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Arnold Paul, Ph.D. Student, Western Field

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Paul Arnold

Ph.D. Student, Western Field

PhD Students
Department of Religious Studies

Biography

My research explores the relationship between bodily gestures and religious rituals. I research how bodily gestures have shaped Roman Catholic sacramental theology and liturgical practice. One of the major aims of my research is to bring the field of cognitive linguistics and gesture studies into dialogue with religious studies. Other research interests include technology in the modern world, science and religion, and human attention.

Education

  • Regent College, M.A. in Theology, 2012
  • University of Western Ontario, M.Sc. in Human Physiology, 2010
  • University of Waterloo, B.Sc., 2007

Teaching

TA Experience

  • Death and Dying: Comparative Views (Winter 2020), McMaster University
  • Death and Dying: Western Perspectives (Winter 2019), McMaster University
  • What on Earth is Religion? (Winter 2018), McMaster University
  • Sport And/As Religion RS 2SP3 (Fall 2017, Fall 2018), McMaster University
  • Christian Thought & Culture I & II (2011-12), Regent College
  • Human Physiology 3130y (2007-2009), University of Western Ontario

Research

 

Journal Articles

  • Brown, S., Mittermaier, E., Kher, T., and Arnold, P. (2019). How pantomime works: Implications for theories of language origin. Frontiers in Communication. 4:9. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2019.00009.
  • Arnold P, Lu X, Amirahmadi F, Brandl K, Arnold JMO, Feng Q. "Recombinant human annexin A5 inhibits pro-inflammatory response and improves cardiac function and survival in mice with endotoxemia." Crit Care Med. 2014; 42:e32-41.

 

Academic Presentations

  • “Effects of annexin A5 on tumour necrosis factor-alpha expression and cardiac function during endotoxemia in mice.” Victoria Research Lab Lecture Series. University of Western Ontario 
  • “Effects of Annexin A5 on Cardiac Function in Mice during Endotoxemia.” Beijing Joint Conference of Physiological Sciences, Poster, 2008.