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  • Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | hackercm@plu.edu | 253-535-7363 | Dr.

    , The American Psychological Association National Convention (only one scholar selected nationwide each year) by the American Psychological Foundation William Bevan Lecture on Psychology and Public Policy, Girls and Women on the Move: Ready, Set, Grow, New Orleans, LA (2006) Invited Lecture Conde Nast Media Group, International Corporate Meeting, The Power of One: Moving From Me to We, Nevis, West Indies (2006) Invited Lecture: National Institute of Health, National Forum, The Psychology Happiness

  • Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam | School of Business | David E.

    the U. S. (with Laurence Geri) The New Face of Government Knowledge Management in the Public Sector: Blueprint for Innovation in Government. Public Utilities: Meeting 21st Century Management Challenges (1-2 editions) On research methods: Research Methods for Public Administration and Non-Profit Organizations (1-4 editions) Research Methods in Political Science: Quantitative & Qualitative Approaches (1-2 editions) Case Research in Public Administration Nonsampling Error in Social Surveys On

  • Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam | Master of Business Administration | David E.

    the U. S. (with Laurence Geri) The New Face of Government Knowledge Management in the Public Sector: Blueprint for Innovation in Government. Public Utilities: Meeting 21st Century Management Challenges (1-2 editions) On research methods: Research Methods for Public Administration and Non-Profit Organizations (1-4 editions) Research Methods in Political Science: Quantitative & Qualitative Approaches (1-2 editions) Case Research in Public Administration Nonsampling Error in Social Surveys On

  • 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 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.

    behavior management. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and consults with local school districts regarding positive behavior supports. He serves on the CEC’s Division of Early Childhood Publications and Products Advisory Committee, and he’s a 2023-24 member of the Fred Rogers Educator’s Neighborhood. Prior to working in higher education, John was an elementary school teacher and administrator for 13 years. Social justice and equity in education are the guiding forces of this educational

  • Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies | Hispanic and Latino Studies | urdangga@plu.edu | 253-535-7240

    Iberoamericana, Los círculos de la memoria: el caso del uruguayo Henry Engler, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City (June 9-12, 2014) 32nd International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Southern Cone Women and the Configuration of Regional Social Memory, Chicago, IL (May 21-24, 2014) American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), Assembling Memories, Deconstructing Trauma: The Uruguayan Case, University of Toronto, Canada (April 4-7, 2013) 110th Annual Conference of the Pacific

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Education | School of Education | rizzardi@plu.edu | 301-788-8270 | Jonathan M.

    : Routledge 2024: Biography Jonathan M. Rizzardi (they/them) is a Seattle-area performing artist and theatre historian. After moving from Washington, D.C. to complete their PhD in Theatre History and Performance Studies at the University of Washington School of Drama where they were a nominee for the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award, Jonathan has continued to teach youth theatre, act, facilitate educator training programs, and develop social activist-focused curriculum in the Pacific Northwest. A

  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Jenny Johnson is the author of In Full Velvet (Sarabande Books, 2017).  Her poems have appeared in The New York Times, Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, Waxwing, and elsewhere.  Her honors include a Whiting Award, a Hodder Fellowship, and an NEA Fellowship.  She has also received awards and scholarships from the Blue Mountain Center, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Yaddo.  She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at West Virginia University, and she is on the faculty of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran University’s low-residency MFA program.

    in broader social or historical contexts: Are there larger conversations that you wish or aim for your poems to be a part of? Are there poets from the past or present whom you imagine your work might be in dialogue with? If you are not sure yet, as a mentor, I intend to make these meetings happen, too, as we tailor your reading lists. In addition to learning the formal and technical elements of poems, it is important to me that you grow by learning from the diverse literary traditions that your

  • 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.

    Biography 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. Her research interests address questions of healing, place, and ecology, and how religious belief and practice can work to promote ecological and social justice in Ireland and in North America. Most

  • Associate Professor of Anthropology | Department of Anthropology | nosakaaa@plu.edu | 253-535-7664 | Dr.

    , Akiko and Leonetti, Donna. "The Influence of Migration, Education, and Parents on the Fertility of First-Generation Japanese Women in the U.S." International Journal of Social Sciences Vol. IX(2), 2020: 82-98. Nosaka, Akiko and Leonetti, Donna L. "Fertility of First-Generation Japanese Immigrant Women in Seattle: The Influence of Ken Affiliation, Residential Location, and Employment Status." Journal of Northwest Anthropology Vol. 52(2), 2018: 151-167. "Aspirations and Desires: Women's Education and

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