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  • Associate Professor | School of Business | zhangqc@plu.edu | 253-535-7253 | Qin Zhang is a tenured Associate Professor of Marketing and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as Big Data and Digital Analytics, Advanced Research Methods, Qualitative Marketing Research, Marketing Analytics and Principles of Marketing.

    /Organizations American Marketing Association The Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Digital Analytics Association Academy of Marketing Science Chinese Scholar Marketing Association Biography Qin Zhang is a tenured Associate Professor of Marketing and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as Big Data and Digital Analytics, Advanced Research Methods, Qualitative Marketing Research, Marketing Analytics and Principles of Marketing. She also supervises student

  • 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

  • Visiting Assistant Professor | School of Education | rdelcastillo@plu.edu | Rafael is a Visiting Professor teaching educational methods in science and social studies, integration of technology, and an integrating seminar in the undergraduate and graduate-level teacher education programs.

    Rafael del Castillo Visiting Assistant Professor Email: rdelcastillo@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 121 Professional Biography Education B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, 1985 M.S., Science Education, Florida International University, 1992 Post-Grad. Studies, Educational Research, University of Miami/University of Washington, 1997-2001 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Science Education Mathematics Education Educational Leadership Biography Rafael is a

  • 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 | Department of Computer Science | caora@plu.edu | 253-535-7409 | My research interest is mainly focused on developing and applying machine learning and data mining techniques to solve biomedical problems, such as human genome data analysis and protein structure predictions.

    . Cheng. "3Drefine: An Interactive Web Server for Efficient Protein Structure Refinement." Nucleic Acids Research Vol. 10.1093, 2016: R. Cao, J. Cheng. "Protein single-model quality assessment by feature-based probability density functions." Scientific Reports 2016: J. Nowotny, A. Wells, O. Oluwadare, L. Xu, R. Cao, T. Trieu, C. He, J. Cheng. "GMOL: an interactive tool for 3D genome structure visualization." Scientific Reports 2016: J. Nowotny, S. Ahmed, L. Xu, O. Oluwadare, H. Chen, N. Hensley, T

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  • Professor Emeritus of Physics | Department of Physics | tangka@plu.edu | 253-535-7539 | K.T.

    Washington, Seattle, 1958 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Interatomic Interactions Atomic and Molecular Collisions Selected Publications Published Journal Articles K.T. Tang's Review Articles K.T. Tang's Curriculum Vitae Books Asymptotic Methods in Quantum Mechanics: Application to Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei (Springer 2000) : View Book Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists 1 Complex Analysis, Determinants and Matrices (Springer 2006) : View Book Mathematical Methods for Engineers and

  • Chair of Computer Science | Department of Computer Science | lmurphy@plu.edu | 253-535-8729 | Research and Professional Activities Prof.

    Perceptions of Self: Putting Computer Science Education Research into Practice, Whitworth University (March 2016) PLUTO Online Institute, Developing Videos and Screencasts!, Pacific Lutheran University (January 2015) PLU eBusiness Day, Preparing Graduates for Big Data, Pacific Lutheran University (December 2013) SIGCSE 2011, Report on Qualitative Research Methods Workshop, Dallas, Texas (March 2011) Selected Articles Scott Grissom, Renée Mccauley, and Laurie Murphy. "How Student Centered is the Computer

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  • Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam | School of Business | David E.

    the U. S. (with Laurence Geri) The New Face of Government Knowledge Management in the Public Sector: Blueprint for Innovation in Government. Public Utilities: Meeting 21st Century Management Challenges (1-2 editions) On research methods: Research Methods for Public Administration and Non-Profit Organizations (1-4 editions) Research Methods in Political Science: Quantitative & Qualitative Approaches (1-2 editions) Case Research in Public Administration Nonsampling Error in Social Surveys On

  • Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam | Master of Business Administration | David E.

    the U. S. (with Laurence Geri) The New Face of Government Knowledge Management in the Public Sector: Blueprint for Innovation in Government. Public Utilities: Meeting 21st Century Management Challenges (1-2 editions) On research methods: Research Methods for Public Administration and Non-Profit Organizations (1-4 editions) Research Methods in Political Science: Quantitative & Qualitative Approaches (1-2 editions) Case Research in Public Administration Nonsampling Error in Social Surveys On

  • Associate Director of Choral Studies; Assistant Professor of Music | Music | domingr@plu.edu | 253-535-7613 | Raul Dominguez is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in the Tacoma, WA area where he leads their University Chorale, University Singers, and teaches courses in Secondary Methods and the Conducting sequence.

    Composer Amplify Project Award, 2022 Future of Music Faculty Fellowship, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Sphinx Organization, 2021 Professional Memberships/Organizations American Choral Directors Association National Association for Music Education Biography Raul Dominguez is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in the Tacoma, WA area where he leads their University Chorale, University Singers, and teaches courses in Secondary Methods and the Conducting