Faculty
Timm Adams, 2001
Associate Professor of Music
B.S., Liberty University
M.M., Baylor University
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
Karen Black-Vetter, 2022
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Phoenix
M.S.N., University of Phoenix
F.N.P., Olivet Nazarene University
D.N.P., Resurrection University
Ann Boe, 2012
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Chair, Department of Kinesiology
B.S., Seattle Pacific University
M.S., Seattle Pacific University
Matthew Bork, 2013
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., Purdue University
Gina Braun, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
Chair, Department of Education
B.S., Indiana University
M.Ed., Loyola University
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Deborah Breiter, 1996
Bergmann Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Grinnell College
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota
Nichole Buhler, 2020
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.A.S., Rock Valley College
B.S.N., Saint Anthony’s College of Nursing
M.S.N., Grand Canyon University
Yoandy Cabrera Ortega, 2019
Assistant Professor of Spanish & Classics
Chair, Department of Languages, Philosophy, Religion and Cultures
B.A., University of Havana
M.A., CSIC and UNED, Madrid
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Diane Chabes, 2018
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Purdue University
M.B.A., Valparaiso University
James Conley, 2022
Visiting Lecturer
M.S., Northern Illinois University
B.S., Northern Illinois University
Kimberley Devine, 2014
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Olivet Nazarene University
M.S.N., Olivet Nazarene University
Genevive Dibley, 2021
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Northwest University
M.A., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley and Graduate Theological Union
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
Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences
B.S., Lynchburg College
M.S., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
Elizabeth Drog, 2022
Chair, Department of Performing Arts
Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A., Rockford College
B.F.A., Rockford College
M.F.A., Northern Illinois University
Clayton Duffy, 2022
Visiting Assistant Professor, General Business
B.S., Rockford University
M.B.A., Rockford University
Ph.D., University of Louisville (completion May 2023)
Orhan Erdem, 2017
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Bogaziçi University
M.A., Borgaziçi University
Ph.D., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Robert Evans, 1974-76, 1978
Associate Professor of Business Administration-Political Science
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Matthew Flamm, 2004
Professor 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
Xabier Fole Varela, 2022
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
M.A., City College of New York
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Catherine Forslund, 2000
Isabel Ross Abbott Professor of History
Chair, Historical and International Studies Department
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
Professor of English-Literature
B.A., University of Washington
M.A., Loyola Marymount University
Ph.D., University of California
Jenna Goldsmith, 2022
Lecturer of English
B.A., Illinois State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Jacob Hardesty, 2014
Associate Professor of Education
Dean, College of Social Sciences, Commerce, and Education
B.M., Ithaca College
M.A., University of Limerick, Ireland
Ph.D., Indiana University
Catherine Headley, 2019
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
B.A., Lakeland University
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy
M.H.S.A., University of St. Francis
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Jeffrey Hendry, 1982
Professor of Theatre
Chair, Department 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 Kinesiology
B.S., Plymouth State University
M.S., United States Sports Academy
Ph.D., Madison University
Mikayla Hwang, 2020
Lecturer of Biology
A.A.S., Lorain County Community College
B.A., AJOU University, Suwon, Korea
M.C.I.S., Cleveland State
M.S.R.S., Weber State University
Jennifer Jenkins, 2018
Lecturer of English-Literature
B.A., Rockford University
M.A., Bradley University
Jeffrey Karlberg, 2018
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
A.S., Morton College
B.S., DeVry University
M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management
Danielle Klein, 2020
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Florida International University
M.A., Marquette University
Ph.D., Louisiana State 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
Associate Professor of Political Science
Chair, Department of Political Science, Sociology, and Criminal Justice
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
Joel Lynch, 2007
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
Professor of Biology
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
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
Ludwig Von Mises Professor of Economics
B.A., Tehran University
M.A., Lynchburg College
M.A., West Virginia University
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Deborah Mogford, 2008
Professor of Theater
B.A., Trinity University
M.F.A., Dallas Theater Center/Trinity University
Kelly Monson, 2019
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 Business Administration
Chair, Puri School of Business
B.S., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
M.B.A., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Ph.D., University of Texas, Tyler
Andy Newgren, 2016
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
Director, Howard Colman Library
B.A., Augustana College
M.L.I.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
Donna Ogle, 2018
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Augustana College
M.B.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., Benedictine University
Michael Perry, 2008
Associate Professor of English
Provost & VP for Academic Affairs
B.A., Augustana College
M.A., University of St. Thomas
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Brittany Petrelli, 2022
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Rockford University
M.N. Ed., Grand Canyon University
Kristin Ravel, 2019
Assistant Professor of English-Rhetoric
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
Associate Professor of English-Literature
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 Business Administration
B.S., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
M.B.A., Rockford University
I.M.B.A., Florida International University
Caryn Ruzic, 2022
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing
M.S.N., Northern Illinois University
Michelle Sandhoff, 2021
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of Maryland
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Shannon Satti, 2022
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Northern Illinois University
Tammy Schiek, 2005
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
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-Human Development
B.S., Rockford University
M.S., Northern Illinois University
Deepshikha Shukla, 2015
Professor of Physics
Dean, College of Science, Math, and Nursing
B.S., Cotton College-Guwahati, India
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Ohio University
Christopher Sisson, 2012
Associate Professor of Art-Graphic Design
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
Christian Steciuch, 2022
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Purdue University, Calumet
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Kyle Stedman, 2012
Associate Professor of English-Rhetoric
Chair, Department of English
B.A., Rollins College
M.A., Georgetown University
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Bethany Twitty, 2021
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Kimberlee Wagner, 2013
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Concordia University
M.A.T., National University
D.Ed., National Louis University
Mary Weaks-Baxter, 1988
Andrew H. Sherratt Professor of English-Literature
B.A., Emory University
M.A., Emory University
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Emily Webb, 2021
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
M.A., Arizona State University
Ph.D., Arizona State University