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  • Community Director for Tingelstad Hall | Residential Life | marie.tucker@plu.edu | 253.535.8349 | Marie began at PLU in 2022.

    programming budget. Create & deliver pro-devo curriculum Collaboratively implement the departmental co-curriculum Support in staff recruitment, selection, training and evaluation Liaison for clubs & organizations that align with Learning Communities Student Life Responsibilities PLUS 100 Instructor Professional Staff On-Call (Campus Crisis Response) Conduct hearing educator for campus policy violations Biography Marie began at PLU in 2022. Prior to working at PLU, Marie was born and raised in Florida and

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | kidwelgt@plu.edu | Military Education Command General Staff College Combined Arms Staff and Service School Nurse Manager Leadership Development Course Combat Care Casualty Course Army Nurse Corps Critical Care Nursing Course .

    Clinical Practicum Skills Lab Books The Come as You Are War, Stories of the Baghdad ER and the Stop the Bleeding 31 st Combat Support Hospital (Literate Ape Press 2022) : View Book Selected Presentations National Trauma Institute, Combat Support Hospital in Iraq: Comparing 2004 and 2009, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Casualties of Previous US Conflicts,, San Antonio, TX (August 2010) Annual Washington Wound Care Conference, Initial Combat Wound Management , University of

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

    Shumenghui Zhai, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7649 Email: szhai@plu.edu Professional Education PhD, Nursing Science , University of Washington MPH, Community and Behavioral Health Science, University of Pittsburgh BSN, Nursing Science , Nanjing Medical University Selected Publications Analysis, evaluation, and reformulation of social cognitive theory: Toward parent-child shared management in sleep health A Comparative Trial of Improving Care for Underserved Asian

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  • Associate Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | seidelsb@plu.edu | 253-535-7791

    college science courses." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 114, 2017: 3085-3090. Accolades 2018 PLU Spirit of Diversity Award 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant to support "Building Capacity to Prepare STEM Majors to Become STEM Educators" Summer Research: Science Education for an Inclusive Classroom

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    Wed: 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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  • Professor of Theatre | Theatre & Dance | smithtt@plu.edu | 253-535-7323 | Tom Smith is a playwright, director and improviser.  His plays are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, and YouthPLAYS, among others.  Monologues from his plays appear in five collections of works, and his short plays have been produced internationally.  His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  Tom is also the author of The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation(Kendall Hunt) and articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal, and several resource books.  Tom graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and Secondary Education certification, and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City.  He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. .

    Tom Smith Professor of Theatre he/him Phone: 253-535-7323 Email: smithtt@plu.edu Office Location: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - 217 Website: http://www.tomsmithplaywright.com Professional Biography Personal Education M.F.A., Directing and Acting, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1994 B.A., Dramatic Arts, Whitman College, 1991 Certification, Secondary Education, Whitman College, 1991 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Playwriting Directing Improvisation Theatre Management

  • Associate Director for Campus Life Operations | Residential Life | dpatel@plu.edu | 253-535-8059

    Departures, key management and access Support students that request to live at home, students that need special request housing and students who need guidance in their housing options Assess the needs of students and develop strategies to support the needs of a diverse population Maintain functional areas of supervision and priorities for Community Directors, the Campus Life Front Desk and Office Staff

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  • Associate Professor | School of Education | gardinwl@plu.edu | 253-535-8342 | Wendy Gardiner teaches literacy courses in the Education Department.

    , Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching with Drs. Simic-Muller and Munro. In this grant they recruit, prepare, and support new teachers’ implementation of ambitious and equitable STEM teaching in Title 1 schools. Dr. Gardiner is also an active member in the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Literacy Research Association (LRA), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

  • Resident Assistant Professor | Marriage and Family Therapy | ginnq@plu.edu | 253-535-7599 | Quantas Ginn (he/him) is a marriage, couples, and family therapist and AASECT Certified sex therapist.

    Emphasis or Expertise Sex therapy utilizing a biopsychosocial+spiritual approach Working with interracial/intercultural couples Perinatal Parenting Accolades 2021 - AAMFT Minority Fellow 2019 - WAMFT Diversity Award Recipient Professional Memberships/Organizations American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) American Association of Sexual Educators, Coaches, and Therapists (AASECT) Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (WAMFT) Perinatal Support International (PSI

  • Founding Director | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Stan Sanvel Rubin is founding director of the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU.  He served for over twenty years as Director of the Brockport Writers Forum and Videotape Library (SUNY), a multi-faceted literary arts program.  He holds the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.  His most recent book of poetry is There.

    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

  • User Support Team Manager | PLU Help Desk | stewartj@plu.edu | 253-535-7431 | John comes to PLU with over 20+ years of experience in the information technology field.

    support technician with CBRE commercial real estate where he supported over 120 users and three offices in the Puget Sound region. In 1987 John earned an associates degree from Highline Community College. At Highline he was the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship recipient which helped him to continue his education at Western Washington University. John resides in Tacoma and enjoys gardening in his backyard, dogs and traveling to Hawaii whenever possible.

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