Fall 2023
Dr. Andy Buck
Associate Professor of Sociology
Jenn Horn and Taylor Horsley
Instructor in English and Adjunct in English
Dr. Joy Santee
Associate Professor of English
Dr. Taylor Petty and Dr. Laura Lutgen-Nieves
Assistant Professors of Criminal Justice
Dr. Dan Bauer
Professor of Anthropology
Nancy Raen-Mendez
Instructor in Art
Dr. Denise Lynn and Dr. Stella Ress
Chair of the History Department and Associate Professor of History
Dr. Kristin LaFollette
Assistant Professor of English
Dr. Shannon Pritchard
Associate Professor of Art History
Dr. Denise Lynn
Interim Chair of the History Department
Mr. Robert Millard-Mendez
Professor of Art
Michael Strezewski
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Ms. Yu-Li Alice Shen
Instructor in English
Dr. Jason T. Callahan
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Dr. Zachary A. Pilot
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Chuck Armstrong
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
Greg Blair, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
Dr. Sara Christensen Blair
Chair of Art & Design
Dawn Paris
Senior Administrative Assistant
Epiphany Kneedler
Adjunct - Art and Design
Andrea Hoelscher
Adjunct - Art and Design
Katherine Watts
Adjunct - Art and Design
Summer 2023
Norma Rosas Mayén
Professor of Spanish
Dr. Bartell M. Berg Ph.D.
Associate Professor of German
Kelly Kaelin
Assistant Professor of History and Gender Studies
Dr. Rocco J. Gennaro
Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Trent A. Engbers
Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Mr. Robert Millard-Mendez
Professor of Art
Ms. Alisa (AL) I. Holen
Associate Professor of Ceramics
Spring 2023
Carly Cato, a political science major with a pre-law minor, has been awarded the Law Scholar Award. This esteemed award offers a minimum half-tuition scholarship to the IU McKinney School of Law, and Cato is one of only two USI students to receive the honor. Cato has shown a remarkable aptitude for law, and her academic achievements have set her apart as a deserving recipient of the Law Scholar Award.
Midori Matsuura, a political science major, has been honored with the prestigious USI Trustees Distinguished Merit Award. This award recognizes Matsuura's exceptional achievements in her field of study and highlights her dedication to academic excellence.
Audrey Kidwell ‘08, a distinguished graduate of USI, has been named this year's Women's History Month community honoree by Tallahassee Community College. Kidwell graduated from USI in 2008 with a double major in political science and international studies and has since become an influential leader in her community. Her outstanding achievements have earned her this esteemed recognition as a role model for women, demonstrating her commitment to excellence and dedication to empowering others.
Dr. Kelly Kaelin, Assistant Professor of History, has been awarded a summer stipend grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to use toward work on her book, Moravian Missionaries, Gender and Race in the 18th-Century Caribbean. The book discusses women's participation in the 18th-century Moravian churches of the Caribbean.
Kaelin's project is one of 258 others from across the country awarded grants and stipends from the NEH. The NEH summer stipends are for scholars who will enable archival research for more than 100 publications.
Dr. Matt Hanka, Associate Professor of Political Science, recently appeared as a guest on the PBS show, Shively and Shoulders, on WNIN. In the episode, Dr. Hanka provided expert analysis and insight on the Evansville mayoral primary election. The episode is available to watch on YouTube.
Dr. Sri Dandotkar, Assistant Professor of Psychology, had his article entitled, “Knowing, Thinking, and Learning: Fostering Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Psychology Classes,” published by The Journal of Effective Teaching in Undergraduate Psychology Classes. Read Dr. Dandotkar’s article here.
Dr. Alexandra Natoli, Assistant Professor of French, was selected as one of 20 educators for the summer pedagogy seminar “Teaching in Troubled Times,” hosted by the Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI) in New York, NY. Dr. Natoli joins Drs. Todd Schroer and Oana Popescu Sandu as USI faculty members to have received this honor.
Dr. Caroline Jalain and Dr. Melissa Stacer of the Criminal Justice department presented their research on how Veterans Treatment Courts adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic at the Western Society of Criminology conference held in Vancouver, BC on February 2-4, 2023.
Stalking The Legacy: The Science and Art of John James Audubon is set to air on WNIN at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, February 26. Produced by Leigh Anne Howard and Dave Black, Department of Communication and Media, this documentary also features Dr. Tamara Hunt and Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland from the History Department.
Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland, Associate Professor of History and Interim Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, gave the keynote address, Old Florida: Yankee Settler Colonialism in the Land of the Aís and Seminole, at the 2023 Florida Conference of Historians in Stuart, Florida.
Dr. Matthew Hanka, Associate Professor of Political Science, appeared on WNIN Lawmakers to discus local, state, and federal governments with WNIN's John Gibson. See the Video
Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland, Associate Professor of History and Interim Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, gave the keynote address, Old Florida: Yankee Settler Colonialism in the Land of the Aís and Seminole, at the 2023 Florida Conference of Historians in Stuart, Florida.
Dr. Matthew Hanka, Associate Professor of Political Science, appeared on WNIN Lawmakers to discus local, state, and federal governments with WNIN's John Gibson. See the Video