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Fiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | April Ayers Lawson is the author of Virgin and Other Stories, which was named a Best Book of the Year by The Irish Times and Vice, and a Best Foreign Book of the Year by Spain’s Qué Leer Magazine. Virgin and Other Stories has been (or will be) translated into German, Spanish, Norwegian, and Italian. She has received The Plimpton Prize for Fiction, as well as a writing fellowship from The Corporation of Yaddo. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Die Welt, ZYZZYVA, and Oxford American, among others, has been cited as notable in Best American Short Stories, featured by Huffington Post, and anthologized in The Unprofessionals: New American Writing from The Paris Review. Her nonfiction has appeared in Der Spiegel, Granta, Vice, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung Magazine, and been named a Most Popular Read of the Year by Granta. She has taught in the creative writing programs at Emory University and the University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and now teaches at Clemson University. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction. Statement: “The most important thing your writing can be is interesting. And by that I mean interesting to you, because when you’re deeply engaged in the process, the work sparks alive. This level of engagement involves writing into places you didn’t expect and opening to the risk of surprise.
Paris Review, Granta, Die Welt, ZYZZYVA, and Oxford American, among others, has been cited as notable in Best American Short Stories, featured by Huffington Post, and anthologized in The Unprofessionals: New American Writing from The Paris Review. Her nonfiction has appeared in Der Spiegel, Granta, Vice, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung Magazine, and been named a Most Popular Read of the Year by Granta. She has taught in the creative writing programs at Emory University and the University Of North
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Executive Director, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Program Director PLU Gateway Program in Oaxaca | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | williatr@plu.edu | 253-535-7577 | Tamara R.
Tamara Williams Executive Director, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Program Director PLU Gateway Program in Oaxaca Phone: 253-535-7577 Email: williatr@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989 M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1981 B.A., Queen's University, 1979 Biography Tamara R. Williams is a Professor of Hispanic Studies with expertise in the Latin American region. Before assuming the role of Executive Director of the Wang Center, she taught
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Dept. Chair and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy | Marriage and Family Therapy | ofarrefe@plu.edu | 253-535-8802 | Dr.
in MFTs Queer-affirmative clinical care Sex and intimacy enhancement for relational units Professional Memberships/Organizations American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) American Association of Sexuality Educator, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) International Family Therapy Association (IFTA) Biography Dr. Fiona O’Farrell (she/they) graduated from the Marriage and Family Therapy program at PLU in 2012 and is excited to return to the department as a Faculty member in 2024
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | School of Business | reedjj@plu.edu | 253-535-7252 | Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
Juanita Reed, M.Ed. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Phone: 253-535-7252 Email: reedjj@plu.edu Biography Biography Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. She has been working in higher education administration since 1996 and employs a student-centered
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Professor of Theatre | Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser. His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others. Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally. His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books. Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .
Theatre in Higher Education, Association of Theatre in Higher Education, Montreal, Canada (August 2015) Association of Theatre in Higher Education, Integrating New Plays and Playwrights into a University Season, Montreal, Canada (August 2015) NMSU College of Arts and Sciences, Adapting History to the Stage, Las Cruces, NM (February 2014) Selected Articles "Charles Ludlam Lives! Charles Busch, Bradford Louryk, Taylor Mac, and the Queer Legacy of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company by Sean F. Edgecomb
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Instructional & Multimedia Technologist | Information & Technology Services | brockmjr@plu.edu | 253-535-7391 | JB is a proud, class of 2020 Lute, who started learning and loving art and technology as a toddler.
of 2020 Lute, who started learning and loving art and technology as a toddler. After numerous Marketing and Graphic Design courses in high school, they joined PLU in 2016 as a major in Business Administration, eventually concentrating in Marketing. JB graduated in 2020 with two Bachelor’s degrees, in both Business Administration and Religion. JB is very excited to be back at PLU to use their unique skills and experience with both Multimedia Production and Technology to provide valuable on-site
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Lecturer - Composition | Music | dsonntag@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Raised in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Dawn Sonntag received a D.M.A.
Year, 2010 Finalist - American Composers Forum Faith Works, 2008 Inge Pitler Prize for Lied Performance, piano and voice, Heidelberg, 1998 and 1999 Professional Memberships/Organizations American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers (ASCAP) National Association of Composers - USA (NACUSA) American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) International Alliance of Women in Music (IAWM) Biography Raised in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Dawn Sonntag
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Master of Business Administration | reedjj@plu.edu | 253-535-7252 | Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
Juanita Reed, M.Ed. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Phone: 253-535-7252 Email: reedjj@plu.edu Biography Biography Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. She has been working in higher education administration since 1996 and employs a student-centered
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Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies | Hispanic and Latino Studies | urdangga@plu.edu | 253-535-7240
Giovanna Urdangarain Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7240 Email: urdangga@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 111 Professional Education Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008 M.A., Hispanic Literature, Indiana University, 2001 B.A., Secondary Education Literature, Artigas Teacher Training Institute, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1991 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Contemporary Latin American Narrative Southern Cone Dictatorial and Post-Dictatorial Narrative by Women Writers Memory
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Contingent Faculty of Marriage and Family Therapy | Marriage and Family Therapy | youngsy@plu.edu | | I have been a part of the PLU family since 2008, where I provide supervision to Master Degree students at the PLU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic.
Supervision Professional Memberships/Organizations American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist (AAMFT) American Counselor Association (ACA) Biography I have been a part of the PLU family since 2008, where I provide supervision to Master Degree students at the PLU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic. Additionally, I have experience providing individual, marriage and family therapy in a private practice setting. I love my job as a therapist in a private practice setting because I get to help people
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