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  • Lecturer - Double Bass | Music | jensenak@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Growing up in a large, musical family with five siblings, Dr.

    large, musical family with five siblings, Dr. Anna Jensen was primed to excel at the double bass—while also developing a remarkable capacity for intuiting the needs of diverse learners. She embodies that rare combination of extraordinary musician and dynamic teacher. Her passion for music translates to her deep involvement in education. In addition to instructing at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University, she is the Executive Director of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association

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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.

    Repertoire and Resources University of Texas, Nosotres Existimos: Mexican Choral Repertoire and Resources, Rio Grande Valley GALA Webinar, SWACDA, Choral Music and Storytelling: Building Engagement Through Program Flow with Dr. Matthew Myers CMEA, CoACDA, Oklahoma City University, Enhancing Musicianship Through Movement CMEA, Voices, Meaning, and Rotisserie Chicken- Developing Tenor/Bass Singers with Julia Dale Accolades Shared Visions 2024 Commission, Ars Nova Singers, “The Rings of your Heart” Choral

  • Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to an American father and Japanese mother, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.

    energy and motivation like the shock of what is new. I believe that every person has a distinct camera lens and this comes through in your writing. My job as your teacher is to help you focus that lens, and see in your own unique way–and then help you tell us all that you see. I am interested in mentoring anyone, but am always seeking people with a viewpoint we don’t see too much: working class, transgender, biracial, under-represented cultures, etc. Please come challenge me with something new.

  • School of Business | dabab@plu.edu | Biography Maoloud Dabab is a Ph.D.

    Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Tripoli-Libya (2007), and six years of experience in the telecommunication industry. He also held a teaching position at Technical Engineering College. Maoloud has dedicated himself to developing his identity as a researcher. This has resulted in around 20 publications in various journals, conferences, and books. He is also a member of OMEGARHO®, American Society for Engineering Management, Portland PowerBI User Group, and Portland R User Group. He is an

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  • Master of Business Administration | dabab@plu.edu | Biography Maoloud Dabab is a Ph.D.

    from the University of Tripoli-Libya (2007), and six years of experience in the telecommunication industry. He also held a teaching position at Technical Engineering College. Maoloud has dedicated himself to developing his identity as a researcher. This has resulted in around 20 publications in various journals, conferences, and books. He is also a member of OMEGARHO®, American Society for Engineering Management, Portland PowerBI User Group, and Portland R User Group. He is an active reviewer at

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  • Assistant Professor | School of Business | lin@plu.edu | 253-535-8722 | Dr.

    . He has extensive teaching experience across a broad spectrum of finance courses, including investments, corporate finance, international finance, derivatives, and financial markets. Dr. Lin’s research primarily leverages data to explore corporate finance issues such as executive compensation and debt management. He is also interested in sports economics and energy economics.

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  • Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | hay@plu.edu | 253-535-7999 | I enjoy explaining physics concepts on a level that is understandable.

    in Physics Vol. 16, 2013: "560 multiple choice questions with answer-specific feedback (Online Quizzes) (Scholarship of Teaching) requested by editor, for the publisher W. H. Freeman to accompany new textbook." University Physics for Life Science July 2012: "Physics of energy as a travel course." (Public Intellectual, article) published in EnergyTeachers.org Community Newsletter. Ithaca, NY February 2012: K. Hay and M. Dragila. "Physics of Fluid Spreading on Roughness." Special Issue on Modeling

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  • 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. .

    Improvisation (Kendall Hunt 2009) : View Book Selected Presentations Washington Thespian Teacher In-Service Day, Teaching Improv on Zoom, Online (October 2020) Washington Thespian Teacher In-Service Day, Best Practices for Self-Tapes, Online (October 2020) Association of Theatre in Higher Education, The Drive for New Voices: Directing and Developing New Works in the Academy, Online (August 2020) Association of Theatre in Higher Education, Collaboration: Beyond the Theatre Department, Online (August 2020

  • Assistant Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | oneillsm@plu.edu | 253-535-7007

    Sean O’Neill Assistant Professor of Physics he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7007 Email: oneillsm@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 253 Office Hours: (On Campus) Tue: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (On Campus) Wed: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/oneillsm/ Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Education Ph.D., Astrophysics, University of Minnesota, 2007 B.A., University of Chicago, 2000 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise High-energy

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  • Staff Pianist | Music | aboers@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Amy Boers is well known as a collaborative pianist, music director, singer, and church musician. As pianist and collaborator, she currently holds positions at Pacific Lutheran University (staff pianist), Symphony Tacoma (principal keyboard), and Symphony Tacoma Voices (pianist and assistant rehearsal conductor).

    music directing, Amy has led regional honor choirs and coached developing choral conductors from across the Western Hemisphere at the annual Cascade Conducting Workshop in Tacoma, WA. As a true collaborative artist known for her deep insight and “getting inside the conductor’s head,” Amy provides feedback through the special lens of accompanist, singer and conductor combined. She has led pedagogical workshops for choral conductors and collaborative artists regionally and in Canada. Her recent

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