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Paul Manfredi 魏朴 Director of Chinese Studies Program Phone: 253-535-7216 Email: manfredi@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-B Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Chinese CIWA Director Education Ph.D., Indiana University, 2001 Dual M.A., Indiana University, 1998 B.A., Long Island University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise East-West Literary / Cultural Influence Studies Modern Chinese Literature, Primarily Poetry Books Modern Poetry in China

. 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

2021) UW Undergraduate Research Symposium, Extending a Theoretical Framework for Superfund Site Remediation, University of Washington (May 2019) National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Extending a Theoretical Framework for Superfund Site Remediation, Kennesaw State University (April 2019) Accolades MT^2 Fellow: Scholarship program sponsored by the NSF, University of Montana (2019-2021) Graduate Student Distinguished Teaching Award: University of Montana (May 2021) Presidential Scholar

. He tirelessly taught field camp over a thirty-year period in the Cascade Mountains near White Pass. While this program was designed for PLU students, he often had students from various universities around the country. During the five weeks each summer, he challenged students to keep up with him as he enthusiastically drove one lane roads and scrambled up the hillsides in search of outcrops. Even after having two hip replacements, he could still out climb the undergraduates and even those who

(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

Heidi Brocious, Ph.D, MSW Chair, BSW Program she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8707 Email: hbrocious@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 104 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Social Work, University of Utah, 2013 Masters, Social Work, Walla Walla University, 1999 Bachelors, Education, University of Alaska , 1995 Biography One of the gifts I have gained from growing up near and among the Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska is a strong sense of collectivism over

) program at Northwest University in Kirkland, WA. My passion for psychological well-being started early in my teenage years as I navigated the complexity of integrating my cultural identity as a first-generation immigrant.  Before becoming a graduate student, I worked in the field of Logistics, focusing on person-to-person interactions and professional relationships. I believe in a holistic approach to therapy to understand the whole person and how life experiences, environments, and situations impact

his teacher education work, he enjoys teaching first year writing seminars and a course titled “Cultural Globalization” in the International Core. Ron coordinates PLU’s Masters Teaching Credential Program. His recent publications include “Stop Linking School Improvement, Economic Growth, and National Greatness” and “Teaching As We Always Have, Even Though The ‘Always On’ Generation Isn’t Listening” – both in Teachers College Record.

, Mrs. Brizuela is one of the directors for Tacoma Youth Chorus and teaches the Music Makers program and conducts the Concert Choir. She also serves as a Summer Arts instructor at Annie Wright Schools and is an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University.

Anela Barber Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: barberal@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelors , Kinesiology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017 MSN, Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, 2019 Biography I am a proud PLU alum twice over! In 2017 I graduated with my Bachelors in Kinesiology and continued on into the ELMSN program shortly after. I obtained my nursing license in 2018 and graduated with my MSN with high honors in 2019. I enjoy using my background knowledge of exercise