NEW IPFW FACULTY
2015-2016
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Dr. David Benko
Visiting Associate Professor in Mathematics
M.S., University of Szeged, Hungary, 1995; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., University of South Florida,
2001
Esteban M. Coria
Continuing Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., Indiana University, 2010; M.Ed., 2014
** Melissa R. Dietrich
Continuing Lecturer in Communication
B.S., Indiana University, 2001; M.S., Purdue University, 2004
** Dr. Charlene G. Elsby
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Guelph, Canada, 2007; M.A., 2009; Ph.D., McMaster University, Canada,
2014
Joe P. Francis
Continuing Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences and Professional Actuary in Residence
B.S., DePauw University, 1987
Dr. Robert R. Hoffman
Visiting Assistant Professor in Philosophy
B.A., Rollins College 2009; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Dr. Merrell A. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Physics
A.B., Wabash College, 2002; M.S., Purdue University, 2005; Ph.D., 2011
Dr. Elizabeth J. Keller
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Indiana University, 2009; M.A., Michigan State University, 2011; Ph.D., 2015
**Dr. Katherine M. Malanson
Visiting Instructor in Psychology
B.A., Clark University, 2005; Ph.D., Tufts University, 2011
** Dr. Nadia I. Martinez-Carrillo
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico, 1999, M.M.I.B., 2002; Ph.D., The
Pennsylvania State University, 2012
Dr. Kevin J. McCaffree
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Humboldt State University, 2008; M.A., University of California, 2011; Ph.D., 2014
** Dr. Salam R. Mikhail
Continuing Lecturer in Physics
M.E., The Cooper Union, 2002; M.S., The Ohio State University, 2007; Ph.D., 2011
** Dr. Vamsi J. Nalam
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.Sc., University of Agricultural Sciences, India, 2001; M.S., Oregon State University, 2004;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2012
** Dr. Sherrie M. Steiner
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.S., Westmont College, 1980; M.A., Washington State University, 1994; Ph.D., 1998
RICHARD T. DOERMER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dimitrios Batzilis
Visiting Instructor in Economics
B.A., Harvard University, 2008; M.A., The University of Chicago, 2010
Dr. Jiyoon Kim
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Yonsei University, Korea, 2008; M.A., University of Michigan, 2011; Ph.D., 2015
Dr. Carolyn F. Stumph
Continuing Lecturer in Economics
B.S., Lehigh University, 1986; M.B.A., Oklahoma City University, 1989; Ph.D., Lehigh
University, 1998
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC POLICY
Ewelina Connolly
Visiting Instructor in Counseling Education
B.L., Nicolai Copernici University, Poland, 1998; M.Ed., Indiana University, 2009
** Brian F. Dobias
Clinical Assistant Professor of Professional Studies/Human Services
B.M. Mac Murray College, 1975; B.A., 1975; M.S.Ed., Indiana University, 2004
Teresa A. Hogg
Clinical Instructor in Early Childhood Education
B.S., Taylor University, 1986; M.A., University of Michigan, 2010
Dr. Laura J. Link
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.S., Florida State University, 1991; M.S., North Georgia College & State University, 1998;
Ed.D., University of Memphis, 2014
**Dr. Sharon T. Parnin
Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
B.S., Western Michigan University, 1986; M.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1988; Ed.D., Ball
State University, 1994
Dr. Matthew P. Perkins
Assistant Professor of Science Education
B.A., Berea College, 1998; M.A. Ed., University of North Carolina, 2002; Ph.D., University of
Tennessee, 2010
Dr. Lucas B. Rodesiler
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
B.A., Michigan State University, 2000; M.A., 2007; Ph.D., University of Florida, 2013
** Dr. J. Wylie Sirk II
Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.S., Indiana University, 1977; M.S., 1981; Ed.S., 2005; Ph.D. Purdue University, 2011
Dr. Julia E. Smith
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
B.A., Eastern Michigan University, 2001; M.A., Michigan State University, 2004; Ph.D., 2013
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, & COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr. Zesheng Chen
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
M.E., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2001; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology,
2005; Ph.D., 2007
Dr. Karim O. Elish
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2006; M.S., 2008; M.S.,
Virginia Tech, 2011; Ph.D., 2015
**Timothy A. Hamilton
Continuing Lecturer in Construction Engineering Technology
B.A., Ball State University, 1988; M.P.A., Indiana University, 1993
Dr. Aleshia T. Hayes
Visiting Assistant Professor in Computer Science
M.S., Purdue University, 2008; M.S., University of Central Florida, 2014; Ph.D., 2015
Dr. John C. Licato
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., University of South Alabama, 2010; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2015
Dr. Atefeh Mohammadpour
Visiting Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering Technology
B.S., Persian Gulf University, Iran, 1999: M.S., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2008;
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014
Dr. Fawad S. Niazi
Visiting Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering
B.S., National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, 1998; M.S., 2007; M.S.,
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011; Ph.D., 2014
Dr. Md. Mamunur Rashid
Visiting Assistant Professor in First-Year Engineering
B.S. Idaho State University, 1995; M.S., 1998; Ph.D., University of Utah, 2003
Dr. Tao Yang
Visiting Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision
B.A., Renmin University of China, 2007; M.A., 2009; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2015
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
**Andrea L. Bales
Clinical Assistant Professor of Human Services
B.A., Wright State University, 1976; M.S., 1996
**Andrew S. Boehm
Clinical Instructor of Medical Imaging
B.S., University of Nebraska, 2010
Elizabeth A. Bufink
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Purdue University, 2001; M.A., 2014
**Brian F. Dobias
Clinical Assistant Professor of Human Services/Professional Studies
B.M. Mac Murray College, 1975; B.A., 1975; M.S.Ed., Indiana University, 2004
Julie A. Hill-Lauer
Clinical Assistant Professor of Human Services
B.A., Indiana University, 1985; M.A., Ball State University, 1986
** Dr. Beth L. Kaskel
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Marietta College, 1987; D.N., Case Western Reserve University, 1990; D.N.P., 2008
** Jennifer D. Klepper
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dental Education
A.G.S., Indiana University, 1997; B.G.S., 1999; M.P.M., 2010
LeAnn J. Mayer
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Ball State University, 1995; M.S.N., 2010
Dr. Haeik Park
Visiting Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management
B.A., Silla University, Korea, 2008; M.S., Michigan State University, 2011; Ph.D., Purdue
University, 2015
** Matthew D. Powell
Clinical Instructor of Medical Imaging
B.A. Miami University, 2006
** Brooke O. Pratt
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dental Education and Director, Dental Lab Technology
B.S., Indiana University, 2006; B.G.S., 2008; M.P.M., 2010
LIBRARY
David C. Dunham (September 2014)
Assistant Librarian/Instruction Librarian
B.S., Ball State University, 2000; M.A. 2003; M.S.S., Indiana University, 2005
Dr. Ann M. Marshall
Assistant Librarian/Information Services & Instruction
B.A., College of Wooster, 1991; M.L.S., Syracuse University, 2002; Ph.D., 2001
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Dr. Steven J. Cody
Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A., University of Maryland, 2007; M.A., 2009; Ph.D., 2015
** Dr. John O. Egger
Assistant Professor of Music and Director, Music Education
B.M.E., University of Southern Mississippi, 2007; M.A., Teachers College Columbia
University, 2008; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2014
** Allen S. Etter
Continuing Lecturer in Video and Intermedia
B.A., University of Saint Francis, 1989; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University, 1992
John C. Fishell
Continuing Lecturer in Music and Director, Music Technology
B.M., James Madison University, 1991; M.M., 1993
Dr. Vaugh A. Roste
Assistant Professor of Music and Director, Choral Studies
B.A., Augustana College, 1997; M.M., University of Alberta, Canada, 2003; D.M.A., Louisiana
State University, 2013
**These individuals have either changed positions or are faculty members with new administrative
appointments.