Faculty & Staff

Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., University of California, Merced
Teaching and research areas: Race and ethnicity, immigration, family, and Latinx Sociology
Email: mduen3@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-6962
Office: UHB 3031

Department Chair
Professor, Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Michigan, Anthropology
Teaching and research areas: Archaeology, biological anthropology, human ecology, stone technology, prehistoric Europe
Email: lfish1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7938
Office: UHB 3042

Professor, Ethnomusicology
Ph.D. Michigan State University, Ethnomusicology
Teaching and research areas: Cultural anthropology, old time fiddle music, Pacific Island Arts and Culture, and maritime cultures
Email: sgraf1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-6570
Office: UHB 3038

Associate Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sociology
Teaching and research areas: stratification/social inequality, social psychology, social support and intersectionality (race, ethnicity, class, and gender), and theory
Email: ljohn58@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7937
Office: UHB 3037
Dr. Johnson in UIS news

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Anthropology
Teaching and research areas: Cultural and medical anthropology; race, gender, childhood and youth
Email: jmant2@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7584
Office: UHB 3032

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Anthropology
Teaching and research areas: Latina/o/x experience, women of color, Mexico and Latin America, Chicago, and interactions of social locations that feature race, sex, gender, class, nationality, and sexual orientation.
Email: hseif2@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8413
Office: UHB 3038

Andy Egizi

Undergraduate Academic Advisor Email: aegiz1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7456
Office: UHB 3045

Lynn Fisher

Department Chair
Email: lfish1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7938
Office: UHB 3042

Debbie Harder

SOA Office Support
Email: dhard4@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-6790
Office: UHB 3050