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Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | szhai@plu.edu | 253-535-7649
State of the Science Congress, Digital Health Tools Assisted Interventions to Support Family Caregivers: An Updated Systematic Review, Washington DC (September 2022) 4th Annual Ignite Aging Symposium, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Older Adults Perceptions and Beliefs about Brain Health., Washington DC (October 2021) 47th Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, A synthesis and analysis for critiques of cultural frameworks to understanding health and healthcare including
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Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | ceynarml@plu.edu | 253-535-7297 | “Remember that Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels” – attributed to Ann Richards I became interested in psychology as an undergraduate at the University of Northern Colorado.
and dear friend. It is through her honesty, gentle encouragement and support that I am doing something I truly enjoy doing: teaching. Teaching Philosophy Although I believe that part of a professor’s job is to instruct students and give them basic knowledge, a much larger part of the job is encouraging students to take an active role in their own learning. By being enthusiastic about psychology and education in general, I try to motivate students and stimulate their natural desire to learn. To
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Fiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the national bestselling novel, How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022), a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and the story collection, Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), silver medal winner of the 2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Award.
other narrative? How can this work that seems so different from what I want to do help me achieve my goals? In both workshops and mentorship settings I again stress the concept of community not only as etiquette that should be practiced out of respect within an academic environment, but also as a practice of a working writer. Nobody truly writes alone and nobody publishes alone. In addition to conversations about writing, I place a focus on how we should all strive to support writers and the larger
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Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Geffrey Davis is the author of three books of poems, most recently One Wild Word Away (BOA Editions 2024).
according to the complex joys and troubles of living. I believe both art and artist fare better when we advance aesthetic choices together with questions about the philosophical implications behind our creative work. I also find that candor about my own failures and successes can help reframe the writing process on more accessible and therefore healthier terms. Through a combination of support, challenge, and surprise, writers should leave workshop with a renewed sense of reflection and feeling
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Associate Professor | School of Education | gardinwl@plu.edu | 253-535-8342 | Wendy Gardiner teaches literacy courses in the Education Department.
, Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching with Drs. Simic-Muller and Munro. In this grant they recruit, prepare, and support new teachers’ implementation of ambitious and equitable STEM teaching in Title 1 schools. Dr. Gardiner is also an active member in the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Literacy Research Association (LRA), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
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Professor of Religion and Culture | Religion | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.
Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural
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Visiting Instructor of Music, Strings, and Composition | Music | korine.fujiwara@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Montana native Korine Fujiwara is a founding member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, a devoted and sought-after chamber musician and teacher, and a gifted composer and arranger. Ms.
Korine Fujiwara Visiting Instructor of Music, Strings, and Composition she/her Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: korine.fujiwara@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: //www.korinefujiwara.com Professional Biography Education M.M., The Juilliard School B.M., Northwestern University School of Music Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Violin Viola Composition Responsibilities Applied Violin, Viola, and Composition Lessons Biography Montana native Korine Fujiwara is a founding
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Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History | Religion | bll@plu.edu | 253-535-7237 | Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen teaches courses in the history of early and medieval Christianity, and specific topics in historical theology and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Phone: 253-535-7237 Email: bll@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-A Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, 2004 MTS, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, 1994 B.A., English Literature, Concordia University, Portland, 1990 B.A., Education, Concordia University, Portland, 1990 Books John Moschos’ Spiritual Meadow
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Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | torvensa@plu.edu | 253-535-8106 | Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals.
Samuel Torvend Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director for External Relations - Wild Hope Center for Vocation Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific
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Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies | Native American and Indigenous Studies | storfjta@plu.edu | 253-535-8514 | Troy Storfjell (Sámi) specializes in Sámi and Indigenous studies, where his work is largely guided by Indigenist criticism and decolonize methodologies.
Troy Storfjell Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies Phone: 253-535-8514 Email: storfjta@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-F Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Scandinavian Studies (Literature), University of Wisconsin, 2001 M.A., Scandinavian Studies (Literature), University of Wisconsin, 1995 Grunnfag, Nordic Studies, University of Tromsø (Norway), 1994 B.A., History & German, Andrews University, 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Sámi studies
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