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Lincoln College: Lincoln Campus Academics: General Studies

General Studies Faculty

Amber Angermeier

Assistant Professor of Sociology

tcorley@lincolncollege.edu
Education: M.A., Morehead State University; B.A., University of South Alabama

Maria Bailey

Instructor of Spanish

Barbra Burdett

Assistant Professor of Biology

Education: M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield; B.S., Millikin University; A.A., Lincoln College

Dr. G. Dennis Campbell

Professor of Biology/Geology

dcampbell@lincolncollege.edu
Phone: (217) 735-5050, ext 260
Education: Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Australia; M.S., Texas Tech University; B.S., Texas Tech University

Classes Taught:

Prior to coming to Lincoln College, Dr. Campbell was managing editor and associate curator of zoology at the Illinois State Museum, and has taught science courses at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Australia. He is the director of Creekside, Lincoln College’s new outdoor center for environmental education. He encourages undergraduate student participation in scientific research of Pleistocene paleontology (e.g., woolly mammoths and ancient trees), cave ecology (e.g., cave crickets and bats), and stream limnology (e.g., freshwater mussel communities).

Todd Corley

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

tcorley@lincolncollege.edu
Education:Ph.D., Northern Illinois University; M.S., University of Iowa; B.A., Coe College

Classes Taught:

Todd earned his bachelor’s degree from Coe College, his master’s degree from the University of Iowa, and his Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. His research interests include algebraic combinatorics.

Judith Cortelloni

Assistant Professor of English/Humanities

jcortelloni@Lincolncollege.edu
Phone: (217) 735-5050, ext 209
Education: M.A., Illinois State University; B.S., Illinois State University; A.A., Lincoln College

Classes Taught:

Research interests: Kinesthetic Learning, Gender Studies, Art in Media, Text, and Film. Education and Technology. Presentations at Allerton Articulation Conferences 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

William Crook

Instructor of Art

Education: M.S., Illinois State University; B.S., University of Illinois, Springfield

Dr. Daniel Dodd

Instructor of Nutrition and Science

Education: Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S., Arizona State University; B.S./B.PE., Edith Cowan University

Eric Grunder

Assistant Professor of Biology

Education: M.S., Eastern Illinois University; B.S., Eastern Illinois University; A.A., Lincoln College

Todd Hauser

Instructor of Speech

Education: M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; B.A., University of Wisconsin

Martin Holden

Assistant Professor of Speech

mholden@lincolncollege.edu
Education: M.F.A., Baylor University; M.A., Texas A&M University-Commerce; B.S., Texas A&M University-Commerce

Spring Hyde

Assistant Professor of English/Humanities

shyde@lincolncollege.edu
Phone: (217) 732-3155, ext 207
Education: M.A., Western Illinois University; B.A., Western Illinois University

Classes Taught:

Mrs. Hyde serves as advisor to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Lincoln College, and she is a member of the planning committee for the Allerton English Articulation Conference where she has presented on topics including Using Film in the Literature Classroom, Kinesthetic Intelligence in the Composition Classroom, Grade Norming, and English Placement. Mrs. Hyde’s interests include Arthurian Legend, Greek Mythology, Poetry, Chaucer, and Developmental Writing. She was named “Most Inspirational Teacher” by Western Illinois University, Logan County Teacher of the Month by the Logan County Board, and a finalist for the Jack D. Nutt Teaching Excellence Award at Lincoln College.

Paula Knopp

Associate Professor of Psychology

Education: M.S., Illinois State University; B.S., Illinois State University

Pamela Moriearty

Associate Professor of Biology/Chemistry

pmoriearty@lincolncollege.edu
Phone: (217) 732-3155, ext 257
Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago; M.B.A., University of Illinois at Springfield; M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield; M.S., University of Chicago; B.S., University of Chicago

Classes Taught:

Dr. Moriearty has carried out research in tropical medicine in Uganda, France, and Brazil. She was a faculty member at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine before coming to Lincoln College in 2002, participating in their Problem Based Learning Curriculum. She is collaborating with Dr. Dennis Campbell in development of marketing efforts for Creekside, the Lincoln College Outdoor Center for Environmental Education.

Jeannine Pickering

Associate Professor of Psychology

Education: M.S., Illinois State University; B.S., Western Illinois University

Steve Schreiber

Instructor of Speech

Education: B.A., Knox College

Jake Sexton

Instructor of Sociology/American Government

Education: B.A., Lewis University; A.A., Lincoln College

Todd Spellman

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and History

tspellman@lincolncollege.edu
Education: M.A., Lincoln Christian Seminary; B.A, Lincoln Christian College

Christopher Tice

Instructor of Art

Education: M.F.A., Illinois State University; M.S., Illinois State University; B.F.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; A.A., Heartland Community College

Mark Tippett

Assistant Professor of Education
Division Chair – Social Sciences

mtippett@lincolncollege.edu
Phone: (217) 735-5050, ext 359

Classes Taught:

Mr. Tippett has been at Lincoln College since 2001.  He is a 1993 graduate of Millikin University and of the University of IL at Springfield Teacher Education Program.  He earned his Master’s in Education from the American College of Education.  Mr. Tippett is a certified public school teacher and taught 3rd grade prior to his employment at LC.  He is married and has two daughters.

Mitzi Welsh

Instructor of Geography

Education: M.S., Sangamon State University; B.S., Illinois State University

Karin Wright

Assistant Professor of English/Humanities

kwright@lincolncollege.edu
Phone: (217) 732-3155, ext 386
Education: M.A., Illinois State University; B.S., Illinois State University

Classes Taught:

Ms. Wright’s interdisciplinary background of writing, the humanities, and social sciences motivates her research, writing and pedagogical interests in rhetoric and history, philosophy and pop culture, and gender studies. The use of technology in education is a growing field of research that has resulted in presentations within and outside of Lincoln College. Ms. Wright attended Illinois State University where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in History (1991) and a Master’s degree in Writing (1996).

Crystal Wurth

Instructor of Social Sciences

Education: B.A., Webster University; A.A., Lincoln College, Lincoln, IL

Tom Zurkammer

Instructor of Computer Science

Education: M.Ed., University of Illinois; B.A., MacMurray College; A.A., Lincoln College, Lincoln, IL