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MAX MidAmerica Xtreme #MNUMAX

Various, MNU Campus
April 24, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
to April 26, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Participants on stage during MAX 2024

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Speaker Bio

Jana is the USA/Canada Event Coordinator. Prior to joining the NYI team, she was a youth pastor in Colorado. She is an ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene and a graduate of MidAmerica Nazarene University. Jana is married to Jason, and they have two beautiful daughters, Mackenzie and Madelyn. She enjoys reading, baking, Dr. Pepper and playing games with her family.

Jana Burnham
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Dr. Abby Hodges

Vice President for Academic Affairs

PhD; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
MS; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
BS; Chemistry, Denison University

Dr. Hodges began her career in higher education at Azusa Pacific University as a chemistry professor from 2008 to 2014. She then moved to MNU where she taught and in 2018 was appointed Chair of the Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences. From 2022-2023, before accepting the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hodges was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hodges’ career research has focused on protein folding and protein engineering, and she has mentored over twenty students in these research projects. She has also furthered the MNU first-year experience program and chaired the General Education committee for five years. Dr. Hodges was recognized as the MNU Faculty of the Year in 2021.

Dr. Hodges lives in Olathe with her husband Ryan and two boys.

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