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Ron Byrnes Associate Professor of Education Phone: 253-535-7286 Email: byrnesrs@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of Denver, 1993 M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles, 1985 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise High School Education Reform Cultural Globalization Social Studies Curriculum Development Biography Ron was a high school social studies teacher in Los Angeles and

Embodied & Trauma Informed Instruction Selected Articles Rizzardi, Jonathan M. "The Andreia of Grieving: Rehearsing Heroic Grief on the Ancient Athenian Stage.” ." New England Theatre Journal 33 2022: no 1. Rizzardi, Jonathan M. "Student As Citizen: A Raisin in the Sun and the 20th Century Interdependence of Education Reform and Black Performance." In Emergence of Difference and Diversity in US and World Theatre, 1950s-1970s–Albee and his Contemporaries, edited by David A. Crespy and Les Gray. New York

undergraduate program in the PLU Education Department since 2003. With expertise in the areas of curriculum and instruction, Dr. Weiss works closely with students in the field. She also collaborates with the Clover Park School district planning, facilitating and teaching their Mentor College and beginning teacher program. Dr. Weiss also works with teachers in a local alternative high school as a facilitator for a Positive Behavior Support grant from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Dr

Education History of Education Selected Articles Jones, S., Sutton, P. S. "Doing equity work while black in a culturally white school district." Phi Delta Kappan 2021: 103(1), 38-42. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. "Tending to the “deep rules” of teacher collaboration." Commentary found in Teachers College Record 2020: Sutton, P. S., Knuth, R. "How high school departments impact school improvement initiatives." Journal of Curriculum Studies 2020: 52(1), 118-137. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. "Investigating

student with ASD and severe problem behavior." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2019: doi:10.1007/s10803-019-03888-3. Knight, V., Wright, J., Wilson, K., & Hooper, A. "Teaching block-based coding of robots to high school students with autism spectrum disorder and challenging behavior." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2019: doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04033-w. Biography John Wright teaches special education methods courses, as well as courses in assistive technology, autism, and

Colin Gasamis Visiting Assistant Professor; Special Education Email: cgasamis@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 121

Visiting Professor teaching educational methods in science and social studies, integration of technology, and an integrating seminar in the undergraduate and graduate-level teacher education programs. He serves as a board member of Impact Public Schools and Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School. He is also serving as Interim Executive Director of the Kids Discovery Museum (KiDiMu) on Bainbridge Island. Rafael recently “rewired” after 40 years as a classroom teacher in the US, Spain, and Czechia and as

. Williams has published articles on working effectively with E/BD students, and has developed a social/behavioral curriculum for use in classrooms that serve these students that has been adopted in six school districts in the State of Washington. He is also active in presenting at numerous conferences both regionally and nationally, and consults with a number of regional LEAs on program development in special education. Dr. Williams is currently project director for a State of Washington grant for the

Cathy Kim Associate Professor of Education Phone: 253-535-7775 Email: kimck@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 121 Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction: Technology Integration & Learning Sciences , University of Washington, 2017 M.A.T., University of Puget Sound, 1996 B.S., Western Washington University, 1995 Washington State Continuing Teaching Certification, since 1996 National Board Certification, since 2002 Elluminate

Biography Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals. He has taught in PLU’s International Honors Program and has led student and regent study tours in Rome and central Italy. Since 2005, he has led faculty, staff, and student workshops on the liberal arts and higher education, published