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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

Doreen Splinter, MA Clinic Coordinator Phone: 253-535-7337 Email: splintdk@plu.edu Office Location: Health Center Professional Biography Education Certified Medical Assistant, Pierce County Community College, 1979 Professional Memberships/Organizations Diabetic Association of America Biography I joined PLU and Health Services in 2003.  I like to camp, travel with my husband of 28+ years, read, work in my yard and garden, walk my dog Lucy, and exercise.  I love spending time with my daughter

Doreen Splinter, MA Clinic Coordinator Phone: 253-535-7337 Email: splintdk@plu.edu Office Location:Health Center Professional Biography Education Certified Medical Assistant, Pierce County Community College, 1979 Professional Memberships/Organizations Diabetic Association of America Biography Doreen joined PLU and the Health Center in 2003.  She likes to camp, travel with her husband of 28+ years, read, work in her yard and garden, walk her dog Lucy, and exercise.  She loves spending time with

Jodi Erickson, PhD, RN, CNL Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7690 Email: ericksja@plu.edu Biography Biography Jodi has worked with the senior citizen population for two and a half decades in a variety of positions.  When she became a nurse in 2011, she realized that people did not die in a way that they desired.  She earned her PhD at Villanova University and her dissertation focused on end-of-life decision making. Education BA Linguistics, University of Washington MSN Nursing

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

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

Rebecca Rumpza Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-7655 Email: rumpzari@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 166 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Professional Biography Education Studies in Music Education, University of Puget Sound Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Direction and overview for budget and purchase protocols Review Residency Requirement and Exemption Requests Coordinate housing accessibility and

Bridget Yaden Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7283 Email: byaden@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 103 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Co-Director of the Parkland Literacy Center Director of Language Resource Center Education Ph.D., Romance Linguistics, University of Washington, 2003 M.A., Romance Linguistics, University of Washington, 1994 B.A., Spanish, Western Washington

Duncan Foley Professor Emeritus Phone: 253-535-7568 Email: foleyd@plu.edu Professional Education Ph.D., Geology, The Ohio State University, 1978 M.S., Geology, The Ohio State University, 1973 B.A., Geology, Antioch College, 1971 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Environmental Geology Hydrogeology Yellowstone and its Geysers Geothermal Systems Humans and Geologic Hazards Geoscience Education Books Investigations in Environmental Geology (3rd Edition) co-authored with Garry D. McKenzie and Russell O

Rick Knowlton, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, NHDP-BC, FAWM, CEN Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7699 Email: knowltrt@plu.edu Office Location:Ramstad Hall - Room 305 Professional Biography Education DNP, Robert Morris University, PA, 2012 MSN, Brigham Young University, UT, 1994 BS, Sociology, Weber State University, UT, 1981 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Family Primary Care Wilderness Medicine Correctional Medicine Accolades Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Combat Medical Badge