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Emphasis or Expertise Teaching Areas: Health Economics, Econometrics, and Introductory Statistics Research Interests: Physician Payment, Access to Health Care, Prenatal Care Productivity, and Economics Education Biography Karen Travis is currently working with Priscilla St. Clair and Lynn Hunnicutt on an analysis of student outcomes in the economics undergraduate capstone course in order to contribute to the literature on economics education. In addition, her book chapter entitled, “Health, Health Care
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collaborative behavior and safety” (Studies in Clinical Social Work, 2024) and “The experiences of hospital social workers who care for homeless patients: An interpretive phenomenological analysis” (Social Work in Health Care, 2022). His research interests include the care of unhoused hospital patients, clinical intervention in hospitals, and health care social work on a global spectrum.
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Carrie Ann Matyac, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7694 Email: matyacca@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles FNP Lead Faculty Biography Dr. Matyac is a Family Nurse Practitioner and the Lead of the FNP Program at PLU SoN. She practiced primarily in rural and community health (FQHC) settings throughout her 15-year career as a primary care provider. Transitioning to a full-time academic focus, her goal is to impart the skill set and intricacies
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Specialist, Post-Masters Certificate as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from the University of Virginia. She has a Post-Masters Certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Pacific Lutheran University. Teaching Areas Undergraduate, Masters, Doctoral level courses including DNP Project prep, Pathophysiology, Physical assessment Scholarly Interests Dr. Schwinck’s professional interests are in the areas of undergraduate and graduate education
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Kayla Harvey, PhD, MSN, PNP-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253.535.7672 Email: kayla.harvey@plu.edu Biography Biography After many years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the critical and acute care setting, I have expanded my practice into research in order to better understand and support families during a pediatric hospitalization. I enjoy sharing my clinical experience and researcher insight as faculty working with nursing students at PLU. Education PhD
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Norris Peterson Professor of Economics Email: petersna@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1983 B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1975 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Teaching Areas: Labor Economics, Mathematical Economics, Game Theory, Microeconomic Theory Research Interests: Economic education, income distribution, forensic economics Biography Following his B.A. degree with honors in Economics and Mathematics from PLU in 1975, Norris
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many different areas you can work. My first interest was caring for orthopedic patients and now I am passionate about educating the next generation of nurses to use evidence based nursing care to provide holistic, safe and competent care to patients. Education BSN from Russell Sage College MSN from University of North Carolina at Greensboro Teaching Areas: Clinical instructor for Adult Medical Surgical Nursing and Lab Instructor for Nursing Competencies Scholarly Interests: Psychomotor Skills
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Paul Menzel Philosophy Department Email: menzelpt@plu.edu Biography Biography Taught philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University from 1971 to 2012, having been educated at Wooster, Yale, and Vanderbilt. Teaching widely in philosophy and cross-disciplinary curricula, he has also published specialized scholarly work in health care ethics, including two books on moral questions in health care economics, numerous articles on health system structure and health care reform, and a recently co-edited
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Krisztina Nagy Chair, Department of Economics Phone: 253-535-7085 Email: nagyka@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 107 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Economics Education Ph.D., Economics, University of Washington, 2011 M.A., Economics, University of Washington, 2003 M.S., International Economics, Suffolk University, 2000 B.A., International Economics, West University of Timisoara, Romania, 1998 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Research Interests
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Ryan Swartzentruber Assistant Professor of Economics Phone: 253-535-7731 Email: swartzentruber@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 108 Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Economics, University of Tennessee, 2024 M.S., Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, 2019 B.S., Mathematics and Economics, Eastern Mennonite University, 2016 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Experimental Economics Teaching Areas: Microeconomics
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