Loyola University Chicago

• Faculty Fellowship
• Staff
• Advisory Committee

With a multidisciplinary team of Loyola faculty, CUERP is dedicated to research, teaching and training, and outreach in urban environmental issues. This is a partial list of our faculty team and their areas of expertise:

Air, Soil and Water Quality

Richard Barbiero, Ph.D., Research Associate, Biology, Great Lakes Plankton Communities

Martin Berg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology, Aquatic Invasive Species and Food Webs

Paul Chiarelli, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry, Cancer and Carcinogens

Bill Kroll, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Biology, Ecology

Roberta Lammers-Campbell, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Biology, Ecology of Wetland Ecosystems

Christopher Peterson, Ph.D., Professor, Natural Science, Freshwater Algal Ecology

Emma Rosi-Marshall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology and Natural Science, Stream Ecosystem Ecology

Jan Savitz, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, Great Lakes Game Fish Communities, Great Lakes Game Fish Communities

Martina Schmeling, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry, Air Pollution and Global Climate Change

Carole Szpunar, Ph.D., M.B.A., Instructor, Chemistry, Coal and Fossil Fuel Emissions

Nancy Tuchman, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, Aquatic Ecosystem Function, Human Impacts and CUERP Acting Director

Computing Systems, Statistical Analysis and Urban Business

Raymond Benton, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, School of Business, Sustainable Production and Consumption

Tim O’Brien, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Statistical Analyses of Environmental Data

Environmental Policy

Louis Cain, Ph.D. , Professor, School of Business, Environmental Policy in Chicago, Water Quality Economics

John Frendreis, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science,  Environmental Policy

Brett Frischmann, M.S., J.D., Assistant Professor, School of Law Environmental Law

Alan Gitelson, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science, Special Interest Groups

John Pelissero, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science, Urban and State Politics

Michael Quigley, Adjunct Professor, Political Science, Cook County Commissioner, Environmental Policy

Stephanie Stern, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Environmental Law

William A. Yost, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology, Parmly Hearing Institute, Otolaryngology, Noise Policy

Human/Environment Interactions and Social Justice

Daniel Amick, Ph.D., Professor, Anthropology, Human Ecology and Land Use Strategies

James Calcagno, Ph.D., Professor, Anthropology, Behavioral Ecology

Anne Figert, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology, Environmental Sociology

William French, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Theology, Environmental Ethics

Diana P. Hackbarth, R.N., Ph.D., Professor, School of Nursing 

Kenneth Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology, Demography

Theodore Karamanski, Ph.D., Professor, History, Environmental History of the Great lakes

Marilyn Krogh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology, Director of Urban Studies Program

Mark Pollock, Ph.D., Professor, Communication, Environmental Advocacy

Science Education, Outreach and Chicago Public Service

JoBeth D’Agostino, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Natural Science, Science Education

Rola Khishfe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Education, Science Education

Phil Nyden, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology, Director, Center for Urban Research and Learning

John Rastovac, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Natural Science, Science Education, Human Impacts on the Environment

Adam Tarnoff, Assistant Director for Curriculum and Assessment, Center for Science and Math

Anita Weinberg, J.D. , Clinical Professor, School of Law, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Social Policy, Social Justice, Child Law

Staff

Nancy C. Tuchman, Ph.D., Interim Director

David J. Treering, Geographic Information Systems Specialist

Gina Lettiere, Coordinator

Shane Lishawa, Research Associate

Adam Schubel, Biodiesel Lab Manager and Project Coordinator 

Alison Varty, STEP and Biodiesel Course Coordinator

Zachary Waickman, Assistant Biodiesel Lab Manager