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proxies preserved in sedimentary basins. As a teacher, I implement hands-on and field-based teaching strategies to engage students both inside and outside the classroom. I encourage students to be active learners who collaborate with classmates rather than compete, and I challenge them to apply the knowledge learned to their everyday lives so that they can be environmentally-conscious and scientifically-literate members of society.

." 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

Taiwan Television Network. Dr. Bennett received both his Masters and Doctorate degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. He also holds degrees from the University of Western Ontario and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. He has attended the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard University Graduate School of Education, as well as senior leadership workshops through ACE, CASE, NASM, and GLCA. He holds the Professional College Teacher Certification Diploma

magic, I also believe in tough-minded examinations of the thematic and formal elements that we use as writers.  As a teacher, I prefer discussions in which everyone seems to have a lab coat on, detailing the mechanics of the work at hand.  How a piece achieves its force through writerly decisions—decisions which have been guided by thought and feeling, insight and intuition, analysis and imagination, failure and risk—this is what I care about. As a necessary complement to the writer’s solitary work

Région de Paris “Hector Berlioz” and received a Premier prix in piano. An active teacher, she joins Pacific Lutheran University where she runs the group keyboard program, teaches applied lessons and accompanying. Previously, she taught piano at Washington State University, as well as instructing ear-training and collaborating with the opera department. Prior to coming to WSU, Dr. Powers served on the faculty of East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma as Assistant Professor of Piano where she led the

to PLU.  In 1993 he began a collaboration with Graham Solomons (University of South Florida) on the textbook Organic Chemistry (John Wiley and Sons, Inc.) leading to coauthorship of the 7th edition in 2000.   Their textbook is used around the world in eight languages.  The 12th edition was published in 2016, with Scott Snyder (University of Chicago) having joined as coauthor with the 11th edition. As teacher at PLU he has long been interested in innovative pedagogies, nurtured by interactions

Amy Young Professor of Communication she/her/hers Phone: 253-536-5165 Email: youngam@plu.edu Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Chair of Faculty Education Ph.D., Rhetoric, University of Texas, 2007 M.A., Communication Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 2003 B.A., Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Public Relations Books Teacher, Scholar, Mother: (Re)Envisioning Motherhood in the Academy (Lexington Books 2015) Prophets, Gurus, and

Giovanna Urdangarain Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7240 Email: urdangga@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 111 Professional Education Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008 M.A., Hispanic Literature, Indiana University, 2001 B.A., Secondary Education Literature, Artigas Teacher Training Institute, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1991 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Contemporary Latin American Narrative Southern Cone Dictatorial and Post-Dictatorial Narrative by Women Writers Memory

, Failure as Fertilizer: Lessons Learned from the Competitive Cauldron, Bethesda, MD (2004) Invited Lecture, United States Olympic Committee/United States Soccer Federation, Women in Coaching Summit, Preparation for Performance Excellence: Establishing your IPZ” and “Psychological Skills Training for Coaches: Practical Insights From Practice, San Diego, CA (2003) Invited Lecture, Pan American Sports Organization, Self-fulfilling Prophecy and Player Performance: Implications for Coaches and Athletes