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Expert Resources
Erin Ayala, Ph.D.
Doctor of Psychology Program - Core Faculty
Expertise: Women’s Health and Sports Psychology.
Prevention and Health Promotion Sport Psychology Professional Development of Students and Early Career Professionals Multiculturalism and Diversity
Christine Beech
Director of the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and Assistant Professor of Business
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Hybrid Organizations, Succession Planning, Social Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurs, Veteran Entrepreneurs
Veteran Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurship Hybrid Organizations Entrepreneurship Succession Planning Women Entrepreneurs Ecosystems Management Consulting Community Engagement
Moni Berg-Binder, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Sciences
Expertise: Invasive plant species and native plants; ecology and animal-plant interactions
Native Plants Invasive Plant Species Animal-Plant Interactions Invasion Ecology
Matthew Bluem, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Graduate and MBA Programs
Crystal Carlson, Ph.D.
Psychology - Assistant Professor
Expertise: Educational psychology, educational technology, fostering critical thinking skills, first-year and first-generation students
Educational Psychology Learning and Cognition General Psychology Developmental Psychology
Hyunjai (Demian) Cho, Ph.D.
Department Chair - Physics, Physics - Assistant Professor
Expertise: Physical Sciences including Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Thermodynamics, Energy, Space
Spectroscopy Thermodynamics Computational Physics Plasma Physics Nuclear Physics Electromagnetism Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Applied Physics Acoustics Condensed Matter Physics Mechanics Particle Physics Theoretical Physics Mathematical Physics Energy High energy physics Astronomy Space Physics
Erin Mae Clark, Ph.D.
English and World Languages - Assistant Professor
Expertise: Multiethnic literatures of the United States, Holocaust literature, and trauma theory
English Cultural Studies Education
Farhiya Farah, Ph.D.
Program Director, Master of Public Health
Tammy Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
MA in Human Resource Management - Adjunct Associate Professor
Expertise: Leadership and Job Satisfaction
Motivation Job Performance Job Satisfaction Organizational Behavior Leadership and Training / Development Organizational Development
Shahid Hussain, M.S., MBA, LL.B, DAIBP, CPA
Business - Assistant Professor
Expertise: Economics, mergers, acquisitions, and re-organizations — domestic and international
Mergers & Acquisitions International and Domestic Federal Tax Tax Business Reorganization International Treasury Functions Tax Planning
John Jankord, M.A.
Certificate in Addiction Studies - Program Director, Marriage and Family Therapy - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Amy Jauman, Ed.D.
Master of Business Admin. Program - Adjunct Associate Professor
Expertise: Coaching and Adult Education
Leadership and Ethics Social Media Strategy Ethics in Social Marketing Web Analytics
Ralf Keysser, D.B.A.
MBA Program - Adjunct Associate Professor
Expertise: Finance and Business
Defaulted Financing Financial Matters Fraud Failures of Disclosures Financial Damages
Tricia Klosky, Ph.D.
Criminal Justice Coordinator, History and Social Sciences - Associate Professor
Expertise: Juvenile corrections, criminal justice, delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Criminological Theory Justice
Joshua Lallaman, Ph.D.
Biology - Adjunct Lecturer
Expertise: Large-river fish populations within the local pools and backwaters of the Mississippi River
Big Fish Climate Change Invasive Species
Erich Lippman, Ph.D.
History and Social Sciences - Associate Professor
Expertise: Russian Intellectual history with a focus on the interactions between religion and modernity in revolutionary Russia
Russian History American History Military History
David Lynch, Ph.D.
History and Social Sciences - Professor, Political Science Coordinator
Expertise: International relations and political economies, particularly trade, globalization and regional trade agreements
International Trade International Political Economy International Relations
Debra Martin, Ph.D.
Biology - Professor, Department Chair - Biology
Zakary Mayo
Business - Assistant Professor
Expertise: Sports marketing and management, forging educational partnerships with outside sport organizations
Sport Management Sport Marketing
Larry Morgan, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
Signe Nestingen, Psy.D.
Psychology Doctorate Program - Core Associate Professor and Internship Director
Expertise: Social Justice and Mental Health Care
Ethics and Diversity Mental Health Human Behavior Abuse Therapy
Matthew Nowakowski, MBA, Ed.D.
Doctor of Business Administration - Program Director and Core Associate Professor
Expertise: Community Development and Resilience
Individual Resilience Business in a Catholic Context Community Resilience
Janet Pladson, Ed.D.
Ed.S. In Educational Admin. - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Michael Ratajczyk, M.A.
Business - Assistant Professor, Program Director, BA & MS Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Todd Reinhart, ScD
Dean, School of Sciences and Health Professions, Professor of Biology and Health Professions
Expertise: Infectious diseases and microbiology
COVID-19 Coronavirus Regenerative Medicine Infectious Diseases Cancer Biology AIDS
Kirsten Seal, M.A.
MA in Marriage & Family Therapy Program - Adjunct Associate Professor
Expertise: Marriage and Family Therapy
Couple Therapy Family Therapy Cross-Cultural Relationships Family Dynamics in Family Businesses Relationships Marriage and Family Therapy Ethics
Ashley Sovereign, Psy.D.
Program Director and Core Professor, Doctor of Psychology Program
Daniel Strittmater
MA Health & Human Services Administration - Practicum Director, MA in Health and Human Services Admin - Adjunct Instructor
Holly Tapper, J.D., M.B.A., SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Director of Online Operations, Professor
Expert in Law and Business
MBA Program Management Online Learning HR Program Management Academic Compliance Strategic Management Study-Abroad Trips