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  • Professor of Communication | Communication, Media & Design Arts | youngam@plu.edu | 253-536-5165 | Dr.

    and cedar." Lone star rhetoric. Eds. Casey Boyle & Jenny Rice. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press 2018: Accolades Rhetorical & Communication Theory Division Award in Mentorship, Nominee, 2021 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, Nominee, 2021 Wang Center Course Development Grant, 2017 Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award, 2016 Top Paper, National Communication Association, Communication & the Law Division 2013 Granted Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor, January

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  • Associate Vice President for Wellbeing Services and Resources / Dean of Students | Wellbeing Services and Resources | freyer@plu.edu | 253-535-7462 | Eva has enjoyed working at PLU for 25 years in the Division of Student Life.

    -generation college students, leadership and social justice, and multicultural education. Eva’s passion is in being a leader/educator and working in partnership with others to become their best selves. Her active research is in the vocational development of a college student. Interests Traveling, dogs, golf, and time with family Fun Facts My husband and I have six dogs and and I was a Rotary Exchange student in southern Germany for a gap year between high school and PLU. Favorite Drink: I love a black

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  • Assistant Professor | School of Nursing | mcfaddsm@plu.edu | 253-535-7510 | Dr.

    . doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab131 McFadden, S. M., Ko, L. K., Ibrahim, A., Berliner, D., Lin, J., Shankar, M., Mohamed, F. B., Amasalu, F., Ali, A., & Winer, R. L. (2021). Development and evaluation of an online continuing education course to increase healthcare provider self-efficacy to make strong HPV vaccine recommendations to East African immigrant families, Tumor Virus Research, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.tvr.2021.200214 Shafiq, M., Elharake, J. A., Malik, A. M., McFadden, S. M., Aguolu, O. G., & Omer, S

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  • Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | waldowda@plu.edu | 253-535-7533 | Application of Ring Opening Metathesis Polymermization to Polymer Battery Electrolytes and other membranes Use of macro and microphase separation techniques in energy related materials Statics and kinetics of phase separation in multi-component polymer blends both in bulk and as thin films Physical characterization technique include: light scattering optical and atomic force microscopy neutron scattering Monte Carlo techniques Use of metathesis, anionic, and controlled radical synthetic techniques to produce new materials for macro and microphase separation applications Polymer/structure relationships studied via spin-lattice relaxation measurements of local segmental dynamics in polymers Promoting the teaching and learning of research in an undergraduate setting via incorporation of research activities in traditional courses development of Internet resources for undergraduate research an active and externally funded local undergraduate research program Incorporation of information technology in lecture and laboratory settings .

    applications Polymer/structure relationships studied via spin-lattice relaxation measurements of local segmental dynamics in polymers Promoting the teaching and learning of research in an undergraduate setting via incorporation of research activities in traditional courses development of Internet resources for undergraduate research an active and externally funded local undergraduate research program Incorporation of information technology in lecture and laboratory settings Summer Research: Building Better

  • Visiting Instructor | School of Business | falskotn@plu.edu | 253-535-7083 | Tom Falskow brings over 30 years of finance and accounting experience to the PLU School of Business.  Having started his career in public accounting, he audited clients across the world, first in Seattle, then travelling to Zurich, Switzerland, Oslo, Norway and finally to Anchorage, Alaska.  He served clients in a variety of industries with a major focus on manufacturing and energy.

    realize the importance of the integration of all disciplines to make a successful business. More recently he had the opportunity to serve as the CFO of a public company in the construction industry in Washington State where he was responsible for a team of 40+ individuals that delivered all aspects of finance and accounting along with the IT department. He was also the key integrator working along-side the business development, supply chain, and HR teams in supporting their roles in the business

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  • Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies | College of Liberal Studies | dowland@plu.edu | 253-535-8125 | Seth Dowland teaches courses in PLU’s International Honors, First-Year Experience, Religion, and Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies programs.

    American Christianity Christianity and Race Evangelicalism Gender and Religion Religion and Politics Selected Publications American Evangelicalism and the Politics of Whiteness A New Book Argues This ‘Divine Institution’ is the Key to Understanding White Evangelical Culture” White Evangelical Voters: Trump as a Spiritual Leader Evangelical Homeschooling and the Development of “Family Values Where Are the Culture Wars? A Hard-Edged Gospel: The Rise and Fall of Mark Driscoll Government End Times? Pray

  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | heathdj@plu.edu | 253-535-7401 | Daniel Heath, also known as “Deej,” earned a B.A.

    Community Council, December 14, 2011 and December 8, 2010 HECB Grant supported Professional Development Workshops Committee, February-June, 2008 Diversity Advocate Award from the PLU Diversity Center, May, 2005 Outstanding Service Award from the PLU Volunteer Center, April, 2005 Biography Daniel Heath, also known as “Deej,” earned a B.A. in mathematics at St. Olaf College, where he was one of the first few math majors to study in the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program. He went on to earn an M.A

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  • Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | kayla.harvey@plu.edu | 253.535.7672 | After many years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the critical and acute care setting, I have expanded my practice into research in order to better understand and support families during a pediatric hospitalization.  I enjoy sharing my clinical experience and researcher insight as faculty working with nursing students at PLU. Education  PhD: University of Washington, Doctor of Nursing Science Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN): University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Primary Care/Critical Care Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): University of Florida, Gainesville, BSN Teaching Areas Lead faculty for NURS 360, Nursing Research course, Baccalaureate program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Lead faculty for NURS 702, Nursing Informatics course, Doctoral program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Pediatric clinical instructor NURS 380, Baccalaureate program, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Scholarly Interests  My current research interests include exploring the psychological sequelae of the pediatric medical traumatic stress of a hospitalization on parents and young children and examining the function of the attachment system in the presence of a life-threatening event.  Current Practice Part-time faculty for the BSN and DNP programs at PLU.

    the BSN and DNP programs at PLU. Researcher working on my PhD dissertation study. Grants  Multicare Health Systems, Research project: Parent and Nurse Expectations and Perceptions of Pain Control in Children after Heart Surgery, One-year contract (private grant)  as a consultant, speaker, program development, and researcher. (2017) Publications  Post-Operative Pain and Comfort in Children After Heart Surgery: A Comparison of Nurses and Families Pre-operative Expectations. Harvey, KA and Kovalesky

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  • Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | torvensa@plu.edu | 253-535-8106 | Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals.

    extensively on the origins, development, and gifts of Lutheran higher education, and represented PLU at international conferences in ritual studies and reformation studies. Dr. Torvend served as the first University Chair in Lutheran Studies from 2011-2017 and established the annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU. He continues to serve in the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as the Director of External Relations and as a contributor to the Office of Congregational Engagement. In addition to his work in

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  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Computer Science | pfawcett@plu.edu | 253-535-7402 | Overall I am hybrid academic/industry experienced professional with skills as an information scientist, Software Engineer, Entrepreneur, technology manager, and technologist who has worked in the technology sector for over 30+ years, mostly on Microsoft engineering teams and Microsoft Research (MSR).

    of Washington (U.W. iSchool, 2017) in Information Science. I also earned my Master of Business Administration from Seattle University with a focus on leadership and earned my BA in business with a focus on accounting and business from Seattle Pacific University. I have spent the largest portion of my working career at Microsoft in Research and Development (MSR) transferring innovative technology developed in MSR Research labs around the world to Microsoft product groups. During my 30+ year career

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