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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

Northwest Sinfonietta.  Mrs. Peterson is an active freelance player in the Puget Sound area performing with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Opera, and the Fifth Avenue Theatre.  She has performed with the Philadelphia String Quartet and has appeared on the Second City Chamber Music Series.  She is a coach for the Seattle Youth Symphony and maintains a large private studio.

four-year letter winner as a member of the men’s soccer team. He obtained a master’s degree in human performance and physical education with a concentration in sports administration from Adams State University. While at Adams State, Thompson served as a graduate assistant for the intramural & club sports department and as the head assistant coach of the men’s soccer team.

Emily Davidson Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7311 Email: davidsef@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-E Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Project Lead, Mellon Funded Latino Studies Working Group Member, Task Force for Undocumented Students Education Ph.D., Spanish, University of California, Davis, 2013 M.A., Spanish, Middlebury College, 2000 B.A., Spanish and Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 1998 Areas of

Sarah deBack Human Resources Specialist she/her Phone: 253-535-8283 Email: sarah.deback@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 110 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Professional Biography Personal Education B.A., Communication, University of Puget Sound, 2024 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Advanced Media Studies Responsibilities Student Employment website Position announcements, advertising, and recruitment MVR, safety, and title IX training

Amanda Sweger Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre Phone: 253-538-8275 Email: swegeran@plu.edu Office Location: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - 219 Office Hours: (On Campus) M & W: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Website: http://www.amandasweger.com/ Professional Biography Education M.F.A., Set / Lighting Design, Northwestern University, 2011 B.F.A., Design and Technology, Webster University, 2004 Accolades 2010 Norrenbrock Design Award Northwestern University 2010 Usitt young

he studied with Dr. Janet Galván. He taught at Clear Lake High School for four years in his hometown of Houston, TX after graduating from Oklahoma City University with his Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance with Dr. Randi von Ellefson and Judith Willoughby. His ensembles have sung with the Houston Symphony, Houston Chamber Choir, at Carnegie Hall, on the balcony of the Colorado State Capitol for the inauguration of Governor Jared Polis, and alongside RuPaul’s Drag

issues and prejudice Books Early Psychological Research Contributions of Women of Color, Volume 1 (Routledge 2023) : View Book Accolades Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University Biography “Remember that Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels” – attributed to Ann Richards I became interested in psychology as an undergraduate at the University of Northern Colorado. I was lucky to have three professors who piqued

(2022) Professional Memberships/Organizations American String Teachers Association (ASTA) The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Biography Justin Lader received his PhD in music and human learning from The University of Texas at Austin, Master’s degree in viola performance with emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Oregon, and

2002 Constance J. Saltonstall Foundation Grant in poetry.  He regularly writes essay-reviews of contemporary poetry for the journal, Water-Stone Review. Founding director. Mentor. Workshops and classes in poetry. Statement: “This is a small, very selective program for motivated and experienced adults. There are high standards, but no condescension. No enforcing an aesthetic as if it were the aesthetic. Instead, individual choices, individual challenges, individual achievement-all of which it’s our