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  • Associate Professor | School of Business | zhangqc@plu.edu | 253-535-7253 | Qin Zhang is a tenured Associate Professor of Marketing and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as Big Data and Digital Analytics, Advanced Research Methods, Qualitative Marketing Research, Marketing Analytics and Principles of Marketing.

    Qin Zhang, Ph.D. Associate Professor Phone: 253-535-7253 Email: zhangqc@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 319 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Marketing, Washington University in St. Louis M.S.B.A, Marketing, Washington University in St. Louis B.S., International Finance, Tsinghua University, China Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Retailing Basket Data Analysis Social Networks Social Media Promotions Dynamic Choice Modeling

  • Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | hay@plu.edu | 253-535-7999 | I enjoy explaining physics concepts on a level that is understandable.

    in Physics Vol. 16, 2013: "560 multiple choice questions with answer-specific feedback (Online Quizzes) (Scholarship of Teaching) requested by editor, for the publisher W. H. Freeman to accompany new textbook." University Physics for Life Science July 2012: "Physics of energy as a travel course." (Public Intellectual, article) published in EnergyTeachers.org Community Newsletter. Ithaca, NY February 2012: K. Hay and M. Dragila. "Physics of Fluid Spreading on Roughness." Special Issue on Modeling

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  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | aboysen@plu.edu | 253-535-7596 | Dr.

    Emphasis or Expertise Analytical Chemistry Organic Geochemistry Mass Spectrometry Based 'Omics Microbial Oceanography Selected Presentations 2022 Marine Microbes Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference, Multiple choice: the metabolic consequences of nitrogen source switching in Synechococcus, Les Diablerets, Switzerland (May 28 - June 3) 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Dissolved organic nitrogen uptake and use by natural microbial communities and model picocyanobacteria, Virtual (February

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  • Professor Emeritus of Physics | Department of Physics | starkovich@plu.edu | Steven P.

    Physics – An Introduction, Springer, 2021). Following 17 years of classroom teaching, he served as PLU’s Provost for seven years (2009-16) during which time he led major reforms in academic planning and budget processes, faculty compensation and development, and enrollment modeling. He was a prominent leader in the development of the PLU 2020 long-range plan. He also led the expansion of PLU’s graduate program opportunities and oversaw the implementation of the university’s first online courses. He

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  • Fiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the national bestselling novel, How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022), a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and the story collection, Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), silver medal winner of the 2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Award.

    Sequoia Nagamatsu Fiction Biography Biography Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the national bestselling novel, How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022), a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and the story collection, Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), silver medal winner of the 2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Award. His work has appeared in publications such as Conjunctions, The Southern Review, ZYZZYVA, Tin House, Iowa Review, Lightspeed

  • Director of Chinese Studies Program | The PLU Chinese Studies Program | manfredi@plu.edu | 253-535-7216 | Paul Manfredi’s research concerns modern and contemporary Chinese poetry and art, modernism, and urban culture in China.

    : A Visual-Verbal Dynamic (Cambria Press 2014) : View Book Biography Paul Manfredi’s research concerns modern and contemporary Chinese poetry and art, modernism, and urban culture in China. His articles have appeared in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese, and Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, while his translations have appeared in various collections of modern and contemporary Chinese poetry. He now lives with his family in Bellevue, WA, a

  • Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | hansvick@plu.edu | Academic Liaison on the board of Peace and Justice Studies, as well as teaching Peace Psychology. Faculty Director for joint PLU/Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. Passion for teaching statistics/research methods, where I approach the classroom as a dynamic social environment and continually strive to create a positive, active learning environment for my students. Current research interests: (1) Cognitive complexity and openness to experience in relation to the liberal arts experience; (2) teaching and learning styles in relation to the challenges of teaching Millennials; and (3) changes in perceptions of cities over time. .

    (Southwest Minnesota State University, 1992) Environmental Design Research Association (Second place, doctoral dissertation, 1979) Numerous Who's Who and Who's Who among Women in America nominations Biography Academic Liaison on the board of Peace and Justice Studies, as well as teaching Peace Psychology. Faculty Director for joint PLU/Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. Passion for teaching statistics/research methods, where I approach the classroom as a dynamic social

  • School of Business | dabab@plu.edu | Biography Maoloud Dabab is a Ph.D.

    active reviewer at the Journal of Mobile Communication, Computation, and Information-Wireless Networks-Springer; at the Journal of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; and is an editorial assistant at the PICMET. His interpersonal skills have helped him to gain many awards and honors such as Academic Excellence Aware, Student Activities and Leadership Programs PSU 2019, Outstanding International Student Recognition Award PSU 2019, People’s Choice Awards in Ph.D. Form ETM Poster 2019, and

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  • Master of Business Administration | dabab@plu.edu | Biography Maoloud Dabab is a Ph.D.

    the Journal of Mobile Communication, Computation, and Information-Wireless Networks-Springer; at the Journal of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; and is an editorial assistant at the PICMET. His interpersonal skills have helped him to gain many awards and honors such as Academic Excellence Aware, Student Activities and Leadership Programs PSU 2019, Outstanding International Student Recognition Award PSU 2019, People’s Choice Awards in Ph.D. Form ETM Poster 2019, and People’s Choice

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  • Assistant Professor of Education | School of Education | jwright@plu.edu | John Wright teaches special education methods courses, as well as courses in assistive technology, autism, and behavior management.

    Childhood Special Education Applied Behavior Analysis Selected Articles Wright, J., Barker, A., Himes, D., & Schaeffer, B. "Inclusive practices to teach preschoolers coding and robotics." Manuscript in preparation. 2023: Wright, J., Knight, V., & Barton, E. "A review of video-based modeling to teach STEM to students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability." Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2020: doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101476 . Wright, J., Knight, V., Barton, E., & Edwards-Bowyer