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
Russell Colson,
PhD, BS
Professor
Anthropology & Earth Science Department
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
Sarah Edwards,
PhD, MS, BS
Associate Professor
Psychology Department
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
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
Associate 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)
Interim Dean
College of Arts & Humanities
David Kupferman,
PhD, MA, BA
Associate Professor of Social Foundations of Education
School of Teaching & Learning
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
Olivia Melroe,
EdD, LIC, MS, BFA
Adjunct
Psychology Department
Kim Mollberg,
MS, BS
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
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
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Elaine Pyle,
PhD, MS, MS, BA
(She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor | Department Chair
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Carol Roth,
DNP, MS, BSN
Co-Chair | Associate Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
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, AS, DIP, BS
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
Donna Stockrahm,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Biosciences Department
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
Sean Taylor,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
History, Languages & Humanities Department
Lee Vigilant,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice Department
Stacy Voeller,
MS, MS, 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
Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Siwei Zhu,
PhD, MSc, BS
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business