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Education Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008 M.A., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Physics, The Ohio State University, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cosmology Particle Physics String Theory Selected Presentations University of Vienna, Cosmological Chaos, Complexity, and the OTOC, Vienna, Austria (October 2020) de-Sitter Constructions in String Theory Workshop, Constraints on dS from Higher Dimensions, Institut de Physique Theorique, CEA

Antonios Finitsis Professor of Hebrew Bible Phone: 253-535-7319 Email: finitsak@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-G Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Executive Director for the Wild Hope Center for Vocation President, PNW Region American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Education Ph.D., Hebrew Bible, University of Chicago, 2007 M.A., Biblical Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School, 1998 B.A., Religion, Univeristy of Athens

Marnie Ritchie Assistant Professor of Communication she/her Phone: 253-535-7093 Email: ritchiem@plu.edu Office Location:Ingram Hall - Room 129 Website: https://www.mmritchie.com/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas, 2018 M.A., Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University, 2013 B.A., Philosophy, University of Vermont, 2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Critical/Cultural Studies Affect Theory Media

Clipper Anderson Lecturer - Jazz Bass Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: anderscr@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.clipperanderson.com/ Professional Biography Video Accolades Anderson's 2012 CD "The Road Home," held the top 20-22 spots on the national jazz radio charts Biography Clipper Anderson is one of the Northwest’s leading bassists. Known for his improvisational virtuosity, his steady presence in the groove pocket and his command of multiple styles

Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Washington, 2001 B.S. with Honors, Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996 B.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Microbial Ecology Books Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective, 11th Edition (McGraw-Hill 2024) Microbiology (OpenStax 2016) : View Book Accolades Awarded $15,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

, and game studies. She is a member of the National Communication Association and the Association of Internet Researchers. Fun Facts I have lived in every time zone (yes including Mountain) in the continental United States within the past ten years. I have more than 90 platinum trophies on my PlayStation 5. You could say I’m a type A personality. Service As part of my commitment to embedded digital ethnographic studies, I have raised more than $15,000 for various charities (Black Girls Code, the

Dr. Charlie Katica Associate Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7636 Email: katicacp@plu.edu Office Location:Olson Auditorium - Room 103 Professional Additional Titles/Roles Title IX Formal Process Team Faculty Athletics Representative and Gateway Program Director for the University of Southeastern Norway President of Rainier Adaptive Sports Education Ph.D., Kinesiology and Exercise Science, The University of Alabama, 2014 M.S., Exercise Science, Central Washington University, 2009 B.S

Michael Artime Associate Professor of Political Science Phone: 253-535-7646 Email: artimemr@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 106 Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2012 M.A., Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2009 B.A., McKendree University, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise American Government Media and Politics Voting and Elections Biography Dr. Artime has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of

Michelle Hathaway Prep Cook Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: hathawma@plu.edu Biography Biography I am 29 years old. Being in the kitchen has always been my dream, but if you would have asked me a year ago where I saw myself headed you would have heard a whole different answer. I had a goal and I fought for it, to get a job, to get a job at PLU was just a bonus, it meant my dream was coming true. I have always cooked, and baked at home, and it was my happy place, where I felt at my very best. I have

Emphasis or Expertise Analytical Chemistry Organic Geochemistry Mass Spectrometry Based 'Omics Microbial Oceanography Selected Presentations 2022 Marine Microbes Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference, Multiple choice: the metabolic consequences of nitrogen source switching in Synechococcus, Les Diablerets, Switzerland (May 28 - June 3) 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Dissolved organic nitrogen uptake and use by natural microbial communities and model picocyanobacteria, Virtual (February