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Daniel (Deej) Heath Professor of Mathematics Phone: 253-535-7401 Email: heathdj@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 262 Office Hours: (On Campus) M W F: 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of California at Davis, 1994 M.A., Mathematics, University of California at Davis B.S., Mathematics, cum laude, St. Olaf College, 1987 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Knot Theory Geometry Selected

Kristen Ziegler-Horwath, MSN, ARNP, CNM, C-EFM Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: ziegleks@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing (Nurse-Midwifery), Seattle University BS, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Theory & Evidence Research Methods Informed Practice Current Practice: Certified Nurse-Midwife, Vancouver Clinic (PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center/Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center) Biography Kristen Ziegler-Horwath, MSN, ARNP, CNM

Callista Brown Associate Professor of English Email: callista.brown@plu.edu Professional Education Ph.D., Purdue University, 1991 M.A., Butler University, 1982 B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1971 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Composition Rhetorical Theory Literacy

Education Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008 M.A., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Physics, The Ohio State University, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or 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

Ali Mctar Visiting Assistant Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7776 Email: ali.mctar@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 201-A Status:On Leave Professional Education Ph.D., English Literature, Princeton University, 2021 B.A., Critical Theory, Williams College, 2014

Lark Powers Associate Professor of Music - Piano Phone: 253-535-7647 Email: powerslm@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 115 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Piano, University of Colorado Boulder M.M., Piano Performance, Peabody Institute M.M., Harpsichord Performance, Peabody Institute M.M., Theory Pedagogy, Peabody Institute G.P.D., Peabody Institute D.E.M., Conservatoire National de Region

innovation coupled with substantial executive-level industry experience and business ownership align with his teaching topics and create opportunities for students to engage both the theory and application of management in unique and powerful ways.  Leveraging techniques and frameworks developed through research and practice, Dr. Brown engages students to apply their academic knowledge to live projects in the region and around the world.  This has resulted in academic consulting projects with over one

program at PLU.  His scholarship in entrepreneurship and innovation coupled with substantial executive-level industry experience and business ownership align with his teaching topics and create opportunities for students to engage both the theory and application of management in unique and powerful ways.  Leveraging techniques and frameworks developed through research and practice, Dr. Brown engages students to apply their academic knowledge to live projects in the region and around the world.  This

, Bulgaria), 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Non-Linear Cardiac Dynamics Integrable Systems Quantum Field Theory Spin-spin Interactions of Magnetic Molecules

Kristina Kenning, MSN, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: kristina.kenning@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Masters, Nursing, University of St. Mary's , 2019 Bachelor, Nursing, Creighton University, 2011 Bachelors , Biology, Creighton University, 2010 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Teaching and Learning Theory Critical Thinking Development Pathophysiology Currently Teaching: Chronic Conditions, Clinical Lead Biography I am originally from Missoula Montana and have been a nurse for