1	Convocation 2006 Introduction of new faculty and administrative staff
2	Ronald D. McNeil, Ph.D. Dean College of Business and Management New Faculty Appointments
3	Ranjan Karri Associate Professor, Management Ph.D., 2001, Washington State University, Strategic Management
4	Ranjan Karri Research/Professional Interests: Entrepreneurship, business ethics, strategic management Personal Interests: Camping and hiking, watching movies, traveling
5	David Larson Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems Ed.D., 2005, Illinois State University, Curriculum and Instruction
6	David Larson Research/Professional Interests: Ethics, project management, decision support systems, web-based delivery of courseware and training, the effective use of information technology and systems in government and small businesses Personal Interests: Traveling with my wife, spending time with grandchildren, playing golf, watching baseball and anything dealing with information systems and technology
7	Rosemary Lenaghan Visiting Assistant Professor, Accountancy DPA, 2006, University of Illinois at Springfield, Public Administration M.A., 1990 University of Illinois at Springfield, Accountancy
8	Rosemary Lenaghan Research/Professional Interests: Transportation policy ,E-Government services, accounting issues for nonprofit organizations Personal Interests: Bike riding, walking, church activities, knitting, bridge, spending time with grandchildren, eating out and traveling
9	Donald Morris Assistant Professor, Accountancy Ph.D., 1978, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Philosophy M.S., 1986, DePaul University, Taxation
10	Donald Morris Research/Professional Interests: Tax issues of non-profit organizations and ethics education in business Personal Interests: Tennis, running, writing, travel, humor
11	Nathan Steele Assistant Professor, Management Ph.D., 2004, Indiana University, Social Psychology
12	Nathan Steele Research/Professional Interests: Decision making, game theory, negotiation, coalitions, equity theory, utility Personal Interests: Travel with my wife, backpacking with our dog, cooking, science fiction, low stakes poker
13	Larry D. Stonecipher, Ph.D. Dean College of Education and Human Services New Faculty Appointments
14	Vickie Cook Visiting Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership Ph.D., 2004, Capella University, Higher Education Leadership
15	Vickie Cook Research/Professional Interests: Leadership in education and the effects of literacy on lifelong education Personal Interests: Reading and working closely with community and church activities
16	Donald Kussmaul Visiting Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership Ed.D., 1991, Loyola University, Leadership and Policy Development
17	Donald Kussmaul Research/Professional Interests: Finance, leadership, school systems, assessment Personal Interests: Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement Organization
18	Margot I. Duley, Ph.D. Dean College of Liberal Arts and Sciences New Faculty Appointments
19	Mary Addison-Lamb Clinical Instructor, Liberal Studies/Individual Option M.A., 1990, University of Illinois at Springfield, Individual Option
20	Mary Addison-Lamb Personal Interests: Yoga, holistic health
21	Kandice Biggs Clinical Instructor, Center for Teaching & Learning M.A., 2005, University of Illinois at Springfield, English
22	Kandice Biggs Research/Professional Interests: Writing centers at public universities, reading and writing strategies for the unprepared college student, and Satan and Christ’s portrayal in Milton’s Paradise Lost Personal Interests: Traveling, reading Biblical commentaries, playing tennis and golf
23	Donna Bussell Assistant Professor, English Ph.D., 2005, Columbia University, Medieval Literature
24	Donna Bussell Research/Professional Interests: The dramatization of political identity and the use of references to sexual difference as a means of legitimizing political challenges within the virgin martyr narrative Personal Interests: Medieval manuscripts, kayaking, swimming, knitting, mystery novels
25	William Carpenter Assistant Professor, English Ph.D., 2000, University of Kansas, Composition Studies and English Language
26	William Carpenter Research/Professional Interests: Composition theory and rhetoric, writing program administration, creative non-fiction poetry Personal Interests: Politics, golf, dogs, Bob Dylan
27	Lucinda Caughey Instructor, Computer Science Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, Nova Southeastern University, Computer Science
28	Lucinda Caughey Research/Professional Interests: Genetic and evolutionary algorithm optimizations for computer graphics, parallel processing, and the semantic web Personal Interests: Reading, playing classical guitar, anything my two sons enjoy: video games, war games, travel and messy science projects
29	Hua Chen Assistant Professor, Biology Ph.D., 1999, Oregon State University, Forest Ecology
30	Hua Chen Research/Professional Interests: Effects of land-use change, climate change, and disturbance on terrestrial carbon and nitrogen dynamics across various spatial scales using a combination of field experiments, simulation modeling, remote sensing, and GIS Personal Interests: Hiking, camping, spending time with family
31	Lan Dong Assistant Professor, English Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Comparative Literature
32	Lan Dong Research/Professional Interests: Iconography of the Chinese woman warriors, Asian and Asian American literature and cinema, translation theory Personal Interests: Reading, music, swimming
33	Erik Freas Assistant Professor, History Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, University of St. Andrews, Modern Middle East History
34	Erik Freas Research/Professional Interests: Western liberal thought and nationalist movement in the Middle East Personal Interests: Travel, music, literature, baseball
35	Kathy Guthrie Clinical Assistant Professor, Applied Study Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Educational Organization and Leadership
36	Kathy Guthrie Research/Professional Interests: Motivation of students who volunteer and work toward social change and the effects of volunteerism on chosen career paths Personal Interests: Running, reading, water skiing, volunteering
37	Jonathan Isler Assistant Professor, Sociology/ Anthropology Ph.D., 2005, University of California, Davis, Social Theory and Comparative History
38	Jonathan Isler Research/Professional Interests: Labor process issues, work and occupations, technology and work, organizations, academic labor markets, gender, race and class-based inequality, social psychology, ethnographic field methods, and professionalism Personal Interests: Family, music, movies, sports and reading for fun (something I rarely get to do)
39	Kenneth Johnson Clinical Instructor, Liberal Studies/ Individual Option M.A.,2004, University of Southern Indiana, Liberal Studies (Rhetoric/English)
40	Kenneth Johnson Research/Professional Interests: Kenneth Burke and gender language in conservative religious groups Personal Interests: Family, computing (I maintain one of the largest Rhetoric and Philosophy data repositories on the Internet), traveling
41	Marc Klingshirn Assistant Professor, Chemistry Ph.D., 2005, University of Alabama, Inorganic Chemistry
42	Marc Klingshirn Research/Professional Interests: Green chemistry (specifically related to curriculum development) in addition to materials science and its application to environmental separations Personal Interests: Reading, gardening, running marathons
43	Chung-Wei Lee Assistant Professor, Computer Science Ph.D., 2001, University of Florida, Computer and Information Science and Engineering
44	Chung-Wei Lee Research/Professional Interests: Multimedia system/streaming/security, mobile commerce, wireless networking/security, quality of service routing, active/programmable networks, security systems Personal Interests: Reading, hiking, tennis
45	John Martin Assistant Professor, Astronomy/ Physics Ph.D., 2003, Case Western Reserve University, Philosophy
46	John Martin Research/Professional Interests: Using stellar spectroscopy and stellar kinematics to discover the history of individual stars and stellar populations in our galaxy and deconstructing the processes in stars which manufactured the atoms in our bodies Personal Interests: Hiking, bicycling, writing (poetry and fiction), computer games, politics
47	Nicole Meismer Clinical Instructor, Center for Teaching and Learning M.A., 2003, Eastern Illinois University, Mathematics
48	Nicole Meismer Personal Interests: Reading, playing with my new puppy, enjoy the outdoors and traveling
49	Yashanad Mhaskar Assistant Professor, Chemistry Ph.D., 1988, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Biochemistry
50	Yashanad Mhaskar Research/Professional Interests: Role of selenium in sleep regulation, sleep deprivation and onset of Type II Diabetes Personal Interests: Playing cards (Bridge), Cricket and Badminton, participating in community activities which gives a personal satisfaction towards helping the society
51	Karen Mooney Lecturer, Psychology Ph.D. (Expected), 2007, Florida Atlantic University, Developmental Psychology
52	Karen Mooney Research/Professional Interests: Early adolescent friendships and their association with individual adjustment Personal Interests: Reading, geocaching, skiing
53	Elizabeth Murphy Assistant Professor, Visual Arts M.F.A., 2003, Maryland Institute College of Art, Photography and Digital Imaging
54	Elizabeth Murphy Research/Professional Interests: Digital photography, digital multimedia, alternative photo processes, graphic design, digital video editing Personal Interests: Reading, classic films, bellydancing, getting lost, her cat, and customizing her world
55	Tung Nguyen Assistant Professor, Mathematics Ph.D., 2006, Auburn University, Mathematics
56	Tung Nguyen Research/Professional Interests: Partial differential equations, applications of PDEs, mathematical geology, dynamical systems; numerical analysis Personal Interests: Computer, especially computer security, networking, hardware hi-tech devices, and tennis
57	Livinus Odozor Assistant Professor, English Ph.D., 2004, University of Toronto, English
58	Livinus Odozor Research/Professional Interests: World literatures in English, African literature, Postcolonial literature and theory, Caribbean literature, culture studies, contemporary theory and textual studies, the modern novel Personal Interests: Writing poetry, playing table tennis and soccer, gardening, fiddling with computer hardware and software, listening to classical music, even when I don’t understand the notes
59	Debra Parker Clinical Writing Instructor, Capital Scholars Honors Program M.A., 1994, Northeastern Illinois University, Linguistics
60	Debra Parker Personal Interests: Playing with my two boys (6 and 3), cats, gardening, going on vacations without my cell phone or email access
61	Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson Assistant Professor, Communication M.F.A., 1994, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Theatre Arts and Dance
62	Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson Research/Professional Interests: Acting and performance, acting and performance pedagogy, Shakespearean performance, women’s role in theatre Personal Interests: Her most “notable production:” 5-year-old daughter, Emma; reading, cooking, and traveling (when she can find time!)
63	Roger West Instructor, Computer Science Ph.D., 1995, Southern Illinois University, Microbiology
64	Roger West Research/Professional Interests: Software engineering, java programming, object-oriented development, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, CASE tools
65	Angela Winand Assistant Professor, African American Studies Ph.D., 2003, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, American Culture
66	Angela Winand Research/Professional Interests: History of Creoles of color in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., with a special interest in gender Personal Interests: Cooking, needlepoint, and marathon sessions of Alias, Upstairs, Downstairs, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
67	"College of Liberal Arts and..." College of Liberal Arts and Sciences New Administrative Appointments
68	Mary Bohlen Associate Professor, Communication Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
69	Paula Garrott Associate Professor Emerita, Clinical Laboratory Science Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
70	Pinky S. Wassenberg, Ph.D. Dean College of Public Affairs and Administration New Faculty Appointments
71	Deborah Anthony Assistant Professor, Legal Studies J.D., 2001, Georgetown University Law Center
72	Deborah Anthony Research/Professional Interests: Race and gender politics and the law, particularly employer practices, discrimination, and affirmative action Personal Interests: Avid reader, taking my daughter to the library, travel, horseback riding, hiking and nature walks, gardening, playing games, playing piano and guitar, spending time with my family
73	Adriana Crocker Assistant Professor, Political Studies Ph.D., 2005, Northern Illinois University, Political Science
74	Adriana Crocker Research/Professional Interests: Latin American politics, women in politics, diffusion quota legislation in Latin America Personal Interests: Enjoys running, biking, and doing triathlons during the summer
75	Tansu Demir Assistant Professor, Public Administration Ph.D., 2005, Florida Atlantic University, Public Administration
76	Tansu Demir Research/Professional Interests: Public administration theory, politics-administration interaction, strategic planning and management, public policy (policy implementation), state/local government administration, organization theory Personal Interests: Reading fiction, watching documentary programs
77	Pam Doughman Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Irvine, Environmental Health Science and Policy
78	Pam Doughman Research/Professional Interests: U.S./Mexico relations and natural resource policy, national transboundary conflict resolution, water policy, energy policy, trade policy and the environment, urban growth and sustainability Personal Interests: Travel, hiking, skiing, cycling, music (classical, jazz, acoustic, bluegrass) (I’m looking for a good banjo teacher)
79	Richard Gilman-Opalsky Assistant Professor, Political Studies Ph.D., 2006, The New School for Social Research, Political Science
80	Richard Gilman-Opalsky Research/Professional Interests: History of political philosophy, continental and contemporary political theory, socialist philosophy, globalization and cosmopolitanism, critical theory, identity politics, social movements Personal Interests: Accomplished “freejazz” drummer who has performed extensively in New York City, music of all kinds, but prefers political films and documentaries
81	Kristen Hefley Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Ph.D., 2006, University of Oklahoma, Sociology
82	Kristen Hefley Research/Professional Interests: Intersections of race, gender and class with the criminal justice system, sexual assault, crime theory, media representations of crime and deviance Personal Interests: Travel, cross-stitch, current events, wine, playing piano, art museums, autobiographies, poker, documentaries, horror novels and films
83	Denise Keele Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Ph.D., 2006, State University of New York, Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
84	Denise Keele Research/Professional Interests: Natural resource conflict management, judicial decision making and natural resource policy, forest and natural resources management, wildland recreation policy Personal Interests: Playing the piano, reading natural history, canoeing, hiking, fishing
85	Jung Wook Lee Assistant Professor, Public Administration Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, University of Georgia, Public Administration
86	Jung Wook Lee Research/Professional Interests: Public management, organization theory and behavior, public administration theory, performance management, program evaluation Personal Interests: Watching Atlanta Brave’s games, browsing Korean newspapers on the web
87	Patrick Mullen Assistant Professor, Public Administration/Center for State Policy & Leadership Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Public Administration and Policy
88	Patrick Mullen Research/Professional Interests: Information technology and public administration, digital government and individual privacy, program evaluation, public financial management Personal Interests: Lately, moving (relocation), collecting first, signed editions of Watergate related books, assembling wooden sailboats, cooking, baking
89	Yang Zhang Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Ph.D. (Expected), 2006, Texas A & M University, Urban and Regional Science
90	Yang Zhang Research/Professional Interests: Environmental planning, land use planning, environmental hazards management, geographic information system (GIS), quantitative analysis techniques Personal Interests: Swimming, running and basketball
91	Ping Zhou China Scholar, China Faculty Exchange Program M.A., 1999, Heilongjiang University, English Language
92	Ping Zhou Research/Professional Interests: Narratology, American women writers, English language (introduction to literature and linguistics), critical study of some masterpieces in American and British literature in light of narratological theory, ecological criticism on literature Personal Interests: Reading, music, movies, travel, collecting stamps
93	Christopher L. Miller, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Student and Administrative Services and Dean of Students New Administrative Appointments
94	Brian Clevenger Registrar/Director of Records and Registration Previous Administrative Position: Associate Registrar/Associate Director of Records and Registration
95	Tammy Craig Director, Career Development Center Previous Administrative Position: Interim Director, Career Services
96	Rodger Jehlicka Director, Athletics Previous Administrative Position: Associate Director of Athletics, Eastern Illinois University
97	Richard D. Ringeisen, Ph.D. Chancellor New Administrative Appointments
98	Christopher Miller Vice Chancellor for Student and Administrative Services and Dean of Students Previous Administrative Position: Vice Chancellor Student Affairs and Dean of Students
99	Sara Storm Interim Director, Campus Services Previous Administrative Position: Assistant Director, Campus Services
100	Harry J. Berman, Ph.D. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs New Administrative Appointments
101	Pinky Wassenberg Dean, College of Public Affairs and Administration Previous Administrative Position: Interim Dean, College of Public Affairs and Administration
102	Anthony Halter Executive Director, Center for State Policy and Leadership Previous Position: Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
103	Robert Vaughn Director, Sangamon Auditorium Senior Director of Finance and Administration, Lied Center for Performing Arts, University of Nebraska
104	Farokh Eslahi Associate Provost for Information Technology Previous Administrative Position: Director of Educational Technology
105	Lynn Pardie Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research Previous Administrative Position: Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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