IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
New Faculty for 2007-2008
Faculty listed by School:
Art | Business | Dentistry | Education | Engineering & Technology | Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | Law | Liberal Arts | Medicine | Music | Nursing | Public & Environmental Affairs | Science | Social Work | University Library
Herron School of Art and Design
Stoelting, Jennifer Mynhier
Assistant Professor
Photography
- MFA in 2005 from Maryland Institute College of Art
- Area of expertise: photography and digital arts
- E-mail: jmstoelt@iupui.edu
Baker, Lesley
Assistant Professor
Ceramics
- MFA in 2000 from Rhode Island School of Design
- Area of expertise: Traditional and digital image transfer to ceramics, plaster mold making and slip casting
- E-mail: lesbaker@iupui.edu
Lee, Flounder
Assistant Professor
Photography
- MFA in 2007 from California State University Long Beach
- Areas of expertise: Digital imaging, video, and installation
- E-mail: flolee@iupui.edu
Mikulay, Jennifer
Assistant Professor
Fine Arts
- PhD in 2007 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MA in 1995 from Rutgers University
- Areas of expertise: Public art, public sphere theory, visual culture, contemporary creative
- E-mail: jmikulay@iupui.edu
Parks, Nancy
Assistant Professor
Art Education
- MS in 1986 in Art Education from Buffalo State College
- EdD in 2001 in Curriculum & Instruction in Art Education from Indiana University
- Areas of expertise: Visual culture
- E-mail: nparks@iupui.edu
Sanematsu, Helen
Assistant Professor
- E-mail: hsanemat@iupui.edu
Kelley School of Business
Killian, Larita
Assistant Professor of Accounting
IUPUC Division of Business
- MA in Education from Stanford University
- EdD in Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University
- E-mail: ljkillia@iupui.edu
Dentistry
Song, Fengyu
Assistant Professor
Oral Biology
- Ph.D. in 2006 from Indiana University
- Areas of expertise: The expression of proteinases in the degenerative joint diseases including temporamandibular joint disorder, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis to seek the potential marker(s) for disease diagnosis and treatment
- E-mail: fesong@iupui.edu
Gushrowski, Barbara
Assistant Librarian
- E-mail: bgushrow@iupui.edu
Papadopoulos, Harry
Associate Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Director, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Residency Program
- DDS in 1992 from the New York University College of Dentistry
- MD in 2002 from New York Medical College
- More information
- E-mail: hp4@iupui.edu
School of Education
Crystal Yvonne Walcott
Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Pre-service Elementary Education
IUPUC, Division Of Education
- PhD in 2006 from Indiana University
- E-mail: walcottc@iupui.edu
Bartholomew, Samantha
Assistant Professor
Education Leadership and Policy Studies
- MED in 1996 from the University of Texas, Austin
- PhD in 2006 from the University of California, Riverside
- More information
- E-mail: ssbartho@iupui.edu
Teemant, Annela
Associate Professor
Second/Foreign Language Education
- MA in 1988 from Brigham Young University
- PhD in 1997 from Ohio State University
- Areas of expertise: Quality teacher education and professional development of in-service and pre-service teachers who substantially and measurably improve the academic success of for English Language Learners.
- More information
- E-mail: ateemant@iupui.edu
Tillema, Erik
Assistant Professor
- PhD in 2007 in Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia
- MED in 2003 in Mathematics Education from University of Georgia
- Areas of expertise: Mathematics Education: Students' mental imagery and symbolizing activity.
- More information
- E-mail: etillema@iupui.edu
School of Engineering & Technology
Wang, Guofeng
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
- Ph.D. in 2002 from California Institute of Technology
- Areas of expertise: Mechanical properties of materials, mechanical design, development of first-principles based multiscale computation approach, computational materials science and design, design novel materials related to renewable energy technology
- E-mail: wang83@iupui.edu
Ji, Julie
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
- PhD in 2004 in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania
- Areas of expertise: Vascular bioengineering, cellular and molecular mechanisms of mechanotransduction
- E-mail: jji@iupui.edu
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Gorgey, Ashraf
Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy
- PhD in 2005 in Exercise Physiology from the University of Georgia, Athens
- Areas of expertise: Spinal cord injury, Muscle Physiology, body composition and Rehabilitation.
- More information
- E-mail: agorgey@iupui.edu
Scott, Patricia
Associate Professor
Occupational Therapy
- PhD in Public Policy Analysis from Florida International University
- MPH in Human Ecology from the University of Oklahoma
- Areas of expertise: functional performance following liver transplantation, and ADA workplace accommodations for persons with mental disabilities.
- More information
- E-mail: scottp@iupui.edu
School of Law
Dannenmaier, Eric
Associate Professor
- JD in 1984 from Boston University
- LLM in 2006 from Columbia University
- MST from Oxford University
- Areas of expertise: Environmental law; international environmental law; property; administrative law.
- More information
- E-mail: edan@iupui.edu
Miller, Steven
Assistant Librarian
Law Library
- JD in 1990 from the John Marshall Law School
- MA in 1993 from Dominican University
- MSC in 1999 from Northwestern University
- Areas of expertise: Legal research, Library and information science, information technology, computer law.
- More information
- E-mail: stevmill@iupui.edu
Roberts, Gary R.
Dean and Professor
- JD in 1975 from Stanford University Law School, Palo Alto, CA
- Areas of expertise: sports law, antitrust, labor law, and business enterprises.
- More information
- E-mail: robertsg@iupui.edu
School of Liberal Arts
Belz, Julie
Professor
English
- MA in 1990 from the University of California at Berkeley
- PhD in 1997 from the University of California at Berkeley
- Areas of expertise: applied linguistics, second language learning and teaching, L2 pragmatics, technology and second language learning, Internet-mediated learning partnerships, learner identity, intercultural communication, health discourse, Germanic linguistics.
- More information
- E-mail: jbelz@iupui.edu
Bourus, Terri
Associate Professor
English
- MA in 1996 from Northern Illinois University
- PhD in 2000 from Northern Illinois University
- Areas of expertise: Shakespeare; Textual Studies and Bibliography; History of the Book; Stationers in Early Modern London; Performance Studies; Irish literature and drama
- More information
- E-mail: tbourus@iupui.edu
Henry, Ronda
Associate Professor
English/ AAADS
- MA in 1995 from Loyola University, Chicago
- PhD in 2004 from Loyola University, Chicago
- Areas of expertise: American Literature/Studies, African and African-American Literature/Studies, and Women's Studies.
- More information
- E-mail: ronhenry@iupui.edu
House-Soremekun, Bessie
Professor
Political Science
- MA in International Studies in 1980 from the University of Denver
- PhD in 1988 in International Studies from the University of Denver
- Areas of expertise: International Political Economy, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, African Politics, World Politics, Comparative Politics, Women and Development.
- More information
- E-mail: beshouse@indiana.edu
Labode, Modupe
Assistant Professor
History and Museum Studies
- D. Phil. In 1992 in History from Oxford University
- Areas of expertise: African American/African Diaspora, Women's History, Public History/Museum Studies.
- More information
- E-mail: mlabode@iupui.edu
Modibo, Najja
Associate Professor
Sociology
- MA in 1980 from the University of Toronto
- PhD in 1995 from the University of Toronto
- Areas of expertise: Welfare and Workfare Policy, Organization of Work, African/Black Diaspora Experience, Critical Pedagogy, Women Workers, Globalization and the Caribbean, and Gendered-Racism.
- More information
- E-mail: nmodibo@iupui.edu
Mustillo, Thomas
Assistant Professor
Political Science
International Relations
- MA in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- PhD in 2007 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Areas of expertise: Democracy and transitions to democracy, Political Parties and Political Representation, Elections and Election Management, Public Policy and especially Health and Education Policy, Developing countries and especially Latin America.
- More information
- E-mail: tmustill@iupui.edu
Weiden, David
Assistant Professor
Political Science
- JD in 1992 from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
- PhD in 2007 from the University of Texas at Austin
- Areas of expertise: The United States Supreme Court; comparative judicial systems; trial courts; public policy; American politics; pedagogical research.
- More information
- E-mail: dweiden@iupui.edu
Zhang, Ye
Assistant Professor
Economics
- MA in 2003 from the University of Maryland at College Park
- PhD in 2007 from the University of Maryland at College Park
- Areas of expertise: Labor Economics, applied econometrics, program evaluation, and economics of education.
- More information
- E-mail: zhang65@iupui.edu
School of Medicine
Bowling, Monet
Assistant Professor
General Surgery
- E-mail: mwbowlin@iupui.edu
Carpentier, Melissa
Assistant Professor
Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Adolescent Medicine
- PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2007 from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
- Areas of expertise: Social adjustment, health behavior, and quality of life among adolescents with cancer; transitions into survivorship and young adulthood; psychosocial and health-related late-effects of cancer treatment.
- More information
- E-mail: myc@iupui.edu
Chang, Fen-Lei
Assistant Dean and Director
School of Medicine-Fort Wayne
Lutheran Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Research
Professor of Neurology
- E-mail: fchang@iupui.edu
Chen, Peng-Sheng
Professor
Medicine
Medtronic Zipes Professor of Cardiology
- MD from National Taiwan University
- Areas of expertise: Cardiology.
- More information
- E-mail: chenpp@iupui.edu
Chisholm, Carey
Professor
Emergency Medicine
Director, IU-Methodist Emergency
Medicine Residency Program
- MD in 1983 from Medical College of Virginia, Madigan Army Medical Center
- More information
- E-mail: cchishol@iupui.edu
Choi, Jennifer
Assistant Professor
General Surgery
- E-mail: jenchoi@iupui.edu
Czachowski, Cristine
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Psychology
- MA in 1994 from University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
- PhD in 1998 from University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
- Areas of expertise: Behavioral pharmacology; animal models.
- More information
- E-mail: cczachow@iupui.edu
Derbigny, Wilbert
Assistant Professor
Microbiology and Immunology
- PhD in 2001from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
- Areas of expertise: more.
- More information
- E-mail: wderbign@iupui.edu
Fitzek, Markus
Associate Professor
Radiation Oncology
- E-mail: mfitzek@iupui.edu
George, Virgilio
Assistant Professor
General Surgery
- PhD in General Surgery in 1997 from Universidad Centroccidental “Lisandro Alvarado” Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Areas of expertise: inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease, colon and rectal cancer.
- E-mail: vigeorge@iupui.edu
Horn, Eric
Assistant Professor
Neurological Surgery
- MD in 2000 from University of Illinois
- PhD in 2000 from University of Illinois
- Areas of expertise: Spinal Neurosurgery, General Neurosurgery.
- More information
- E-mail: emhorn@iupui.edu
Kacena, Melissa
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- Assistant Professor
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- E-mail: mkacena@iupui.edu
Lin, Shien-Fong
Professor
Medicine
Department of Cardiology
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 1992 from Northwestern University
- Areas of expertise: Biomedical Instrumentation; Cardiac Electrophysiology; Biomedical Optics.
- More information
- E-mail: linsf@iupui.edu
Lu, Hua
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel and Lori Efroymson Professor of Oncology
- MB (US MD equivalent) in 1983 from Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang, China
- MS in 1986 from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- PhD in 1993 from Rutgers University
- Areas of expertise: Molecular dissection of the p53 and c-Myc networks in controlling cell growth, death, differentiation and tumorigenesis.
- More information
- E-mail: hualu@iupui.edu
Sachs, Greg
Professor
Medicine
- Areas of expertise: Geriatrics, dementia, and ethical issues arising in the care of and research involving people with dementia.
- More information
- E-mail: sachsg@iupui.edu
Scheel, Molly
Assistant Professor
Medical and Molecular Genetics
South Bend Center for Medical Education
- PhD in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology in 1999 from the University of Chicago
- Areas of expertise: Genetics of nervous system development.
- E-mail: mscheel@iupui.edu
Shen, Li
Assistant Professor
Radiology
- PhD in Computer Science in 2004 from Dartmouth College
- Areas of expertise: Medical image computing, bioinformatics, algorithms for bridging neuroimaging and genomics, image and pattern analysis methods for integrating MRI, fMRI and DTI data, image and vision computing, data mining and pattern recognition, and geometric modeling and graphics.
- More information
- E-mail: shenli@iupui.edu
Swanson, Marie
Professor
Public Health
- E-mail: swanson3@iupui.edu
Zhou, Baohua
Assistant Professor
Medicine
- E-mail: zhoub@iupui.edu
School of Music
Deal, Scott
Professor
Music
Director, Tavel Arts Technology Research Center School of Music
- MM in Music from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
- DMA in Musical Arts from the University of Miami
- Areas of expertise: Music Technology, Internet2 related artistic activities, Percussion, New Music, Chamber Music, Music Curriculum Development.
- More information
- E-mail: wsdeal@iupui.edu
School of Nursing
Habermann, Barbara
Associate Professor
Family Health
- MS in Nursing in 1982 from the University of Washington
- PhD in 1993 from the University of California, San Francisco
- Areas of expertise: Family caregiving, family management of chronic neurologic illness in older adults.
- More information
- E-mail: habermab@iupui.edu
Heo, Seongkum
Assistant Professor
Adult Health
- PhD in 2004 from University of Kentucky
- Areas of expertise: Quality of life and self-care.
- E-mail: heo2@iupui.edu
School of Public & Environmental Affairs
Li, Yong
Assistant Professor
Public and Environmental Affairs
- MA in Economics in 2003 from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- PhD in Economics in 2007 from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Areas of expertise: Health economics, economics of aging, health insurance, long-term care, applied microeconomics.
- More information
- E-mail: li80@iupui.edu
Malatesta, Deanna
Assistant Professor
Public and Environmental Affairs
- MPA in Political Science/Public Administration in 2003 from Rutgers University
- PhD in Public Administration in 2007 from the University of Georgia
- Areas of expertise: Public management and performance, administrative law, organizational and institutional analysis, telecommunication and information policy.
- More information
- E-mail: dmalates@iupui.edu
School of Science
Durresi, Arjan
Associate Professor
Computer Science
- E-mail: adurresi@iupui.edu
Goodpaster, John
Professor
Chemistry
- MS in Criminal Justice in 2000 from Michigan State University
- PhD in Chemistry in 2000 from Michigan State University
- Areas of expertise: Forensic analytical chemistry, analysis and detection of explosives, chemometric analysis of trace evidence.
- E-mail: jvgoodpa@iupui.edu
School of Social Work
Luca Sugawara, Carmen
Assistant Professor
Social Work
- PhD in Social Work in 2005 from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC
- MSW from the University of Kentucky
- Areas of expertise: civil society, civil society networks, civil society program evaluations, and the role of schools in rebuilding communities in countries affected by war.
- E-mail: clucasug@iupui.edu
University Library
Gomis, Melissa
Assistant Librarian
- Areas of expertise: Science, Engineering & Technology, Informatics, and Nursing / CTL.
- More information
- E-mail: msgomis@iupui.edu
Hollingsworth, Jaena
Assistant Librarian
- Areas of expertise: Liberal Arts & Music.
- More information
- E-mail: hollingj@iupui.edu
