Search

Sarah Seder Resident Assistant Professor of Dance she/her Phone: 253-535-7359 Email: sseder@plu.edu Office Location:Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - Room 129 Status:Part-time Professional Biography Education M.F.A., Dance, Smith College B.A., Dance, Psychology, Bard College Biography Sarah Seder is the Resident Assistant Professor of Dance at PLU. Previously, she taught dance at Smith College (MA), Mount Holyoke College (MA). She co-founded and co-directed Seattle-based

Complex Societies Great Basin and Montane Foragers & Semi-Sedentary Farmers Selected Publications Elites and the Flaked Stone Tool Economy in Prehispanic Mesoamerica, the Case of Epiclassic Xochicalco Books Pathways to Prismatic Blades: A Study in Mesoamerican Obsidian Core-Blade Technology co-edited with Kenneth Hirth (The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press 2002) : View Book Selected Presentations Calixtlahuaca Lithic Technology, Presentation for the Calixtlahuaca Project Workshop, School for

Peter Davis Associate Professor of Earth Science Phone: 253-535-5770 Email: davispb@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 140 Office Hours: (On Campus) Tue: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (On Campus) Wed: 10:00 am - 11:00 am (Off Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Personal Education Ph.D., Geology, University of Minnesota, 2008 M.S., Geology and Geophysics, University of Massachusetts, 2003 B.S., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, 1998 Areas of Emphasis or

Tara West, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC Clinical Instructor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7344 Email: twest@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Murray State University, 2008 BSN, Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Agusta, 2002 Biography I began my nursing career as an active duty army nurse working in Med/Surg. I gained experience also working in ER, ICU, and Deployment Health/Preventive Medicine. Following leaving active duty in 2007, I returned to school to

Katie Hoover Associate Vice President for Constituent Engagement Phone: 253-535-7182 Email: katie.hoover@plu.edu Professional Education B.A., German/Anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2010 Responsibilities Katie Hoover joined the University Relations team in 2010. She currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Constituent Engagement, leading the University Relations teams charged with expanding philanthropy and engagement of donors, alumni and friends in service to the

Dr. Nicky Martin Associate Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7372 Email: martin@plu.edu Office Location:Olson Auditorium Professional Education Ph.D., Temple University M.Ed., Temple University B.S., Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Sport and Exercise Psychology Selected Publications Martin, N. (2023). Parent-teacher collaboration is needed to enhance preschooler’s physical Activity: What do we do now? Early Childhood Education Journal. Martin, N., & Hultman, R

2014-2015 Contributing Author to the 10-volume "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" text series by GIA Publications Arranger of Ave Maria by Anton Bruckner, Maestro and Fox Publishing Biography Edwin C. Powell is the former Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where he was responsible for the University Wind Ensemble, Conducting and Music Education Methods courses. In 2015 he was the recipient of a Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Excellence Award. Dr

, Oregon 2001 Excellence In Teaching Award, Eastern Illinois University Professional Memberships/Organizations Association of American Colleges & Universities College Art Association International Registry Of Artists And Art Work Biography Michael Stasinos was born in Canoga Park, CA, but now calls Seattle home. He attended Southern Utah University for his undergraduate degree. Over the years following he has taken many jobs and life experiences, including seasonal work in the Pacific Northwest fishing

Jan Weiss Associate Dean, School of Education & Associate Professor of Education Phone: 253-535-7282 Email: weissjm@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Education, Stanford University, 1991 M.S., Stanford University, 1982 B.A., Lewis & Clark College, 1978 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Curriculum and Instruction Biography Dr. Weiss received her doctorate in education from Stanford University in 1991 and has been teaching in the

Judith Kitchen Founding Director, In Memoriam Biography Biography Judith Kitchen (1941-2014)  was the co-founder of the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program at PLU.  She is the author of four collections of essays, most recently The Circus Train (Ovenbird Books, 2014).  Her other collections are Half in Shade: Family, Photography, Fate and Distance and Direction (Coffeehouse Press) and Only the Dance (U. of South Carolina Press).  She is also the author of a novel, The House on Eccles Road