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couples and parents of young children Spirituality in therapy Development of contextually-sensitive and socially-just pedagogy Accolades Collaborative Family Healthcare Association New Professional Fellowship Award: 2011 Family Process New Writers Fellowship Award: 2012 Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Volunteer of the Year Award: 2017 Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Educator of the Year Award: 2018 Biography I’ve been at PLU since 2013, and continue to

Presentations Critical Library and Pedagogy Symposium, Do I Have to Have a Librarian Come to my Class? Power imbalances and power moves in library instruction., University of Arizona (09/2020) Critical Library and Pedagogy Symposium, Design Thinking in an Hour? Or, Design Thinking: A Cautionary Tale., University of Arizona (11/2018) LOEX, Charting the Library Firmament: Transforming Teaching to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences for Students., Lexington, KY (05/2017) Biography Roberto is an Instruction

throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and is a founding member of the Left Coast Brass, and Oly Chamber Brass. Ryan is also in demand as an educator. In addition to maintaining a private low brass studio, he is Lecturer of Trombone at Pacific Lutheran University and is also on faculty at Saint Martin’s University teaching the trombone studio and brass pedagogy. As an active clinician, he has presented on trombone pedagogy at the Washington Music Educators Association State Conference, the National

Soon Cho Associate Professor of Music - Voice Phone: 253-535-7855 Email: chosy@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 335 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Voice, cognate fields in vocal pedagogy and opera directing, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2011 A.D., Opera, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2005 M.M., Voice, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, 2002 B.M

Rona Kaufman Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7295 Email: kaufman@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-D Status:On Sabbatical Professional Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002 M.A., University of Maine, 1994 B.A., Penn State University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Composition Rhetoric and Writing Literacy Pedagogy English Language Accolades Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring, 2016-2017 Pacific Lutheran University Graves Award in the Humanities

M.M., Choral Conducting, Louisiana State University, 1999 B.M.E., Choral Music Education, Louisiana State University, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Conducting Choral Music Education Voice Science and Pedagogy Responsibilities Conductor of Choir of the West. Selected Publications See website for a complete list of original works and publications Selected Presentations American Choral Directors Association NW Division Conference, Strength, Balance, Core - The Benefits of Pilates for the Choral

Paul Tegels Professor Emeritus Website: https://www.plu.edu/organ/ Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2002-2023 Education D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1997 M.A., University of Iowa, 1994 M.M., New England Conservatory, 1984 Organ Performance Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1982 Organ Pedagogy Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organ Responsibilities Applied Organ Lessons, Teaches Ear

Paul Tegels Professor Emeritus Website: https://www.plu.edu/organ/ Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2002-2023 Education D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1997 M.A., University of Iowa, 1994 M.M., New England Conservatory, 1984 Organ Performance Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1982 Organ Pedagogy Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organ Responsibilities Applied Organ Lessons, Teaches Ear

Zachary Lyman Professor of Music - Trumpet; Coordinator of Wind, Brass, and Percussion Studies Phone: 253-535-7612 Email: lymanzt@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 113 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://www.plu.edu/trumpet Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Director of the PLU Trumpet Ensemble Music Theory and Analysis II and III Education D.M.A., Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy, The University of Iowa, 2007 M.M. with

Rhetoric and Writing from the University of Louisville in 2011. His dissertation, called “Writing Out the Storm: Post-Traumatic Pedagogy and the Work of Composition,” examined the role and value of writing pedagogy in the wake of large-scale disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Inspired by programs designed by local citizens to serve their communities after the storm, Scott became interested in community writing and the influence of space/setting on how we make sense of the world. Having spent so much