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Sequoia Nagamatsu Fiction Biography Biography Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the national bestselling novel, How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022), a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and the story collection, Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), silver medal winner of the 2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Award. His work has appeared in publications such as Conjunctions, The Southern Review, ZYZZYVA, Tin House, Iowa Review, Lightspeed

 Royce-Davis comes to us from the University of the Pacific, where she most recently served as Dean of Students in the Division of Student Life.  In her 15-year career at the University of the Pacific, she has served as Associate Professor in the Benerd School of Education; Interim Vice President for Student Life; Assistant and Associate Vice President for Student Life; and as Associate Director of the Career Resource Center. Dr. Royce-Davis earned a Certificate in Student Affairs Law & Policy from

Soon Cho Associate Professor of Music - Voice Phone: 253-535-7855 Email: chosy@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 338 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Voice, cognate fields in vocal pedagogy and opera directing, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2011 A.D., Opera, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2005 M.M., Voice, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, 2002 B.M

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

Emily Davidson Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7311 Email: davidsef@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-E Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Project Lead, Mellon Funded Latino Studies Working Group Member, Task Force for Undocumented Students Education Ph.D., Spanish, University of California, Davis, 2013 M.A., Spanish, Middlebury College, 2000 B.A., Spanish and Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 1998 Areas of

; Intelligence Staff positions, and as a Senior Training Director at the Army’s Intelligence Center and School.  He has authored multiple journals and manuals on Army Intelligence Operations. Following his military service, he held a variety of jobs in the commercial sector working as an analyst, Intelligence Subject Matter Expert, Program Manager, and Business Developer with multiple companies focused on the Defense, Aerospace, and the Intelligence Communities.  Further, he has served as a guest lecturer

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

Lorena Sprecher Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: sprechl@plu.edu Biography Biography Lorena Spr

James L. Brown Professor of Music - Voice; Coordinator of Vocal Studies Phone: 253-535-7614 Email: brownja@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 336 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Director of Opera Education D.M.A., Voice, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2003 M.M., Music/Voice Performance, The Juilliard School, 1998 B.M., Music/Voice Performance, Loyola University, 1992 Responsibilities Chair

Neal Sobania Professor of History, Emeritus Email: sobania@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), 1980 M.A., Ohio University, 1973 B.A., Hope College, 1968 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise African History with a particular focus on Ethiopia Eastern and Southern Africa Visual Culture Museum Studies The use of photographs as historical documents Books Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw By Raymond Silverman