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  • Assistant Professor | School of Business | jacksodn@plu.edu | 253-535-7259 | During her professional journey, Nana served in the US Army at Madigan Army Medical Center, and spent many years in HR, applying her extensive background to enhance organizational dynamics and leadership.

    University, Zaria, Nigeria, 2008 Research Projects Ph.D DISSERTATION Remote Working Human Resources Professionals: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Engagement Experiences. Biography During her professional journey, Nana served in the US Army at Madigan Army Medical Center, and spent many years in HR, applying her extensive background to enhance organizational dynamics and leadership. She holds a PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in Organizational Leadership, as well as a

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  • Human Resources Specialist | Student Employment | sarah.deback@plu.edu | 253-535-8283 | Hello Lutes! I’m the Student Employment Human Resources Specialist for Pacific Lutheran University.

    coordination Individual and group training Student staff employment support On campus work study Biography Hello Lutes! I’m the Student Employment Human Resources Specialist for Pacific Lutheran University. My goal is to support, encourage, and assist all students workers on campus whether that be filling out I-9 forms, W-4s, applying for jobs, or giving work advice. Feel free to stop by during my office hours or send me an email if you have any questions about on campus jobs, I am always happy to chat

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  • Chair of Physics | Department of Physics | bret.underwood@plu.edu | 253-535-7267 | I am currently a Professor of Physics at Pacific Lutheran University.

    ." Journal of High Energy Physics Vol. 139, 2016: B. Underwood and Y. Zhai. "Moving Phones Tick Slower: Creating an Android App to Demonstrate Time Dilation." The Physics Teacher Vol. 54, 2016: 277. Accolades Institute for Particle Physics (IPP) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008-2011 McGill Lorne Trottier Fellowship, 2008-2010 Lesson Study Curriculum Development Grant, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2007 “Exceptional Service” TA award (Campus-wide) at UW-Madison, 2007 Biography I am currently a Professor

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  • Manager of Short-Term Programs | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | olsencd@plu.edu | 253-535-7628 | Courtney Olsen (she/her) is the Manager of Short-Term Programs at the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.

    Courtney Olsen Manager of Short-Term Programs she/her Phone: 253-535-7628 Email: olsencd@plu.edu Office Location:Wang Center for Global Education Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.A., Economics and History, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 M.St., Modern British History, University of Oxford, 2020 Responsibilities Supports faculty in the development, implementation, and budget management of Short-Term Study Away Programs including travel logistics Supports faculty in

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  • Executive Director, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Program Director PLU Gateway Program in Oaxaca | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | williatr@plu.edu | 253-535-7577 | Tamara R.

    Study Away Spanish immersion course in Costa Rica (now offered in Uruguay) and is co-founder, with Professor John Lear (UPS) of PLU’s Fall Semester Program in Oaxaca, Mexico. At PLU, she has been a tireless advocate for global education.

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  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | gwest@plu.edu | 253-535-7348 | I am a nurse scientist with a focus of research on infection control topics.  I joined the Lute team in September of 2022 and enjoy teaching various courses across the BSN, MSN, and DNP curriculum. .

    : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.022 Resendiz, M., Horseman, T.S., Hover, A.J., Bradley, D.F., Lustik, M.B., West, G.F. (2020). Assessment of Surgical Instrument Bioburden After Steam Sterilization: A Pilot Study. American Journal of Infection Control, 48 (2), 219-221, doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.018. Torres, L., Nelson, F., West, G. (2020). Exploring the Effects of a Nurse-Initiated Diary Intervention on Post–Critical Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal of Nursing, 120(5), 24

  • Lecturer - Jazz Drums | Music | ivestemd@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Mark Ivester is a versatile drummer and percussionist with extensive experience playing a variety of musical genres from rock to jazz to orchestral music.

    drumming of the Ewe and Yoruba tribes, Afro-Cuban drumming, Brazilian sambas, and jazz for mallet keyboard instruments. Ivester earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastern Washington University, and he did undergraduate and graduate work in ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii that included field study in gamelan music on the island of Java. PLU Faculty: Jazz Sound Trio

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | guptilje@plu.edu | 253-535-8422

    origins of psychosis., Virtual Conference (2020) Western Institute of Nursing Conference, Pilot Study of a Mental Health Nurse Consultant on Acute Medical Units., Denver, CO (2017) American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference, The impact of a mental health nurse consultant in caring for patients with mental health comorbidities on a medical unit., Phoenix, AZ (2017) American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference, Suicide awareness and prevention for college students

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  • Associate Professor of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | schleemt@plu.edu | 253-535-7218 | Mike Schleeter began teaching as an Assistant Professor at PLU in 2011, having received a B.A.

    Recipient 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University Awarded a DAAD research grant to study with Professors Axel Honneth and Hermann Deuser at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität in Frankfurt am Main Biography Mike Schleeter began teaching as an Assistant Professor at PLU in 2011, having received a B.A. in Philosophy, Comparative Literature, and Biology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Penn State University. He regularly teaches courses in ethics, social and political

  • Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | papadoha@plu.edu | 253-535-8706

    Descriptive Study." Internation Journal of Exercise Science Vol. 6(1), 2013: 52-62. B.E. Saelens and C. Papadopoulos. "The Importance of the Built Environment in Older Adults’ Physical Activity: A Review of the Literature." Washington State Journal of Public Health Practice Vol. 1, 2008: 13-21.

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