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Akiko Nosaka Associate Professor of Anthropology Phone: 253-535-7664 Email: nosakaaa@plu.edu Office

Xi Zhu Visiting Instructor of Chinese Studies Phone: 253-535-7220 Email: xi.zhu@plu.edu Office Locat

Akiko Nosaka Associate Professor of Anthropology Phone: 253-535-7664 Email: nosakaaa@plu.edu Office

Ami Shah Associate Professor of Global Studies Phone: 253-535-7687 Email: shah@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-C Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Chair of Global and Cultural Studies Director of Global Studies Education Ph.D., Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2007 M.Phil. with Distinction, Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2002 B.A., International Affairs, The George Washington University, 2000 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

Peter C. Grosvenor Associate Professor of Sociology & Global Studies Phone: 253-535-7399 Email: grosvepc@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 333 Professional Education Ph.D., London School of Economics, 1996 M.Sc., London School of Economics, 1985 B.A., University of Wales, 1983 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Comparative Politics International Relations Political Philosophy

Ami Shah Chair, Global and Cultural Studies Phone: 253-535-7687 Email: shah@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-C Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Director, Global Studies Associate Professor of Global Studies Education Ph.D., Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2007 M.Phil. with Distinction, Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2002 B.A., International Affairs, The George Washington University, 2000 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

Michael Zbaraschuk Associate Professor of Constructive Theology Global Context Phone: 253-535-8499 Email: zbarasgm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-D Professional Education Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 2002 M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1998 B.A., Spanish and Humanities, Walla Walla University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Process Theology Radical Theology Religious Pluralism Books Resurrecting the Death of God: The Past, Present, and Future of

Alina Boorse Global Ambassador she/her Email: global.ambassadors@plu.edu Biography Biography Hey Lutes 🙂 I’m Alina, and I’m fourth year student, doubling majoring in Global Studies & Environmental Studies with minors in Religion, French & Francophone Studies, and Holocaust & Genocide Studies.  I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in three study away programs during my time at PLU. In Spring of ’23, I did a semester program in Namibia. During J-Term 2024, I participated in a

Taezha Watson Global Ambassador she/her Email: global.ambassadors@plu.edu Biography Biography Hello! My name is Taezha Watson, I use she/her pronouns, and I am a third year studying Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies with Communications. I had the great privilege of studying away last Spring semester in Trinidad & Tobago, and was also selected as a Peace Scholar to study in Oslo, Norway for 7 weeks in the Summer. I have been centering gratitude in my life and want to give back to the Wang