The University of Illinois at Springfield is pleased to provide this list of campus community members who have agreed to make themselves available to share insight and perspective on a variety of issues — from the globally important to the more narrowly focused — with clubs, professional groups and other organizations, and with the media.

If you are interested in a specific topic that does not appear in the list, contact the Office of Campus Relations or phone 217/206-6716.

Please note: All subjects are available to both private groups and to the media, unless otherwise indicated.

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ACTING

• Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson, ethib1@uis.edu, 206-6613
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Shakespeare in performance
  Acting
  Directing
  Stage combat
• Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, mthom1@uis.edu, 206-8307
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Acting
  Voice & movement
  Shakespeare in performance
  Women in Theatre

ADVERTISING/MARKETING

• Paul McDevitt, pmcde1@uis.edu, 206-7921
  associate professor-emeritus, business administration
  Marketing strategy
• Jorge Villegas, jvill2@uis.edu, 206-7927
  associate professor, management, marketing and operations
  Advertising and consumer behavior
• Robert Wright, rwrig1@uis.edu, 206-7925
  professor emeritus, business administration
  Marketing stragegy

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION  (also see Discrimination)

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Affirmative action
  Civil liberties
  Discrimination
  For the media:
  Employment discrimination

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For groups:
  Sexual harassment issues

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  History of the gay & lesbian civil rights movement
  Sexual harassment
  The women’s movement/women’s rights

AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES/CULTURE

• Richard Gilman-Opalsky, rgilm3@uis.edu, 206-8328
  professor, political science
  Social Theory and Political Philosophy
• Kamau Kemayo, kkema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
  associate professor, African-American studies
  African-American literature
  African-American popular cultural expressions
  Black History Month
  Multicultural & diversity issues, inc.
  For the media:
  Representation of these issues in the Black community

AGING

• Carolyn Peck, cpeck2@uis.edu, 206-7577
  associate professor, human services
  End of life issues and care
  Geriatric professional compassion fatigue and burnout

ARCHAEOLOGY

• Lynn Fisher, fisher.lynn@uis.edu, 206-7938
  associate professor, anthroplogy
  Archaeology, ecological anthropology, prehistory of Europe, prehistoric technology

ART

• Michael J. Miller , mmill1@uis.edu , 206-7469
  associate professor, art
  Painting, Printmaking, Drawing, and aspects of Computer Aided Design and Rapid Prototyping technologies

ASTRONOMY

• John Martin, jmart5@uis.edu, 206-8342
  associate professor, astronomy/physics
  For the media:
  Astronomy
  Issues in astronomy & physics education
  Stars: What they’re made of / Death of stars / The star Eta Carina

• Charles Schweighauser, cschw1@uis.edu, 206-6721
  professor emeritus, astronomy/physics, English, and environmental studies
  Solar system
  Stars and galaxies

AUTHORS  (also see Literature, Writing)

• Barbara Burkhardt, bburk1@uis.edu, 206-6779
  associate professor emerita, English
  Maxwell and Midwestern literature, Chicago Renaissance, and The New Yorker writers, particularly John Updike.
• Donna Alfano Bussell, dbuss3@uis.edu, 206-8091
  associate professor, English
  Medieval Literature, Middle Ages in France and England (plus Dante): Major Figures/Works: , Beowulf, Abelard and Heloise, Marie de France, Chaucer, Joan of Arc; Christine de Pisan, Margery Kempe; Dante (especially Dante’s Divine Comedy [Inferno])
• Sara Cordell, scord1@uis.edu, 206-7213
  associate professor, English
  Science Fiction—development and significance; The Gothic Novel—development and significance; British Industrial Novels—particularly their depiction of effects on traditional rural life of factories and railroad; Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory—its relation to literature and value as literary theory; Teaching literature online.
• Lan Dong, ldong4@uis.edu, 206-8334
  associate professor, English
  Maxine Hong Kingston and Asian American literature
• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  American literature and culture (especially 1800-1865); Genre theory; Film; Education; Curriculum; Online Pedagogies esp. regarding the humanities; Southern literature and culture; Literary Theory; Graduate Education in English Studies; Composition; Poe.

• Charles Schweighauser, cschw1@uis.edu, 206-6721
  professor emeritus, astronomy/physics, English, and environmental studies
  For groups:
  Dante
  James Joyce
• Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson, ethib1@uis.edu, 206-6613
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Shakespeare in performance
• Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, mthom1@uis.edu, 206-8307
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Shakespeare in performance

BUDGETS

• Beverly Bunch, bbunc1@uis.edu, 206-6080
  professor, public administration
  State and local government budgeting and financial Management, intergovernmental relations, and policy analysis
• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  Distinguished professor, public administration
  State and local government budgets, debt, pension management, fiscal policy, tax policy, fiscal sustainability

BUSINESS (also see Management)

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  Business ethics
• Dyanne Ferk, dferk1@uis.edu, 206-7929
  associate professor emerita, College of Business & Management
  Human resources

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups:
  Business writing
• Richard Judd, rjudd1@uis.edu, 206-7918
  distinguished professor-emeritus, business administration
  Entrepreneurship
• Ranjan Karri, rkarr2@uis.edu, 206-7917
  professor, management, marketing and operations
  Entrepreneurship
  Business Ethics
  Strategic Management

CANCER

• Sheryl Reminger, sremi2@uis.edu, 206-8011
  associate professor, psychology
  Neurological effects of cancer treatment, and cognitive impact of chronic disease

CHEMISTRY

• Marc Klingshirn, mklin2@uis.edu, 206-8341
  associate professor, chemistry
  Inorganic chemistry
  Green chemistry
  Sustainability
• Layne Morsch, lmorsc1@uis.edu, 206-8487
  assistant professor, chemistry
  Organic chemistry
  Green chemistry

• Gary Trammell, trammell.gary@uis.edu, 206-7344
  professor emeritus, chemistry
  For groups:
  Chemistry in Action: Teaching with lecture and demonstration

CHILDREN’S ISSUES

• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media

• Betsy Goulet, bgoul2@uis.edu, 206-8523 or 217-971-8632
  clinical assistant professor, public administration
  Sexual assault or abuse of children
  Child abuse prevention training
  Mandated Reporting
  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
  Trauma-informed practices
  

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  Sexual assault or abuse of children
• Michele Miller, mmill36@uis.edu, 206-8058
  assistant professor, psychology
  Educational psychology
  Child development,
  Temperament
  Readiness for school

CHINA

• Lan Dong, ldong4@uis.edu, 206-8334
  associate professor, English
  Heroic women in China
  Maxine Hong Kingston and Asian American literature
  Mulan

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Chinese law
• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  Media and freedom of speech in China

CIVIL LIBERTIES/CIVIL RIGHTS  (also see Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Women’s Issues)

• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law
• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Civil libertiesFirst Amendment (freedom of the press, religion, speech)
  For groups:
  Discrimination
  Employment discrimination

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For groups:
  Due process and fair trial issues
  Registration of sex offenders
  For the media:
  Due process
  Wrongful convictions in the legal system
• Amanda Hughett, ahugh9@uis.edu, 206-8173
  assistant professor, legal studies
  Prisoners’ rights law
  Activism inside prisons
  History of prison reform
  Prison labor

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  The gay & lesbian marriage debate
  History of the gay & lesbian civil rights movement
  The women’s movement/women’s rights
  For the media:
  Sexual harassment
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Climate change/Global warming
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Effects of changing weather patterns on fishing and tourism in Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean

COMMUNICATION (also see Journalism/Writing)

• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media
  History of the media
  Improving Your Writing: Grammar tips, editing
  Women and the media
  Women and advertising
  For the media:
  The need for better writing

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  First Amendment (freedom of the press, speech)

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups:
  Advertising
  Argumentative writing
  Business writing
  Creative writing
  Consumer culture
  Film and culture
  Mass media issues/ethics
  Media and culture
  Media writing
  Writing for journalism
• Amie Kincaid, akinc2@uis.edu, 206-8415
  associate professor, communication
  Interpersonal communication
  Intercultural communication
  Power inequities related to race, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion in interpersonal interactions, specifically in instructional settings
• Elizabeth Ribarsky, eriba2@uis.edu, 206-8416
  associate professor, communication
  Dating/romantic relationships
  Computer-mediated communication
  Communication about sex
  Reality television
  Service learning
  Public speaking

• Hazel Rozema, hroe1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Family Communication: Communicating in stepfamilies
  Interracial communication & diversity issues
• Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
  assistant professor, communication
  Mass media
  Broadcast journalism
  Interviewing
  Public relations

COMPUTERS

• Sviatoslav “Svet” Braynov, sbray2@uis.edu, 206-8245
  associate professor, computer science
  E-commerce
  Computer security
  Information warfare
  Game theory
  Trust
  Artificial intelligence
  Intelligent agents
  Programming languages
  Computational linguistics
• Kamyar Dezhgosha, kdezh1@uis.edu, 206-7243
  associate professor, computer science
  Distributed computing and web services
• Ray Schroeder, rschr1@uis.edu, 206-7531
  associate vice chancellor for online learning
  Online learning
  Online education trends
• Mary Sheila Tracy, mtrac1@uis.edu, 206-7328
  instructor, computer science
  Women and technology
• Lucas Vespa, lvesp2@uis.edu, 206-6788
  associate professor, computer science
  Computer and network security
  Network quality of service
  Sensor networks and resource limited networks
  Computer engineering
  Computer hardware and VLSI, and GPU/SIMD processing
• Roger West, rwest2@uis.edu, 206-6788
  instructor, computer science
  Data structures & algorithms
  Software engineering
  Artificial intelligence
  Biometric authentication

COVID-19

• Gary Reinbold, grein3@uis.edu, 206-8568
  associate professor, public administration
  Effects of social distancing measures such as stay-at-home orders and online schooling on COVID-19 cases and deaths

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

• Leanne Brecklin, lbrec1@uis.edu, 206-7784
  associate professor, criminal justice
  Victimization
  Gender and crime
  Research methods and statistics
  Rape prevention
• Jay Gilliam, jgill7@uis.edu, 206-7910
  associate professor, criminal justice
  Race/ethnicity/social class and crime
  Drugs/alcohol and crime
  Juvenile delinquency
  Ecological factors of crime
  Urban and rural criminology
  Media issues and crime
• Amanda Hughett, ahugh9@uis.edu, 206-8173
  assistant professor, legal studies
  Prisoners’ rights law
  Activism inside prisons
  History of prison reform
  Prison labor
• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  Death penalty
  Due process and fair trial issues
  Registration of sex offenders
  Sexual Assault or Abuse: Adults/children
  Wrongful convictions in the legal system
  For the media:
  The Courts (state, federal, U.S. Supreme Court): How they operate, what they do
  Treatment of sex offenders
  State and federal court decisions related to criminal justice issues

• Ryan Williams, rwill2@uis.edu, 206-7708
  associate professor, criminal justice
  Criminological theory
  Juvenile justice
  Juvenile delinquency and victimization
  Sport violence

CULTURE

• Heather Bailey, bailey.heather@uis.edu, 206-7189
  associate professor, history
  Cultural ties between Imperial Russia and the West
• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media
  Women and advertising
  Women and the media

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  Social ethics

• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  Early American culture and literature, esp. 1815-1840
  Southern literature and culture

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups:
  Consumer culture
  Film and culture
• Amie Kincaid, akinc2@uis.edu, 206-8415
  associate professor, communication
  Power inequities related to race, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion in interpersonal interactions, specifically in instructional settings

• Kamau Kemayo, kkmema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
  associate professor, African-American studies
  African-American popular cultural expressions
  Multicultural & diversity issues
  For groups: Black History Month
  For the media: “Representation of these issues in the Black community

• Rosina Neginsky, renegu1@uis.edu, 206-7431
  associate professor, liberal & integrative studies
  For the media:
  European films

• Hazel Rozema, hroze1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Interracial communication & diversity issues

• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  The Middle East
• Frances Shen, fshen3@uis.edu, 206-7270
  assistant professor, psychology
  Multicultural and diversity issues, Asian American psychology

DATING & SEX

• Elizabeth Ribarsky, eriba2@uis.edu , 206-8416
  associate professor, communication
  Dating/romantic relationships
  Computer-mediated communication
  Communication about sex
  Reality television

DESIGN/DIGITAL ART

• Brytton Bjorngaard, bbjor2@uis.edu
  assistant professor, digital media
  Print, Web, Photography, and Design

DISCRIMINATION (also see Affirmative Action, Civil Liberties)

• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law
• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Hispanics in America

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Discrimination
  Employment discrimination
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion)

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For groups:
  Sexual harassmentPat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  The gay & lesbian marriage debate
  History of the gay & lesbian civil rights movement
  Sexual harassment
  The women’s movement/women’s rights
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu; 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

DIVERSITY

• Deanie Brown, deaniejd@uis.edu, 206-6222
  Associate Chancellor, Access and Equal Opportunity
• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Hispanics in America
• Ty Dooley, tdool3@uis.edu, 206-6545
  associate professor, public administration
  Social justice and critical race theory
• Kamau Kemayo, kkema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
  associate professor, African-American studies
  African-American popular cultural expressions
  Multicultural & diversity issues
• Amie Kincaid, akinc2@uis.edu, 206-8415
  associate professor, communication
  Power inequities related to race, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion in interpersonal interactions, specifically in instructional settings
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

• Hazel Rozema, hroze1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor, communication
  Interracial communication & diversity issues

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE

• Jay Gilliam, jgill7@uis.edu, 206-7910
  associate professor, criminal justice
  Drugs/alcohol and crime

ECOLOGY

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Climate change/Global warming
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Marine debris in oceans, wetlands, and freshwater systems
  Plastic pollution: ecosystem, health, and economic impacts
  Garbage, recycling, waste prevention and plastic reduction
  Coastal and marine conservation and management
  Sustainable development: policy and practice
  Nature conservation and tourism
  Environmental Justice
  Urban Sustainability
  Mexico and the Caribbean

• Mike Lemke, mlemk1@uis.edu, 206-7339
  professor, biology
  For groups:
  Emiquon restoration
  Nutrients & microbes in soil & water
  For the media:
  Floodplain/river ecology
  Restoration ecology
  Water quality
• Amy McEuen, mceuen.amy@uis.edu, 206-7341
  associate professor, biology
  Ecology
• Tih-Fen Ting, tting1@uis.edu, 206-7876
  associate professor, environmental studies
  Resource ecology and conservation, population-environment interactions, ecosystem management, and sustainability studies.
• Lucia Vazquez, lvazq1@uis.edu, 206-7337
  associate professor, biology
  Plant systematics
  Evolutionary biology
  Plant ecology

ECONOMICS

• Patrcia Byrnes, pbyrn1@uis.edu, 206-7783
  associate professor, economics
  Public Finance
• Dyanne Ferk , dferk1@uis.edu, 206-7929
  associate professor emerita, College of Business and Management
• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  distinguished professor, public administration
  Economic growth
  Economic policy
  Local and state economic development
  Fiscal policy
  Monetary policy
  Behavioral economics and finance
• William Kline, wklin2@uis.edu, 206-7418
  assistant professor, liberal studies and liberal and integrative studies
  Economics
  Business Ethics
  Applied Ethics
• Ali Nizamuddin, aniza2@uis.edu, 206-8424
  associate professor, political science
  International relations
  International trade
  International food security and how it fits in the international economy
  American foreign policy towards the Muslim world
• Baker Siddiquee, bsidd1@uis.edu
  emeritus associate professor of economics
  Macroeconomic policy
  International trade and finance
  Economic growth & development
  Economics of technological change

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  Illinois budget

EDUCATION (also see Teaching)

• Leonard Bogle, lbogl1@uis.edu, 206-7824
  associate professor, educational leadership
  K-12 School Finance & Funding

• Scott Day, sday1@uis.edu, 206-7520
  associate professor, educational leadership
  K-12 School Consolidation or Annexation
• Brian Kahn, briankah@uis.edu, 206-8518
  assistant professor, teacher education
  Curriculum and instruction
  Middle school concepts and practices
  Methods of secondary social studies
• Jim Klein, jklei4@uis.edu, 206-6883
  assistant professor, human development counseling
  School Counseling

• John Martin, jmart5@uis.edu, 206-8342
  associate professor, astronomy/physics
  For the media:
  Issues in astronomy & physics education
  Public policy concerning teaching of science & science standards

• Michele Miller, mmill36@uis.edu, 206-8058
  assistant professor, psychology
  Educational psychology, child development, temperament, readiness for school

• Hazel Rozema, hroze1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Sex education in the home

• Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, mthom1@uis.edu, 206-8307
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Importance of the arts in education

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  School funding
• Adam Williams, awill81@uis.edu, 206-7394
  associate professor, public administration
  Curricular Development, Public Affairs Education, High Impact Practices
• Cindy Wilson, cwils1@uis.edu, 206-6386
  associate professor emerita, teacher education
  Reading Literacy

ELECTIONS  (also see Government, Politics)

• Matthew Geras, mgera2@uis.edu, 206-7884
  Lecturer, Political Science
  National elections
• Kent Redfield, kredf1@uis.edu, 206-6572 or 971-8691
  professor emeritus, political science
  Illinois politics
  State politics
  Legislative politics
  Political campaigns
  Lobbying
• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  State political campaigns

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

• Lenore Killam, lkill2@uis.edu, 206-6083
  clinical instructor, public health
  Environmental health-Chemical safety
  Workforce health and safety
  Emergency preparedness for public health

ENERGY

• Charles Schweighauser, cschw1@uis.edu , 206-6721
  professor emeritus, astronomy/physics, English, and environmental studies
  For groups:
  Energy, the ultimate resource
  Thermodynamics, 1st and 2nd laws

ENVIRONMENT

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Climate change/Global warming

• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Marine debris in oceans, wetlands, and freshwater systems
  Plastic pollution: ecosystem, health, and economic impacts
  Garbage, recycling, waste prevention and plastic reduction
  Coastal and marine conservation and management
  Sustainable development: policy and practice
  Nature conservation and tourism
  Environmental Justice
  Urban Sustainability
  Mexico and the Caribbean
• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  Distinguished professor, public administration
  Financing environmental infrastructure

• Sharron LaFollette, slafo1@uis.edu, 206-7894
  professor emerita, public health
  Environmental Health: Awareness and workforce development
  Indoor Air Quality: Health implication and remediation
  Radon measurements and mitigation strategies
  Risk assessment and risk communication

• Mike Lemke, mlemk1@uis.edu, 206-7339
  professor, biology
  For groups:
  Emiquon restoration
  Nutrients & microbes in soil & water
  For the media:
  Floodplain/river ecology
  Restoration ecology
  Water quality
• Charles Schweighauser, cschw1@uis.edu, 206-6721
  professor emeritus, astronomy/physics, English, and environmental studies
  Environmental issues
• Tih-Fen Ting, tting1@uis.edu, 206-7876
  associate professor, environmental studies
  Resource ecology and conservation, population-environment interactions, ecosystem management, and sustainability studies.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Marine debris in oceans, wetlands, and freshwater systems
  Plastic pollution: ecosystem, health, and economic impacts
  Garbage, recycling, waste prevention and plastic reduction
• Lenore Killam, lkill2@uis.edu, 206-6083
  clinical instructor, public health
  Environmental health-Chemical safety
  Workforce health and safety
  Emergency preparedness for public health
• Sharron LaFollette, slafo1@uis.edu, 206-7894
  professor emerita, public health
  Environmental health: Awareness and workforce development
  Indoor air quality: Health implication and remediation

ETHICS

• Travis Bland, jblan7@uis.edu, 206-8326
  associate professor, public administration
  Public Service Ethics, Behavioral Ethics
• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  Business ethics
  Medical ethics
  Social ethics
• Richard Gilman-Opalsky, rgilm3@uis.edu, 206-8328
  professor, political science
  Social Theory and Political Philosophy

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups: Mass media issues/ethics
• Ranjan Karri, rkarr2@uis.edu, 206-7917
  professor, management, marketing and operations
  Business ethics
• William Kline, wklin2@uis.edu, 206-7418
  assistant professor, liberal studies and liberal and integrative studies
  Business Ethics
  Applied Ethics
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu; 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues
• Donald O’Neal, oneal.don@uis.edu, 206-7932
  professor emeritus, management
  Business Ethics and Managing Change
• Mark Puclik, mpucl1@uis.edu, 206-6781
  associate professor-emeritus, business administration
  Business ethics

EVOLUTION

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Evolution
• Lynn Fisher, fisher.lynn@uis.edu, 206-7938
  associate professor, anthroplogy
  Human evolution

FAMILY ISSUES

• William Abler, wable1@uis.edu, 206-7567
  associate professor, human development counseling
  Marriage & Family Counseling
• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law
• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For the media:
  Sexual assault and abuse of children
• Carolyn Peck, cpeck2@uis.edu, 206-7577
  associate professor, human services
  End of life issues and care
  Geriatric professional compassion fatigue and burnout

• Hazel Rozema, hroze1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Family Communication: Communicating in stepfamilies
  Sex education in the home
• Tiffani Saunders, tsaun2@uis.edu, 206-8335
  instructor, sociology
  Family Communication: Communicating in stepfamilies
  Sociology of family, mental health and illness

FILM/MOVIES

• Rosina Neginsky, rnegi1@uis.edu, 206-7431
  associate professor, liberal & integrative studies
  For the media:
  European films

GAY/LESBIAN ISSUES

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  The gay & lesbian marriage debate
  History of the gay & lesbian civil rights movement
• Jason Pierceson, jpier2@uis.edu, 206-7842
  professor of political science and legal studies
  Politics of the gay & lesbian marriage debate
  Legal and political issues relating to sexuality
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues
• Michael Murphy, mmurp4@uis.edu, 206-8510
  associate professor, women & gender studies
  LGBTQ studies/queer theory
• Kerry Poynter, kpoyn2@uis.edu, 206-8316
  director of the UIS Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, & Allied (LGBTQA) Resource Office
  LGBTQ youth & young adults, sexual & gender identity issues in higher education, transgender equity

GENDER ISSUES  (also see Women’s Issues)

• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law
• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Women and the media
  Women and advertising
• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Comparative politics and gender

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For groups:
  Sexual harassment issues
• Amie Kincaid, akinc2@uis.edu, 206-8415
  associate professor, communication
  Power inequities related to race, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion in interpersonal interactions, specifically in instructional settings

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  The gay & lesbian marriage debate
  History of the gay & lesbian civil rights movement
  For the media:
  Sexual harassment
  The women’s movement/women’s rights
• Michael Murphy, mmurp4@uis.edu, 206-8510
  associate professor, women & gender studies
  Feminist approaches to visual and popular culture
  Critical men’s and masculinity studies
  LGBTQ studies/queer theory
  Rape and sexual assault prevention programs
• Kerry Poynter, kpoyn2@uis.edu, 206-8316
  director of the UIS Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, & Allied (LGBTQA) Resource Office
  LGBTQ youth & young adults, sexual & gender identity issues in higher education, transgender equity
• Hazel Rozema, hroe1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Gender communication
• Hinda Seif, hseif2@uis.edu, 206-8413
  assistant professor, sociology/anthropology and women & gender studies
  Interactions of gender, race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nation

GENETICS

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Genetics
  Human Genome Project

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES  (also see International Affairs)

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  associate professor, philosophy
  East European politics
  For groups:
  Polish studies

• Cecilia Stiles Cornell, ccorn1@uis.edu, 206-7430
  associate professor, history
  History of U.S. foreign relations
  20th century U.S. history
• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Global issues
  International law and organizations

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Chinese law
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Nature conservation and tourism
  Mexico and the Caribbean
• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  distinguished professor, public administration
  Russian economy and fiscal policy
  Central and Eastern Europe
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

• Rosina Neginsky, rnegi1@uis.edu, 206-7431
  associate professor, liberal & integrative studies
  For the media:
  European films

• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  American foreign policy
  The Middle East
  Russian politics
  The U.S. and the U.N.
• Baker Siddiquee, bsidd1@uis.edu
  emeritus associate professor of economics
  Globalization
  International economics
  Developing countries

GLOBAL WARMING

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Climate change/Global warming

GOVERNMENT/POLITICS (also see Illinois, Legislative Issues)

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  associate professor, philosophy
  Political philosophy

• Cecilia Stiles Cornell, ccorn1@uis.edu, 206-7430
  associate professor, history
  History of U.S. foreign relations
  20th century U.S. history
• Michael Cheney, mchen1@uis.edu, 206-8271
  professor, communication
  Media and politics

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  First Amendment
  Patronage
  For groups:
  Affirmative action
  Civil liberties
  Discrimination
• Matthew Geras, mgera2@uis.edu, 206-7884
  lecturer, political science
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

• Jason Pierceson, jpier2@uis.edu, 206-7842
  professor of political science and legal studies
  Politics of the gay & lesbian marriage debate
  Legal and political issues relating to sexuality
  American constitution and constitutional Law
  Political philosophy
• Kent Redfield, kredf1@uis.edu, 206-6572, or 971-8691
  professor emeritus, political science
  Illinois politics
  State politics
  Legislative politics
  Political campaigns
  Lobbying

• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  American foreign policy
  The U.S. and the U.N.

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  Illinois budget
  Illinois General Assembly and current issues
  Legislative redistricting
  State political campaigns
  Statehouse media coverage

HEALTH/HEALTH CARE (also see Medicine)

• Atual Agarwal, aagar3@uis.edu, 206-6713
  associate professor, management information systems
  Quality control systems for health care organizations
• Dorine Brand, dbrand5@uis.edu, 206-7874
  assistant professor, public health
  The role of faith-based organizations in facilitating health programming within the African American community
  Community Health
  Campus and Community Outreach
• Kathy DeBarr, debarr@uis.edu, 206-7535
  associate professor, public health
  Health education
  Health services administration
• Shahram Heshmat, heshmat.shahram@uis.edu, 206-6720
  associate professor, public health
  Health economics
  Addiction
  Food & health
  Human well-being
• Sharron LaFollette, slafo1@uis.edu, 206-7894
  professor emerita, public health
  Environmental Health: Awareness and workforce development
  Indoor Air Quality: Health implication and remediation

HISTORY

• Heather Bailey, bailey.heather@uis.edu, 206-7189
  associate professor, history
  Modern European intellectual and cultural history
• Kristi Barnwell, kbarn2@uis.edu, 206-7420
  assistant professor, history
  Modern Middle East; United Arab Emirates; political history; Arab Nationalism and nationalist movements; British Empire; decolonization
• Michael Burlingame, mburl2@uis.edu, 206-6779
  Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies
  Life and times of President Abraham Lincoln
• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  History of the media

• Cecilia Stiles Cornell, ccorn1@uis.edu, 206-7430
  associate professor, history
  History of U.S. foreign relations
  20th century U.S. history
• Lynn Fisher, fisher.lynn@uis.edu, 206-7938
  associate professor, anthroplogy
  Archaeology, prehistory of Europe, origins of agriculture

• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  Early American culture and literature, esp. 1815-1840
• Brian Kahn, briankah@uis.edu, 206-8518
  assistant professor, teacher education
  Methods of secondary social studies

• Kamau Kemayo, kkema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
  associate professor, African-American studies
  Black History Month
• Holly Kent, hkent3@uis.edu, 206-8497
  assistant professor, history
  Antebellum U.S. history
  Women’s studies
  For the media:
  Women’s involvement in politics and activism
  Women’s work as writers and readers
  The history of fashion and beauty culture

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu , 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  History of the gay & lesbian civil rights movement
  For the media:
  The women’s movement

• Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, mthom1@uis.edu, 206-8307
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  For the media:
  History of theater

HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Genetics
  Human Genome Project

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Affirmative action
  Discrimination
  Employment discrimination
• Dyanne Ferk, dferk1@uis.edu, 206-7929
  associate professor emerita, Business & Management
  Human resources

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  Sexual harassment
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues
• Donald O’Neal, oneal.don@uis.edu, 206-7932
  professor emeritus, management
  Human Resource Management
• Adam Williams, awill81@uis.edu, 206-7394
  Associate Professor, Public Administration
  Selection, Performance Evaluation, Employee Engagement

HUMAN RIGHTS

• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Latin American human rights

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Discrimination
  Employment discrimination
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion)

ILLINOIS

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu,
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For groups:
  Illinois state courts

• Kent Redfield, kredf1@uis.edu, 206-6572, or 971-8691
  professor emeritus, political science
  Illinois politics
  Legislative politics
  Political campaigns
  Lobbying

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  Illinois budget
  Illinois General Assembly and current issues

IMMIGRATION

• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Latin American immigration
• Hinda Seif, hseif2@uis.edu, 206-8413
  assistant professor, sociology/anthropology and women & gender studies
  Mexican migration and the US-Mexico border, Latino studies
• Anette Sikka, asikk2@uis.edu, 206-7878
  assistant professor, legal studies
  immigration
  International affairs

INDUSTRY

• Atual Agarwal, aagar3@uis.edu, 206-6713
  associate professor, management information systems
  Lean practices for process improvements
  Modeling for supply chain networks
  Quality control systems for health care organizations
  Cross-culture business communication

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS/U.S. FOREIGN POLICY (also see Global Perspectives)

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  East European politics

• Cecilia Cornell, ccorn1@uis.edu, 206-7430
  associate professor, history
  20th century U.S. history
  For groups:
  History of U.S. foreign relations
• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  International law, gender legislation, gender equity in South America

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Chinese law
• Hilary Anne Frost-Kumpf, hfros1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, global studies
  Cultural geography
  International studies
• Ali Nizamuddin, aniza2@uis.edu, 206-8424
  associate professor, political science
  Islam
  Shariah
  The Middle East and the Muslim World
  Issues related to democratization
  International relations,
  American foreign policy towards the Muslim world
  International trade
  International food security
• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  American foreign policy
  The Middle East
  Russian politics
  The U.S. and the U.N.
• Hinda Seif, hseif2@uis.edu, 206-8413
  assistant professor, sociology/anthropology and women & gender studiesLatino communities and politics
• Baker Siddiquee, bsidd1@uis.edu
  emeritus associate professor of economics
  Islam and the West
  Muslim world
  Global trade and finance
  South Asia
• Anette Sikka, asikk2@uis.edu, 206-7878
  assistant professor, legal studies
  immigration
  International affairs

JOURNALISM (also see Communication, Media/Public Relations)

• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media
  History of the media
  Women and the media
  For the media:
  Women and advertising
• Michael Cheney, mchen1@uis.edu, 206-8271
  professor, communication
  Media and politics

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups:
  Writing for journalism
• Jason Piscia, jpisc2@uis.edu, 206-7494
  assistant professor, public affairs reporting
  Local Newsrooms, Political Reporting, Media Literacy
• Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
  assistant professor, communication
  Mass media, broadcast journalism, interviewing, public relations

• Charles Wheeler, chwee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  Statehouse media coverage

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LABOR RELATIONS (also see Human Resource Management)

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Affirmative action
  Employment discrimination
  For groups:
  Patronage

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  For the media:
  Sexual harassment

LATIN AMERICA

• Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
  professor, political science
  Comparative Politics
  Latin American immigration
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Environmental issues and sustainable development
  Effects of changing weather patterns on fishing and tourism in Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
• Hinda Seif, hseif2@uis.edu, 206-8413
  assistant professor, sociology/anthropology and women & gender studies
  Mexican migration and the US-Mexico border, Latino studies

LEGAL ISSUES

• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law
• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Affirmative action
  Civil liberties
  Discrimination
  First Amendment
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Environmental Justice

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  The Courts (state, federal, U.S. Supreme Court): How they operate, what they do
  Death penalty
  Due process and fair trial issues
  Registration and treatment of sex offenders
  Wrongful convictions in the legal system
  For the media:
  State and federal court decisions related to criminal justice issues
  For groups:
  Sexual Assault or Abuse: Adults/children
  Sexual harassment issues
• Amanda Hughett, ahugh9@uis.edu, 206-8173
  Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
  Prisoners’ rights law
  Activism inside prisons
  History of prison reform
  Prison labor

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  The gay & lesbian marriage debate
  Sexual harassment
  Women in American law
  Women’s rights
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

• Jason Pierceson, jpier2@uis.edu, 206-7842
  professor of political science and legal studies
  Politics of the gay & lesbian marriage debate
  Legal and political issues relating to sexuality
  American constitution and constitutional law

LEGISLATIVE ISSUES (also see Government)

• Matthew Geras, mgera2@uis.edu, 206-7884
  Lecturer, Political Science
• Jason Pierceson, jpier2@uis.edu, 206-7842
  professor of political science and legal studies
  Politics of the gay & lesbian marriage debate
  Legal and political issues relating to sexuality
  American constitution and constitutional law
  Political philosophy
• Kent Redfield, kredf1@uis.edu, 206-6572, or 971-8691
  professor emeritus, political science
  Illinois politics
  State politics
  Legislative politics
  Political campaigns
  Lobbying

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  Illinois budget
  Illinois General Assembly and current issues
  Legislative redistricting
  School funding
  State political campaigns

LINCOLN

• Michael Burlingame, mburl2@uis.edu, 206-6779
  Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies
  Life and times of President Abraham Lincoln

LITERATURE (also see Authors, Writing)

• Lan Dong, ldong4@uis.edu, 206-8334
  associate professor, English
  Maxine Hong Kingston and Asian American literature

• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  Early American culture and literature, esp. 1815-1840
  Southern literature and culture

• Kamau Kemayo, kkema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
  associate professor, African-American studies
  African-American literature
  Science fiction
  Representation of these issues in the Black community

• Charles Schweighauser, cschw1@uis.edu, 206-6721
  professor emeritus, astronomy/physics, English, and environmental studies
  For groups:
  American renaissance
  Comedy
  Dante
  James Joyce
  Modern drama

MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION (also see Business, Human Resource Management)

• Travis Bland, jblan7@uis.edu, 206-8326
  associate professor, public administration
  Strategic Planning, Organizational Health, Employee Engagement
• Leonard Branson, lbran1@uis.edu, 206-6299
  professor, accountancyManagerial accounting
• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Affirmative action
  Employment discrimination
• Ranjan Karri, rkarr2@uis.edu, 206-7917
  professor, management, marketing and operations
  Entrepreneurship
  Business Ethics
  Strategic Management

• Sharron LaFollette, slafo@uis.edu, 206-7894
  professor emerita, public health
  Environmental Health: Awareness and workforce development
  For groups:
  Risk assessment and risk communication
• Donald O’Neal, oneal.don@uis.edu, 206-7932
  professor emeritus, management
  Strategic Management & Leadership
  Organization Theory
  Human Resource Management
  Business Ethics and Managing Change

• Nathan Steele, nstee2@uis.edu, 206-7928
  associate professor, management
  Power & Negotiation
  Managing Organizational Behavior
  Group Processes
  Teamwork
  Game Theory
  Game Theoretic Paradigms
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues

MANUFACTURING

• Atual Agarwal, aagar3@uis.edu, 206-6713
  associate professor, management information systems
  Lean practices for process improvements
  Modeling for supply chain networks
  Quality control systems for health care organizations
  Cross-culture business communication

MEDIA/PUBLIC RELATIONS (also see Communications)

• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media
  History of the media
  Women and the media
  Women and advertising

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  assistant professor, communication
  For groups:
  Advertising
  Consumer culture
  Mass media issues/ethics
  Media and culture
  Media writing
  Writing for journalism
• Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
  assistant professor, communication
  Mass media, broadcast journalism, interviewing, public relations

MEDICINE (also see Health/Healthcare)

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  Medical ethics

THE MIDDLE EAST

• Kristi Barnwell, kbarn2@uis.edu, 206-7420
  assistant professor, history
  Modern Middle East; United Arab Emirates; political history; Arab Nationalism and nationalist movements; British Empire; decolonization
• Ali Nizamuddin, aniza2@uis.edu, 206-8424
  associate professor, political science
  Islam
  Shariah
  The Middle East and the Muslim World
  Issues related to democratization
  International relations
  International trade
  International food security and how it fits in the international economy
  American foreign policy towards the Muslim world
• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  The Middle East

MUSIC

• Sharon Graf, graf.sharon@uis.edu, 206-6570
  associate professor, ethnomusicology
  American folk and ethnic music, festival theory, music and identity, tourism

NONPROFITS

• Carol Jessup, jessup.carol@uis.edu, 206-7923
  assistant professor; accountancy
  Governmental and nonprofit accounting

ONLINE EDUCATION

• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  Online teaching in the humanities

• Laurel Newman, lnewm1@uis.edu, 206-7931
  associate professor emerita, management, marketing and operations
  Online programs
• Ray Schroeder, rschr1@uis.edu, 206-7531
  associate vice chancellor for online learning
• Karen Swan, kswan4@uis.edu, 206-7424professor, educational leadership;
  Online Teaching and Learning Quality

PARANORMAL

• Meagan Cass , mcass3@uis.edu, 206-8358
  assistant professor, English
  Ghost stories
• Marcel Yoder, myode1@uis.edu, 206-7228
  associate professor, psychology
  For the media:
  The paranormal
  Superstitions

PHILOSOPHY

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  Political philosophy
  Consciousness studies
  Machine consciousness
• Richard Gilman-Opalsky, rgilm3@uis.edu, 206-8328
  professor, political science
  Social Theory and Political Philosophy

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Brytton Bjorngaard, bbjor2@uis.edu
  assistant professor, digital media
  Photography

PHYSICS

• John Martin, jmart5@uis.edu, 206-8342
  associate professor, astronomy/physics
  For the media:
  General physics
  Issues in astronomy & physics education

PLANTS

• Lucia Vazquez, lvazq1@uis.edu, 206-7337
  associate professor, biology
  Plant systematics
  Evolutionary biology
  Plant ecology

POLAND

• Peter Boltuc, pbolt1@uis.edu, 206-7422
  professor, philosophy
  East European politics
  Polish studies

PRISONS

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  For groups:
  Death penalty
  Wrongful convictions in the legal system
• Amanda Hughett, ahugh9@uis.edu, 206-8173
  assistant professor, legal studies
  Prisoners’ rights law
  Activism inside prisons
  History of prison reform
  Prison labor

PSYCHOLOGY

• William Abler, wable1@uis.edu, 206-7567
  associate professor, human development counseling
  Marriage & Family Counseling
• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Adolescents and the media
  Women and the media
  Women and advertising

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.edu,
  professor emerita, criminal justice
  Treatment for sex offenders
• Jim Klein, jklei4@uis.edu, 206-6883
  assistant professor, human development counseling
  School Counseling
• Michele Miller, mmill36@uis.edu, 206-8058
  assistant professor, psychology
  Educational psychology, child development, temperament, readiness for school
• Sheryl Reminger, sremi2@uis.edu, 206-8011
  associate professor, psychology
  Clinical neuropsychology, geropsychology, pediatric neuropsychology, neuroimaging, neurological effects of cancer treatment, and cognitive impact of chronic disease
• Frances Shen, fshen3@uis.edu, 206-7270
  assistant professor, psychology
  Counseling psychology, multicultural and diversity issues, Asian American psychology

• Marcel Yoder, myode1@uis.edu, 206-7228
  associate professor, psychology
  For the media:
  Fan behavior
  Sport psychology

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

• Travis Bland, jblan7@uis.edu, 206-8326
  Associate Professor, Public Administration
  Organizational behavior and design
• Beverly Bunch, bbunc1@uis.edu, 206-6080
  professor, public administration
  State and local government budgeting and financial management, intergovernmental relations, and policy analysis
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues
• Adam Williams, awill81@uis.edu, 206-7394
  associate professor, public administration
  Public Procurement, Government Contracting, State and Local Government Management

PUBLIC OPINION

• John Transue, jtran8@uis.edu, 206-8383
  associate professor, political science

PUBLIC POLICY

• Ty Dooley, tdool3@uis.edu, 206-6545
  associate professor, public administration
  Community development, implementation and evaluation
• Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 206-8347
  assistant professor, public administration
  Public administration; public policy; social justice; social equity; diversity; inclusion; ethics in government; civil rights; constitutional law; employment discrimination; first amendment; fourth amendment, 14th amendment; organizational dynamics; HR; LGBT issues
• Gary Reinbold, grein3@uis.edu 206-8568
  associate professor, public administration
  U.S. social policy – Public policy and public opinion regarding Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, welfare, food stamps (SNAP), minimum wage, the federal deficit and debt, tax policy, immigration, guns, abortion, marijuana U.S. poverty and inequality
• Baker Siddiquee, bsidd1@uis.edu
  emeritus associate professor of economics
  Economics of public policy

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RELATIONSHIPS

• Elizabeth Ribarsky, eriba2@uis.edu , 206-8416
  associate professor, communication
  Dating/romantic relationships
  Computer-mediated communication
  Communication about sex
  Reality television
• Hazel Rozema, hroe1@uis.edu, 206-7297
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Family Communication: Communicating in stepfamilies
  Interracial communication & diversity issues

RELIGION

• David Bertaina, dbert3@uis.edu, 206-8412
  assistant professor, history
  The intellectual, social and religious history of the late antique and medieval Middle East
  Medieval encounters between Muslims and Christians
  Christmas and holiday cards

• Kathryn Eisenhart, keise1@uis.edu, 206-6535
  associate professor emerita, legal studies
  Freedom of religion
• Baker Siddiquee, bsidd1@uis.edu
  emeritus associate professor of economics
  Islam and the West

RHETORIC

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups:
  Argumentative writing

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  State political campaigns

RISK ASSESSMENT

• Lenore Killam, lkill2@uis.edu, 206-6083
  clinical instructor, public health
  Risk assessment and risk communication
  Environmental health-Chemical safety
  Workforce health and safety
  Emergency preparedness for public health
• Sharron LaFollette, slafo1@uis.edu, 206-7894
  professor emerita, public health
  Risk assessment and risk communication

RUSSIA

• Heather Bailey, bailey.heather@uis.edu, 206-7189
  associate professor, history
  Cultural ties between Imperial Russia and the West
  Relations between the Orthodox Church and society in late-imperial Russia
• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  distinguished professor, public administration
  Russian economy and fiscal policy
• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  Russian politics

SCIENCE

• Jim Bonacum, jbona1@uis.edu, 206-6035
  associate professor, biology
  Climate change/Global warming
  Evolution
  Genetics
  Human Genome Project

• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Marine debris in oceans, wetlands, and freshwater systems
  Plastic pollution: ecosystem, health, and economic impacts
  Garbage, recycling, waste prevention and plastic reduction
  Coastal and marine conservation and management
  Sustainable Development: policy and practice
  Nature conservation and tourism
  Environmental Justice
  Urban Sustainability
  Mexico and the Caribbean
• Marc Klingshirn, mklin2@uis.edu, 206-8341
  associate professor, chemistry
  Inorganic chemistry
  Green chemistry
  Sustainability

• Mike Lemke, mlemk1@uis.edu, 206-7339
  professor, biology
  For groups:
  Emiquon restoration
  Nutrients & microbes in soil & waterFor the media:
  Floodplain/river ecology
  Restoration ecology
  Water quality

• John Martin, jmart5@uis.edu, 206-8342
  associate professor, astronomy/physics
  For the media:
  Astronomy
  General physics
  Hubble Space Telescope
  Stars: What they’re made of / Death of stars
  The star Eta Carina
• Layne Morsch, lmorsc1@uis.edu, 206-8487
  assistant professor, chemistry
  Organic chemistry
  Green chemistry

• Charles Schweighauser, cschw1@uis.edu, 206-6721
  professor emeritus, astronomy/physics, English, and environmental studies
  For groups: Thermodynamics, 1st and 2nd Laws

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

• Richard Gilman-Opalsky, rgilm3@uis.edu, 206-8328
  Professor, political science
  Social Theory and Political Philosophy

SPORTS

• Meagan Cass , mcass3@uis.edu, 206-8358
  assistant professor, English
  Sports literature
• Ryan Williams, rwill2@uis.edu, 206-7708
  associate professor, criminal justice
  Sport violence
• Marcel Yoder, myode1@uis.edu, 206-7228
  associate professor, psychology
  For the media:
  Fan behavior
  Sport psychology

STARS

• John Martin, jmart5@uis.edu, 206-8342
  associate professor, astronomy/physics
  For the media:
  Astronomy
  Hubble Space Telescope
  Stars: What they’re made of / Death of stars
  The star Eta Carina

SUPERSTITIONS

• Meagan Cass , mcass3@uis.edu, 206-8358
  assistant professor, English
  Ghost stories
• Marcel Yoder, myode1@uis.edu, 206-7228
  associate professor, psychology
  For the media:
  Superstitions

SURVEYS AND POLLING

• John Transue, jtran8@uis.edu, 206-8383
  associate professor, political science

SUSTAINABILITY

• Marc Klingshirn, mklin2@uis.edu, 206-8341
  associate professor, chemistry
  Sustainability
• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  distinguished professor, public administration
  Financing environmental infrastructure
  Fiscal sustainability
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Marine debris in oceans, wetlands, and freshwater systems
  Plastic pollution: ecosystem, health, and economic impacts
  Garbage, recycling, waste prevention and plastic reduction
  Coastal and marine conservation and management
  Sustainable development: policy and practice
  Nature conservation and tourism
  Environmental Justice
  Urban Sustainability

TAXES/TAX CHEATING

• Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
  distinguished professor, public administration
  Tax policy, revenue forecasting
• Donald Morris, dmorr2@uis.edu, 206-7916
  professor emeritus, accountancy
  Financial accounting and tax
  Tax cheating/fraud

TEACHING

• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  Online teaching in the humanities
  Teaching writing
• Brian Kahn, briankah@uis.edu, 206-8518
  assistant professor, teacher education
  Curriculum and instruction
  Middle school concepts and practices
  Methods of secondary social studies

• Kamau Kemayo, kkema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
  associate professor, African-American studies
  Multicultural & diversity issues, inc. pedagogy

• John Martin, jmart5@uis.edu, 206-8342
  associate professor, astronomy/physics
  For the media:
  Issues in astronomy & physics education
  Public policy concerning teaching of science & science standards
• Cindy Wilson, cwils1@uis.edu, 206-6386
  associate professor emerita, teacher education
  Reading Literacy

TECHNOLOGY

• Sviatoslav “Svet” Braynov, sbray2@uis.edu, 206-8245
  associate professor, computer science
  E-commerce
  Computer security
  Information warfare
  Game theory
  Trust
  Artificial intelligence
  Intelligent agents
  Programming languages
  Computational linguistics
• Kamyar Dezhgosha, kdezh1@uis.edu, 206-7243
  associate professor, computer science
  Distributed computing and web services
• Ray Schroeder, rschr1@uis.edu, 206-7531
  associate vice chancellor for online learning
  Online learning
  Online education trends
• Mary Sheila Tracy, mtrac1@uis.edu, 206-7328
  instructor, computer science
  Women and technology
• Lucas Vespa, lvesp2@uis.edu, 206-6788
  associate professor, computer science
  Computer and network security
  Network quality of service
  Sensor networks and resource limited networks
  Computer engineering
  Computer hardware and VLSI, and GPU/SIMD processing
• Roger West, rwest2@uis.edu, 206-6788
  instructor, computer science
  Data structures & algorithms
  Software engineering
  Artificial intelligence
  Biometric authentication

THEATER

• Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson, ethib1@uis.edu, 206-6613
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Shakespeare in performance
  Acting
  Directing
  Stage combat
• Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, mthom1@uis.edu, 206-8307
  associate professor, art, music, and theatre
  Acting
  Collaborative nature of theater process
  Directing
  Importance of the arts in education
  Role of theater in society
  Women in Theatre
  For groups:
  Theater in general

UNITED NATIONS

• Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
  professor emeritus, political science
  The U.S. and the U.N.

UTILITY REGULATION

• Karl McDermott, kmcde3@uis.edu, 206-8468
  Ameren Distinguished Professor of Government and Business
  Public utility regulation

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WOMEN’S ISSUES

• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law
• Mary Bohlen, mobohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Women and the media
  Women and advertising

• Meagan Cass , mcass3@uis.edu, 206-8358
  assistant professor, English
  Women’s literature and feminist theory
• Lan Dong, ldong4@uis.edu, 206-8334
  associate professor, English
  Asian American women
  Heroic women in China
  Mulan
• Anne-Marie Hanson, ahans4@uis.edu, 206-8162
  assistant professor, environmental studies
  Gender Issues in sustainable development

• Barbara Hayler, bhayl1@uis.eduprofessor emerita, criminal justice
  Sexual Assault and Abuse: Adults/children
  For groups:
  Sexual harassment issues
• Holly Kent, hkent3@uis.edu, 206-8497
  assistant professor, history
  Women’s studies
  For the media:
  Women’s involvement in politics and activism
  Women’s work as writers and readers
  The history of fashion and beauty culture

• Pat Langley, plang1@uis.edu, 206-7423
  professor emerita, women & gender studies and legal studies
  Sexual harassment
  Women in American law
  The women’s movement/women’s rights
• Michael Murphy, mmurp4@uis.edu, 206-8510
  associate professor, women & gender studies
  Feminist approaches to visual and popular culture
  Rape and sexual assault prevention programs
• Mary Sheila Tracy, mtrac1@uis.edu, 206-7328
  instructor, computer science
  Women and technology

WORK

• Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
  associate professor, legal studies
  Civil rights
  Constitutional law
  Employment law/employment discrimination
  Civil liberties
  First Amendment (freedom of speech, press, religion)
  Fourth Amendment (search and seizure)
  Women and the Law
  Family Law

WRITING  (also see Authors, Journalism, Literature)

• Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
  associate professor emerita, communication
  Improving your writing: grammar tips, editing
  For the media:
  The need for better writing

• Meagan Cass , mcass3@uis.edu, 206-8358
  assistant professor, English
  Creative writing (with an emphasis in fiction)
  Contemporary American and British literature
  Composition
  Ghost stories
  Women’s literature and feminist theory
  Sports literature
• Tena Helton, thelt2@uis.edu, 206-7441
  associate professor, English
  Teaching writing

• Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
  associate professor, communication
  For groups:
  Argumentative writing
  Business writing
  Creative writing
  Media writing
  Writing for journalism

• Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
  professor emeritus, public affairs reporting
  Statehouse media coverage

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