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  • Chair of Department of English | Department of English | albrecjm@plu.edu | 253-535-7698

    James Albrecht Chair of Department of English Phone: 253-535-7698 Email: albrecjm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-D Professional Additional Titles/Roles Professor of English Education Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1995 M.A., Rutgers University, 1989 B.A., Amherst College, 1985 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise American Literature Pragmatism Books Reconstructing Individualism: A Pragmatic Tradition from Emerson to Ellison (Fordham University Press 2012) : View Book

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  • Assistant Professor of Design; Director of Innovation Studies | Communication, Media & Design Arts | jtsuneoka@plu.edu | 253-535-7778 | Junichi Tsuneoka has been doing very illustrative graphic design work nationally and internationally for the last 15 years.

    Junichi Tsuneoka Assistant Professor of Design; Director of Innovation Studies he/him Phone: 253-535-7778 Email: jtsuneoka@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 104 Website: //stubbornsideburn.com Professional Biography Education BFA, English Literature, Waseda University, Tokyo BFA, Graphic Design, Cornish College of the Arts Accolades https://birdsconnectsea.org/2023/06/20/community-emblem/ Biography Junichi Tsuneoka has been doing very illustrative graphic design work nationally and

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  • Dean of Assessment and Core Curriculum | Office of the Provost | rogers@plu.edu | 253-535-7985 | Scott Rogers was born in the desert and grew up on a farm but will always call the city home.

    Community-Based and Public Writing Museum and Memorial Rhetorics Biography Scott Rogers was born in the desert and grew up on a farm but will always call the city home. As a kid, his family moved from Arizona to Missouri and then to Southern California where he attended high school. After languishing in a local community college for several years, he got his act together and, in 2001, earned a B.A. in Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. While earning this degree, Scott worked full

  • 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. .

    (book review)."." Theatre Journal 70.2 (2018): 267-68. 2018: "More than Games: Integrating Improvisation with Stanislavski Actor Training." METHODs 2016: "Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold by Matt Fotis (book review)." Theatre Journal 68.2 (2016): 324-25. 2016: "Directing in Musical Theatre: An Essential Guide (book review)." SDC Journal Fall (2016): 52. 2016: "Craig Lucas." The Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature 2008: "Charles Ludlam." The Encyclopedia of

  • Chair of Computer Science | Department of Computer Science | lmurphy@plu.edu | 253-535-8729 | Research and Professional Activities Prof.

    programming: a review of the research literature." Computer Science Education Vol. 25:1, 2015: 37-66. Brian Hanks, Sue Fitzgerald, Renée McCauley, Laurie Murphy and Carol Zander. "Pair programming in education: a literature review." Computer Science Education Vol. 21:2, 2011: 135-173. Laurie Murphy and Lynda Thomas. "Dangers of a fixed mindset: implications of self-theories research for computer science education." Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science

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  • Associate Director of Choral Studies; Assistant Professor of Music | Music | domingr@plu.edu | 253-535-7613 | Raul Dominguez is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in the Tacoma, WA area where he leads their University Chorale, University Singers, and teaches courses in Secondary Methods and the Conducting sequence.

    College, 2019 Doctor of Musical Arts, Choral Conducting and Literature, University of Colorado Boulder, 2022 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Choral Repertoire of the United Mexican States Movement Rehearsal Techniques Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Anti-Racist Pedagogy Conducting Choral Music Education Selected Publications Tipitin, arr. Raul Dominguez, Alfred Music, Lawson-Gould Series, SATB and SSAA Selected Presentations TMEA, Midwest ACDA, Northwest ACDA, NCCO, Nosotres Existimos: Mexican Choral

  • Professor of English | Department of English | barotrp@plu.edu | 253-535-7318 | Rick Barot has published three books of poetry with Sarabande Books: The Darker Fall (2002), which received the Kathryn A.

    Rick Barot Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7318 Email: barotrp@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 209 Website: https://rickbarot.com/ Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Director of MFA Education M.F.A., Iowa Writers' Workshop, 1998 B.A., Wesleyan University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Creative Writing Poetry Ethnic Literature Gay/Lesbian Literature Books Chord: Poems (Sarabande Books 2015) : View Book Want: Poems (Sarabande Books 2008) : View

  • Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History | Religion | bll@plu.edu | 253-535-7237 | Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen teaches courses in the history of early and medieval Christianity, and specific topics in historical theology and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

    Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Phone: 253-535-7237 Email: bll@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-A Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, 2004 MTS, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, 1994 B.A., English Literature, Concordia University, Portland, 1990 B.A., Education, Concordia University, Portland, 1990 Books John Moschos’ Spiritual Meadow

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  • Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Matt Young  is the author of the memoir, Eat the Apple (Bloomsbury, 2018), and the novel, End of Active Service (Bloomsbury, 2024).

    Matt Young Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Matt Young  is the author of the memoir, Eat the Apple (Bloomsbury, 2018), and the novel, End of Active Service (Bloomsbury, 2024). His stories and essays have appeared in TIME, Granta, Tin House, Catapult, and The Cincinnati Review among other publications. He is the recipient of fellowships from Words After War and The Carey Institute for Global Good, and teaches composition, literature, and creative writing at Centralia College in Washington

  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | sklarjk@plu.edu | 253-535-8341 | Jessica received her Ph.D.

    2017) : View Book Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Literature, Games, Television and Other Media co-edited with Elizabeth S. Sklar (McFarland & Co. 2012) : View Book Selected Presentations MAA MathFest, Collaboration in the Time of COVID, Virtual (August 5, 2021) AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Cinematic Chicken: A Friendly Introduction to Game Theory, Denver, CO (January 15, 2020) Seattle University Math Colloquium, Money! Mystery! Murder! Madness! Metaphor