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Heather Jacobson Associate Director of International Enrollment & Student Services Phone: 253-535-7122 Email: hjacobson@plu.edu Office Location:Harstad Hall - Room 112 Website: https://hjacobson.youcanbook.me/ Professional Education M.Ed., Student Development Administration, Seattle University B.A., French and International Affairs, University of Puget Sound Responsibilities Creates and maintains immigration records for all international students. Coordinates New Student Orientation for

Wendy Gardiner Associate Professor She/Her Phone: 253-535-8342 Email: gardinwl@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education Education Ed.D, Curriculum and Instruction, National Louis University M.Ed, Curriculum and Instruction, National Louis University B.S., Elementary Education, Ohio State University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Equity Literacy Teacher Education Diversity Responsive Children's Literature Mentoring and New Teacher

Sara Finley Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: 253-535-7660 Email: finleysr@plu.edu Office Location: Ramstad Hall - 106E Website: http://sites.google.com/site/sfinley/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, 2008 M.A., Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, 2005 B.A., Psychology, Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cognitive science Language learning Psycholinguistics Phonology Speech perception Selected

Sy Bean University Photographer he/him Phone: 253-535-7517 Email: bean@plu.edu Professional Biography Education B.A., Environmental Studies with a specialization in Communications, minor in Spanish, Seattle University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Photojournalism Studio Lighting Visual Storytelling Videography FAA Pt. 107 license (drone) Biography As the University Photographer, Sy can be found all over campus documenting the life of Pacific Lutheran University, supporting a number of campus

Melissa Plagemann Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: plagemmr@plu.edu Office Hours: Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.melissaplagemann.com/ Professional Biography Education M.M., Indiana University B.M., University of Victoria Responsibilities Applied Voice Lessons Biography Frequent soloist in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, with groups including Tacoma Opera, Seattle Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Auburn Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, Skagit Opera, Kitsap

Andrew Corse Community Director for Hinderlie, Kreidler, & Harstad Halls he/him Phone: 253-535-8600 Email: corseap@plu.edu Office Location:Hinderlie Hall - Room 103 Professional Biography Education BFA, Theatre (Acting/Directing) , Pacific Lutheran University , 2018 MS, College Student Personnel Administration , University of Central Missouri , 2021 Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Oversee Hinderlie, Kreidler (Hong), & Harstad Halls; developing and facilitating inclusive halls that

Justin Lytle, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7555 Email: lytlejc@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 245 Professional Video Education U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 2005-2008 Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2005 B.A., Wittenberg University, 2000 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Fabricating and characterizing nanoarchitectured materials Electrochemically analyzing battery and capacitor electrodes Responsibilities Classes Taught CHEM 115 – General Chemistry I

Renee Simms Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Renee Simms, J.D., MFA, is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a John Gardner Fiction Fellowship at Bread Loaf, and fellowships from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center. She’s an associate professor of African American Studies at University of Puget Sound and teaches with the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran’s low-residency MFA program. Her debut story collection Meet Behind Mars was a Foreword

Brenda Miller Nonfiction Website: http://www.brendamillerwriter.com/ Biography Biography 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. Her book of collaborative

Allen Mauney Visiting Instructor Phone: 253-535-8730 Email: mauneyaj@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 264 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Education M.S., Mathematics, Western Washington University, 1990 B.S., Mathematics, The Evergreen State College, 1988 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Applied Mathematics History and Philosophy of Mathematics Selected Presentations Washington College Mathematics Conference (WAMATYC), Continuity and Context in