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industry, where he first discovered the uniqueness of Seattle.  He has lived in many places including Savannah, GA; Missoula, MT and Kenai, AK and New York City. Michael’s education began as an actor before he turned to art. He has been a studio and figurative artist for many years.  As an Instructor he has taught figure drawing and painting with a strong perceptual and theatrical approach towards developing compositions. In recent years he has given himself time to create cityscapes as well. Teaching

, and Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra. While maintaining an active performing career, Dr. Cho is an artist teacher deeply committed to education. While holding herself and her students to the highest standards, Dr. Cho always adopts a nurturing, holistic, learner-centered approach that brings out the best in young singers. Through open conversations and practical guidance, she equips her students with the skills and resilience needed for success in the professional world. Her students have

Publications 2011) : View Book An Ethics of Biodiversity: Christianity, Ecology, and the Variety of Life (Georgetown University Press 2010) : View Book Grounding Religion: A Field Guide to the Study of Religion and Ecology co-edited with Dr. Whitney A. Bauman and Dr. Richard R. Bohannon (Routledge 2010) : View Book Selected Articles "Balancing Critique and Commitment: A Synthetic Approach to Teaching Religion and the Environment." Teaching Theology and Religion Vol. 17.3, 2014: "Prophets Meet Profits: The

. management consultants and many opportunities to pitch venture capitalists around the world, Dr. Brown melds theory and practice of strategy and entrepreneurship in such a way that invites students to engage deeply.  Multiple teaching awards acknowledge the value of this approach.

an anthropological archaeologist, his specific research interests include the comparative investigation of societal complexity, political economy, craft production, migration, and cultural ecology. His primary methodological specialty is the study of flaked stone tool production; this approach provides a useful means for reconstructing ancient economic systems, which provide a basis for making inferences about other aspects of society including social organization and ideology. He has published

.  With significant client-side experience with McKinsey & Co. management consultants and many opportunities to pitch venture capitalists around the world, Dr. Brown melds theory and practice of strategy and entrepreneurship in such a way that invites students to engage deeply.  Multiple teaching awards acknowledge the value of this approach.

Guardian, Tin House, New England Review, DIAGRAM, ZYZZYVA, and many other publications, as well as anthologies including Best of the West and The Pushcart Prize. He was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and has a BA and MFA from the University of Arizona. He lives in Oregon and teaches at Oregon State University and the Rainier Writing Workshop. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction I want your work to be your own, so my approach to advising individual students

, Ryan worked closely with world-renowned Norwegian explorer, archaeologist and writer, the late Thor Heyerdahl, whose open-minded approach to the topic of early human use of the ocean was a hallmark of his remarkable research. Ryan is also a Research Associate at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, and a Fellow of both The Explorers Club and The Royal Geographical Society. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Directed excavations, conservation activities and research in Egypt’s ancient New Kingdom cemetery

Abstract Algebra Recreational Mathematics Popularizing Mathematics Books Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences Chapters "‘Bok bok’: exploring the game of Chicken in film." (Springer International Publishing 2020) : View Book Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences Chapters "‘Elegance in design’: mathematics and the works of Ted Chiang." (Springer International Publishing 2020) : View Book First-Semester Abstract Algebra: A Structural Approach (GNU Free Documentation License

criticism and decolonize methodologies. In his scholarship Troy works to create a place for Indigenous intellectual and philosophical traditions within the academy, bringing Sámi ways of knowing to bear on such topics as settler colonial literature, multicultural diversity and trans-Indigenous film studies. In his teaching Troy strives for a student-centered approach and for classrooms that can become collaborative learning communities. He teaches in Norwegian and Scandinavian Area Studies, as well as