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Alexandria." Vigiliae Christianae 75, no. 3 2021: 278-302. Biography Micah Miller is a teacher and scholar of the history of Christianity. Both his teaching and his research attempt to understand Christian ideas and practices within their original context. He teaches courses in early and medieval Christian history. His research examines the development of early Christian doctrines regarding the Trinity, Christ, and the Holy Spirit with special attention to Jewish and philosophical influences.

Gina Hames Associate Professor of History Phone: 253-535-7132 Email: hamesgl@plu.edu Office Location:Xavier Hall - Room 113 Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Member of the Design Team, Cornerstones General Education Model Pilot Program Education Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1996 M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1992 M.A., Eastern Washington University, 1989 B.A., Eastern Washington University, 1986 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Alcohol studies in a

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

Mara Finkelstein Lecturer - Cello Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: finkelm@plu.edu Biography Biography Mara Finkelstein studied cello at the Gnessin College of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow before coming to the U.S. in 1989. Ms. Finkelstein was Principal Cellist of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and the only woman in the all men orchestra. She toured in Europe as a member of the New European Strings, and recently played with that group in a series of virtual recordings during the

Heather Mathews Chair & Associate Professor of Art History Phone: 253-535-7574 Email: hmathews@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 110 Website: https://tinyurl.com/mu26jt7z Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Chair of Communication, Media & Design Arts, Associate Professor of Art History University Gallery Coordinator Education Ph.D., Art History, University of Texas, Austin, 2006 M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1997 B.A., Art History and German, Hood College, Frederick, MD

is published in the Journal of Interactive Marketing, Journal of Advertising Research, and European Journal of Marketing. Dr. Ha works on faculty-student research project with a company in Washington. Her publications and intellectual contributions are used for teaching and research project with students.

." J Neurosci. 2015: 9648-9665. Reimers JM, Loweth JA, Wolf ME . "BDNF contributes to both rapid and homeostatic alterations in AMPA receptor surface expression in nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons." European Journal of Neuroscience 2014: 1159-1169. Kouser M, Speed HE, Dewey CM, Reimers JM, Widman AJ, Gupta N, Liu S, Jaramillo TC, Bangash M, Xiao B, Worley P, Powell CM . "Loss of Predominant Shank3 Isoforms Results in Hippocampus-dependent Impairments in Behavior and Synaptic Transmission." J

was a Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry at Stanford. Her poetry has recently appeared in POETRY London, The Georgia Review, Kenyon Review and other journals. Jennifer currently teaches at the Rainier Writing Workshop, the Institute of  American Indian Arts Continuing Education Program, and is the Literary Assistant to the U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo. She Foerster grew up living internationally, is of European (German/Dutch) and Mvskoke descent, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of

received a D.M.A. in vocal performance and composition from the University of Minnesota, where she minored in choral conducting. She also studied composition at the European American Musical Alliance in Paris. Her composition mentors include Alex Lubet, Claude Baker, Narcis Bonet, and Stephen Stuckey. While in living in Germany from 1991-2000, Dawn studied collaborative piano, voice, and choral conducting at the Heidelberg Hochschule für Kirchenmusik, receiving the Inge Pitler Prize in lied performance

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