A former elementary school teacher who taught in regular, special, and gifted education, Mark Ankeny has spent the last 15 years as a professor and leader of teacher and administrator education programs.

Dr. Joaquín P. Borrego Jr., PhD is dean of the School of Graduate Psychology in the Pacific University College of Health Professions.

Professor Carstens specializes in early 20^th-century Anglo-American literature, with additional interests in fiction from late-19^th to contemporary, gender and sexuality studies, and critical and creative writing. Currently her primarily role is administrative, serving as Pacific’s Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

Amy Coplen worked as a clinical dental hygienists for six years, earned her master's degree, then developed online patient simulations for genetics education.

David DeMoss is a professor of philosophy and director of the School of Arts & Humanities.

Laura Dimmler, PhD, MPA is Director of the School of Healthcare Administration and Leadership; Program Director of the MHA program and a Professor at Pacific University.

Karen Dunston, MS is the Assistant Vice President for Pacific University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Isaac leads the Libraries' faculty and staff in delivering resources and services to students and faculty across all of Pacific's programs and campuses.

Wendy D. Hanks, PhD is the Director of the Pacific University School of Audiology.

Dr. Fraser Horn is Associate Dean of Academic Programs. Along with his passion for teaching, he has a passion for sports vision and ocular disease.

Dean Karimi's interest areas include assessment and educational research and outcomes; pharmacy practice, proteases biochemistry, and the role of antibiotics on bacterial protein synthetic machinery.

The Dean is the chief administrative and academic officer of the School of Pharmacy and provides leadership to support conducive teaching, learning, and research endeavors at the School and assists faculty, staff, and students in achieving their professional and academic goals.

Jon-Erik Larsen is the Assistant Vice President of the Graduate and Professional Admissions

Jenni Luckett is the associate vice president for Marketing & Communications. She joined the Pacific University staff in 2011 as senior writer and editor of Pacific magazine and now leads the 10-person MarCom staff with an expertise in journalism and storytelling, design, and communication strategy. Contact Jenni to learn about university marketing, advertising, website and metrics;build a marketing or communications strategy for your unit; or start a project or story with MarCom.

William O'Shea, PhD is the Director at the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment

Will Perkins, MC is the Dean of Students & Associate Vice President, Student Affairs

Stephen Prag, MPA is the Director of International Programs at Pacific University.

The neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis affects ~12 million people annually, with resulting illnesses ranging from cutaneous ulcerative lesions to fatal visceralizing infections. A better understanding of parasite biology and host-parasite interactions is critical for the development of much needed new therapeutic strategies and the overall goal of our research is to validate the polyamine pathway as a medical target. Polyamines are metabolites that play central roles in rapidly proliferating cells, and recent studies have highlighted their critical nature in Leishmania parasites. We are using a variety of techniques, including molecular biology, biochemistry, and tissue culture to elucidate the functions of polyamines for parasite proliferation and survival.

Helen has served as the Director of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders since August 2016 and has the pleasure of working with enormously talented faculty who are committed to student learning and to moving the field of speech-language pathology forward through research.

Jan Stricklin is the associate vice president for university advancement and campaign director for Pacific University.

Director and Academic/Clinical Faculty

Shelley Washburn, MAT is the Director of Pacific University's MFA Program

Professor Gregory Wintz is the Program Director in the School of Occupational Therapy at Pacific University.