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Adoption”, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (March 27-30, 2014) Invited Panelist, 2012 Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Book Session: John E. Murray, 'A World of Children: The Charleston Orphan House,1790-1860” (University of Chicago Press, 2012), Vancouver, British Columbia (November 1-4, 2012) Invited Speaker, 2012 Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture’s Fourth International Conference on Adoption and Culture, "Mapping Adoption: Histories, Geographies

Rebekah M. K. Mergenthal Department Chair of History Phone: 253-535-7395 Email: mergenrm@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 109 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of History Education Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2008 M.A., University of Chicago, 1997 B.A., Columbia University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise 19th U.S. History Westward Expansion Frontiers and Borderlands Environmental History Biography Rebekah M.K. Mergenthal defended her dissertation at

Fred Hardyway Visiting Assistant Professor of History Phone: 253-535-7595 Email: fdhardyway@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 105

, 1993 B.A., Mathematics, Smith College, 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Minkowski Spacetime Research Projects Minkowski Spacetime

Genevieve Williams Emeritus Undergraduate Research/Electronic Resources Librarian, Interim Director of the Library Email: williagr@plu.edu Office Location:Mortvedt Library Status:Emeritus Employed: 18 Years Professional Personal Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor Education M.F.A., Popular Fiction, University of Southern Maine, 2014 M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, University of Washington, 2005 B.A., Music and Computer Science, Smith College, 1996 Responsibilities Subject

Robert P. Ericksen Kurt Mayer Chair, Emeritus Email: ericksrp@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of History Education Ph.D., University of London, 1980 M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969 B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1967 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Holocaust Modern Germany Modern Europe Western Civilization Books Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany (Cambridge University Press 2012) : View Book

James E. Brink Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Email: brinkje@plu.edu Website: https://community.plu.edu/~brinkje/ Professional Education Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1970 M.S., Iowa State University, 1967 A.B., Hope College, 1965

Richard Spillman Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Email: spillmrj@plu.edu Professional Education Ph.D., Utah State University, 1978 M.A., University of Utah, 1975 B.A., Western Washington University, 1971 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Computer Hardware Artificial Intelligence Computer Security

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

Rose McKenney Professor of Earth Science and Environmental Studies she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8726 Email: mckennra@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 143 Status:On Sabbatical Professional Education Ph.D., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 1997 M.S., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 1992 B.S., Geology, Oregon State University, 1985 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Geomorphology Environmental Studies Science Education Curriculum Development Books Land Use