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American Society for Microbiology , (1999 - Present) American Association for the Advancement of Science , (1999 - Present) Biography Dr. Ann Auman is Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and a Professor of Biology. After completing undergraduate degrees in Microbiology and Molecular and Cell Biology at the Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Auman completed her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Washington. There, her thesis research focused on analyzing

Recipient during 30 years of service Honorary Member, Korean Military Medical Association President, 38th Parallel Nurse's Society - 2011 to 2013 in Korea Outstanding Thesis Award, Brigham Young University College of Nursing, 1994, "Assessing Quality of Life Concerns of the Elderly Blind of Weber County" Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine Professional Memberships/Organizations American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Wilderness Medical Society Society of Applied Anthropology American College of

Postdoctoral Fellowship 2008-2010 Nellie Yeoh Whetton American Vacuum Society Graduate Student Award 2007 Biography Dr. Andrea Munro conducts scientific research with a team of undergraduate students. The team investigates colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, examining the effect of surface chemistry on nanocrystal properties and conducting studies to better understand the chemistry that determines the final shape and crystal structure of a batch of colloidal nanocrystals. Students in the Munro Lab

& Special Collections) with 12 staff and 5 faculty members.  Oversee a $1.8 million budget. Work collaboratively with library faculty and staff, the Provost, and others across PLU to enhance library resources and services in support of students, faculty, and the mission of the University. Collection development subject areas: Global Studies, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Publishing and Printing. Library leadership and administration, and library technical support

, Pacific Lutheran University, Summer 2014 Academy of Inquiry Based Learning Small Grant , Academy of Inquiry Based Learning, 2013 NSF Grant DMS-0846477 through the MAA RUMC program , MAA/NSF, 2013 American Institute of Mathematics Travel Grant , Palo Alto, CA, Summer 2012 Regency Advancement Award , Pacific Lutheran University, 2012 Professional Memberships/Organizations Mathematical Association of America , (2006 - Present) Biography Tom grew up in Colorado and attended college at Dickinson College in

American String Teachers Association, WA Chapter and the Washington State Music Educators Association “Friend of Music” award. As a conductor, Dr. Jensen is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor for contests and workshops across the region, including All-State orchestras. She conducts the Tacoma String Philharmonic at the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association and is the Director of Orchestras at the Annie Wright Schools. Dr. Jensen is the assistant principal bassist of Symphony Tacoma, the

with contemporary American poets, published by Associated University Presses; Hidden Sequel, winner of the Barrow Street Book Award for 2005; Lost and Midnight, both from State Street Press; On the Coast, a chapbook (Pudding House, 2002); and Five Colors, from CustomWords (WordTech).  His poems have appeared in such magazines as The Kenyon Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Poetry Northwest, The Georgia Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Chelsea, Iowa Review and several anthologies.  He was awarded a

, including The Night Gardener: A Search for Home, which won a 2000 Oregon Book Award in Literary Nonfiction. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares, Agni, The Georgia Review, and other literary journals, and have been anthologized in Best American Short Stories and the Pushcart Prize. She is also the editor of The Uncanny Reader: Stories from the Shadows, an international anthology of short fiction from St. Martins Press (2015). She has been a member of the RWW faculty since its founding

. She is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and has passed all four sections of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Prior to joining PLU, Dr. Liu served as an assistant professor of accountancy at the University of San Diego. She also has international teaching experiences in China. Dr. Liu’s research interests include the effects of human behavior on performance evaluation, ethical decision-making, and financial reporting. She is a member of the American Accounting Association

University, an assistant professor of accounting at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in China, and served as the assistant to CFO at Xizi-Otis Elevator Co., Ltd. Dr. Fan has taught a variety of accounting courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Her research interests include corporate governance, enterprise risk management, earnings management, demographic characteristics on decision making, and corporate financial disclosure. She is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and has