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 and Chair
                Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning | Department of Leadership & Learning
            
                    Jeremy Carney,
                    PhD, MSW, BSW
                    (He/Him/His)
            
            Professor | MSW Program Director | Interim Chair
                School of Social Work
            
                    Michael Coquyt,
                    EdD, MA, BA
            
            Professor
                Department of Leadership & Learning
            
                    Keri DeSutter,
                    PhD, MS, BA
            
            Professor
                Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning
            
                    Travis Dolence,
                    MFA, MS, MS, BA
            
            Digital Initiatives Librarian
                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
                Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning
            
                    Marci Glessner,
                    PhD, MA, BSED
            
            Associate Professor
                Nibbe 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
                Department of Economics, Law & Politics
            
                    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
                Nibbe 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 | Honors Program
            
                    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
            
                    Kim Mollberg,
                    MS, BS
            
            Adjunct Instructor
                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, CCC-SLP
            
            Professor | Graduate Coordinator
                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, HNB-BC
            
            Professor of Nursing | Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator  | Chief Academic Nursing Administrator
                School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
            
                    Sean Taylor,
                    PhD, MA, BA
            
            Professor
                History, Languages & Humanities Department
            
                    Lee Vigilant,
                    PhD, MA, BA
            
            Professor | Interim Dean of Education & Human Services
                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
            


