Faculty in the Capital Honors Scholars Program: 2025-2026
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.
If you are interested in teaching for the CAP Honors Program, visit the proposing a CAP Honors course for information regarding the process.
Charles Burroughs
Teaching Laboratory Specialist
School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health
burrou2@uis.edu
Marc Klingshirn
Associate Professor, Chemistry
mklin2@uis.edu
Elise LoBue
Professor, CAP Honors Program
elobu2@uis.edu
Debra Parker
Professor, English
Beth Ribarsky
Professor, Communication
eriba2@uis.edu
Peter Shapinsky
Professor, History
pshap2@uis.edu
Frances Shen
Professor, Psychology
fshen3@uis.edu
Yona Stamatis
Director, UIS Music
ystam2@uis.edu
Rick Stokes
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health
rstok3@uis.edu