Faculty & Staff

Department Chair


Dr. Fred Smith
Department Chairperson
(309) 438-8668

Assistant to the Chair for Undergraduate Studies


Ms. Teri Farr-Behnke
Assistant to Chair, Undergraduate Advisor, Internship Coordinator, ISU's Vice Chair of the Administrative Professional Council
(309) 438-8669

Sociology and Anthropology Department Staff


Ms. Doris Jennings
Office Support Specialist
(309) 438-2159


 Ms. Mickey McCombs
Office Manager
(309) 438-8670

Anthropology - Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty


Dr. Nobuko Adachi
(309) 438-8036


 Dr. Gina Louise Hunter
(309) 438-5713


 Dr. Maria Ostendorf Smith
(309) 438-2271


 Dr. Kathryn Sampeck
(309) 438-5863
Dr. Elizabeth Scott
(309) 438-8577


 Dr. James Skibo
Archaeology GraduateProgram Coordinator and Advisor; Director, Grand Island Archaeological Project; Co-Director, Old Main Project <http://oldmain.illinoisstate.edu>
(309) 438-7397


 Dr. Fred H. Smith
Department Chairperson
(309) 438-8668


 Dr. James Stanlaw
Anthropology Undergraduate Program Coordinator
(309) 438-7690

Anthropology - Part Time Faculty


Dr. Michael Wiant
(309) 547-3721

Sociology - Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty


Dr. Winfred Avogo
(309) 438-5227


 Dr. Frank D. Beck
(309) 438-7770


 Dr. Diane Bjorklund
(309) 438-2988


 Dr. Joan M. Brehm
Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor
(309) 438-7177
Dr. David Brown
(309) 438-8300


 Dr. Thomas Burr
(309) 438-5285


 Dr. Michael L Dougherty
(309) 438-5790


 Dr. Tom Gerschick
(309) 438-3734
Dr. Virginia Teas Gill
(309) 438-3735


 Dr. Wilbert Leonard
(309) 438-8073


 Dr. Nick Maroules
(309) 438-8637


 Dr. Kathleen McKinney
(309) 438-7706
Dr. Aaron Pitluck
(309) 438-8667


 Dr. Maria Schmeeckle
(309) 438-2932


 Dr. Susan Sprecher
(309) 438-8357


 Dr. Richard Sullivan
(309) 438-2408
Dr. Maura Toro-Morn
(309) 438-8290


 Dr. Chris Wellin
Gerontology Minor Program Coorindinator
(309) 438-7698


 Dr. Marion C. Willetts
(309) 438-3737


 Dr. Anne Wortham
(309) 438-8359

Sociology - Part Time Faculty


Mr. Doug Dowell
(309) 438-5266


 Dr. Richard Stivers
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
(309) 438-7959


 Mr. James Weinzierl
(309) 438-8579


 Ms. Jennifer Woodruff
(309) 438-4266