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  • Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | 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.

    Fellowship from the US/Japan Creative Artist Fellowship, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye was a finalist for the 2016 PEN Open Book Award, the Indies Choice for Nonfiction and the Northern California Book Award for Creative Nonfiction.  Her novel, Picking Bones from Ash, published by Graywolf, was a finalist for the Saroyan Prize and the Paterson Prize.  Her new book, tentatively titled A Kernel In God’s Eye, explores her family’s one

  • Lecturer - Percussion | Music | takekama@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Dr.

    Miho & Diego Duo (www.mihodiego.com). Significant awards include a Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship and grants from King County 4Culture. In addition to her own performance career, Miho directed the North Rainbow Steel Drum Group (Sapporo, Japan) and served as an arranger for the Hirosaki University Steel Pan Group. Inspired to share her passion for music with others, and especially younger musicians, Miho is a board member of Steel Magic Orchestra Northwest, a consultant for the

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  • Professor of Sociology | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | guerreay@plu.edu

    Anna Leon-Guerrero Professor of Sociology Email: guerreay@plu.edu Status:Phased Retirement Professional Education Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993 M.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988 B.A., Communications and Sociology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, 1983 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organizational Behavior Quantitative Data Analysis Books Social Statistics for a Diverse Society co-authored with Chava Frankfort-Nachmias - 8th

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  • Advancement Analyst | Office of Advancement | allenka@plu.edu | 253-535-7147

    Keleigh Allen Advancement Analyst Phone: 253-535-7147 Email: allenka@plu.edu Professional Education B.A., Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Banner Advancement module Reporting, data standards, and technical resource for Advancement Raiser's Edge NXT database Responsibilities Keleigh Allen started her career at Pacific Lutheran University in 1999, and currently serves as the Advancement Analyst. With over 20 years of experience in Advancement, Keleigh is

  • Associate Professor | Department of Computer Science | caora@plu.edu | 253-535-7409 | My research interest is mainly focused on developing and applying machine learning and data mining techniques to solve biomedical problems, such as human genome data analysis and protein structure predictions.

    Renzhi Cao Associate Professor he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7409 Email: caora@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 248 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://cs.plu.edu/~caora/ Professional Biography Video Education Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2016 M.S., Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 2011 B.S., Computer Science, Anhui Normal University

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  • Assistant Dean | School of Education | larsenmj@plu.edu | 253-535-8456 | Mary Jo earned both her B.A.

    includes working for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia and working for various teacher education programs. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from Seattle Pacific University in 2015. Mary Jo currently serves as President of the Washington Association for Colleges of Teacher Education.

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

    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.

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  • Senior Gift Planner | Office of Advancement | hagen@plu.edu | 253-535-7203

    Lauralee Hagen Senior Gift Planner Phone: 253-535-7203 Email: hagen@plu.edu Professional Education M.A.E., Pacific Lutheran University, 1978 B.A.E., Pacific Lutheran University, 1975 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Event Planning Fund-Raising Gift Planning Lute Spirit Relationship Building Responsibilities Lauralee is responsible for raising financial support for PLU in the form of current and deferred gifts from alumni, parents and friends in alignment with PLU’s mission. While she loves

  • Lecturer | School of Business | jnatali@plu.edu | 253-535-7244 | Passionate leader, strategic executive, and operational manager with robust background in organizational culture and employee experience.

    , including onboarding, acculturation, performance management, and succession planning. Expertise as an executive coach, internal consultant, and master trainer who drives for high impact business results and ROI. Inspired and down to earth facilitator and presenter for audiences of all makes and sizes, with a strong passion for personal growth and breakthrough. Talented at forging deep and trusting relationships with employees at all levels of an organization in order to perform as an impactful and

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  • Fiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | April Ayers Lawson is the author of Virgin and Other Stories, which was named a Best Book of the Year by The Irish Times and Vice, and a Best Foreign Book of the Year by Spain’s Qué Leer Magazine.  Virgin and Other Stories has been (or will be) translated into German, Spanish, Norwegian, and Italian.  She has received The Plimpton Prize for Fiction, as well as a writing fellowship from The Corporation of Yaddo.   Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Die Welt, ZYZZYVA, and Oxford American, among others, has been cited as notable in Best American Short Stories, featured by Huffington Post, and anthologized in The Unprofessionals: New American Writing from The Paris Review.  Her nonfiction has appeared in Der Spiegel, Granta, Vice, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung Magazine, and been named a Most Popular Read of the Year by Granta.  She has taught in the creative writing programs at Emory University and the University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and now teaches at Clemson University. Mentor.  Workshops and classes in fiction. Statement: “The most important thing your writing can be is interesting.  And by that I mean interesting to you, because when you’re deeply engaged in the process, the work sparks alive.  This level of engagement involves writing into places you didn’t expect and opening to the risk of surprise.

    April Ayers Lawson Fiction Biography Biography April Ayers Lawson is the author of Virgin and Other Stories, which was named a Best Book of the Year by The Irish Times and Vice, and a Best Foreign Book of the Year by Spain’s Qué Leer Magazine.  Virgin and Other Stories has been (or will be) translated into German, Spanish, Norwegian, and Italian.  She has received The Plimpton Prize for Fiction, as well as a writing fellowship from The Corporation of Yaddo.   Her fiction has appeared in The