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  • Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics | Religion | obrien@plu.edu | 253-535-7239 | Kevin J.

    , human ethics and environmental concerns, scientific data and moral commitments. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists (Georgetown 2017).

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  • Associate Professor | School of Business | liuaa@plu.edu | 253-535-8129 | Dr.

    . She is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and has passed all four sections of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Prior to joining PLU, Dr. Liu served as an assistant professor of accountancy at the University of San Diego. She also has international teaching experiences in China. Dr. Liu’s research interests include the effects of human behavior on performance evaluation, ethical decision-making, and financial reporting. She is a member of the American Accounting Association

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  • Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies | Hispanic and Latino Studies | davidsef@plu.edu | 253-535-7311 | If I had to describe my identity with a Facebook relationship status it would read: “It’s complicated”.

    through cultural productions and memory practices. This research takes me not only to print and film archives, but also to cultural and educational institutions where people craft and share their own “canal memories.” Whether I’m analyzing nationalist novels studied in high schools, the oral histories at the West Indian Museum of Panama, or testimonial short stories of survivors of the 1989 U.S. Invasion of Panama, I uplift the centrality of narratives in negotiating the human experience. My teaching

  • Dean of Natural Sciences | Natural Sciences | aumanaj@plu.edu | 253-535-8485 | Dr.

    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

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  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | szhai@plu.edu | 253-535-7649

    Americans Infected with Hepatitis B Virus. Digestive diseases and sciences, 10.1007/s10620-023-07840-5 Perceptions and Beliefs of Memory Loss and Dementia Among Korean, Samoan, Cambodian, and Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study. Empowering Low-Income Asian American Women to Conduct Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Test: A Community-Engaged and Culturally Tailored Intervention. A Multilevel Intervention to Increase HPV Vaccination among Asian American Adolescents. Journal of

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  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs | Office of the Provost | byaden@plu.edu | 253-535-7283 | I am a proud native of Tacoma and first generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school.

    : The Human Element (IALLT 2017) Chapter in IALLT Language Center Management Manual, 2013 edition Chapters Leadership and Management: Roles, Styles and Philosophies (IALLT 2013) Selected Articles Yaden et al. "Getting to Advanced: Challenging High School Heritage Language Leaners to Step Outside Their Comfort Zone." The Language Educator 2018: 37-40. Yaden. "A Report and Review on Web-Based Resources Created at San Diego State University for Learning Spanish : Los Desaparecidos." Hispania Vol. 92

  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Psychology | jlindsay@plu.edu | 253-535-7640

    Expertise Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Psychology of Gender Language Acquisition Research Projects Storytime Studies, Current Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Investigating which facial features signal gender to children ages 4-7. Investigating the effects of stereotyped stories on children’s cognitive abilities and motivation. Male Default Study, 2021-2022 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Survey based study, in data collection process

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  • Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Barrie Jean Borich is the author of Apocalypse, Darling (2018), which was short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award.

    celebrates shifting topographies as well as human bodies in motion, not only across water and land, but also through life.”  Borich’s previous book, My Lesbian Husband (2000), won the American Library Association Stonewall Book Award. Borich’s essays have been anthologized in: Isherwood in Transit; Critical Creative Writing; Waveform: Twenty-First Century Essays by Women; and in After Montaigne: Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays, and have been cited in Best American Essays and Best American Non

  • Associate Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | katicacp@plu.edu | 253-535-7636

    following Sprint Interval Training." Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments 2018: 14(1), Article 8. Katica CP, Wingo, JE, Herron, RL, Ryan, GA, Bishop, SH, and Richardson, M. "Impact of precooling the upper body during warm-up on subsequent time trial paced cycling in the heat." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2017: 21(6): 621–62. Dassoff, AS, Forward, NR, Katica, CP. "Differences Between the Grab Start and Track Start in Collegiate Swimmers." Int J Exerc Sci 2017: 10(4): 515-521.

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  • Director, Anthropology Program | Department of Anthropology | andrewbw@plu.edu | 253-535-8389 | Bradford W.

    Human Evolution and Social Research, Arizona State University (2013) Presentation for the Asociación de Guias de Oaxaca A.C, Las herramientas de piedra de Calixtlahuaca: interpretaciones sociopolíticas preliminaries de la periferia azteca occidental (Calixtlahuaca Stone Tools: Preliminary Sociopolitical Interpretations from the Western Aztec Periphery), Association of Tour Guides, Oaxaca (2011) Paper presented at the Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Scholarship Dinner, Calixtlahuaca Stone Tools