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Kelli Russell Agodon Poetry Biography Biography Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet and editor from the Pacific Northwest. her newest book, Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press), was named a Finalist in the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize in Poetry. She is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press, where she works as an editor and book cover designer. her other books include Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room, Hourglass Museum

Justin St. Germain Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Justin St. Germain is the author of Bookmarked: Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, part of IG Publishing’s Bookmarked series, and the memoir Son of a Gun (Random House, 2013), which won the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and was named a best book of the year by Amazon, Publishers Weekly, Salon, Library Journal, and others. His nonfiction and fiction have appeared in The New York Times, The

Expertise Cosmology Particle Physics String Theory Selected Presentations University of Vienna, Cosmological Chaos, Complexity, and the OTOC, Vienna, Austria (October 2020) de-Sitter Constructions in String Theory Workshop, Constraints on dS from Higher Dimensions, Institut de Physique Theorique, CEA Saclay, Paris, France (December 2019) Pacific Lutheran University, String Cosmology: Connecting the Physics of the Very-Big and the Very-Small, Tacoma, WA (March 2011) University of Winnipeg, String

books of essays include A Long High Whistle: Selected Columns on Poetry and a book on creativity, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces.  He is a member of the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle.  Recipient of Lannan, National Endowment for the Arts, and Stegner fellowships, he has taught at Stanford University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Portland State University, and Wake Forest University, in addition to other colleges and universities.  He is a longtime

Emphasis or Expertise Strings Violin Responsibilities Chair, Stringed Instruments; Applied Violin Lessons; Director String Kaleidoscope, Member Regency String Quartet Accolades Mellon Grant (2019) for course development in New Media (shared with multiple faculty) Wang Center Award for development of International Education (2018) Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2006-2007, Pacific Lutheran University PLU

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

Didi Riego de Dios PM Retail Operations Manager Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: riegoddm@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Biography Didi is the multi-tasking Line Cook here in the PLU kitchen — she helps Crave run smoothly for Breakfast & Lunch and keeps lunchtime Aglio churning out the goodness. She grew up in her family’s restaurant business in the Philippines and she has a BS in Psychology. Didi has two sons & a grandson whom she adores. In her free time

Michaela Pulley, MSN, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: kerschmk@plu.edu Office Location:Ramstad Hall - Room 308 Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing , Pacific Lutheran University BSN, Nursing , Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Pathophysiology/Pharmacology courses Biography I began my nursing career in Critical Care and have a passion for nurturing critically ill patients/families at their most vulnerable times. I have worked in nursing education within

is best known for his research in Egypt including excavations in the Valley of the Kings. He has led many expeditions and is the author of nine books and numerous scientific and popular articles on archaeological subjects. For several years, Ryan worked closely with world-renowned Norwegian explorer, archaeologist and writer, the late Thor Heyerdahl, whose open-minded approach to the topic of early human use of the ocean was a hallmark of his remarkable research. Ryan is also a Research Associate

Gordon Craig, MBA Email: craiggr@plu.edu Biography Biography Gordon Craig is an Audit Manager with the U.S. Army Audit Agency—the Army’s internal audit organization. Gordon has worked as an Army civilian since 1993, mostly with Army Audit. He has participated in audits of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Program financial statements and has led numerous operational audits of Army business processes for contracting, construction, facilities management, medical readiness, military pay