Michelle Moore, Ph.D.

Professor, English - Expertise: Chicago Literary History; Horror in Film; Documentary Film and TV; General Film Topics; Archival Research

Jason Snart, Ph.D. 

Professor, English - Expertise: Generative AI and Writing; British Literature; Creative Writing

Tim Henningsen, Ph.D. 

Professor, English - Expertise: Caribbean History, Literature, and Culture; 19th Century American Literature; The merits and Pitfalls of Wikipedia; The Literature of Chicago

Tony Bowers

Associate Professor, English - Expertise: Language Stylistics; Constructivist Theory; Applied Linguistics; Creativity and the Effects on Cognition; Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood in Chicago

Brian Brems

Professor, English - Expertise: Japanese Cinema; Film Noir; Narrative; Genre Studies; Classic Hollywood; Film Style; Westerns; Action Films

Alejandra Ortega, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor, English - Expertise: Ecocriticism; Spatiality; Graphic Novels/Manga; Genre Fiction; Multicultural Literature; Postcolonial Studies

Steven Accardi, Ph.D. 

Professor, English - Expertise: Disagreements; Argumentation; Persuasion

Kent Munsterman

Chief of Police - Expertise: Law Enforcement; Crisis Management; Incident Management; Emergency Response; Fraud Investigations; Active Violence Preparedness

Nevien Shaabneh, Ph.D.

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Expertise: DEI; Educational Equity; Cultural Competence; Employee Recruitment and Retention; Muslim-American Experience; Arab-American Experience

Joe Aranki

Professor, Automotive Technology - Expertise: Automotive Technology; Electric Vehicles

Theo Darden, Ph.D.

Professor, Criminal and Justice Studies - Expertise: Police Training; Police and Community Relations; Criminology, Crime Statistics; Violent Crime; Criminal Investigations; Corrections; Safe Schools; Race and the Criminal Justice System; Social Justice

Anna Bakker

Outdoor Lab/Prairie Manager - Expertise: Prairie Ecology; Conservation; Sustainability, Restoration Land Management; Environmental Education; Fisheries and Wildlife; Urban Agriculture

Sam Mitrani, Ph.D.

Professor, History - Expertise: History of Chicago Police Department; History of Work and Workers; African American History; Chicago History

David Goldberg, Ph.D.

Professor, Political Science - Expertise: Russia/Ukraine Politics; U.S. Foreign Policy; Cuban and Latin American Politics; Watergate; Persian Gulf Security

Tauya Forst, J.D.

Professor, Criminal and Justice Studies - Expertise: Constitutional Law; Restorative Justice; Social Justice; SCOTUS; Systemic Racism; Unconscious Bias; Women on The Supreme Court

Sabryna Cornish, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty, Speech Communication - Expertise: Social Media's Influence on Politics and Effects on Traditional Media; Media Law and the First Amendment

Tim Genc

Assistant Professor, Aviation Management - Expertise: Aviation Management; Aviation Safety Principles; Aviation Meteorology; Airline Management; Aircraft Systems; Aviation Operations

Michael Duggan, Ed.D

Counselor, Students With Disabilities - Expertise: LGBTQ; Inclusive Language; Safe Spaces on Campus; Access and Accommodations

Maureen Heffern Ponicki, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Political Science: - Expertise: Economic Resiliency; Methods of Social Change; Urban Economics; Social and Economic Policy; International Development; Status of Girls and Women

Melissa Mouritsen, Ph.D.

Professor, Political Science - Expertise: Urban Politics; Voting Rights; Suburban Poverty; Chicago Mayors; Political Conspiracy Theories; Local Politics

Stephanie Vlach

Physical Education, Fitness and Sports Studies Assistant Professor - Expertise: Fitness and Wellness; Sports Studies; Health Promotion; Exercise Science

Maria Ritzema, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History - Expertise: Modern Sri Lanka; Modern South Asia; Colonialism; Nationalism; China's Growing Economic Influence

Steve Santello

Associate Professor, Computer & Information Science - Expertise: Game Development; Interactive Media; Immersive Technologies; Video Games

Felix Davis, Ed.D

Associate Professor, Computer & Information Technology - Expertise: Information Technology; Cybersecurity; Home and Business Network Security

Jane Murtaugh

Professor, Business - Expertise: Human Resources; Hybrid Workforce; Talent Acquisition; Recruiting and Retention; Performance Management; Employee Relations; Organizational Culture

Paul Sirvatka

Professor, Meteorology - Expertise: Emergency Weather Preparedness; Weather Patterns, Extreme Weather

Sonia Watson, Ph.D.

Dean, Adjunct Faculty Support - Expertise: DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)

John Paris

Associate Professor, History - Expertise: Latin American History; The American Revolution; U.S. History

Frank Balestri

Assistant Professor, Horticulture - Expertise: Horticulture; Gardening; Pollinator Gardens; Native Butterflies; Trees

David Swope

Manager, Student Diversity and Inclusion - Expertise: Juneteenth; Martin Luther King Jr.; Anti-Racist Action; Intercutural Student Equity; Healthy Critical Conversations

Javed Iqbal

Associate Professor, Economics - Expertise: Economics; International Trade

Carolyn England

Professor, Computer & Information Science - Expertise: Computer Information Science; Software Design and Development; Linux Unix OS

Dale Simpson, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology - Expertise: Pacific Anthropology; North and South America Archeology; Easter Island

Stacie Haen-Darden, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty, Criminal and Justice Studies - Expertise: Juvenile Justice Systems and Theories; Educational opportunities in Juvenile Centers; Criminology; Rehabilitative Practices

Les Wolf, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies - Expertise: Religion (Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, the Bible and Islam); Philosophy; Dante; The Late Middle Ages; the Renaissance

Joseph DalSanto

Associate Professor, Earth Science - Expertise: Astronomy- Solar Systems, Stars and Galaxies

Lubna Haque, Ph.D.

Professor, Chemistry - Expertise: Chemistry, Kid-friendly Chemistry Experiments

Matthew Green, Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology - Expertise: Global Population Trends; Social Inequalities and COVID-19; China

Adam Wasilewski

Assistant Professor, American Sign Language - Expertise: American Sign Language (ASL)

Shingo Satsutani

Professor, Languages - Expertise: Japanese Culture; Japanese and Chinese Language; Immersive Education

Mary Beth Leone

Professor, Hospitality & Tourism - Expertise: Hospitality; Hotel Management; Tourism Industry; Customer Service

 Tony Venezia

Professor, Motion Picture/TV - Expertise: Animation; Digital and Film Optics; Animation History; Motion Graphics

Justin Witte

Museum Curator, Performing Arts - Expertise: Museum Curation; Multi-faceted exhibits

Mark Pearson

Professor, Architecture - Expertise: Architecture; Design Builds

Melissa McKirdie

Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Medical Imaging - Expertise: Sonography/Ultrasound - Obstetric and Gynecology; Vascular; Abdominal and Superficial Structures

Anna Campbell 

Assistant Professor, Surgical Technology - Expertise: Surgical Technology

David Ouellette

Associate Professor, Art Studio - Expertise: Art History; Animal Studies and Maya Hieroglyphic Writing

David Kramer

Professor, Culinary Arts - Expertise: Culinary Arts

David Ellis

Professor, Welding - Expertise: Welding Technology

Robert Moorehead, Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology - Expertise: Sociology; International Relations; Japanese Peruvians into Japanese Society

Nelson Cantada

Assistant Professor, Fashion Studies - Expertise: Experimental Fashion Design; Fashion History; Psychology of Fashion; Fashion and Gender/Sexuality

Peter Kanetis

Instructor, Philosophy/Religious Studies - Expertise: Philosophy of Religion; Philosophy of Science; Religion and Science; Ethics; Critical Thinking and Worldview

Patrick O'Shea, DMA

Director of Choral Activities - Expertise: Choral Music; Vocal Music; Contemporary Music Analysis; Music Composition; Music Curriculum Design

Jonathan Parsons

Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy - Expertise: Metaphysics; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Religion