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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | lbyer@plu.edu | Originally from Michigan, but have lived on the east/west coasts of the US.

    Lynda Byer, MS, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: lbyer@plu.edu Professional Biography Education BSN, Nursing, University of Michigan MS, Public Health Nursing, University of Illinois Biography Originally from Michigan, but have lived on the east/west coasts of the US. Experience spans over 45 years in academic, research, acute, and community health settings. Previously taught community health nursing at three universities. Lynda has worked on health initiatives at the local, state, and

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  • Associate Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | haberlrc@plu.edu | 253-535-7199

    Haberle. "Multiple Events of Allopolyploidy in the Evolution of the Racemose Lineages in Prunus (Rosaceae) Based on Integrated Evidence from Nuclear and Plastid Data." PLOS One 2016:

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  • Associate Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | seidelsb@plu.edu | 253-535-7791

    . Nguyen, Shannon B. Seidel, et al. "Investigating Instructor Talk in Novel Contexts: Widespread Use, Unexpected Categories, and an Emergent Sampling Strategy." Life Sciences Education 2019: Corwin, L.A., Prunuske, A., Seidel, S. "Scientific Presenting: Using Evidence-Based Classroom Practices to Deliver Effective Conference Presentations." Life Sciences Education 2018: Owens, M., Seidel, S., Wong, M., Bejines, T., Lietz, S., et al. . " Classroom sound can be used to classify teaching practices in

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  • Department Chair of History | Department of History | mergenrm@plu.edu | 253-535-7395 | Rebekah M.K.

    the University of Chicago in 2008. Her teaching interests include 19th U.S. history, Westward Expansion, Frontiers and Borderlands, and Environmental History. Her research explores the accommodations and exclusions among the variety of racial and ethnic groups in the lower Missouri River valley during the first half of the 19th century. She has presented her research at a number of conferences including the Organization of American Historians, the Filson Institute, and the Western History

  • Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | moritsjn@plu.edu | I am a community psychologist and a clinical psychologist by training.

    ) Lead author of Psychology of Adjustment: The Search for Meaningful Balance, with Elizabeth Vera, Jane Harmon Jacobs and Melissa Kennedy (Sage 2016) Lead author of Fifth edition Community Psychology, with Elizabeth Vera, Frank Y. Wong and Karen Grover Duffy (Pearson 2013) Biography I am a community psychologist and a clinical psychologist by training. My research interests focus on minority status stress, what contributes to it, and how people cope with it. I also have an interest in Asian-American

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  • Professor of Earth Science and Environmental Studies | Earth Science | mckennra@plu.edu | 253-535-8726

    . Apgar, J.D., Ramage, J.M., McKenney, R.A., and Maltais, P.. "AMSR-E Algorithm for Snowmelt Onset Detection in Subarctic Heterogeneous Terrain." Hydrological Processes no. 12 Vol. 21, 2007: p. 1587-1596. Accolades Excellence in Teaching Award Minot State University (2002) Penn State Earth System Science Fellowship (1993) Pennsylvania Mining and Mineral Resources Research Fellowship (1990-1991) Beyond War Award collectively awarded to Peace Corps Volunteers (1987) Professional Memberships

  • Lecturer - Jazz Drums | Music | ivestemd@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Mark Ivester is a versatile drummer and percussionist with extensive experience playing a variety of musical genres from rock to jazz to orchestral music.

    drumming of the Ewe and Yoruba tribes, Afro-Cuban drumming, Brazilian sambas, and jazz for mallet keyboard instruments. Ivester earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastern Washington University, and he did undergraduate and graduate work in ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii that included field study in gamelan music on the island of Java. PLU Faculty: Jazz Sound Trio

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | guptilje@plu.edu | 253-535-8422

    Jessica Wheeler, DNP, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-C Clinical Instructor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-8422 Email: guptilje@plu.edu Office Location:Ramstad Hall - Room 313 Professional Education DNP, Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 M.S.N., Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, 2009 BA/BS, Psychology/Biology, Evergreen State University, 2002 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Psychiatric/Mental Health Books Alcohol and drug addiction. Chapters In T. Woo & M.V. Robinson (Eds.), Pharmacotherapeutics

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  • Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | munroam@plu.edu | 253-535-7069 | Dr.

    Science & Technology A Vol. 38, 2020: 020805. Munro, A. M., Chandler, C., Garling, M., Chai, D., Popovich, V., Lystrom, L., Kilina, S. "Phenyldithiocarbamate Ligands Decompose During Nanocrystal Ligand Exchange." Journal of Physical Chemistry C Vol. 120, 2016: 29455-29462. Accolades "Inspirational Woman" - PLU Center for Gender Equity 2018 Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University National Science Foundation American Competitiveness in Chemistry

  • Assistant Professor of Economics | Department of Economics | swartzentruber@plu.edu | 253-535-7731 | 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.

    , 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