Resume

• 2012

  North American Paul Tillich Society

  Books

  Medical Ethics

  Interdisciplinary Teaching

  Volunteer Management

  Consulting

  Philosophy

  Ethics

  Professional & Business Ethics

  Course Development

  Philosophy of Religion

  Comparative Religion

  Teaching

  Religious Studies

  University Teaching

  Project Management

  Ignatian Spirituality

  Research

  Theology

  Religious Ethics

  Higher Education

  Giddings

  Teaching includes philosophy (SJSU) mostly applied ethics: business

  medical

  social; and (SCU) religious studies: christian tradition

  religions of the Book (Judaism

  Christianity

  Islam); religious ethics and business; theology

  scriptures

  Janet

  Giddings

  Santa Clara University

  Truckee Meadows Community College

• 2004

  Master of Arts

  Philosophy: Focus in Applied Ethics

  San Jose State University

  The Outer Dimension of Islam: Texts

  History & People: PSR

  Exegetical study of St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises

  Jesuit Center Los Altos

  Vatican II: University of San Francisco with Archbishop John Quinn

  The Modern Self: Locke

  Rousseau

  Nietzsche

  Kant

  Heidegger

  Charles Taylor

  Stanford

  Workshop: Jesuit Pedagogy: 1548-2025

  USF

  Workshop: Teaching with the Brain in Mind USF

  Workshop on Science & Religion: Center for Theology & Natural Sciences

  Berkeley

  Workshop: Universal Design for Learning: SJSU Grant awarded

  Art & Spirituality of the Icon

  PSR

  The Role of the Bible in Public Life in the 21st Century: PSR Berkeley

  Counseling Techniques for Educators: UC Berkeley Ext

  Hebrew Scriptures from a Third World Perspective

  PSR

• 2003

  University of Nevada

  Reno

  Community Volunteer

  San Jose State University

  Santa Clara

  California

  At SCU I teach religious studies courses which include: Christian Tradition; Religions of the Book: Judaism

  Christianity

  Islam; Catholic Spirituality; Faith

  Justice & Poverty. In 2013 I created a new course: Religious Ethics and Business. I also teach on Paul Tillich

  human trafficking from a theological and religious response

  and slavery in American religious traditions.\n\nLecture on \"Swedenborg and Social Media: poetry by Edwin Markham\"

  at the Swedenborg Church

  San Francisco.\n\n

  Adjunct Lecturer

  Religious Studies

  Santa Clara University

  I taught Religions of Abraham and Women's Studies

  University of Nevada

  Reno

  San Jose State University

  San Jose

  California

  I am forever curious

  and my main research interests include: the philosophical theology of Edwin Markham; ethics and gambling; human trafficking; applied ethics: medical

  business

  social; philosophical investigations; and pedagogy.\n\nPaper presented \"Truly a Preacher: Religious ideas and themes in poetry by the American poet Edwin Markham\" at the American Academy of Religion. This paper was part of a cosponsored session on the theme \"New Approaches to Social Gospel Theology\" with others works presented on Josiah Strong; Social Gospel and the Harlem renaissance; and Black Spirituals.\n\n\n

  Adjunct Professor

  Courses: Western Tradition; philosophy; comparative religions.

  Truckee Meadows Community College

  Project Manager-Volunteer

  Successful experience in project management for non-profits. Good at program analysis and budgeting volunteer-to-goal dynamics.\n\nMy work includes single events and event chains; large and small projects. Work can include underwriting and/or raising funds

  volunteer management

  media relations.\n\nI enjoy helping grass roots organizations.

  Community Volunteer

• 1994

  Master of Arts

  Theology & Religious Studies

  University of San Francisco

• 1986

  B.A.

  Humanities; Religious Studies

  Dominican University of California