SoEE Content Experts
Deborah Adelman - Disaster Management, Leadership &Management, Online Education
- BS Nursing, University of Illinois, 1980
- MS Public Health Nursing, University of Illinois, 1991
- PhD Human Resource Education, University of Illinois, 2002
Reem Azhari – Interprofessional Education, Leadership Management, Urban Health, Vulnerable Populations
- BS Nursing, St. Xavier University, 1989
- CNOR (Certified Perioperative Registered Nurse), 1994
- MS Nursing, St. Xavier University, 1995
- PhD Business Psychology/Organizational Leadership, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2014
- TOPS (Teaching Online Pedagogy Standardization), Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2014
- EHPIC (Educating Health Professionals in Interprofessional Care), University of Toronto, 2016
Denise DeFries Delves – Ethics in Medicine
- BS Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1982
- MS Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1991
- EdD Leadership and Change, Fielding Graduate University, School of Education, 2012
Sharon Druce - Disaster Management, Nursing Leadership
- AS Nursing, Pasadena Community College, 1976
- BS Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, 1984
- MS Nursing Leadership and Management, Walden University, 2007
Gary Estadt - Acupuncture, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Dry Needling
- BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1976
- DC, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1980
- Certification: Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Diplomate: American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture
- Diplomate: American Board of Chiropractic Rehabilitation
La Tisa Foscett-Gonzalez - Leadership & Management, Health Education
- BA Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1992
- BS Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, 1995
- MS Nursing Administration, Lewis University, 2010
- Post Masters Certificate Nursing Education, Lewis University 2012
- DNP Candidate 2021, Resurrection University
Mary Heinz - Community Population Health, Critical Care
- BS Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, 1993
- MS Nursing, Lewis University, December 2007
- DNP Candidate 2021, Resurrection University
Melissa Murphey – Health Policy and Innovation
- BS Nursing, Lewis University, 1999
- MS Nursing (FNP), DePaul University, 2006
- DNP, University of Chicago, 2013
Katherine Skurski - Health Education
- BS Mathematics, Lewis University, 2008
- BS Nursing, Resurrection University, 2015
- MS Nursing, Resurrection University, 2018
- DNP Candidate 2021, Resurrection University
Karole Smith - Leadership & Management, Health Education
- AS Nursing, Malcolm X College, 1991
- BS Nursing, Governors State University, 2009
- MS Nursing, Governors State University, 2011
- DNP Candidate 2021, Resurrection University
Kristine L. Tohtz - Acupuncture and Functional Medicine
- BS, University of Illinois, 1996
- BS, DC, National University of Health Sciences, 1999, 2001
- MsAc, National University of Health Sciences, 2014
- Certified, Pregnancy and Pediatrics, Academy of Family Practice in Pregnancy, ICPA
- Certified, Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), McKenzie Institute
- Certification Candidate, Institute of Functional Medicine, IFM
- Diplomate: American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture
Laura Kay Wood - Disaster Management
- AS Science, Prairie State College, 1988
- AAS Nursing, Prairie State College, 1990
- BS Nursing, Kaplan University, 2008
- MS Nursing, Kaplan University, 2010
- ABD Organization Leadership, Northcentral University, 2016
- DNP, Purdue University Global, 2018
Connie Zac - Disaster Management, Education, Community Health
- BS Nursing, University of Illinois, 1983
- MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management, 1991
- DNP Family Community Health, Rush University, 2002