Faculty Listing
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.
Behavioral Sciences

Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
(219) 989-2936
PORT 213B

Director, Couple & Family Therapy | Associate Professor
(219) 989-2938
Hammond, IBCC 1028

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

Associate Professor of Sociology
(219) 989-2575
Hammond Campus, Porter Hall 216C

Assistant Professor of Sociology
(219) 989-2863
Hammond Campus, Porter Building 216 A

Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Coordinator
(219) 989 - 8439
Hammond, Porter Building, room 211D


Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
219-989-2541
Hammond, Porter Hall 216B

Associate Professor of Sociology
(219) 785-5658
Westville, TECH 315
Hammond, Porter 216D

Professor of Criminal Justice
219-989-2384 (Department)
CLO 205 (Hammond)

Robin Miller, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
Clinical Assistant Professor & Field Education Director, PNW

Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-2712
Hammond, Porter 218B

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

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


Associate Professor of Sociology
(219) 989-8145
Hammond, Porter Hall 211C
Communication and Creative Arts

Interim Chair for the Communication and Creative Arts Department
(219) 989-2631
Hammond, Porter Hall 118G


Continuing Lecturer
(219) 989-2987
Hammond, Porter Hall 116A

Visiting Instructor in Communication and Creative Arts
(219) 989-2012
Hammond, Porter 114E


Professor of Communication
(219) 989-2377
Hammond, Porter Hall 118D


Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, CHESS
(219) 989-2009
Hammond, Porter Hall 114D


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


Visiting Instructor of Communication and Creative Arts
(219) 989-2627
Porter 114A


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



Interim Department Chair of English and World Languages & Interim Department Chair of History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
(219) 785-5380
Hammond, CLO 217A


Continuing Lecturer and Westville Writing Center Coordinator
(219) 785-5327
Westville, Tech 312






Professor of English
(219) 989-2262
Hammond, Classroom Office Building 276


Associate Professor of English
(219) 785-5328
Classroom Office Building 203 / Technology Building 311


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




Colin Fewer, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Hammond, CLO 152
Westville, LSF 131









Associate Professor of Spanish
(219) 989-2379
HAMMOND, PORTER 214B




Professor of English
(219) 989-2651
Hammond,Classroom Office Building 280


Associate Professor of English
(219) 989-3176
Classroom Office Building 256











Herlinda RamĆrez-Barradas, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
(219) 989-2042
Purdue University Northwest, Porter Hall 203B











Assistant Professor of Practice and Director of the PNW Writing Center
(219) 989-2258
CLO 262


Clinical Assistant Professor of English
(219) 785-5529
Technology Building 313
History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics



Interim Department Chair of English and World Languages & Interim Department Chair of History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
(219) 785-5380
Hammond, CLO 217A


Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics
(219) 989-2585
Classroom Office Building 201


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






Professor of Philosophy Coordinator
(219) 989-2941
Hammond, CLO 266


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




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






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


Associate Department Chair, English and World Languages and History, Philosophy & Political Science.
(219) 989-3143
Hammond, CLO 296


Professor of Political Science
(219) 989-2025
Lawshe 346B (Hammond)
Schwarz 152 (Westville)




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




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


Gisele Casanova, Ph.D.
Interim Department Chair, Psychology | Associate Professor | Licensed Clinical Psychologist
(219) 989-2781
Porter Building 218D (Hammond)
LSF 78 (Westville)


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


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


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


Professor of Psychology
(219) 989-5448
Westville, Library, Faculty, Student Building (LSF) 55




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


Associate Dean of Professional Programs & Director of the School of Education and Counseling
(219) 989-2518
CLO 313A









Associate Professor of Education
(219) 989-2059
Hammond, CLO 391


Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Hammond, CLO 315


Director, Center for Faculty Excellence
(219) 989-2150
Gyte Building 140 (Hammond)







Associate Professor of Education
(219) 989-2789
Hammond, CLO 393


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


Assistant Professor of Education
(219) 785-5473
Hammond CLO 303


Assistant Professor, Special Education/Early Childhood
219-989-2362
Hammond, CLO 305


Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Literacy
219-989-2976
Hammond CLO 323


Associate Professor of Education
(219) 785-5578
Westville, TECH 208


Professor of Psychology and Special Education
(219) 989-2045
Hammond, CLO 319




Associate Professor of English Education
(219) 989-3220
Hammond CLO 325
Professor Emeritus





