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Matthew Niermann, Ph.D., AIA, currently serves as the Associate Dean of the College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design, Professor of Architecture, and Director of the Center for Creativity & Christian Witness at California Baptist University since June 2016. Niermann has held strategic operations roles with The Lausanne Movement since September 2011 and previously lectured in architectural design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from June 2008 to August 2013. Additional experience includes positions as a Teaching Fellow at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Architectural Designer at Moorhead Gruber Architects, Neumann Homes, and Dobrin + Associates Inc. Niermann's educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan, as well as multiple degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Biola University focusing on theology, intercultural studies, and philosophy.