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  • Associate Professor | Department of Computer Science | caora@plu.edu | 253-535-7409 | My research interest is mainly focused on developing and applying machine learning and data mining techniques to solve biomedical problems, such as human genome data analysis and protein structure predictions.

    Renzhi Cao Associate Professor he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7409 Email: caora@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 248 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://cs.plu.edu/~caora/ Professional Biography Video Education Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2016 M.S., Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 2011 B.S., Computer Science, Anhui Normal University

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  • Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | waldowda@plu.edu | 253-535-7533 | Application of Ring Opening Metathesis Polymermization to Polymer Battery Electrolytes and other membranes Use of macro and microphase separation techniques in energy related materials Statics and kinetics of phase separation in multi-component polymer blends both in bulk and as thin films Physical characterization technique include: light scattering optical and atomic force microscopy neutron scattering Monte Carlo techniques Use of metathesis, anionic, and controlled radical synthetic techniques to produce new materials for macro and microphase separation applications Polymer/structure relationships studied via spin-lattice relaxation measurements of local segmental dynamics in polymers Promoting the teaching and learning of research in an undergraduate setting via incorporation of research activities in traditional courses development of Internet resources for undergraduate research an active and externally funded local undergraduate research program Incorporation of information technology in lecture and laboratory settings .

    applications Polymer/structure relationships studied via spin-lattice relaxation measurements of local segmental dynamics in polymers Promoting the teaching and learning of research in an undergraduate setting via incorporation of research activities in traditional courses development of Internet resources for undergraduate research an active and externally funded local undergraduate research program Incorporation of information technology in lecture and laboratory settings Summer Research: Building Better

  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | edgartj@plu.edu | 253-535-7238 | Tom grew up in Colorado and attended college at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

    Number Theory and Combinatorics, Dickinson College (October 2013) International Linear Algebra Society - 2013 Meeting, Flipping the Technology in Linear Algebra, Providence, Rhode Island (June 2013) Teaching Seminar, Picking up the SLAC: Life at a small liberal arts college, University of Notre Dame (April 2013) Selected Articles Bland, A., Cramer, Z., de Castro, P., Domini, D., Edgar, T., Johnson, D., Klee, S., Koblitz, J., Sundaresan, R. "Happiness Is Integral But Not Rational." Math Horizons Vol

  • Associate Professor of Education | School of Education | kimck@plu.edu | 253-535-7775 | Dr.

    (Blackboard) Teacher Certification, 2009 Certificate in Mixed Methods Education Sciences, 2017 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Innovation and Technology in Education Instructional Design, Learning Environments Organizational Change Content Integration Science and Engineering Practices Programs: FYEP, BAE, MAE, ARC Biography Dr. Kim has been involved with the work of teacher preparation at PLU since 2005 – teaching, mentoring, and designing programs and certificates. She joined as full-time faculty in 2018

  • Assistant Professor of Sociology | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | fitzwalb@plu.edu | 253-535-7594

    Laura Fitzwater Gonzales Assistant Professor of Sociology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7594 Email: fitzwalb@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 248 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Education Ph.D., Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2017 M.S., Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2010 B.A., Sociology, Seattle Pacific University, 2005 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Family Gender Qualitative Research Methods Social Inequality Teaching and Learning

  • 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.

    Ksenija Simić-Muller Chair of Mathematics she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7034 Email: simicmka@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 253 Office Hours: (On Campus) M W F: 10:20 am - 11:15 am (On Campus) M W F: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Mathematics Director of the STEM Education Minor Principal Investigator on the Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching Grant Education Ph.D

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  • Professor of English | Department of English | marcusls@plu.edu | 253-535-7312 | Lisa Marcus joined the English department after completing a PhD in English at Rutgers University in 1995.  She has been active in campus-wide diversity education and advocacy; she chaired the Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies program for many years, and is a founding member of PLU’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program.  She is deeply committed to first year education and regularly teaches a popular writing seminar on Banned Books for the First Year Experience Program.  Her constellation of courses in the English department include:  The Holocaust in the American Literary Imagination; American Literature 1914-45: Race, Sex, and War; Anne Frank as a Holocaust Icon; a senior seminar on History & Memory in US Slavery and Holocaust texts; an English Studies course on Gendered Literacy; Feminist Approaches to Literature; Women Writers and the Body Politic; and a first-year seminar on Holocaust Literature developed with Professor Rona Kaufman.  Lisa also regularly teaches courses in the Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Programs. Her current research project is Snapshots of a Daughter:  A Feminist Genealogy, a critical exploration of letters between Marcus’s mother and the poet Adrienne Rich, 1979-82. You can read a poem she published about visiting Auschwitz here.     .

    Teaching Excellence Award, PLU Center for Teaching and Learning, 2001 Graves Award in the Humanities, 1998 Biography Lisa Marcus joined the English department after completing a PhD in English at Rutgers University in 1995.  She has been active in campus-wide diversity education and advocacy; she chaired the Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies program for many years, and is a founding member of PLU’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program.  She is deeply committed to first year education and regularly

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

    Science Classroom? A Survey of College Faculty." ACM Transactions on Computer Science Education Vol. 18:1, March 2018: Article 5, 27 pages. Laurie Murphy, Sue Fitzgerald, Scott Grissom, and Renée McCauley. "Bug Infestation! A Goal-Plan Analysis of CS2 Students' Recursive Binary Tree Solutions." Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '15) March 2015: 482-487. Renée McCauley, Scott Grissom, Sue Fitzgerald and Laurie Murphy. "Teaching and learning recursive

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  • Director for User Services / Instructional Technologies | Information & Technology Services | rebardm@plu.edu | 253-535-7463 | I grew up in the Tacoma area and began working for PLU in the fall of 2000, shortly after graduation from Western Washington University.

    : Instructional Technologies, User Support, Classroom and Event Services, and Web Development. Develops agile, customer-focused technology services that include the Help Desk, computer and software support, classroom technologies, instructional technologies and systems, and technology workshops. Enables faculty and staff with technology, skills, and support for teaching and learning. Accolades ITIL Certification, 2012 PLU Distinguished Staff and Administrator Award, 2009 PLU Leadership Seminar Graduate, 2007

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  • Philosophy Department | College of Liberal Studies | menzelpt@plu.edu | Taught philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University from 1971 to 2012, having been educated at Wooster, Yale, and Vanderbilt.  Teaching widely in philosophy and cross-disciplinary curricula, he has also published specialized scholarly work in health care ethics, including two books on moral questions in health care economics, numerous articles on health system structure and health care reform, and a recently co-edited volume (2012) on the tension between treatment and prevention in health policy.  Courses in the last decade of his teaching include Biomedical Ethics, Human Identity and Bioethics, Health and Social Justice, Business Ethics, Human Rights, and The Nature of Human Well-Being. He also served Pacific Lutheran University in various administrative positions, including Provost.  He retired to Professor Emeritus in summer 2012. .

    Paul Menzel Philosophy Department Email: menzelpt@plu.edu Biography Biography Taught philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University from 1971 to 2012, having been educated at Wooster, Yale, and Vanderbilt.  Teaching widely in philosophy and cross-disciplinary curricula, he has also published specialized scholarly work in health care ethics, including two books on moral questions in health care economics, numerous articles on health system structure and health care reform, and a recently co-edited

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