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  • Dr. Vandana Shiva trained as a Physicist at the University of Punjab, and completed her Ph.D. on the ‘Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory’ from the University of Western Ontario,

    Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology in Dehra Dun – dedicated to high quality and independent research to address the most significant ecological and social issues of our times, working in close partnership with local communities and social movements. In 1991 she founded Navdanya, a national movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources – especially native seed – and to promote organic farming and fair trade. For last two decades, Navdanya has worked with local communities

  • 8:30am–11:30am Anxiety: Practical Insights and Interactive Tools and Resources Regency Room, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public Focus of this time will be to discuss Anxiety,

    relationships and communities. Participants will leave with alternative ways to address anxiety that lead to greater well-being individually and relationally. Dr. David Ward, Pacific Lutheran University 1:30-1:45pm – Short Break 1:45-2:30pm – “Social, Behavioral and Biological Scientific Approaches to Anxiety”Anxiety is common in all areas of life. Addressing this requires a multi-prong approach that may include medication, therapy and behavioral approaches. In this session, we will describe these

  • Teranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the…

    Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her capstone Posted by: Zach Powers / March 30, 2023 Image: Teranejah Lucas ’23 is a case worker at a behavioral health clinic, a full-time student, and will be beginning graduate school this fall. Her 6-year-old daughter, Alanna, is a talented dancer and wrestler. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) March 30, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterTeranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her

  • All PLU pre-licensure and advanced-practice nursing programs are clinically-intensive, to provide the high level of direct patient contact time necessary for superior clinical preparation.

    System Puyallup Public Schools SeaMar Community Health Care Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center South Sound Behavioral Health Summit Pacific Medical Center  Swedish Medical Center Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Trinity Lutheran Day Care Center VA Puget Sound Health Care System Valley Medical Center (University of Washington) Renton Virginia Mason Medical Center Washington State Department of Corrections Western State Hospital

  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | matyacca@plu.edu | 253-535-7694 | Dr.

    while Precepting 3/2020 PLU CCNL: Holistic Opioid Addiction Prevention Program 6/2019 PLU CCNL: Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care 5/2018 PLU Research Day: Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Pilot Patient Education Program 4/2018 Western Institute of Nursing Poster Presentation: Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Pilot Patient Education Program

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  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | szhai@plu.edu | 253-535-7649

    Shumenghui Zhai, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7649 Email: szhai@plu.edu Professional Education PhD, Nursing Science , University of Washington MPH, Community and Behavioral Health Science, University of Pittsburgh BSN, Nursing Science , Nanjing Medical University Selected Publications Analysis, evaluation, and reformulation of social cognitive theory: Toward parent-child shared management in sleep health A Comparative Trial of Improving Care for Underserved Asian

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  • Psi Chi, the International Honors Society for Psychology Psi Chi, the International Honors Society for Psychology, recently announced a Network for International Collaborative Exchange (NICE) research proposal (https://osf.io/gdske/) to study beliefs and coping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This proposal was authored by Dr. Corey…

    will be executed across the world by any qualified researcher that is interested in participating. In less than one month, researchers from 13 US states plus four locations in other countries signed up to contribute samples during data collection. The researchers will investigate how psychological factors (e.g., perceived risk, knowledge, beliefs) and personal need for structure relate to psychological, behavioral, and health outcomes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. When data collection is

  • 20 semester hours Up to 8 approved semester hours from supporting majors and minors can be applied to the STEM Education minor. At least 12 semester hours must be earned in residence at PLU.

    Links Course Catalog College of Natural Sciences2. Content Area Courses12 semester hours Students must complete coursework across three STEM content areas as part of this program. Biology & Chemistry 4 semester hours, chosen from the following courses: BIOL 225: Molecules, Cells, and Organisms (4) BIOL 226: Genes, Evolution, Diversity, and Ecology (4) CHEM 104: Environmental Chemistry (4) CHEM 115: General Chemistry I (4) CHEM 116: General Chemistry II (4) Geosciences & Physics 4 semester hours

  • Biology is an adventure! It’s solving problems about living organisms. As a student of biology you must have a curiosity about living things and a foundation for questioning, exploring,

    Biology at PLU?The PLU Biology Department faculty members are trained across a broad spectrum of knowledge, from molecular biology to ecosystem ecology, and have professional teaching and research expertise with a full range of organisms: viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals (including humans). Professors, not teaching assistants, teach the laboratory sections and they are available outside of class for conversation and advising. The diversity of department courses provides broad coverage of

  • Dear Campus Community: It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the sudden passing of Professor of Biology Dr. William Teska, who was found in his home on Saturday, June 25, deceased of natural causes.  Bill leaves a lasting legacy…

    helped establish an ecological network of the more than 100 UNESCO-designated biosphere nature reserves of the Western Hemisphere for exchanging information on conservation and sustainable uses of biodiversity.  Prior to that, he served as program coordinator and analyst for the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he managed a $20 million project promoting global sustainable development through programs linking universities in 28 countries. His interest in mammalian ecology led him to