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composition Ear training Keyboard skills Biography Justin J. Murphy-Mancini is a keyboardist and composer dedicated to exciting and enriching audiences with music from many eras. He appears regularly in concert as an organist, harpsichordist, and collaborative pianist, with a repertoire that spans the entire written history of keyboard music. His recent solo appearances include venues such as the Spreckels Organ Pavilion (San Diego, CA), Mechanics Hall (Worcester, MA), Hendricks Chapel (Syracuse

focus is to provide a safe container and an unjudgmental ear to the emotions, thoughts, and feelings brought forth by our student population.  Anxiety, depression, overwhelm, relationship issues, identity questions, emotional support, bring your weird, bring your wild, all are welcomed, all are unjudged, and all will be supported; that Is my commitment. -Michael Marshall   “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver

Proceedings of the 45th Annual Penn Linguistics Conference 2022: Finley, S. "Learning exceptions in phonological alternations." Language and Speech Vol. 64, 2021: 991-1017. Accolades Associate Editor, Glossa, 2023-present Benson-Starkovich Award 2017, 2018, 2019, PLU K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award for Research 2017, PLU Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2015-2016, PLU Biography I primarily teach Introduction to Psychology and upper level experimental classes, such as

Teaching and Practice of Avataṃsaka Buddhism in Twentieth-Century China (Columbia University Press, Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies 2020) : View Book The Science of Chinese Buddhism: Early Twentieth - Century Engagements (Columbia University Press, Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies 2015) : View Book Biography Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study. At PLU, he teaches a variety of classes that all

.; Nocera, D.G. "Protein engineering a PhotoRNR chimera based on a unifying evolutionary apparatus among the natural classes of ribonucleotide reductases." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA Vol. 121, 2024: e2317291121. Cui, C.; Song, D. Y.; Drennan, C. L.; Stubbe, J.; Nocera, D. G. "Radical Transport Facilitated by a Proton Transfer Network at the Subunit Interface of Ribonucleotide Reductase." Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 145, 2023: 5145–5154. Song, D. Y

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

and adhesion molecules while shaping epithelial tissue architecture. During embryonic development, tissue establishment is made possible by cell shape changes and migration. Defects in these processes are the cause of disruption during developmental processes like neural tube closure, disfiguring skin diseases and congenital defects of the ear, vasculature and palate (ex: cleft palate). Currently, my research has focused on defining the molecular machinery that drives how cytoskeletal

and Jazz Studies Brazilian Music Responsibilities Conducts University Jazz Ensemble, teaches jazz classes. Selected Publications See website for a complete list of original compositions Accolades Outstanding New Instrumental Composition Award: "Baião Moderno," International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers (2017) Winner composition: "For the Rise of a New Day," Jazz Education Network Young Composer Showcase (2017) Winner composition: "April Song," National Band Association Jazz Composition

Seattle, on Duwamish land, and in Oaxaca, on Mixtec and Zapotec land. Mentor: Workshops and classes in nonfiction Statement: When I was ten years old, a friend’s father told me, “We are changed by every interaction we have in our lives. Every person you meet will change you in some way.” I listened to his words from the back seat of his huge sedan as we drove through the mountains, a nighttime Pacific forest visible through scratched windows. The magnitude of the idea settled over me as we moved past

Fiona O’Farrell Dept. Chair and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy they/she Phone: 253-535-8802 Email: ofarrefe@plu.edu Office Location:Garfield Station - Room 108 Status:Not Teaching Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Clinical Sexology, Modern Sex Therapy Institutes , 2023 M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy, Pacific Lutheran University, 2012 B.A., Psychology, Western University , 2008 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Use of consent-based frameworks to support training standards