Elvia Arriola
Law
753-7251
earriola@niu.edu
Research: Civil rights, feminist and queer legal theory, gender and human rights and globalization of the economy.
Sinclair Bell
Art History
753-7887
Sinclair.bell@niu.edu
Research: Etruscan and Roman material culture and art, especially its social history; Renaissance reception and contemporary theorization; gender and ancient art.
Alexandra Bennett
English
753-6639
abennet1@niu.edu
Research: 16th & 17th century drama, writings of and about early modern women, Shakespeare, modern theater and drama by women.
Georgia Brown
Computer Science
753-3836
gbrown@niu.edu
Research: Game programming.
Kate Cady
Communication
753-7011
kcady@niu.edu
Research: Public representations of working women, postindustrial economics, and feminism in the late 20th century U.S.; contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism; cultural studies.
Louise Ciallella
Foreign Languages & Literatures
753-6447
lciallella@niu.edu
Research: The change from realism to modernism in Spanish literature, narrative imaging of women/gender/class, effects of dictatorship/power on texts (graphic or verbal; film, periodical literature, novels), especially in terms of imaging gender.
Cassandra Crawford
Sociology
753-0365
ccrawford@niu.edu
Research: The modernization of dismemberment and prosthetic technological innovation; historical (psychological and medical) and contemporary (biomedical) constructions of Phantom Limb; qualitative research methods; contemporary social theories of embodiment; and gender/masculinity/feminist studies
Mayra Daniel
Literacy Education
753-8379
mcdaniel@niu.edu
Research: The link between reading and writing for second-language learners; language learners' reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and ability to write in English.
Deborah DeRosa
English
753-6650
derosa@niu.edu
Research: Abolitionist women's subversive writings for children; nineteenth century women's fiction, especially ghost narratives; African-American literature, especially contemporary writers like Morrison and Naylor.
Kerry Ferris
Sociology
753-0365
kferris@niu.edu
Research: Fame as a system of stratification; celebrity in contemporary society; fans and fanship.
Reva Freedman
Computer Science
753-6944
rfreedman@niu.edu
Research: AI and computational linguistics, including discourse and dialogue planning, shallow (but not superficial) text generation, mixed-initiative and multi-modal systems; knowledge representation for tutoring and causal reasoning; declarative formalisms; dialogue annotation and analysis; and Linguistics, including romance and semitic linguistics.
Elizabeth Gaillard
Chemistry & Biochemistry/Biological Sciences
753-6908
gaillard@niu.edu
Research: Photochemistry, chemical kinetics, time-resolved spectroscopy, photooxidative damage to biological tissue
Valerie Garver
History
753-6823
vgarver@niu.edu
Research: Cultural, social and relgious history of the Carolingian Empire, particularly the history of women, family, gender, and material culture.
LaVerne Gyant
Center for Black Studies
753-1709
lgyant@niu.edu
Research: African American women in business and hospitality industry; development as sisters; adult participation in and contributions to adult education.
Rebecca Hannagan
Political Science
753-9675
rhannaga@niu.edu
Research: Biological underpinnings of political attitudes and behavior; examination of how sex and gender mediate political decision making.
Amy K. Levin
Women's Studies/English
753-1038
alevin@niu.edu
Research: Literature by women, especially British and African-American women; museums, narratives, and culture.
Amanda Littauer
Women's Studies/History
753-1038
alittauer@niu.edu
Research: Women, girls, and non-marital sexuality between1941-1962.
Lichuan Liu
Electrical Engineering
753-9937
liu@niu.edu
Research: Wireless communications, wireless sensor networks, and inter-vehicle.
Beth Miller
Family & Child Studies
753-6339
jem@niu.edu
Research: Feminist teaching; work and family issues; faculty development.
Robin Moremen
Sociology
753-6439
rmoremen@niu.edu
Research: Health and aging with emphasis on women's health, AIDS, complex organizations, and multicultural education.
Helen Nagata
Art History
753-7863
hnagata@niu.edu
Research: Japanese art, including images of women, female visual artists and authors, and the world of pleasure quarters as depicted (or not) in Edo-period woodblock prints and paintings.
Emily Prieto
Latino/a Resource Center
753-1987
eprieto@niu.edu
Research: The behavioral and psychological factors influencing risk factors associated with HIV transmission and drug use among female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico; and, pedagogies used in community-based education of vulnerable populations.
Patricia Rickett
English
753-6398
pricket@niu.edu
Research: Internationalizing the writing curriculum; technical and business writing; cross-cultural education; ESL client issues.
Lesley S. Rigg
Geography
753-6838
lrigg@niu.edu
Research: Population and disturbance dynamics of vegetation communities; the role of women in ecological science.
Amy Rose
Counseling, Adult & Higher Education
753-9373
arose@niu.edu
Research: History and policy of adult education; non-traditional adult and higher education and programs for women.
Linda Saborio
Foreign Languages & Literature (Spanish)
753-6465
lsaborio@niu.edu
Research: Latina/o and Mexican theater, culture studies, film, and performance studies; Latina/o and Mexican transborder plays and the performance of race in works by playwrights like Milcha Sánchez-Scott, Rascón Banda, Cherrie Moraga, and Coco Fusco; and, theater by Elena Garro, Sabina Berman, and Lisa Loomer as well as some earlier works by Mexican female playwrights.
Brian Sandberg
History
753-6813
bsandberg@niu.edu
Research: Intersections of religion, violence, and political culture in early modern history, especially during the European wars of religion; religious violence, gender, and noble culture during the French Wars of Religion.
Kryssi Staikidis
Art Education
753-8388
kstaikidis@niu.edu
Research: Indigenous pedagogy, art studio practice as a site for research, and visual culture/critical pedagogy in the classroom.
Margo Sutorius
Family & Children Studies
753-1543
msutorius@niu.edu
Diana Swanson
Women's Studies/English
753-6611
dswanson@niu.edu
Research: Virginia Woolf; British women novelists; lesbian writers; feminist criticism & theory; history of sexuality; literature & play; literary genre & the social construction of self; gender & sexuality.
Sharon Sytsma
Philosophy
753-6411
ssytsma@niu.edu
Research: Ethical theory (especially Kant's ethics and theories of moral motivation); biomedical ethics; intersexuality.
Carol Walther
Sociology
753-6428
cwalther@niu.edu
Research: The influence of the state upon how people interact with governmental forms; and, the influence of religion on the settlement patterns of same-gender couples.
Corrine Wickens
Literacy Education
753-8556
cwickens@niu.edu
Research: Intersections of sexuality and schooling, adolescent literacy, and young adult literature.
Kerith Woodyard
Communication
753-7101
kwoodyard@niu.edu
Research: Rhetorical Theory and Criticism; Women's Rhetorical History.