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  • Resident Assistant Professor | School of Business | prattca@plu.edu | 253-535-7244

    Catherine Pratt, Ed.D. Resident Assistant Professor Phone: 253-535-7244 Email: prattca@plu.edu Status:Phased Retirement Professional Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organizational Behavior Family Business and Entrepreneurship Leadership Change Management Strategic Management

  • Resident Assistant Professor | Master of Business Administration | prattca@plu.edu | 253-535-7244

    Catherine Pratt, Ed.D. Resident Assistant Professor Phone: 253-535-7244 Email: prattca@plu.edu Status:Phased Retirement Professional Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organizational Behavior Family Business and Entrepreneurship Leadership Change Management Strategic Management

  • Resident Instructor of Business | School of Business | pfaffcm@plu.edu | 253-535-7244 | Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations.

    , interpersonal communications, leadership skills, organizational behavior, management and supervision, and behavioral change through methods that provide sustainable results, not the motivational “quick fixes” typical of seminar based trainings. Her diverse background includes executive management in engineering, manufacturing, telecom, HVAC and running a business incubator; company composition ranged from Fortune 500 to national, multi-site and multi-division, to small, single entity start-ups. Her client

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  • Resident Instructor of Business | Master of Business Administration | pfaffcm@plu.edu | 253-535-7244 | Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations.

    , leadership skills, organizational behavior, management and supervision, and behavioral change through methods that provide sustainable results, not the motivational “quick fixes” typical of seminar based trainings. Her diverse background includes executive management in engineering, manufacturing, telecom, HVAC and running a business incubator; company composition ranged from Fortune 500 to national, multi-site and multi-division, to small, single entity start-ups. Her client base ranges from banking to

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  • 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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  • Professor of Sociology | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | guerreay@plu.edu

    Anna Leon-Guerrero Professor of Sociology Email: guerreay@plu.edu Status:Phased Retirement Professional Education Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993 M.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988 B.A., Communications and Sociology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, 1983 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organizational Behavior Quantitative Data Analysis Books Social Statistics for a Diverse Society co-authored with Chava Frankfort-Nachmias - 8th

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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.

    Childhood Special Education Applied Behavior Analysis Selected Articles Wright, J., Barker, A., Himes, D., & Schaeffer, B. "Inclusive practices to teach preschoolers coding and robotics." Manuscript in preparation. 2023: Wright, J., Knight, V., & Barton, E. "A review of video-based modeling to teach STEM to students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability." Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2020: doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101476 . Wright, J., Knight, V., Barton, E., & Edwards-Bowyer

  • Assistant Professor | School of Business | jacksodn@plu.edu | 253-535-7259 | During her professional journey, Nana served in the US Army at Madigan Army Medical Center, and spent many years in HR, applying her extensive background to enhance organizational dynamics and leadership.

    Nana Jackson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Phone: 253-535-7259 Email: jacksodn@plu.edu Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration – Organizational Leadership, National University, San Diego, CA, 2024 Master of Business Administration, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 2018 Master of Arts, Human Resource Development, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, 2011 Bachelor of Arts, English Linguistics, Ahmadu Bello

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  • Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | hansvick@plu.edu | Academic Liaison on the board of Peace and Justice Studies, as well as teaching Peace Psychology. Faculty Director for joint PLU/Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. Passion for teaching statistics/research methods, where I approach the classroom as a dynamic social environment and continually strive to create a positive, active learning environment for my students. Current research interests: (1) Cognitive complexity and openness to experience in relation to the liberal arts experience; (2) teaching and learning styles in relation to the challenges of teaching Millennials; and (3) changes in perceptions of cities over time. .

    Christine L. Hansvick Professor of Psychology Email: hansvick@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Windsor (Canada), 1977 M.A., Psychology, University of Windsor, 1975 B.Sc., Business Administration, Southwestern Minnesota State University, 1971 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Statistics and Advanced Research Methods Consumer Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology Psychology of Peace Accolades Alumni Achievement Award

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

    Fertility Strategies in Contemporary Japan." Human Organization Vol. 71(2), 2012: 188-199. Nosaka, Akiko and Athanasios Chasiotis. "Parental Influence on Fertility Behavior of First Generation Turkish Immigrants in Germany." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 12(1), 2010: 60-67. "The M - Shaped Dilemma: Life Strategies and Fertility Trends among Working Women in Contemporary Japan." Ethnology Vol. 48(1), 2009: 21-38. "Coresidence and Geographic Dispersion of Adult Children and Their Mothers

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