Full-time faculty
Braud, Donovan
Chair, English Department
Professor of English
B.A. Loyola University, New Orleans
M.A. Loyola University, Chicago
Ph.D. Loyola University, Chicago
dbraud@oakton.edu
847.376.7026
Office: 2522, Des Plaines
Adenekan, Olabisi
Professor of English
B.A. University of Lagos, Nigeria
M.A. University of Lagos, Nigeria
M.A. Roosevelt University
adenekan@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 3608, Des Plaines
Aquiline, Danielle
Professor of English
B.A. University of Tennessee, Martin
M.F.A. Columbia College
aquiline@oakton.edu
847.376.7093
Office: 2542, Des Plaines
Bustamante, Carol
Professor of English
B.S. Bradley University
M.A. DePaul University
M.A. DePaul University
cbustama@oakton.edu
847.376.7097
Office: B216, Skokie
Cameron, Stacy
Coordinator, English as a Second Language (ESL)
Associate Professor of English
B.S. Northern Illinois University
B.A. Northern Illinois University
M.A. University of Illinois, Chicago
M.A. Indiana University
scameron@oakton.edu
847.376.7193
Office: 2136, Des Plaines
Crawford, Will
Professor of English
B.A. Jackson State University
M.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
crawford@oakton.edu
847.376.7137
Office: 3618, Des Plaines
Deshmukh, Madhuri
Coordinator, Peace and Social Justice
Coordinator, Literature
Professor of English
B.A. Loyola University, Chicago
M.A. Loyola University, Chicago
Ph.D. Loyola University, Chicago
mdeshmuk@oakton.edu
847.376.7032
Office: 2731, Des Plaines
Fakhrid-Deen, Tina
Professor of English
B.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.Ed. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.F.A. Chicago State University
tfakhrid@oakton.edu
847.376.7230
Office: 2725, Des Plaines
Hren, Kristen
Professor of English
B.A. University of Cincinnati
M.A. San Francisco State University
khren@oakton.edu
847.376.7251
Office: 2524, Des Plaines
Johnson, Scott
Coordinator, Technical Communication
Professor of English
B.A. Furman University
M.A. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D. (ABD) University of Tennessee, Knoxville
sjohnson@oakton.edu
847.376.7286
Office: 2556, Des Plaines
Long, Daryl Ann
Coordinator, Developmental English
Associate Professor of English
A.A. Waubonsee Community College
B.A. Northern Illinois University
M.A. University of Phoenix
dlong@oakton.edu
847.376.7249
Office: 3602, Des Plaines
Magnuson, Kate
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. Augustana University
M.A. University of Illinois, Chicago
magnuson@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 3608, Des Plaines
Mauritzen, Michael
Coordinator, Great Books
Professor of English
B.A. Eastern Illinois University
M.A. Purdue University
Ph.D. Purdue University
mmauritz@oakton.edu
847.376.7292
Office: 2520, Des Plaines
Oster, Lori
Professor of English
B.A. University of Illinois, Champaign
M.Ed. Benedictine University
loster@oakton.edu
847.376.7022
Office: 2452, Des Plaines
Park, Ji-Hyae
Associate Professor of English
B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
jpark@oakton.edu
847.376-7263
Office: 2717, Des Plaines
Pinedo, Jessica
Assistant Professor English
B.A. Willamette University
M.A. University of Southern California
jpinedo@oakton.edu
847.376.7196
Office: 2717, Des Plaines
Roth, Daniel
Professor of English
A.A. Moorpark College
A.A. Moorpark College
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A. University of California, Santa Cruz
droth@oakton.edu
847.376.7013
Office: 2739, Des Plaines
Sloan, Philip
Professor of English
B.A. Michigan State University
M.A. Carleton University
M.A.T. Wayne State University
Ph.D. Kent State University
psloan@oakton.edu
847.376-7105
Office: 2739, Des Plaines
Staats, Marian
Co-coordinator, Environmental Studies
Professor of English
B.A. Swarthmore College
Ph.D. Loyola University, Chicago
mstaats@oakton.edu
847.376.7103
Office: 2514, Des Plaines
Villarruel, Cecy
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. Smith College
M.F.A Roosevelt University
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
cvillarruel@oakton.edu
847.376.7134
Office: 2524, Des Plaines
Part-time faculty
Barron, Elana
Lecturer
B.A. Northeastern Illinois University
M.A. National Louis University
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
ebarron@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Berendsen, Linda
Lecturer
B.A. University of Pittsburgh
M.A. University of Illinois, Chicago
M.A. Roosevelt University
lberends@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Bishop, John
Lecturer
B.A. Washington University, St. Louis
M.A. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Ph.D. Northwestern University
jcbishop@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Bolf, Steven
Lecturer
A.A. Elgin Community College
B.S. Illinois State University
M.A. Northwestern University
sbolf@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Boulavina, Svetlana
Lectuer
B.A. Lviv State University, Ukraine
M.A. Lviv State University, Ukraine
sboulavi@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Bower, Christopher
Lecturer
B.A. University of Illinois, Champaign
M.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
cbower@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Brown, Donald
Lecturer
B.A. University of Connecticut
M.A. CUNY, Brooklyn College
dobrown@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Cantor, Evan
Lecturer
B.A. University of Illinois, Champaign
M.Ed. Loyola University, Chicago
ecantor@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Cohen, Barbara
Lecturer
B.S. University of Illinois, Champaign
M.A. University of Illinois, Chicago
bcohen@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Connolly, Dan
Lecturer
B.A. Columbia College, Chicago
B.A. DePaul University
M.A. DePaul University
dconnoll@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Crockett, Beverly
Lecturer
B.A. Northern Kentucky University
bcrocket@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Dadivas-Hong, Jennifer
Coordinator, WSAT
Lecturer
B.S. DePaul University
M.A. University of Illinois, Chicago
jdadivas@oakton.edu
847.376.7150
Office: 2738, Des Plaines
Davros, Michael
Lecturer
B.A. Tulane University
M.A. Louisiana State University
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago
mdavros@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Ewuoso, Isaac
Lecturer
B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A. DePaul University
Post-Graduate Certificate - TESOL
Post-Graduate Certificate - Teaching English at Two-Year Colleges
iewuoso@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Fox, Carol
Lecturer
B.A. Dominican University
M.A. Creighton University
cfox@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Garvey, Caitlin
Lecturer
B.A. DePaul University
M.A. DePaul University
M.F.A. Northwestern University
cgarvey@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Hamlin, Amanda
Lecturer
B.A. Carnegie Mellon University
M.A. Loyola University, Chicago
ahamlin@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Herrera, Gerardo
Lecturer
B.S. University of Central Oklahoma
M.F.A. Regent University
gherrera@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Iordanova, Iordana
Lecturer
DIP. Higher Ed., Sofia University, Bulgaria
Ph.D. Sofia University, Bulgaria
M.M. Kellogg School of Management
iiordano@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Jakalski, David
Lectuer
B.A. DePaul University
M.A. DePaul University
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
jakalski@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Kaftanska, Hanna
Lectuer
M.A. Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
hkaftans@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Karlen, Linda
Lecturer
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
M.A. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
lkarlen@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Kelly, David
Lecturer
B.A. DePaul University
M.F.A. University of Iowa
dkelly@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Kossy, David
Lecturer
B.A. DePaul University
M.A. DePaul University
dkossy@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Kulefsky, Ryan
Lecturer
B.A. Columbia College
M.F.A. Bard College
kulefsky@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Levin, Janet
Lecturer
B.A. Indiana University
M.Ed. Roosevelt University
jlevin@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Long, Cory
Lecturer
B.A. Ball State University
M.A. Ball State University
clong@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
McKeag-Tsukamoto, Cynthia
Lecturer
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
M.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
cmckeagt@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
McNamara, Stephen
Lecturer
B.A. Washington University, St. Louis
M.A. Loyola University, Chicago
smcnamar@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
McNett, Michael
Lecturer
B.A. University of Illinois, Champaign
M.A. Northwestern University
mmcnett@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Namikawa, Shuko
Lecturer
A.A. Hokusei Women’s Jr. College, Japan
B.A. Coe College
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
shuko@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Nogowski, Janet
Lecturer
A.A. Harper College
B.A. Northern Illinois University
M.A. University of Illinois, Champaign
jann@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
O'Kerns, Margaret
Lecturer
B.A. Southern Illinois University
M.S. Northwestern University
mokerns@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
O’Sullivan, Teresa
Lecturer
B.A. Northeastern Illinois University
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
tosulliv@oakton.edu
847.635.1759
Office: 2406, Des Plaines
Oswald, Catherine
Lecturer
B.A. University of Iowa
M.F.A. Seton Hall University
Secondary Education Certificate, University of Iowa
coswald@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Peterson, Paul
Lecturer
A.A. Oakton College
B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago
M.Ed. DePaul University
M.S. Northern Illinois University
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
papeters@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office 2430, Des Plaines
Ramage-Wolf, Angela
Lecturer
B.A. Bonaventure University
M.A. Bonaventure University
aramagew@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office 2430, Des Plaines
Rebarchik, Brittany
Lecturer
B.A. Brigham Young University
M.A. Brigham Young University
brebarchik@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Salmasi, Soraya
Lecturer
B.A. Tehran University, Iran
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
ssalmasi@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office 2430, Des Plaines
Sanfilip, Thomas
Lecturer
B.A. Northern Illinois University
M.F.A. Goddard College
sanfilip@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office 2430, Des Plaines
Serb, Robert
Lecturer
B.A. Loyola University, Chicago
M.A. DePaul University
rserb@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Sternstein, Jeffrey
Lecturer
B.A. University of Iowa
M.A.T. University of Iowa
A.B.D. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
jsternstein@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Stoicheva, Miloslava
Lecturer
B.A. Veliko-Turnovo University, Bulgaria
M.S. Indiana University
mstoiche@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines
Swanson, Christine
Lecturer
B.A. Northeastern University
M.A. Northeastern University
chswanso@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Trongeau, Darren
Lecturer
B.A. DePaul University
M.A. DePaul University
dtrongea@oakton.edu
847.635.1950
Office: 2430, Des Plaines