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  • Benson Chair, Emeritus | Department of History | carpw@plu.edu | E.

    Evolution of a Reformer: Jean Paton and the Early Decades of Sealed-Adoption Records, 1949-1980,” in Adoption & Culture, 3 (2012): 33-62 and “The Atheist and the Christian: Madalyn Murray O’Hair, Jean Paton, and the Stigma of the 1950s,” in The Journal of the Historical Society 12:2 (2012): 205-227. A third article, “Jean Paton, Christian Adoption, and Reunification of Families” was published in the Journal of Christian Legal Thought, 2:1 (spring 2012): 1-22 and can be read online at http

  • Professor Emeritus | School of Business | Dr.

    . Wells Fargo Award for Excellence in Teaching. School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University. Academic Year 2009-2010. 2. Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence. “The DNA of Industrial Competitors” (co-authored with Dr. Jonathan C. Ho), Research Technology Management 51(4). The paper has been selected as one of the 50 best articles published in 2008 in management. The award ceremony was held at the Academy of Management annual conference on August 12, 2009 in Chicago, IL 3. Regency

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  • Professor Emeritus | Master of Business Administration | Dr.

    . Wells Fargo Award for Excellence in Teaching. School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University. Academic Year 2009-2010. 2. Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence. “The DNA of Industrial Competitors” (co-authored with Dr. Jonathan C. Ho), Research Technology Management 51(4). The paper has been selected as one of the 50 best articles published in 2008 in management. The award ceremony was held at the Academy of Management annual conference on August 12, 2009 in Chicago, IL 3. Regency

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  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Oliver de la Paz is author and editor of several books and serves as the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA.

    classes in poetry. Statement:  “I encourage students to think of themselves not as isolated individuals, but as members of a learning community. For me, the writing workshop is a place where students improve their skills in reading, critical thinking, interpretation, and communication through engagement with their own texts and with those written by others.  To be members of a learning community, I teach my students that verbal and written communication are inextricable, neither can take place

  • WSR Student Worker | Wellbeing Services and Resources | hayesmr@plu.edu | Melaina is a current student at PLU and will be part of the graduating class of 2025.

    Melaina Hayes WSR Student Worker she/her Email: hayesmr@plu.edu Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Co-Lead for Student Led Intiative for Community Creation (SLICC) Biography Melaina is a current student at PLU and will be part of the graduating class of 2025. She is double majoring in Sociology and Global and Cultural Studies concentrating in Transnationalism and its Consequences. She is also minoring in theater, anthropology, and religion. Melaina is currently working as

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  • Dean of Assessment and Core Curriculum | Office of the Provost | rogers@plu.edu | 253-535-7985 | Scott Rogers was born in the desert and grew up on a farm but will always call the city home.

    Community-Based and Public Writing Museum and Memorial Rhetorics Biography Scott Rogers was born in the desert and grew up on a farm but will always call the city home. As a kid, his family moved from Arizona to Missouri and then to Southern California where he attended high school. After languishing in a local community college for several years, he got his act together and, in 2001, earned a B.A. in Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. While earning this degree, Scott worked full

  • Assistant Professor of Education | School of Education | jwright@plu.edu | John Wright teaches special education methods courses, as well as courses in assistive technology, autism, and behavior management.

    , M. "Video prompting to teach robotics and coding to middle school students with autism spectrum disorder." Journal of Special Education Technology. 2020: doi:10.1177/016264341989024. Wright, J., Knight, V., Lemons, C., Lindstrom, E., & Strauss, J. "Implementing Early Numeracy for Students with Complex Communication Needs." Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. 2020: 55(3), 277-289. Knight, V., Wright, J., & DeFreese, A. "Brief Report: Teaching robotics coding to a

  • Emeritus Librarian | Library | Gail worked in Library Services at PLU from 1992-2020. .

    Vol. 24, No. 2, 2008: "History Day: Successful High School/University Cooperation." ACRL Washington Newsletter Number 28, 2006: "View from the Reference Desk." Prism, Pacific Lutheran University 7(1-2):10, 1994: "Teaching Library Skills through University Libraries." Teaching at UNL Vol. 12, no. 2:1-2, 1990: "Marketing Without a Plan, Co-authors: Joan Giesecke, Kay Logan-Peters, and Deb Pearson." NLAQ 21, no. 2:5-10, 1990: Biography Gail worked in Library Services at PLU from 1992-2020.

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  • Chair, BSW Program | Department of Social Work | hbrocious@plu.edu | 253-535-8707 | One of the gifts I have gained from growing up near and among the Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska is a strong sense of collectivism over individualism; I feel successful only when my team is successful, and it is this core philosophy that I would bring to both my teaching and leadership if offered a position at Pacific Lutheran University.

    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

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  • Professor of Religion and Culture | Religion | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.

    Book Coming Full Circle: Spirituality and Wellness Among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest (University of Nebraska Press 2014) : View Book Religion and Healing in Native America: Pathways for Renewal (Praeger 2008) : View Book Native American Religious Traditions (Pearson 2006) : View Book American Indian Religious Traditions: An Encyclopedia (3 Volume set) co-edited with Dennis Francis Kelley (ABC-CLIO 2005) : View Book Accolades 2014-2015 K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award for Research