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Tyler Breier, DNP, RN, PHN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: tbreier@plu.edu Professional Education Doctor of Nursing Practice , Population Health and Systems Leadership, University of Washington, 2023 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Community Clinicals - Semesters 2 and 3 Organizational and Economic Contexts of Care Public Health, Community/Population Health, Public Health Policy, Complex Health Systems, LGBTQIA+ health disparities Child Care Health program with Public Health - Seattle

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

Lynda Byer, MS, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: lbyer@plu.edu Professional Biography Education BSN, Nursing, University of Michigan MS, Public Health Nursing, University of Illinois Biography Originally from Michigan, but have lived on the east/west coasts of the US. Experience spans over 45 years in academic, research, acute, and community health settings. Previously taught community health nursing at three universities. Lynda has worked on health initiatives at the local, state, and

Arisa Nogler, MSN, BA, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing She/Her Email: noglerla@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University BA, English, Evergreen State College AA, South Puget Sound Community College Biography Arisa (she/her) has worked in acute care as a Registered Nurse since 2012.  Her experience includes work in acute mental health, the operating room, hospice, and progressive care.  She hopes to help students understand the importance of

Heidi Brocious, Ph.D., MSW Chair, BSW Program she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8707 Email: hbrocious@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 104 Office Hours: (On Campus) Tu & Th: 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Social Work, University of Utah, 2013 Masters, Social Work, Walla Walla University, 1999 Bachelors, Education, University of Alaska , 1995 Biography One of the gifts I have gained from growing up near and among the Indigenous people of

Carrie Ann Matyac, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7694 Email: matyacca@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles FNP Lead Faculty Biography Dr. Matyac is a Family Nurse Practitioner and the Lead of the FNP Program at PLU SoN.  She practiced primarily in rural and community health (FQHC) settings throughout her 15-year career as a primary care provider.  Transitioning to a full-time academic focus, her goal is to impart the skill set and intricacies

MacKenzie Hines Director of Strategic Initiatives she/her Phone: 253-535-7059 Email: mhines@plu.edu Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.A., Elon University Biography For over a decade, MacKenzie has led numerous successful campaigns, from annual giving at a university to promoting local arts education programming, advocating for educational policy and research, and increasing access to evidence-based sexual and reproductive health services and resources for Mississippi

Karen M. Travis Professor of Economics Email: traviskm@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Professional Education Ph.D., Economics, University of Washington, 1995 M.A., Economics, University of Washington, 1990 B.S. with honors, Physics and Mathematics, University of Puget Sound, 1986 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Teaching Areas: Health Economics, Econometrics, and Introductory Statistics Research Interests: Physician Payment, Access to Health Care, Prenatal Care Productivity, and Economics Education

emergency department and hospital case management, helping patients discharge successfully after an acute illness.  She currently works at Tacoma Central Internal Medicine, with a focus on primary care of adult/geriatric patients with complex health conditions.  She loves to spend extra time with her patients teaching them about their health conditions.  Her goal as an instructor at PLU is to teach her students to do this as well.  Knowledge about health can empower people to make better decisions about

Laura McCloud Department Chair of Sociology and Criminal Justice Phone: 253-535-7342 Email: mcclouls@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 242 Professional Video Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Sociology Education Ph.D., Sociology, The Ohio State University, 2010 M.A., Sociology, The Ohio State University, 2006 B.A., Sociology, University of Cincinnati, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Social Class Stratification Social Mobility Debt Debt and Economic Inequality Consumption