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. Miho Takekawa was raised in Tokyo and currently resides in Seattle. She teaches at Pacific Lutheran University, where she heads the percussion studio and directs the school’s percussion and steel pan ensembles. During the 2010-2011 school year, she was an interim professor of percussion at the University of Washington School of Music. Miho began piano at age three and took up percussion at thirteen, ultimately graduating from Tokyo’s prestigious Kunitachi School of Music. She earned both Master’s

years. I worked in acute care med/surg nursing before transitioning into education. I taught for 8 years at a small college in Helena, MT and have experience in all aspects of nursing education. Teaching student nurses is my passion and I am so excited to be joining the team of excellent faculty at PLU. In my spare time I love fly fishing, kayaking and traveling with my family. Currently serving on the Montana Board of Nursing as a Simulation Task Force Member and Presenter

Presentations Geoscience Association, Co-author Research Presentation: “ Capillary Droplets Embedded in a Lubricating Film: Enhancing rock-liquid solute transfer ” Maria Inés Dragila and Katrina M. Hay, Denver, Colorado (October 2013) Geoscience Association, Co-author Research Presentation : “ Erosion potential of capillary solitons in fluid transport through the epikarst ” Maria Inés Dragila and Katrina M. Hay, Denver, Colorado (October 2013) Symposium on Learning and Teaching, Co-author Scholarly

Katie Brizuela Lecturer - Music Education Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: fisherke@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education M.M., Music Education, Eastern Washington University B.M.E., Music Education, Pacific Lutheran University Biography Katherine Brizuela is a music educator in the Puget Sound region. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Music in Music Education from Eastern Washington

food and rhetorical production (Editor) (Birmingham: University of Alabama Press 2020) : View Book Selected Articles Eckstein, J. "The (Parkland) kids are alright." Communication and the Public Vol. 5, 2020: 26-34. Eckstein, J. "Sensing school shootings." Critical Studies in Media Communication Vol. 37, 2020: 161-173. Eckstein, J. & Young, A. "WastED rhetoric." Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Vol. 15, 2018: 274-91. Eckstein, J. "The acoustics of argumentation and advocacy

Hillary Carriere ’17 AM Retail Operations Manager She/Her/Hers Phone: 253-538-5653 Email: carriehm@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 270 Professional Biography Education B.A., Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Minor in Sociology Biography I grew up in a small town on the eastern side of Washington and moved to the Tacoma area when I started school at PLU in 2013. While on my journey through college I worked for campus

(Southwest Minnesota State University, 1992) Environmental Design Research Association (Second place, doctoral dissertation, 1979) Numerous Who's Who and Who's Who among Women in America nominations Biography Academic Liaison on the board of Peace and Justice Studies, as well as teaching Peace Psychology. Faculty Director for joint PLU/Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. Passion for teaching statistics/research methods, where I approach the classroom as a dynamic social

Rebecca Rumpza Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-7655 Email: rumpzari@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 166 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Professional Biography Education Studies in Music Education, University of Puget Sound Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Direction and overview for budget and purchase protocols Review Residency Requirement and Exemption Requests Coordinate housing accessibility and

Luciana Wright, MSN, BSN, FNP-BC, OCN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: lwright@plu.edu Biography Biography Luciana Wright graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2019 with a Master of Science in Nursing degree with a major in Family Nurse Practitioner but has since specialized in General Oncology. She has more than 5 years of experience in Medical Oncology and an additional 3 years in medical-surgical as a nurse. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in nursing at the University

Patrick Brockwell AV Technician Phone: 253-535-7261 Email: pbrockwell@plu.edu Office Location:Mortvedt Library Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Biography Biography Patrick is a native of Tacoma, having grown up about a mile away from the PLU campus. Having a background as a drummer led to tinkering with audio and recording, that culminated in enrollment in an Audio Production course through the University of Washington. Since completion of the course, Patrick has run sound