Faculty
Timm Adams, 2001
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
B.S., Liberty University
M.M., Baylor University
Nola Addante, 2010
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Northern Illinois University
M.S.N., University of Phoenix
Andrea Anderson, 2007
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Illinois
M.S.N., University of Illinois
Christina Anderson, 2018
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Northern Illinois University
M.B.A., Rockford University
Annie Badoo, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Oral Roberts University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
M.Ed., National Louis University
Joanna Bares, 2016
Assistant Professor, Electronic Resources Librarian & Archivist
B.S., Rockford University
M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin
Sharon Bartlett, 2013
Associate Professor of French
Chair, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
B.A., University of Wisconsin
M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Ann Boe, 2012
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Seattle Pacific University
M.S., Seattle Pacific University
Matthew Bork, 2013
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences
B.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., Purdue University
Denise Boxleitner, 2011
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., College of St. Francis
M.S.N., St. Anthony College of Nursing
Gina Braun, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Indiana University
M.Ed., Loyola University
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Deborah Breiter, 1996
Bergmann Professor of Chemistry
Dean, Science, Math & Nursing
B.A., Grinnell College
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota
Onna Brewer, 2017
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., University of Maryland
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Diane Chabes, 2018
Assistant Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.S., Purdue University
M.B.A., Valparaiso University
Filiz Dik, 2006
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Middle East Technical University
M.S., Abant Izzet Baysal University
Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mehmet Dik, 2003
Professor of Mathematics
Chair, Department of Mathematics. Computer Science & Physics
B.S., University of Istanbul
M.S., Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology
William Doria, 2013
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Lynchburg College
M.S., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
Orhan Erdem, 2017
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.S., Bogaziçi University
M.A., Borgaziçi University
Ph.D., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Robert Evans, 1974-76, 1978
Associate Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
Associate Professor of Political Science
Chair, Department of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Matthew Flamm, 2004
Professor of Philosophy
Chair, Department of Philosophy
A.S., Portland Community College
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook
M.A., Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Catherine Forslund, 2000
Isabel Ross Abbott Professor of History and Women's Studies
Chair, Department of History, Political and International Studies
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Washington University in St. Louis
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
William Gahan, 2009
Associate Professor of English
Chair, Department of English
B.A., University of Washington
M.A., Loyola Marymount University
Ph.D., University of California
Jacqueline Garland, 2012
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Northern Illinois University
M.S.N., Lewis University
John Gunyon, 2017
Associate Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
Chair, Department of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.A., University of Wisconsin—Whitewater
M.B.A., Cardinal Stritch University
Ph.D., Capella University
Jacob Hardesty, 2014
Assistant Professor of Education
B.M., Ithaca College
M.A., University of Limerick, Ireland
Ph.D., Indiana University
Kimberley Hartwig, 2014
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Olivet Nazarene University
M.S.N., Olivet Nazarene University
Lindsay Hawkins, 2019
Assistant Professor of Dance
B.F.A., Southern Methodist University
M.F.A., University of Arizona
Catherine Headley, 2019
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Lakeland University
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy
M.H.S.A., University of St. Francis
Ph.D., University of Illnois
Jeffrey Hendry, 1982
Professor of Performing Arts
B.F.A., University of Arizona
M.F.A., University of Massachusetts
Stephen Hicks, 1992
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Guelph
M.A., University of Guelph
Ph.D., Indiana University
Jason Hunter, 2013
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Dean, College Social Science, Commerce, and Education
B.S., Plymouth State University
M.S., United States Sports Academy
Ph.D., Madison University
Roxana Idu, 2012
Associate Professor of Economics, Business and Accounting
B.A., State University of New York
M.A., State University of New York
Ph.D., State University of New York
Kelly James, 2010
Associate Professor, Technical Services Librarian
Director of Library
A.A., Rock Valley College
B.F.A., Rockford University
M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin
Jennifer Jenkins, 2018
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Rockford University
M.A., Bradley University
Jeffrey Karlberg, 2018
Assistant Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
A.S., Morton College
B.S., DeVry University
M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management
Ph.D., Capella University
Colleen Kennedy, 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University
M.A., West Virginia University
Jaimee Kubatzke, 2019
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., St. Norbert College
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Donghwoon Kwon, 2018
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Daegu University, South Korea
M.S., University of Alaska, Anchorage
D.Sc., Towson University
Jennifer Langworthy, 2003
Assistant Professor of Art History
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
B.A., Rockford University
M.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Ronald Lee, 2016
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Chicago
M.A., Boston College
Ph.D., Boston College
Beth Lipton, 2019
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D. University of Iowa
Marilén Loyola, 2015
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., University of Wisconsin
M.A., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Joel Lynch, 2007
Associate Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
A.A., Rock Valley College
B.S., Northern Illinois University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
James Marshall, 2010
Associate Professor of Biology
Chair, Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences
B.A., Texas Christian University
B.S., Texas Christian University
M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forest Biology
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Amy Martin, 2015
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Concordia University
M.A., Ball State University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Edward Mathieu, 2017
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Washington
M.A., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Christopher McCullough, 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Arizona State University
M.A., Marshall University
Ed.D., West Virginia University
Kimberly McCullough, 2013
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Chair, Department of Nursing
B.S., Rockford University
M.S.N., St. Anthony College of Nursing
D.N.P., St. Anthony College of Nursing
Dave Menard, 2006
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin
Masoud Moallem, 1989
Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.A., Tehran University
M.A., Lynchburg College
M.A., West Virginia University
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Deborah Mogford, 2008
Professor of Performing Arts
Chair, Department of Performing Arts
B.A., Trinity University
M.F.A., Dallas Theater Center/Trinity University
Kelly Monson, 2019
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
B.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University
M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University
MAEL, Aurora University
Ed.S., Northern Illinois University
Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
Mandolen Mull, 2018
Assistant Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.S., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
M.B.A., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Ph.D., University of Texas, Tyler
Andy Newgren, 2016
Assistant Professor, Reference and Instructional Librarian
B.A., Augustana College
M.L.I.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
Lynn Newhart, 1995
Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
Chair, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College
M.S.R.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Donna Ogle, 2018
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Augustana College
M.B.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., Benedictine University
Yoandy Ortega Cabrera, 2019
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Havana
M.A., CSIC and UNED, Madrid
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Michael Perry, 2008
Associate Professor of English
Interim Provost & VP for Academic Affairs
B.A., Augustana College
M.A., University of St. Thomas
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Stephanie Quinn, 2012
Associate Professor of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
B.A., The College of the City of New York
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Kristin Ravel, 2019
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Central Michigan University
M.F.A., Columbia College, Chicago
M.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Jennifer Rea, 2015
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Michigan State University
B.A., Stony Brook University
M.A., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Luis Romero, 2015
Associate Professor of Economics, Business, and Accounting
B.S., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
M.B.A., Rockford University
I.M.B.A., Florida International University
Tammy Schiek, 2005
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Chair, Department of Physical Education
B.S., Rockford University
M.A., St. Xavier University
Kari Severson, 2019
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Beloit College
Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago
Elaine Sharpe, 2010
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Rockford University
M.S., Northern Illinois University
Deepshikha Shukla, 2015
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Cotton College-Guwahati, India
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Ohio University
Christopher Sisson, 2012
Associate Professor of Art
Chair, Department of Art and Art History
B.F.A., Northern Illinois University
M.F.A., Northern Illinois University
Philip Soosloff, 1996
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Northern Illinois University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
M.F.A., Northern Illinois University
Brandi St. James, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Eastern Michigan University
M.A.E.D., Argosy University
Ed.D., Argosy University
Kyle Stedman, 2012
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Rollins College
M.A., Georgetown University
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Kimberlee Wagner, 2013
Associate Professor of Education
Chair, Department of Education
B.A., Concordia University
M.A.T., National University
D.Ed., National Louis University
Mary Weaks-Baxter, 1988
Andrew H. Sherratt College Professor of English
B.A., Emory University
M.A., Emory University
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Stephanie Yeager, 2019
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.A., Rock Valley College
B.S.N., Rockford University
M.S.N., Olivet Nazarene University
Gwen Zimmerman, 2019
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.A., Joliet Junior College
B.S.N., St. Anthony College of Nursing
M.S.N., Olivet University