Faculty
CURL relies on faculty from a broad range of schools, departments, centers, institutions and programs in completing its interdisciplinary work. The faculty listed below are connected to CURL through:
- Research as principle investigator on CURL projects
- Service on the CURL Advisory Committee
- Presentation at a Friday Morning Seminar
- Teaching the Urban Studies Seminar (which involves undergraduate students in CURL research projects)
- Advising/consulting on CURL team research projects
- Advising CURL Graduate Research Fellows and CURL Undergraduate Fellows on their work on CURL research projects
- Research connected to CURL Faculty Fellowships
These disciplines include the following:
Schools
- Graduate School
- School of Business
- School of Communication
- School of Education
- School of Law
- School of Nursing
- School of Social Work
- Stritch School of Medicine
Departments
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Economics
- Engineering Science
- English
- Fine and Performing Arts
- History
- Latin American and Latino Studies
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Modern Languages and Literatures
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health Sciences
- Sociology
- Theology
Centers
- Center for Experiential Learning
- Center for Human Rights of the Child
- Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy
- Hank Center
Institutes
- Institute of Environmental Sustainability
- Institute of Pastoral Studies
Programs
- Master of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Program
Faculty
The faculty pages of those involved at CURL over our 20-year history are linked below. Since most of our affiliated faculty participate in community-engaged work, this provides a visible measure of the scope of such work taking place in the university.
- Kathleen Adams, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology
- Marc Albert, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Computer Science
- Daniel Amick, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology
- Colleen Andreoni, Clinical Instructor, RN, ACNS-BC., School of Nursing
- Pamela Andresen, Associate Professor, Ph.D., R.N., School of Nursing
- Ida Androwich, Professor Emerita, Ph.D., R.N., B.C., F.A.A.N., School of Nursing
- Samuel Attoh, Dean, Ph.D., Graduate School
- Gail Baura, Director of Engineering Science and Professor, Ph.D., Engineering Science
- Emily Benfer, Adjunct Professor, J.D., L.L.M., School of Law
- Jerome Blakemore, Professor, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Richard Block, Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Hank Bohanon, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Amy Bohnert, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Mark Bosco, S.J., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of English
- Diane Boyer, Ph.D., School of Nursing
- Patrick Boyle, Associate Professor, Vice Provost, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- Japonica Brown-Saracino, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Anthony Burrow, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Mary Charles, Grants Director, Adjunct Faculty, M.A., School of Education
- Gina Coffee, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Elizabeth Coffman, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Communication
- Jorgia Connor, Assistant Professor, Director of 4-Year B.S.N. Program, Ph.D., B.S.N., School of Nursing
- David Crumrine, Emeritus Professor, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Helena Dagadu, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Michael Dentato, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., M.S.W., School of Social Work
- Chris Donner, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Kathleen Dunn, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- John Edwards, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- David Embrick, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Thomas Esposito, Trauma Critical Care, Loyola University Medical Center
- Judson Everitt, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Sociology
- Francis Fennell, Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Department of English
- Pamela Fenning, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Anne Figert, Professor and Department Chair, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Edward Flores, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- William French, Associate Professor, Section Coordinator of IEST- Christian Ethics, Ph.D., Department of Theology
- Michael Garanzini, S.J., Chancellor
- Dana Garbarski, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- James Garbarino, Professor, Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Héctor García, Spanish Senior Lecturer, Latin American and Latino Studies Program Director, Ph.D., Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
- Christine George, Associate Research Professor, Ph.D., Center for Urban Research and Learning
- Timothy Gilfoyle, Professor, Ph.D., Department of History
- Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Associate Provost
- Alan Gitelson, Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology
- Joy Gordon, Professor, J.D., Ph.D., Department of Philosophy
- Vivian Gordon, Associate Professor, J.D., Ph.D., School of Education
- Jill Graham, Professor Emerita, MBA, Ph.D. Quinlan School of Business
- Patrick Green, Director, Clinical Instructor, Ed.D. Center for Experiential Learning
- Susan Grossman, Professor, Associate Dean, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Ed Gumz, Associate Professor, Ph.D. School of Social Work
- Sheila Haas, Dean Emerita, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Professor, School of Nursing
- Diana Hackbarth, Professor, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., School of Nursing
- Carol Harding, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- John Hardt, Associate Professor, Vice President and Associate Provost Mission Integration Loyola University Health System and Health Sciences Division, Ph.D., Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Stritch School of Medicine
- Fady Harfoush, Director & Executive Lecturer - Financial Services & Business Analytics Lab, Ph.D, Quinlan School of Business
- Dawn Harris, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Quinlan School of Business
- Lena Hatchett, Assistant Professor, Director of Community and University Partnerships in the Stritch School of Medicine, Ph.D., Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Stritch School of Medicine
- Tham Hoang, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Sustainability
- Philip Hong, Associate Professor, Director of the Center for Research on Self Sufficiency (CROSS), Ph.D., M.S.W., School of Social Work
- Jessica Horowitz, Associate Dean for Student Services, Ph.D., The Graduate School
- Kelly Howe, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Ph.D., Department of Fine and Performing Arts
- David Ingram, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy
- Harvey Jassem, Dean, Ph.D., School of Communication
- Ayana Karanja, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Brian Kelly, Assistant Professor, Director of the Advanced Accredited Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program, Ph.D., M.S.W., School of Social Work
- Andrew D. Keyt, Clinical Professor, M.S.M.F.T., Quinlan School of Business
- Terri Kilbane, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Program Director, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Craig Kois, Instructor, M.A., School of Communications
- Amy Krings, Assistant Professor, M.S.W., Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Marilyn Krogh, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Twyla Blackmond Larnell, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- Jim Larson, Professor, Chair, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Scott Leon, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Louis Lucas, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine
- Marta Lundy, Professor, Ph.D. School of Social Work
- Arthur Lurigio, Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty (Arts and Sciences), Director of the Center for Advancement of Research, Training, and Education, Ph.D., School of Psychology
- Robyn Mallet, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Christopher Manning, Associate Professor, Assistant Provost on Academic Diversity, Ph.D., Department of History
- Lucy Martinez-Schallmoser, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., R.N., School of Nursing
- Richard E. Matland, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- David Merriman, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Department of Economics
- Susan Mezey, Professor Emerita, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- Noritaka Minami, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, M.F.A., Department of Fine & Performing Arts
- Kelly Moore, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Michael Patrick Murphy, Director of The Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Director of Catholic Studies, Ph.D., Department of Theology
- Michelle Nickerson, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of History
- Jon Norman, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Phil Nyden, Professor Emeritus, Founding Director of CURL, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Timothy O'Brien, Professor, Director of Graduate Program, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Timothy O'Connell, Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Institute of Pastoral Studies
- David Olson, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Co-director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice
Ph.D., Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology - John Orwat, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Jennifer Parks, Professor, Bioethics Minor Director, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy
- Linda Paskiewicz, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Nursing
- John Pelissero, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- Ben Penglase, Associate Professor, Anthropology and Latin American Studies
- David Prasse, Professor, Vice Provost, Ph.D., School of Education
- Maryse Richards, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Joy Rogers, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Henry Rose, Professor, J.D., School of Law
- Peter Rosenblatt, Assistant Professor, Director of the Urban Studies Program, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Edie Rubinowitz, Adjunct Professor, M.P.A., School of Communication
- Patricia Rupert, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Ann Marie Ryan, Associate Professor, Plan 2020 School Partnership Coordinator, Ph.D., School of Education
- Peter Sanchez, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
- Catherine DeCarlo Santiago, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Diane Schiller, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Michael Schuck, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Theology
- David Schweickart, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy
- Judith Scully, Professor Emerita, Ph.D., R.N., School of Nursing
- David Shoham, Associate Professor, Director of the MPH Program, Ph.D., Public Health Sciences
- Pat Simpson, Associate Professor Ph.D., School of Business
- David Shriberg, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Shweta Singh, Associate Professor, Ph.D., M.S.W., School of Social Work
- Lisa Skemp, Professor, Chair Department of Health Systems, Leadership and Policy, Ph.D., R.N., F.G.S.A., F.A.A.N., School of Nursing
- Suzette Speight, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Marcia Spira, Professor,Associate Dean for Academics, Director of the Institute for Intergenerational Study and Practice, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Annette Steinacker, Director, Master of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Program and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
- Don Stemen, Associate Professor, Chair, Ph.D., Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Anita Thomas, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Ph.D., School of Education
- Nancy Tuchman, Professor, Founding Dean, Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Sustainability
- Katherine Tyson, Professor, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Fabiola Varela-Garcia, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Modern Languages and Literature
- Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, Professor, Director of Ph.D. Program, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., School of Nursing
- Elizabeth Vera, Professor, Ph.D., School of Education
- Maria Vidal de Haymes, Professor, Director of the Practice in Social Work Migration Studies Sub-Specialization, Ph.D., School of Social Work
- Aana Vigen, Associate Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Ph.D., Department of Theology
- George Villanueva, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., School of Communications
- Katherine Kaufka Walts, Director, J.D., Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Anita Weinberg, Clinical Professor, Director, ChildLaw Policy Institute, M.S.S.W., J.D., School of Law
- Rhys Williams, Professor, Director-McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Jonathan Wilson, Professor of Theater, M.F.A., Department of Fine and Performing Arts
- Talmadge Wright, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Kathleen Maas Weigert, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Judith Wittner, Professor Emerita, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
- Gene Zechmeister, Professor, Ph.D., Department of Psychology