Faculty in the Capital Honors Scholars Program – 2012-2013
Capital Scholars Honors professors are among the best teachers and scholars at UIS, and come from among the best graduate schools from around the nation and the world.
Each devotes one or two courses per year to the CAP curriculum, and also teaches upper division or graduate courses in one of UIS’s majors, minors, or graduate programs.
Many of the CAP faculty, listed below, have links to their email addresses. Feel free to contact any of them about CAP or their discipline.
Dr. Keith Burton
Associate Professor and
Interim Associate Dean, CLAS
kburt2@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
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Karen Guthrie-Coleman
Recruitment & Advising Coordinator
kguth01s@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
Heather Dell
Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies
hdell1@uis.edu
CAP 250- ECCE: Global Issues
Jonathan GoldbergBelle
Director, Office of International Programs
jgold1@uis.edu
CAP 122- Who Am I?
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James Hall 
Associate Professor,
Management Information Systems
jhall1@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
Hilary Frost-Kumpf
Associate Professor, Political Science
hfros1@uis.edu
CAP 226- What is Power?
Marc Klingshirn
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
mklin2@uis.edu
CAP 141- Biology and Chemistry of the Environment
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
Elise LoBue
Adjunct Instructor
elobu2@uis.edu
CAP 253- ECCE: Global Issues
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Ethan Lewis
Associate Professor, English
elewi1@uis.edu
Ph.D. English, Boston College
CAP 225- What is Good?
Shoon Lio
Assistant Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
slio2@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
CAP 122- Who Am I?
Michael Murphy
Assistant Professor, Women &Gender Studies
mmurp4@uis.edu
CAP 351- ECCE Global Issues
Henry Nicholson
Associate Professor Emeritus, Communication
hnich1@uis.edu
CAP 250- ECCE Global Issues
Nicole Overcash
Instructor,
CAP Honors Program
nover01s@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
CAP 111- Honors Composition
CAP 402- Senior Seminar
Vicki Perkins
Instructor,
CAP Honors Program
vperk2@uis.edu
CAP 111- Honors Composition
CAP 115- Interdisciplinary Writing
CAP 402- Senior Seminar
Jaclyn Peterson
Instructor,
CAP Honors Program
jpete7@uis.edu
CAP 111- Honors Composition
CAP 115- Interdisciplinary Writing
Stephen J. Schwark
Professor, Political Science
sschw1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Political Science, Harvard University
CAP 225- What is Good?
CAP 226- What is Power?
Peter Shapinsky
Associate Professor, History
pshap2@uis.edu
CAP 122- Who Am I?
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Aaron Shures
Associate Provost/
Director of Bussiness & Financial Analysis
ashur1@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
CAP 402- Senior Seminar
Amy Spies 
Coordinator of Composition &
Academic Student Support
aspie01s@uis.edu
CAP 102- Introduction to Honors
CAP 111- Honors Composition
CAP 115- Interdisciplinary Writing
CAP 402- Senior Seminar
John Transue
Assistant Professor, Political Science
jtran8@uis.edu
CAP 225- What is Good?
Roy Wehrle
Professor Emertius, Economics & Public Affairs
lwehr1@uis.edu
CAP 250- Global Issues
Clifford White
Instructor,
CAP Honors Program
ccwhite2@uis.edu
CAP 111- Honors Composition
CAP 115- Interdisciplinary Writing
