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& Presentations Mulder, M.R. & Liu, R. (forthcoming). An Overview of the Environmental Benefits of Organic Food Production, in Muehling, Darrel & Ioannis Kareklas (Eds), Deciphering Organic Foods: A Comprehensive Guide to Organic Food Consumption. Nova Science: NY. (Accepted May 2016). Peracchio, L.A., Bublitz, M.G., Escalas, J.E., Furchheim, P., Grau, S.L., Hamby, A., Kay, M.J., Mulder, M.R., & Scott, A. (forthcoming). Transformative Digital Storytelling: A Framework for Crafting Stories for Social Change

extensively on the origins, development, and gifts of Lutheran higher education, and represented PLU at international conferences in ritual studies and reformation studies. Dr. Torvend served as the first University Chair in Lutheran Studies from 2011-2017 and established the annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU. He continues to serve in the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as the Director of External Relations and as a contributor to the Office of Congregational Engagement. In addition to his work in

Book Biography Kyra joins us from Seattle University’s person-centered M.A. program in clinical psychology.  Before moving to Seattle, she earned her B.S. in psychology and worked at the inpatient level with adolescents and young adults.  Believing in the power of an eclectic approach to meet every individual’s unique needs, Kyra utilizes many different therapeutic approaches including humanistic, existential, cognitive behavioral, and family systems.  Understanding therapy as a deeply accepting

, Micah M . "Origen’s Titles of Christ: The Epinoiai (ἐπίνοιαι) and Power Causality." St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 66, nos. 1-2 2022: 11-38. Miller, Micah M . "The Auto-X Attributes of the Father and the Son in Origen." Journal of Theological Studies 73, no. 1 2022: 132-166. Miller, Micah M . "The Unity and Multiplicity of the Holy Spirit in Origen of Alexandria." Vigiliae Christianae 75, no. 3 2021: 278-302. Biography Micah Miller is a teacher and scholar of the history of Christianity. Both

interest in environmental health, and my goal of pursuing a doctoral degree in nursing. I enjoy sharing my experience with the nursing students at PLU and hope to promote evidence based, holistic nursing practice. Certifications/Awards Certified Case Manager (CCM), Commission for Case Management Certification Graduate Certificate in Public Health, Washington State University Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Chi Chapter

gastroenterology nurse practitioner specializing in pancreaticobiliary disorders, and now serve as a leader in Clinical Operations. Throughout my career I have cultivated a passion for teaching my nursing peers how to provide compassionate care for emergent patient needs. I hope to provide an enriching and rewarding clinical experience for all of my PLU students.

James E. Brink Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Email: brinkje@plu.edu Website: https://community.plu.edu/~brinkje/ Professional Education Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1970 M.S., Iowa State University, 1967 A.B., Hope College, 1965

Marie Mutsuki Mockett Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to an American father and Japanese mother, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.  Her memoir, Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye, examines grief against the backdrop of the 2011 Great East Earthquake, and Mockett’s family temple located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power reactor.  Mockett’s awards include a

Books Environmental Ethics and Uncertainty: Wrestling with Wicked Problems, with Dr. Whitney A. Bauman (Routledge 2019) : View Book The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists (Georgetown University Press 2017) : View Book An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism: Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics co-authored with Kathryn D. Blanchard (Baylor University Press 2014) : View Book Inherited Land: The Changing Grounds of Religion and Ecology co-edited with Dr. Whitney A

requires, so that each piece is up to its best moments. I hope to remystify the process of writing rather than demystify it. What I mean is this: it’s by engaging with practical, process-oriented habits, and learning techniques and formal gestures, that one becomes receptive enough to trust and catch the unexpected surprises that come along, and to allow mystery (call it the imagination if you like) to freely flourish. I believe in a workshop where risks of all kind are supported and strengthened.”