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  • What is a PLU Confidential Advocate? The PLU Confidential Advocate is a trained individual who is confidential when it comes to incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner

    -identifying. This information would include: incident type, date of incident, date of data collection, and location of incident. You do not have to share this information in order to receive services from the Confidential Advocate.What is Sexual Assault?Social DefinitionSexual assault is any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child

  • The Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice is honored to present our senior capstone presentations. Click on each student's name to see titles of capstone presentations. 

    ``Morghann Thomas``How Does Childhood Abuse Affect Adolescent Depression?``Ashlee Gormley``The Impact of Hirschi's Social Bonds on Juvenile Delinquency``Masum Real``Parent-Child Relationships: The Effect on Delinquency``Nathaniel Sanchez``Nurturing Out of Delinquency: Primary Caregivers' Effect on Juvenile Behavior``John P. Walker``Parental Supervision and Delinquency``Malik White``More Than A Game: The Development of Social Bonds and Stakes Through Sports``SectionJohn Ryan Flood``Policing and Social

  • This year’s recipient of the Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology has been presented to Dr. Tiffany Artime, Associate Professor of Psychology. The purpose of this award is to recognize the scholarship of a WPA member who is an early career psychotherapy researcher,…

    between her scholarly interest and clinical training. Many congratulations to Dr. Artime on the 2020 Enrico Jones Award. Read Previous Collaborative COVID-19 Research Read Next Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 The Evolution of Behavior November 12, 2021 Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation November 24, 2020 Collaborative COVID-19 Research July 21, 2020

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    The Evolution of Behavior Assistant Professor of  Psychology  Corey Cook has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to serve as a visiting researcher at the Social Cognition Center Cologne at the University of Cologne in Spring 2022. Cook’s project, titled “Investigating the influence of fundamental motives on social cognition,”… November 12, 2021

  • Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer program run by the University of Washington (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI) and Undergraduate Research Program, and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF CHE-1950904). The CEBR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community…

    necessary to succeed in industry and academia. Students are generally exposed to a variety of research activities which may include literature search, experimental design, bench work and lab notebook management, mathematical modeling, instrumental characterization, computer/software control and analysis, lab safety, as well as communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Program Dates Application Open: December 14, 2021 Application Deadline: February 15, 2022 Program: Week of June 20 – August

  • Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer program run by the University of Washington (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI) and Undergraduate Research Program, and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF CHE-1950904). The CEBR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community…

    necessary to succeed in industry and academia. Students are generally exposed to a variety of research activities which may include literature search, experimental design, bench work and lab notebook management, mathematical modeling, instrumental characterization, computer/software control and analysis, lab safety, as well as communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Program Dates Application Open: December 14, 2021 Application Deadline: February 15, 2022 Program: Week of June 20 – August

  • Why PLU? PLU provides the context and the opportunity for hands-on work and thoughtful consideration of psychology in the liberal arts and the sciences.

    conducting independent research, at a professional conference, while doing an off-campus internship in the community, during graduate school or a first job after graduation. The Program Psychology is a scientific discipline that seeks to understand human and nonhuman behavior, and a profession that seeks to change behavior for the betterment of humankind. Through its curriculum, research activities and use of community resources, the Department of Psychology provides students with a balanced exposure to

  • Assistant Professor of Economics | Department of Economics | swartzentruber@plu.edu | 253-535-7731 | Ryan Swartzentruber is a dedicated educator and researcher with a passion for environmental policy and experimental economics. He strives to engage students by applying microeconomic theory to real-world challenges and encouraging them to tackle complex issues.

    , Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Behavioral Economics, Strategic Behavior, Econometrics Biography Ryan Swartzentruber is a dedicated educator and researcher with a passion for environmental policy and experimental economics. He strives to engage students by applying microeconomic theory to real-world challenges and encouraging them to tackle complex issues. Ryan joined Pacific Lutheran University in 2024 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee. He has taught a variety

  • Violent incidents in society are becoming more frequent and mainstream around the nation and world. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) believes your safety is the most important responsibility we are

    , and other engineering controls to discourage would-be assailants; Organizational/Administrative: developing programs, policies, and work practices aimed at maintaining a safe working environment; Behavioral/Interpersonal: training to anticipate, recognize and respond to conflict and potential violence in the workplace. 5.2 Incident Protocol During a violent incident: Remain calm Comply with the perpetrators demands. Do not resist or provoke. Do not do anything to jeopardize your safety or the

  • PLU emphasizes the importance of student research and creative projects. From summer-long student-faculty research projects in the natural sciences to student-directed plays in theatre, these

    Learning TogetherPLU emphasizes the importance of student research and creative projects. From summer-long student-faculty research projects in the natural sciences to student-directed plays in theatre, these opportunities have many benefits and help students explore and learn more in-depth about an area of study or future career path that interests them, gain invaluable hands-on experience and organizational skills, and learn to balance independent and collaborative work. These research and