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  • Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies | Department of History | griechba@plu.edu | 253-535-7642 | Beth A.

    Dark Journey: the Rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany”” for The Modern Scholar Great Professors series of lectures. She has published numerous chapters in books, served as guest editor of The Journal of Jesuit Studies, and has spoken at various Holocaust Centers and other venues. She serves on many organization’s committees, including the Executive Committee of the Consortium of Higher Education Centers for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies; the Seattle Holocaust Center for Humanity’s

  • Dean | School of Business | muldermr@plu.edu | 253-535-7258 | Dr.

    Mark Mulder, Ph.D. Dean Phone: 253-535-7258 Email: muldermr@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 171 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor School of Business Education Ph.D., Marketing & Consumer Behavior, Washington State University, 2012 Management Development Program, Harvard University, 2002 M.B.A., Technology & Innovation Management, Pacific Lutheran University, 2000 B.B.A., Human Resources and Total

  • Dean | Master of Business Administration | muldermr@plu.edu | 253-535-7258 | Dr.

    Mark Mulder, Ph.D. Dean Phone: 253-535-7258 Email: muldermr@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 171 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor School of Business Education Ph.D., Marketing & Consumer Behavior, Washington State University, 2012 Management Development Program, Harvard University, 2002 M.B.A., Technology & Innovation Management, Pacific Lutheran University, 2000 B.B.A., Human Resources and Total

  • Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer | Institutional Effectiveness | mcconnke@plu.edu | 253-535-7169

    , National Commission for Health Education Credentialing ACE Group Fitness Instructor ACE Senior Exercise Specialist Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Exercise Science Wellness Education Books Health for Life With Web Resources co-authored with Charles Corbin, David Corbin, Terri Farrar (Human Kinetics 2014) : View Book Health for Life Teacher’s Web Resources co-authored with Charles Corbin, David Corbin, Terri Farrar (Human Kinetics 2014 [21 chapter curriculum]) : View Book Health Opportunities Through

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  • Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | torvensa@plu.edu | 253-535-8106 | Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals.

    Biography Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals. He has taught in PLU’s International Honors Program and has led student and regent study tours in Rome and central Italy. Since 2005, he has led faculty, staff, and student workshops on the liberal arts and higher education, published

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  • Assistant Professor | School of Business | jacksodn@plu.edu | 253-535-7259 | During her professional journey, Nana served in the US Army at Madigan Army Medical Center, and spent many years in HR, applying her extensive background to enhance organizational dynamics and leadership.

    Nana Jackson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Phone: 253-535-7259 Email: jacksodn@plu.edu Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration – Organizational Leadership, National University, San Diego, CA, 2024 Master of Business Administration, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 2018 Master of Arts, Human Resource Development, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, 2011 Bachelor of Arts, English Linguistics, Ahmadu Bello

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  • Associate Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | farrartd@plu.edu | 253-535-7360

    Dr. Terri D. Farrar Associate Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7360 Email: farrartd@plu.edu Office Location: Olson Auditorium - 105 Professional Education Ph.D., Capella University M.A.Ed., City University B.A.E., Eastern Washington University A.A., Spokane Falls Community College Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Health and Fitness Teacher Education Books Health for Life With Web Resources co-authored with Charles Corbin, David Corbin, Karen McConnell (Human Kinetics 2014) : View Book

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  • Associate Professor of Anthropology | Department of Anthropology | nosakaaa@plu.edu | 253-535-7664 | Dr.

    Fertility Strategies in Contemporary Japan." Human Organization Vol. 71(2), 2012: 188-199. Nosaka, Akiko and Athanasios Chasiotis. "Parental Influence on Fertility Behavior of First Generation Turkish Immigrants in Germany." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 12(1), 2010: 60-67. "The M - Shaped Dilemma: Life Strategies and Fertility Trends among Working Women in Contemporary Japan." Ethnology Vol. 48(1), 2009: 21-38. "Coresidence and Geographic Dispersion of Adult Children and Their Mothers

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  • Assistant Professor | Department of Computer Science | alexandra.bacula@plu.edu | 253-535-7523 | I am a former ballet dancer turned roboticist who is passionate about the intersection of arts and technology and exploring how each practice can inform the other.

    , Oregon State University, 2023 B.S., Aerospace Engineering with Honors , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018 Selected Articles Bacula, Alexandra, Jason Mercer, Jaden Berger, Julie A. Adams, Heather Knight. " “Integrating Robot Manufacturer Perspectives into Legible Factory Robot Light Communications,”." Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction Vol. 12 (1), February, 2023: pp. 1-33.. Bacula, Alexandra, Heather Knight. "“MoTiS Parameters for Expressive Multi-Robot Systems: Relative Motion

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  • Associate Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | finleysr@plu.edu | 253-535-7660 | I primarily teach Introduction to Psychology and upper level experimental classes, such as Neuropsychology and Learning.

    Neuropsychology and Learning. Teaching a wide range of courses allows me to expose students to the many ways in which we can understand human behavior, and try to solve the puzzle of how the mind works. I am fascinated by the human capacity for thought and language, and our extraordinary ability to learn. I am dedicated to exposing undergraduates to research in psychology while spreading my passion for creativity and discovery in psychological science.

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