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  • Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Barrie Jean Borich is the author of Apocalypse, Darling (2018), which was short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award.

    celebrates shifting topographies as well as human bodies in motion, not only across water and land, but also through life.”  Borich’s previous book, My Lesbian Husband (2000), won the American Library Association Stonewall Book Award. Borich’s essays have been anthologized in: Isherwood in Transit; Critical Creative Writing; Waveform: Twenty-First Century Essays by Women; and in After Montaigne: Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays, and have been cited in Best American Essays and Best American Non

  • Assistant Professor of Social Work | Department of Social Work | zaman@plu.edu | 253-535-7507 | Hazel Ali Zaman received her PhD in Social Work and Social Research, Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Nations, MEd in Elementary Education, and BS in Child and Family Studies at Portland State University.

    ., Zaman, H. (2024). Professor Drag. Queering Professionalism: Problems, Potentials, and Possibilities in Neoliberal Times. University of Toronto Press. Zaman, H. (2023). Furry acts as non/human drag: A case study exploring queer of colour liveability through the fursona. Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture, Special Issue: ‘Posthuman Drag’, 8:1, pp. 99–114 Mountz, S., Harrell, S., Zaman, H. (2023). Teaching beyond trans-competency: Exploring trans-affirming pedagogy through applied case studies

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  • Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Matt Young  is the author of the memoir, Eat the Apple (Bloomsbury, 2018), and the novel, End of Active Service (Bloomsbury, 2024).

    Matt Young Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Matt Young  is the author of the memoir, Eat the Apple (Bloomsbury, 2018), and the novel, End of Active Service (Bloomsbury, 2024). His stories and essays have appeared in TIME, Granta, Tin House, Catapult, and The Cincinnati Review among other publications. He is the recipient of fellowships from Words After War and The Carey Institute for Global Good, and teaches composition, literature, and creative writing at Centralia College in Washington

  • Associate Professor & Instruction and Reference Librarian | Library | rarteaga@plu.edu | 253-535-7505 | Roberto is an Instruction and Reference Librarian at Pacific Lutheran University.

    Roberto Arteaga Associate Professor & Instruction and Reference Librarian he/him Phone: 253-535-7505 Email: rarteaga@plu.edu Office Location: Mortvedt Library - 100 Status:Working Hybrid Website: https://plu.libcal.com/appointments/rarteaga Professional Biography Education MA, Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, 2014 BA, Economics & Management, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2009 Books Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project (Maize Books 2021) : View Book The Grounded

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  • Director, Anthropology Program | Department of Anthropology | andrewbw@plu.edu | 253-535-8389 | Bradford W.

    Human Evolution and Social Research, Arizona State University (2013) Presentation for the Asociación de Guias de Oaxaca A.C, Las herramientas de piedra de Calixtlahuaca: interpretaciones sociopolíticas preliminaries de la periferia azteca occidental (Calixtlahuaca Stone Tools: Preliminary Sociopolitical Interpretations from the Western Aztec Periphery), Association of Tour Guides, Oaxaca (2011) Paper presented at the Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Scholarship Dinner, Calixtlahuaca Stone Tools

  • Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy | Marriage and Family Therapy | alexus.hamilton@plu.edu | 253-535-8167 | Dr.

    Alexus Hamilton Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy she/her Phone: 253-535-8167 Email: alexus.hamilton@plu.edu Office Location:Garfield Station - Room 112 Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Couple and Family Therapy, University of Iowa, 2023 Master, Marriage and Family Therapy, Abilene Christian University, 2019 Bachelor of Science, Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, 2015 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Strengthening supports for Black therapists

  • Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | schwinjl@plu.edu | 253.535.7682 | Dr.

    , improving access to care, evidence-based care, and trauma and emergency medicine Current Practice Wellness Made Easy Primary Care Provider Grants HRSA ANEW – Grant Coordinator Professional Awards Sigma Theta Tau – Nursing Honor Society, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal x6, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal (2), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terror-Service.

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  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs | Office of the Provost | byaden@plu.edu | 253-535-7283 | I am a proud native of Tacoma and first generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school.

    : The Human Element (IALLT 2017) Chapter in IALLT Language Center Management Manual, 2013 edition Chapters Leadership and Management: Roles, Styles and Philosophies (IALLT 2013) Selected Articles Yaden et al. "Getting to Advanced: Challenging High School Heritage Language Leaners to Step Outside Their Comfort Zone." The Language Educator 2018: 37-40. Yaden. "A Report and Review on Web-Based Resources Created at San Diego State University for Learning Spanish : Los Desaparecidos." Hispania Vol. 92

  • Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies | Music | asieh.mahyar@plu.edu | 253-535-7617 | Passionate about performing music from different cultures, Asieh Mahyar serves as the interim Director of Orchestral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University and Symphony Orchestra Conductor at West Seattle Community Orchestra.

    School Orchestra Festival, Mercer Island High School Festival, WA, Warner Middle School Orchestra, MI, Stadium High School Orchestra, WA, Bellevue High School Orchestra, WA, and Curtis Senior High School Orchestra, WA. Ms. Mahyar works equally with instrumental and vocal ensembles and leads full opera productions. Selected for prestigious workshops and conferences, Ms. Mahyar continues to contribute to the global music community, fostering cultural diversity and musical excellence. Ms. Mahyar has

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  • Faculty Fellow | College of Liberal Studies | ryandp@plu.edu | 253-538-5664 | Donald P.

    , Ryan worked closely with world-renowned Norwegian explorer, archaeologist and writer, the late Thor Heyerdahl, whose open-minded approach to the topic of early human use of the ocean was a hallmark of his remarkable research. Ryan is also a Research Associate at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, and a Fellow of both The Explorers Club and The Royal Geographical Society. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Directed excavations, conservation activities and research in Egypt’s ancient New Kingdom cemetery

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