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Joey Casto Line Cook Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: castoja@plu.edu Biography Biography My main goal is to make sure everyone smiles at least once a day. I have worked in the food industry for 5 years and really enjoy interacting with the community.

Laura Silcox Associate Director of Human Resources Phone: 253-535-8325 Email: fuhrmala@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Faculty hiring process Staff position announcements, advertising, and recruitment Visa sponsorship Job descriptions Staff leaves of absence Faculty medical leaves Training coordination Worker compensation claims Safety Committee HR website

Taylor Cox Visiting Instructor of Art & Design she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7325 Email: coxta@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 120 Website: https://www.coxswainpress.com/ Professional Education Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Focus in Letterpress Printing and Printmaking

Miranda Morgan Visiting Assistant Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7229 Email: miranda.morgan@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Professional Additional Titles/Roles Director, The Writing Center Education M.F.A., Creative Writing, Nonfiction, University of Montana, 2019 B.A., Literature and Creative Writing, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014

Chris Meyer Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Email: meyernc@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1970 M.A., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1967 B.S., Mathematics, Reed College, 1966 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Differential Geometry and the History of Math Biography Chris has been at PLU since 1970. He will be retiring as of May 2010.

Bonnie Rotan, DNP, FNP-BC, CWS Email: rotan@plu.edu Professional Education Doctor of Nursing Practice - FNP, Nursing , University of Washington, 2018 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Med-Surg Selected Presentations VA SCI Hub & Spokes Conference 2014, Metrics for Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury in Spinal Cord Injury population (2014) VA Hospital Seattle , Wound Care Talk for fellows and residents, VA Seattle (2014)

Sheri Tonn, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Phone: 253-535-7552 Email: tonnsj@plu.edu Professional Education Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor, University of Minnesota in St. Paul, 1976-1979 Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1976 B.S., Oregon State University, 1971 Responsibilities CHEM 115 – General Chemistry I CHEM 116 – General Chemistry II CHEM 403 – Biochemistry CHEM 410 – Introduction to Research Accolades 2017 "Inspirational Woman" - PLU Center for Gender Equity

Rona Kaufman Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7295 Email: kaufman@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-D Status:On Sabbatical Professional Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002 M.A., University of Maine, 1994 B.A., Penn State University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Composition Rhetoric and Writing Literacy Pedagogy English Language Accolades Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring, 2016-2017 Pacific Lutheran University Graves Award in the Humanities

Michelle Crites Resident Instructor of Biology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7214 Email: mcrites@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 152 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (On Campus) Wed: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (On Campus) Thu: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Professional Education M.S., Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, 1999 B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1996 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Human Anatomy and Physiology

Matt Smith Chair of Biology Phone: 253-535-7550 Email: smithmf@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 155 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (On Campus) Thu: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (On Campus) Fri: 10:00 am - 11:00 am (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Biology Education Ph.D., Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, 1997 B.S., Molecular/Cellular Biology, Humboldt State University, 1990 Areas of