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  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Jennifer Elise Foerster is the author of three books of poetry, Leaving Tulsa (2013), Bright Raft in the Afterweather (2018), and The Maybe-Bird (2022), and served as the Associate Editor of When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry. She is the recipient of a NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, a Lannan Foundation Writing Residency Fellowship, a Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellowship, and was a Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry at Stanford.

    Jennifer Foerster Poetry Biography Biography Jennifer Elise Foerster is the author of three books of poetry, Leaving Tulsa (2013), Bright Raft in the Afterweather (2018), and The Maybe-Bird (2022), and served as the Associate Editor of When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry. She is the recipient of a NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, a Lannan Foundation Writing Residency Fellowship, a Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellowship, and

  • Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Sherry Simpson is the author of Dominion of Bears: Living with Wildlife in Alaska, which received the 2015 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished book of nature writing, and two collections of essays, The Accidental Explorer: Wayfinding in Alaska and The Way Winter Comes, which won the inaugural Chinook Literary Prize.

    Sherry Simpson Nonfiction Website: http://www.sherrysimpson.net/ Biography Biography Sherry Simpson is the author of Dominion of Bears: Living with Wildlife in Alaska, which received the 2015 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished book of nature writing, and two collections of essays, The Accidental Explorer: Wayfinding in Alaska and The Way Winter Comes, which won the inaugural Chinook Literary Prize. She has also written four travel books, most recently Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

  • Lecturer - Saxophone | Music | steighev@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Praised by the Tacoma News Tribune for his “effortless lyricism” as well as his “smooth tone and fluid virtuosity,” saxophonist Erik Steighner has performed with ensembles including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Federal Way Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, and Symphony Tacoma.

    Erik Steighner Lecturer - Saxophone Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: steighev@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.eriksteighner.com/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin M.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin B.A., Music and English, University of Puget Sound Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Saxophone Lessons Chamber Music

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  • Lecturer - Harp | Music | elizabeth.landis@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Elizabeth Landis is a much sought-after harpist in the greater Seattle and Tacoma area.

    Elizabeth Landis Lecturer - Harp Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: elizabeth.landis@plu.edu Biography Biography Elizabeth Landis is a much sought-after harpist in the greater Seattle and Tacoma area. As a concert harpist she serves as principal harpist of Symphony Tacoma and Northwest Sinfonietta, among others. She’s performed professionally with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Opera, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony

  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | jworthington@plu.edu | I have several years of registered nursing experience in emergency medicine, trauma, and PACU.

    Juniper Worthington Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: jworthington@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing, Drexel University BSN, Nursing, Rutgers University BA, University of Oregon Biography I have several years of registered nursing experience in emergency medicine, trauma, and PACU. I have also served as a Rapid Response/Code Blue Nurse, Covid-19 Intubation Nurse, Ethics Board Member, and Quality Improvement Consultant. Since obtaining my ARNP degree, I have worked as a

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  • Associate Director of Payroll - Faculty/Salary Payroll, Budget Issues, Policy Review, Federal and State Reporting, Garnishments | Payroll Office | salaskm@plu.edu | 253-535-7120

    Katrina Salas Associate Director of Payroll - Faculty/Salary Payroll, Budget Issues, Policy Review, Federal and State Reporting, Garnishments Phone: 253-535-7120 Email: salaskm@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Budget Issues, Policy Review, Federal and State Reporting, Garnishments

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  • Community Director for Campus Life Operations | Residential Life | nelsonsl@plu.edu | 253-535-8449 | Sarah graduated from PLU with degrees in Music and Psychology.

    Sarah Nelson Community Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-8449 Email: nelsonsl@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelors, Music, Pacific Lutheran University, 2022 Responsibilities Primary reception for the RLIF inbox, phone calls and walk-ins for Campus Life Office Oversee incoming Living Plans and Learning Community Applications for all students Track and oversee room moves, housing cancellations, housing requests, etc. Help coordinate the Room Selection

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  • Visiting Instructor of Communication | Communication, Media & Design Arts | robinssm@plu.edu | 253-535-7538 | Award-winning investigative journalist and editor for The Tacoma News Tribune .

    . Bunting award, 2015, (open government reporting) Best of the West, 2013, first place (explanatory reporting) C.B. Blethen Award, 2011, second place (investigative reporting) Biography Award-winning investigative journalist and editor for The Tacoma News Tribune Interests Chess Shakespeare

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  • Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | louie@plu.edu | 253-535-7653 | My research interests are plasma etching issues, carbon nanotubes and scanning probe microscopy.

    Rich Louie Professor of Physics he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7653 Email: louie@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 249 Status:On Sabbatical Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richlouie/ Professional Biography Education Postdoctoral fellowship (2 summers), Non-Destructive Evaluation of Materials Division, NASA Langley Postdoctoral research fellow (3 summers), Physics; Materials Science, University of WA - Seattle Ph.D., Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University (Dissertation

  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | kayla.harvey@plu.edu | 253.535.7672 | After many years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the critical and acute care setting, I have expanded my practice into research in order to better understand and support families during a pediatric hospitalization.  I enjoy sharing my clinical experience and researcher insight as faculty working with nursing students at PLU. Education  PhD: University of Washington, Doctor of Nursing Science Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN): University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Primary Care/Critical Care Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): University of Florida, Gainesville, BSN Teaching Areas Lead faculty for NURS 360, Nursing Research course, Baccalaureate program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Lead faculty for NURS 702, Nursing Informatics course, Doctoral program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Pediatric clinical instructor NURS 380, Baccalaureate program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Scholarly Interests  My current research interests include exploring the psychological sequelae of the pediatric medical traumatic stress of a hospitalization on parents and young children and examining the function of the attachment system in the presence of a life-threatening event.  Current Practice Part-time faculty for the BSN and DNP programs at PLU.

    Kayla Harvey, PhD, MSN, PNP-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253.535.7672 Email: kayla.harvey@plu.edu Biography Biography After many years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the critical and acute care setting, I have expanded my practice into research in order to better understand and support families during a pediatric hospitalization.  I enjoy sharing my clinical experience and researcher insight as faculty working with nursing students at PLU. Education  PhD

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