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Faculty Profiles

  • April 6, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Mary Beth O’Connor

    Students of Mary Beth O’Connor, associate professor of Communication at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), have won more than 100 prestigious awards for the work they’ve done in the classroom. Many go on to successful careers within the television and film industry, often winning industry awards. 

  • March 22, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Wendy St. Jean

    Wendy St. Jean, associate professor of History in the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, constantly surveys her students to see what contemporary interests they have when it comes to learning about the past.

  • March 15, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Michael Tu

    Passion and motivation are what Michael Tu, professor of Computer Information Technology at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), believes make him an effective and relatable educator. “I love this field,” says Tu. “I enjoy my research but my major drive is to help students be successful.

  • March 4, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Curtis Creighton

    If you take a class with Curtis Creighton, professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Engineering and Sciences, you may have the chance to see a unique face mask fashion choice. In his mask collection Creighton has one with an image of the American Burying Beetle.

  • March 2, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Afshin Zahraee

    Afshin Zahraee, assistant professor of Construction Engineering and Management Technology in the College of Technology, likes to think back to his fall 2019 Strength of Materials class when students took their first exam.

  • February 17, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Shuhui (Grace) Yang

    Shuhui (Grace) Yang, professor of Computer Science and chair of Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Department of Computer Science, tries to open many doors for her students to participate in different areas of research.

  • February 15, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Bethany Lee

    Bethany Lee, assistant professor of English and director of the PNW Writing Center, feels her role as a creative writing instructor has helped her students find media to share their feelings as they navigate a complicated educational career affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • December 16, 2021

    Jodi Allen trains PNW’s nurses to meet the pandemic’s challenges

    As nurses took the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jodi Allen, family nurse practitioner coordinator and assistant professor in the Purdue University Northwest College of Nursing, helped to lead PNW's response while ensuring her students could continue to get the hands-on training they needed to grow in their profession.

  • December 7, 2021

    Kim Scipes Tries to Instill Civic Participation in His Students

    Kim Scipes, sociology professor in the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences takes joy in having visited six of the world’s seven continents.

  • June 18, 2021

    A Real-World Approach to Nursing

    Jodi Allen, assistant professor and Family Nursing Practitioner program coordinator in the College of Nursing, has a goal to produce safe, prudent and excellent nurse practitioners.