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  • 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.

    Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural

  • Professor Emeritus | Communication, Media & Design Arts | Writer.

    , D.C., 1997 M.A., Communication – Broadcast Journalism and Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D.C., 1990 Bachelor of General Studies, with dual emphases in Business Administration and Communication, American University, Washington, D.C., 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Journalism Media Studies Filmmaking and Film Analysis Video Production Books Women, Crime and Culture: Life Stories from the Washington Corrections Center for Women (Lambert Academic Publishing 2009) : View Book

  • Department Chair of Sociology and Criminal Justice | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | mcclouls@plu.edu | 253-535-7342

    Culture and Mass Media Accolades Faculty Excellence Award in Advising 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University The Fragile American: Hardship and Financial Troubles in the 21st Century

  • Assistant Professor of Communication, Film & Media Studies | Communication, Media & Design Arts | bphipps@plu.edu | 253-535-7573 | Dr.

    Brooke Phipps Assistant Professor of Communication, Film & Media Studies Phone: 253-535-7573 Email: bphipps@plu.edu Office Location:Ingram Hall - Room 135 Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Director, Center for Media Studies Faculty Advisor for MediaLab Education Ph.D., Rhetoric and Political Culture, University of Maryland, 2024 M.A., Communication Studies, Colorado State University, 2019 B.A., Communication Studies, Wheaton College (IL) Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

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  • Resident Instructor of Ceramics | Communication, Media & Design Arts | sobecksm@plu.edu | 253-535-5035 | Sobeck is a well-known ceramics artist with a following among students who seek him out and collectors hoping to acquire his distinctive work.

    graduate of PLU in ’72, his career path has led him through various teaching jobs as well as art and design studios. He returned to PLU to teach in 2000, and many of his students have since moved on to their own creative and teaching careers. A quote that describes his outlook is in Henry Glassie’s 1999 book The Potter’s Art (Indiana University Press): “It is good to be a potter. At work, the potter manages the transformation of nature, building culture while fulfilling the self, serving society and

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  • Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | lutherke@plu.edu | 253-535-7593

    Criminal Legal System (Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture) (Palgrave Macmillan 2018) : View Book Teaching Criminology at the Intersection: A how-to guide for teaching about gender, race, class and sexuality co-edited with Rebecca M. Hayes and Susan Caringella (Routledge 2014) : View Book

  • Lecturer | School of Business | jnatali@plu.edu | 253-535-7244 | Passionate leader, strategic executive, and operational manager with robust background in organizational culture and employee experience.

    Justin Natali, MS Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7244 Email: jnatali@plu.edu Biography Biography Passionate leader, strategic executive, and operational manager with robust background in organizational culture and employee experience. Over twenty years of dedicated practice in talent management, organizational development and leadership development within various industries, including healthcare, government, entertainment, and hospitality. Extensive experience in all aspects of the employee lifecycle

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  • Resident Assistant Professor | International Honors | christian.gerzso@plu.edu | 253-535-7491 | Christian Gerzso was born in Mexico City, where he received his B.A.

    of utopia and the State, from the early 20th century until today. He has examined the ways in which British literary writers theorized their intellectual labor at the turn of the 20th century, amid the consolidation of mass and commodity culture. In the context of post-revolutionary Mexico, his scholarship explores how the avant-garde group known as Estridentismo collaborated with State institutions, however briefly and with mixed results, in order to try to bring into being the utopian projects

  • Assistant Professor of Social Work | Department of Social Work | depps@plu.edu | 253-535-7512 | I received a dual BA in Social Work and Psychology and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Washington, Tacoma.

    , K. "Mitigating the Violence of Mass Immigration Detention Through Community-Based Case Management" Advances in Social Work Vol 23 No. 2 (2023) Epps, D. & Furman, R., "The 'Alien Other': A Culture of Dehumanizing Immigrants in the United States" Social Work & Society, Vol 14 (2016) Furman, R., Ackerman, A., Sanchez, M. & Epps, D., "Immigration Detention Centers: Implications for Social Work" Smith College Studes in Social Work (2015) Furman, R., Ackerman, A., Negi, N., Jones, S., Loya, M., Epps

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

    Amy Young Professor of Communication she/her/hers Phone: 253-536-5165 Email: youngam@plu.edu Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Chair of Faculty Education Ph.D., Rhetoric, University of Texas, 2007 M.A., Communication Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 2003 B.A., Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Public Relations Books Teacher, Scholar, Mother: (Re)Envisioning Motherhood in the Academy (Lexington Books 2015) Prophets, Gurus, and

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