PRASANNA ACHARYA, Assistant Professor of Biology-Kinesiology (2020, 2020) B.E., Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, India; M.Tech., Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, India; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
EMILY ADAMS, Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Studies (French & Spanish) (2012, 2016) B.A., Tulane University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
KAREN BAUR, Part-time Assistant Professor of Nursing (online) (2023) B.S.N. Sangamon State University; M.P.H., University of Illinois at Springfield; M.S.N., University of South Alabama; D.N.P., University of South Alabama.
JAYE BEETEM, Technical Director/Designer (2025), B.F.A., University of Utah, M.A., Northeast Louisiana University, M.F.A., Wayne State University.
ANGELA BENTLEY, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023) A.A. Springfield College in Illinois; B.S.N., M.S.N, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina.
MUNIA CABAL-JIMÉNEZ, Assistant Professor of Spanish. (2025) B.A., Universidad de Costa Rica, M.A., Universidad de Costa Rica, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
PAMELA BROWN, MSN Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Nursing (2018, 2018) B.S.N., Quincy College; M.S., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Ph.D., Wayne State University.
AASNE DANIELS, Assistant Professor of Theatre (2013, 2013) B.A., Minnesota State University Moorhead; M.F.A., Northern Illinois University.
T.J. DEVINE, Assistant Professor of Business (2009, 2024) B.S., University of Central Missouri.
TIMOTHY FINLAY, Assistant Professor of Agribusiness (2023). B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.B.A., Quincy University.
MICHAEL HARDEN, Assistant Professor of Business (2018, 2018) B.B.A, Robert Morris University; M.S., Benedictine University.
AMY HYRNEWYCH, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023) B.S.N., St. John’s College of Nursing; M.S.N., Southern Illinois University.
MCKENNA JACQUEMET, Research Services and Information Literacy Librarian (2023) B.A., Hendrix College; M.L.I.S., University of Iowa.
ROGER KERFOOT, Assistant Professor of Sports Management (2024) B.S., Eureka College, M.S., Western Illinois University.
GWENDOWLYN KNAPP, Assistant Professor of Biology (2020, 2020) B.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
SUZANNE KELL, Assistant Professor of Education (2018, 2024) B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.S., Walden University.
TRACEY KREIPE, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023) B.S.N., University of South Carolina; M.P.A., University of Illinois Springfield., D.N.P., Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville.
JOSIAH KUNZ '12, Assistant Professor of Physics (2020, 2020) B.S., Illinois College; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology.
MEREDITH KUNZ, Assistant Professor of Education (2023) B.S., North Park University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D, Liberty University
SAM LEVEY, Assistant Professor of Economics (2023) B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
YANAN LIU, Assistant Professor Business (2024) B.M., Zhejiang University, M.Sc., University of Guelph. PhD., Ohio State University.
MARILYN MARKEL, Assistant Professor of Business (2022) B.S., Ferris State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
ERIC MCCLAREY, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health (2018, 2024) B.S., M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.
LISA MURRAY, Assistant Professor of Engineering (2024) B.S, Western New England University, M.E, American International College, M.E.M, Western New England University, Ph.D., Western New England University.
ABHISHEK NANAVATI, ASIANetwork Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies (2024) B.A., Earlham College, M.A., Columbia University, Ph.D., Georgetown University.
BLESSED NGOE, Assistant Professor of Communication (2025) B.S., University of Buea, M.A. University of Buea, M.A., New Mexico State University, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder.
YORKOW OPPON-ACQUA, Assistant Professor of Political Science (2024) B.A., University of Ghana, M.A. P., University of Akron, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
KATELYN PATTILLO '14, Assistant Professor of Art (2018, 2023) B.S., Illinois College; M.F.A., Indiana University.
ASHIQ RAHMAN, Assistant Professor of Physics (2025), B.S., BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, M.S., University of Connecticut, Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
COURTNEY SIMPKINS, Assistant Professor of English (2024) B.A., Longwood University, M.A. Radford University, Ph.D. , Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
JONI SMITH, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2025), M.B.A., Culver-Stockton College, MSN, Blessing Rieman College of Nursing.
SAMANTHA SMITH, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2025), B.S., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, M.S., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Ph.D., Wichita State University.
ARASH TAHRIRI, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2025), B.S., Imam Khomeini International University, M.S., University of Tehran, Ph.D., University of Tehran.
JENNIFER TYGRET, Assistant Professor of Education (online) B.A., Truman State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado Springs.
EMILY WRIGHT ‘01, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2022) B.A., Illinois College; M.B.A., Webster University.
BRITTNEY YANCY, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies (2022) B.A., Hampton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
YU-HUA YEH, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2023) B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., Chang Gung University; Ph.D., Washington University St. Louis.
KIMI YUCHS, Part-time Assistant Professor of Nursing (online) (2024), B.S.N. Marycrest College; M.A. University of Iowa; D.P.N, University of Southern Indiana.
