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  • Assistant Professor | Department of Computer Science | caleyjb@plu.edu | 253-535-7585

    Autonomous Robots Jan 2019: Caley, Jeffrey A., Lawrance, Nicholas R.J., and Geoffrey A. Hollinger. "Deep Networks with Confidence Bounds for Robotic Information Gathering." Proc. Robotics: Science and Systems Conf. Workshop on New Frontiers for Deep Learning in Robotics July 2017: Caley, Jeffrey A., Lawrance, Nicholas R.J., and Geoffrey A. Hollinger. "Deep Learning of Structured Environments for Robot Search." Proc. International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2016: Caley, Jeffrey A., and

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  • Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | Jeffrey Bell-Hanson retired in May 2023, following 21 years as Music Director of the Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra.

    , clinician, adjudicator and orchestral educator. Each year he works with school orchestras at all levels throughout the region and beyond, bringing to them the perspective of his long career as a conductor and scholar. He is a past national president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. Dr. Bell-Hanson has conducted orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States and in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, including the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony, the

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  • Professor Emeritus | Music | Jeffrey Bell-Hanson retired in May 2023, following 21 years as Music Director of the Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra.

    , clinician, adjudicator and orchestral educator. Each year he works with school orchestras at all levels throughout the region and beyond, bringing to them the perspective of his long career as a conductor and scholar. He is a past national president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. Dr. Bell-Hanson has conducted orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States and in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, including the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony, the

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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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  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | leland@plu.edu | 253-535-7396 | As a teacher of philosophy, I very much enjoy both 1) introducing new students to this exciting discipline and 2) teaching broadly across its many different subfields.

    interests beyond these areas.   As a scholar, I specialize in 18th and 19th century German philosophy, with a particular focus on the writings of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and, more specifically, his “theoretical” philosophy (i.e. his metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind). Most of my publications are in this area, and I continue to conduct research in it.

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  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Biology | thorm@plu.edu | 253-535-7081

    Expertise Molecular Biology Cellular Biology Microbiology Selected Articles Yimam M, Horm T, O’Neal A, Jiao P, Hong M, Jia Q. "UP360, a Standardized Composition from Extracts of Aloe barbadense, Poria cocos, and Rosemary officinalis Protected Against Sepsis and Mitigated Acute Lung Injury in Murine Models." J Med Food 2023: Yimam M, O’Neal A, Horm T, Jiao P, Hong M, Rossiter S, Brownell L, Jia Q. "Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Cannabidiol Alone and in Combination with Standardized

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  • Professor Emeritus | Music | Edwin C.

    . Powell earned degrees from the University of the Pacific, the Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music and The University of North Texas where he completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting studying with Eugene Migliaro Corporon. Previous to his 2005 appointment at PLU, Dr. Powell was on faculty at the University of Tennessee, where he was Assistant Director of Bands responsible for the Symphonic Band, the 350 member Pride of the Southland Marching Band, conducting courses and music education

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  • Lecturer | Music | guhrgd@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Equally at home in everything from Shakespeare to Sondheim and Monteverdi to Verdi, baritone Glenn Guhr has always prided himself on his versatility as a performer.

    of Love and the title role in Don Pasquale for Tacoma Opera. Dr. Guhr is also an educator, with experience in vocal and dramatic instruction, lecturing on music history, and outreach performance programs. Dr. Guhr acted as Tacoma Opera’s Production/Education and Outreach Manager during the Covid shutdown and subsequent reopening, arranging dozens of short, online recitals and directing several opera films for online viewing. His most recent directorial efforts were for a production of Faust for

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  • Associate Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | clcook@plu.edu | 253-535-7471 | My research explores how social motives and beliefs (e.g., religious, existential, or social beliefs) influence perceptions of threats and opportunities regarding others in our social environment.

    . … Ratliff, K. A. (2022). Many Labs 4: Failure to replicate mortality salience effect with and without original author involvement. Collabra: Psychology, 8, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.35271 Cook, C. L., & Cottrell, C. A. (2021). You don’t know where he’s been: Sexual promiscuity negatively affects responses toward both gay and straight men. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 21, 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000270 Cook. C. L., Krems, J. A., & Kenrick, D. T. (2021). Fundamental motives

  • Professor of Hebrew Bible | Religion | finitsak@plu.edu | 253-535-7319 | Antonios Finitsis’ approach to biblical literature is deeply socio-historical.

    Bible, Since Dr. Finitsis is an import from Greece, it is only fair that he responds in kind by taking LUTES to Greece with his J-Term course. Up to the present, he has led over a hundred PLU students to study away in the Mediterranean. In 2018 he celebrated in style the tenth anniversary of the student driven biblical/visual interpretation competition entitled: PLU Hebrew Idol. He is proudly teaching in PLU’s General Education, Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies, International Honors, and the