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Kate Luther FAR

Kate Luther

  • Title
    Faculty Athletics Representative
  • Email
    lutherke@plu.edu
  • Phone
    253-535-7593
Kate Luther was named the Lutes' faculty athletics representative (FAR) prior to the 2026-2027 academic year.

Luther is a professor and the department chair of sociology and criminal justice at Pacific Lutheran University. Luther is a Lute alum, graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology & psychology in 2002 while earning a master's (2004) and Ph.D (2008) in sociology from the University of California, Riverside. 

Luther has authored two books: #Crime: Social Media, Crime, and the Criminal Legal System (Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture) and Teaching Criminology at the Intersection: A how-to guide for teaching about gender, race, class and sexuality.