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  • Executive Director, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Program Director PLU Gateway Program in Oaxaca | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | williatr@plu.edu | 253-535-7577 | Tamara R.

    Study Away Spanish immersion course in Costa Rica (now offered in Uruguay) and is co-founder, with Professor John Lear (UPS) of PLU’s Fall Semester Program in Oaxaca, Mexico. At PLU, she has been a tireless advocate for global education.

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  • Manager of Short-Term Programs | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | olsencd@plu.edu | 253-535-7628 | Courtney Olsen (she/her) is the Manager of Short-Term Programs at the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.

    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

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  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Psychology | jlindsay@plu.edu | 253-535-7640

    Expertise Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Psychology of Gender Language Acquisition Research Projects Storytime Studies, Current Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Investigating which facial features signal gender to children ages 4-7. Investigating the effects of stereotyped stories on children’s cognitive abilities and motivation. Male Default Study, 2021-2022 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Survey based study, in data collection process

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  • Assistant Professor of Social Work | Department of Social Work | rwinnett@plu.edu | 253-535-7144 | Dr.

    Expertise Health Care Health Care and Homelessness Mental Health in Adult Populations Substance Use in Adult Populations Health Care Social Work From A Global Perspective Selected Publications Homeless and Hospitalized: A Case Study of Intervention to Support Collaborative Behavior and Safety (2024) The Experiences of Hospital Social Workers Who Care for Homeless Patients: A Phenomenological Study (2022) Books Navigating Human Service Organizations: Essential Information for Thriving and Surviving in

  • Professor of Theatre | Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books.  Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City.  He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .

    Acting Selected Publications Autumn's Child (monologue) in Audition Arsenal for Women in their 20s, Smith & Kraus A Christmas Carol, published by YouthPLAYS Dangerous, published by Playscripts Drinking Habits, published by Playscripts Drinking Habits 2: Caught in the Act, published by Playscripts End of the Meal in 105 Five-Minute Plays for Study and Performance, Smith & Kraus, Inc. ESL, published by YouthPLAYS Gray, published by Original Works Online Johnny and Sally Ann, published by YouthPLAYS

  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | gwest@plu.edu | 253-535-7348 | I am a nurse scientist with a focus of research on infection control topics.  I joined the Lute team in September of 2022 and enjoy teaching various courses across the BSN, MSN, and DNP curriculum. .

    of health Selected Publications West G.F., Resendiz M., Lustik M.B., Nahid, M.A. (2019). Bacterial Contamination of Military and Civilian Uniforms in an Emergency Department. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 45(2), 169-177, doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2018.10.005 West, G.F., Lustik, M.B., Hopkinson, S.G. (2019). Usability and Satisfaction of Vocera Wireless Communication. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 37 (4), 229-234, doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000509 Resendiz, M., Lustik, M.B., Conkright, W.R., West, G.F

  • Associate Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | finleysr@plu.edu | 253-535-7660 | I primarily teach Introduction to Psychology and upper level experimental classes, such as Neuropsychology and Learning.

    Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cognitive science Language learning Psycholinguistics Phonology Speech perception Selected Articles Finley, S. "Morphological cues as an aid to word learning: A cross-situational word learning study." Journal of Cognitive Psychology 2022: Finley, S., Milward, B., Lewis, T., and Charania, S. "Gender bias in morphological inferences." Language and Cognition 2022: Wang, S. and Finley, S. "Directionality Effects and Exceptions in Learning Phonological Alternations." In

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  • Assistant Professor of Social Work | Department of Social Work | zaman@plu.edu | 253-535-7507 | Hazel Ali Zaman received her PhD in Social Work and Social Research, Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Nations, MEd in Elementary Education, and BS in Child and Family Studies at Portland State University.

    ., Zaman, H. (2024). Professor Drag. Queering Professionalism: Problems, Potentials, and Possibilities in Neoliberal Times. University of Toronto Press. Zaman, H. (2023). Furry acts as non/human drag: A case study exploring queer of colour liveability through the fursona. Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture, Special Issue: ‘Posthuman Drag’, 8:1, pp. 99–114 Mountz, S., Harrell, S., Zaman, H. (2023). Teaching beyond trans-competency: Exploring trans-affirming pedagogy through applied case studies

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  • Associate Professor | School of Education | gardinwl@plu.edu | 253-535-8342 | Wendy Gardiner teaches literacy courses in the Education Department.

    . Tondreau, A., Gardiner, W., White, K., Hinman, T., Dussling, T., Stevens, E., Degener, S., Wilson, N. "(Be)coming critical teacher educators: Collaborative self-study across contexts. Self-Study in Teacher Education." Self-Study in Teacher Education 2022: 61-79. Gardiner, W. "Rehearsals in clinical placements: Scaffolding teacher candidates’ literacy instruction." The Teacher Educator 2019: 384-400. Gardiner, W. & Weisling, N. "Challenges and complexities of building a mentoring practice: Insights from

  • Lecturer - Jazz Drums | Music | ivestemd@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Mark Ivester is a versatile drummer and percussionist with extensive experience playing a variety of musical genres from rock to jazz to orchestral music.

    drumming of the Ewe and Yoruba tribes, Afro-Cuban drumming, Brazilian sambas, and jazz for mallet keyboard instruments. Ivester earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastern Washington University, and he did undergraduate and graduate work in ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii that included field study in gamelan music on the island of Java. PLU Faculty: Jazz Sound Trio

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