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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | mwiley@plu.edu | Currently working at a Clinical Instructor of Nursing and as Family Nurse Practitioner at Cornerstone Free Clinic. .

    Maddy Wiley Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: mwiley@plu.edu Professional Biography Education BSN, Nursing , University of Buffalo MSN, Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Graduate level teaching for the DNP students including professional issues, resources for the NP in practice and procedures Biography Currently working at a Clinical Instructor of Nursing and as Family Nurse Practitioner at Cornerstone Free Clinic.

  • Assistant to the Dean | College of Health Professions | howardrm@plu.edu | 253-535-7659 | Rachel Howard is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy.

    Rachel Howard Assistant to the Dean Phone: 253-535-7659 Email: howardrm@plu.edu Office Location: Garfield Station - 104 Professional Biography Education B.A., English, University of Windsor , 2006 Biography Rachel Howard is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Windsor with a background in Literature. Upon obtaining her BA, she accepted a teaching position abroad

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  • Associate Professor | School of Education | gardinwl@plu.edu | 253-535-8342 | Wendy Gardiner teaches literacy courses in the Education Department.

    new mentors." International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education 2018: 329-342. Gardiner, W. "Mentoring “inside” and “outside” the action of teaching: A professional framework for mentoring." The New Educator 2017: 53-71. Accolades PLU Faculty Excellence in Research Award, 2023 CoPI on National Science Foundation (NSF), Robert Noyce Track 1 Award, 2020-2025: $1,192,573; Title: Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching CoPI on National Science Foundation (NSF), Robert Noyce Capacity

  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Jennifer Elise Foerster is the author of three books of poetry, Leaving Tulsa (2013), Bright Raft in the Afterweather (2018), and The Maybe-Bird (2022), and served as the Associate Editor of When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry. She is the recipient of a NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, a Lannan Foundation Writing Residency Fellowship, a Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellowship, and was a Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry at Stanford.

    Oklahoma. She lives in San Francisco. Mentor. Workshops and classes in poetry. Statement:  “Poetry can expand, challenge, and deepen our ways of knowing. Adrienne Rich wrote: “Poems are like dreams: in them you put what you don’t know you know.” I believe my work with you is only to serve as a guide, to encourage you towards what you don’t know you know, and to inspire you to grow deeper into your potential as a writer. Poetry is especially vital in today’s world; my teaching work is to challenge you

  • Professor Emeritus | Master of Business Administration | Dr.

    Service Award – Pacific Lutheran University, 2011 Outstanding Reviewer Award - Western Academy of Management, 2009, 2011 Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award – University of Utah, 2009 Best Doctoral Student Paper – Western Academy of Management, 2008 Professional Memberships/Organizations Academy of Management Western Academy of Management Biography Dr. Brown teaches strategy, entrepreneurship and global management in the undergraduate program at PLU.  His scholarship in entrepreneurship and

  • 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.

    , M. "Video prompting to teach robotics and coding to middle school students with autism spectrum disorder." Journal of Special Education Technology. 2020: doi:10.1177/016264341989024. Wright, J., Knight, V., Lemons, C., Lindstrom, E., & Strauss, J. "Implementing Early Numeracy for Students with Complex Communication Needs." Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. 2020: 55(3), 277-289. Knight, V., Wright, J., & DeFreese, A. "Brief Report: Teaching robotics coding to a

  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | sklarjk@plu.edu | 253-535-8341 | Jessica received her Ph.D.

    Jessica Sklar Professor of Mathematics she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8341 Email: sklarjk@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 259 Status:On Sabbatical Website: https://sites.google.com/view/jessica-k-sklar Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 2001 M.S., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1997 B.A., Mathematics and English, Swarthmore College, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Mathematical Art

  • Professor Emeritus | School of Business | Dr.

    Outstanding Teaching – Pacific Lutheran University, 2012 Dean’s Service Award – Pacific Lutheran University, 2011 Outstanding Reviewer Award - Western Academy of Management, 2009, 2011 Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award – University of Utah, 2009 Best Doctoral Student Paper – Western Academy of Management, 2008 Professional Memberships/Organizations Academy of Management Western Academy of Management Biography Dr. Brown teaches strategy, entrepreneurship and global management in the undergraduate

  • Associate Director, Academic Advising | Academic Advising | kelsey.eagen@plu.edu | 253-535-8776 | Kelsey has been with PLU since May 2019 and has worked in higher education since 2014.

    Kelsey Eagen Associate Director, Academic Advising she/her Phone: 253-535-8776 Email: kelsey.eagen@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Biography Kelsey has been with PLU since May 2019 and has worked in higher education since 2014. Kelsey has a BS in Psychology and a MS in Higher Education Administration with a focus on Title IX Law from the University of North Florida. Kelsey works primarily with biology students, pre-med students, and theatre students in addition to

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  • Lecturer | Music | delator@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Active as a performer, teacher, adjudicator, curator, and scholar, Dr.

    MTNA Northwest Division Competition finals, the Spokane Piano Competition, Pacific Lutheran University’s Concerto Competition, the Washington State Music Teachers Association Outstanding Artist Competition, and the Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside. Having taught Piano Ensemble, private lessons and music analysis at PLU, Ricardo also serves as an instructor for the Community Music program at the University of Puget Sound and was on faculty at East Central University in Oklahoma, teaching a

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