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  • Assistant Professor of Design; Director of Innovation Studies | Communication, Media & Design Arts | jtsuneoka@plu.edu | 253-535-7778 | Junichi Tsuneoka has been doing very illustrative graphic design work nationally and internationally for the last 15 years.

    Junichi Tsuneoka Assistant Professor of Design; Director of Innovation Studies he/him Phone: 253-535-7778 Email: jtsuneoka@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 104 Website: //stubbornsideburn.com Professional Biography Education BFA, English Literature, Waseda University, Tokyo BFA, Graphic Design, Cornish College of the Arts Accolades https://birdsconnectsea.org/2023/06/20/community-emblem/ Biography Junichi Tsuneoka has been doing very illustrative graphic design work nationally and

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  • Fiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the national bestselling novel, How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022), a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and the story collection, Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), silver medal winner of the 2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Award.

    elements of stories but also the traditions particular stories come from—how place and race and history often converge to inspire and inform a creative work, pushing it beyond the sum of its parts. I view a classroom setting and one-on-one mentorship as a kind of community of empathy and exploration where we’ll ask questions like: What are the building blocks of this story? Who is the imagined audience? What might I want to emulate? Why am I resistant to a certain narrative? Why have I embraced this

  • SCC Intern | Scandinavian Cultural Center | scancntr@plu.edu | Eleanor Sherry is a 2nd year PLU student working on a Bachelor of Musical Arts, with a focus on Jazz.

    events, planning projects, and creating an open line of communication between PLU students and the larger Parkland/Tacoma community. She hopes to ensure that the Scan Center continues to be a community meeting place where important events are hosted and people from diverse backgrounds come together to learn from each other.

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  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education | Music | justin.lader@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Justin Lader received his PhD in music and human learning from The University of Texas at Austin, Master’s degree in viola performance with emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Oregon, and Bachelor’s of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory.

    . Dr. Lader began teaching private lessons in 2008 while completing his studies at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He served as orchestra department coordinator and faculty instructor at the John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts – Community Music School from 2009-2017, instructing both violin and viola. From 2010-2016 Dr. Lader served as an adjunct instructor teaching private lessons, coaching chamber music, and group classes at the University of Oregon’s Community Music Institute and Suzuki

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | athompson@plu.edu | Alicia grew up in the state of Maine and moved to Tacoma to attend Pacific Lutheran University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Social Work.

    worked in the nonprofit sector building relationships with community members and organizations. Her main responsibilities included raising philanthropic support for health and education resources – including scholarships for PLU students! Alicia returned to PLU to earn a Master’s degree in Nursing. As a registered nurse Alicia has experience working in cardiology, critical care, and corrections.

  • Professor of Communication | Communication, Media & Design Arts | youngam@plu.edu | 253-536-5165 | Dr.

    Pundits: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement (Southern Illinois University Press 2014) : View Book Selected Presentations 2015 TEDxTacoma event under the theme “Did you know... ”, Did you know intellectuals are lousy at talking about our work?, Tacoma, WA (April, 2015) Selected Articles Anna M. Young, Justin Eckstein* & Donovan Conley. "Rhetorics and Foodways." Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Vol. 12(2), 02/12/15: 198-199. Justin Eckstein* & Anna M. Young. "Cooking, Celebrity Chefs

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  • Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | siegesam@plu.edu

    . 17, 2016: 204-214. Siegesmund, Amy. "Teaching Epidemiology and Principles of Infectious Disease using Popular Media and the case of Typhoid Mary." Course Source Vol. 3, 2016: 1-4. Accolades American Society for Microbiology Carski Award for Undergraduate Education 2023 Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center Spirit of Diversity Award in Mentoring 2020 2019-2020 Faculty Excellence Award in Service, PLU 2014-2015 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, PLU July 25, 2023 American Society for

  • Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies | Native American and Indigenous Studies | storfjta@plu.edu | 253-535-8514 | Troy Storfjell (Sámi) specializes in Sámi and Indigenous studies, where his work is largely guided by Indigenist criticism and decolonize methodologies.

    Troy Storfjell Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies Phone: 253-535-8514 Email: storfjta@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-F Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Scandinavian Studies (Literature), University of Wisconsin, 2001 M.A., Scandinavian Studies (Literature), University of Wisconsin, 1995 Grunnfag, Nordic Studies, University of Tromsø (Norway), 1994 B.A., History & German, Andrews University, 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Sámi studies

  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | ami.woo@plu.edu | Dr.

    , skills lab teaching Biography Dr. Woo is a dedicated nurse educator and family nurse practitioner with a profound commitment to patient education and health promotion. Early in her career, she discovered a passion for empowering patients through education, leading her to pursue a role as an FNP in primary care, where she could provide guidance and support to her patients. While working at Shoreline Community College, Dr. Woo found great joy in mentoring and inspiring future nurses. Her clinical

  • Associate Vice President for Wellbeing Services and Resources / Dean of Students | Wellbeing Services and Resources | freyer@plu.edu | 253-535-7462 | Eva has enjoyed working at PLU for 25 years in the Division of Student Life.

    Eva Frey, Ed.D. Associate Vice President for Wellbeing Services and Resources / Dean of Students she/her PLU is committed to living the mission of the university through intentional services and resources offered to support students. It is a unique community of people who choose to show up and serve students through their college journey. Phone: 253-535-7462 Email: freyer@plu.edu Office Location: Dean of Students Office - corner of 121st St. S and Park Ave. S Professional Biography Personal

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