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

Jeremy Carney,
PhD, MSW, BSW
(He/Him/His)
Professor | MSW Program Director
School of Social Work

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

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
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
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

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