Faculty Spotlight
Faculty
Randall Albers
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Creative Writing (Fiction and Creative Nonfiction), Abroad education; Teacher/Tutor Training, Creativity; process-and-technique Critical Reading and Writing courses
Rojhat Avsar
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Ethics, Behavioral Economics, Money as a Social Institution
Hugo Balta
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Broadcast Television/Radio News, Multimedia Journalism Content Production
Zeline Bates
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Media Planning and Buying, Communication Ethics, and Communication Essentials
Cari Beecham-Bautista
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Gender, sexuality, race, social class, inequality
Kathryn Bergquist
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Creative writing, literature, LGBTQ subjects, study abroad, First-year writing, Writing & Rhetoric, fiction writing, creative non-fiction writing
Beatrix Budy
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General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Liberal Arts Chemistry, Chemistry of Textiles and Dyes, Chemistry of Advanced Fibers, Chemistry of Food and Nutrition, Personals Wellness, Nutrition, Environmental Science, Basic Level Science and Mathematics Classes
Henna Butt
Dominic Calabrese
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Media relations, journalism, public speaking
Victoria Can
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I've taught the following biology courses at 91精选: Epidemics / Personal Wellness / Biology of Human Immune System / Cancer Biology / Microbiology /Introductory Biology I am interested in teaching other biology courses, including Molecular and Cell Biology.
Richard Chwedyk
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Creative Writing, especially science fiction.
Steven Corey
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Urban Studies, Environmental Studies, History
Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
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Culture and lifestyle topics, Arts Criticism, Travel
Matthew Cunningham
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Podcasting, Audio Storytelling, Interviewing, Radio Broadcasting, Multi-media techniques
Elizabeth Davis-Berg
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Animal Behavior, Ecology & Ecology Honors, Evolution of Sex, Environmental Science, Human Anatomy and Physiology, General Zoology, Marine Biology, Modeling Biological Systems with Differential Equations, Undergraduate Research Mentorship Initiative and Independent Study.
Gabriela Diaz de Sabates
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Women, gender, and sexuality studies; Latino and Latin American studies, women's life stories, oral stories and narratives, gender and immigration, state violence and gender.
David Dolak
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Science of Musical Instruments - this includes the physics basis of wave motion, the harmonic series, how pitch and timbre are generated and propagated though acoustic musical instruments, the basics of Lutherie (construction of string musical instruments) and the mathematics of musical scales. Environmental Science - the integrative understanding of the fields of biology, chemistry, and earth science and how these are applied to understanding current environmental issues relevant to human civilization, natural ecosystems preservation, resource sustainability, and economic development. The geology and geography of the Great Lakes and how this has shaped the human and natural ecosystems of the Chicago Region.
Betsy Edgerton
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Teaching and research interests focus on magazine editing, copy editing, business-to-business magazine and general business writing, grammar pedagogy, curriculum development, interdisciplinarity, teacher training.
Carmelo Esterrich
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Latin American Studies Cultural Studies Semiotics Interdisciplinary Humanities
Yonty Friesem
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Data Storytelling, Media & Social Impact, Nonviolent Communication, Media and Digital Literacy, Leadership & Team Building, Research Methods in Social Sciences
Terri Griffith
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Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Queer Visual Culture
Ann Hetzel Gunkel
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Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Media and Popular Culture, Humanities
Ames Hawkins
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Queer/Trans Rhetorics, Queer and Trans Creative Writing, Creative/Literary Nonfiction, Writing and Rhetoric
Azar Khosravani
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Calculus, Numerical Analysis, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Quantitative Reasoning, Statistics, Algebra
C. Richard King
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race and representaion, sport and society, white power movements and ideologies, imagining American Indians in Chicago
Frederic Kopp
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20th Century German History & Culture; Ancient, Medieval & Modern European History
Elio Leturia
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Graphic design, typography, visual communication and literacy, reporting in Spanish, video storytelling, image making, publication design, documentary video
Weihua Li
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I have taught a variety of mathematics courses, which include Basic Math Skilss, College Math, College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus sequence, Elementary Differential Equations.
Suzanne McBride
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Investigative reporting, political reporting, community news
Erin McCarthy
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History of Chicago, Oral History, Public History, 1930s, Sport History.
Nicholas McCormick
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United States History; History of Chicago; Urban History; History of the Future
Marcella Mencotti
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Communications: Commercial Radio Audio Drama Voiceover
Julie Minbiole
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Introductory Biology, Sensation and Perception, Genetics, Evolution
Heather Minges Wols
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biology and health-related sciences
Brian Mornar
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First-year Writing Creative Writing Literature
James Mullane
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James Mullane teaches courses in philosophy, ethics, critical thinking, and a course that explores the nature of the mind and personal identity.
Brian Plocharczyk
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Voice Acting, Voice over, Narration.
Ruben Quesada
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American Literature Latinx Literature British Literature Creative Writing Writing and Publishing
Douglas Reichert Powell
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Cultural Studies, Literature, First-Year Writing, Professional Writing
Brendan Riley
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Writing Composition New Media Internet Studies Popular Culture Mystery / Detectives Science Fiction Zombies Board Games
K. Crom Saunders
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ASL sociolinguistics, Deaf Culture and History, theatrical interpreting, Shakespeare and literature,
Christopher Shaw
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Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
Jackie Spinner
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Digital Storytelling, Photojournalism, International Reporting, Conflict Reporting, News Reporting
Tony Trigilio
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Creative Writing, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies
Lauren Viera
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Professional Writing, Journalism, Copy Writing, Editing, Grammar, Narrative Nonfiction/Essay Writing
Robin Whatley
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First-semester Experience; Vertebrate Paleontology Honors; Mammal Evolution; Dinosaur Evolution and Extinction; Physical Geology; Historical Geology; Natural Disasters; Paleontology Field Observation and Methods.
Michelle Yates
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Cinema and media studies; Cultural studies; Environmental humanities; Environmental justice; Feminist and queer studies; Technology and culture; Urban studies
