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

    . Schwinck has experience in teaching both undergrad and graduate students. Dr. Schwinck is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Sigma Theta Tau International, Emergency Nurses Association, Army Nurse Corps Association, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Education Dr. Schwinck holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Pacific Lutheran University, a Master’s Degree in Nursing as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse

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  • Associate Professor of Music - Voice | Music | chosy@plu.edu | 253-535-7855 | Acclaimed by Opera News for her “potent” and “intense and incisive” stage presence, and praised by the Cincinnati Post as “regal in bearing, with vocal endowments to match,” lyric mezzo-soprano Soon Cho is an Associate Professor of Voice at Pacific Lutheran University.

    /B.A., Voice, University of Washington, 1999 Responsibilities Applied voice lessons, vocal pedagogy, and French and German diction. Accolades 2013, Songfest Mentor Program, Colburn Conservatory of School 2012, Summer Faculty Institute, Baylor University 2012, Teaching Grant, Baylor University 2011, National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern Program Biography Acclaimed by Opera News for her “potent” and “intense and incisive” stage presence, and praised by the Cincinnati Post as “regal in

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  • Professor Emeritus | Earth Science | Brian E.

    his expertise, he arranged a collaborative relationship with the University of Puget Sound that allowed PLU students to take courses to complete their geology major. Brian has traditionally taught the fundamental upper division ‘hard rock’ courses in Petrology, Optical Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Mapping, and Geologic Field Mapping. He is noted for teaching with great enthusiasm and is legendary for his hand-drawn complex multicolored classroom illustrations. He is committed to rigor and

  • Dept. Chair and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy | Marriage and Family Therapy | ofarrefe@plu.edu | 253-535-8802 | Dr.

    Fiona O’Farrell Dept. Chair and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy they/she Phone: 253-535-8802 Email: ofarrefe@plu.edu Office Location:Garfield Station - Room 108 Status:Not Teaching Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Clinical Sexology, Modern Sex Therapy Institutes , 2023 M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy, Pacific Lutheran University, 2012 B.A., Psychology, Western University , 2008 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Use of consent-based frameworks to support training standards

  • Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics | Religion | obrien@plu.edu | 253-535-7239 | Kevin J.

    Publications 2011) : View Book An Ethics of Biodiversity: Christianity, Ecology, and the Variety of Life (Georgetown University Press 2010) : View Book Grounding Religion: A Field Guide to the Study of Religion and Ecology co-edited with Dr. Whitney A. Bauman and Dr. Richard R. Bohannon (Routledge 2010) : View Book Selected Articles "Balancing Critique and Commitment: A Synthetic Approach to Teaching Religion and the Environment." Teaching Theology and Religion Vol. 17.3, 2014: "Prophets Meet Profits: The

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  • Professor of Religion | Religion | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    Teaching and Practice of Avataṃsaka Buddhism in Twentieth-Century China (Columbia University Press, Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies 2020) : View Book The Science of Chinese Buddhism: Early Twentieth - Century Engagements (Columbia University Press, Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies 2015) : View Book Biography Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study. At PLU, he teaches a variety of classes that all

  • Associate Professor of Education | School of Education | suttonps@plu.edu | 253-535-7285 | Paul Sutton teaches sociocultural foundations of education, secondary humanities methods, and secondary literacy courses as well as various seminar courses in the undergrad and graduate-level teacher education programs.

    topics of equity and racial equity, project- and problem-based learning, and teacher learning and collaboration. Before transitioning into his current role, he spent 8 years as a public high school English teacher, worked as an adjunct instructor at several community colleges in the greater Puget Sound region, and worked as a teacher in a language school in Istanbul, Turkey. He is passionate about issues of equity and racial equity in education. In his personal and profession life, he participates in

  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | ziegleks@plu.edu | Kristen Ziegler-Horwath, MSN, ARNP, CNM, C-EFM is a practicing Certified Nurse-Midwife and has served in both rural and urban communities in Washington state since 2013. She is passionate about providing patient-centered and evidence-based care to all, while promoting individual preferences and a safe, healthy, and positive birth experience.

    as a faculty member. Her courses focus on the importance of nursing theory and research as essential components to influencing nursing practice, ultimately resulting in improved patient outcomes through the promotion of evidence-based, competent nursing care. In addition to teaching at PLU, Kristen is also an instructor through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and teaches fetal monitoring courses to nurses and obstetric providers.

  • Assistant Vice President for Student Life Strategic Initiatives and Assessment | Division of Student Life | jes.takla@plu.edu | 253-535-7597

    Three-Study Dissertation. (Publication No. 30637121) [Doctoral dissertation, Azusa Pacific University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Takla, J. (2015, February). Living the learning: It starts with TLC (themed learning communities). Synergy: Newsletter for NASPA SAPAA Knowledge Community, 9-13. Selected Presentations NASPA Annual Conference, From Arriving to Thriving: THRIVE (Transition, Holistic Wellbeing, Retention, Innovation, Vocation, and Engagement) Framework [Conference Session

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | dlett@plu.edu | Originally from CA, WA is home for now.

    became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2018. I have two daughters who are my pride and joy and keep me very busy. I have been teaching at PLU since January of 2019 where I started teaching in the traditional BSN program but as of last year have been working primarily in the ABSN program. In addition to teaching at PLU, I also work as a nurse practitioner in aesthetics as well as internal medicine.

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