Meet Our Team

Allison Gladfelter
Co-director
Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
815-753-7737 | agladfelter@niu.edu
Co-director
Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
815-753-7737 | agladfelter@niu.edu

Lindsay Harris
Co-director
Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
815-753-5615 | lharris3@niu.edu
Co-director
Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
815-753-5615 | lharris3@niu.edu

Julia Ogg
Deputy Director
SIG 1: Diversity and Language Processing
Psychology
815-753-3508 | jogg@niu.edu
Deputy Director
SIG 1: Diversity and Language Processing
Psychology
815-753-3508 | jogg@niu.edu

Mandy Faretta-Stutenberg
Deputy Director
SIG 2: Second-Language Learning and Bilingualism
World Languages and Cultures
815-753-8396 | mfs@niu.edu
Deputy Director
SIG 2: Second-Language Learning and Bilingualism
World Languages and Cultures
815-753-8396 | mfs@niu.edu

Melissa Clucas Walter
Deputy Director
SIG 3: Learning within the Disciplines and Across the Lifespan
Health and Human Sciences
815-753-6343 | mcwalter@niu.edu
Deputy Director
SIG 3: Learning within the Disciplines and Across the Lifespan
Health and Human Sciences
815-753-6343 | mcwalter@niu.edu

Emma Apicella
Graduate Assistant
Social Media and Affiliate Outreach
Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
z1968534@students.niu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Social Media and Affiliate Outreach
Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
z1968534@students.niu.edu
Past Directors
Anne Britt, Director | Psychology |
Joseph Magliano, Director | Psychology |
Todd Reeves, Deputy Director | Educational Technology, Research and Assessment |
Keith Millis, Deputy Director | Psychology |
Laurie Elish-Piper, Director | Curriculum and Instruction |
Michael Manderino, Co-director | Curriculum and Instruction |
Past Strand Chairs
Ximena Burgin | Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships |
Laura Ruth Johnson | Educational Technology, Research and Assessment |
Todd Reeves | Educational Technology, Research and Assessment |
Keith Millis | Psychology |
Sonya Armstrong | Curriculum and Instruction |
Anne Britt | Psychology |
Janet Holt | Educational Technology, Research and Assessment |
Janet Olson | Allied Health and Communicative Disorders |
Emily Prieto | Latino Research Center |
Robert Reichle | Foreign Languages and Literature |
M Cecil Smith | Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations |
Katrina Caldwell | Student Affairs and Enrollment Management |
Michael Manderino | Curriculum and Instruction |
Melissa Ray | Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation |
Contact Us
Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and LiteracyGabel Hall 156
815-753-5793
cisll@niu.edu