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, School of Education and Counseling
(219) 785-5578
Hammond, CLO 313A
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
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 Exoneration Network
(219) 989-2352 (Office)
CLO 205 (Hammond)
Professor of Criminal Justice | Director, Institute for Social and Policy Research
(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 118G
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
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 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
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, School of Education and Counseling
(219) 785-5578
Hammond, CLO 313A
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, School of Education and Counseling
(219) 785-5578
Hammond, CLO 313A
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
(219) 989-2972
Hammond, CLO 395
Darita Grays
Visiting Instructor of Counselor Education
(219) 989-2309
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
Hammond, CLO 325
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) 989-2564
Hammond, CLO 397
Continuing Lecturer of Special Education
(219) 989-2316
Hammond, CLO 397
Staff
Academic and Student Success Advisor
(219) 989-8697
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Hammond, PORT 118C
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Lead Academic and Student Success Advisor
(219) 989-2528
Make an Appointment
Hammond, PORT 214C
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Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs and Services
(219) 989-2027
Elizabeth Wojcinski
Administrative Assistant, Behavioral Sciences
(219) 989-2384
PORT 213, Hammond Campus
Faculty Emeriti
Dennis H. Barbour
Associate Professor Emeritus of English
Jane Campbell
Professor Emeritus, English
Ronald Corthell
Dean Emeritus
Jerry G. Holt
Professor Emeritus of English
Jane Rose
Professor Emerita of English
