Yvonne Thai

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT YVONNE THAI

I currently serve as Director of Online Education for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and am a tenured full professor of Sociology. I also serve as Program Coordinator for the BA Sociology and Program Director for the MS Human Services. Prior to this role, I served as Department Chair in Behavioral Sciences for the Online Division. I am a classically trained Sociologist specializing in the fields of social psychology and organizations and institutions and I have over eighteen years of experience teaching in higher education. As a published researcher focusing on emotional labor, burnout, and identity processes, I am particularly passionate about studying pastoral burnout and reducing its damaging effects. My research team and I have recently developed an academic based website to help pastors and ministry personnel cope with the stressors of their work and calling. Please feel free to visit and share with those who may be interested: https://centerforpastoralrenewal.com/ Finally, I have over fourteen years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, and program development and assessment in asynchronous online, synchronous online, and hybrid learning modalities. To that end, I am so honored that one of the programs I developed and designed, the online Bachelors in Sociology at California Baptist University, was recognized as number ten in the nation by Best Colleges in 2019.