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Meet our new faculty for 2007-2008
Kent Conrad,
Music
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Education:
D.M.A., (currently in progress) Vocal Accompanying and Coaching, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
J.D., Dickinson School of Law (Law)
M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia (Piano Accompanying)
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College (Classical Studies)
Contact Information:
204 Lawson Hall
217-581-5911
krconrad@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
TU, TH 11 am - 1pm
Presently Teaching:
Group Piano
Applied Lessons in Piano
Professional Interests:
Contemporary Chinese music, Cabaret Music of the 1930's Berlin, 19th Century Piano transcriptions
Personal Interests:
Reading, collecting movies, sheet music, traveling |
Irene Coromina,
Foregin Languages
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Education:
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Contact Information:
1355 Coleman Hall
581-5311
icoromina@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
Mon. and Wed. 1:30-2:30 p.m., and by appointment
Presently Teaching:
Problems in Spanish Grammar
Advanced Spanish Composition
Professional Interests:
Latin American literature by women, Latin American women's presence in culture, society and politics, Latin American history-Tango studies
Personal Interests:
bookstores, foreign films, the Tango, hiking, traveling, dogs
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Elizabeth Gill,
Communication Studies
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Education:
Ph.D., Purdue University
Contact Information:
1814 Coleman Hall
581-6941
egill@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
Mon 11am-12 noon, 2-3pm
Wed. and Fri. 2-3pm
Presently Teaching:
Interpersonal Communication
Public Speaking
Professional Interests:
Health Communication, Family and Aging Communication
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Matthew Gill,
Communication Studies
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Education:
Ph.D., Purdue University
M.A., Purdue University
B.A., Purdue University
Contact Information:
1812 Coleman Hall
581-6306
mjgill@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
Mon-Wed. 10-11am
Thur. 1:30-3:20pm
Presently Teaching:
Public Relations in Society
Advocacy and Message Design
Public Relations Techniques
Professional Interests:
Corporate Sponsorship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Internal Organizational Communication, Interpersonal and Organizational Trust
Personal Interests:
Watching Sports, Reading and Movies
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Rebecca Johnson
Music
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Education:
D.M.A., (in progress), University of Illinois
M.M., University of Louisville
PGDip, Royal Northern College of Music
B.M., University of Nortehrn Iowa
Contact Information:
212 Lawson Hall
581-6627
rrjohnson2@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Presently Teaching:
Applied Flute
Aural Training
Professional Interests:
Teaching flute, orchestral playing, almost anything involving music or the flute
Personal Interests:
Exercise, travel, good friends
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Kyle Kellam,
Communication Studies
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Education:
M.A., Ball State University
B.S., Bal State University
Contact Information:
1280 Coleman Hall
581-8326
rkellam@eiu.edu
Presently Teaching:
Argumentation and Critical Thinking
Director of Forensics Program
Professional Interests:
Mediated Rhetoric, Public Address and Forensics
Personal Interests:
Exercise (Recreation & Sports), 20th Century Literature
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Jonathon Kirk,
Music
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Education:
D.M., Northwestern University (expected spring 2008)
M.A., Brown University
M.M., Eastern School of Music
B.A. Augustana College
Contact Information:
218 Lawson Hall
581-7041
jjkirk@eiu.edu
Presently Teaching:
Applied Composition
Analytical Techniques
Music Theory I
Aural Training
Professional Interests:
Music Compositon, Post-Tonal theory, Algorithmic music, Computerand Electroacoustic Music, Multimedia and Sound Installation Acoustic Ecology
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Leah LeFebvre
Communication Studies
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Education:
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Contact Information:
1767 Coleman Hall
581-8477
llefebvre@eiu.edu
Presently Teaching:
Public Speaking
Interviewing
Small Group Communication
Professional Interests:
Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict, Environmental Communication, Small Group Processes
Personal Interests:
Exercise (Recreaion & Sports), Outdoors
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Katie McBain,
Music
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Education:
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music (currenty in progress)
M.A., Eastern School of Music
B.A., University of Houston
Contact Information:
217 Lawson Hall
581-3724
katiecarothersmcbain@yahoo.com
Office Hours:
Mon-Wed 9-11 am
Presently Teaching:
Applied Horn
Non-Western Music
Survey of American Music
Professional Interests:
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Ryan McDaniel,
Communication Studies
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Education:
M.A., History, Eastern Illinois University (Anticipated 2007)
M.A., Religion, Aquinas Institute
M.A., Speech Communication, Eastern Illinois University
Postgraduate Studies, Princeton
B.A., Speech Communication, Eastern Illinois University
B.A., Philosophy, Eastern Illinois University
Contact Information:
2280 Coleman Hall
581-6946
rlmcdaniel@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
Mon.-Wed. 10-11am
Tues.-Thur. 11an-12 noon
Presently Teaching:
Rhetoric and Argumentation
Professional Interests:
Phetoirc, Hisotry, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Humanities
Personal Interests:
Hiking, Reading, Good Conversation
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Tim Taylor
English
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Education:
Ph.D., University of Alabama
B.A., Truman State University
M.A., Truman State University
Contact Information:
3820 Coleman Hall
581-6309
tntaylor@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
M-W-F 8:30-9:30 am, Tu-Th 8:30-12noon
Presently Teaching:
Composition and Language
Introduction to Professional Writing
Professional Interests:
Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Environmental Rhetoric, Writing Program Administration
Personal Interests:
Cooking, Gardening, Fishing, College Football
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AJ Walsh
Communication Studies
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Education:
Ph.D., University of South Florida (anticipated Spring 2008)
M.A.,
Eastern Illinois University
B.A. Eastern Illinois University
Graduate Certificate in Web Design
Contact Information:
1818 Coleman Hall
581-3300
ajwalsh@eiu.edu
Office Hours:
Tues.-Thur. 9:30-11am
Wed. 11am-12 noon
Presently Teaching:
Computer Mediated Communication I
Organizational Communication
Professional Interests:
Performance, Technology, Auto/Ethnography/Narrative
Personal Interests:
Golf, Computer Games, Visual/Performaing Art
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