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Competition (2016) Winner composition: "For the Rise of a New Day," Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest (2015-2016) Biography Cassio Vianna is the Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the University Jazz Ensemble and teaches jazz music courses. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Vianna is a composer, pianist, arranger, and educator whose work reflects the broad range of musical and cultural influences he has

Rev. Jen Rude University Pastor she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7465 Email: rudejl@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 191 Biography Biography The Rev. Jen Rude  was named the University Pastor at Pacific Lutheran University in August, 2016.   Before coming to PLU Jen served as the program director for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, a national support and advocacy organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer) pastors and seminarians.  For eight

Justin Eckstein Associate Professor of Communication Phone: 253-535-8175 Email: justin.eckstein@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 131 Website: https://plu.academia.edu/JustinEckstein Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Video Education Ph.D., Rhetoric and Communication Ethics, University of Denver, 2013 M.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009 B.A., University of Denver, 2007 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cultural Studies Argumentation Sound Studies Books Cookery: On

Marnie Ritchie Assistant Professor of Communication she/her Phone: 253-535-7093 Email: ritchiem@plu.edu Office Location:Ingram Hall - Room 129 Website: https://www.mmritchie.com/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas, 2018 M.A., Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University, 2013 B.A., Philosophy, University of Vermont, 2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Critical/Cultural Studies Affect Theory Media

Carmiña Palerm Director, Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7756 Email: palerm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-C Professional Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001 M.A., Stanford University, 1994 B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Literatures and Cultures of Spain Gender Studies Memory, Trauma, and Testimony in Spanish Literature

Jessica Flores Visiting Instructor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7215 Email: floresja@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-G

Philosophy Psychoanalysis Phenomenology Feminist Philosophy Postcolonial Theory Critical Theory South Asian literature and Diaspora

Pundits: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement (Southern Illinois University Press 2014) : View Book Selected Presentations 2015 TEDxTacoma event under the theme “Did you know... ”, Did you know intellectuals are lousy at talking about our work?, Tacoma, WA (April, 2015) Selected Articles Anna M. Young, Justin Eckstein* & Donovan Conley. "Rhetorics and Foodways." Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Vol. 12(2), 02/12/15: 198-199. Justin Eckstein* & Anna M. Young. "Cooking, Celebrity Chefs

Book Victorian Literature Books The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture (Broadview Press 2014) : View Book A Serious Occupation: Literary Criticism by Victorian Women Writers (Broadview Press 2003) : View Book Selected Articles "The Victorian Novel and the Reviews." The Oxford Handbook of the Victorian Novel 2013: "Victoria Woodhull-Martin and The Humanitarian (1892–1901): Feminism and Eugenics at the Fin de Siècle." Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies Vol. 6.2, 2010: "'Sir, It is an

Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural