Dr. Voglesonger measures water quality parameters at Gompers Park.
Kenneth
M.
Voglesonger
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Earth Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Other Academic Areas
(773) 442-6053
Expertise
Aqueous Geochemistry, Geochemistry of Life in Extreme Environments, Environmental Geology
Courses Taught
ESCI-123: Environmental Geology
ESCI-109W: Muddy Waters: Chicago's Environmental Geology
ESCI-307: Climate Change: Evidence, Causes, Effects
ESCI-306: Writing Intensive Program: Earth Materials
ESCI-311: Mineralogy & Petrology I
ESCI-327: Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry
ZHON-194: Honors Introduction to the Sciences
Research Interests
Aqueous Geochemistry, Geochemistry of Life in Extreme Environments, Environmental Geology
Education

Ph.D. Arizona State University

B.S. State University of New York at Stony Brook

Room BBH 225E
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-6053
Office Hours
N/A
Main Campus
Cindy Voisine smiles into the camera in front of a plain background.
Cindy
Voisine
Professor
Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5745
Courses Taught
Introduction to Biology (BIO 100)
Essential Skills for Biologists (BIO 150)
General Biology I (BIO 201)
Cell Biology (BIO 301)
Neurobiology (BIO 365)
Cancer Biology (BIO 366)
Developmental Biology (BIO 367)
Biology Senior Seminar (BIO 390)
Analysis of Development (BIO 424)
Current Topics in Genetics (BIO 427)
Research Interests
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Genetics

Education

Northwestern University: Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular Biosciences

Harvard Medical School: Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pathology and MGH Cancer Center

University of Wisconsin at Madison: Ph.D. in Biomolecular Chemistry

Bates College: Undergraduate Degree in Biology

Selected Publications

Brehme M, Sverchkova A, and Voisine C. (2019) “Proteostasis Network Deregulation Signatures as Biomarkers as for Pharmacological Disease Intervention” Current Opinions in Systems Biology, Volume 15, June 2019, Pages 74-81.

Sandhof CA, Hoppe SO, Druffel-Ausustin S, Gallrein C, Kirstein J, Voisine C, and Nussbaum-Krammer C. (2019) “Reducing INS-IGF1 signaling protects against non-cell autonomous vesicle rupture caused by SNCA spreading” Autophagy, Jul 29:1-22.

Voisine C and Brehme M. (2019) “HSP90 et al.: Chaperome and Proteostasis Deregulation in Human Disease” Heat Shock Protein 90 in Human Diseases and Disorders. Series Editors: Alexzander A.A. Asea and Stuart Calderwood, Springer Press.

Richards Z, Marsili J, McCray T, Manlucu J, Zenner M, Voisine C, Murphy AB, Abdulkadir SA, Prins GS, and Nonn L. (2019) “Prostate stroma supports branching of human prostate organoids and maintains the transcriptional phenotype of tumoroids" iScience, Feb 22;12:304-317.

Neto MF, Nguyen QH, Marsili J, McFall SM, and Voisine C. (2016) “The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans displays a chemotaxis behavior to tuberculosis-specific odorants” Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. Volume 4, August, Pages 44–49.

Selected Exhibitions

 

 

Additional Information

My research interests focus on using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to study human disease. Student researchers investigate the role of molecular chaperones in development, aging and neurodegenerative diseases. We also use worms to study prostate cancer disparities and sniff out tuberculosis quickly and cheaply. 

Room BBH 352C
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5745
Office Hours
Please email c-voisine@neiu.edu to arrange to meet or speak with Dr. Voisine.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Smiling white man with brown hair in a blue flannel shirt.
David
Waldman
Instructor
Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5797
Courses Taught
PHIL 101-Critical Thinking
PHIL 213-Ethics
PHIL 102-Introduction to Philopsophy
PHIL 222-History of Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 241-History of Modern Philosophy
Research Interests
Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy and Blues
Education

University of Chicago, Chicago, Il

University of Illinois, Chicago Il

Additional Information

David Waldman studied philosophy at Columbia in New York, University of Chicago, and UIC.  He’s particularly interested in ethics, political philosophy, and the history of  Philosophy. He also has a passion for blues and has performed at clubs around Chicago.

Room LWH 3086
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5797
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday: 3-4 p.m.
and by appointment.
Main Campus
NEIU logo
Zhiwei
Wang
Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-4239
Courses Taught
Math 173, College Algebra
Research Interests
tba
Education

tba

Additional Information

Bernard J. Brommel Hall, 221B
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
BBH, 221B
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4239
Office Hours
Fall 2018: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:50-1:50 pm.
Main Campus
NEIU logo
Jacqueline
M.
Ward
Economics
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-4502
Expertise
Environmental Economics
Courses Taught
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Environmental Economics
Nonprofit Management, Administration and Communications
Research Interests
Sustainability and Environmental Economics
Education

Northwestern University, BA Economics and Industrial Psychology (2) University of Chicago, MBA in Finance and Economics (3) University of Illinois at Chicago advanced graduate work in doctoral program in public policy and business economics.

 

Additional Information

Return to Economics Faculty
Return to Economics Homepage

Brommel, 344E
5500 North Saint Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

773-442-4502
Office Hours
Spring 2016 Online office hours: Mondays through Thursdays from 7am-9am and evenings On campus office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:15am -9:15am and 11am - 12pm
Main Campus
Angela Weber
Angela
Weber
Applied Voice
Music and Dance
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5939
Expertise
Vocal performance
Courses Taught
Applied Voice
Music Concepts
Aural Training
Research Interests
Vocal pedagogy and performance
Education

M.A., Northeastern Illinois University, Vocal Pedagogy
B.M., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Vocal Performance

Background

Instructor, Angela Weber, soprano, has performed such roles as Papagena in the The Magic Flute, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, Mable from Pirates of Penzance, Lucy from The Telephone, and Little Red from the children’s opera Little Red Riding Hood. Solo appearances also include Faure’s Requiem, with the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra; Shubert’s Mass in G with the University of South Florida; and as a featured soloist on the radio broadcast, “Impromptu” aired on WFMT.

Internationally, Ms. Weber has participated in the Dvorák International Voice Competition in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. She was also a soloist at the International Advent Singing Festival in Vienna, Austria; the Festival Internazionale di Musica in Tuscany, Italy; and recently appeared as soloist in the Ghent Arts and Music Festival in Belgium. Ms. Weber has been a soloist and chorus member in many L’Opera Piccola productions.

Angela has been the soprano soloist and section leader at Park Ridge Community Church since 2002.

Fine Arts, 123
5500 North. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5939
Office Hours
MW 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Campus
NEIU logo
Siobhan
G.
Wee
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
773- 442-5486
Expertise
Teaching English as a Second Language
Courses Taught
ELP 099 Developmental Writing
ELP 114 Academic Writing Workshop II
ELP 120 Academic Writing Workshop III
READ 115 Academic Reading Workshop I
ESL 121 English Grammar Skills
ESL 108 Listening and Speaking
Research Interests
Developmental/basic writing and Teaching English as a Second Language
Education

B.A. Smith College;  Master of Social Work, University of Michigan;  M.A. Linguistics (TESL concentration), Northeastern Illinois University

LWH 2046
5500 North St. Louis Ave
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

773- 442-5486
Office Hours
M 12 pm -2 pm, WF 12 pm -1 pm
Main Campus
Gina J. Wells (Ph.D.) smiles with teeth at the viewer. They wear a black blazer and white blouse.
Gina
J.
Wells
Ph.D.
Instructor
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-5883
Courses Taught
TESL 414: Theories of Teaching English as a Second Language
Research Interests
Dr. Wells’ research interests are the role of music and musicality in second language acquisition, and the role of transformative learning in teacher education. Her other language is Swedish
Education

Ph.D., Professional Studies in Education, Capella University

M.A., Teaching Engish to Speakers of Other Languages, Northeastern Illinois University

M.Mus, Music Education, University of South Carolina 

BMus., Music Education, Columbia College

Northeastern Illinois University
Lech Walesa Hall (LWH) 2060
5500 N St Louis Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States

773-442-5883
Office Hours
LWH 2060
Physical Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30pm-4:30pm, Wednesday 5:00pm-6:15pm, Thursday 5:00pm-6:15pm or by appointment.
Virtual Office Hours via Mobile Phone or Google Hangouts: Tuesday 1:00pm-2:00pm.
Main Campus
Michael Wenz
Michael
G.
Wenz
Associate Professor; Advisor
Economics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5597
Expertise
Urban Economics, Regional Economics, Microeconomics, Economics of Gambling and Sports Economics
Courses Taught
Economic Development
Real Estate Economics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Mathematical Economics
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Research Interests
Casino Gambling and Economic Development; Sports Economics, Economics of Education
Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Selected Publications

Wenz, Michael G. "Valuing Casinos as a Local Amenity." Growth and Change 14, no. 1 (2014): 136-158.

Wenz, Michael. "A Proposal for Incentive-Compatible Revenue Sharing in Major League Baseball." Journal of Sport Management 26, no. 6 (2012): 479-489.

Wenz, Michael G., and Wei-Choun Yu. "Term Time Employment and the Academic Performance of Undergraduates." Journal of Education Finance 35, no. 4 (Spring 2010): 358-373.

Wenz, Michael G. "Matching Estimation, Casino Gambling and the Quality of Life." Annals of Regional Science 42, no. 1 (2008): 235-249.

Wenz, Michael G. "The Spatial Evolution of Casino Gambling." Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research 10, no. 3 (2008): 203-228.

BBH 346A
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
BBH 346D
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5597
Office Hours
Spring 2020
Monday: 6-7 p.m.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
NEIU logo
Rolanda
J.
West
Ed.D.
Justice Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-4790
Courses Taught
JUST 101 Introduction to Social Justice
JUST 202 WIP: Justice and Inequality
JUST 307 Prisoner Reentry Systems
JUST 326 Juvenile Justice System
JUST 332 Race and Ethnic Relations
Research Interests
• Prisoner Education • Prisoner Reentry Systems • Curriculum and Instruction for At-Risk Youth • Incarceration patterns of descendents of the African Slave Trade in South America and the Caribbean
Education

•  Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2010
•  M.Ed., Teaching and Learning, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, California, 2007
•  B.A., Journalism, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois , 2005

Selected Publications

•  West, R.  (2014).  Re-examining Reentry: Prisoner Reentry Systems in the United States.  Landham, MD: Lexington Academic Publishing.

•  West, R.  (2004).  "What Bargain?:  The Widespread Practice of Plea Bargaining Has Increased Repercussions for People of Color."  Colorlines Magazine.   

Background

Dr. Rolanda West is  an instructor in the Justice Studies Department of Northeastern Illinois University and the co-founder and Executive Director of Alternative Education Research Institute. She co-founded the organization to assist local community organizations in the research and development of programs that would provide educational opportunities for populations that have been overlooked. For the past decade, Dr. West has worked as an instructor, program consultant and community activist for underrepresented populations, primarily formerly incarcerated youth and adults.

Dr. West has previously taught courses at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Education and has worked with south- and west-side community-based organizations in the research, development and evaluation of programs designed for underrepresented populations.  Recently, Dr. West accepted the nomination for the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Nation Council and continues to serve as a Board member for the Renaissance Collaborative in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood.

​Outside of teaching, West has worked as a consultant for Los Angeles Unified School District and the Federal Department of Probation District Courts in Inglewood, California, developing Empowerment Education and Reentry programs for the formerly incarcerated. As a consultant West has worked with organizations in the U.S. and Latin America, providing staff development training and program research and development for underserved communities. ​

LWH 4034
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States

(773) 442-4790
Office Hours
Fall 2016 Monday and Wednesday 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
NEIU logo
Amanda
West, Ph.D., LCSW
Director of Field Education, MSW Program
Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Studies and Research
(773) 442-4760
Expertise
Clinical practice with children, adolescents, and families, trauma-informed care, pediatric psychiatric emergencies, child mental health
Courses Taught
Field Practicum & Seminar I
Field Practicum & Seminar II
Research Interests
Child trafficking in the United States, pediatric psychiatric emergencies, and qualitative methodologies
Education

(2014) Ph.D., University of Utah, College of Social Work, Salt Lake City, Utah

(1999) M.S.W., University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work, Denver, Colorado

(1995) B.A., Sociology, University of Colorado,  Denver,  Colorado

Selected Publications

West, A. & Loeffler, D. (2015). Victim Resistance: An exploratory study of the experiences of service providers working with victims of child trafficking. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk, 6(1), article 5.

West, A. (2016). Child Trafficking: A concept analysis. International Journal of Social Science Studies. 4(5), 38-49.

West, A. (In press). Child Trafficking and the child welfare response. Journal of Human Trafficking, 2(2).

Miller, J. & West, A. (In review). Citizen review panels and child welfare decisions. Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal.

Selected Exhibitions

West, A. (2016, January). Child trafficking and the bond with the trafficker. 30th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA.  Refereed, Accepted 8/2015.

West, A. (2016, January). Pediatric emergency mental health and the experiences of service providers. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington DC, Refereed, Accepted 11/2015.

West, A. (2015, July). Domestic minor human trafficking and service provider perspectives. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Boston, MA. Poster Presentation, Refereed, Accepted 11/2014.

West, A. (2015, March). Child trafficking: Victim resistance and implications for direct practice. Social Justice Symposium, College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted 2/2015.

West, A. (2014, October). Child Trafficking: Victim resistance and implications for direct practice. Council on Social Work Education annual conference. Tampa, FL. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted 4/2014.

Background

Dr. Amanda West is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her MSW in 1999 from the University of Denver, and her PhD in social work from the University of Utah in 2014. After serving children and families in the community mental health arena for over 15 years in both clinical and administrative roles, she developed a passion and sincere interest in the struggles and strengths afforded to this population. As a result, her research has expanded in its focus on children and mental health to include trauma-based phenomena such as child trafficking. Her research focuses on the life experiences of victims and survivors of child trafficking in the United States through qualitative methodologies.

Dr. West’s focus in the classroom fosters a student-centered and cooperative learning environment, in which both student and professor explore the content of goals of the course in a reciprocal exchange of knowledge and experience. Her hope in teaching students is not only to present new knowledge but to encourage critical thinking skills that will enable students to embrace the often complex role of social workers in their professional careers. 

Additional Information

State of Illinois Licensure, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
LWH 3073
Chicago, IL 60640
United States

(773) 442-4760
Office Hours
TBD
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Durene Wheeler
Durene
Wheeler
Ph.D.
Professor
Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies
African and African American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education
(773) 442-4162
Expertise
Educational Histories of Marginalized Groups ~~ (specifically African Americans and women)
Social Justice and Anti-Racist Pedagogy
Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning
Community & Teacher Leadership Training
Authoethnography and Qualitative Research Methods
Curriculum and Instructional Design
Higher Education and Student Affairs
Courses Taught
AFAM 200 Introduction to African and African American Studies
AFAM 301 Foundations of African Civilizations
EDFN 305: Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Public Education
EDFN 307: Psychology of Instruction and Learning
EDFN 314B/WSP 311C: Power, Knowledge & Communities: Feminists Engagements with Education
EDFN 410 Education as a Social Institution
EDFN 451 Research Methods
WGS 101 Feminist Perspectives and Values
Research Interests
Development, Recruitment, and Retention of Diverse Faculty
Blended Instruction
Social Justice and Anti-Racist Education and Teaching Practices
Critical Race Theory and Education
Bias, Cultural Competency and Cultural Awareness
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
History of Marginalized Groups and Women in relation to education and leadership
Education

B.A. The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 1989

M.A. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1996

Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2004

Selected Publications

Book

Perlow, Olivia, Wheeler, Durene, Bethea, Sharon, and Scott, BarBara (Eds.). (2018) Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing Within and Beyond the Academy. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Peer Reviewed Articles

Perlow, Olivia, Bethea, S., Wheeler D. (2014) "Dismantling the Master’s House: Black Women Faculty Challenging White Privilege/Supremacy in the College Classroom." Resistance to Teaching Anti-Racism, Special Edition for Understanding and Dismantling Privilege. Online at https://www.wpcjournal.com/article/view/12307.

Wheeler, Durene I. (2008) “Answering the Call: Influencing Equity in Education through Teacher Preparation”, pp.63-68, in The Sophist Bane 4(1&2), Spring. 

Book Chapters

Wheeler, Durene I. (2017).  Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda.  In Betty M. Lovelace-Ross (Ed.), A Collection of Sayings of Mama’Nem: The Wit and Wisdom of Mama, Muhdear, and Othermothers (pp. 85-87). Prospect, KY: Professional Women Publishing, LLC.

Wheeler, Durene I., & Nitihirageza, Jeanine  (2013).  Teach Me About Africa: Facilitating and Training Educators toward a Socially Just Curriculum. In Brandon D. Lundy & Solomon Negash (Eds.), Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st Century Classroom (pp. 104-111), Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indian University Press.

King, Toni C., Barnes-Wright, Lenora, Gibson, Nancy E., Johnson, Lakesia D., Lee, Valerie, Lovelace, Betty M.,Turner, Sonya, Wheeler, Durene I. (2002). “Andrea’s Third Shift: The Invisible Work of African American Women in Higher Education, pp. 403-415” in This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation, Gloria Anzaldua and Ana Louise Keating, eds.  New York: Routledge.

Selected Exhibitions

Social Justice Webinar

Constructing Difference: Understanding the Role of Social Justice in the Classroom, WEBINAR, November 8, 2017, Harper College, Palatine, IL.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn90C9e2Cs0&feature=youtu.be

In this webinar, Dr. Wheeler provides an introduction to faculty interested in creating a more socially just classroom. Through an examination of terminology and tenets of social justice as it relates to teaching and learning, participants examine how faculty and student identities impact content, comprehension, and classroom climate.

Selected Performances

A Diverse Fellow Writes Back: The Success and Pitfalls of Diverse Faculty Recruitment Programs at the National Organization for Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon May 2019

Pedagogy of the Heart: Evoking Empathy Through Literature and Film at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates 25th Anniversary Conference, Dallas, Texas February 2017

Empowering Black and Brown Youth: Identifying and Overcoming Degrading Practices in 21st Century Elementary Classrooms at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 2016

The Use of Emotion in the Classroom as Feminist Pedagogy at the National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference Feminist Transgressions, San Juan, Puerto Rico November 2014

Black Women Faculty and Administrators Negotiating the Academy at the National Council for Black Studies 38th Annual Conference, Miami, FL March 2014

Background

Durene I. Wheeler, Ph.D., is Professor at Northeastern Illinois University in the department of Educational Inquiry & Curriculum Studies. She holds a core faculty appointment in African & African American Studies (AFAM) along with Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (WGS). Dr. Wheeler has served as Program Coordinator for both AFAM and WGS academic programs. Additionally, Dr. Wheeler served as founding Graduate Facilitator and Advisor for the Master of Arts in Community and Teacher Leaders program at NEIU. 

Her teaching and research interests include historical intersections of race, class, and gender in U.S. Education, practical application methods of critical race and feminist pedagogy, and helping teachers and parents in fostering more socially justice classrooms and school environments. Dr. Wheeler has presented at several National and Regional conferences on issues of intersectionality, social justice in education and anti-racist pedagogy. She is co-editor of the anthology Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing within and Beyond the Academy addressing the pedagogical practices of Black women in and outside of the academy across multiple disciplines.

Additional Information

Honors and Awards

2018-2019: Faculty Award of Excellence Black Heritage Committee

2011-2012: NEIU Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching

2010-2011: NEIU Faculty Excellence Award in Service

2009-2010: NEIU Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching

2008-2009: Melvin Terrell Black Heritage Excellence Award in Research

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4162
Office Hours
By appointment
Main Campus
Brian White
Brian
D.
White
Instructor
English
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5832
Expertise
My focus at Northeastern Illinois University has been in freshman composition and research writing, although previous to that time my focus was on ESL when I was teaching for the City Colleges of Chicago. In that capacity I researched many different patterns of learning and language development of non-native speakers of English. I also continue to develop and hone my craft as a writer of short fiction. In regard to literature, my focus has been on 20th century American writers, although I have a broad interest of literature from British 19th century romantic poets to modern European writers such as Franz Kafka to Latin American writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In all my areas of concentration as an instructor I look to engage and challenge students to think for themselves and connect what they read and write for my classes to their own lives and the world at large in which they seek to establish their profession (or conquer).
Courses Taught
ENGL 101 Writing I
ENGL 102 Writing II
ENGL 203 World of Fiction
ENGL 205 Literature and Literacies
Research Interests
Language and learning development of non-native speakers of English
Education

M.A. English, Northeastern University
B.A. English, The University of Iowa

 

Room LWH 2025
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5832
Office Hours
Spring 2024 Student Hours
Wednesday: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 12:55-1:40 p.m.
Or by appointment. Please email instructor for an appointment at b-white@neiu.edu.
Main Campus
Woman with curly blond hair and dark glasses
Janet
L.
Whitmore
Instructor, Art History
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
19th and 20th century art, architecture and design
Courses Taught
Arth 106 Introduction To Art History I
Research Interests
Late 19th and early 20th century art and architecture in Europe and North America.
Education

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
M.A. Stanford University, Stanford, California
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 

Selected Publications

“The Ho-o-den at the World’s Columbian Exposition: A Trans-Pacific Dialogue” Journal of Japonisme, vol. 8, no. 2., Autumn 2023.
“Daniel Cottier, Designer, Decorator, Dealer”, Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide 22, no. 1, (Spring 2023).
“Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt and Modernist Chicago” in B. J. O. Nordfeldt, American Internationalist, ed. Gabriel P. Weisberg, (Minneapolis: Weisman Art Museum, 2021) Exhibition catalogue.
“Harvesting Machinery Takes Command: The Earliest Internationalist Painting of B. J. O. Nordfeldt” SOURCE, Notes in the History of Art, Winter 2020: 121- 130. [University of Chicago Press]
Julien Dupré catalogue raisonné. In association with Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York. On-going since 2014. See: juliendupre.org

Office Hours
By appointment
Main Campus
April Wilkins
April
Wilkins
Instructor, Photography
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Courses Taught
Studio Experiences: Photography
Research Interests
Photography
Education

Master of Fine Arts, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours
By appointment
Main Campus
Dan Wirth smiles into the camera in front of a plain gray background.
Dan
Wirth
Senior Instructor
Communication, Media and Theatre
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5974
Expertise
Professor Wirth has a wealth of experience as a professional actor and director, and he is also a playwright.
Courses Taught
CMTT 393: Drama for Teaching and Learning
CMTT 359: Experimental Theatre
CMTT 351: Children's Theatre Workshop - Middle and High School
CMTT 350: Children's Theatre Workshop - Elementary School
CMTT 346: American Musical Theatre
CMTT 345: Directing
CMTT 334: Studies in Drama - Comedy of Menace
CMTT 334: Studies in Drama - Latinx Drama
CMTT 332: Theatre History 2
CMTT 346: American Musical Theatre
CMTT 255: Performance of Literature
CMTT 221: Acting 1
CMTT 203: Voice for the Stage
CMTC 202: Voice and Diction
CMTM 160: Introduction to Cinema
CMTT 130: Introduction to Theatre
CMTC 101: Public Speaking
CMTC 100: Introduction to Communication
Research Interests
Experimental Theatre, Devised Theatre, Living Newspapers, Magical Realism, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, William Shakespeare
Education

M.F.A. University of California, San Diego

B.S. Central Michigan University

Selected Performances

Most recently directed SMOKEFALL at Oakton College, NUEVAS VOCES and BABEL at NEIU, a staged reading of TROUBLE IN MIND at Oakton, OFFENDED! at NEIU, and appeared in LOUNGING, written by NEIU Professor Emeritus Jim Blair, at the Filament Theatre and then again at the Raven Theatre in Chicago.

Background

Dan Wirth has been involved with theatre for most of his life. As a professional actor he toured throughout the United States with The Acting Company. While living in New York City, he performed at the Public Theatre, the Harold Clurman Theatre, the 18th Street Playhouse, Lamb’s Theatre, Playwright’s Horizons, The American Place Theatre, and the Actor’s and Director’s Lab (later renamed the Samuel Beckett Theatre.) In Europe, he performed at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival and in London’s West End. Regionally, he has appeared at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and the Utah and Oregon Shakespeare Festivals.

He worked with the esteemed directors Alan Schneider, Joseph Papp, Michael Langham, Liviu Ciulei, Garland Wright, Jerry Turner, and Sharon Ott, and has appeared on-stage with James Cromwell, J. T. Walsh, Jimmy Smits, Jamey Sheridan, Bob Gunton, Diane Venora, Kathleen Widdoes, David Warrilow, Alvin Epstein, Leigh Taylor-Young, Margaret Reed, Howard Korder, Wayne Knight, and Jeff Daniels. Dan was a Chicago Cub in the film Rookie of the Year. In Chicago, he appeared at the Raven Theatre and again at the Filament Theatre in Lounging. He has directed for six theatre companies in the Chicago area including Fury Theatre's production of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

As Artistic Director of The Intimate Theatre, his production of Miss Julie, the play's world premiere in a new translation, had a highly successful run with a cast of professional actors. This was a very ambitious undertaking for a new theatre company, and its success generated a great deal of visibility and respect for the group. An award winning playwright, Dan’s play Used Carlotta won new play contests at the Source Theatre in Washington, D.C. and the New American Comedy Festival in Ukiah, California, and was produced each time. It was also a finalist in the National Playwrights Conference at the O'Neill Theater Center. The Cleveland Public Theatre featured Urban Renovator Blues in their Eighth Festival of New Plays. In Chicago, his production of the play was chosen as the premiere theatre piece for the reopening of Cabaret Voltaire, a performing space that went on to feature many new and experimental theatre works. Also a published poet and a film maker, Dan has taught theatre and communication courses at Dominican University, Wright College, Harper College, Oakton College, Daley College, Barat College, and Lake Forest College.

In his numerous years at Northeastern Illinois University he has directed Nuevas Voces, Babel, Offended!, Episode 26, Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them, The Cherry Orchard, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Fuddy Meers, An Inspector Calls, Charley’s Aunt, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Birthday Party, Dracula, Buried Child, Little Murders, The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It, The Nerd, four Children’s Theatre productions, and eight Summer Transition Program Drama Workshops. He appeared on stage at NEIU as a very large Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. He has an M.F.A. from The University of California, San Diego, and a B.S. from Central Michigan University.

Room FA 230
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5974
Office Hours
Monday and Wednesday:
10:50-11:20 a.m.
12:55-2:10 p.m.
3:45-4:00 p.m.
5:30-6:00 p.m.
Main Campus
NEIU logo
Krista
Wortendyke
Instructor
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-4913
Expertise
Krista specializes in both analog and digital photographic processes. She also has a strong background in photographic history and theory.
Courses Taught
Studio Experiences: Photography
Research Interests
Krista's ongoing work examines violence through the lens of photography. Her work is a result of a constant grappling with the mediation of war and brutality both locally and globally.
Education

BFA in Photography, Long Island University Southampton College

MFA in Photography, Coluimbia College Chicago

Selected Publications

From Fact to Fiction: War Reportage Transforming. Chicago: Columbia College Chicago, 2007

Selected Exhibitions

2013 - The Ex-Photo Show, 56 Avenue C, New York, NY

2013 - Chicago Style, David Weinberg Gallery, Chicago, IL

2011 - Returning the Gaze: Contemporary Portraits by women, Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, IL

2011 - Necessary Fictions, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

2011 - Critical Encounters: Images & Implication, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

2011 - Gift Of Gift Of, Spacetaker, Houston, TX

2011 - Crime Unseen, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL

2011 - Killing Season: Chicago, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL

2011 - Killing Season: Chicago, The Violet Hour, Chicago, IL

2010 - (re):media, Moo's Gallery, Hudson, OH

 

Background

Krista Wortendyke (b. 1979, Nyack, New York) is a Chicago based conceptual artist. She received her MFA in Photography from Columbia College in 2007. Her ongoing work examines violence through the lens of photography. Her images are a result of a constant grappling with the mediation of war and brutality both locally and globally. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, PAcker Schopf Gallery and David Weinberg Gallery in Chicago, SOHO20 Gallery in New York, and many other venues across the United States. Additionally, Krista's work is part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

773-442-4913
Office Hours
Varies by semester
Main Campus
Dr. Nancy Wrinkle
Nancy
C.
Wrinkle
Associate Professor, Advisor Mathematics Major for Secondary Education
Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5765
Courses Taught
Math 421: Modern Geometry
Math 340: Computing for Mathematicians
Math 338: Introduction to Real Analysis
Math 331: Abstract Algebra
Math 321: History of Mathematics
Math 312: Foundations of Geometry
Math 251/311: Introduction to Advanced Mathematics
Math 253: Linear Algebra I
Math 203: Calculus III
Math 202: Calculus II
Math 187: Calculus I
Math 186: Precalculus
Math 113: Quantitative Reasoning
Research Interests
Low-dimensional topology and geometry
Education

1995, B.A., Mathematics, Barnard College 

2002, Ph.D., Mathematics, Columbia University

Selected Publications

Distance and intersection number in the curve graph of a surface, with Joan S. Birman and Matt Morse, submitted. 2019 Preprint: arxiv: math/2403391

Criticality for the Gehring link problem, with Jason Cantarella, Joseph H.G. Fu, Rob Kusner, and John M. Sullivan. Geometry & Topology, 10 (2006), pp 1-61.

Some ropelength critical clasps, with John M. Sullivan, Physical and Numerical Models in Knot Theory and Their Application to the Life Sciences,   (J. Calvo, K. Millett, E. Rawdon, and A. Stasiak, editors). Series on Knots and Everything, World Scientific, Volume 36, 2005.

On transversally simple knots, with Joan S. Birman, Journal of Differential Geometry55 (2000), pp 325-354.

Parametrizations of holonomic and Legendrian knots with Joan S. Birman, Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 9 No. 3 (2000), p. 293-309.

BBH 212H
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5765
Office Hours
Summer 2020
By appointment
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Shencheng Xu
Shencheng
Xu
Professor, Sculpture
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Shencheng Xu has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, and completed dozens of outdoor public sculptures both in the United States and in China. He uses a variety of media and techniques in his works, both traditional and nontraditional.
Courses Taught
Sculpture I
Sculpture II
Sculpture III
Sculpture IV
Three Dimensional Design
Studio Experiences: Sculpture
Research Interests
Shencheng created a series of sculptural characters that he used in various combinations and developed into his art works. Most of these character images combine human forms with natural forms. His art works express the relationship between man and nature in different cultural backgrounds. He believes that art will help of us to see more connections between ourselves and the natural world. He hopes that his art works will not only bring joy to people but also make people think, understand each other more and respect the mother nature.
Education

Master of Fine Art, Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Fine Art, Sculpture Department, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China

Selected Exhibitions

The 3rd - 21st Annual Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Chicago, IL

The CRE8IV Sculpture Biennial, Rockford, IL

The Ronan Park Public Sculpture Biennial, Chicago, IL

Sculpture Invasion, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL 

The Bridgeport Art Center Public Sculpture Exhibit, Chicago, IL

Shencheng Xu Retrospective, Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL

The Garden of Eden, Gallery Uno, Chicago, IL 

Little Life, Knobe Gallery, Chicago, IL

Additional Information

Selected Public Sculptures

 

“Gourd Man I” and “Rise Up”, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce collection, Chicago, IL

“Catch Up”, City of Oak Park public art collection, Oak Park, IL

“Fly with the Wind”, COTELAC LMSF-WEBSTER LLC collection, Chicago, IL

“Wonderful Tonight”, Black Ensemble Theater, Chicago, IL

“A Song of Joy”, Avoca West Elementary School, Glenview, IL

“Gourd Man II”, Village of Skokie Public Art Collection, Skokie, IL

“Our City”, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

“Ever Alert”, Elm Place School, Highland Park, IL

 

Room FA 215B
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours
Fall 202 Office Hours
Monday and Wednesday: 9:30-11:30 a.m. and by appointment
Main Campus
Photo of Keith Yearman
Keith
Yearman
Adjunct
Geography and Environmental Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5643
Courses Taught
GES 104: Introduction to Geography
GES 250: WIP: Writing in G&ES
Research Interests
Economic Globalization Urban Human Rights Mexico and Latin America
Education

M.A., Geography and Environmental Studies, Northeastern Illinois University

B.A., Geography, Northeastern Illinois University

 

BBH 344D
5500 N Saint Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5643
Office Hours
Spring 2015: M/W 3:15-4:15 Wednesday 6:00-7:00 PM
Main Campus
Dr. Andrew Young smiles into the camera.
Andrew
Young
Assistant Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5844
Courses Taught
PSYC 202 Statistics and Research Methods I
PYSC 215 Child Psychology
PSYC 310 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 316 Child Development Lab
PSYC 385 Capstone Seminar
PSYC 396 Senior Seminar in Psychology
Research Interests
My research focuses on the cognitive and social mechanisms underlying children’s learning and cuts across developmental, cognitive, and educational psychology. In particular, I study 1) children’s collaborative and cultural learning, 2) the development of scientific thinking, and 3) applications of psychological science to education.
Education

Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016)

B.S. in Psychology & BS in Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University (2006)

 

Selected Publications

Young, A.G. & Shtulman, A. (2020). Children’s cognitive reflection predicts conceptual understanding in science and mathematics. Psychological Science, 31, 1396-1408.

Young, A.G. & Shtulman, A. (2020). How children’s cognitive reflection shapes their understanding of science. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1247.

Young, A.G., Alibali, M.W., & Kalish, C.W. (2019). Causal learning from joint action:  Collaboration helps first graders, but hinders kindergartners. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 177, 166-186.

Riggs, A.E. & Young, A.G.  (2016). Developmental changes in children’s normative reasoning across learning contexts and collaborative roles. Developmental Psychology, 52, 1236-1246.

Young, A.G., Alibali, M.W., & Kalish, C.W. (2012). Causal learning and disagreement: Others’ hypotheses affect children’s evaluations of evidence. Developmental Psychology, 48, 1242-1253.

(773) 442-5844
Office Hours
By appointment.
Main Campus
Russell Zanca
Russell
Zanca
Professor
Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5866
Expertise
Cultural Anthropology with regional focus on Central Asia; post-Soviet economies, collectivized farming; oral history of rural life; Islam and Muslim societies; culinary traditions and cookery; Eurasian labor migration and globalization.
Courses Taught
ANTH 212 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 238 - Peoples of Central Asia
ANTH 355 - WIP: History of Anthropology
ANTH 357 - Shells, Pigs, and Gold: Anthropology and Economy
ANTH 364 - Culinary Anthropology
ANTH 365 - Anthropology of Islam
ANTH 378 - Anthropology of Power
Research Interests
Writings on history of Stalinist collectivization in Uzbekistan and contemporary labor migration among Central Asians.
Education

Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999

Selected Publications

Fearing Islam in Uzbekistan: Islamic Tendencies, Extremist Violence, and Authoritarian Secularism in Reclaiming the Sacred: Morality, Community and Religion after Communism, Mark D. Steinberg and Catherine Wanner, Editors. 2008 Woodrow Wilson Center and Indiana University Press (in press), 2008.

Writing the History of Collectivization in Uzbekistan: Oral Narratives (Written with Dr. Marianne Kamp of the University of Wyoming), National Council for Eurasian and East European Research Working Paper, February 2008.

Everyday Life in Central Asia, co-editor with Dr. Jeff Sahadeo (Carleton U.), Indiana University Press, 2007.

Dilemmas of Representation: Stalinist Collectivization in Uzbekistan and an Ethnographic Past in the Present in Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (5:1, January/February 2005).

Needing a Place to Pray or Believing in God at Your Own Risk: Religion and Terrorisms in Central Asia in Religion, State and Society, March 2005, 33/1:71-82).

"Central Asian Food" in The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink (2004), New York: Oxford University Press.

"'Explaining' Islam in Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach for Uzbekistan," in the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 2004 Vol. 24 No. 1.

"Field Report on Oral and Archival Histories of Collectivization in Uzbekistan" in Central Eurasian Studies Review, (Winter) 2003 Vol. 2 No 1, pp. 10-12.

Take! Take! Take! Host-Guest Relations and All that Food: Uzbek Hospitality Past and Present. Anthropology of East Europe Review. Spring:8-16. 2003.

The Greasier the Better: Dumba and Its Place in the Uzbek Diet in The Fat of the Land, Harlan Walker, Editor. Proceedings of the 2002 Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery:294-302. 2003.

Sovyet Sonrasi Ozbekistan'da Kirsal Kesimde Ozbek Kimliginin Yeniden Sekillenisi/Dueling Identities Down on the Farm: Mediating Ethnicity in the Ferghana Valley in Turkler (19:672-682). Guzel et al., editors. Ankara: Yeni Turkiye Yayinlari. 2002.

Tashkent. In Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures (4:280-289). Melvin Ember and Carol Ember, Editors. Grolier Press/Human Relations Area Files: New Haven. 2002.

Uzbekistan In Encyclopedia of World Cultures (Supplement: 362-367).  Melvin Ember, Carol Ember, and Ian Skoggard, Editors. Macmillan Reference USA. 2001.

Intruder in Uzbekistan: Walking the Line between Community Needs and Anthropological Desiderata In Fieldwork in Postsocialist Societies (153-171). Hermine de Soto and Nora Dudwick, eds. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 2000.

Room BBH 142
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5866
Office Hours
Spring 2024
Tuesday and Thursday: 8:15-9:25 a.m. in Room BBH 142
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.-noon in Room BBH 142
or by appointment

Please let me know via email how you would like to meet and when.
Main Campus
NEIU logo
Irena
Ziolkowska
Instructor
Economics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5690
Courses Taught
Econ 215, Principles of Macroeconomics
Econ 217, Principles of Microeconomics
Econ 307, Money and Banking
Research Interests
tba
Education

TBA

Additional Information

Return to Economics Home Page
Return to Economics Faculty


 

 

 

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5690
Office Hours
Spring 2024
Monday and Wednesday: 10:30-11:30 a.m. (via Zoom)
or by appointment
Main Campus