Dr. Andrew Nosal joined PLNU in 2022 and has been teaching undergraduate lecture and laboratory classes since 2011, including organismal biology, ecology, conservation, evolution, marine biology, and geographic information systems (GIS). He has also team-taught interdisciplinary courses on science communication and the intersection of science and religion. Nosal believes students learn science by doing science and that students must internalize the notion that they are scientists.

Dr. Alexandra Bitter is an experimental psychologist who began at PLNU in 2022. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Wyoming. Her research program comprises of three main topics: motivation, bias and stereotyping, and well-being. In her research, these topics often intersect. She has applied motivational concepts to various contexts such as technology, jury decision-making, and self-compassion, often focusing on minority groups. Dr. Bitter is originally from Fresno, California.

Lorena was born and raised in Mexico. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and a Master of Arts in Spanish from San Diego State University. Her training as a Spanish instructor at San Diego State University includes practice in the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) methodology, course work in Applied Spanish Linguistics for teachers, Spanish Bilingualism, Fundamentals & Research Methodology in Spanish linguistics, and Spanish as a Heritage Language Acquisition and Pedagogy.

Robert Costa grew up in the Bay Area. Right out of High School, Robert joined the US Air Force where he served as a medic and worked in the Air Force Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Dept in the country of Korea. Robert returned to his roots in the Bay Area to finish his college at San Jose State and Foothill College in Radiation Therapy. His passion to heal cancer patients drove his desire to expand his career in cancer research and medical Physics. Robert later went on to get his M.S. in Medical Physics and Dosimetry from Stanford University.

Dr. Zheng is a passionate teacher with a dedication for teaching teamwork among healthcare professionals. After graduating from medical school at UCSD, she completed an emergency medicine residency at the U. of Arizona. After moving back to San Diego, she worked for the VA Medical Center and taught interprofessional education at the UCSD medical school. For eight years, she chaired one of the largest teamwork exercises in the country.