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Asmah Abdallah aabdallah@prairiestate.edu
Jonathan Adams jadams27@prairiestate.edu
Ukaisha Al-Amin ualamin@prairiestate.edu
Jeffrey Albrecht jalbrecht2@prairiestate.edu
Sarah Alford salford@prairiestate.edu
Ruben Alvarez ralvarez1094@prairiestate.edu
Nana Amponsah namponsah@prairiestate.edu
Rosalynn Anderson randerson12@prairiestate.edu
Reynolds Andujar randujar@prairiestate.edu
Erin Antonietti eantonietti@prairiestate.edu
Bosede Apata bapata@prairiestate.edu
Eman Assad eassad@prairiestate.edu
Richard Atwood ratwood@prairiestate.edu
Leslie Austin laustin2@prairiestate.edu
Cathy Badeusz cbadeusz@prairiestate.edu
Kenneth Barker kbarker4@prairiestate.edu
Beth Barnes bbarnes10@prairiestate.edu
Barbara Belin bbelin@prairiestate.edu
Robert Belin rbelin@prairiestate.edu
Cathy Biasella cbiasella@prairiestate.edu
Nick Biasella nbiasella@prairiestate.edu
Deborah Bivens dlbivens@prairiestate.edu
Joseph Blockland jblockland@prairiestate.edu
Emily Bobbe ebobbe@prairiestate.edu
Richard Bona rbona@prairiestate.edu
Eveline Botanga ebotanga@prairiestate.edu
Sarah Bowden skbowden@prairiestate.edu
William Brei wbrei@prairiestate.edu
Jason Brennan jbrennan6@prairiestate.edu
Terrance Brown tbrown41@prairiestate.edu
Gayla Cahan gcahan@prairiestate.edu
Walter Calgaro wcalgaro@prairiestate.edu
Lorraine Campea lcampea@prairiestate.edu
Thomas Canfield tcanfield@prairiestate.edu
Leonard Carey lcarey2717@prairiestate.edu
William Carlborg wcarlborg@prairiestate.edu
Toni Carrington tcarrington2@prairiestate.edu
Monique Carter mccarter@prairiestate.edu
Cyndhia Carvajal de Rincon ccarvajalderincon@prairiestate.edu
Lawrence Casey lcasey2@prairiestate.edu
Sudeshna Chakraborty schakraborty@prairiestate.edu
Scott Chappelle schappelle@prairiestate.edu
Patricia Cherney pcherney@prairiestate.edu
Pearl Coleman pcoleman7@prairiestate.edu
Jeffrey Cook jcook10@prairiestate.edu
Phillip Crews pcrews@prairiestate.edu
Denise Cureton dcureton@prairiestate.edu
Shirley Davenport sdavenport@prairiestate.edu
Kristine Davy kdavy2@prairiestate.edu
Sarah De la Rue sdelarue@prairiestate.edu
Erica Dean edean2@prairiestate.edu
Justin Deangelo jdeangelo@prairiestate.edu
Diana Demarchi ddemarchi@prairiestate.edu
Ladonn Dickens ldickens2@prairiestate.edu
Michael Dwyer mdwyer3@prairiestate.edu
Brian Eaheart beaheart@prairiestate.edu
Toni Elliott Bell telliottbell@prairiestate.edu
Abosede Enadeghe aenadeghe@prairiestate.edu
Robert D. Evans revans5@prairiestate.edu
Mark Fazzini mfazzini@prairiestate.edu
Charlei Feineis cfeineis@prairiestate.edu
Pasquale Fiscelli pfiscelli@prairiestate.edu
Joann Foriest jforiest@prairiestate.edu
Ann Frederickson afrederickson@prairiestate.edu
Raymond Frye rfrye@prairiestate.edu
Kathy Fudge White kfudgewhite@prairiestate.edu
James Gajda jgajda@prairiestate.edu
Samantha Galvin sgalvin2@prairiestate.edu
Louis Gdalman lgdalman@prairiestate.edu
Erin Gomez egomez6@prairiestate.edu
Pamela Goodman pgoodman@prairiestate.edu
James Goril jgoril@prairiestate.edu
Alexandra Green agreen1@prairiestate.edu
Daniel Gromala dgromala@prairiestate.edu
Todd Gross tgross@prairiestate.edu
David Habecker dhabecker2@prairiestate.edu
Taletha Harris tharris27@prairiestate.edu
Donald Heide dheide@prairiestate.edu
Juton Hemphill jhemphill2059@prairiestate.edu
Rosellen Heniff rheniff@prairiestate.edu
Alexandra Herd aherd@prairiestate.edu
Maurice Herron mherron2@prairiestate.edu
Shelly Hokanson shokanson@prairiestate.edu
Victor Honsik vhonsik@prairiestate.edu
Joseph Hooks jhooks@prairiestate.edu
Kiana Hughes khughes@prairiestate.edu
Carisa Hurley churley@prairiestate.edu
Stephen Hyzny shyzny@prairiestate.edu
Dolores Ickis dickis@prairiestate.edu
Mohammed Jaber mjaber@prairiestate.edu
Claudia Jaramillo-Barbosa cjaramillo-barbosa@prairiestate.edu
Karla Jemison kjemison@prairiestate.edu
Richard Jesik rjesik@prairiestate.edu
Lynda Jesse ljesse@prairiestate.edu
David Jouf djouf@prairiestate.edu
Carnold Joyce cjoyce@prairiestate.edu
George Kassal gkassal@prairiestate.edu
Daniel Kester dkester@prairiestate.edu
John Klyczek jklyczek2@prairiestate.edu
Krista Koellner kkoellner@prairiestate.edu
Brian Kolosh bkolosh@prairiestate.edu
Kenneth Kouba kkouba@prairiestate.edu
Maryellen Koza mkoza@prairiestate.edu
Ralph Krauss rkrauss@prairiestate.edu
Charles Krug ckrug2@prairiestate.edu
Rudy Kunshek rkunshek@prairiestate.edu
Edward Kurnat ekurnat@prairiestate.edu
Linda Lacey llacey@prairiestate.edu
Jacques Lamarre jlamarre@prairiestate.edu
Michael Latinovich mlatinovich@prairiestate.edu
Janis Lawrence jlawrence1@prairiestate.edu
Alberta Lawson alawson5@prairiestate.edu
Leroy Lawson lplawson@prairiestate.edu
Stephanie Lebens slebens@prairiestate.edu
Jonathan Lee jlee11@prairiestate.edu
William Leen wleen@prairiestate.edu
Cemile Lengel clengel@prairiestate.edu
Letitia Leonard lleonard2@prairiestate.edu
Ann Libs alibs@prairiestate.edu
Deven Lindenberg dlindenberg@prairiestate.edu
Steven Lindsay slindsay@prairiestate.edu
Devon Lindsay dlindsay@prairiestate.edu
Jerry Logan jlogan3674@prairiestate.edu
Alice Lorenz alorenz@prairiestate.edu
Lamarr Magnus lmagnus@prairiestate.edu
Barbara Maine bmaine@prairiestate.edu
Michael Manson mmanson@prairiestate.edu
Nichelle Manuel nmanuel2@prairiestate.edu
Larry Marshall ljmarshall@prairiestate.edu
Yvette Mayo ymayo@prairiestate.edu
Steven McCain samccain@prairiestate.edu
Michael McGehee mmcgehee@prairiestate.edu
Daniel McNamara dmcnamara@prairiestate.edu
Kevin McNulty kmcnulty546@prairiestate.edu
Brian Meeks bmeeks@prairiestate.edu
Salvador Mendoza smendoza6@prairiestate.edu
Elijah Miller emiller5@prairiestate.edu
Ralph Moore rmoore@prairiestate.edu
Dwight Morton dmorton3@prairiestate.edu
Andreas Mueller amueller2@prairiestate.edu
Ray Muhammad rmuhammad13@prairiestate.edu
Jim Murray jmurray3@prairiestate.edu
Mary Murray mmurray8695@prairiestate.edu
Elizabeth Musser emusser@prairiestate.edu
John Newgard jnewgard@prairiestate.edu
Dominique Newman dnewman@prairiestate.edu
Jessica Nicoletti jnicoletti@prairiestate.edu
Alexandra Noriega anoriega@prairiestate.edu
Sergio Nunez Mendoza snunezmendoza@prairiestate.edu
Kenneth O Keefe kokeefe@prairiestate.edu
Colleen O'Connor coconnor2@prairiestate.edu
Uchechukwu Ohiri uohiri@prairiestate.edu
Caleb Olaleye colaleye@prairiestate.edu
Lauren Osman losman@prairiestate.edu
Gail Otterson gotterson@prairiestate.edu
Kristina Paltanavicius kpaltanavicius@prairiestate.edu
Richard Patterson rpatterson6@prairiestate.edu
Alvin Paul apaul@prairiestate.edu
Darnell Payne dpayne8@prairiestate.edu
Jamaal Phillips jphillips7@prairiestate.edu
Lynn Petty lpetty@prairiestate.edu
Iwona Pipikios ipipikios@prairiestate.edu
Pamela Planera pplanera@prairiestate.edu
Rebecca Powell rpowell8@prairiestate.edu
Matthew Praxmarer mpraxmarer@prairiestate.edu
Regina Pessagno rpessagno@prairiestate.edu
Elaine Purcell epurcell@prairiestate.edu
Robert Rabelhofer rrabelhofer@prairiestate.edu
Aurelius Raines araines@prairiestate.edu
Maureen Reiser mreiser@prairiestate.edu
Angela Rich arich@prairiestate.edu
Robert Roach rroach@prairiestate.edu
Michael Roberson mroberson2@prairiestate.edu
Carlos Robles crobles@prairiestate.edu
Marvin Rodas mrodas@prairiestate.edu
Sheila Roe-Boston sroe@prairiestate.edu
Michelle Rogers mrogers1553@prairiestate.edu
Margaret Rossi mrossi3@prairiestate.edu
Devipriya Roy droy@prairiestate.edu
Jill Ruschak jruschak@prairiestate.edu
Ronald Saviano rsaviano@prairiestate.edu
William Schultz wschultz@prairiestate.edu
Loretta Schwartz lschwartz@prairiestate.edu
Nancy Schwider nschwider@prairiestate.edu
Randall Sharpe rsharpe@prairiestate.edu
Charles Sheridan csheridan@prairiestate.edu
Michael Siefert msiefert@prairiestate.edu
Charles Simpson csimpson8@prairiestate.edu
Smita Singh ssingh@prairiestate.edu
Christopher Smith csmith59@prairiestate.edu
Theoda Smith tsmith@prairiestate.edu
David Snelson dsnelson@prairiestate.edu
Jeanne Sosnowski jsosnowski@prairiestate.edu
Jeremy Spence jspence@prairiestate.edu
Teresa Spruiell tspruiell@prairiestate.edu
Joyce Stedt jstedt@prairiestate.edu
Tara Stoehr tstoehr@prairiestate.edu
Cherise Stone cstone@prairiestate.edu
Janine Stroemer jstroemer@prairiestate.edu
James Sullivan jsullivan5@prairiestate.edu
Mark Swanson mswanson@prairiestate.edu
Valerie Taglieri vtaglieri@prairiestate.edu
Stephen Tallackson stallackson@prairiestate.edu
Shenita Talton stalton@prairiestate.edu
David Tepper dtepper@prairiestate.edu
Wendell Thomas wwthomas@prairiestate.edu
Paul Thomas pthomas@prairiestate.edu
Charles Thompson cthompson19@prairiestate.edu
Ja're Thorn jthorn@prairiestate.edu
Donald Tieri dtieri@prairiestate.edu
Leslie Tischauser ltischauser@prairiestate.edu
Marinna Troupe mtroupe@prairiestate.edu
Vicky Valancius-Mangel vvalancius-mangel@prairiestate.edu
Sarah Van Hoegarden SVanHoegarden@prairiestate.edu
Martha Vargas Somosa mvargassomosa@prairiestate.edu
Richard Velasquez rvelasquez2@prairiestate.edu
Eugene Vinyard evinyard@prairiestate.edu
Michael Vittori mvittori@prairiestate.edu
Cecil Wagner cwagner3@prairiestate.edu
Patricia Walker pwalker@prairiestate.edu
Sara Wallace swallace7@prairiestate.edu
Tracey Wallace twallace9@prairiestate.edu
Becky Walters bwalters1@prairiestate.edu
Donald Washington ddwashington@prairiestate.edu
Angella Webb awebb6@prairiestate.edu
Ken Wehmhoefer kwehmhoefer@prairiestate.edu
Jamie Welling jwelling@prairiestate.edu
Michael Wheeler mwheeler@prairiestate.edu
James White jwhite@prairiestate.edu
Claudia Williams clwilliams@prairiestate.edu
Cydney Williams cwilliams103@prairiestate.edu
Diane Williams dwilliams@prairiestate.edu
Monica Williams mwilliams75@prairiestate.edu
Lasheryl Williams lwilliams79@prairiestate.edu
Tokoya Williams twilliams74@prairiestate.edu
Gina Willis gwillis@prairiestate.edu
Katharine Wilson kwilson@prairiestate.edu
Sandra Wood swood3@prairiestate.edu
Richard Wood rwood2@prairiestate.edu
John Wortel jwortel@prairiestate.edu
Sterling Wright shwright@prairiestate.edu
Kyung-Hwa Yang kyang@prairiestate.edu
John Zager jzager@prairiestate.edu
Bruce Ziegle bziegle@prairiestate.edu

Allied Health and Emergency Services

Megan Hughes - Dean, Allied Health and Emergency Services

Website

Nursing, Allied Health, and Human Services
 Website

Name/Title Education
Marcia Bulthuis
mbulthius@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Nursing
  • B.S.N., Trinity Christian College
  • M.S., Andrews University
Danielle Coleman
dcoleman2@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Nursing
  • A.A.S., Prairie State College
  • B.S., Governors State University
  • M.S.N., Governors State University
Patrice Eberhardt
peberhardt@prairiestate.edu
Professor/Coordinator/Director, Nursing
  • B.S.N., Rush University
  • M.S.N., Rush University
  • D.N.P., Governors State University
Maureen Grady
mgrady@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Nursing
  • A.A.S., Prairie State College
  • B.S.N., Purdue University
  • M.S., Purdue University
  • D.N.P., Governors State University
Michelle Keane
mkeane@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Nursing
  • A.D.N., Prairie State College
  • B.S.N., Purdue University-Hammond
  • M.S.N., Benedictine University-Lisle
Diane Miller
damiller@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Nursing
  • A.D.N., Prairie State College
  • B.S.N., Governors State University
  • M.S.N., Governors State University

Shawna Miller
smmiller@prairiestate.edu
Assistant Professor, Nursing
  • B.S.N., George Mason University
  • M.S.N., Capella University

Mary Raymond
mraymond3@prairiestate.edu
Assistant Professor/Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant
  • B.S., Northwestern University
  • M.S,. DePaul University
  • D.H.S.,Midwestern University
Edward O'Donnell
eodonnell@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Nursing
  • B.S., Chicago State University
  • M.S.N., Lewis University
Angela Simpson
asimpson@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Nursing
  • A.S., Kennedy-King College
  • B.S., Lewis University
  • M.S.N., Lewis University
Denita Williams
dwilliams8696@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Certified Nursing Assistant and Nursing
  • A.A.S., Olive-Harvey College
  • B.S., Governors State University
  • MDiv., Garrett Evangelical THeological Seminary
  • M.S.N., University of Phoenix

Dental Assisting

Website

Name/Title Education
Dawn Piper
dpiper3@prairiestate.edu
Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor, Dental Assisting
  • A.A.S. Prairie State College
  • B.S. Lewis University
  • PHDH IDHA

Dental Hygiene and Surgical Technology  
Dental Hygiene  Surgical Technology

Name/Title Education
Carol Braun
cbraun@prairiestate.edu
Supervising Dentist, Coordinator and Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene
  • B.S., Illinois State University
  • D.D.S., Loyola University
Rebecca Buckle
rbuckle@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Clinical Coordinator, Dental Hygiene
  • A.A.S., William Rainey Harper College
  • B.S.D.H., College of Southern Nevada
  • M.Ed., Concordia University
Kathleen Karwoski
kkarwoski@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor/Department Chair, Dental Hygiene
  • A.A.S., Prairie State College
  • M.A., Governor State University
Heather Pevion
hpevion@prairiestate.edu
Assistant Professor/Coordinator, Surgical Technology
  • A.G.S., Prairie State College
  • Surgical Technologist Certificate, NBSTSA
Desiree Schierholz
dschierholz@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene
  • A.A.S., Prairie State College
  • B.A., Governors State University
  • M.Ed., DePaul University

Counseling
Website

Name Education
Sarah Hein
shein@prairiestate.edu
Counselor, Chair, and Coordinator, Transfer
  • B.S.W., University of Kansas
  • M.A., Northwestern University

Shannon Word
sword@prairiestate.edu
Personal Counselor and Chair, Counseling Services

Main building, Room 2262
  • B.S., University of Illinois-Chicago
  • M.S., Governors State University

 

Career and Technical Education

Janice Kaushal - Dean, Career and Technical Education

Business

Name Education
Colleen Ivancic
Associate Professor, Accounting and Business
  • B.S., Marquette University-Milwaukee
  • M.S., Governors State University
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Marcianne Schusler
Professor, Business
  • B.S., University of Illinois
  • M.B.A., Saint Xavier University

Graphic Communication, Photography
 Website

Name Education
Rebecca Slagle
Associate Professor, Visual Communications/Multimedia Arts and Coordinator, Photography
  • A.A.S., Prairie State College
  • B.F.A., THe School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • M.F.A., Governors State University 

Music Production

Name Education
Jonathan Pierre
Associate Professor, Music and Coordinator, Music Production
  • B.A., Columbia College-Chicago
  • Avid Certification (Pro-Tools)

Industrial Technology 
Manufacturing Electrical Automotive

Name Education
Tony Gumushian
Professor, Chair, and Coordinator, Automotive Technology
  • B.S., Western Michigan University
  • M.S., University of Illinois
Georgia Karras
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Industrial Electricity
  • B.S., Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer
Chad Vlietstra
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
  • A.A.S., Prairie State College
  • B.S., Waldorf College
  • HVACR Certificate, Prairie State College
Martin Wolfe
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Manufacturing/Welding
  • B.S., Eastern Illinois University
  • M.S., Eastern Illinois University

Information Technology
 Website

Name Education
Jackie Dennis
Professor, Computer Information Technology and Coordinator, ITAPP/ITNET/ITPRG/ ITWEB
  • B.S. Southern Illinois University
  • M.A., Roosevelt University
  • Executive Information Technology Certificate, Regis University
Brian Donovan
Associate Professor, Information Technology/Dept. Chair
  • B.S., Tulane University
  • M.S., DePaul University

George Nkulenu
Assistant Professor, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
  • B.A., Ashford University
  • M.S., Governors State University

Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Melissa Hebert-Johnson - Dean, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Early Childhood Education

Name Education
Christopher Fogarty
Professor/Coordinator, Education
  • B.S., Northern Illinois University
  • M.B.A., DePaul University

English
  Website

Name Education 
Alanna K. Cotch
Professor, English. Honors Program Coordinator
  • B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College
  • M.A., University of Maine
  • Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Jason Evans
Professor, Developmental Writing and English. Developmental Writing and Reading Coordinator
  • B.A., Milligan College
  • M.A., University of Chicago
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
Jessica Gravely
Associate Professor and Coordinator, English
  • B.A., University of North Carolina
  • M.A., Wake Forest University
Thomas Nicholas
Associate Professor and Chair, English
  • B.A., Northern Michigan University
  • M.A., Ohio State University
  • M.L.I.S., Kent State University
Patrick M. Reichard
Professor, English
  • B.A., Villanova University
  • M.A., University of Chicago
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
Elise Spencer
Associate Professor, English and Coordinator, Writing Center
  • B.A., Averett University
  • M.A., Loyola University
Justin Vidovic
Associate Professor, English 
  • B.A., Wayne State University
  • M.A., Wayne State University
  • Ph.D., Wayne State University

 Communication 
Website

Name Education
Brianna Abate
Associate Professor, Communication
  • A.A., College of DuPage
  • B.S., Bradley University
  • M.A., Miami University (Ohio)
Joshua Green
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Communication
  • B.S., Miami University of Ohio
  • M.A., Miami University of Ohio
  • M.F.A., University of California (UCLA)
Dana Trunnell
Associate Professor, Communications
  • B.A., Illinois State University
  • M.A., Illinois State University

Humanities
Website

Name Education 
Max Hammond
Associate Professor, Humanities
  • B.A., Brigham Young University
  • M.A., Brigham Young University
  • M.A., University of Chicago
Hyrum LaTurner
Associate Professor, Humanities
  • A.A., Dixie Community College
  • B.A., Brigham Young University
  • M.A., Brigham Young University
  • Ph.D., University of Chicago
George Streeter
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Humanities
  • B.A.,Yale University
  • Ph.D., University of Chicago

Fine and Performing Arts
Website

Name Education
Valerie Nicholson
Professor and Coordinator, Performing Arts/Music
  • B.M.Ed., Murray State University
  • M.A., Governors State University
Paul Rinaldi
Professor and Coordinator, Arts
  • B.A., Fairfield University
  • M.F.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Louis Shields
Professor, Art History
  • B.A., Governors State University
  • M.A., Governors State University
  • M.F.A., Northern Illinois University

 Foreign Languages
Website

Name Education
Teresa McCann
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Spanish/Coordinator, Faculty Development
  • B.A., University of Northern Iowa
  • M.A., University of Northern Iowa
  • M.A.T.L., University of Southern Mississippi

Social Science 
History Education Political Science Sociology Psychology Social Science 

Name Education
Cynthia Cornejo
 Professor, Psychology
  • B.A., Roosevelt University
  • M.A., Illinois School of Professional Psychology/Argosy University
  • PsyD., Illinois School of Professional Psychology/Argosy University
Lalinda De La Fuente
Associate Professor, Sociology, and Coordinator, Social Sciences
  • B.S., Florida International University
  • M.A., Roosevelt University
Dianne DeSousa
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Psychology/Dept. Chair
  • B.A., Lake Forest College
  • Ph.D., Loyola University
Christopher Fogarty
Professor and Coordinator, Education
  • B.A., Long Island University
  • M.Ed., National-Louis University
André Halliburton
 Professor, Psychology
  • B.S., Chicago State University
  • M.S., Chicago State University
  • Ph.D., Loyola University
Michael Massengill
Assistant Professor, Economics
  • B.S., Indiana University Northwest
  • M.S., Roosevelt University
Craig Mulling
Professor, Sociology
  • B.A., Baldwin Wallace College
  • M.A., Bowling Green State University
  • Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Justin Pariseau
Associate Professor and Coordinator, History
  • B.A., Boston College
  • M.A., College of William and Mary
  • Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Andrew Schott
Professor, Political Science
  • A.A., Carl Sandburg College
  • B.A., University of Illinois-Springfield
  • M.A., Northern Illinois University
  • M.A., University of Illinois-Springfield

 

Mathematics and Science

Annette Dolph - Dean, Math and Science

Mathematics  
Website

Name Education
Susan Ecsi
secsi@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Developmental Mathematics and Coordinator, Mathematics
  • B.A., Purdue University-Calumet
  • B.S., Purdue University-Calumet
  • M.S., Purdue University-Calumet
Melanie Eddins-Spencer
meddinsspencer@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Mathematics
  • B.S., Alabama State University
  • M.A., University of Alabama
  • Ph.D., University of Alabama
Brian Garant
bgarant@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Mathematics
  • B.S., Central Michigan University
  • M.A., Central Michigan University
Natalie McGathey
nmcgathey@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • B.S., Lewis University
  • M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
Kevin Marks 
kmarks@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • B.S., DePaul University
  • M.A., Illinois Institute of Technology
Katharine Sims-Drew
ksims@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor and Chair, Mathematics
  • B.S., Harvey Mudd College
  • M.S., Northwestern University
Terra A. Stamps
tstamps@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Mathematics
  • B.S., University of Montevallo
  • M.A., University of Alabama

Natural Sciences
Biology Chemistry Physical Science Physics

Name Education
Christa Adam
cadam@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Biology and Coordinator, Adjunct Faculty
  • B.S., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
  • M.S., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
  • Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Reuben E. Barrett
rbarrett@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Biology
  • B.A., Webster University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • D.C., Logan College of Chiropractic
  • J.D., William Howard Taft University
Christine Brooms
cbrooms@prairiestate.edu
Professor and Chair, Natural Science; Coordinator, Chemistry
  • B.A., University of Chicago
  • Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Lee Anne Burrough
lburrough@prairiestate.edu
Professor and Coordinator, Physical Science/Earth Science/Geology
  • B.S., Trinity University
  • M.S., University of Illinois
Nicholas E. Halm-Lutterodt
nhlutterodt@prairiestate.edu
Professor and Coordinator, Biology
  • B.A., University of Illinois-Chicago
  • M.D., St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Angela Hung
ahung@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Biology
  • B.A., New College of Florida
  • Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Erica Lannan
elannan@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Biology
  • B.S., Iowa State University
  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Craig Nelson
cnelson@prairiestate.edu
Professor, Biology
  • B.S., Illinois College
  • M.A., Loyola University
  • D.O., Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mohammad Salami
msalami@prairiestate.edu
Professor and Coordinator, Physics
  • B.S., Texas Southern University
  • M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago
Medhat Shaibat
mshaibat@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Chemistry
  • B.Sc., Al-Quds University, AbuDies, West Bank
  • M.S., Roosevelt University
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Johnson Thomas
jthomas1@prairiestate.edu
Assistant Professor, Biology
  • B.S., University of Madras, Chennai
    M.S., University of Western Australia, Perth
  • Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Haiming Wang
hwang2@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Physics
  • B.S., Fudan University, Shanghai
  • M.S., University of Tokyo
  • Ph.D., University of Tokyo

 Adult Education
Kim Marisa Kunce - Dean Adult Education

Adult Education Adult Literacy ESL GED Transition Services

Name Education
Jennifer Eick-Magan
jeick-magan@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, ESL, and Dept. Chair, Adult Education
  • B.A., Central College
  • M.A., Ball State University
Laura Guill
lguill@prairiestate.edu
Assistant Professor/Coordinator, Adult Basic and Secondary Education
  • B.A., Valparaiso University
  • M.A., Purdue University Calumet

Library

Website

Name Education
Thane Montaner
tmontaner@prairiestate.edu
Associate Professor, Chair, and Collection Management Librarian
  • B.A., University of South Florida
  • M.A., University of Illinois-Chicago
  • M.L.I.S., Dominican University