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Chair, Department of Economics | Department of Economics | nagyka@plu.edu | 253-535-7085 | Krisztina Nagy (n-odge as in Dodge like the car) is an experienced teacher and researcher focusing on international economics and econometric analysis. She is passionate about teaching her craft to both undergraduate and graduate students and she especially enjoys guiding students to see the interconnectedness of today’s world. Dr.
: Macroeconomics, Financial Econometrics Teaching Areas: Macroeconomics, International Economics, Managerial Economics, Statistics, and Econometrics Biography Krisztina Nagy (n-odge as in Dodge like the car) is an experienced teacher and researcher focusing on international economics and econometric analysis. She is passionate about teaching her craft to both undergraduate and graduate students and she especially enjoys guiding students to see the interconnectedness of today’s world. Dr. Nagy has taught at
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Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | pyehc@plu.edu | 253-535-7634 | Hannah Pye hails from Georgia and loves the PNW.
student success. Her research and professional interests include emergency medicine, pediatrics, disaster and emergency preparedness and response, breastfeeding medicine, and methods for investing in student success NCLEX Preparation Biography Hannah Pye hails from Georgia and loves the PNW. She has six years of experience as a staff nurse in the emergency department and has also worked as an administrative nurse. Her teaching experience includes education of both undergraduate and graduate students
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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
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Chair of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | simicmka@plu.edu | 253-535-7034 | Ksenija Simić-Muller received her undergraduate degree in Theoretical Mathematics at the University of Belgrade in Serbia (former Yugoslavia), and her masters and doctoral degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 M.S., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000 Undergraduate, Theoretical Mathematics, University of Belgrade, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Logic Mathematics Education Math and Social Justice Books Reflecting the World: A Guide to Incorporating Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education co-authored with Mathew D. Felton-Koestler and José María Menéndez ( Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2017) : View Book Selected Presentations Weiland, T., & Simic
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Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Marjorie Sandor is the author of five books of fiction and creative nonfiction, most recently a debut novel, The Secret Music at Tordesillas, which won the 2020 Foreword Indies Gold Medal for Historical Fiction.
. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction. Statement: “One day in college, my favorite teacher came to the limit of her patience with me. I had nearly suffocated a personal essay full of similes and metaphors and the word ‘I.’ She looked at my five drafts, handed them back and said, ‘You can do better than this. Just tell the truth.’ The simple rightness of this struck me like a blow to the head, and still does: it is a model of great teaching. Of course I still commit, on a daily
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Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music | Music | gerharrc@plu.edu | 253-535-7609 | Ron Gerhardstein is the Director of Band Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University.
Ron Gerhardstein Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music Phone: 253-535-7609 Email: gerharrc@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 202A Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA), President 2022-2024 WMEA, Past-President 2024-2026 WIAA Fine Arts Honorary Board Member 2020-2024 NAfME, Music Teacher Profession Advisory Committee
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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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Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Brenda Miller edited the anthology The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop. Her most recent collection of her own work is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form. She is the author of five more essay collections, including An Earlier Life, which received the Washington State Book Award for Memoir, and she is the recipient of six Pushcart Prizes.
essays with Julie Marie Wade, Telephone: Essays in Two Voices, received the Cleveland Poetry Center Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her poetry chapbook, The Daughters of Elderly Women, received the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. She coauthored, with Suzanne Paola, the textbook Tell It Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction, now in its third edition from McGraw-Hill. Mentor. Workshops and classes in nonfiction. Statement: “As both a writer and a teacher, I’m so interested
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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.
Teachers, Scholarly Presentation: “ Pre-Course Student Questions as Motivators for Class Lessons, Philadelphia, PA (August 2012) Selected Articles K. Hay and Z. Wiren. "Do-It-Yourself Low Cost Desktop Lightboard for Engaging Flipped Learning Videos." The Physics Teacher Vol. 57, 2019: 8. K. Hay. "Teaching the Physics of Energy while Traveling by Train." The Physics Teacher Vol. 51, February 2013: M . Hubbard and K. Hay. "How Tongue Size and Roughness Affect Lapping." Journal of Undergraduate Research
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Lecturer - Cello | Music | finkelm@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Mara Finkelstein studied cello at the Gnessin College of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow before coming to the U.S.
its inaugural year, and is a member of the Europa Piano Trio. A cello teacher with an international reputation, Mara maintains a large teaching studio and is on a faculty of SPU and PLU. She is vice president of the Applebaum Violin Shop, and is president of the Cello Mundo Foundation.
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