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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, Management, Marketing and Operations
    Marketing strategy
  • Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu,206-7421
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    cultural and historical effects of advertising
  • 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, Management, Marketing and Operations
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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
    professor emerita, School of Public Management and Policy
    End of life issues and care
    Geriatric professional compassion fatigue and burnout

ARCHAEOLOGY

  • Lynn Fisher, fisher.lynn@uis.edu, 206-7938
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    State and local government budgeting and financial Management, intergovernmental relations, and policy analysis
  • Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
    Distinguished professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Communication & Media
    For groups:
    Business writing
  • Richard Judd, rjudd1@uis.edu, 206-7918
    distinguished professor-emeritus, Management, Marketing and Operations
    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, School of Communication and Media
    Adolescents and the media
  • Betsy Goulet, bgoul2@uis.edu, 206-8523 or 217-971-8632
    clinical assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Communication & Media
    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
    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
    Sexual harassment
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Communication and Media
    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, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Communication & Media
    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
    professor, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Communication and Media
    Family Communication: Communicating in stepfamilies
    Interracial communication & diversity issues
  • Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
    assistant professor, School of Communication & Media
    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
    professor emeritus, senior fellow
  • Online learning
    Online education trends
  • 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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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
  • Magic Wade, mwade7@uis.edu, 206-7892
    Associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    State and local politics, mayors, criminal justice reform, community gun violence
  • 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, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Communication & Media
    For groups:
    Consumer culture
    Film and culture
  • Amie Kincaid, akinc2@uis.edu, 206-8415
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Communication & Media
    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
  • Matthew E. Sprong, mspro2@uis.edu
    Assistant Professor, Public Management & Policy
    Culture & Disability
    Disability Discrimination: Employment, Housing, Community
    Substance Use Disorders: Treatment & Rehabilitation
    Ethical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling
    Management of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Veteran Health Administration
    Disability Accommodations and the Hiring Process (Americans with Disabilities Act - Title 1)

DATING & SEX

  • Elizabeth Ribarsky, eriba2@uis.edu , 206-8416
    professor, School of Communication & Media
    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
    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
    Sexual harassment
    Family Law
  • Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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
  • Matthew E. Sprong, mspro2@uis.edu
    Assistant Professor, Public Management & Policy
    Culture & Disability
    Disability Discrimination: Employment, Housing, Community
    Substance Use Disorders: Treatment & Rehabilitation
    Ethical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling
    Management of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Veteran Health Administration
    Disability Accommodations and the Hiring Process (Americans with Disabilities Act - Title 1)

DIVERSITY

  • Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Hispanics in America
  • Ty Dooley, tdool3@uis.edu, 206-6545
    associate professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Communication & Media
    Interracial communication & diversity issues
  • Isabel Skinner, iwill21@uis.edu, 206-7878
    Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Affairs 
    Public Opinion & Political Behavior 
    Immigration and Refugee Issues and Politics (including Mexican Migration to the US and Refugee Resettlement) 
    Race and Ethnicity Politics in the US

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE

  • Jay Gilliam, jgill7@uis.edu, 206-7910
    associate professor, criminal justice
    Drugs/alcohol and crime
  • Matthew E. Sprong, mspro2@uis.edu
    Assistant Professor, Public Management & Policy
    Culture & Disability
    Disability Discrimination: Employment, Housing, Community
    Substance Use Disorders: Treatment & Rehabilitation
    Ethical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling
    Management of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Veteran Health Administratio
    Disability Accommodations and the Hiring Process (Americans with Disabilities Act - Title 1)

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
    emeritus 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
    Wildlife and conservation ecology, population-environment interactions, ecosystem management, and endangered species protection.
  • 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, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    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, School of Communication and Media
    Illinois budget

EDUCATION (also see Teaching)

  • Bob Blankenberger, rblan2@uis.edu, 217-206-8327
    associate professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    educational policy; assessment and evaluation; educational attainment; public policy
  • Leonard Bogle, lbogl1@uis.edu, 206-7824
    associate professor, School of Education
    K-12 School Finance & Funding
  • Amy Dunning, ahewi2@uis.edu, 206-7007
    Assistant professor, School of Education
    Areas of expertise within the category: mathematics education, elementary education, middle grades education, high-quality teaching
  • Jim Klein, jklei4@uis.edu, 206-6883
    assistant professor, human development counseling
    School Counseling
  • Christie Magoulias, cmago1@uis.edu , 217-206-8522
    Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
    Principal Preparation, Educational Leadership, School Board & Superintendent relationship
  • Jennifer L. Martin, jmart315@uis.edu, 206-7007
    Associate professor, School of Education
    Culturally responsive teaching and leading   
    Curriculum theory/critical theory          
    Educational equity    
    English education/literacy 
    Multicultural education           
    Service-learning                  
    Teacher education
    Urban education
  • 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
  • William Phillips, wphil1@uis.edu, 217-206-7155
    Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, School of Education
    School Finance K-12, School District Reorganization
  • Hazel Rozema, hroze1@uis.edu, 206-7297
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    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 of Communication and Media
    School funding

ELECTIONS  (also see Government, Politics)

  • Matthew Geras, mgera2@uis.edu, 206-7884
    assistant professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    National elections
  • Kent Redfield, kredf1@uis.edu, 206-6572 or 971-8691
    professor emeritus, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Illinois politics
    State politics
    Legislative politics
    Political campaigns
    Lobbying
  • Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
    professor emeritus, public affairs reporting, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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 emeritus, 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
    Wildlife and conservation ecology, population-environment interactions, ecosystem management, and endangered species protection.
  • Junfeng Wang, jwang86@uis.edu, 206-8429
    associate professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    Brownfield redevelopment
    Plastic legislation

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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Social Theory and Political Philosophy
  • Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, Marketing and Operations
    Business Ethics and Managing Change
  • Mark Puclik, mpucl1@uis.edu, 206-6781
    associate professor-emeritus, Management, Marketing and Operations
    Business ethics
  • Matthew E. Sprong, mspro2@uis.edu
    Assistant Professor, Public Management & Policy
    Culture & Disability
    Disability Discrimination: Employment, Housing, Community
    Substance Use Disorders: Treatment & Rehabilitation
    Ethical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling
    Management of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Veteran Health Administration
    Disability Accommodations and the Hiring Process (Americans with Disabilities Act - Title 1)

EUROPE

  • Sibel Oktay, sibelo@uis.edu 
    associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Nonresident senior fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
    European politics, Middle Eastern politics
    U.S. foreign policy, public opinion
    Political leadership 

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
    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
    Sexual harassment
    Family Law
  • Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    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
    professor emerita, School of Public Management and Policy
    End of life issues and care
    Geriatric professional compassion fatigue and burnout
  • Hazel Rozema, hroze1@uis.edu, 206-7297
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    Family Communication: Communicating in stepfamilies
    Sex education in the home

FILM/MOVIES

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

GAY/LESBIAN ISSUES

  • Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
    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
    Sexual harassment
    Family Law 
  • 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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Politics of the gay & lesbian marriage debate
    Legal and political issues relating to sexuality
  • Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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

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, School of Communication and Media
    Women and the media
    Women and advertising
  • Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Communication & Media
    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
  • Hazel Rozema, hroe1@uis.edu, 206-7297
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, 206-6572p
    distinguished professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    Russian economy and fiscal policy
    Central and Eastern Europe
  • Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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
  • Sibel Oktay, sibelo@uis.edu 
    associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Nonresident senior fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
    European politics, Middle Eastern politics
    U.S. foreign policy, public opinion
    Political leadership 
  • Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
    professor emeritus, School of Public Management and Policy
    American foreign policy
    The Middle East
    Russian politics
    The U.S. and the U.N.
  • Baker Siddiquee, bsidd1@uis.edu
    emeritus associate professor, Management, Marketing and Operations
    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
    emeritus professor, School of Communication and Media
    Media and politics
  • Brooke Depenbusch, bdepe2@uis.edu, 206-6272
    assistant professor, legal studies
    welfare state history; low-wage work and economic inequality; the politics of taxation; radical and conservative social movements
  • 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
    assistant professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
  • Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    Illinois politics
    State politics
    Legislative politics
    Political campaigns
    Lobbying
  • Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
    professor emeritus, School of Public Management and Policy
    American foreign policy
    The U.S. and the U.N.
  • Isabel Skinner, iwill21@uis.edu, 206-7878
    Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Affairs 
    Public Opinion & Political Behavior 
    Immigration and Refugee Issues and Politics (including Mexican Migration to the US and Refugee Resettlement) 
    Race and Ethnicity Politics in the US
  • Magic Wade, mwade7@uis.edu, 206-7892
    Associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    State and local politics, mayors, criminal justice reform, community gun violence
  • Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
    professor emeritus, public affairs reporting, School of Communication and Media
    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
  • 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, School of Communication and Media
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, Marketing and Operations
    Human Resource Management
  • Isabel Skinner, iwill21@uis.edu, 206-7878
    assistant professor, School of Politics and International Affairs 
    Public Opinion & Political Behavior 
    Immigration and Refugee Issues and Politics (including Mexican Migration to the US and Refugee Resettlement) 
    Race and Ethnicity Politics in the US

HUMAN RIGHTS

  • Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    Illinois politics
    Legislative politics
    Political campaigns
    Lobbying
  • Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
    professor emeritus, public affairs reporting, School of Communication and Media
    Illinois budget
    Illinois General Assembly and current issues
  • Magic Wade, mwade7@uis.edu, 206-7892
    Associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    State and local politics, mayors, criminal justice reform, community gun violence

IMMIGRATION

  • Adriana Crocker, acroc2@uis.edu, 206-8329
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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

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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, hfros1@uis.edu
    professor emerita, global studies
    Cultural geography
    International studies
  • Ali Nizamuddin, aniza2@uis.edu, 206-8424
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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
  • Sibel Oktay, sibelo@uis.edu 
    associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Nonresident senior fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
    European politics, Middle Eastern politics
    U.S. foreign policy, public opinion
    Political leadership 
  • Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
    professor emeritus, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    Islam and the West
    Muslim world
    Global trade and finance
    South Asia

JOURNALISM (also see Communication, Media/Public Relations)

  • Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    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 emeritus, School of Communication and Media
    Media and politics
  • Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
    associate professor, School of Communication and Media
    For groups:
    Writing for journalism
  • Jason Piscia, jpisc2@uis.edu, 206-7494
    assistant professor, public affairs reporting, School of Communication and Media
    Local Newsrooms, Political Reporting, Media Literacy
  • Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
    assistant professor, School of Communication and Media
    Mass media, broadcast journalism, interviewing, public relations
  • Charles Wheeler, chwee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
    professor emeritus, public affairs reporting, School of Communication and Media
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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
    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
    Sexual harassment
    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, 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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Politics of the gay & lesbian marriage debate
    Legal and political issues relating to sexuality
    American constitution and constitutional law
  • Isabel Skinner, iwill21@uis.edu, 206-7878
    Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Affairs 
    Public Opinion & Political Behavior 
    Immigration and Refugee Issues and Politics (including Mexican Migration to the US and Refugee Resettlement) 
    Race and Ethnicity Politics in the US
  • Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    1st Amendment Law as it pertains to the media

LEGISLATIVE ISSUES (also see Government)

  • Matthew Geras, mgera2@uis.edu, 206-7884
    assistant professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
  • Jason Pierceson, jpier2@uis.edu, 206-7842
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Illinois politics
    State politics
    Legislative politics
    Political campaigns
    Lobbying
  • Isabel Skinner, iwill21@uis.edu, 206-7878
    Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Affairs 
    Public Opinion & Political Behavior 
    Immigration and Refugee Issues and Politics (including Mexican Migration to the US and Refugee Resettlement) 
    Race and Ethnicity Politics in the US
  • Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
    professor emeritus, public affairs reporting, School of Communication and Media
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    Strategic Planning, Organizational Health, Employee Engagement
  • Leonard Branson, lbran1@uis.edu, 206-6299
    professor, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    Managerial 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, Marketing and Operations
    Strategic Management & Leadership
    Organization Theory
    Human Resource Management
    Business Ethics and Managing Change
  • Nathan Steele, nstee2@uis.edu, 206-7928
    associate professor, Management, Marketing and Operations
    Power & Negotiation
    Managing Organizational Behavior
    Group Processes
    Teamwork
    Game Theory
    Game Theoretic Paradigms
  • Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 217-206-8347
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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
  • Matthew E. Sprong, mspro2@uis.edu
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    Culture & Disability
    Disability Discrimination: Employment, Housing, Community
    Substance Use Disorders: Treatment & Rehabilitation
    Ethical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling
    Management of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Veteran Health Administration
    Disability Accommodations and the Hiring Process (Americans with Disabilities Act - Title 1)

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, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Communication & Media
    For groups:
    Advertising
    Consumer culture
    Mass media issues/ethics
    Media and culture
    Media writing
    Writing for journalism
  • Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu, 206-7421
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    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
    professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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
  • Sibel Oktay, sibelo@uis.edu 
    associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Nonresident senior fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
    European politics, Middle Eastern politics
    U.S. foreign policy, public opinion
    Political leadership 
  • Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
    professor emeritus, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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; Accounting, Economics and Finance
    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
    professor emeritus, senior fellow 

PARANORMAL

  • Meg Cass , mcass3@uis.edu, 206-8358
    associate 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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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, School of Communication and Media
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    Organizational behavior and design
  • Beverly Bunch, bbunc1@uis.edu, 206-6080
    professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    State and local government budgeting and financial management, intergovernmental relations, and policy analysis
  • Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 206-8347
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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

PUBLIC OPINION

  • Isabel Skinner, iwill21@uis.edu, 206-7878
    assistant professor, School of Politics and International Affairs 
    Public Opinion & Political Behavior 
    Immigration and Refugee Issues and Politics (including Mexican Migration to the US and Refugee Resettlement) 
    Race and Ethnicity Politics in the US
  • John Transue, jtran8@uis.edu, 206-8383
    associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs

PUBLIC POLICY

  • Bob Blankenberger, rblan2@uis.edu, 217-206-8327
    associate professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    educational policy; assessment and evaluation; educational attainment; public policy
  • Brooke Depenbusch, bdepe2@uis.edu, 206-6272
    assistant professor, Legal Studies
    welfare state history; low-wage work and economic inequality; the politics of taxation; radical and conservative social movements
  • Ty Dooley, tdool3@uis.edu, 206-6545
    associate professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    Community development, implementation and evaluation
  • Sean McCandless, smcca8@uis.edu, 206-8347
    assistant professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    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, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    Economics of public policy
  • Magic Wade, mwade7@uis.edu, 206-7892
    Associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    State and local politics, mayors, criminal justice reform, community gun violence

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RELATIONSHIPS

  • Elizabeth Ribarsky, eriba2@uis.edu , 206-8416
    professor, School of Communication & Media
    Dating/romantic relationships
    Computer-mediated communication
    Communication about sex
    Reality television
    Interpersonal/family relationships
  • Hazel Rozema, hroe1@uis.edu, 206-7297
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication & Media
    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, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    Islam and the West
  • Ann Strahle, astra2@uis.edu,206-7421
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    Freedom of Religion-1st Amendment/Communication of Religion within state institutions

RHETORIC

  • Kathy Petitte Novak, kathy.novak@uis.edu, 206-8032
    associate professor, School of Communication & Media
    For groups:
    Argumentative writing
  • Charles Wheeler, cwhee1@uis.edu, 206-7494
    professor emeritus, public affairs reporting, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Public Management and Policy
    Russian economy and fiscal policy
  • Steve Schwark, sschw1@uis.edu, 206-6650
    professor emeritus, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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 emeritus, 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

  • Brooke Depenbusch, bdepe2@uis.edu, 206-6272
    Assistant Professor, Legal Studies
    welfare state history; low-wage work and economic inequality; the politics of taxation; radical and conservative social movements
  • Richard Gilman-Opalsky, rgilm3@uis.edu, 206-8328
    Professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    Social Theory and Political Philosophy

SPORTS

  • Meg 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

  • Meg 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, School of Politics and International Affairs

SUSTAINABILITY

  • Marc Klingshirn, mklin2@uis.edu, 206-8341
    associate professor, chemistry
    Sustainability
  • Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
    distinguished professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    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

  • Brooke Depenbusch, bdepe2@uis.edu, 206-6272
    assistant professor, legal studies
    welfare state history; low-wage work and economic inequality; the politics of taxation; radical and conservative social movements
  • Kenneth Kriz, kkriz4@uis.edu, 206-6572
    distinguished professor, School of Public Management and Policy
    Tax policy, revenue forecasting
  • Donald Morris, dmorr2@uis.edu, 206-7916
    professor emeritus, Accounting, Economics and Finance
    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
  • Kamau Kemayo, kkema2@uis.edu, 206-8248
    associate professor, African-American studies
    Multicultural & diversity issues, inc. pedagogy
  • Christie Magoulias, cmago1@uis.edu , 217-206-8522
    associate professor, educational leadership
    Principal Preparation, Educational Leadership, School Board & Superintendent relationship
  • Jennifer L. Martin, jmart315@uis.edu, 206-7007
    associate professor, School of Education
    Culturally responsive teaching and leading   
    Curriculum theory/critical theory          
    Educational equity    
    English education/literacy 
    Multicultural education           
    Service-learning                  
    Teacher education
    Urban education
  • 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

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
    professor emeritus, senior fellow
    Online learning
    Online education trends
  • 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, School of Politics and International Affairs
    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

V

VIOLENCE

  • Magic Wade, mwade7@uis.edu, 206-7892
    Associate professor, School of Politics and International Affairs
    State and local politics, mayors, criminal justice reform, community gun violence

WOMEN'S ISSUES

  • Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
    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
    Sexual harassment
    Family Law
  • Mary Bohlen, mobohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    Women and the media
    Women and advertising
  • Meg 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

WORK

  • Deborah Anthony, danth2@uis.edu, 206-8340
    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
    Sexual harassment
    Family Law
  • Brooke Depenbusch, bdepe2@uis.edu, 206-6272
    assistant professor, legal atudies
    welfare state history; low-wage work and economic inequality; the politics of taxation; radical and conservative social movements
  • Matthew E. Sprong, mspro2@uis.edu
    assistant professor, Public Management & Policy
    Culture & Disability
    Disability Discrimination: Employment, Housing, Community
    Substance Use Disorders: Treatment & Rehabilitation
    Ethical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling
    Management of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Veteran Health Administration
    Disability Accommodations and the Hiring Process (Americans with Disabilities Act - Title 1)

WRITING  (also see Authors, Journalism, Literature)

  • Mary Bohlen, mbohl3@uis.edu, 206-7362
    associate professor emerita, School of Communication and Media
    Improving your writing: grammar tips, editing
    For the media:
    The need for better writing
  • Meg 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, School of Communication & Media
    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, School of Communication and Media
    Statehouse media coverage

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