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, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Behavioral Economics, Strategic Behavior, Econometrics Biography Ryan Swartzentruber is a dedicated educator and researcher with a passion for environmental policy and experimental economics. He strives to engage students by applying microeconomic theory to real-world challenges and encouraging them to tackle complex issues. Ryan joined Pacific Lutheran University in 2024 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee. He has taught a variety

approach, rather than silencing the writer, places them in direct dialogue with their fellow writers while providing them with the freedom to ask for the kind of feedback that their work requires.

Michael Zbaraschuk Associate Professor of Constructive Theology Global Context Phone: 253-535-8499 Email: zbarasgm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-D Professional Education Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 2002 M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1998 B.A., Spanish and Humanities, Walla Walla University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Process Theology Radical Theology Religious Pluralism Books Resurrecting the Death of God: The Past, Present, and Future of

, D.C., 1997 M.A., Communication – Broadcast Journalism and Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D.C., 1990 Bachelor of General Studies, with dual emphases in Business Administration and Communication, American University, Washington, D.C., 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Journalism Media Studies Filmmaking and Film Analysis Video Production Books Women, Crime and Culture: Life Stories from the Washington Corrections Center for Women (Lambert Academic Publishing 2009) : View Book

years Jen served as an Outreach Minister with The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and multicultural setting for street-based young adults.   In 2007, Jen was extraordinary ordained at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago and served there as Associate Pastor.  After policy change at the national level removed barriers for partnered LGBTQ clergy, Jen was received onto the ELCA roster in 2011.   Jen received her Masters of

Bruce Kadden Senior Lecturer in Judaism Phone: 253-535-7243 Email: kaddenbj@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-J Professional Biography Education Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, 1981 M.A., Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College, 1979 B.A., Religious Studies with Honors in Humanities, Stanford University, 1976 Books Teaching Mitzvot: Concepts, Values and Activities co-authored with Barbara Binder Kadden (A.R.E. Publishing, Inc. 2003) : View Book Teaching Jewish

Gordon West, PhD, MHA, BSN, RN, FACHE, AMB-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7348 Email: gwest@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Senior Level Lead Education BSN, McMurry University Abilene, TX MHA, Baylor University Fort Sam Houston, TX PhD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Policy, Research, Evidence Based Practice, Clinicals, Skills labs Infection Control, health promotion, social determinants

Clara University, the University of San Francisco, and San Francisco Theological Seminary. Oakman was Chair of the Department of Religion from 1996-2003, and served as Dean of the Division of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences from 2004-2010. Oakman is a graduate of the University of Iowa (B.A. in 1975 with honors in Religion) and Christ Seminary-Seminex (M.Div. 1979), and received his Ph.D. in New Testament from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA (1986). He is author of five

college science courses." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 114, 2017: 3085-3090. Accolades 2018 PLU Spirit of Diversity Award 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant to support "Building Capacity to Prepare STEM Majors to Become STEM Educators" Summer Research: Science Education for an Inclusive Classroom

) : View Book Selected Letters of A.M.A. Blanchet, Bishop of Walla Walla and Nesqualy, 1846-1879. Edited with Roberta Stringham Brown. (Seattle: University of Washington Press 2013) : View Book Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone. Primary Editor. Lanham (MD: Alta Mira Press 2004) : View Book Finding Our Voices: Women, Wisdom and FaithFaith (NY: Crossroad Publishing Company 1997) : View Book The Art of Theological Reflection (NY: Crossroad Publishing 1994) : View Book