentucky/ University of Miami Scientific Symposium, Natural Bridge State Park, Slade, KY.
• Drumm, R. D., Suppes, M. A., & Kirsting, R. C. (1998, October). Small social work programs: Strengths and challenges in autonomy and resources. Paper presentation at the Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors’ 16th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
• Drumm, R. D., & Suppes, M. A. (1997, October). Small social work programs: Strengths and challenges in student development and delivery of curriculum. Paper presentation at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors’ 15th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Drumm, R. D., & Medlin, N. (1996, October). Small social work programs: Strengths and challenges. Paper presentation at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors’ 14th Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Poster Presentations

• Drumm, R. D., VanderWaal, C., & Trecartin, S. (2019, October). Looking back, looking forward: New insights into closeted Christian LGBT+ individuals. Counsel on Social Work Education, Denver, CO.
• Baltazar, A. M., & Drumm, R. D. (2015, October). Life in the fishbowl: Impact of role pressure on the clergy family. Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Cincala, P., McBride, D. C., Drumm, R. D. (2015, October). Generation and mission giving among North American Division Seventh-day Adventists. Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2012, July). Action and impact in domestic violence prevention: Results from a pastoralresponse training study. Poster presented at the Social Work Social Development 2012: Action and Impact Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Drumm, R. D., & Crumley, L. (2010, March). “I really didn’t feel like it was made for me:” Participants’ accounts of the effectiveness of a faith-based residential treatment facility. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Research & Policy Conference, Tampa, FL.
• McBride, D. C., Drumm R. D., & Baltazar, A. (2001, October). Religiosity, injection and chronic drug use, and access to health care. Poster presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

Unpublished Reports

• Drumm, R., & Činčala, P. (2021, July). Former Seventh-day Adventist pastors: Qualitative study report. Prepared by the Institute of Church Ministry.
• Činčala, P., & Drumm, R. (2021, January). SDA pastor health qualitative study report: What can be done and what must be done to save the health of Adventist pastors. Prepared by the Institute of Church Ministry. Submitted electronically due to COVID-19.
• Sedlacek, D., McBride, D., Drumm, R., Baltazar, A., Chelbegean, R., Hopkins, G., Oliver, E., & Thompson, W. (2014). Seminary training, role demands, family stressors, and strategies for alleviation of stressors in pastors’ families. Unpublished report prepared for North American Division Ministerial and Family Ministries Departments in conjunction with the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Refereed Journal Articles

• Drumm, R., Sedlacek, D., VanderWaal, C.J., Trecartin, S., & Carbonell, N. (May, 2020). “When you hear something you don't want to hear”: Parental Reactions following a Child’s Coming Out. Adventist Human Subjects Research Conference, Berrien Springs, MI (conference cancelled; research brief published in 2020 AHSRA Conference Proceedings).
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D. A., VanderWaal, C. J., Trecartin, S. M., & Carbonell, N. J. (2020). “Life is getting better:” Understanding stabilizing factors in conservative Christian families post-coming out. Journal of GLBT Family Studies. doi:10.1080/1550428X.2020.1800544
• Sedlacek, D. A., & Drumm, R. D. (2020). A study of Seventh-day Adventist parents and their responses to their LGBTQ+ child’s coming out. National Council on Family Relations Network, 33(1): 17–18.
• Drumm, R. D., Sedlacek, D.A., & Baltazar, (2019). “My life has been just like a big expectation”: Role expectations and mental health concerns of adult children of Seventh-day Adventist pastors. Social Work & Christianity 46 (3) 86–104.
• Heck, A., Drumm, R. D., McBride, D. C., & Sedlacek, D. (2017). Seventh-day Adventist clergy: Understanding stressors and coping mechanisms. Review of Religious Research, 0(0), 1–18. doi: 10.1007/s13644-017-0312-7
• Drumm, R. D., Cooper, L., Seifert, M., McBride, D.C., & Sedlacek, D. (2017). “Love everybody, keep your mouth shut, don't have an opinion:” Role expectations among Seventh-day Adventist pastor spouses. Social Work & Christianity, 44(3), 94–114.
• Drumm, R. D., Thayer, J., Cooper, L. L., Mayer, S., Foster, T., Gadd, H., & Brayak, K. (2017). Clergy training for effective response to intimate partner violence disclosure: Immediate and long-term benefits. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 0(0), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2017.1363011
• Drumm, R. D., Coombs, R. S., Hargrove, T. D., Crumley, L. P., Cooper, L., & Foster, T. (2013). “You leave in a body bag or you leave on the points system:” Participant perceptions of a points and levels system of behavior management. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 30(4), 262–279. doi:10.1080/0886571X.2013.842028
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., Cooper, L., Trecartin, S., Seifert, M., Foster, T., & Kilcher, C. (2014). “God just brought me through it:” Spiritual coping strategies for resilience among intimate partner violence survivors. Clinical Social Work Journal, 42(4), 385–394. https://doi-org.lynx.lib.usm.edu/10.1007/s10615-013-0449-y
• Popescu, M., Drumm, R. D., Dewan, S., & Rusu, C. (2010) Childhood victimization and its impact on coping behaviors for victims of intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 25(6), 575–585.
• Popescu, M., Drumm, R. D., Mayer, S., Cooper, L., Foster, T., Seifert, M., Gadd, H., et al. (2009). “Because of my beliefs that I had acquired from the church . . .:” Religious belief-based barriers for Adventist women in domestic violence relationships. Social Work & Christianity, 36(4), 394–414.
• Drumm, R., Popescu, M., & Kersting, R. (2009). Effects of intimate partner violence among Seventh-Day Adventist church attendees. Critical Social Work, 10(1), 133-149.
• Popescu, M., & Drumm, R. D. (2009). Religion, Faith Communities, and Intimate Partner Violence. Social Work & Christianity, 36(4), 375–378.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., & Riggs, M. L. (2009). Gender variation in partner abuse: Findings from a conservative Christian denomination. Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work, 24(1), 56–68.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., Hopkins, G., & Spady, L. (2007). Abuse in the Adventist church? Adventist Review, 184(28), 8–13.
• Pawluk, S., Drumm, R., & Pawluk, K. (2007). Taking off the training wheels. Journal of AdventistEducation, 69(4), 11–16.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D. C., Hopkins, G., Thayer, J., Popescu, M., & Wrenn, J. (2006). Intimate partner violence in a conservative Christian denomination: Prevalence and types. Social Work & Christianity, 33(3), 233–251.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D., Metsch, L., Neufeld, M., & Sawatsky, A. (2005). “I’m a Health Nut!” Street drug users’ accounts of self-care strategies. Journal of Drug Issues, 35(3), 607–630.
• McBride, D., Drumm, R. D., Terry-McElrath, Y., & Chitwood, D. (2005). Back to the basics: The role of health insurance in getting a physical exam. Social Work in Health Care, 24(1), 93–106.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., & Wrenn, J. (2003). Connecting church and calling: conducting domestic violence research in conservative Christian denominations. NACSW Convention Proceedings, 1-19.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D. C., Metsch, L., Page, B. J., Dickerson, K., & Jones, B. (2003). “The rock always comes first:” Drug users’ accounts about using formal health care. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35(4), 461–469.
• Drumm, R. D., McCoy, H., & Lemon, A. (2003). Technology trauma: Barriers to increasing technology utilization. Social Work in Health Care, 37(4), 39–56.
• Drumm, R. D., Pittman, S. W., & Perry, S. (2003). Social work interventions in refugee camps: An ecosystems approach. Journal of Social Service Research, 30(2), 67–92.
• Ramirez-Johnson, J., Diez, H. L., & Drumm, R. D. (2003). The role of field research in the empowerment of development workers in Peru: A qualitative report. Social Perspectives, 8(1), 189–203.
• Drumm, R. D., Suppes, M. A., & Kirsting, R. C. (2002). Autonomy and resources in small baccalaureate social work programs. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 8(1), 51–67.
• Diaz, H. L., Drumm, R. D., & Ramirez, J. (2002). Social capital, economic development, and food security in Peru’s mountain region. International Social Work, 45(4), 481–495.
• Drumm, R. D., Diaz, H. L., Ramirez, J., & Arevalo, K. (2001). Social capital, economic development, and food security among women in Peru’s mountain region. Social Development Issues, 23(2), 35–43.
• Drumm, R. D. (2001). Gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists: Strategies and outcomes of resisting homosexuality. Social Work & Christianity, 28(2), 124–130.
• Drumm, R. D., Pittman, S., & Perry, S. (2001). Women of war: Emotional needs of ethnic Albanians in refugee camps. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 16(4), 467–487.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D., Allen, K., Baltazar, A., & McCoy, C. (2001). Protective effects of religion: Drug use, HIV risk, and violence. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 13(2), 83–93.
• Pittman, S., Drumm, R. D., & Perry, S. (2001). “IDDEAL:” Best practices as generated from the Albanian Kosovar refugee’s personal reality. Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation, 2(2), 227–236.
• VanderWaal, C. J., Washington, F. L., Drumm, R. D., Terry, Y. M., McBride, D. C., & Gordon, R. (2001). Tensions and barriers in HIV/AIDS prevention among African American injection drug users. Substance Use and Misuse, 36(6&7), 755–796.
• Drumm, R. D., & Suppes, M. (2000). Small social work programs: Strengths and challenges in student development and delivery of curriculum. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 6(1), 1–17.
• Perry, S., Drumm, R. D., & Pittman, S. (2000). Three social workers and an NGO. Reflections, 6(2), 53–57.

Chapters Contributed to Books

• Rosario, A., Cincala, P., Penno, D. & Drumm, R. (2021). Research methodology. In S. Wa-Mbaleka, P. Zubkov, P. Cincala, & D. Penno (Eds.), Qualitative research for practical theology (pp. 137-159). Department of World Mission, Andrews University; Applied Theology Department, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies.
• Drumm, R. (2021). Ethics in qualitative research. In S. Wa-Mbaleka, P. Zubkov, P. Cincala, & D. Penno (Eds.), Qualitative research for practical theology (pp. 256-267). Department of World Mission, Andrews University; Applied Theology Department, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies.
• Drumm, R. D. & Cincala, P. (2018). Generational differences and its influence on mission offering giving. In P. Cincala (Ed.) A Fresh Look at Denominational Research : Role, Impact, and Scope. Institute of Church Ministry. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., & Popescu, M., (2015) Domestic violence in the pews: Equipping the church to recognize and address spouse abuse. In R. Maier (Ed.) Church and Society: Missiological Challenges for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Department of World Mission, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D. (2015). Interaction and angst: The social experiences of gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists. In R. Maier (Ed.) Church and Society: Missiological Challenges for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Department of World Mission, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Drumm, R. D., Wilder, K., Nogales Baker, E., Souza, L., Burgess-Robinson, Z., Adams, J. (2014). “Jesus didn’t say anything in the bible about gay people:” Understanding pathways to Christian social work LGBT Advocacy. In A.B. Dessel & R.M. Bolen (Eds.) Conservative Christian Beliefs and Sexual Orientation in Social Work: Privilege, Oppression, and the Pursuit of Human Rights. Alexandria, VA: CSWE Press.
• Drumm, R. D., McBride, D., Metsch, L., Neufeld, M., & Sawatsky, A. (2012). “I’m a health nut!” Street drug users’ accounts of self-care strategies. In Adler, P., Adler, P., & O’Brian, P. (Eds.), Drugs and the American Dream: An Anthology. Malden, MA: Wiley and Sons.
• Drumm, R. D., Popescu, M., & Cooper, L. (2011). Learning from Victim Voices: Defining the church as a “safe” place for abuse response. In N. Nason-Clark, C Clark Kroeger, B. Fisher-Townsend (Eds.), Responding to abuse in Christian homes: A challenge to churches and their leaders. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
• Drumm, R. D.(2008). Unto the least of these: Social work education’s contribution to social ministry in the Adventist church. In R. M. Humberto (Ed.), Christ in the classroom. Silver Spring, MD: The Institute for Christian Teaching.
• Drumm, R. D. (2008). Interaction and angst: The social experiences of gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists. In D. Ferguson, F. Guy, & D. Larson (Eds.), Christianity and homosexuality: Seventh-day Adventist perspectives. Roseville, CA: Adventist Forums.
• Drumm, R. (2005). No longer an oxymoron: Integrating gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventist identities. In S. Thumma & E. R. Gray (Eds.), Gay religion. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.
• Drumm, R. D. (2001). Feminism. In H. Helm (Ed.), Many voices: An introduction to social issues. Cary, NC: Open Mind Publishing Group.

 

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Education

• PhD Anthropology, Brandeis University (1987)
• MA Anthropology, Loma Linda University (1976)
• BA Behavioral Sciences and Religion with Honors, Andrews University (1971)
• Sophomore year at Middle East College, Lebanon
• Summer Semester at Campus Adventiste du Salève, France
• Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen, Braunau, Austria: Intermediate German Certificate (Goethe Institute).

 

Biography

Born in Kristiansand, Norway, Øystein LaBianca joined the faculty of the Behavioral Sciences Department, now the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, in the fall 1980 and was chair of the school from 1982 until 1990 when he stepped down as chair in order to spearhead development of the school's graduate programs in community and international development.

During his time as professor of anthropology, LaBianca also served as the associate director of the Institute of Archaeology at Andrews University, co-director of the Madaba Plains Project (MPP), and senior director of the Jordan Field School at Tall Hisban, Jordan. He is a trustee and member of the boards of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Boston and the American Center for Oriental Research in Amman. He has also represented Middle East anthropology and archaeology on the steering committee of the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association. Other memberships include Sigma Xi and the Society for International Development. He has received research grants from Andrews' Office of Scholarly Research, the National Geographic Society, National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. Department of State's Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Heritage Preservation the Research Council of Norway.

Upon retiring from teaching in the summer of 2020, Dr. LaBianca transitioned into his current role of Senior Research Professor where he continues to be involved in the University through his creative scholarship and research pursuits.

Dr. LaBianca is married to Asta Sakala LaBianca who is an instructor in the Department of English at Andrews University. They have three sons, Erik, Aren, and Ivan.

Fellowships & Visiting Scholar Positions

• Center for Advanced Study, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Research Fellow, 2014-15
• University of Bergen, Department of Archaeology, Culture, History and Religion, Visiting Researcher, 2009-2010
• University of Bergen, UNIFO GLOBAL, Visiting Researcher, 2005-2008
• University of Bergen, Center for Development Studies, Visiting Researcher, 1998-2004
• Cambridge University, Department of Archaeology, Visiting Scholar, 1990
• National Endowment for Humanities, ACOR, Jordan, Post-doctoral Fellowship 1989
• American Schools of Oriental Research, ACOR, Jordan, Albright Fellow, 1981
• Brandeis University, Department of Anthropology, Sacchar Fellowship. 1980
• Harvard University, Department of Anthropology, Zooarchaeological Laboratory, 1972-73

 

Research

Research Interests

Anthropology, Culture, Food Systems, Enthnoarchaeology, Ethnohistory & Indegenous Knowledge, Anthropological fieldwork, Great & Little Traditions.

PhD Dissertation

• Sedentarization and Nomadization--Food System Cycles at Hesban and Vicinity in Transjordan (Dr Judith Zeitlin, Chair; Dr. Robert Hunt, Member; Dr. Lawrence Stager, Harvard University, External Examiner).

Zooarchaeology

My first fieldwork experience was in the summer of 1971 as a member of Andrews University's dig at Tall Hesban in Jordan. As a recent college graduate with a declared interest in a career in anthropology, I was assigned by Siegfried Horn, the director, to assist Robert M. Little, the project's physical anthropologist, to clean and label the animal bones. I ran with this opportunity, and with the help of some good reference materials I had brought along, I learned the basics of faunal analysis. My first publication (LaBianca 1973) was a report on the animal bones from the 1971 season at Hesban's report which greatly benefited from a week spent in the zooarchaeological laboratory of Johannes Lepiksaar of the Museum of Natural History in Gothenberg, Sweden. My zooarchaeological apprenticeships subsequently included work as a special student, supervised by Richard Meadow and Barbara Lawrence, at Harvard University's Department of Anthropology and Museum of Comparative Anatomy, respectively; and collaboration on the final report on the faunal remains from Hesban with Joachim Boessneck and Angela von den Driesch of the University of Munich (LaBianca and von den Driesch 1995).

Food Systems

It was as a doctoral student in sociocultural anthropology and archaeology at Brandeis University, supervised by Judith Zeitlin and Robert Hunt, that I received the mentorship that enabled me to adapt the food systems concept as a framework for analyzing long-term changes in the zooarchaeological record of Hesban. This concept, along with the related notions of cycles of intensification and abatement and episodes of sedentarization and nomadization, enabled me to posit systematic temporal interrelationships between various lines of archaeological evidence from Hesban and vicinity, including changes in regional settlement patterns, architectural remains, pottery, objects, carbonized seeds and animal bones. This work culminated with my doctoral dissertation, which was revised and published as the first volume in a National Endowment for the Humanities sponsored Hesban final reports series (LaBianca 1990). I have also published a number of articles describing various ways in which I have used the food systems framework as a means to interpret archaeological remains (cf. LaBianca 1991).

Ethnoarchaeology, Ethnohistory, & Indigenous Knowledge

Having succeeded, in the course of my doctoral research, in documenting the existence of multi- millennial cycles of intensification and abatement in the food systems of Hesban and Central Transjordan, much of my research since then has centered on discovering the mechanisms that account for these cycles. There are two distinct phases to this research, the first begun during the late eighties and early nineties, the second since then. The first phase focused on discovering the internal cultural mechanisms that enabled individual households and whole communities to shift back and forth between sedentary and nomadic ways. This research, which was sponsored by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, involved extensive use of ethnoarchaeological and ethnohistorical data, culminated with identification of seven such mechanisms -- local level water management, mixed agro-pastoralism, fluid homeland territories, residential flexibility, hospitality, honor and tribalism. I have discussed these local- level survival strategies in several recent articles, referring to them as "indigenous hardiness structures" (LaBianca 2000).

Environmental Archaeology

The second phase has centered on discovering the nature of external influences that have played a role in producing these cycles. To this end I have pursued two major lines of research, the first dealing with the role of climate change, the second with the role of ancient world systems and civilizations. Our initial studies of ancient pollen, plant and animal remains from Hesban and vicinity did not produce compelling evidence of macroclimatic change during the past five millennia as a factor in explaining local food system cycles (LaBianca and Lacelle 1986). Subsequent research sponsored by the National Geographic Society has, however, suggested a possible link between episodes of food system intensification and abatement and cycles of environmental degeneration and regeneration (LaBianca and Christopherson 1998).

Civilizations & Global History

Efforts to correlate ups and downs in Hesban's fortunes to ancient world system cycles are still underway (LaBianca and Scham 2005). What this endeavor has brought to light already is the important role that competing civilizations and imperial projects have played in shaping Transjordan's and Hesban's economic and cultural history over the past four thousand years. This realization, that global history or the history of inter-civilizational encounters and imperial clashes is crucial to understanding the archaeological record of the Levantine countries and Hesban in particular, has led me to actively pursue research partnerships with historians, epigraphers, geographers, sociologists and anthropologists who share this interest in global/local interactions.

Global Moments in the Levant

One such partnership is the Global Moments Levant Project that was recently funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The four-year 2.6 million USD project will enable an international team of sixteen scholars representing the above disciplines to collaborate on identifying breakthrough events that change people's lives and their futures (see attached announcement). I have also approached the American Schools of Oriental Research with a concept proposal that would facilitate coordinated research on imperial projects in the Levant bv ASOR scholars.

Great & Little Traditions

My own line of research in connection with the Global Moments project is re-visiting the pioneering work of University of Chicago anthropologist Robert Redfield on the topic of civilization. I have recently submitted for publication two articles that harness Redfield's great and little traditions framework to understanding intercivilizational encounters and clashes in the Levant (LaBianca forthcoming). Great traditions that are of particular importance to understanding long-term culture changes and global moments in the Levant (and in particular, at Hesban) include the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Canaanite, Hebrew, Greek/Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, Abbasid, Latin Christian, Mamluk, Ottoman, and Modern Capitalist.

Future Research & Publishing

My goal in terms of future research is to continue fieldwork at Hesban in Jordan focusing on the above-mentioned research agenda and to publish a series of articles from the perspective of anthropological archaeology that identify and analyze the imperial projects by means of which each of the above-mentioned great traditions were spread and impacted the Levantine countries. I also plan to continue to champion the publication of the remaining six volumes of the 14-volume Hesban Final Publication Series.

 

Education

• PhD Sociology: Deviant Behavior, Social Control, & Adolescent Drug Use; University of Kentucky (1976)
• MA Sociology: Industrial Organizations, University of Maryland (1970)
• B.A. Behavioral Science, Andrews University (1968)

 

Biography

As an integral part of both the local community and the SDA church worldwide, Dr. McBride has become well known for his research efforts in addictions and Adventist Global Church Member surveys. Joining the Department of Behavioral Sciences (now the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences), in 1986, Dr. McBride took over as Chair of the Behavioral Sciences department from Dr. LaBianca in 1992 and continued to serve in that position for 23 years. In addition to his work in the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Dr. McBride serves on the Berrien County Board of Public Health, on the National Institute of Health Grant Review Committee, and as the Executive Director of the Institute for Prevention of Addictions. In his current role of Senior Research Professor, Dr. McBride continues to work on and publish research in collaboration with individuals both at Andrews and abroad and to prepare for the 2023 Global Church Member Survey.

 

Research

Research Interests

Articles

• Baltazar, A., Hopkins, G., McBride, D., VanderWaal, C., Pepper, S,. & Mackey, S. (2012). Parental Influence on Inhalant Use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 22, 25-37.
• McBride, D. C., Chriqui, J. F., Terry-McElrath, Y. M., & Mulatu, M.S. (2012). Drug Treatment Program Ownership, Medicaid Acceptance, and Service Provision. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 42, 116-124.
• McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., & Mulatu, M.S. (2012). Drug Treatment Program Ownership, Medicaid Acceptance and Service Provision, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 42 (2):116-124.
• Johnson, B., McBride, D. C. Hopkins, G.; Pepper (2011) An Examination of Parent-Child Relationships and Teen Substance Use. Journal Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse.
• Helm, H. W., Bailey, K.G.D., McBride D.C., LaBianca, O.S. (2011) Creating a Research Culture in a Small Non-Selective Department. Psychology Journal, 8 (3):93-101
• McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.T.M., Chriqui, J.F., O’Connor, J.C., VanderWaal, C.J. & Mattson, K.L. (2011). State Methamphetamine Precursor Policies and Changes in Small Toxic Lab Methamphetamine Production. Journal of Drug Issues, 41(2):253-282.
• Terry-McElrath, Y.M., J.F. Chriqui, D.C. McBride D.C. (2011). Factors Related to Medicaid Payment Acceptance at Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. Health Services Research 46(2):632-653.
• Weaver, J.B.III, Weaver, S.S., Mays, D., Hopkins, G.L., Kannenberg, W., & McBride D. (2011). Mental- and Physical-Health Indicators and Sexually Explicit Media-Use Behavior by Adults. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8, 764-772. DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02030.x
• Baltazar, A., Helm, H., McBride, D.C., Hopkins, G., Stevens, J. (2010) Internet Pornography Use in the Context of External and Internal Religiosity. Journal of Psychology and Theology 38(1), 32-40.
• Terry-McElrath, Y.M., Chriqui, J.F., Bates, H., McBride, D.C. (2009) Do State Policies Matter in Prosecutor Reported Juvenile Marijuana Case Disposition? Crime and Delinquency https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0011128709348457.
• McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., Inciardi, J.A., Leukefeld, C. & Terry-McElrath. (2009). Reflections on Drug Policy. Journal of Drug Issues. 39, 71-88
• Terry-McElrath, Y.M., McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., O’Malley, P.M., VanderWaal, C.J., (2009) Prosecutor Reported Marijuana Case Dispositions and Community Youth Marijuana-Related Attitudes and Behaviors. Crime and Delinquency.55, 600-626.
• Helm, H. W. Jr., McBride, D. C., Knox, D., & Zusman, M. (2009). The Influence of a Conservative Religion on Premarital Sexual Behavior of University Students. North American Journal of Psychology. 11(2), 231-245.
• Helm, H. W. Jr., Lien, L.M., McBride, D.C. & Bell, B. (2009). Comparison of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Trends Between a Prohibitionist University and National Data Sets. Journal of Research on Christian Education. 18(2), 231-245.
• Chriqui, J.F., Terry-McElrath, Y., McBride, D.C., and Eidson, S.S. (2008). State Policies Matter: The Case of the Outpatient Drug Treatment Program Practices. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 35, 13–21.
• Felt, J., McBride, D.C., and Helm, H. (2008). Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use Within a Religious Affiliated University. Journal of Drug Issues. 38, 799-819.
• McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., VanderWaal, C.J., Chriqui, J.F., & Myllyluoma, J. (2008). United States Public Health Agency Involvement in Illicit Drug Policy, Planning and Prevention, 1999-2003. American Journal of Public Health.98, 270-277.
• Chriqui, J.F., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., McBride, D.C., Eidson, S.S., VanderWaal, C.J. (2007). Does Licensure or Certification Impact Outpatient Treatment Program Practices? Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research, 34, 309-328.
• McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., VanderWaal, C., O’Connor, J. Controlling Methamphetamine Precursors: From Policy to Practice – An Overview, Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, 2008.

Presentations

• Baltazar, A., Hopkins, G., VanderWaal, C. (2012). Risk and Protective Factors in Students Use of Alcohol and Engaging in Sexual Activity. Towards New Horizons in Adventist Research First Conference of SDA Human-Subject Researchers. (Oral Presentation).
• Baltazar, A. (2012). Parental & Religiosity Influences on Alcohol Use & Sexual Behaviors Among Christian College Students. National Christian Counselors Conference. (Poster presentation).
• McBride, D., Baltazar, A., Chelbegean, R., Hopkins, G., & Thayer, J. (2012). Family Dinners and Victimization. American Society of Criminology (Peer reviewed Roundtable).
• McCoy, C.B., McBride, D.C., Zhao, M., Ache, R. & Comerford, M. (2010) The Role of Social Justice in Drug Use and Public Health Approaches. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
• McBride, D.C., VanderWaal, C., Terry-McElrath, Y.T.M., Chriqui, J.F. & O’Connor, J. (2010) Community Collaboration, the Development of State Methamphetamine Precursor Chemical Laws, and Changes in State Small Toxic Lab Production. International Society for the Study of Drug Policy. Santa Monica, California.
• McBride, D. C., Mulatu, M., Chriqui, J.F. & Terry-McElrath, Y.T.M. (2010) The Relationship between Drug Treatment Program Ownership, Medicaid Acceptance and Types of Service Provision. Addictions Health Service Research Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.
• McBride, D.C. & Randall, K.F. (2009). Priorities of Public Health in Mission of a Church: An Example of the Adventist Church. Seminar Presenter and Coordinator for Social Religious Behavior at the WHO Health and Lifestyle Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.
• McBride, D.C. & Hopkins, G. (2009), Service and Mentoring in Prevention of At-Risk Behaviors. Seminar on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs for the GC/WHO conference on Health and Lifestyle, Geneva, Switzerland.
• McBride, D.C., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., Chriqui, J.F., O’Connor, J.C., & VanderWaal, C.J. (2009), The Relationship Between State Methamphetamine Precursor Laws and Trends in Small Toxic Lab Seizures. American Sociological Association, San Francisco, SA.
• McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., Mulatu, M. & Terry-McElrath, Y.M. (2008) The Role of Medicaid in Substance Abuse Service Provision and Access to Services for African Americans. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Grantee Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ.
• McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., Mulatu, M. (October, 2008). Relationship Between Facility Ownership, Service to Medicaid Patients and Types of Treatments Services Offered. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.
• McBride, D.C. (2008). Session Moderator: Examining the Role of Medicaid in the Provision of Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Boston, MA.
• McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., Mulatu, M. & Terry-McElrath, Y. (2008). The Role of Medicaid Acceptance in Moderating the Relationship Between Program Ownership and Service Provision in Outpatient Treatment Programs in the US. Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Boston, MA.
• McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., Terry-McElrath, Y.M., VanderWaal, C.J., O’Connor, J.C. (2008). Controlling Methamphetamine Precursors: From Policy to Practice – An Overview of Findings. National Institute of Justice Conference, Washington D.C.

Journal

• Wechsberg, W. M., McBride, D.C., & Surratt, H.L.(eds), (2011). In Memoriam: James A. Inciardi, Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for Drug & Alcohol Studies at the University of Delaware, Journal of Drug Issues, 41 (2).