L | Faculty Directory
Lalena, Nick
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6654
Email: Nick Lalena
Office: Lab I 2003
Subjects: Chemistry
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Foundations of Health Science
Landram, Glenn
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-5434
Email: Glenn Landram
Office: Sem II D2110
Education: B.S., Mathematics, University of Puget Sound, 1978; M.S., Statistics, Oregon State University, 1983; Ph.D., Management Science, University of Washington, 1990
Subjects: Business management, business, management science, statistics
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Northwest Developments: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Laners, Barbara
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-3037
Email: Barbara Laners
Office: Tacoma Campus
Education: B.A., Political Science, University of Washington, 1963;J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1973
Subjects: Law
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Cycle Makers and Cycle Breakers: Transitional Studies
- Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
- With Liberty and Justice for Whom?
Lardner, Emily
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6637
Email: Emily Lardner
Office: Sem II E3119
Education: B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1979; M.A. University of Michigan, 1981; Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1985-English Language and Literature, emphasis on American literature and rhetoric and composition
Subjects: Internships with Bread and Roses Advocacy Center; contracts focused on academic (not creative) writing and on multicultural American literature
- Fall 2009
- Academic Writing: Exploring Evidence
- Winter 2010
- Academic Writing: Exploring Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches
- Winter 2010
- Research and Writing
- Spring 2010
- Green Nature, Human Nature
Lassen, Gerald
Faculty Emeritus (Retired)
Phone: 360-867-6046
Email: Gerald Lassen
Office: Sem II A2106
Education: B.A., Mathematics, University of Texas, 1960; M.A., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1967
Subjects: Public administration, political and economic content of public administration, managing fiscal resources, introduction to political economy, public policy, economics, statistics
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Looking Backward: America in the Twentieth Century
- Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
- Looking Backward: America in the Twentieth Century
Leahy, Dan
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6478
Email: Dan Leahy
Office: Lab I 2020
Education: B.A., Economics, Seattle University, 1965; M.P.A., New York University, 1970
Subjects: Education, labor studies, political economy and public policy, social movements and organizing, trade agreements (NAFTA, WTO, FTAA), Mexican Revolutionary history, anarchism
Lenges, Anita
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6150
Email: Anita Lenges
Office: Sem II A-3108
Education: B.A., Mathematics and Anthropology, University of Washington, 1986; Teaching Certificate, Endorsements: Mathematics and Anthropology grades 4-12, University of Washington, 1990; M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington, 1994; Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington, 2004
Subjects: Teacher education, ethno-mathematics, math and science education, curriculum, instruction
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Master of Education (M.Ed.) Program
Lentz, Hugh
Head of Instructional Photography
Phone: 360-867-6313
Email: Hugh Lentz
Office: Lib 1312
- Fall 2009
- Photography, Beginning
- Winter 2010
- Photography, Color and Lighting
- Spring 2010
- Photography Techniques
LeRoy, Carri
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-5483
Email: Carri LeRoy
Office: Lab II 3261
Education: B.S. Environmental Science, Oregon State University, 1998; B.A. International Studies, Oregon State University, 1998; M.A. Liberal Studies, Northern Arizona University, 2001; Ph.D. Biology, Northern Arizona University, 2005
Subjects: Aquatic ecology, stream ecology, ecology, biology, quantitative biology, aesthetics and science, ecological sustainability
- Fall 2009
- Field Experiments in Ecological Genetics
- Winter and Spring 2010
- Washington's Rivers and Streams
Leverich, R. T.
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6760
Email: R.T. Leverich
Office: Lab II 3253
Education: B.A., Architecture, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, 1978; Master of Architecture, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, 1979; M.F.A., Woodworking and Furniture Design, The School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990
Subjects: Architecture, environmental design, furniture design, visual and fine arts, drawing, sculpture, 3-D art, woodworking
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Studio Projects: Land and Sky
- Spring 2010
- Written in Stone
- Fall 2010
- Designing Green Futures
- Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
- Creative Environments: Shaping
- Spring 2011
- Designing Green
Li, Mingxia (Er Zhang)
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-3025
Email: Mingxia Li
Office: Tacoma Campus
Education: M.D., Capital Medical College, Beijing, 1982; M.S., Pharmacology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1986; Ph.D., Molecular Pharmacology, Cornell University, 1992.
Subjects: Bioethics, human biology, research methodology, healthcare-related subjects, biomedical health, molecular pharmacology, public health, medical sciences, Chinese poetry, Chinese cultural studies, Mandarin language
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Cycle Makers and Cycle Breakers: Transitional Studies
- Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2011
- With Liberty and Justice for Whom?
Longino, John T.
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6511
Email: John Longino
Office: Lab I 3056A
Education: B.S., Zoology, Duke University, 1978; Ph.D., Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, 1984
Subjects: Ecology, entomology, evolution, evolutionary biology, zoology, invertebrate zoology
- Fall 2009
- Student Originated Studies: Advanced Natural History
- Winter 2010
- Tropical Rainforests
- Spring 2010
- Invertebrate Zoology and Entomology
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Advanced Research in Environmental Studies
- Fall 2010
- Introduction to Natural History
- Fall 2010, Winter and Spring 2010
- Advanced Research in Environmental Studies
Lucas-Jennings, Cheri
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6782
Email: Cheri Lucas-Jennings
Office: Lab I 2013
Education: B.A., Political Economy/Graphic Design, San Francisco State University, 1974; M.A., Political Science, Women's Studies and Public Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1978; Ph.D., Public Legislation and Public Health, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1984
Subjects: Agriculture, art, critical reasoning, Asian American cultural studies, multicultural studies, drawing, ecology, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental studies, folklore, foreign policy, health science, history, Native American studies, Indigenous People's studies, information science, international studies, labor studies, land use planning, American law, environmental law, natural history, natural resource policy, painting, philosophy of science, political economy, political philosophy, public health, public policy, public education, race/class/gender studies, research methods, statistics, writing
Energy Systems and Climate Change Program Web Page
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Energy Systems and Climate Change
- Winter 2010
- Washington State Legislative Internships
- Spring 2010
- Individual Study: Legislative Processes, Regulatory Agencies and Environment
Lyttle, Lee
Faculty Librarian
Phone: 360-867-6678
Email: Lee Lyttle
Office: Lib 3405
Education: B.F.A., Architecture, University of New Mexico, 1974; M.U.P., University of Washington, 1985; M.P.A., University of Washington, 1985; M.L.I.S., University of Hawaii, 1991
Subjects: Environmental policy, environmental studies, information science, library sciences, research methods, public policy analysis