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,
PhD, MS, BA
Assistant Professor
Mathematics Department
John Benson,
PhD, MA, BS, BA
Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Rochelle Bergstrom,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Psychology Department
Nandita Bezbaruah,
PhD, MSW, MPA, BA
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Yurii Boreisha,
PhD, MA, BS
Adjunct
Computer Science & Information Systems Department
Boyd Bradbury,
PhD
Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Russell Colson,
PhD, BS
Professor
Anthropology & Earth Science Department
Michael Coquyt,
EdD
Associate Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Keri DeSutter,
PhD, MS, BA
Associate Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Travis Dolence,
MFA, MLS, MS, BA
Distance Learning/Web Librarian, Professor
Library
Mary Dosch,
PhD, PsyS, MS, BA
Professor
Psychology Department
Mary Drake,
Au.D, CCC-A
Professor
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Sarah Edwards,
PhD, MS, BS
Associate Professor
Psychology Department
Mohamed Elbannan,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Sheri Erickson,
PhD, MBA, CPA
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Erica Evans,
DNP, MSN, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Erin Gillett,
PhD, Early Childhood: Literacy emphasis; MS, Curriculum and Instruction; BA, Elementary Education and Spanish
Professor and Chair
School of Teaching & Learning
Marci Glessner,
PhD, MS
Associate Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Dawn Hammerschmidt,
PhD, MEd, BS
Associate Professor
Health & Physical Education Department
Tonya (T. J.) Hansen,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Economics, Law & Politics, Department of
Jill Holmstrom,
EdD, MSN, RN, COS, CNE-cl
Associate Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Linda Houts-Smith,
PhD
Associate Professor
History, Languages & Humanities Department
Shirley Johnson,
PhD, MS, BS
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Wooyang Kim,
PhD, MBA, MSc, BBA
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Julie Knutson,
PhD, MS, BA, AA
Associate Professor
Health & Physical Education Department
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson,
Ed.D., MFA
Professor
School of Media Arts & Design
David Kupferman,
PhD, MA, BA
Assistant Professor of Social Foundations of Education
School of Teaching & Learning
Vinod Lall,
PhD, MS, BS, CSCP
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Christine Malone,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
Psychology Department
Ralf Mehnert-Meland,
(he/him/his) Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Arts
Assistant Professor
Paseka School of Business
Joni Mehrhoff,
Ph.D., MS/CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Kim Mollberg,
CPA, CMA, CGMA, MBT
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Annette Morrow,
PhD
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, MBA
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Nancy Paul,
PhD, MS, CCC-SLP
Professor | Graduate Coordinator
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Elaine Pyle,
Ph.D., MS/CCC-SLP
(She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor | Department Chair
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Raymond (Ray) Rea,
MFA
Professor
School of Media Arts & Design
Carol Roth,
DNP, MS, RN, PHN, CNE
Co-Chair | Associate Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Gokce (Greg) Serdar,
PhD, MBA, BS
Assistant Professor
Paseka School of Business
Wendy Short,
PhD
Professor
Health & Physical Education Department
Brandi Sillerud,
DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Jitendra Singh,
DHSC, MHA, BDS
Co-Chair | Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Brian Smith,
PhD, MAT, BS, AA
Associate Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Nancy Stock,
DNP, MS, APRN-CNP, FNP-BC, ENP-BC
Associate Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Donna Stockrahm,
PhD, MS, BS
Professor
Biosciences Department
Mary Stone,
PhD, MS, BS, CMA
Professor
Paseka School of Business
Ximena (Hee-may-nah) Suarez-Sousa,
M.Ed., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Julie Swaggert,
EdD, MS, BA
Associate Professor
Department of Leadership & Learning
Sean Taylor,
PhD
Professor
History, Languages & Humanities Department
Lee Vigilant,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice Department
Kris Vossler,
PhD, MS, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Pam Werre,
MLS, MS
Interim Executive Director for Library Services | Professor
Library
Deborah White,
PhD, BA, AAS
Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice Department
Brian Wisenden,
PhD, MSc, BSc
Professor, Department Chair
Biosciences Department
Tracy Wright,
PhD, RN-BC, CNE
Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Siwei Zhu,
PhD, MS, BS
Assistant Professor
Paseka School of Business