Fielding Graduate University

Areas of Instruction:

• Media Production Methods and Techniques
• Theories of Film, Television, and Digital Media
• Introduction to Media Psychology: Fundamental Theories
• Program and Web Design Theory
• Music Theory
• Media Publishing
• Writing for the Media
• Special and Advanced Topics in Media Psychology
• Comparative Religion Studies

Scholarly & Professional Interests:

• Theories of Film, Television, and Digital Media
• Contemporary Topics in Media Ethics
• Digital Media Publishing
• Forensic and Case Study Research

• Media Production Methods and Techniques
• Studies in Art and Art History
• Writing for the Media
• Comparative Religion Studies

Professional Memberships:

• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Los Angeles
• Society of Biblical Literature

Honors and Awards:

• 2005: Bronze Award, Columbus International Film Festival, The Quest for Peace
• 2005: DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award, The Quest for Peace
• 2005: Golden Aurora Award, The Quest for Peace
• 2004: Official Selection/Bronze Award, Columbus International Film Festival, The Quest for Peace
• 2001: Official Selection, Telluride Festival, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
• 2000: Official Selection, Monte Carlo Festival, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
• 1998: PC Magazine Top 100 Award, Walt Disney: An Intimate History
• 1996: Philips Platinum CD, The Standard Encyclopedia
• 1993: Golden Eagle Award, Writer/Director of the Art of the Czars
• 1992: Silver Screen Award, Writer/Director of The French Impressionists
• 1991: Golden Cindy Award, Writer/Director of Renaissance of Florence

Publications:

• Isbouts, J. P. (2012). In the Footsteps of Jesus [Hardcover publication]. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
• Isbouts, J. P. (2012). Mysteries of Easter. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
• Isbouts, J.P. (2010) "Media Narratives in Graduate Education." In The International Journal of the Humanities. Vol. 8. 
• Isbouts, J. P. (2010). From Moses to Muhammad: The Shared Origins of the Three Faiths. Pantheon Press.
• Isbouts, J. P. (2009). "The Lost Years." In U.S. News & World Report Collector's Edition, pp 38-45. 
• Isbouts, J. P. (2008). Young Jesus: Restoring the Lost Years of a Social Activist and Religious Dissident [Hardcover publication]. Sterling Publishing.
• Isbouts, J. P. (2007). The Biblical World. [Hardcover publication]. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
• Isbouts, J. P.  (2005). From Moses to Muhammad: An archeological history of the three faiths. [Hardcover publication]. Bertelsmann Publishing.
• Isbouts, J. P. (2001). Discovering Walt. [Hardcover publication]. New York: Disney Editions/Hyperion.
• Isbouts, J. P. (1999). Charlton Heston's Hollywood [Hardcover publication]. New York: GT Publishing.

Professional Experience:

• Doctoral Faculty, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University.
• Adjunct Faculty, School of Educational Leadership and Change, Fielding Graduate University.
• Adjunct Faculty, School of Human and Organizational Development, Fielding Graduate University.

Other Professional Activities:

• 1994-present: President, Pantheon Studios, Santa Monica, CA.
• 2005-2006: Professor, Digital Media, National University, San Diego, CA.
• 1999-2001: Vice President and CTO, Global Learning Systems, McLean, VA.