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what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” From Yesenia Arellano: I graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Studies. After graduating I continued my work in the community, collaborating with various action agencies committed to provide access and resources for our most vulnerable populations. Working in my community has been an invaluable experience. It reinforced my passion for mental

Sociology, got both financial and emotional support for college from her family, as well as a financial aid package from PLU. She graduated with a degree in sociology and psychology, then went on to earn her master’s and Ph.D. in sociology at University of California, Riverside. Ann Auman, Dean of Natural Sciences “My parents always wanted me to go to college,” said Luther, the oldest of three siblings and the first to attend college in her family. Her parents — a homemaker-turned-paraeducator and a

those five guys reaching the age of forty and starting to gather at least once a year, usually for golf and always for reconnecting and reminiscing. In addition to their remarkable three-plus decades of togetherness, despite several thousand miles of separation in three directions, they were a notable group: Doug Leeland, an MD; Tom Lorentzsen, a doctor of optometry; Al Hedman, a PhD in psychology; Tim Sherry, with an MA in English from the University of Chicago and an impressive career as a teacher

and the Meaning of Life - VW An introduction to the philosophical movement known as Existentialism. The course will explore themes central to human experience (such as alienation, guilt, suffering, joy and boredom), with a goal of asking how existentialism engages these ideas relative to the question of human meaning. As an introductory course we will survey specifically the major thinkers of this tradition and illustrate how existentialism connects to other areas such as religion, psychology and

the PLU Department of Sociology, got both financial and emotional support for college from her family, as well as a financial aid package from PLU. She graduated with a degree in sociology and psychology, then went on to earn her master’s and Ph.D. in sociology at University of California, Riverside. Ann Auman, Dean of Natural Sciences “My parents always wanted me to go to college,” said Luther, the oldest of three siblings and the first to attend college in her family. Her parents — a homemaker

, and Families 09/86 – 08/90 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Queen’s University, Canada Majors: Psychology, Sociology ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 09/22 – Present Assistant Professor Social Work Department Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 01/09 – Present Lecturer (Part-Time) Social Work & Criminal Justice Program University of Washington Tacoma _____________ Summary of BASW Courses taught (all settings): - Suicide: Individual and Community Response - Assessment Tools and Measures - Social Welfare Practice

and Social Science, 621(1), 111-131. McLanahan, S., & Garfinkel, I. (2012). “Fragile families: Debates, Facts, and Solutions”. In Marriage at the Crossroads: Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty-First-Century Families, 142. Timmins, Nicholas. The Five Giants: A Biography of the Welfare State, Harper Collins 1995. Fiona Larkin, '20, Psychology:My tutorial was called “Cross-cultural Psychology.” Each week I was asked to quickly read the assigned topic in a few textbooks for a brief overview

2013. Panelist, “Report on Qualitative Research Methods Workshop” at SIGCSE 2011, Dallas, Texas. Invited panelist, PLU Psychology 315: Psychology of Women - panel on women in male dominant fields, Spring 2010. Invited presentation, “Debugging Computer Science Education,” PLU Faculty Scholarship Dinner, October 2007. Presenter with J. Tenenberg et al, “Building a Disciplinary Commons using Course Portfolios,” Pacific Northwest Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Vancouver, Washington

2013. Panelist, “Report on Qualitative Research Methods Workshop” at SIGCSE 2011, Dallas, Texas. Invited panelist, PLU Psychology 315: Psychology of Women - panel on women in male dominant fields, Spring 2010. Invited presentation, “Debugging Computer Science Education,” PLU Faculty Scholarship Dinner, October 2007. Presenter with J. Tenenberg et al, “Building a Disciplinary Commons using Course Portfolios,” Pacific Northwest Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Vancouver, Washington

(MSW) (1976) Concentration Area: Social work practice with individuals, families and groups University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. School of Social Work. (1975) First year of MSW Program. Major concentration: Social Groupwork Hope College, Holland, MI. (1974) Major: Sociology/Psychology. PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2015 – 2018 Chair, Social Work Department 2011 – 2015 Chair, Global Studies Program 2006 – 2010 Field Coordinator, Social Work Program 2014 - 2015 Pacific Lutheran University 2005