Faculty and Staff
With a multidisciplinary team of Loyola faculty, CUERP is dedicated to research, teaching and training, and outreach in urban environmental issues. This is a partial list of our faculty team and their areas of expertise:
Air, Soil and Water Quality
Richard Barbiero, Ph.D., Research Associate, Biology, Great Lakes Plankton Communities
Martin Berg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology, Aquatic Invasive Species and Food Webs
Paul Chiarelli, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry, Cancer and Carcinogens
John Kelly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Microbial Ecology, Soil MicrobiologyBill Kroll, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Biology, Ecology
Roberta Lammers-Campbell, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Biology, Ecology of Wetland Ecosystems
Christopher Peterson, Ph.D., Professor, Natural Science, Freshwater Algal Ecology
Jan Savitz, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, Great Lakes Game Fish Communities, Great Lakes Game Fish Communities
Martina Schmeling, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry, Air Pollution and Global Climate Change
Carole Szpunar, Ph.D., M.B.A., Instructor, Chemistry, Coal and Fossil Fuel Emissions
Nancy Tuchman, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, Aquatic Ecosystem Function, Human Impacts and CUERP Acting Director
Computing Systems, Statistical Analysis and Urban Business
Raymond Benton, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, School of Business, Sustainable Production and Consumption
Konstantin Läufer, Ph.D., Professor, Computer Science, Software Architecture, Concurrent and Distributed Systems, Mobile and Embedded Computing
Tim O’Brien, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Statistical Analyses of Environmental Data
George K. Thiruvathukal, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer Science, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Scalable Data Management, Mobile/Wireless Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Policy
Louis Cain, Ph.D. , Professor, School of Business, Environmental Policy in Chicago, Water Quality Economics
John Frendreis, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science, Environmental Policy
Brett Frischmann, M.S., J.D., Assistant Professor, School of Law Environmental Law
Alan Gitelson, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science, Special Interest Groups
John Pelissero, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science, Urban and State Politics
Michael Quigley, Adjunct Professor, Political Science, Cook County Commissioner, Environmental Policy
Stephanie Stern, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Environmental Law
William A. Yost, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology, Parmly Hearing Institute, Otolaryngology, Noise Policy
Human/Environment Interactions and Social Justice
Daniel Amick, Ph.D., Professor, Anthropology, Human Ecology and Land Use Strategies
James Calcagno, Ph.D., Professor, Anthropology, Behavioral Ecology
Anne Figert, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology, Environmental Sociology
William French, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Theology, Environmental Ethics
Diana P. Hackbarth, R.N., Ph.D., Professor, School of Nursing
Theodore Karamanski, Ph.D., Professor, History, Environmental History of the Great lakes
Marilyn Krogh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology, Director of Urban Studies Program
Mark Pollock, Ph.D., Professor, Communication, Environmental Advocacy
Science Education, Outreach and Chicago Public Service
JoBeth D’Agostino, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Natural Science, Science Education
Rola Khishfe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Education, Science Education
Phil Nyden, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology, Director, Center for Urban Research and Learning
Adam Tarnoff, Assistant Director for Curriculum and Assessment, Center for Science and Math
Anita Weinberg, J.D. , Clinical Professor, School of Law, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Social Policy, Social Justice, Child Law
Staff
Nancy C. Tuchman, Ph.D., Director, Quinlan LSB 452, 773.508.2475
James Marshall Eames, Ph.D., Director, University Environmental Sustainability, LSB 421C, 773.508.8241
David J. Treering, Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Quinlan LSB 423, 773.508.8254
Gina Lettiere, Coordinator, Quinlan LSB 422, 773.508.8255
Shane Lishawa, Research Associate, Quinlan LSB 419, 773.508.3634
Adam Schubel, Biodiesel Lab Manager and Project Coordinator, Quinlan LSB 421B, 773.508.7559
Alison Varty, former STEP and Biodiesel Course Coordinator
Zachary Waickman, Biodiesel Lab Manager, Biodiesel Lab, 773.508.8852
Alona Banai, STEP Program Coordinator, Quinlan LSB 421B, 773-508-8282
Lane Vail, Research Associate, Quinlin LSB, 773-508-3289
James Stephen Mastaler, Graduate Assistant, Quinlan LSB 422