Academic Departments

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Academic Departments

Office of Academic Advising

Director	David Marchesani	3-3406	BAR	0089
Associate Director	Kim Bock	3-3406	BAR	0089
Assistant Director / Advising Development	Michele Peck	3-3406	BAR	0089
Secretary	Victoria Fredricksen	3-3406	BAR	0089
Academic Advisor / Peer Advisors	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	BAR	0089
Academic Advisor / Career Development / Strong Interest Inventory	Angie Tudor	3-3406	BAR	0089
Academic Advisor	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	BAR	0089
Academic Advisor / Panther Access, Connection & Engagement (PACE) Program	Kathy Peters	3-3406	BAR	0089
Academic Advisor	Kyle Haiman	3-3406	BAR	0089
	2nd Office	3-3406	MSH	143
Academic Advisor	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	BAR	0089
Academic Advisor	Michelle Holland	3-3406	BAR	0089
	2nd Office	3-5857	WRC	111
Academic Advisor	Abigail Kissel	3-3406	BAR	0089
	2nd Office	3-3406	WRC	133

Accounting

Department Head	Joseph Ugrin	3-7101	CBB	331
Office for Professional Distinction	contact regarding advising services for majors, minors, and certificates	3-2144	CBB	005
Accounting - Hybrid	James Prier	3-2144	CBB	5
Masters of Accounting (MACC) Director	Huishan Wan	3-6298	CBB	352

Applied Engineering & Technical Management

Department Head	Lisa Riedle	3-2561	AEB	1024
Graduate Programs Coordinator	Scott Giese	3-7083	AEB	1032
Undergraduate Recruitment / Student Advising	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Automation Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Construction Management	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Electrical Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Graphic Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
	Lee Geisinger	3-2584	AEB	1020
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
	Srikant Revuru	3-2909	AEB	1035
Materials Science & Engineering	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Materials Science & Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Mechanical Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Technology & Engineering Education	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
Technology Management (On-campus/Online)	Chris Shaw	3-3258	AEB	1019
	Julie Zhe Zhang	3-2590	AEB	1033
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITTC	007

Art

Department Head	Elizabeth Sutton	3-6260	KAB	104
Art Education	Wendy Miller	3-2833	KAB	204
Art Education (Minor-K-8 Endorsement)	Wendy Miller	3-2833	KAB	204
Art History	Elizabeth Sutton	3-6260	KAB	104
Ceramics	Amanda Barr	3-2077	KAB	126
Drawing	Kenneth Hall	3-6468	KAB	202
Graduate Study	Samantha Goss	3-6097	KAB	204
Graphic Design	Riva Nayaju	3-7278	KAB	220
Museum Studies Certificate	Elizabeth Sutton	3-6260	KAB	104
Painting	Kenneth Hall	3-6468	KAB	202
Performance Art	Jeffry Byrd	3-6009	KAB	224
Photography	Noah Doely	3-2036	KAB	241
Printmaking	Aaron Wilson	3-2117	KAB	249
Sculpture	Dan Perry	3-7684	KAB	134

Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programs (BAS)

Criminal Justice	Gayle Rhineberger	3-3245	BAR	1116
Managing Business & Organizations	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106

Bachelor of Liberal Studies

Program Coordinator

Hope Trainor

3-2504

HPC

106

Biology

Department Head	Peter Berendzen	3-2456	MSH	144
Environmental Resource Management Ecosystems	Peter Berendzen	3-2456	MSH	144
Academic Advisor	Kyle Haiman	3-3406	MSH	143
	Second Office:	3-3406	ITT	007

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Department Head	Bill Harwood	3-2437	MSH	243
Chemistry Teaching	Dawn Del Carlo	3-3296	MSH	281

Communication and Media

Department Head	Ryan McGeough	3-2217	LNG	326
Secretary	Dianna Jones	3-6118	LNG	326
Undergraduate Academic Advisor	Lori Johnson	3-3792	LNG	333
Forensics	Ryan McGeough	3-2217	LNG	326
Graduate Programs	Kyle Rudick	3-2525	LNG	358
Interpreters Theatre	Danielle McGeough	3-2048	LNG	360
Academic Advisor, New from High School	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Department Head	Jennifer Garrett	3-3706	CAC	235
Graduate Studies	Angie Burda	3-3128	CAC	230
Undergraduate Studies	Jennifer Garrett	3-3706	CAC	235
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITT	007

Computer Science

Department Head	Eugene Wallingford	3-2618	EBAR	19
Co-Op Program	Eugene Wallingford	3-2618	EBAR	19
Undergraduate & Graduate Studies	Eugene Wallingford	3-2618	EBAR	19

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Department Head	Siobahn Morgan	3-2759	LAT	121
Astronomy/Earth Science	Siobahn Morgan	3-2759	LAT	121
Earth Science Education	Kyle Gray	3-2809	LAT	114
Geology/Environmental Science	Chad Heinzel	3-6168	LAT	116
Meteorology	Alan Czarnetzki	3-2152	LAT	102

Economics

Department Head

Alicia Rosburg

3-2412

CBB

217

Education - Undergraduate

Elementary, Early Childhood, Middle Level Education
College of Education Advising & Teacher Education Success Office (CATS)		3-2265	SEC	151
Director	Jenny Connolly	3-5562	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Barbara Gager	3-2997	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Amber Dullard	3-4971	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Meredith Pecinovsky	3-3070	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151
Elementary Education 2+2	TBA
Elementary Education 2+2	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151
Elementary Education Purple Pathway for Paraeducators	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151
Emphasis Area Department (7-12)	See Deptartment Listings		See Department Listings
Instructional Technology	Magda Galloway	3-3076	SEC	401
Literacy Education	Sohyun Meacham	3-2629	SEC	613
Middle Level	Carolyn Weber	3-3274	SEC	628
Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure (RAPIL)	Anjuli Myers	3-4252	SEC	167
Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure (RAPIL)	Erin Summerhays	3-2717	SEC	151
School Library Studies	Joan Taylor	3-2192	LIB	126
Special Education	Robin Dada	3-7619	SEC	613
Special Education Instructional Strategist I, K-8	Sandy Crain	3-6061	SEC	613
Special Education Instructional Strategist I, 5-12	Sandy Crain	3-6061	SEC	613
Special Education Instructional Strategist II	Sherry Petty	3-6270	SEC	613
Student Field Experiences	Jim Stichter	3-2232	SEC	153

Education - Graduate

Doctor of Education
Doctor of Education, EdD Core	Scott Ellison	3-2749	SEC	507
Education Evaluation	Rob Boody	3-6198	SEC	525B
Educational Leadership Doctoral ISA	Matt Townsley	3-3564	SEC	603
Educational Psychology	Nicki Skaar	3-7649	SEC	525G
Educational Research	Rob Boody	3-6198	SEC	525B
Elementary Education	Mason Kuhn	3-2240	SEC	631
Leadership & School Finance	Kim Huckstadt	3-3564	SEC	601
Literacy Education	Sohyum Meacham	3-2629	SEC	613
Middle Level	Carolyn Weber	3-7759	SEC	628
Instructional Technology	Leigh Zeitz	3-3249	SEC	613A
Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs	David Schmid	3-6519	SEC	604
Special Education, MAE	Amy Staples	3-7468	SEC	607
Principalship
Education Leadership	Tim Gilson	3-2636	SEC	601
School Library Studies	Joan Taylor	3-2192	LIB	126
School Psychology	Nicki Skaar	3-7649	SEC	525G
Superintendency	Kim Huckstadt	3-3564	SEC	601

Environmental Resource Management

Ecosystems	Theresa Spradling	3-2458	MSH	144
Geosystems	Mark Welford	3-2772	ITT	205
Resource Administration	Kathy Scholl	3-6316	WRC	203
Environmental Compliance	Siobahn Morgan	3-2389	LAT	121

Exploratory/Major Changers

Academic Advisor	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITT	007

Family, Aging & Counseling

Department Head	Bill Henninger	3-6383	LAT	235
Family Services	Gary Gute	3-6149	LAT	229
Family Services / Academic Advisor, New Students from High School	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	ITT	007
Gerontology (major and minor)	Elaine Eshbaugh	3-6083	LAT	217
Mental Health Counseling (Graduate)	Eran Hanke	3-6013	LAT	249
School Counseling (Graduate)	Eran Hanke	3-6013	LAT	249

Finance

Department Head	Brett Olsen	3-2396	CBB	317
Office for Professional Distinction	contact regarding advising services for majors, minors, and certificates	3-2144	CBB	005
All Finance programs	Brett Olsen	3-2396	CBB	317
Real Estate	Brett Olsen	3-2396	CBB	317
Academic Advisor	Elisabeth Soliz	3-2144	CBB	5

General Studies

Individual Studies Coordinator

Linda Emery

3-2504

HPC

106

Geography

Department Head	Mark Welford	3-2772	ITT	205
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007
Geography (BA)	Thomas Larsen	3-6845	ITT	205
Geographical Information Systmes (BS)	Alex Oberle	3-6332	ITT	207
Environmental Resource Management (BA)	Lisa Tabor	3-7343	ITT	215
Transfer Student Academic Advising	Alex Oberle	3-6332	ITT	207
Geographical Information Systems Certificate	Alex Oberle	3-6332	ITT	207
Unmanned Aerial Systems Certificate	John DeGroote	3-6158	ITT	214
Geography (MA)	Bingqing Liang	3-3609	ITT	220

Health, Recreation & Community Services

Department Head	Kathy Scholl	3-6316	WRC	203
Academic Advisor	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151

History

Department Head	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
European	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
General	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
United States	Barbara Cutter	3-5909	SRL	336
Graduate Studies	Kenneth Atkinson	3-6990	SRL	318
Global	Charles Holcombe	3-5907	SRL	342
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Lori VanHoorweghe	3-3406	ITTC	007
Public History	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
History, Teaching	Chad Christopher	3-3157	SRL	328

Individual Studies

Individual Studies & General Studies	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106
Bachelor of Liberal Studies	Hope Trainor	3-2504	HPC	103
Human Services	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106
Individual Studies: Sports Administration (BA)	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106

Interior Design

Department Head	Bill Henninger	3-6383	LAT	235
Interior Design	Gowri Betrabet-Gulwadi	3-2603	LAT	213

Kinesiology & Athletic Training

Department Head	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Movement & Exercise Science: Exercise Science	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Movement & Exercise Science: Sports Psychology	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Physical Education Teaching	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Undergraduate Advisor: Movement & Exercise Science and Athletic Training	Michelle Holland	3-5857	WRC	111
Second Office		3-3406	ITT	007
Undergraduate Advisor: Physical Education Teaching	Abigail Kissel	3-3406	WRC	133
Second Office		3-3406	ITT	007

Languages & Literature

Department Head	Jim O'Loughlin	3-2821	BAR	1001
English, Graduate	Karen Tracey	3-2571	BAR	2052
English, Teaching	Erika Bass	3-7193	BAR	2010
English, Undergraduate	Caroline Ledeboer	3-2854	BAR	0006
French, Undergraduate	Elena Dobrilla	3-2200	BAR	0004
Spanish, Undergraduate	Elena Dobrilla	3-2200	BAR	0004
TESOL, Graduate	Hilal Ergul	3-2729	BAR	2015
TESOL, Undergraduate	Caroline Ledeboer	3-2854	BAR	0006

Management

Department Head	Atul Mitra	3-6202	CBB	233
Office for Professional Distinction	contact for advising services for majors, minors, and certificates	3-2144	CBB	005
Business Administration	Sarah Rosol	3-3954	CBB	247
Business Law	Emily Obermeier	3-6476	CBB	244
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center	Patrick Luensmann	3-5732	BCS	13

Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Department Head	Joseph Miller	3-2955	CBB	338
Office for Professional Distinction	contact for advising services for majors, minors, and certificates	3-2144	CBB	005

Mathematics

Department Head	Doug Mupasiri	3-2012	WRT	224
Algebra/Number Theory	Marius Somodi	3-6263	WRT	329
Applied Math & Analysis, Grad & Undergrad	Michael Prophet	3-2104	WRT	320
Discrete Mathematics	Doug Shaw	3-6805	WRT	321
Elementary Education & Elementary Math Minor	Olof Steinthorsdottir	3-2515	WRT	319
Middle School/Jr High Math Education, AND Graduate Program	Brian Townsend	3-2397	WRT	307
Probability, Financial Math & Actuarial Science	Syed Kirmani	3-2940	WRT	310
Financial Math & Actuarial Science	Shanzhen Luo	3-6435	WRT	332
Functional Analysis	Doug Mupasiri	3-2012	WRT	224
Geometry	Theron Hitchman	3-2646	WRT	327
Statistics	Mark Ecker	3-2943	WRT	306
Senior High Math Education, Teacher Education	Catherine Miller	3-2935	WRT	318
Set Theory, Topology	Adrienne Stanley	3-3141	WRT	323
Secondary Math Education	Elizabeth Hughes	3-6969	WRT	311
Statistical Consulting Center	Justine Radunzel	3-7963	WRT	316

Military Science

Department Head	LTC Erik Lampe	3-7648	NFH	273
Military Law, Ethics, and Leadership Staff Management	LTC Erik Lampe	3-7648	NFH	273
Academic Advisor	MAJ Andrew Smith, MSI	3-7648	NFH	273
Academic Advisor	CPT Isra Hendon, MSII	3-7648	NFH	273
Academic Advisor	SFC Michael Bottcher, MSIII	3-7648	NFH	273

Music

Department Head	Melinda Boyd	3-2024	RSL	115
Graduate Student Advisor	Ann Bradfield	3-2460	RSL	163
Undergraduate Student Advisor	Victor Acevedo	3-2024	RSL	115

Nursing & Public Health

Department Head	Nancy Kertz	3-2828	ITTC	305
Nursing Program	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITTC	007
Nursing: 3+1 Biology	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITTC	007
Nursing: 3+1 Health Sciences	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITTC	007
Public Health	Susan Roberts-Dobie	3-5930	ITTC	314

Philosophy & World Religions

Department Head

Susan Hill

3-6221

BAR

1089

Physics

Department Head	Paul Shand	3-2425	PHY	215
Applied Physics	Paul Shand	3-2425	PHY	215
Physics	Paul Shand	3-2425	PHY	215
Engineering	Paul Shand	3-2425	PHY	215
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITT	007
Physics Teaching	Larry Escalada	3-2431	PHY	317

Political Science

Department Head	Scott Peters	3-2039	SAB	335
Political Science & Public Administration	Scott Peters	3-2039	SAB	335
Political Communication	Scott Peters	3-2039	SAB	335
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITTC	007

Psychology

Department Head	Adam Butler	3-2303	BAR	1078
Clinical Psychology	Seth Brown	3-6091	BAR	2073
Industrial/Organizational Psychology	Mike Gasser	3-7178	BAR	2078
Social Psychology	Helen Harton	3-2235	BAR	2080
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITT	007

Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

Department Head	Kathleen Scholl	3-6316	WRC	203
Academic Advisor	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151

School Library Studies

Graduate Program

Joan Taylor

3-2192

LIB

126

Science Education


Director	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Lead Undergraduate Academic Advisor	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Biology Teaching (Grades 5-12) Undergraduate Academic Advisor	Jesse Wilcox	3-2770	MSH	097
Chemistry Teaching (Grades 5-12) Undergraduate Academic Advisor	Dawn Del Carlo	3-3296	MSH	281
Lead Middle Level Science (Grades 5 - 8)	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Lead Earth Science Teaching (Grades 5-12) Undergraduate Academic Advisor	Kyle Gray	3-2809	LAT	114
Comprehensive Secondary Science Teaching (Grades 5-12)	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Physics Teaching (Grades 5-12)	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Science Endorsements Primary Contact	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Graduate Coordinator	Dawn Del Carlo	3-3296	MSH	281
Graduate Program (MA)	Dawn Del Carlo	3-3296	MSH	281

Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology

Department Head	Carissa Froyum	3-2786	BAR	1126
Anthropology	Donald Gaff	3-7274	BAR	1121
Criminology	Matthew Makarios	3-2473	BAR	1111
Criminology / Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	ITT	007
Sociology	Carissa Froyum	3-2786	BAR	1126
Online BAS in Criminal Justice	Gayle Rhineberger	3-3245	BAR	1116
Online BA in Criminology & Criminal Justice	Gayle Rhineberger	3-3245	BAR	1116

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Graduate Program	Hilal Ergul	3-2729	BAR	2015
Undergraduate Program	Caroline Ledeboer	3-2854	BAR	0006

Theater

Department Head	Will Hickman	3-6386	CAC	257
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students & 2nd Year	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007

UNIFI Foundational Inquiry | General Education

UNIFI Questions	John Ophus	3-2796	LIB	279
UNIFI Questions	Jeremy Schraffenberger	3-3879	BAR	1001
First-Year Cornerstone	Nichole Harken	3-3706	LNG	323

Wilson College of Business - Graduate

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)	Alicia Rosburg	3-3262	CBB	217
MBA Program Manager	Colene Sassmann	3-6243	CBB	316

Wilson College of Business - Undergraduate

Office of Professional Distinction (OPD)
Director	Elisabeth Soliz	3-2144	CBB	5
Academic Advisor	James Prior	3-2144	CBB	5
Academic Advisor	Jen Rust	3-2144	CBB	5
Academic Advisor	Kimberly Schipper	3-2144	CBB	5
Academic Advisor	Amy Tagtow	3-2144	CBB	5
Pre-Business / Business Potential	Office of Professional Distinction	3-2144	CBB	5