Faculty Experts


Katherine R Amato, Ph.D.
- (847) 467-5890
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Richard Ashley
- (847) 491-5720
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Music Theory and Composition, Performing Arts

Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour
- (312) 503-5170
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Helen Callus
- (805) 252-8110
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Classical Music, Performance Anxiety, Stringed Instruments


Aymar Jean “A.J.” Christian
- (847) 467-4168
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Field: Film
Focus Areas: Digital Media, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Entertainment Industry

Lisa Graziose Corrin
- (847) 491-2562
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Field: Visual Arts
Focus Areas: Art History, Cultural Heritage, Curation and Museum Studies

Tracy C. Davis
- (847) 491-3138
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Chaz Evans, MFA
- (254) 644-8818
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Field: Documentary, Visual Arts
Focus Areas: Art History, Art Theory and Practice, Data Visualization, Digital Media, Gaming, Performing Arts, Video Games, Visual Arts

James Giles
- (847) 491-5733
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Classical Music, Performing Arts, Piano

Henry Godinez
- (847) 491-3157
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Field: Theatre
Focus Areas: Acting, Directing, Latinx Culture and Politics

Victor Goines
- (847) 491-7228
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Jazz Studies, Music Theory and Composition, Woodwind Instruments

Cindy Gold
- (847) 491-2590
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Field: Theatre
Focus Areas: Acting, Comedy, Improvisation

Kyle Henry
- (512) 968-6389
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Field: Documentary, Film
Focus Areas: Acting, Digital Media, Directing

Hans Jørgen Jensen
- (847) 491-4770
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Conducting, Music Education, Performing Arts, Stringed Instruments

Dr. Debra B Kerr, MD, MPH
- (312) 504-7550
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Field: Management and Organizations, Visual Arts
Focus Areas: Curation and Museum Studies, Visual Arts

Doug Kiel
- (847) 467-4821
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Elena Lanza
- (773) 510-3215
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Field: Languages and Cultural Studies
Focus Areas: Language Learning and Processing, Spanish Language, Teacher Development

Amy Katherine DeFalco Lippert
- (925) 351-5477
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Field: History, Literature, Visual Arts
Focus Areas: Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Memory, Visual Arts

Jon H. Marshall
- (847) 467-2450
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Field: History, Journalism
Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Investigative Reporting, Journalism Industry

Kate Masur, Ph.D.
- (847) 491-2849
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Field: History
Focus Areas: African American Studies, Civil Rights, Race and Ethnicity, U.S. History, U.S. Political Elections

Joel Mokyr
- (847) 491-5693
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Focus Areas: Industrial Organizations and Economics, Innovation

Donald Nally
- (847) 491-3498
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Choral Music, Conducting

Elie Rekhess, Ph.D.
- (847) 491-3984
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Regina Schwartz
- (847) 830-1115
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Field: Literature, Religion
Focus Areas: Social Justice

Anna D. Shapiro
- (847) 491-3285
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Field: Theatre
Focus Areas: Directing, Musical Theater

David Shyovitz
- (847) 467-1967
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Focus Areas: Jewish Studies

Elizabeth Son
- (847) 467-0513
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Field: Theatre
Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Performing Arts, Social Activism

Hans Thomalla
- (847) 467-1680
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Field: Music
Focus Areas: Chamber Music, Music Theory and Composition, Opera, Orchestra

David Tolchinsky
- (847) 491-2252
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Focus Areas: Playwriting, Screenwriting, Sound Design

Ida Yalzadeh, Ph.D.
- (847) 467-6589
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Mary Zimmerman
- (847) 491-3623
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Field: Theatre
Focus Areas: Directing, Opera, Performing Arts