Faculty and Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Phone Email Office
Laura Hedin Department Chair 815-753-1619 lhedin@niu.edu Gabel 159B

Advising/Clinical Coordination

Name Title Phone Email Office
Tena Callahan ECACE Completion Coach 815-753-8421 tcallahan1@niu.edu Gabel 159D
Kate Donohue Graduate Advisor 815-753-1997 cdonohue@niu.edu Gabel 161E
Heather Johnson Clinical Coordinator 815-753-8356 hjohnson2@niu.edu Gabel 161D
Tim Klagues ECACE Advisor 815-753-8421 tklagues1@niu.edu Gabel 159D
Alex Owens Undergraduate LBS-1, Early Childhood Education and Vision Candidate Advisor 815-753-9034 aowens3@niu.edu Gabel 161C

Office Support Staff

Name Title Phone Email Office
Paula Cowlishaw Office Manager 815-753-8457 pcowlishaw1@niu.edu Gabel 159C
Jill Draves Vision Grant Support Specialist 815-753-8459 jdraves@niu.edu Graham 232
Gail Myers Office Support Specialist 815-753-0381 gmyers@niu.edu Gabel 162

Early Childhood Education Faculty

Name Title Phone Email Office
Julia Auch Clinical Assistant Professor 815-753-1619 jauch@niu.edu Gabel 162
Stephanie Baker Associate Professor 815-753-4609 sdespain@niu.edu Gabel 162C
Myoungwhon Jung Associate Professor 815-753-9465 mjung@niu.edu Gabel 166B
Natalie Young Assistant Professor 815-753-2845 nyoung@niu.edu Gabel 166G

Special Education Faculty

Name Title Phone Email Office
Natalie Andzik Associate Professor 815-753-8082 nandzik@niu.edu Gabel 162E
Anna Brady-Ruehs Visiting Assistant Professor 815-753-8430 abrady5@niu.edu Gabel 162L
Jeffrey Chan Associate Professor 815-753-8633 jeffchan@niu.edu Gabel 162G
Rachel Donegan Assistant Professor 815-753-8436 rdonegan@niu.edu Gabel 162D
Lydia Gerzel-Short Assistant Professor 815-753-5374 lgerzelshort2@niu.edu Gabel 162J
Jesse Johnson Professor 815-753-8084 jwjohnson@niu.edu Gabel 162B
Stacy Kelly Professor 815-753-4103 skelly@niu.edu Graham 230
Lisa Liberty Associate Professor 815-753-5816 lliberty@niu.edu Gabel 162F
Molly Pasley Assistant Professor 815-753-8455 mpasley@niu.edu Graham 229
William Penrod Associate Professor 815-753-8452 wpenrod@niu.edu Graham 232A
Kim Suedbeck Visiting Assistant Professor 815-753-1619 ksuedbeck@niu.edu Gabel 162H

Emeritus Faculty

Name Title Phone Email Office
Lynette Chandler Professor Emeritus lchandler1@niu.edu
Gaylen Kapperman Professor Emeritus 815-753-8453 gkapperman@niu.edu Graham 231