Meet the Graduate Faculty & Staff
You’ll learn from graduate faculty who bring a wealth of real-world experience and scholarly expertise to the classroom. They are committed to being flexible in accommodating your work, life and school responsibilities.
Ashok Aryal,
GC, PhD, MS, MS, BA
Associate Professor
Mathematics Department
Rochelle Bergstrom,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Psychology Department
Nandita Bezbaruah,
PhD, MSW, MPA, BA
Professor
School of Social Work
Yurii Boreisha,
PhD, MA, BS
Adjunct
Computer Science & Information Systems Department
Boyd Bradbury,
PhD, EDS, MA, BA
Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Michael Coquyt,
EdD, MA, BA
Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Keri DeSutter,
PhD, MS, BA
Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Travis Dolence,
MFA, MS, MS, BA
Distance Learning/Web Librarian, Professor
Library
Mary Dosch,
SPEC, LIC, MS, BA
Professor
Psychology Department
Mary Drake,
SPEC, MA, BS
Professor
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Mohamed Elbannan,
PhD, MS, BSB
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Erin Gillett,
PhD, MS, BA
Professor and Chair
School of Teaching & Learning
Marci Glessner,
PhD, MA, BSED
Associate Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Dawn Hammerschmidt,
PhD, MEd, BS
Program Director- Master's in Athletic Training | Professor
Health & Human Performance Department
Tonya (T. J.) Hansen,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Economics, Law & Politics, Department of
Timothy Harms,
PhD, MA, BS
Professor
Mathematics Department
Jill Holmstrom,
EdD, MSN, BS
Co-Chair | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
James (Jim) Johnson,
EdD, MS, BS
(He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Department of Leadership & Learning
Shirley Johnson,
PhD, MS, LIC, BS
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Wooyang Kim,
PhD, MBA, MSc, BBA
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Elizabeth Kirchoff,
PhD, AD, MA, BS
Professor
English Department
Julie Knutson,
PhD, MS, MS, BA, AA
Professor
Health & Human Performance Department
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson,
EdD, MFA, AS, BS
(She/Her/Hers)
Dean
College of Arts & Humanities
Vinod Lall,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Christine Malone,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
Psychology Department
Ralf Mehnert-Meland,
JD, BA
(He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Joni Mehrhoff,
PhD, MS, BS
Associate Professor
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Annette Morrow,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
History, Languages & Humanities Department
Elizabeth Nawrot,
PhD, MA, BS
Dean
College of Science, Health & the Environment
Carol Okigbo,
PhD, MEd, MA, BS
Professor
Mathematics Department
Atif Osmani,
PhD, MS, BSE
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business | Professional Management Department
Eduardo Pablo,
PhD, MA
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Nancy Paul,
PhD, MS
Professor | Graduate Coordinator, on sabbatical leave Fall 2023
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Elaine Pyle,
PhD, MS, MS, BA
(She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor | Department Chair
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Gokce (Greg) Serdar,
PhD, MBA, BS
(He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Wendy Short,
PhD, MS, BS
(She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Health & Human Performance Department
Brandi Sillerud,
DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
(She/Her/Hers)
Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Jitendra Singh,
DHSC, MHA, BDS, Lean certified, Online Teaching certified, Bioinformatics certified
Co-Chair | Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Nancy Stock,
DNP, MS, BSN
Associate Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Mary Stone,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Ximena (Hee-may-nah) Suarez-Sousa,
M.Ed., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Alicia Swanson,
EdD, MSN, RN, PHN
Professor of Nursing | Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Sean Taylor,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
History, Languages & Humanities Department
Lee Vigilant,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice Department
Stacy Voeller,
MS, MSLS, BA
Professor
Library | University Writing Support Center
Deborah White,
PhD, BA, AAS
Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice Department
Brian Wisenden,
PhD, MSc, BSc
Professor
Biosciences Department
Tracy Wright,
PhD, MS, BSN, RN, NI-BC, CNE
Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Siwei Zhu,
PhD, MSc, BS
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business