Our People
The faculty and staff at the School of Environmental Sustainability are passionate about being part of the solution to today’s environmental crisis. Our team includes social scientists, theologians, historians, public health experts, economists, lawyers, and business management professionals who collaborate to guide students in exploring complex and interconnected environmental and societal issues.
Meet our team
The collective passion of the SES team brings our mission to life
Administrative Team
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malini Suchak, PhD | Dean | BVM Hall | |
| Aaron N. Durnbaugh, LEED AP & ISSP SEA | Director of Sustainability | BVM 209 | 773.508.7558 |
| Kara Doszkewycz, MBA, MA | Senior Business Manager, School of Environmental Sustainability and Office of the Provost | BVM 309 | 773.508.7505 |
| Molly Hillson | Administrative Operations Manager | BVM 311 | 773.508.2141 |
| Christine Hippert, PhD/MPH | Associate Dean of Faculty & Professor | BVM 308 | 773.508.8953 |
| Linda Kurtos, JD and MS | Associate Dean of Graduate Studies | BVM 314 | 773.508.2843 |
| Rachel Leamon, MA | Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies | BVM 315 | 773.508.8934 |
| Karen Schauwecker, MS | Student Engagement Manager | BVM 310 | 773.508.2844 |
Faculty
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Brentner, PhD | Teaching Associate Professor | BVM 215 | 773.508.3289 |
| Lopa Chakraborti, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM 411 | 773.508.7759 |
| Mary Dinsmore, PhD | Teaching Associate Professor | BVM 403 | |
| Ray Dybzinski, PhD | Associate Professor | BVM 312 | 773.508.2486 |
| Gordon J. Getzinger, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM 210 | 773.508.2948 |
| Debjani Ghatak, PhD | Teaching Associate Professor | BVM 212 | 773.508.3446 (Ext.: 83446) |
| Ping Jing, PhD | Professor | BVM 423 | 773.508.7560 |
| Reuben P. Keller, PhD | Professor Graduate Program Director |
BVM 401 | 773.508.2952 |
| Shane Lishawa, MS | Senior Research Associate | 872.202.3029 |
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| Mark J. Mackey, S.J., MS | Teaching Associate Professor | BVM 224 | |
| Richard (Max) Melstrom, PhD | Endowed Professor | BVM 424 | 773.508.8285 (extension 88285) |
| Gilbert Michaud, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM 415 | 773.508.7986 |
| Rev. Stephen Mitten, S.J., MS | Teaching Professor | BVM Hall 313 | 773.508.8241 |
| Timothy O’Brien, PhD | Professor, joint appointment with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics | BVM 413 | 773.508.2129 |
| Brian Ohsowski, PhD | Associate Professor | BVM 211 | 773.508.8920 |
| Gregory Palmer, PhD | Teaching Associate Professor | BVM 213 | 773.508.8254 |
| Tania M. Schusler, PhD | Associate Professor | BVM 425 | 773.508.8954 |
| Stephany Virrueta Herrera, PhD | Teaching Assistant Professor | BVM 406 | 773.508.8661 |
| Wesley Zebrowski, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM 410 | 773.508.3526 |
Part Time Faculty
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Erhardt, MM, ISSP-CSP | Adjunct Instructor | Remote | 616.889.5977 |
| Alina Fortson, JD | Adjunct Instructor | ||
| Gabrielle Habeeb, MNR | Adjunct Instructor | ||
| John Lee, PhD | Adjunct Instructor | Remote | |
| Aaron Nash, MS | Adjunct Instructor | ||
| Beth Peterson, MSSE/ME | Adjunct Instructor, HS Dual Credit | Highland Park High School | 224.765.2275 |
| Michael Ribant, PhD | Adjunct Instructor | BVM 226 | 773.508.8254 |
Staff Members
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Cowart, MS | Lab Manager | SES 317 | 773.508.7376 |
| Kevin Erickson, MS | Senior Sustainable Agriculture Manager | BVM 222 | 773.508.8925 |
| Daniel Hayden, PhD | Taylor and Paulette O’Malley Postdoctoral Scholar of Food Systems | BVM 422 | |
| Maya Kelly | Sustainability Manager | ||
| Jackie Nowotnik | Academic Advisor | 773.508.8922 |
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| Rachel (Egly) Rogers, MS | Research Associate, Lab Manager | SES 219 | |
| Zach Waickman, MBA | Senior Program Manager | SES 109 | 773.508.8852 |
Affiliated Faculty
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Akchurin, PhD | Assistant Professor, Sociology | Coffey Hall, Room 433 | 773.508.3451 |
| Domenic Castignetti, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Biology | 773.508.3638 |
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| Elizabeth Coffman, PhD | Professor | School of Communications 219 | 312.915.6716 |
| David Crumrine, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry & Biochemistry | 773.508.3114 |
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| JoBeth D'Agostino, PhD | Faculty Emeritus | Burrowes 209 | 773.508.7063 |
| Alanah Fitch, PhD | Professor Emerita, Chemistry & Biochemistry | 773.508.3119 |
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| Connie Fletcher, PhD | Professor Emerita, School of Communication | SOC 210 | 312.915.6819 |
| William C. French, PhD | Associate Professor, Theology | Crown Center 443 | 773.508.2356 |
| Timothy Hoellein, PhD | Professor, Biology | Quinlan 430 | 773.508.8859 |
| John J. Kelly, PhD | Professor, Biology | Quinlan 317D | 773.508.3681 |
| Roberta Lammers-Campbell, PhD | Teaching Professor Emerita | LSB 241 | 773.508.3651 (LSC); 815.338.1032 (LUREC) |
| Konstantin Läufer, PhD | Professor, Computer Science | Doyle 201 | 312.915.7983 |
| Christopher G. Peterson, PhD | Professor Emeritus, School of Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Martina Schmeling, PhD | Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry | Flanner Hall 408 | 773.508.3124 |