Faculty and Staff
Our engaged and dedicated faculty, many of whom remain working in their areas of expertise, will lead you from the classroom to a career with innovative and challenging learning experiences.
College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Interim Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS)
(219) 785-5380
Hammond, CLO 217A
Westville, Tech 327

Associate Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
(219) 989-2585
Hammond, PORT 114D

Associate Dean | Director of Professional Programs
(219) 785-5578
Westville, TECH 208



Elizabeth Rodriguez
Assistant to the Dean, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
219-989-2401

Katie Bowers
Coordinator of Academics and Accreditation
(219) 785-5778
Hammond, CLO 314A
Westville, TECH 209

Rachel Meyers
Coordinator of Students and School Partnerships
(219) 785-5236
Westville, TECH 209
Hammond, CLO 314B

Philip Sokolov
Administrative Assistant, Office of Partnerships & Outreach
(219) 989-2823
Hammond, CLO 315

Devin O’Malley
Administrative Assistant, Office of Assessment, Accreditation & Growth
(219) 989-3220
Hammond, CLO 315
Behavioral Sciences

Department Chair, Behavioral Sciences
(219) 989-2712
Hammond, Porter 218B

Brittney Autry Cole, DSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work
(219) 989-2566
Hammond Campus, Classroom Office Building, Room 328


Professor of Social Work | MSW Director
(219) 989-2902
Hammond, Classroom Office Building (CLO) 394


Professor, Human Development & Family Science
(219) 989-8439
Hammond, PORT 211C

Mialauni T. Griggs-Holke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Couple and Family Therapy
(219) 989-2101
Hammond – IBCC 1030

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
219-989-2542
Hammond, CLO 207

Associate Professor of Sociology
(219) 785-5658
Hammond, Porter 216D

Professor of Criminal Justice | Executive Director, Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance
(219) 989-2352 (Office)
CLO 205 (Hammond)

Professor of Criminal Justice
(219) 989-2936
Hammond, CLO 201


Assistant Professor of Social Work
(219) 989-3156
Hammond, Classroom Office Building (CLO) 396

Assistant Professor of Social Work
(219) 989-2622
Hammond Campus, CLO 391

Director of Practicum Education and Clinical Assistant Professor
(219) 785-5727
CLO 388 (Hammond)

Josephine (Jozie) Nummi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
(219) 989-8145
Hammond, PORT 216B

Lecturer, Human Development and Family Science
(219) 989-2219
Hammond, Porter Building, 211F

Associate Professor of Sociology
(219) 785-5222
Westville, TECH-319


Clinical Assistant Professor | BASW Director
(219) 785-5588
Westville, LSF 29
Hammond, CLO 389
Communication and Creative Arts

Department Chair, Communication & Creative Arts
(219) 989-2009
Hammond, Porter Hall 114D

Professor, Media Studies | Director, Center for Global Studies
(219)-989-2393
Hammond, Porter Hall 116D

Visiting Instructor of Communication and Creative Arts
(219) 669-2835
Hammond, Porter 116E

Frank Geiser
Assistant Professor of Practice in Visual Communication and Design
(219) 989-2420
Hammond, PORT 118B

Assistant Professor of Digital Media
(219) 989-2627
Hammond, Porter 114A

Assistant Professor of Communication
(219) 989-2355
Hammond, Porter Hall E-114B

Continuing Lecturer, Communication and Creative Arts
(219) 989-2880
Hammond, Porter Hall 116B

Associate Professor of Communication
(219) 989-2508
Hammond, Porter Hall 114C

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Social Media
(219) 989-2267
Hammond, Porter Hall 116C

Associate Professor of Communication
(219) 785-5472 (Westville)
Hammond, Porter Hall 116E
Westville, LSF 53
English and World Languages

Interim Department Chair, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics | Interim Department Chair, English and World Languages
(219) 989-3143
Hammond, CLO 296

Assistant Professor of Practice in Writing
(219) 785-5327
Westville, Tech 315

Professor of Spanish
(219) 989-2459
Hammond Campus, CLO 272






Professor of Linguistics and English
(219) 989-2657
Hammond, CLO 264

Continuing Lecturer, Department of English and World Languages (EWL)
(219) 989-2686
Hammond, CLO 278



Professor of Spanish | Program Coordinator, World Languages
(219) 989-2379
Hammond, CLO 223

Visiting Instructor of English
(219) 989-2654
Hammond Campus, CLO 289


Professor of English | Program Coordinator, English | Faculty Fellow, Center for Faculty Excellence
(219) 989-2651
Hammond, CLO 280




Continuing Lecturer
(219) 989-2259
Hammond Campus, CLO 229
He/Him



Assistant Professor of Practice | Director of the PNW Writing Center
(219) 989-2258
Hammond, CLO 268

Director of First-Year Writing | Assistant Professor of Practice
Classroom Office Building (CLO) 284 – Hammond Campus
History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Interim Department Chair, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics | Interim Department Chair, English and World Languages
(219) 989-3143
Hammond, CLO 296

Visiting Instructor of History
(219) 989-8060
Hammond Campus, CLO 248

Associate Professor of Political Science
(219) 989-2488
Westville, LSF 217



Associate Professor of History
(219) 785-5523
Westville, TECH 310




Associate Professor of History
(219) 989-5244
Hammond, CLO 246


Interim Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS)
(219) 785-5380
Hammond, CLO 217A
Westville, Tech 327

Professor of Business Economics
(219) 989-2313
Hammond Campus, Classroom Office Building (CLO), Room 248


Professor of Political Science
(219) 989-2025
Hammond, CLO 290

Associate Professor of Political Science | CHESS Community Liaison
(219) 989-2134
CLO 254


Associate Professor of History
(219) 989-4161
Classroom Office Building 211


Associate Professor of Philosophy
(219) 989-2132
Hammond Campus, CLO-260
Psychology

Department Chair, Psychology | Licensed Clinical Psychologist
(219) 989-2781
Porter Building 218D (Hammond)
LSF 78 (Westville)

Associate Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-2819
Hammond, Porter Hall 218D


Kimberly L. Brunt, Ph.D., H.S.P.P.
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-5251
Schwarz Hall 30G

Associate Professor of Psychology
(219) 785-5728
Schwarz 30B -Westville Campus
Porter 218C – Hammond Campus

Assistant Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-2847
Hammond, Porter Hall 218A

Associate Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-2718
Porter Hall 211B

Associate Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-2576
Hammond, Porter Hall Room: 218A

Associate Dean | Director of Professional Programs
(219) 785-5578
Westville, TECH 208

John Michael Spores, Ph.D., J.D.
Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-5448
Westville, Library, Faculty, Student Building (LSF) 55

Amanda D. Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP
Professor of Psychology | Program Coordinator, Graduate Psychology
(219) 989-2715
Porter Hall 218C (Hammond)
LSF 063 (Westville)
School of Education and Counseling

Associate Dean | Director of Professional Programs
(219) 785-5578
Westville, TECH 208


Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
(219) 989-2972
Hammond, CLO 395

Darita Grays
Visiting Instructor of Counselor Education
(219) 989-2360
Hammond Campus, CLO 393

Director, Center for Faculty Excellence
(219) 989-2150
Hammond – Gyte 134

Debra Hollingsworth Pratt, M.S.
Continuing Lecturer of Education
(219) 785-5486
Westville, TECH 206

Thomas Ray Crowel Endowed Professor of STEM Education
(219) 989-2907
Hammond, CLO 321

Assistant Professor of Education | Program Coordinator, Education
(219) 785-5473
Hammond, CLO 303


Assistant Professor of Special Education
(219) 989-2591
Hammond, CLO 307

Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Literacy
219-989-2796
Hammond, CLO 323


Vanessa Qualls
Visiting Instructor of Counselor Education
(219) 989-2360
Hammond, CLO 397

Visiting Instructor of Special Education
(219) 989-2316
Hammond, CLO 397
Staff

Academic and Student Success Advisor
(219) 989-8697
Make an Appointment
Hammond, PORT 118C
* Se Habla Español


Martha Espitia-Ruiz
Administrative Assistant, Couple and Family Therapy
(219) 989-2027


Lead Academic and Student Success Advisor
(219) 989-2528
Make an Appointment
Hammond, PORT 214C
* Se Habla Español







Elizabeth Wojcinski
Administrative Assistant, Behavioral Sciences
(219) 989-2384
PORT 213, Hammond Campus
Emeritus Faculty

Dennis H. Barbour
Associate Professor Emeritus of English



Jane Campbell
Professor Emeritus, English


Ronald Corthell
Dean Emeritus




Jerry G. Holt
Professor Emeritus of English






