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Carmiña Palerm Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7756 Email: palerm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 201-B Professional Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001 M.A., Stanford University, 1994 B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Literatures and Cultures of Spain Gender Studies Memory, Trauma, and Testimony in Spanish Literature Representations of Space (urban, rural, public and private) in

Spanish Language at many levels as well as courses focused on Latin American literatures and cultures. She is the author of several articles on Latin American poetry and project coordinator of the bilingual edition of Ernesto Cardenal’s El estrecho dudoso/The Doubtful Strait published by Indiana University Press. Her current research interests focus on masculinities as they relate to the recovery of lyrical subjectivities in contemporary Mexican poetry and fiction. She pioneered PLU’s first J-term

generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school. My grandparents were native speakers of Gaelic who immigrated to Tacoma, so my love of languages and cultures started early. I stayed local for college, earning my BA in Spanish from WWU and my MA and PhD in Romance linguistics from the UW. I was fortunate to be able to study away in many locations over the years, including Spain, Guatemala, and Russia. In addition to Spanish, I have studied Latin, Portuguese, and

Asieh Mahyar Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies Phone: 253-535-7617 Email: asieh.mahyar@plu.edu Website: https://www.plu.edu/symphony/ Biography Biography Passionate about performing music from different cultures, Asieh Mahyar is the interim Director of Orchestral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University where she conducts the PLU Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Mahyar is a candidate in Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University, where

Juanita Reed, M.Ed. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Phone: 253-535-7252 Email: reedjj@plu.edu Biography Biography Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. She has been working in higher education administration since 1996 and employs a student-centered

Symphony, and the Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Illinois). Gilliam was the solo euphonium in the Tacoma Concert Band for over 20 years, and was a featured soloist in over 50 performances.  In 2015, Jason was a featured soloist with the band on a tour of Spain.  Jason also was soloist with the band on their 2007 tour of La Croix Valmer, France, and the 2011 tour of Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, and Budapest. He will be a featured soloist on this summer’s tour of Ireland and Scotland. Other performance

University to continue their musical studies. Named as one of Strings Magazine’s “25 Contemporary Composers to Watch,” Korine has received multiple commissions including works for opera, chamber ensembles, chorus, concerti, and music for modern dance. Her works have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, China, and Japan. Her musical language encompasses a wide range of influences, including classical, folk, jazz, and

many scholars, my research and teaching is informed and inspired by my experiences and family histories. I returned to PLU after completing my Ph.D. in Spanish at the University of California, Davis in 2013. As a Washingtonian and former Lute, I am thrilled to be “home” again. I received my B.A. in Spanish and Political Science at PLU in 1998, and then moved to Vermont and Spain, to pursue my M.A. in Spanish at Middlebury College in 2000. I lived in Madrid for five years, where I worked in

, Mexico and Canada, including performances at the International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music in Almería, Spain, the Simón Bolívar Amphitheater in Mexico City, and the Bibliothèque de Dinan, in Brittany, France. Pursuing a dual career as pianist and harpsichordist, Dr. Powers has performed with ensembles including the Washington Idaho Symphony, the Fort Collins Symphony, the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, Boulder’s Seicento Baroque Ensemble, and the Peabody Chamber Players (under the

undergraduate alma mater, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in their Campus Life department for five years (2008-2013) after completing her masters degree from Bowling Green State University in 2008. Jes grew up in a Navy family and has lived in many places, including Virginia, Hawaii, Florida, Spain, Chicago, Ohio, and the Pacific Northwest. She is excited to be at PLU because she loves working with learning communities and having conversations around creativity, DJS (diversity, justice, and