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Topics

Art
Athletics
Biology
Business
Career Planning and Placement
Chemistry
Civil Engineering & Construction
Communication
Computers
Continuing Education & Professional Development
Economics
Education
Electrical Engineering
Family & Consumer Sciences
Geological Sciences
Higher Education
History
Industrial Engineering
International Studies
Literature
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Music
Nursing
Philosophy
Pysical Therapy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Robotics
Sociology
Theatre
Wellness
Women's Studies


Listing of Topics

Art

ceramics; relationships of the visual arts; kiln building
James Hansen
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art

drawing; printmaking
Oscar Gillespie
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Arizona State University

painting
Kenneth Hoffman
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

photography
Elizabeth Linn
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Eastern Michigan University

Athletics


life skills program athletes; gender equity; athletic administration
Virnette House
Associate Athletic Director
M.A., Bowling Green State University

athletics; gender equity; NCAA administration
Ken Kavanagh
Director of Athletics
M.B.A., University of Notre Dame

Biology

biotechnology
John DePinto
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Illinois

genetic engineering
Gerald Elseth
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Utah State University

plant cancers
Alan Galsky
Associate Provost for Student Affairs
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Northwestern University

birds; natural history; ecology
Barbara Frase
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Kansas

radiation and cancer
John Freim
Associate Professor of Physics
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

fresh water ecology; insects
Bill Mathis
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

carbon monoxide
Kelly McConnaughay
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Harvard University

Business

business planning & competitive strategy; executive development; management
Aaron A. Buchko
Associate Professor of Management
Ph.D., Michigan State University

microeconomics
Joseph Felder
Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles

entrepreneurship; small business management; strategic planning
Fred L. Fry
Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

risk management and insurance education; insurance market efficiency and failures; international insurance markets
Lisa A. Gardner
Gerald D. Stephens Chair and Director of Risk Management and Insurance Programs
Ph.D., Georgia State University

Midwest consumer confidence; Peoria (Central Illinois) economy; year-round schools
Bernard Goitein
Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Michigan

urban economics
Kalman Goldberg
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Ph.D., Cornell University

global competition; international business; Japanese market; trends in world economy
James Goodnow
Professor of International Business
D.B.A., Indiana University

maintaining manufacturing competition
Doan Modianos
Associate Dean, Foster College of Business and Administration
Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Texas Christian University

information ethics
Sandra Perry
Associate Professor of Business Administration
J.D., Southern Illinois University

antitrust economics; law and economics; industry structures; theory of the firm
Edward Sattler
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of Illinois

business law
Kevin Teeven
Professor of Business Administration
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law

money and banking
Raymond Wojcikewych
Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

international trade; import/export; trade issues for business
James Foley
International Trade Specialist
M.B.A., London Business School at University of London

Career Planning and Placement

job outlook; jobs for college students; career opportunities
Jane C. Linnenburger
Executive Director, Smith Career Center
M.A., Bradley University

how to get into the right law school
Paul Lermack
Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Chemistry

air and water pollution
Thomas Cummings
Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Case Institute of Technology

safety
Max Taylor
Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Civil Engineering & Construction


construction communication difficulties; construction education; pavement design and rehabilitation
F. Eugene Rebholz
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction
M.Eng., Pennsylvania State University

construction lawsuits; productivity
James Adrian
Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction
Ph.D., University of Illinois

hazardous inorganic wastes
Robert Fuessle
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Communication

Neal Claussen
Professor of Communication
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

photography; Digital Photography Exhibit
Howard Goldbaum
Associate Professor of Communication
M.A., Syracuse University

audio/video production; corporate video communication
Robert Jacobs
Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara

public communication; group communication; teaching with communication technology
Edward Lamoureaux
Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of Oregon

advertising; media management and economics; journalism ethics
John Schweitzer
Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Computers


business systems
Larry Cornwell
Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Missouri

computers and society; computers and design; software engineering
John Fendrich
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Ph.D., University of Illinois

artificial intelligence
John McAlpin
Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Ph.D., Columbia University

Internet; systems programming; virtual reality
Jim Miller
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University

artificial intelligence
Christos Nikolopoulos
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Ph.D., Colorado State University

Internet providers; netIllinois
Stephen Patrick
Executive Director of Computing Services
B.A., San Jose State University

Web site development
Sandy Helms
Associate Director of Academic Computing
B.S., Bradley University

Continuing Education and Professional Development

Janet Lange
Executive Director, Division of Continuing Education and Professional Development
M.A., Bradley University

Economics

microeconomics
Joseph Felder
Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles

urban economics
Kalman Goldberg
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Ph.D., Cornell University

antitrust economics; law and economics; industry structures; theory of the firm
Edward Sattler
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of Illinois

money and banking
Raymond Wojcikewych
Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Education

math education; gifted education
Jean Marie Grant
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

preservice and inservice teacher preparation; organizational environments; role of creativity in problem solving; gifted education
Rita A. Jensen
Associate Professor of Education
Associate Dean, College of Education and Health Sciences
Ph.D., Iowa State University

early childhood education; elementary education; special education
Dr. Celia E. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., Illinois State University

multi-cultural education; race and gender issues; racism and sexism in curricula
K. Paul Kasambira
Professor of Education
Ed.D., Ball State University

Barbara Penelton
Associate Professor of Education
Ed.D., Indiana University

early childhood education; parent involvement in education; gifted education; preservice and inservice teacher preparation
Therese J. Kiley
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., Illinois State University

behavior disorders; motivation of children; preparation of teachers; trends in education and health care
Joan Sattler
Dean, College of Education and Health Sciences
Ed.D., University of Illinois

behavior disorders; motivation of children
Rosalyn Templeton
Associate Professor of Education
Ph.D., Southern Oregon State

building strong self-concepts in children; helping children succeed at school
Barbara Penelton
Associate Professor of Education
Ed.D., Indiana University

counseling/therapeutic concerns
Lori Russell-Chapin
Associate Professor of Education
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

women administrators; women's leadership roles
Linda Lyman
Associate Professor of Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska

history and philosophy of science; science education; middle school instruction
Lawrence Kellerman
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Electrical Engineering

navigation and estimation using Kalman Filtering; neural networks;
fuzzy control
In Soo Ahn
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology
Ph.D., Iowa State University

air traffic control system; global positioning system applications; navigation
James Sennott
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology
Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University

Family and Consumer Sciences

textiles and apparel; applications of textiles and apparel
Chang-Ok Choi
Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
Ph. D., University of Tennessee

household equipment; FCS vocational programs; remodeling
Betty J. Church
Instructor in Family and Consumer Sciences
M.S., University of Illinois

consumer education; consumer ethics; food science
Nina Collins
Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
nutrition in health and disease; nutritional biochemistry; exercise
physiology
Jeannette Davidson
Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Geological Sciences

evolution; marine life; natural history; dinosaurs; fossil identification; geological education in primary and secondary schools; geological hazards; maps and their interpretation; marine geology; mineral and rock identification; mineralogy; numismatics; oceanography; plate tectonics and continental drift; Pleistocene geology (ice age); radioactive dating; sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy
Merrill Foster
Professor of Geology
Ph.D., Harvard University

geology of the West; structural geology; clays; earthquakes; geological education in primary and secondary schools; geological hazards; geomorphology (land forms); maps and their interpretation; meteorology; midwestern geology; glacial geology of Illinois
Donald Gorman
Professor of Geology
Ph.D., University of Illinois

earthquakes; igneous and metamorphic rock; maps and their interpretation; midwestern geology; bedrock geology of Illinois; mineral and rock identification; mineralogy; mountain building; planetary geology; plate tectonics and continental drift; radioactive dating; structural geology; volcanoes and volcanism
Henry Helenek
Associate Professor of Geology
Ph.D., Brown University

Higher Education


enrollment management; admissions; financial assistance; college selection process; pricing and positioning of higher education; college image building
Scott Friedhoff
Associate Provost for Enrollment Management
Ph.D., University of Iowa

enrollment management; student leadership
Alan Galsky
Associate Provost for Student Affairs
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Northwestern University

financial assistance
David Pardieck
Assistant Director of Enrollment Management
Director of Financial Assistance
M.A., Bradley University

History

Civil War; agricultural history; local history; criminal justice
William Bowers
Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Iowa

medieval history; ancient history; the Mongols
Gregory Guzman
Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

British history; history of science and technology; military history
Philip Jones
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., Duke University

U.S. foreign policy; U.S.-Japan relations; U.S.-Asian/Pacific relations
Timothy P. Maga
Oglesby Chair of American Heritage and Professor of History
Ph.D., McGill University

Russia--contemporary and historical
Elmo Roach
Professor of History
Director of International Programs
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

American women's history; women's studies; Anti-slavery movement
Stacey Robertson
Director of Women's Studies
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Industrial Engineering"

engineering communication, teamwork; human factors engineering; industrial statistics
Joseph Emanuel
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Psychology
Ph.D., Ohio State University

facilities planning; time study and motion analysis
K.S. Krishnamoorthi
Professor of Industrial Engineering
Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo

industrial safety
Fariborz Tayyari
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
Ph.D., Texas Tech University

International Studies

East European politics and international relations; intelligence and espionage; Russian politics and foreign policy
Charles Bukowski
Associate Professor of International Studies
Director of the Institute of International Studies
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Korea
In Kwan Hwang
Professor of International Studies
Ph.D., Washington University
People's Republic of China
Jiang-Bo Liu
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Ph.D., Washington University

Zimbabwe; Africa
K. Paul Kasambira
Professor of Education
Ed.D., Ball State University

Russia--contemporary and historical
Elmo Roach
Professor of History
Director of International Programs
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Literature

African-American literature; creative writing
Demetrice Worley
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., Illinois State University

American literature
James Ballowe
Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Illinois

American literature; literary theory
Tim Conley
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

American literature; composition
Peter Dusenbery
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Washington

American literature; creative writing
George Chambers
Professor of English
M.A., University of Wisconsin

American literature; creative writing; poetry
Kevin Stein
Professor of English
Ph.D., Indiana University

British romantic poetry
Rob Prescott
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Illinois

composition
Seth Katz
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Chicago

contemporary fiction; British fiction; Third World fiction
Michael Molino
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., Marquette University

English literature; women's studies
Christine Blouch
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Michigan

feminist criticism
Laurie Vickroy
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton

Indian literature; creative writing
Thomas Palakeel
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of North Dakota

literary theory; Navaho language and literature
Susan Brill
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Renaissance literature; science fiction
Edgar Chapman
Professor of English
Ph.D., Brown University

medieval language and literature
Jean Jost
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Victorian literature
Margaret Carter
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Management

business planning & competitive strategy; executive development; management
Aaron A. Buchko
Associate Professor of Management
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Marketing

consumer behavior
Robert Baer
Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., Miami University

retailer/consumer relationships; cycle time applications in marketing; integrated marketing communications
Dr. Amy J. Morgan
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., The University of Memphis

Mathematics

history of mathematics; combinatorics; mathematics education
Dr. Herbert E. Kasube
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Montana

Mechanical Engineering

energy; global warming; U.S. energy policy
Y.B. Safdari
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Sc.D., New Mexico State University

Paul Mehta
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Iowa State University

Music

piano
Edward Kaizer
Professor of Music
D.M., Indiana University

music education; symphonic bands
David Vroman
Associate Professor of Music
Ed.D., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Nursing

Alzheimer's disease; caregivers; living wills; nursing homes; Parkinson's disease; issues in nursing; nursing education; nursing management
Linda Anglin
Associate Professor of Nursing
D.A., Illinois State University
nursing education
Francesca Armmer
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ph.D., Indiana State University

aging
Carol Gard
Assistant Professor of Nursing
M.N., Montana State University

community health; substance abuse/treatment; childbirth and parenting after age 35
Bonnie Hinrichsen
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

walking for exercise adherence; health care ethics
Donna B. Konradi
Assistant Professor of Nursing
D.N.S., Indiana University

Philosophy

medical and professional ethics
Theodore Scharle
Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., Po Columbia University

family and society; Islamic cultures; male/female relationships;Third World; war and peace
M.A. Najmi
Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., McGill University

European politics; media; religion; socialism; communism; marxism; sociology of cyberspace
Leonardo Salamini
Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., University of Paris

civil liberties; first amendment freedoms; juvenile delinquency; law enforcement; prison system; the court system; victimization
Bernard Zant
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Theatre

James Ludwig
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
M.A., University of Illinois

directing
Jeffrey Huberman
Dean
Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts
Ph.D., Indiana University

set design
James Langley
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
M.F.A., Illinois State University

Wellness

addictions; personal counseling
Sara K.Cornwell
Professional Counselor
M.A., Bradley University

eating disorders; working with families with a HIV positive member; disaster response
Ann Jones
Director, Wellness and Counseling
Ed.D., Northern Illinois University

counseling/therapeutic concerns
Lori Russell-Chapin
Associate Professor of Education
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Women's Studies

American women's history; women's studies; antislavery movement
Stacey Robertson
Director of Women's Studies, Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

English literature; women's studies
Christine Blouch
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Michigan

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