Robert Bruce Kelsey, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communications

Biography

Over twenty years experience in corporate positions (software engineering, quality assurance, disaster recovery planning), twelve years teaching philosophy and ethics, British literature, communications, and technical writing.

Degrees

  • B.A., English/Philosophy | University of New Hampshire
  • Ph.D., English | University of Iowa

Areas of Interest & Expertise

Media ecology, technical writing, media design; Western philosophy; British literature; contemporary intersection of science and theology

Dissertation

Play: A Performative Hermeneutic of Drama

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society for Quality Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences

Publications

  • 2022. Radically Re-Imaging the Imago Dei. International Journal of Philosophy and Theology.
  • 2020. “Deep” incarnation and the Christo-Pagan turn. International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, 8 (1), 10-16.
  • 2016. Theologizing science, historicizing divinity: Kenosis and systems theologies. International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2 (4), 1-8.

Software Project Management

  • Measures for Improving Performance
    Management Concepts – 2006
    Software quality and diagnostic metrics program design and implementation. Particularly helpful for organizations pursuing CMMi.
  • Chaos and Complexity in Software:
    Challenging the Industry and the New Science
    Nova Science – 1999
    Examines software engineering and defect management from multiple perspectives: chaos theory, complexity theory, philosophy of science, and hermeneutics.
  • Welcome To the Moon! 12 Lunar Expeditions for Small TelescopesNaturegraph – 1997
    An observing handbook that made it to the Harvard Smithsonian Observatory’s list of the ten best books for young astronomers.
Robert Bruce Kelsey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communications
Assistant Professor of Communications
Room: AD-111
Phone: 207-859-1331
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