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Database Marketing Selected Publications Selected Publications and Presentations Accolades Dean’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Research, School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017 Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017 Albert J. Haring Symposium Faculty Representative, Indiana

Alexus Hamilton Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy she/her Phone: 253-535-8167 Email: alexus.hamilton@plu.edu Office Location:Garfield Station - Room 112 Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Couple and Family Therapy, University of Iowa, 2023 Master, Marriage and Family Therapy, Abilene Christian University, 2019 Bachelor of Science, Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, 2015 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Strengthening supports for Black therapists

Janissa Pheann Business and Records Coordinator Phone: 253-535-8178 Email: beechujs@plu.edu Professional Education BBA, Business Administration, Pacific Lutheran University, 2009 Responsibilities Financial Manager for the Wang Center, includes financial planning and monitoring of all Wang Center accounts Manages payments of invoices for the Wang Center Financial reconciliation for study away programs, including Travel Expense Voucher preparation Manages all Wang Center Purchase Cards and Bank

, C-EFM is a practicing Certified Nurse-Midwife and has served in both rural and urban communities in Washington state since 2013. She is passionate about providing patient-centered and evidence-based care to all, while promoting individual preferences and a safe, healthy, and positive birth experience. In addition, she is an experienced surgical assistant in both obstetric and gynecologic surgery. Kristen is a PLU alum and is thrilled that her professional journey has brought her back to PLU, now

Gerardo Cuevas-Buendia Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Phone: 253-535-7644 Email: cuevasgv@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 244 Professional Education Ph.D. , Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2021 M.A., Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2016 B.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Criminology Juvenile Justice Race and Education [School Discipline] Urban Inequality Latina/o/x Populations

Kate Luther Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Phone: 253-535-7593 Email: lutherke@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 245 Professional Education Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Riverside, 2008 M.A., Sociology, University of California, Riverside, 2004 B.A., Sociology & Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2002 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Corrections, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency Deviance Family Gender Books #Crime: Social Media, Crime, and the

Laura McCloud Department Chair of Sociology and Criminal Justice Phone: 253-535-7342 Email: mcclouls@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 242 Professional Video Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Sociology Education Ph.D., Sociology, The Ohio State University, 2010 M.A., Sociology, The Ohio State University, 2006 B.A., Sociology, University of Cincinnati, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Social Class Stratification Social Mobility Debt Debt and Economic Inequality Consumption

Erin McGinnis Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services she/her Email: mcginnem@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center Website: https://www.plu.edu/hospitality-restaurants/ Professional Additional Titles/Roles Education M.B.A., University of Guelph, 2007 A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America, 1992 B.A., English/Economics, Pacific Lutheran University, 1990

Marie Mutsuki Mockett Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to an American father and Japanese mother, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.  Her memoir, Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye, examines grief against the backdrop of the 2011 Great East Earthquake, and Mockett’s family temple located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power reactor.  Mockett’s awards include a

Javier Alejandro Catering & 208 Lead Cook Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: alejanja@plu.edu Biography Biography Javier has been with PLU for over 20 years and has really enjoyed working for an institution with such great community and family values. He met his wife, Heather, here at PLU and in his free time loves spending time with her and their two beautiful daughters and their extended family.