FACULTY

FACULTY IN THE CAPITAL SCHOLARS HONORS PROGRAM
2006-2007

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.

Heather Bailey
Assistant Professor, History
hbail2@uis.edu

Thomas Bartl
Instructor/Director, Forensics/Oral Communication
tbart2@uis.edu

"It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. " Mark Twain

Kandice Biggs

Clinical Instructor
kbigg02s@uis.edu
M.A. English, University of Illinois at Springfield

Terry Bodenhorn, Director of CAP Program
Associate Professor, History
tbode1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Modern Chinese History, University of Michigan

Donna Bussell
Assistant Professor, English
dbuss3@uis.edu

Gary Butler
Associate Professor, Biology and Teacher Education
gbutl1@uis.edu

William Carpenter
Assistant Professor, English
wcarp2@uis.edu

Julie Chapman
Library Instructional Services
jchap2@uis.edu

M.S. Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Joan Cormier

English
jcorm1@uis.edu
M.A. English, University of Illinois at Springfield

Cecilia Cornell
Associate Professor, History
ccorn1@uis.edu

Lan Dong
Assistant Professor, English
ldong4@uis.edu

Tavia Ervin, Assitant to the Director of CAP
terv1@uis.edu

M. A. Human Development Counseling, M. A. English, University of Illinois at Springfield

Lynn Fisher
Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
lfish1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Michigan

"I am an archaeologist who studies the way ancient people solved problems and responded to global climate change. In my teaching, I try to get students involved in research, fieldwork, and thinking about modern problem-solving."

Mollie Freier

English/ Library Instructional Services
mfrei2@uis.edu
Ph.D. English (American Fiction 1865-1920), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"The premier law firm in Boston must have a dozen people who can research that faster than I can. But I’ll bet none of them can take a punch." Robert B. Parker, Widow's Walk (2002)

CAP Faculty Member, Richard Gilman-Opalsky

Richard Gilman-Opalsky
Assistant Professor, Political Studies
rgilm3@uis.edu
Ph.D. Political Science,
The New School for Social Research- New York, 2006

Dr. Gilman- Opalsky's teaching areas and research interests include the history of political philosophy, socialist philosophy, globalization, critical theory, and social movements.

"In all of my work, I am intersted in exploring how regular people, and not those in "official" positions of power, can influence and even transform the world we live in. And I believe that ideas and critical thinking play a major role in this process."

Jonathan R. GoldbergBelle
Director, Office of International Programs
jgold1@uis.edu
Ph.D. South Asian Language and Literature,
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Sharon Graf

Ethnomusicology
sgraf1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Ethnomusicology, University of Michigan

Tena Helton
Assistant Professor, English
thelt2@uis.edu

Amy Karliker

Associate Publisher, Center Publications
aspie01s@uis.edu

Kamau Kemayo

Assistant Professor, African American Studies
kkema2@uis.edu
Ph.D. American Studies, St. Louis University

Karen Kirkendall

Liberal Studies
kkirk1@uis.edu

Ann Lampkin
Lecturer, Social Work/Human Services
alamp2@uis.edu

Ethan Lewis

Associate Professor, English
elewi1@uis.edu
Ph.D. English, Boston College

Larry Livingston

Assistant Professor, Social Work
llivi1@uis.edu
Ph.D. LCSW, Southwest University

"I am really looking forward to the opportunity to work with the CAP students!"

Jennifer J. Manthei

Assistant Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
jmant2@uis.edu
Ph.D. Cultural and Medical Anthropology, Latin American Studies, University of Arizona

"I am a cultural anthropologist and a Brazilianist with particular interests in race, class, and gender issues, as well as adolescence and health."

Karen R. Moranski

Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor, English
kmora1@uis.edu
Ph.D. English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

"And gladly wolde (s)he lerne and gladly teche." - Geoffrey Chaucer

Henry Nicholson
Associate Professor, Communication
hnich1@uis.edu

Jim Ottery

Assistant Professor, English
jotte1@uis.edu
Ph.D. English, University of Missouri

Debbie Parker

Clinical Instructor, Capital Scholars
dpark23@uis.edu

Jonathan Perkins

Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
jperk2@uis.edu
Ph.D. History of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Carol Rankin

Assistant Professor, Human Services
crank1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University

Stephen J. Schwark

Professor, Political Studies
sschw1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Political Science, Harvard University

Bill Siles

Associate Professor, History
wsile1@uis.edu
Ph.D. History, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Gary Trammell

Professor Chemistry, Biology
trammell.gary@uis.edu
Ph.D. Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Personal Web Page

"I am an organic chemist with research interests in the synthesis of compounds from natural sources that have novel biological activity. My teaching interests include the use of demonstrations and the internet to promote understanding of chemistry."

Joanna Beth Tweedy

English, CAP Faculty-in-Residence
tweedy.joanna@uis.edu
M.A. English, University of Illinois at Springfield

"The limits of my language determine the limits of my world." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

"I’ve met people who know so much more than I do, and they continue to tell me what it is that I have written." - Rebecca Wells

Jim Veselenak

Associate Professor, Clinical Laboratory Science and
Public Health
jvese1@uis.edu
Ph.D. M(ASCP), Michigan State University

Pinky Wassenberg
Dean, College of Public Affairs and Administration/
Professor, Political Studies
pwass1@uis.edu

Marcel Yoder

Associate Professor, Psychology
myode1@uis.edu
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Louisville