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History at PLU, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology. His most recent books are This Little World: A How-to Guide for Social Innovators (2024), co-authored with Shelly Cano Kurtz, and Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America (2020). Both projects offer a “behind-the-scenes” look at digital transformation in American society and its potential for positive social change. Prof. Halvorson is also interested in oral history and its use in

session “The Power of Two” focused on collaborative rehearsal techniques to develop between conductor and pianist. Presented at the 2024 Northwest American Choral Directors Association regional convention, she received rave reviews and requests for repeated presentations. As a church musician, she has been a long-time voice in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She has been contributing editor for both the keyboard and choral divisions of the Sundays and Seasons resource published by Augsburg

, 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

Symphony Orchestra, and on grants through the New American Colleges and Universities and The Five Colleges of Ohio.

mathematical model of collective cell migration in a three-dimensional, heterogenous environment." PLoS One 2015: Accolades NIH Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE) Fellowship Professional Memberships/Organizations American Society for Cell Biology Society of Developmental Biology Genetics Society of America Biography My discipline of interest is developmental biology, which is the study of the processes needed for animals and plants to grow and develop.  Developmental Biology

of Competitiveness Studies (American Society for Competitiveness), and the Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal (Emerald, 2007-2014) and the chief guest editor for the special issue on Regional Clusters and Global Competitiveness (2012). Dr. Lee earned his B.A. from National Taiwan University, M.A. (Economics) from University of Maryland, and D.Sc. (Engineering & Technology Management) from The George Washington University. Dr. Lee is the recipient of the following awards: 1

of Competitiveness Studies (American Society for Competitiveness), and the Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal (Emerald, 2007-2014) and the chief guest editor for the special issue on Regional Clusters and Global Competitiveness (2012). Dr. Lee earned his B.A. from National Taiwan University, M.A. (Economics) from University of Maryland, and D.Sc. (Engineering & Technology Management) from The George Washington University. Dr. Lee is the recipient of the following awards: 1

piano area and taught music theory. She has also been on the faculty of the Preparatory Division of the Peabody Institute and served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Colorado. Interested in scholarship, Dr. Powers has presented on topics including managing performance anxiety, the influence of the great pianist Ricardo Viñes, and birdsong depictions in piano music. She is a proponent of new music, and has recently given the Latin American premiere of Mark Janello’s Concerto for Two

, Austin Peay State University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and Oklahoma Christian University. He has also presented and performed at the biennial conference of North American Saxophone Alliance at the University of Southern Mississippi and at Oklahoma State University. In recognition of Li’s remarkable artistic contributions, he has received several national scholarship awards. These prizes have led to the creation of an upcoming album with saxophonist Lucas Hopkins, a concerto concert performing

England, harpsichord music of the 17 th century, and modernist French organ music, especially that of Charles Tournemire and Olivier Messiaen. Since 2011, he has premiered over a dozen new works for the organ and the harpsichord and has championed composers including Emma Lou Diemer and Eva-Maria Houben. Jay can be heard on recorded releases from Marginal Frequency, Another Timbre, and Mayor Tacoghost; his debut solo album, featuring a survey of American organ music played on an 1834 Joseph Alley