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Jeremy Reimers Resident Assistant Professor of Biology he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7128 Email: reimerjm@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 146 Professional Education Ph.D., Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2010 B.A., Biology & Neuroscience, Carthage College, 2004 Selected Presentations STEM Best Practices Conference , Empires and Ecosystems:A Cross-Curricular PBL, Galveston, TX (2012) Selected Articles Werner CT, Murray CH, Reimers JM, Chauhan NM

Marlette Buchanan Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: buchanml@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education M.M., Boston University B.A., Fisk University Responsibilities Applied Voice Lessons Biography Marlette Buchanan is an accomplished performer of opera, musical theatre, and other genres of music. She has received rave reviews from the Seattle Times, stating, “You know you’re in for something special here in Seattle from the moment Marlette

Elizabeth C. D. Brown Lecturer - Guitar Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: brownec@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.elizabethcdbrown.com/home.html Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Directs Guitar Orchestra and Guitar Ensemble Directs the PLU Guitar Festival Education B.M., University of Washington B.A., University of Washington Responsibilities Applied Guitar Lessons, Lute Lessons, Teaches Guitar Pedagogy, Guitar and Lute History

Dr. Charlie Katica Associate Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7636 Email: katicacp@plu.edu Office Location:Olson Auditorium - Room 103 Professional Additional Titles/Roles Title IX Formal Process Team Faculty Athletics Representative and Gateway Program Director for the University of Southeastern Norway President of Rainier Adaptive Sports Education Ph.D., Kinesiology and Exercise Science, The University of Alabama, 2014 M.S., Exercise Science, Central Washington University, 2009 B.S

Oksana Ezhokina Associate Professor of Music - Piano; Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Phone: 253-535-7604 Email: ejokinoa@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 114 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Video Education D.M.A., Piano Performance, Stony Brook University, 2004 M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1999 B.M., Walla Walla University, 1997 Responsibilities Piano Studies Chair, Applied Piano Lessons, Advanced Keyboarding Lessons

Sean Robinson Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Phone: 253-535-7538 Email: robinssm@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 133 Professional Biography Personal Education Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Accolades Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 - Hard news feature (Second place) 2022 Associated Press Ted Natt First Amendment Award – 2013, 2016 C.B. Blethen award, 2016, third place (investigative reporting) Kenneth F. Bunting award, 2015, (open government reporting

Jeff Clapp Associate Professor of Theatre he/him Phone: 253-535-7708 Email: clappja@plu.edu Professional Biography Education M.F.A. , Mankato State University, 1992 B.F.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1989 Biography Hailing from Pendleton OR, Mr. Clapp joined the faculty at Pacific Lutheran University in the fall of 1995.  He has served as the Artistic Director of Theatre since 2002.  He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from PLU in 1989 and his Masters of Fine Arts from Mankato State

Renzhi Cao Associate Professor of Computer Science he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7409 Email: caora@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 248 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, 2008 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Machine learning Data science

Lace Smith Associate Vice President Phone: 253-535-7436 Email: smithla@plu.edu Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education M.B.A., Business, Pacific Lutheran University - School of Business B.A., Studio Art, University of Puget Sound Biography As Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Lace M. Smith leads the MarCom department. Smith’s teams include the design group, content development, web design, and customer service. Smith is responsible for developing and

Courtney Olsen Manager of Short-Term Programs she/her Phone: 253-535-7628 Email: olsencd@plu.edu Office Location:Wang Center for Global Education Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.A., Economics and History, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 M.St., Modern British History, University of Oxford, 2020 Responsibilities Supports faculty in the development, implementation, and budget management of Short-Term Study Away Programs including travel logistics Supports faculty in