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Neal Sobania Professor of History, Emeritus Email: sobania@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), 1980 M.A., Ohio University, 1973 B.A., Hope College, 1968 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise African History with a particular focus on Ethiopia Eastern and Southern Africa Visual Culture Museum Studies The use of photographs as historical documents Books Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw By Raymond Silverman

Michael J. Halvorson Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History he, him Phone: 253-535-8258 Email: halvormj@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 116 Status:On Sabbatical Website: https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/ Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of History Education Ph.D., History, University of Washington, 2001 M.A., History, University of Washington, 1996 B.A., Computer Science, Pacific Lutheran University

Fred Hardyway Visiting Assistant Professor of History Phone: 253-535-7595 Email: fdhardyway@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 105

Rebekah M. K. Mergenthal Department Chair of History Phone: 253-535-7395 Email: mergenrm@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 109 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of History Education Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2008 M.A., University of Chicago, 1997 B.A., Columbia University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise 19th U.S. History Westward Expansion Frontiers and Borderlands Environmental History Biography Rebekah M.K. Mergenthal defended her dissertation at

Robert P. Ericksen Kurt Mayer Chair, Emeritus Email: ericksrp@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of History Education Ph.D., University of London, 1980 M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969 B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1967 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Holocaust Modern Germany Modern Europe Western Civilization Books Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany (Cambridge University Press 2012) : View Book

E. Wayne Carp Benson Chair, Emeritus Email: carpw@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lQ3-dQIAAAAJ&hl=en Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of History Education Ph.D., American History, University of California, Berkeley, 1981 M.A., American History, University of California, Berkeley, 1973 B.A., American History, University of California, Berkeley, 1972 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise American Business and

Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Phone: 253-535-7237 Email: bll@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-A Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, 2004 MTS, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, 1994 B.A., English Literature, Concordia University, Portland, 1990 B.A., Education, Concordia University, Portland, 1990 Books John Moschos’ Spiritual Meadow

Beth Griech-Polelle Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7642 Email: griechba@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 115 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of History Education Ph.D., Modern European History, Rutgers, 1999 M.A., Modern European History, Rutgers B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1987 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Holocaust Studies Nazi

Alexandria." Vigiliae Christianae 75, no. 3 2021: 278-302. Biography Micah Miller is a teacher and scholar of the history of Christianity. Both his teaching and his research attempt to understand Christian ideas and practices within their original context. He teaches courses in early and medieval Christian history. His research examines the development of early Christian doctrines regarding the Trinity, Christ, and the Holy Spirit with special attention to Jewish and philosophical influences.

Gina Hames Associate Professor of History Phone: 253-535-7132 Email: hamesgl@plu.edu Office Location:Xavier Hall - Room 113 Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Member of the Design Team, Cornerstones General Education Model Pilot Program Education Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1996 M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1992 M.A., Eastern Washington University, 1989 B.A., Eastern Washington University, 1986 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Alcohol studies in a