Directory
Medill faculty represent the highest levels of accomplishment in scholarship, journalism and global commerce. They are actively involved in mentoring students and conducting research to create knowledge. Our staff and administration comprise experienced professionals, many of whom are Medill alumni.
Jenn Abelson
Adjunct Lecturer
David Abrahamson
Professor Emeritus
J.A. Adande
Associate Professor Emeritus
Bradley Akubuiro
Adjunct Lecturer
Brian Anderson
Adjunct Lecturer
Jacqueline Babb
Associate Professor and IMC Certificate Program Director
Ashir Badami
Senior Lecturer
Ava Francesca Battocchio
Assistant Professor
Ward Belford
Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid Coordinator
Danielle Bell
Associate Professor
Beth Bennett
Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Administration
Christopher Benson
Professor
Kathy Benson
Career Advisor
Jill Blackman
Associate Professor and Director of Data Journalism
Martin P. Block
Professor Emeritus
Srishti Bose
Research Associate
Roger Boye
Associate Professor Emeritus-in-Service
Colin Boyle
Adjunct Lecturer
Amy Boyle
Adjunct Lecturer
Scott Bradley
Senior Engineer, Software Systems and Circuits - Knight Lab
Jenna Braunstein
Program Assistant, Journalism and Staff Photographer
Sara Brazeal
Senior Director of Marketing, Communications, Special Events
Christine Brennan
Professor of Practice
Rob Brown
Assistant Dean of Learning & Organizational Development
David Bryla
Adjunct Lecturer
Jennifer Cacioppo
Adjunct Lecturer
Chris Cahill
Associate Professor and Director of the IMC Professional Program
Janice Castro
Assistant Professor Emeritus
Clarke Caywood
Professor Emeritus
Debra Ceffalio
Adjunct Lecturer
Debbie Cenziper
Professor and Director of Investigative Journalism
Kalyani Chadha
Professor
Anya Cheng
Adjunct Lecturer
Gerry Chiaro
Associate Professor and Director of IMC Immersion Quarter
Lindsay Claiborn
Adjunct Lecturer
Belinda Lichty Clarke
Director of Alumni Engagement
Lisa Cochrane
Adjunct Lecturer
Mary Coffman
Associate Professor Emeritus
Gracie Cohen
Senior Program Coordinator, Medill D.C.
Tom Collinger
Associate Professor Emeritus
Julie Collins
Assistant Dean of Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid
Jonathan Copulsky
Senior Lecturer
Susan Mango Curtis
Professor Emeritus
Kelly Cutler
Associate Professor
Jessica D'Onofrio
Adjunct Lecturer
Kyle Daniels
Director of Development
Jarrad Davis
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Michael A. Deas
Associate Professor
Mary Dedinsky
Associate Professor Emeritus
Larry DeGaris
Associate Professor and Executive Director, Spiegel Research Center
Elise De Los Santos
Lecturer
Everette E. Dennis
Professor Emeritus
Jim DeRogatis
Lecturer
Vikram K. Dewani
Senior Web Applications Developer/Cloud Solutions Architect
Jasmyne Dias
Academic Advisor
Alicia Diaz
Adjunct Lecturer
Yazmin Dominguez
Assistant Director of Local News Accelerator
Jack Doppelt
Professor Emeritus
Deborah Douglas
Associate Professor and Director of Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub
Frank Dudley
Lecturer
Risa Duesing
Adjunct Lecturer
Craig Duff
Professor
Rebecca Duffy
Social Media, Marketing, Communications Specialist
Carla Eboh Tresslar
Adjunct Lecturer
Stephanie Edgerly
Professor and Associate Dean of Research
Katie Fernandez
Senior Program Coordinator, Teach for Chicago Journalism Program
Arturo Fernandez
Adjunct Lecturer
Rafie Fields
Director of Operations - Medill Chicago
Abigail M. Foerstner
Professor
Douglas Foster
Professor Emeritus
Rayvon Fouché
Professor
Tim Franklin
Professor and John M. Mutz Chair in Local News
Judy Ungar Franks
Professor
Celia Gardner
Senior Director of Business & Finance
Stephan Garnett
Assistant Professor Emeritus
Joe Germuska
Executive Director, Knight Lab
Loren Ghiglione
Professor Emeritus
Jeremy Gilbert
Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy and Associate Dean of Journalism
Srikant Gokhale
Adjunct Lecturer
Richelle "Rich" Gordon
Professor Emeritus
Sara Granack
Adjunct Lecturer
Madyson Grant
Program Assistant, Development
John Greening
Associate Professor Emeritus
Ava Thompson Greenwell
Professor
Cortney Hall
Adjunct Lecturer
Brad Hamm
Professor
Desiree Hanford
Professor and Assistant Dean of Assessment and Academic Standards
David Hardman
User Support Specialist
George Harmon
Associate Professor Emeritus
Elizabeth Harris
Adjunct Lecturer
Thomas H. Hayden
Lecturer
Ryan Hays
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid
Heather Hendershot
Professor
Jaime Hermosillo
Associate Director of Academic Advising
Chris Herring
Senior Lecturer
Nancy Hobor
Associate Professor Emeritus
Mei-Ling Hopgood
William F. Thomas Professor
Brent Huffman
Brent Huffman
Professor and Alumnae of Northwestern Teaching Professor, Director of Documentary Journalism
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Ashlee Humphreys
Professor
Edward Hunt
Research Associate, Spiegel Research Center
Melissa Isaacson
Associate Professor
Reginald "Reggie" Jackson
Director of Teaching Excellence
Anthony Jakubiak
Adjunct Lecturer
Krystal Johnson
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid
Austin Johnson
Financial Coordinator
Adriane Jones
Program Assistant
Kurt Karlenzig
Adjunct Lecturer
Carolyn Wells Keller
Lecturer
John Kenny
Adjunct Lecturer
Matt Kiefer
Assistant Professor
Louise Kiernan
Professor and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Koo Yul Kim
Research Assistant Professor
Danielle Kincaid
Associate Director of Development
Carolyn Tang Kmet
Associate Professor
Tiffany Komon
Senior Experiential Education Program Coordinator
Alex Kotlowitz
Professor Emeritus
Marwan Kraidy
Dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar
Craig LaMay
Professor
Becky Lang
Adjunct Lecturer
Hao Lang
Assistant Director of Business & Finance
Kathy LaTour
Professor
John Lavine
Professor Emeritus
Candy Lee
Professor
James Lee
Associate Professor & Associate University Librarian of Academic Innovation
Christine Lee
Adjunct Lecturer
Kathleen Lee
Senior Director of Experiential Education
Donna Leff
Professor Emeritus
Katherine Lelek
Director of Career Management
Natasha Lindor
Assistant Director of Career Management
Patty Loew
Professor Emeritus
Jonathan Love
Associate Director of Infrastructure Design and Operations
Kari Lydersen
Assistant Professor
Daniel MacKenzie
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Special Projects
Edward C. Malthouse
Edward C. Malthouse
Erastus Otis Haven Professor and Research Director of Spiegel Research Center
View MoreErastus Otis Haven Professor and Research Director of Spiegel Research Center
Jon Marshall
Associate Professor
Dyani Marvel
Adjunct Lecturer
Joe Mathewson
Professor
Rafael Matos
Lecturer
Colin McMahon
Lecturer
Zach Metzger
Director of State of Local News Project
Ivan Meyers
Ivan Meyers
Associate Professor and Executive Director of Multimedia Technology & Innovation
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Brooke Millar
Adjunct Lecturer
Sariah Monk
Technology Support & Operations Coordinator
Natalie Moore
Senior Lecturer & Director of Audio Journalism Programming
Patric Morris
Associate Director of Graduate Financial Aid Operations
Frank J. Mulhern
Frank J. Mulhern
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications
View MoreHamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications
Elissa Nadworny
Adjunct Lecturer
David Nelson
Associate Professor Emeritus
Andy Nguyen
Adjunct Lecturer
Lan Nguyen Chaplin
Professor
Julie Nogueda
Academic Advisor, Student Affairs
Sonja Nordahl
Adjunct Lecturer
Matthew Orr
Associate Professor
Charles Orwig
Adjunct Lecturer
Catherine Pagone
Associate Director of Multimedia & Broadcast Operations
Sanchary Pal
Research Associate, Spiegel Research Center
Hector Palacios
Technology Training and Operations Associate
Rhen Pass
Program Assistant on Assignment
Al Patel
Adjunct Lecturer
Anika Patel
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
Abe Peck
Abe Peck
Professor Emeritus-in-Service, Director of Business to Business Communications, Senior Director of Media Management Center
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Laura Pigozzi
Adjunct Lecturer
Tony Poidomani
Lecturer
Akeya Porter
Associate Director of Academic Advising
Erik Qualman
Adjunct Lecturer
Suraj Rajdev
Adjunct Lecturer
Dorina A. Rasmussen
Associate Dean of Administration and Student Affairs
Ryan Reis
Lecturer
Ceci Rodgers
Professor and Director of Global Learning
Tatyana Rodriguez
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid
Megan Rose
Adjunct Lecturer
Richard J. Roth
Associate Professor Emeritus
Bob Rowley
Senior Lecturer & Director of Medill Illinois News Bureau
Julian Runge
Assistant Professor
Michael Sallah
Adjunct Lecturer
Madeline Schmitt
Program Assistant
Matthew Schrock
Associate Director of Multimedia Broadcast Operations & Video Producer
Birju Shah
Adjunct Lecturer
Ellen Shearer
Ellen Shearer
Professor Emeritus; Co-Director, National Security Journalism Initiative; Washington Bureau Chief
View MoreProfessor Emeritus; Co-Director, National Security Journalism Initiative; Washington Bureau Chief
David Shell
Adjunct Lecturer
Elizabeth Shogren
Associate Professor
Jose Silva
Director of IT Operations
Stacy Simpson
Associate Director of Special Events
Peter Slevin
Professor
Will Sonheim
Adjunct Lecturer
Michael Spikes
Assistant Professor and Director of Teach for Chicago Journalism Program
Karen Springen
Professor
Lorenzo Stephens
Senior Accounting Specialist
Larry Stuelpnagel
Associate Professor Emeritus
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Senior Lecturer & George R.R. Martin Chair
Geordan Tilley
Journalism Adjunct
Jeffrey Treem
Theodore R. and Annie Laurie Sills Professor and Associate Dean of IMC
LuCinda Vacura
Adjunct Lecturer
Tracy Van Moorlehem
Tracy Van Moorlehem
Associate Professor, Senior Director of Medill Career Services, and Director of Journalism Residency and Employer Engagement
View MoreAssociate Professor, Senior Director of Medill Career Services, and Director of Journalism Residency and Employer Engagement
Rachel Venegas
Associate Director of Technology Training & Operations
Jessica Villagomez
Lecturer
Vijay Viswanathan
Vijay Viswanathan
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications
View MoreHamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications
John Volk
Research Associate
Hope Wallace
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Affairs and Program Operations
Paul Wang
Associate Professor
Caryn Ward
Professor
Mackenzie Warren
Executive Director of the Local News Initiative
Emily Wax
Adjunct Lecturer
Michelle F. Weinberger
Professor
Doreen Weisenhaus
Professor and Director, Media Law and Policy Initiative
Michele Weldon
Assistant Professor Emeritus
Mary Ann Weston
Associate Professor Emeritus
Charles Whitaker
Dean and Professor
Michael Wilbon
Professor of Practice
Carolyn Wilke
Adjunct Lecturer
Lucas Williams
HR Manager
Zach Wise
Professor
Roy Wollen
Associate Professor
Patti Wolter
Helen Gurley Brown Magazine Professor
Yu Xu
Associate Professor
Renita Young
Adjunct Lecturer
Robin Young
Senior Program Coordinator, Integrated Marketing Communications
Owen Youngman
Professor Emeritus
Chao Yu
Assistant Professor
Sheldon Zenner
Adjunct Lecturer
Jon Ziomek
Associate Professor Emeritus