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Associate Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | clcook@plu.edu | 253-535-7471 | My research explores how social motives and beliefs (e.g., religious, existential, or social beliefs) influence perceptions of threats and opportunities regarding others in our social environment.
interests include morality/values, evolutionary psychology, and “alternative” belief systems (e.g., conspiracies, the occult, etc.). Selected Publications Cook, C. L., & Franks, A. S. (2022). Religious identity and intersectional privilege: (A)Symmetric biases in Christians and atheists are unaffected by prompts to consider religious and racial privilege. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000477 Klein, R. A., Cook, C. L., Ebersole, C. R., Vitiello, C., Nosek, B. A
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education | Music | justin.lader@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Justin Lader received his PhD in music and human learning from The University of Texas at Austin, Master’s degree in viola performance with emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Oregon, and Bachelor’s of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory.
College, 2009 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Music Education, String Pedagogy, Neuroscience/Psychology of Music Learning Responsibilities Music Education and String Pedagogy Selected Presentations Suzuki Association of the Americas Biennial Conference, Making Informed Choices in Finger Preparation and Independence, Louisville, KY (2024) American String Teachers Association National Conference, Invited perception and creative music making: Children’s philosophical dialogue in the classroom, Atlanta, GA
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Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | yakelina@plu.edu | 253-535-7554
, Allegheny College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Diels-Alder and retro-Diels-Alder reactions Synthesis and reactions of substituted N-hydroxyureas Drug-polymer conjugation Antimicrobial natural products Green chemistry Responsibilities CHEM 115: General Chemistry I with Laboratory CHEM 116: General Chemistry II with Laboratory CHEM 331: Organic Chemistry I CHEM 333: Organic Chemistry I Laboratory CHEM 332: Organic Chemistry II CHEM 334: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory CHEM 336: Organic Special
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Professor Emeritus of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics
Bryan C. Dorner Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Office Location:Morken Center for Learning & Technology - Room 254 Website: https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/the-passing-of-bryan-dorner/ Professional Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1977 M.S., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1971 B.S., Mathematics, Oregon State University, 1969 B.S., Physics, Oregon State University, 1966 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Mathematical Applications of Computers Geometry Dynamical
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | aboysen@plu.edu | 253-535-7596 | Dr.
Emphasis or Expertise Analytical Chemistry Organic Geochemistry Mass Spectrometry Based 'Omics Microbial Oceanography Selected Presentations 2022 Marine Microbes Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference, Multiple choice: the metabolic consequences of nitrogen source switching in Synechococcus, Les Diablerets, Switzerland (May 28 - June 3) 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Dissolved organic nitrogen uptake and use by natural microbial communities and model picocyanobacteria, Virtual (February
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Professor of Religion | Religion | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.
Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Religion Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books The Huayan University Network: The
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | dysong@plu.edu | 253-535-7555
.; 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
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Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Oliver de la Paz is author and editor of several books and serves as the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA.
that best suits their individual needs as both writers and students. In engaging in a dialogue with them about the process, I try to make them aware that the act of writing takes time and that many of those who do live the writing life go through frustrations but also great joys. “
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Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Jenny Johnson is the author of In Full Velvet (Sarabande Books, 2017). Her poems have appeared in The New York Times, Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, Waxwing, and elsewhere. Her honors include a Whiting Award, a Hodder Fellowship, and an NEA Fellowship. She has also received awards and scholarships from the Blue Mountain Center, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Yaddo. She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at West Virginia University, and she is on the faculty of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran University’s low-residency MFA program.
in broader social or historical contexts: Are there larger conversations that you wish or aim for your poems to be a part of? Are there poets from the past or present whom you imagine your work might be in dialogue with? If you are not sure yet, as a mentor, I intend to make these meetings happen, too, as we tailor your reading lists. In addition to learning the formal and technical elements of poems, it is important to me that you grow by learning from the diverse literary traditions that your
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Professor of Theatre | Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser. His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others. Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally. His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books. Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .
Marguerita’s Secret Diary, published by Baker's Plays My Days are Filled with Numbers in 105 Five-Minute Plays for Study and Performance, Smith & Kraus, Inc. The Odyssey, published by Playscripts.com The Pathmaker, published by Encore Performance Publishing Two Gentlemen of Verona (editor), published by Eldridge Press What Comes Around…, published by YouthPLAYS The Wild and Wacky Rhyming Stories of Miss Henrietta Humpledowning, published by YouthPLAYS Books The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing
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