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Expertise Behavioral Ecology Selected Articles Julie W. Smith, Trevor Fetz, Monika Shea, Craig W. Benkman. "Nest-site selection by Cassia Crossbills and management implications." Journal of Field Ornithology Vol. 93, 2021: 203-211. Cody K. Porter and Julie W. Smith. "Diversification in trophic morphology and a mating signal are coupled in the early stages of sympatric divergence in crossbills." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 129, 2020: 74-87.

environment Selected Presentations Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, A Passion for Pedagogy, University of Oregon (February 22, 2018) Biology Department Seminar, Adventures in signaling: Plants, phosphate, phenylpropanoids, phosphatases, and phenolics, Pacific Lutheran University (2015) Accolades PLU Women’s Center. (r)Evolution!: Celebration of Inspirational Women, 2016 Best Undergraduate Research Paper in Cell and Molecular Biology awarded to Raelynn Endicott (undergraduate student) and M.J

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

- Excellence in Advising 2005 Biography Keith Cooper has been teaching at PLU since 1984. His graduate degrees in philosophy are from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he also has a master’s degree in theology. His main areas of interest are the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of science, especially the question of methodological parallels between metaphysical inquiry and scientific theorizing (e.g., abductive reasoning). Favorite courses, in addition to those areas, include Formal Logic and

on issues of language and knowledge, especially knowledge about word meanings, in both adults and toddlers. Current studies investigate differences in toddlers’ comprehension of partially known words. Secondary lines of investigation can be described as social cognition (e.g., the effects of physical attractiveness on eyewitness memory, cognitive overload as an explanation for noncompliance with emergency vehicles, or ethical decision making as a function of gender and academic major

the Puyallup Valley, Rebecca joined the PLU family in 2007.  From seismic renovations to large divisional events, Rebecca loves logistics and planning. If you can catch her in her office, you might be able to guess her mood by her daily choice of Spotify playlist.  Rebecca is a Pacific Northwest native who loves pickle ball and gardening.

Peterson completed his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1983 and has been on the PLU faculty since 1980. He has taught a wide variety of courses, including the principles sequence, intermediate microeconomics, labor, game theory, mathematical economics, public finance, and MBA courses in theory and analytical methods. His research interests are the relationship between education level and income distribution, and economic education. He is the author of supplementary text and web

at LaGuardia High School where he was exposed to various forms of classical and jazz music. Ed later studied trumpet at Yale, the Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Washington. As a fan of modern and early classical music, Castro has positioned himself between genres with additional deep interests in jazz and popular music, where these myriad styles influence his compositions.  His trumpet instructors include Chris Gekker, Trumpet Professor University of Maryland, Former Member of

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

Changes and the Physical Habitat of Streams: A Review With Emphasis on Studies Within the U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Program co-authored with Robert B. Jacobson and Suzanne R. Femmer (U.S. Geological Survey 2000) : View Book Selected Articles Ramage, J.M., Apgar, J.D., McKenney, R.A., Hanna, W.. "Spatial Variability of Snowmelt Timing from AMSR-E and SSM/I Passive Microwave Sensors, Pelly River, Yukon Territory, Canada." Hydrological Processes no. 12 Vol. 21, 2007: p. 1548-1560