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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy C. Tuchman, PhD | Founding Dean, School of Environmental Sustainability | BVM Hall 307 | 773.508.2475 ntuchma@luc.edu |
| Aaron N. Durnbaugh, LEED AP & ISSP SEA | Director of Sustainability | BVM Hall 209 | 773.508.7558 adurnbaugh@luc.edu |
| Kara Doszkewycz, MBA, MA | Senior Business Manager, School of Environmental Sustainability and Office of the Provost | BVM Hall, 309 | 773-508-7505 kdoszke@luc.edu |
| Stephanie Folk | Marketing Communications Manager | BVM 310 | 773.508.8334 sfolk@luc.edu |
| Margaret Helwich | Administrative Operations Manager | BVM 311 | 773.508.2141 mhelwich@luc.edu |
| Christine Hippert, PhD/MPH | Associate Dean of Faculty & Professor | BVM Hall 308 | 773.508.8953 chippert@luc.edu |
| Linda Kurtos, JD and MS | Associate Dean of Graduate Studies | BVM 314 | 773.508.2843 lkurtos@luc.edu |
| Rachel Leamon, MA | Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies | BVM 315 | 773.508.8934 rleamon@luc.edu |
| Christopher G. Peterson, PhD | Associate Dean of Academics & Professor, School of Environmental Sustainability | BVM Hall 316 | 773.508.2950 cpeters@luc.edu |
Faculty
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Brentner, PhD | Advanced Lecturer | BVM 215 | 773.508.3289 lbrentner@luc.edu |
| Marlene Brito-Millán, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM 424 | 773.508.8194 mbritomillan@luc.edu |
| Lopa Chakraborti, PhD | Assistant Professor, Joint appointment with the Quinlan School of Business | BVM 411 | 773.508.7759 lchakraborti@luc.edu |
| Mary Dinsmore, PhD | Lecturer | BVM 403 | mdinsmore@luc.edu |
| Ray Dybzinski, PhD | Associate Professor | BVM Hall 312 | 773.508.2486 rdybzinski@luc.edu |
| Gordon J. Getzinger, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM Hall 210 | 773-508-2948 ggetzin@luc.edu |
| Debjani Ghatak, PhD | Lecturer | BVM Hall 212 | 773-508-3446 (Ext.: 83446) dghatak@luc.edu |
| Ping Jing, PhD | Associate Professor | BVM Hall 423 | 773.508.7560 pjing@luc.edu |
| Benjamin Johnson, PhD | Professor, Joint appointment with the Department of History Environmental Historian |
Crown Center 544 | 773.508.3082 bjohnson25@luc.edu |
| Reuben P. Keller, PhD | Professor Graduate Program Director |
BVM Hall 401 | 773.508.2952 rkeller1@luc.edu |
| Sarah Ku, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM Hall 417 | 773.508.2404 sku@luc.edu |
| Shane Lishawa, MS | Research Associate | 872.202.3029 slishawa@luc.edu |
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| Mark J. Mackey, S.J., MS | Lecturer, Environmental Sustainability | BVM 224 | mmackey1@luc.edu |
| Richard (Max) Melstrom, PhD | Endowed Associate Professor of Ecological Economics | BVM Hall 424 | 773.508.2948 rmelstrom@luc.edu |
| Rodrigo Mercado Fernandez | Assistant Professor | BVM Hall 422 | rmercadofernandez@luc.edu |
| Gilbert Michaud, PhD | Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy | BVM Hall 415 | 773.508.7986 gmichaud@luc.edu |
| Rev. Stephen Mitten, S.J., MS | Senior Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Research at LUREC | BVM Hall 313; LUREC | 773.508.8241 smittensj@luc.edu |
| Timothy O’Brien, PhD | Professor, Joint appointment with the Department of Math and Statistics Environmental Statistician |
BVM Hall 413 | 773.508.2129 tobrie1@luc.edu |
| Brian Ohsowski, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM 211 | 773.508.8920 bohsowski@luc.edu |
| Gregory Palmer, PhD | Advanced Lecturer | BVM 213 | 773-508-8254 gpalmer@luc.edu |
| Michael Schuck, PhD | Professor, Joint appointment with the Department of Theology | BVM 405 | 773.508.3817 mschuck@luc.edu |
| Tania M. Schusler, PhD | Assistant Professor | BVM Hall 425 | 773.508.8954 tschusler@luc.edu |
| Stephany Virrueta Herrera, PhD | Lecturer | BVM 406 | (773) 508-8661 svirrueta@luc.edu |
| Wesley Zebrowski, PhD | Assistant Professor Pronouns: They/them |
BVM Hall 410 | 773.508.3526 wzebrowski@luc.edu |
| Bo Zhang, PhD | Lecturer | BMV Hall 419 | 773.508.3420 bzhang4@luc.edu |
Part Time Faculty
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Burke, JD | Instructor & Attorney | Remote | jburke12@luc.edu |
| Brendan Dailey, J.D. | Instructor | WTC | bdailey@luc.edu |
| Richard DiMaio, MS | Instructor | BVM Hall 1101 | 773.508.2842 rdimaio@luc.edu |
| Ann Erhardt, MM, ISSP-CSP | Instructor | Remote | (616) 889-5977 aerhardt@luc.edu |
| Christine Hill, MEd | Instructor, HS Dual Credit | Highland Park High School | chill@dist113.org |
| Howard Hill, MS | Instructor, HS Dual Credit | Highland Park High School | 224.765.2269 hhill@dist113.org |
| Beth Peterson, MSSE/ME | Instructor, HS Dual Credit | Highland Park High School G107 | 224.765.2275 lpeterson@dist113.org |
| Michael Ribant, PhD | Instructor | BVM 226 | 773.508.8254 mribant@luc.edu |
Staff Members
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Elfant, MS | International Jesuit Ecology Project (IJEP) Program Manager | Remote | relfant@luc.edu |
| Kevin Erickson, MS | Senior Sustainable Agriculture Manager | BVM Hall 222 | 773 508 8925 kerickson2@luc.edu |
| Karen Schauwecker | Student Engagement Manager | BVM 226 | 773-508-2844 kschauwecker@luc.edu |
| Zach Waickman, MBA | Senior Program Manager | SES 109 | 773.508.8852 zwaickm@luc.edu |
| Christine Wolff | Healing Earth Content Manager | Remote | cwolff1@luc.edu |
Affiliated Faculty
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Akchurin, PhD | Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology | Coffey Hall, Room 433 | 773.508.3451 makchurin@luc.edu |
| Dan Amick, PhD | Associate Professor Emeritus | damick@luc.edu | |
| Martin B. Berg, PhD | Professor, Biology | Quinlan 429 | 773.508.8853 mberg@luc.edu |
| James M. Calcagno, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Anthropology | BVM Hall 701 | 773.508.3472 jcalcag@luc.edu |
| Domenic Castignetti, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Biology | 773.508.3638 dcastig@luc.edu |
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| M. Paul Chiarelli, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry | Flanner Hall 102 | 773.508.3106 mchiare@luc.edu |
| Elizabeth Coffman, PhD | Professor of Communications, Documentary Studies, Environmental Advocacy, Media Outreach | School of Communications 219 | 312.915.6716 ecoffma@luc.edu |
| David Crumrine, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Flanner Hall 200A | 773.508.3114 dcrumri@luc.edu |
| JoBeth D'Agostino, PhD | Faculty Emeritus | Burrowes 209 | 773.508.7063 |
| Alanah Fitch, PhD | Professor Emerita, Chemistry | Flanner Hall 304 | 773.508.3119 afitch@luc.edu |
| Connie Fletcher, PhD | Professor Emerita, School of Communication | SOC 210 | 312.915.6819 cfletch@luc.edu |
| William C. French, PhD | Associate Professor, Theology | Crown Center 443 | 773.508.2356 wfrench@luc.edu |
| John P. Frendreis, PhD | Professor Emeritus, Political Science | Coffey Hall 322 | 773.508.3054 jfrendr@luc.edu |
| Timothy Hoellein, PhD | Assistant Professor, Biology | Quinlan 430 | 773.508.8859 thoellein@luc.edu |
| John J. Kelly, PhD | Professor, Biology | Quinlan 224 | 773.508.7097 jkelly7@luc.edu |
| Roberta Lammers-Campbell, PhD | Senior Lecturer Emerita | LSB 241 | 773.508.3651 (LSC); 815.338.1032 (LUREC) rlammer@luc.edu |
| Konstantin Läufer, PhD | Professor, Computer Science | Doyle 201 | 312.915.7983 laufer@cs.luc.edu |
| Rachel (Egly) Rogers | Research Associate, Lab Manager | SES 219 | regly@luc.edu |
| Martina Schmeling, PhD | Associate Professor, Chemistry Graduate Program Director |
Flanner Hall 408 | 773.508.3124 mschmel@luc.edu |
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