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Marit Trelstad Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theologies Phone: 253-535-7232 Email: marit.trelstad@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-C Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Endowed Chair of Lutheran Studies Director for Vocational Reflection Education Ph.D., Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Claremont Graduate University, 2000 M.A., Systematic Theology, Luther Northwestern Seminary, 1994 B.A., Religion and English, St. Olaf College, 1989

Ryan Swartzentruber Assistant Professor of Economics Phone: 253-535-7731 Email: swartzentruber@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 108 Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Economics, University of Tennessee, 2024 M.S., Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, 2019 B.S., Mathematics and Economics, Eastern Mennonite University, 2016 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Experimental Economics Teaching Areas: Microeconomics

Chris Albert Director of Digital Communications Phone: 253-535-8691 Email: albertct@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (On Campus) Tue: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Off Campus) Thu: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Off Campus) Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.A., Communication, Washington State University, 2005 PCM and CDMP, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Institute, 2022 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Web

Joanna Gregson Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Phone: 253-535-7126 Email: provost@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Sociology Education Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1998 B.A., Sociology, Western Washington University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Research Methods Deviance / Criminology Sex and Gender Family Books Culture of Teenage Mothers (State University of New York Press 2010) : View Book Biography As

Jennifer James Associate Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7217 Email: jamesja@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 201-C Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Chair, Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Director, Native American & Indigenous Studies Education Ph.D., English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 2012 M.A., Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College, 2004 B.A., Comparative Literature, Smith College, 2001 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Post

Janeanne Houston Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: houstojc@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.northwestartists.org/jh.html Professional Biography Education B.A., Vocal Performance, Ottawa University Biography A versatile artist, Janeanne Houston has sung the major oratorios from Bach to Verdi, and many symphonic, contemporary works, world premieres, and operas. She has been a soloist with Seattle Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Northwest Chamber

Tamara Williams Executive Director, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Program Director PLU Gateway Program in Oaxaca Phone: 253-535-7577 Email: williatr@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989 M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1981 B.A., Queen's University, 1979 Biography Tamara R. Williams is a Professor of Hispanic Studies with expertise in the Latin American region. Before assuming the role of Executive Director of the Wang Center, she taught

Mercedi Benien Budget and Administrative Specialist she/her Phone: 253-535-7627 Email: mbenien@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday - Thursday: 7:00 am - 5:30 pm

., Physics (Geophysics concentration), Cum Laude, Denison University, 2006 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Sedimentology Stable Isotope Geochemistry Tectonics Paleoclimate Selected Presentations 2014 GSA Annual Meeting, Systematic variability in clumped isotope temperatures of loess carbonates during Late Pleistocene climate change, Palouse loess, USA, Vancouver, BC (2014) 2014 GSA Annual Meeting, Impact of carbonate depositional setting and seasonality on clumped isotope records of topography and climate

Juanita Reed, M.Ed. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Phone: 253-535-7252 Email: reedjj@plu.edu Biography Biography Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. She has been working in higher education administration since 1996 and employs a student-centered