Majors and Minors

Abbreviation Key

B.S. = Bachelor of Science Degree
B.A. = Bachelor of Arts Degree
M.S. = Master of Science Degree
M.A. = Master of Arts Degree
M.S.W. = Master of Social Work
Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy
S.S.P. = Specialist in School Psychology
Teach.Cert. = Teacher Certification Process
T.E.S.O.L. = Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Advisors

African -American Studies

Advisor: Dr. Ronald Gifford
Room 321 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4420
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4420
(309) 438-8298

African Studies

Director: Dr. Agbenyega Adedze
Room 334 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4420
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4420
(309) 438-8367

Advisor: Dr. Ronald Gifford
Room 321 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4420
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4420
(309) 438-8298

Department of Biological Sciences

Department Chair: Dr. H. Tak Cheung
Room 210 Julian Hall
Campus Box 4120
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4120
(309) 438-3087
Fax:  (309) 438-3722
Biology Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Megan Larson, JH 210F mrlarso@ilstu.edu
Biology Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Alan Katz, FSA 131 ajkatz@ilstu.edu
Biology Education Advisor -
     Elisa Palmer, SLB 231 elpalme@ilstu.edu

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Program

Director: Dr. Jon Friesen jfriese@ilstu.edu
Room 214 Julian Hall
Campus Box 4120
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4120
(309) 438-7661
Fax:  (309) 438-5538

Department of Chemistry

Department Chair: Dr. Clifford Dykstra
Room 214 Julian Hall
Campus Box 4160
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4160
(309) 438-7661
Fax:  (309) 438-5538
Chemistry Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Dr. Sharon Weldon,  SLB 209 slweldo@ilstu.edu
     Dr. Greg Ferrence, SLB 305 gferren@ilstu.edu
Chemistry Director (Graduate) -
     Dr. John Hansen, SLB 315 jfhanse@ilstu.edu
Chemistry Education Advisor -
     Dr. Sharon Weldon,  SLB 209 slweldo@ilstu.edu
     Dr. Willy Hunter,  Julian 220 wjhunte@ilstu.edu

Children's Studies

Advisor: Dr. Roberta Seelinger Trites seeling@ilstu.edu
Room 315 Williams Hall
Campus Box 4240
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4240
(309) 438-3651

Cognitive Science minor

Director: Dr. J. Scott Jordan jsjorda@ilstu.edu
Department of Psychology
Room430 DeGarmo Hall
Campus Box 4620
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4620
(309) 438-5851
Fax: (309) 438-5789

School of Communication

Director: Dr. Larry Long
Room 434 Fell Hall
Campus Box 4480
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4480
(309) 438-3671
Fax:  (309) 438-3048
Academic Advisement
Room 450 Fell Hall
(309) 438-7080
Journalism, Mass Communication, Public Relations, Communication Studies (Undergraduate), and Communication Studies Teacher Education (Undergraduate)
Undergraduate Advisor -
     Contact the Communication Advisement Center at (309) 438-7080 communication@ilstu.edu
Graduate Advisor -
     Dr. Mark Comadena, Fell 427 mecomad@ilstu.edu

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Department Chair: Dr. Joseph Smaldino
Room 204 Fairchild Hall
Campus Box 4720
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4720
(309) 438-8643
Fax: (309) 438-5221
Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisor:
    Heidi Verticchio, (309) 438-3266, FH 217D hrfritz@ilstu.edu

Department of Economics

Department Chair: Dr. James Payne
Room 106C Williams Hall
Campus Box 4200
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4200
(309) 438-8625
Fax:  (309) 438-5228
Economics Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Dr. Lon Carlson, WIH 106B lcarlson@ilstu.edu
Economics Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Hassan Mohammadi, WIH 124 hmohamma@ilstu.edu

Department of English

Department Chair: Dr. Tim Hunt tahunt@ilstu.edu
Room 315 Williams Hall
Campus Box 4240
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4240
(309) 438-3667
Fax:  (309) 438-5414

Associate Chair -
     Dr. James Kalmbach, (309) 438-7648, WIH 306 kalmbach@ilstu.edu
English, TESOL, and Writing Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Mark Vegter,  (309) 438-5783, WIH 326 mavegte@ilstu.edu
English Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Roberta Seelinger Trites, WIH 315 seeling@ilstu.edu
English Education Advisor -
     Ryan Gray, WIH 326 krgray2@ilstu.edu

Environmental Studies minor

Advisor: Dr. Amy Bloom ambloom@ilstu.edu
Department of Geography/Geology
Room 432 Felmley Hall Annex
Campus Box 4400
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4400
(309) 438-7865
Fax:  (309) 438-5310

Ethnic Studies minor

Advisor: Susan Kalter smkalte@ilstu.edu
Department of English
Room 203 Williams Hall
Campus Box 4240
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4240
(309) 438-8660
Fax:  (309) 438-5414

Department of Geography/Geology

Department Chair: Dr. David Malone
Room 206 Felmley Hall
Campus Box 4400
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4400
(309) 438-7649
Fax:  (309) 438-5310
Geography Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Jill FreundThomas, (309) 438-8403, FHS 200B jfthoma@ilstu.edu
Geology Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Dr. David Malone, FSA 442 dhmalon@ilstu.edu
     Dr. Elizabeth King, FSA 440 emking@ilstu.edu 
Geography Education
     Jill FreundThomas, (309) 438-8403, FHS 200B jfthoma@ilstu.edu
Hydrogeology Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Eric Peterson, (309) 438-7865, FSA 435 ewpeter@ilstu.edu
Earth and Space Science Education
     Jill FreundThomas, (309) 438-8403, FHS 200B jfthoma@ilstu.edu
Environmental Studies Advisor (minor) -
     Dr. Amy Bloom, (309) 438-8115, FSA 432 ambloom@ilstu.edu
Tourism Studies Advisor (minor) -
     Jill FreundThomas, (309) 438-8403, FHS 200B jfthoma@ilstu.edu
Urban Studies Advisor (minor) -
     Jill FreundThomas, (309) 438-8403, FHS 200B jfthoma@ilstu.edu
    

Department of History

History/History-Social Sciences Education Programs

Department Chair: Dr. Roger Biles
Room 301 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4420
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4420
(309) 438-5641
Fax:  (309) 438-5378
WWW: (History Dept) <http://www.history.ilstu.edu/>
WWW: (History and Social Science Ed.) <http://www.history.ilstu.edu/historyed/>
History/History-Social Sciences Teacher Education Advisor and Assistant to Chair
     Dr. Ronald Gifford, SCH 321 rmgiffo@ilstu.edu
History/Social Sciences/Teacher Education Advisor -
     Dr. Dan Stump, SCH 305 dhstump@ilstu.edu
     Monica Noraian, SCH 303 mcnora2@ilstu.edu
History Advisor (Graduate) -
     Clifton Jones, SCH 324 chjones@ilstu.edu

Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

For programs in French, German, East Asian Studies, FLES (Foreign Languages in the Elementary School) Latin, Spanish and courses in Chinese, Greek, and Italian
Department Chair: Dr. Daniel Everett
Room 114 Stevenson Hall
Campus Box 4300
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4300
(309) 438-3604
Fax: (309) 438-8038
WWW: http://www.foreignlanguages.ilstu.edu
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Laura Edwards, STV 231B lcedwar@ilstu.edu
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Maria Pao, STV 237 mtpao@ilstu.edu

Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program

Director: Dr. Maura Toro-Morn
Room 361 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4660
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4660
(309) 438-8290

Advisor: Janet Claus jlclaus@ilstu.edu
Academic Advisement
Room 340 Fell Hall
Campus Box 4060
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-3400
(309) 438-7604
Fax: (309) 438-3787

Department of Mathematics

Department Chair: Dr. George Seelinger
Room 315E Williams Hall
Campus Box 4520
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4520
(309) 438-8781
Fax:  (309) 438-5866
WWW: http://www.math.ilstu.edu/
Mathematics Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Dr. Roger Eggleton, STV 205 roger@math.ilstu.edu
     Dr. Saad El-Zanati, WIH 351 saad@math.ilstu.edu
     Dr. Beverly Rich, WIH 358 bsrich@math.ilstu.edu
Statistics Advisor -
     Dr. Jinadasa Gamage, WIH 343 jina@math.ilstu.edu
Actuarial Science Advisor -
     Dr. Krzys Ostaszewski, WIH 334 krzysio@math.ilstu.edu
Mathematics Education Advisors (Undergraduate) -
     Dr. Beverly Rich, WIH 358 bsrich@math.ilstu.edu
     Dr. Tami Martin, WIH 383 tsmartin@math.ilstu.edu
Non-Mathematics Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Dianne Brewer, WIH 315A dianne@math.ilstu.edu
Mathematics Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Mike Plantholt, WIH 346 mikep@math.ilstu.edu
Ph.D. Mathematics Education Advisor -
     Dr. Cynthia Langrall, WIH 355 langrall@math.ilstu.edu

Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies

Director: Dr. Ali Riaz ariaz@ilstu.edu
Room 401 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4600
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4600
(309) 438-8071

Advisor: Erik Rankin etranki@ilstu.edu
Room 401A Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4600
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4600
(309) 438-3709

Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies minor

Director: Dr. Michaelene D. Cox mcox@ilstu.edu
Department of Politics and Government
Room 425 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4600
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4600
(309) 438-8923
Fax:  (309) 438-7638

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair: Dr. James Swindler
Room 150 Turner Hall
Campus Box 4540
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4540
(309) 438-7665
Fax:  (309) 438-8028
Philosophy Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Dr. Chris Horvath, TUR 156B chorvath@ilstu.edu
     Dr. Todd Stewart, TUR 156A tstewar@ilstu.edu
     Iris Baird, TUR 150 iebaird@ilstu.edu
Coordinator of Religious Studies (minor) -
     Dr. Mark Siderits, TUR 152E msideri@ilstu.edu

Department of Physics

Department Chair: Dr. Richard F. Martin, Jr.
Room 311 Moulton Hall
Campus Box 4560
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4560
(309) 438-8756
Fax:  (309) 438-5413
Physics Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Grace Johns, (309) 438-8758, MLT 311A johns@phy.ilstu.edu
Physics Teacher Education Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Carl Wenning, (309) 438-2957, MLT 322 wenning@phy.ilstu.edu

Department of Politics and Government

Department Chair: Dr. Ali Riaz ariaz@ilstu.edu
Room 401 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4600
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4600
(309) 438-8638
Fax:  (309) 438-7638
Politics and Government Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Erik Rankin, SCH 401A etranki@ilstu.edu
Legal Studies Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Sherri Replogle, SCH 403A ssreplo@ilstu.edu
Politics and Government Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Carlos Parodi, SCH 407C cparodi@ilstu.edu
Pre-Law Advisor -
     Dr. Robert Bradley, SCH 407B rbradley@ilstu.edu

Department of Psychology

Interim Department Chair: Dr. Neil Skaggs ntskaggs@ilstu.edu
Room 435 DeGarmo Hall
Campus Box 4620
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4620
(309) 438-8651
Fax:  (309) 438-5789
Undergraduate Coordinator -
    Dr. J. Cooper Cutting jccutti@ilstu.edu
Undergraduate Advising -
     Dr. Karen Mark, DEG 423 kimark@ilstu.edu
Graduate Program in Psychology -
     Graduate Psychology Office, DEG 448 psygrad@ilstu.edu

Graduate Programs specializations:
     School Psychology - Dr. Mark Swerdlik meswerd@ilstu.edu
     Clinical-Counseling Psychology - Dr. Karen Mark kimark@ilstu.edu
     Developmental Psychology - Dr. Marla Reese-Weber mjreese@ilstu.edu
     Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences - Dr. J. Scott Jordan jsjorda@ilstu.edu
     Quantitative Psychology- Dr. Matthew Hesson-McInnis mshesso@ilstu.edu
     Industrial/Organizational-Social Psychology - Dr. Kimberly Schmeider ktschne@ilstu.edu
     Psychological Services Center, Fairchild 4th Floor - psc@ilstu.edu

School of Social Work

Director: Dr. Wanda Bracy
Room 313 Rachel Cooper
Campus Box 4650
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4650
(309) 438-3631
Fax:  (309) 438-5880
Director of Admissions and Recruitment (students not yet admitted to the Social Work program)-
     Jeanette Roberts, (309) 438-5005, RC 315 jrobert@ilstu.edu
BSW Academic Advisor (current BSW students)-
     Patty Berndt, (309) 438-3924, RC 317 pdbern2@ilstu.edu
MSW Academic Advisor (current MSW students)-
     Jeanette Roberts, (309) 438-5005, RC 315 jrobert@ilstu.edu

Department of Sociology/Anthropology

Interim Department Chair: Dr. Diane Zosky
Room 332 Schroeder Hall
Campus Box 4660
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4660
(309) 438-8668
Fax:  (309) 438-5378
Sociology and Anthropology Advisor (Undergraduate) -
     Teri Farr, SCH 344 tjfarr@ilstu.edu
Sociology Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Diane Bjorklund, SCH 359 dlbjork@ilstu.edu
Anthropology Advisor (Graduate) -
     Dr. Beth Scott, SCH 372 emscot2@ilstu.edu
Gerontology Advisor (Minor) -
     Teri Farr, SCH 344 tjfarr@ilstu.edu
Anthropology Program Coordinator (Undergraduate) -
    Dr. Jim Skibo, SCH 353 jmskibo@ilstu.edu

Tourism Studies minor

Advisor: Jill Freund Thomas jfthoma@ilstu.edu
Department of Geography/Geology
Room 200B Felmley Hall
Campus Box 4400
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4400
(309) 438-8403
Fax:  (309) 438-5310

Urban Studies Minor

Advisor: Jill Freund Thomas
Department of Geography/Geology
Room 200B Felmley Hall
Campus Box 4400
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4400
(309) 438-8403
Fax: (309) 438-5310

Women's and Gender Studies Program minor

Director: Dr. Alison Bailey
Room 231 Rachel Cooper
Campus Box 4260
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61790-4260
(309) 438-2947
Fax:  (309) 438-5104
Women and Gender Studies Assistant Director and Advisor -
     Dr. Rebecca Chase rchase@ilstu.edu