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Darney, Jin

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Faculty

Phone: 360-867-5305
Email: Jin Darney
Office: Sem II C2110

Spring 2010
Looking Backward: America in the Twentieth Century

Davies, Jon S.

Jon Davies

Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6619
Email: Jon S. Davies
Office: Sem II A3110

Education: B.A., English, Oberlin College, 1972; M.A., Physical Education, Oberlin College, 1978; Ed.D, University of San Diego, 1994.

Subjects: Teacher Education (Language Arts)

Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
Master in Teaching (MIT) Program
Fall 2010 and Winter 2011
Imperialism
Spring 2011
Decolonization in Communities: Thinking Globally, Reflecting Locally

Davis, Stacey

Stacey Davis

Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6761
Email: Stacey Davis
Office: Sem II C3104

Education: B.A., History, Princeton University, 1992; M.A., History, Yale University, 1993; M. Philosophy, History, 1996; Ph.D., History, Yale University, 1999

Subjects: European history (1500-present), French history, North African history, French language and cultural studies, historiography, research methodology

Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
Dark Romantics
Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
The Remembrance of Things Past

Davis, Steve

Steve Davis

Coordinator of Photography

Phone: 360-867-6263
Email: Steve Davis
Office: Lib 1401

Education: B.S. Communications-Photo/Film, University of Idaho 1979; M.F.A. Photography, University of Idaho 1983

Subjects: Photography, visual arts, media

Fall 2009
Photography, Digital
Winter 2010
Photography, Beginning
Spring 2010
Photography, Documentary

de Acosta, Diego

Diego de Acosta

Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6852
Email: Diego DeAcosta
Office: Lab II 3266

Education: B.A Sociology and Linguistics, Princeton University , 1998; Ph.D., Linguistics, Cornell University , 2006.

Subjects: Linguistics, Spanish language and literature

Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
American Stories
Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
The Spanish-Speaking World: Cultural Crossings

Dean, Mary

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Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6588
Email: Mary Dean
Mailstop: Sem II B2124

Fall 2009
The Art of Helping
Spring 2010
Health vs Wealth

Diamant, Hirsh

Hirsh Diamant

Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6736
Email: Hirsh Diamant
Office: Sem II B3115

Education: Ph.D. in Arts, Education and Human Development, MFA in Photography, BFA in Sculpture and Visual Arts, Professional training in Theater and Puppetry, Technical Degree in Architecture
Hirsh Diamant has been an Artist in Residence working in schools for over 15 years. He is on the Board of Directors of Chinese Language and Cultural Research

Subjects: Arts, education, art in education, cultural studies, human development, Asian studies

Fall 2009
Visual Literacies
Fall 2009
Cornerstone Seminar
Fall 2009
Art, Culture, and Spirit
Winter and Spring 2010
Centering: Narratives of Near and Far
Winter 2010
Cornerstone Seminar
Spring 2010
Visual Literacies

Diffendal, Elizabeth

Betsy Diffendal

Faculty Emeritus (Retired)

Phone: 360-867-6404
Email: Elizabeth Diffendal
Office: Sem II C2112

Education: B.A., Social Anthropology, Ohio State University, 1965; M.A., Cultural Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1968; Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, The Union Graduate School, 1986

Subjects: Anthropology (applied, cultural), multicultural perspectives on human development and education, human services

Dirks, Clarissa

Clarissa Dirks

Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6612
Email: Clarissa Dirks
Office: Lab I 2011

Education: B.S., Microbiology, Arizona State University, 1994; Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, 2001.

Subjects: Biology, molecular biology, cellular biology, microbiology, virology, science education, integration of art and science

Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
Introduction to Natural Science: Life, the Universe, and Everything
Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
Undergraduate Research in Scientific Inquiry
Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
Introduction to Natural Science: Life on Earth
Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
Undergraduate Research in Scientific Inquiry

Dobbs, Carolyn

Carolyn Dobbs

Faculty Emeritus (Retired)

Phone: 360-867-6860
Email: Carolyn Dobbs
Office: Lab I 2018

Education: B.A., Political Science/History, Memphis State University, 1963; M.A., Political Science, University of Kentucky, 1966; M.U.P., Urban Planning, University of Washington, 1968; Ph.D., Urban Planning, University of Washington, 1971

Subjects: Protected areas, community organization/development, environmental studies/issues, state and local government, land use and environmental planning, research methods, urban/ rural planning, children's literature.

Winter 2010
Protected Areas?
Fall 2010
Mount Rainier: The Place and its People

Dorman, Peter

Peter Dorman

Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6899
Email: Peter Dorman
Office: Lab I 3015

Education: B.A., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1977; Ph.D., Economics, University of Massachusetts, 1987

Subjects: Economics, environmental policy, environmental studies, labor studies, political economy, political philosophy, public health, public policy, statistics

Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
Understanding the Economic Crisis
Spring 2010
Current Economic and Social Issues: Explanations, Action and Solutions
Fall 2010 and Winter 2011
Political Economy and Social Change
Spring 2011
Alternatives to Capitalism

Dzieza, Larry

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Faculty

Phone: 360-867-6554
Email: Larry Dzieza
Mailstop: Lab I 3023

Spring 2010
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program