Faculty Experts Guide Directory

Loyola College of Arts and Sciences

Topic	Name/Title	Areas of Expertise
Biology	Cassandra Holbert, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology	Cancer biology and immunology; cancer immunotherapy; novel cancer therapies; ovarian cancer; pancreatic cancer; leukemia
	Bernadette Roche, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology	Plant-animal interactions; pollinators; herbivores; supporting backyard biodiversity through native plant habitats; ecology and evolution
	Michael Tangrea, Ph.D. Endowed Professor of Biology and SCI&E	Molecular diagnostics; precision medicine; medical devices; biomedical startups; business incubators
Chemistry	Birgit Albrecht, Ph.D. Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry	Computational chemistry; drug design
	Brian Barr, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry	Biochemistry, protein chemistry; biomass/bioenergy; biosynthesis of natural products
	Elizabeth Dahl, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry	Marine chemistry; atmospheric chemistry; analytical chemistry; Earth system science; environmental sustainability and climate change
	Jesse D. More, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry	Organic chemistry; synthesis, medical chemistry
Classics	Robert S. Miola, Ph.D. Professor of Classics and Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English	Ancient World Greek and Latin; Shakespeare, early modern Catholicism; Renaissance drama
	Martha C. Taylor, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Classics and History	Greek and Athenian history; Peloponnesian War; women in the ancient world; classical mythology
	Joseph J. Walsh, Ph.D. Professor of Classics and History	Ancient Greek and Roman history; history of Christmas; the Classical tradition; early Christianity; the persecution of the Early Christians
Communication and Media	Neil Alperstein, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Communication and Media	Popular culture; advertising; virtual worlds; teaching with technology
	Amy Bree Becker, Ph.D. Professor of Communication and Media	Political communication; elections; social media; youth engagement; political entertainment; public engagement with science; public opinion and polling; political comedy and satire; public opinion; science communication; new media; youth political engagement; celebrity politics; social media; same-sex marriage; LGBT rights; political tolerance
	Masudul Biswas, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Communication and Media	Diversity and media; diversity and inclusion in media; representation; digital media; inclusion in health journalism; crisis-time journalism; AI in education; ethnic and community media; user experience
	Greg Hoplamazian, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication and Media and Academic Director, Emerging Media Master’s Program	Advertising & consumer identity; crisis communication on social media; and native advertising
	Elliot King, Ph.D. Professor of Communication and Media	Online journalism; press and politics; media culture and society; free speech; online learning; politics and the American news media; social media; celebrities and social media; new communication technology and applications; digital culture
	Sara Magee, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication and Media	Broadcast journalism; popular culture issues; digital and social media
	Molly Robey Assistant Teaching Professor	Journalism; media writing; multimedia storytelling; public relations; meteorology, broadcast meteorology, and practical meteorology; science communication; science education
	Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno, Ph.D. Professor of Communication and Media	International communication; political communication; Brazil, media and diversity
	Karsonya (Kaye) Whitehead, Ph.D. Professor of Communication and Media	Race, class and gender issues; diversity issues; 19th century Black history; Civil Rights movement
Computer Science	David Binkley, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science	Software Engineering
Engineering	Robert T. Bailey, Ph.D. Professor of Engineering	Risk and safety analysis of engineered systems; engineering education; heating and cooling energy use and efficiency
	Suzanne E. Keilson, Ph.D. Chair and Associate Professor of Engineering	Applied physics; engineering/science education especially for women and minorities; design education and user interface design; signal processing and biomedical sensory systems; electronic and magnetic properties of materials
	Robert Pond, Jr., Ph.D. Affiliate Professor	Analysis of material failures; elastic and plastic deformation and fracture of materials; corrosion; welding engineering; non-destructive evaluation of materials; relationships of microstructure and material properties
English	Kathleen Forni, Ph.D. Professor of English	Chaucer; Beowulf; Middle Ages in popular culture
	Robert S. Miola, Ph.D. Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English and Professor of Classics	Ancient World (Greek and Latin); Shakespeare; early modern Catholicism; Renaissance drama
Forensic Science	David Rivers, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Forensic Science	Insect biology; forensic entomology; forensic science
	Rhys Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Forensic Science	Forensic science; forensic anthropology; anthropology; bones; decomposition; 3D imaging; soil; climate change education
Global Studies/Political Science	Mary Kate Schneider, Ph.D. Director of Global Studies and Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science	Global/international politics; conflict; peacebuilding; ethnic politics; nationalism; political violence; human rights; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Balkans; education, national, and civic identity
	Joan Ricart-Huguet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science	Political science; political economy; political leaders; decentralization and federalism; human capital; development; socialization and culture; Africa; Latin America; Global South
	Carsten Vala, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Political Science	Christianity in China; interactions between the Chinese Communist Party-state and Protestant Christianity; Chinese politics; Chinese globalization
History	Rev. Charles Borges, S.J., Ph.D. Associate Professor of History	Jesuit history in Asia; Indian history; Indian-Portuguese relations
	David Carey, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of History	Human rights; Native Americans; medicine and health; women's rights; environment
	Bahar Jalali, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of History	Afghanistan; protests against Taliban black hijab mandate
	Matthew Mulcahy, Ph.D. Associate Dean for the Humanities and Professor of History	Colonial America; history of disasters; hurricanes, Caribbean history
	Oghenetoja (Toja) Okoh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History	Ethnicity, Ethnic politics; Ethnic violence; gender; minority identity; minority citizenship; civil society
	Andrew Ross, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History	History of sexuality; history of homosexuality; history of sex work; history of policing; European history; French history
	Sara Scalenghe, Ph.D. Professor of History	The Middle East and North Africa; disability
	Joseph J. Walsh, Ph.D. Professor of Classics and History	Ancient Greek and Roman history; history of Christmas; the Classical tradition; early Christianity; the persecution of the Early Christians
Mathematics and Statistics	Ethan Duckworth, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mathematics	Groups, Algebraic Groups, Representations, Algebra
	Michael P. Knapp, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics	Number theory
	Christopher H. Morrell, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Mathematics	Statistics, longitudinal data/studies; medical statistics
	Lisa Oberbroeckling, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mathematics	Functional analysis, operator theory, Banach algebras, generalized inverses
Modern Languages and Literatures	André Colombat, Ph.D. Professor of French	Gilles Deleuze and his literature and philosophy; the Holocaust in French film; slavery and French refugees in Maryland; French culture and literature; European cultures; study abroad
	Inas Hassan, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic	Classical Arabic linguistics and modern linguistics theories
	Leslie Zarker Morgan, Ph.D. Emerita Professor of Italian and French	Medieval Italian and French literatures and languages; the chanson de geste in France and its continuations in Italy
	Andrea Thomas, Ph.D. Chair and Associate Professor of French	19th and 20th century French literature and culture; the publishing industry in 19th century France and Belgium
	Jinghua Wangling, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chinese	Pre-modern Chinese literature
Philosophy	Richard Boothby, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy	Psychoanalytic theory; theories of consciousness and unconsciousness; contemporary continental philosophy; phenomenology and existentialism; history of philosophy
	Rev. John J. Conley, S.J., Ph.D. Bernard P. Knott Chair of Philosophy and Theology	French philosophy; ethics; bioethics; the Catholic Church; drama
	Bret W. Davis, Ph.D. Professor and T. J. Higgins, S.J. Chair in Philosophy	Asian and comparative philosophy; Continental philosophy
	Joseph Farrell, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy	Ethical theory; medical and business ethics
	David Gordon, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy	History of philosophy; environmental philosophy
	Jeffrey Witt, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy	Digital humanities; Medieval philosophy
Physics	Andrea Erdas, Ph.D. Professor of Physics	Theoretical particle physics; neutrino physics; quantum field theory; the Casimir effect
	Joseph Ganem, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Physics	Author of the award-winning book: The Two Headed Quarter: How to See Through Deceptive Numbers and Save Money on Everything You Buy
	Inge Heyer, Ph.D. Teaching Professor of Physics	Astronomy; galactic astronomy; space science; solar system; astronomy/physics education; STEM communication; observatories (ground and space)
Psychology	Diana Betz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology	Gender, stereotyping and prejudice; body image; media & body image; psychology experimental methods
	Frank Golom, Ph.D. Dean of Loyola College and Professor of Psychology	Diversity and inclusion at work; organizational change and development; team effectiveness; LGBTQ issues
	Sharon Green-Hennessy, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology	Access to mental health treatment
	Rachel L. Grover, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology	Child psychology; child anxiety; peer relations; adolescent and young adult romantic relationships
	Christopher Higginson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology	Clinical Neuropsychology
	Michiko Iwasaki, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology	Long-term care/caregiving; dementia, racial microaggressions; interracial marriages; Asian mental health
	Matthew W. Kirkhart, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology	Clinical psychology; medical psychology; learning; memory
	Stephanie Kors, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology	Clinical psychology; trauma; child development; family conflict; access to mental health care for marginalized populations
	Beth A. Kotchik, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology	Clinical psychology; child, adolescent and family psychology; parenting; bullying/relational aggression
	Jeffrey M. Lating, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology	Posttraumatic stress disorder; critical incident stress
	Patrick LoPresto Lecturer of Psychology & Director, Psychology Major Student Development, Clinical Professional Counseling Advisor	Adolescent and family issues; men's issues; clinical professional counseling advisor
	Heather Z. Lyons, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology	Culture, discrimination and person-organization fit in the workplace; the work experience of those facing chronic unemployment; social cognitive influences on career expectations; training issues in multicultural psychology; qualitative research techniques
	Gina Magyar-Russell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology	Psychology of religion and spirituality; spiritually integrated psychotherapy; cognitive behavioral therapy
	Jason D. Parcover, Ph.D. Director of the Counseling Center	College student counseling; marriage and family counseling; business ethics and corporate social responsibility
	Jason Prenoveau, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology	Anxiety; anxiety disorders; fear conditioning; open science and reproducible science
	Amy Wolfson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology	Sleep and circadian health in general and specifically in children & adolescents; adolescent sleep and school start times; sleep health in foster care and juvenile services; sleep and mental health
Sociology	Joshua Hendrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology	Political sociology, social movements, the sociology of religion, human rights, and development studies with a primary regional focus in Turkey, and a secondary focus in the broader Middle East.
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Theresa Alexander Assistant Clinical Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Speech-language pathology; aphasia; swallowing disorders; stroke; dementia; adult neurogenic communication disorders
	Andrea Atticks Clinical Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Aphasia; adult neurogenic communication disorders; primary progressive aphasia; interdisciplinary team collaboration in healthcare; technology and therapy treatments for aphasia
	Jennifer Beard Assistant Clinical Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Pediatric language learning disabilities; articulation; phonological awareness; apraxia; autism spectrum disorders
	Sara Cornett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Pediatric communication disorders and delays; child language; augmentative and alternative communication; literacy development; inclusive practice; implementation science
	Tepanta Fossett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Adult neurological communication disorders; aphasia; apraxia of speech in adults; dysarthria in adults
	Kathleen Holden Assistant Clinical Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Dysphagia; aphasia; cognitive-communication disorders; motor speech disorders; trach/vent
	Donna Pitts, Au.D. Associate Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Recreational based noise induced hearing loss; hearing loss and public health
	Brianne Roos, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and Director, Undergraduate Program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Belonging; inclusive & Ignatian pedagogy; student and faculty well-being
	Lisa Schoenbrodt, Ed.D. Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Language disorders in children; service-learning in speech-language pathology
	Kathleen Siren, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Acoustic characteristics of speech; speech development and speech sound disorders; cleft palate; executive function in bilingual speakers
	Tom Thompson Clinical Faculty, Brain Injury Assessment Program Coordinator	Diagnosis and treatment of individuals with a history of acquired brain injury (ABI) and brain disease such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, and dementia; rehabilitation of speech, language, and cognitive-communication disorders; adult neuro-rehabilitation
	Kathleen Ward, Au.D. Clinical Faculty of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	Audiology, hearing aids; auditory processing; hearing loss; Auditory processing and struggling learners; hearing and balance disorder; hearing and balance disorders in the elderly; hearing aids
Theology	James J. Buckley, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Theology	Modern/postmodern Christian theology; Christian theology of religions; Christian ecumenism
	Rebekah Eklund, Ph.D. Professor of Theology	Christian scripture and theology; Christian ethics; Gospels; Jesus of Nazareth; Jesus in film; lament; the beatitudes/Sermon on the Mount
	Claire Mathews-McGinnis, Ph.D. Professor of Theology	Biblical Hebrew; Old Testament; prophets; Biblical narrative; theological interpretation; feminist interpretation; minority interpretation; theological perspectives on the child and children; prayer and spirituality in the Christian traditions
	Arthur Sutherland, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Theology	Theologies of patience; hospitality, generosity, and migration; African American theology
Visual and Performing Arts	Natka Bianchini, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Theatre	Theater history; contemporary drama; 20th century American theatre; Beckett and Theatre of the Absurd; women and gender studies; Queer theatre and film; women and gender studies
	Jon Malis, MFA Chair and Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts (Photography)	Digital color theory & applications; post-photographic processes; 3D printing & rapid prototyping in the arts; creative research; work deals primarily with the representation and display of visual imagery and information; focusing on how the viewer perceives and interprets the image based on its mode of presentation
	Barnaby Nygren, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Art History (on sabbatical 2024-2025 academic year)	Italian Renaissance art; Michelangelo, Latin American colonial art
	Daniel Schlapbach, MFA Professor of Visual and Performing Arts (Photography)	Photography, multimedia, contemporary art; the intersection of digital imaging with 19th century photographic techniques; particularly wet-plate collodion and stereo photography; the history of photography
Writing	Martin Camper, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Writing	Christian religion; rhetoric, biblical interpretation; style, disagreement
	Peggy O’Neill, Ph.D. Professor of Writing	Writing assessment, writing pedagogy
	Jane Satterfield, MFA Professor of Writing	Contemporary poetry; creative writing; memoir; mothering and literature; writing and the arts; reviewing

Sellinger School of Business and Management

Topic	Name/Title	Areas of Expertise
Accounting	Mike Bender Executive in Residence of Accounting	Tax accounting
	JP Krahel, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Accounting	Accounting standards; shift in accounting standards from rules-based to principles-focused
	Hong Zhu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Accounting	Financial accounting; financial statement analysis; corporate governance; capital markets
Economics	John D. Burger, Ph.D. Professor of Economics	General macroeconomics; monetary policy; international finance; sports economics
	John Dougherty, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics	Environmental and behavioral economics; microfinance; economics of climate change; agricultural development in the Global South
	Lynne C. Elkes Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics	Market movements; macroeconomics
	Jeremy Schwartz, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Economics	Economics, labor economics; unemployment, social programs
	Kerria "Kerry" Tan, Ph.D. Professor of Economics	Industrial organization (i.e., how firms use different strategies to compete with other firms), pricing strategies in the airline industry
Finance	Jason Cherubini Executive in Residence of Finance	Finance; business; startups; crowdfunding
	Scott Emge Executive in Residence of Finance	Corporate finance; valuation; investments & financial planning
	Lisa M. Fairchild, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Finance	Financial markets; fixed income securities; market regulation
	Karyl Leggio, Ph.D. Professor of Finance	Finance, mergers and acquisitions; corporate lifecycle; energy and deregulation; telecommunications
Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Jay Brown, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Operations management; green logistics; last mile delivery; carbon emissions; stochastic modeling
	Rev. Timothy L. Brown, S.J., J.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations and Special Assistant to the President for Mission Integration	Reflective leadership; Ignatian spirituality; law and ethics; literature
	Andrea Giampetro-Meyer, J.D. Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Race and gender discrimination in employment; ethics; corporate social responsibility
	Elizabeth J. Kennedy, J.D. Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Labor and employment law; leveraged financing transactions
	Gloria Phillips-Wren, Ph.D. Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Decision support; data mining; global information technology; information technology strategy; intelligent decision support systems
	Ravi Srinivasan, Ph.D. Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Global supply chain management; supply chain risk management; innovation in supply chains; leveraging IT for supply chain management; leveraging supply chains for innovation
	Paul Tallon, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Information Systems, Law, and Operations	Evaluation of IT investments; strategic alignment; data management; financial information systems
Management and Organizations	Jeffrey L. Cummings, Ph.D. Professor of Management and Organizations	Knowledge transfer; business strategy; strategic alliances/collaborations; strategic off-sites; strategic organizational alignment
	Hung-bin Ding, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Academics and Professor of Management and Organizations	Family business, entrepreneurship, business strategy, environmental sustainability, development of 'green' products, business incubation and acceleration
	John Michel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management and Organizations	Organizational psychology; organizational behavior; human resource management; management; positive social connections; fun and supportive work practices; leadership and interpersonal influence; loneliness and social isolation; employee selection and retention
	Astrid Schmidt-King, J.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Management and Organizations	Global business; globalization; immigration/migration
Marketing	Gerard A. Athaide, Ph.D. Professor of Marketing	Innovation management; new product development and management
	Richard Klink, Ph.D. Professor of Marketing	Branding
	Marie Yeh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Marketing	Social cause marketing; consumer behavior; media promotion campaigns
	Qiyu "Jason" Zhang, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Marketing	Marketing; consumer behavior; internet retailing; pharmaceutical industry; consumer packaged goods

School of Education

Topic	Name/Title	Areas of Expertise
Educational Leadership	Myra J. Smith, Ed.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership	Educational leadership; professional learning communities; principal leadership
Education Specialties	Irene Bal Assistant Teaching Professor of Visual and Performing Arts	Technology integration in the Visual and Performing Arts; engagement with adult learners; professional development in the workplace; and distance learning in classrooms and for professional development
	Stephanie Flores-Koulish, Ph.D. Professor of Education and Director of the Graduate Program in Curriculum and Instruction for Social Justice	Education policy; children and media; popular culture
	Marie Heath, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology	Social studies and technology centers; inquiry on young people; technology use; civic engagement in online and offline spaces
	Kelly Keane, Ed.D. Associate Teaching Professor of Education and Program Director of Learning Design & Technology	Online teaching and learning
	David Marcovitz, Ph.D. Associate Dean of the School of Education and Professor of Educational Technology	The digital divide, social justice in educational technology
	Joseph Stewart-Sicking, Ed.D. Professor of Education Specialties	Spirituality in counseling; pastoral care and counseling; spiritual direction; counseling and autism spectrum
School Counseling	Gayle Cícero, Ed.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Education and Coordinator of Clinical Experiences	Trauma, ethics, clinical supervision; online teaching and counseling; systems and organizational change; and mindfulness
Teacher Education	Kristina Collins Division Director of Literacy at Loyola Clinical Centers	Language, literacy, culture, teacher development and training
	Margarita Gomez, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education	Understanding the writing development of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners and improving the literacy achievement of CLD students in urban settings
	Afra Hersi, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Education Professor of Education	Teacher education; culturally and linguistically responsive education; and adolescent English learners’ literacy practices and learning across social and ed
	Leah Saal, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education	Intersectionality of literacy and social justice
	Stacy Williams Chair of Teacher Education and Coordinator of Clinical Experiences, Initial Certification	Back-to-school issues; teacher preparation and clinical practice; supporting early career and in-service teachers; inquiry-based science education.