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Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. leads the academic division and collaborates with, supports, and advises the President’s Council and President Allan Belton on strategic planning for the academic division, including advising on new academic initiatives, faculty affairs, and advancing the academic mission and intellectual positioning of PLU. Gregson joined the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at PLU in 1998. She earned her bachelor’s degree in

. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 50:1, pp. 106-126 Gooding, A. R., Zaman, B., Harrell, S., Collins, S., Abelson, M. J., Anderson-Nathe B. (2022) Situated agency: How LGBTQ youth navigate and create queer(ed) space. Journal of LGBT Youth, 1-21. Zaman, B., Anderson-Nathe, B. (2021). Toward queer potentialities in child and youth care. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 12(3-4), 104-128. Biography Hazel Ali Zaman received her PhD in Social Work and Social Research, Graduate

Ethiopia before completing his Ph.D. in Curriculum Leadership at the University of Denver. He has been teaching at PLU since 1998. He teaches sociology of education and multicultural education. His academic interests include international education, cultural globalization, and education reform. He writes curriculum activities for secondary social studies teachers, as well as reviews, essays, and commentaries about social studies education, international education, and education reform. In addition to

. Education Bachelor of Science, Sociology, Weber State University Masters of Nursing Science, Brigham Young University Doctor of Nursing Practice, Robert Morris University Military Education Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth Air War College, U.S. Air Force, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base Teaching areas I currently teach in the undergraduate program (Community Health) Master’s program, (Roles of the Advanced Nurse) Doctoral program (Advanced Health Assessment, Advance

Josh Girnus ’16 Director of Retail Services He/Him/His Phone: 253-535-7476 Email: girnusjc@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 276 Professional Biography Education B.A., Philosophy, Minor in Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 2016 A.A., General, Pierce College, 2014 Biography Josh is a recent grad from Pacific Lutheran University in 2016 with a B.A. degree in Philosophy with department honors and a minor in politics and government. He comes to PLU with an

Melaina Hayes WSR Student Worker she/her Email: hayesmr@plu.edu Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Co-Lead for Student Led Intiative for Community Creation (SLICC) Biography Melaina is a current student at PLU and will be part of the graduating class of 2025. She is double majoring in Sociology and Global and Cultural Studies concentrating in Transnationalism and its Consequences. She is also minoring in theater, anthropology, and religion. Melaina is currently working as

of practice that make a good nurse practitioner great to her students. Education 1999 BSN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 2001 BA Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 2004 MN Rural Adult Nurse Practitioner Focus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2005 Post-Master’s Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner focus, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA 2018 Doctor of Nursing Practice, Pacific Lutheran University Teaching Areas Doctor of Nursing Practice

Ren Winnett, DSW, LICSW Assistant Professor of Social Work he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7144 Email: rwinnett@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 114 Office Hours: (On Campus) Tue: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Wed: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education DSW, School of Social Work, Rutgers University MSW, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA BA (Hons), Psychology & Sociology, Queens University, Canada Areas of Emphasis or

in the United States, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. He has performed at National Conventions of the Organ Historical Society, and has played some of the most significant organs in the US. As a lecturer, he has presented numerous programs at chapter meetings of the American Guild of Organists, and at other conventions. He also performs frequently in duet concerts with University of Illinois professor of organ, Dana Robinson. Duetto by J C Bach Buxtehude Praeludium in a minor Bach Toccata Adagio

Ksenija Simić-Muller Chair of Mathematics she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7034 Email: simicmka@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 253 Office Hours: (On Campus) M W F: 10:20 am - 11:15 am (On Campus) M W F: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Mathematics Director of the STEM Education Minor Principal Investigator on the Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching Grant Education Ph.D