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Dr. Halimi is a seasoned higher education administrator with more than 20 years of experience designing and delivering high impact learning offerings both locally and globally. At Pacific, she serves in a leadership administrative position as director of International Programs and Senior International Officer.
Holly Erenfield graduated from Oregon Health and Sciences University in 2002 and has 17 years of clinical experience as a dental hygienist. She completed her master’s degree in dental hygiene from the Ohio State University, focusing on education and leadership. 
Kathryn Dolphin teaches courses in the kinesiology, sport leadership and management, and philosophy programs at Pacific University. She currently serves as the faculty chair of the College of Arts & Sciences and has been a dedicated member of the Institutional Review Board and the faculty advisor for a number of student organizations.
Alex Bove teaches a wide range of courses in the English Department, including 19th century British literature, literary theory, and special topics in film and literature.
Dr. Bompiani is a pediatric physical therapy residency program graduate from Oregon Health and Sciences University and has been a board certified pediatric clinical specialist since 2010. She has worked in multiple settings across pediatric physical therapy and is passionate about connecting and facilitating collaboration amongst therapists across various practice settings. 
Dr. Bhalla is chair of the Kinesiology Department and serves as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fellow for the College of Arts & Sciences. She teaches a variety of courses centered on the psychosocial aspects of physical activity and sport, and her teaching supports the allied fields of gender & sexuality studies and disability studies.
Jill Dolata joined the Pacific University faculty in 2018 and teaches within the speech-language pathology master’s program and the undergraduate minor in CSD program.  She serves as the undergraduate advisor for the CSD minor and is the chair of the COE Technology Committee. 
Dr. Sellers joined the Pacific University faculty in 2018 after 17 years as a public school teacher and district administrator in Atlanta, Georgia, and she currently chairs the undergraduate teacher licensure program in the School of Learning and Teaching. 
Hossein Rikhtehgar Berenji holds a PhD in Operations & Business Analytics and a Master of Science in Decision Sciences from the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon.
Dr. Duncan is an astrophysicist and science educator who combines a research background in physics and astronomy with experience teaching science concepts to a wide range of audiences.

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