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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.

    research projects. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis and B.S. in International Finance from Tsinghua University in China. Prior to joining PLU, Dr. Zhang taught both undergraduates and MBAs, and supervised Ph.D. theses at University of Texas at Dallas and University of Iowa. Dr. Zhang is a quantitative modeler and her research areas include retailing, social networks, basket data analysis, database marketing, dynamic choice modeling and Promotions. Her

  • Associate Professor of Computer Science | 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.

    Regulation Networks of Normal and Malignant Human Cell Types." PLoS ONE Vol. 8(3), 2013: e58793. Z. Wang, R. Cao, J. Cheng. "Three-Level Prediction of Protein Function by Combining Profile-Sequence Search, Profile-Profile Search, and Domain Co-occurrence Networks." BMC Bioinformatics Vol. 14(Suppl 3):S3, 2013: Biography 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

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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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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing and Lecturer | School of Nursing | yoos@plu.edu | Substantial and progressive education and experience in the medical field as a registered nurse, researcher, lecturer, and unit manager, providing knowledge, skills, expertise in:  Primary care expertise in ICU/ER, Med-Surg/Psychiatric/School Training/teaching field/student nurses Management of critical care units/ acute care setting/ general ward/home care/school health Nursing language: NANDA, NIC, NOC Nursing data management: Linkage Database on NANDA, NIC, NOC Research methodology: Quantitative/Qualitative .

    , Med-Surg/Psychiatric/School Training/teaching field/student nurses Management of critical care units/ acute care setting/ general ward/home care/school health Nursing language: NANDA, NIC, NOC Nursing data management: Linkage Database on NANDA, NIC, NOC Research methodology: Quantitative/Qualitative

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  • Chair of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | simicmka@plu.edu | 253-535-7034 | Ksenija Simić-Muller received her undergraduate degree in Theoretical Mathematics at the University of Belgrade in Serbia (former Yugoslavia), and her masters and doctoral degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

    ., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000 Undergraduate, Theoretical Mathematics, University of Belgrade, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Logic Mathematics Education Math and Social Justice Books Reflecting the World: A Guide to Incorporating Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education co-authored with Mathew D. Felton-Koestler and José María Menéndez ( Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2017) : View Book Selected Presentations 61st Northwest Math Conference, What can data tell us about racial

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  • Assistant Professor | School of Business | chanla@plu.edu | 253-535-7330 | Dr.

    management, M.S. in engineering management, and B.S. in information systems. Dr. Chan is a SAS certified professional with multiple credentials, including SAS certified advanced programmer and SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst. He worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a system analyst for many years, and has extensive experience in ERP, database management, quantitative analysis, and programming. His scholarship focuses on technology commercialization, innovation management, and business

  • Data Management Specialist | Office of Advancement | mary.herstad@plu.edu | 253-535-7421

    Mary Herstad Data Management Specialist Phone: 253-535-7421 Email: mary.herstad@plu.edu Professional Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Database Management Advancement System Support Responsibilities Mary Herstad began her career at Pacific Lutheran University in November 2016 and serves as the Data Management Specialist. Mary is responsible for maintaining clean and accurate alumni and donor records, which includes supervising the Operations Student Interns who do data entry work.

  • Senior Network Technician (Voice/Data) | Information & Technology Services | galtmanm@plu.edu | 253-535-7525

    Miguel Galtman Senior Network Technician (Voice/Data) Phone: 253-535-7525 Email: galtmanm@plu.edu

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  • Chair of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | munroam@plu.edu | 253-535-7069 | Dr.

    researchers exchange the native ligands on the nanocrystal surface with novel molecules and characterize the effects of ligand exchange using UV/vis absorbance, photoluminescence, FTIR, and NMR spectroscopy. Read more about Dr. Munro’s research on her research group webpage. Dr. Munro developed a new course CHEM 103: Food Chemistry, a lab-based chemistry course designed to introduce students to the scientific method and quantitative analysis. The course was designed for students who are not majoring in

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  • Professor Emeritus of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | dollinmb@plu.edu | Current position Pacific Lutheran University 1981 – 1998. Emeritus Professor, Department of Mathematics, 1998 – present. Chair, Department of Mathematics, 1992 – 1994. Publications Commentary on ‘Misunderstandings about Q and ‘Cochran’s Q test’ in meta-analysis’, Statistics in Medicine, 2015, 35(4):501-502 · February 20, 2016, DOI: 10.1002/sim.6758 (with E.

    hypothesis tests and confidence intervals in Information, Statistics and Induction in Science (D.L. Dowe, K.B. Korb and J.J. Oliver, editors), p. 119-128, World Scientific, 1996 (with E. Kulinskaya and R.G. Staudte). When is a p-value a good measure of evidence? in Robust Statistics, Data Analysis, and Computer Intensive Methods (H. Rieder, editor) number 109 in Lecture Notes in Statistics, Springer-Verlag, 1996 (with E. Kulinskaya and R.G. Staudte). Influence functions of iteratively reweighted least