Faculty & Staff Directory
At the University of Northern Iowa, your professors are scholars who put teaching first. They emphasize learning — both inside and outside the classroom — that will help you connect your education to the real world.
Get to know our department, and learn more about our faculty and staff by browsing the directory below.
Administrative Faculty
Faculty
Erika Bass
Associate Professor of English
English-Teaching Advisor
Email Erika Bass →
(319) 273-7193
Sheila Benson
Associate Head, English Section Coordinator
Associate Professor of English
Email Sheila Benson →
(319) 273-2285
Hilal Ergül
TESOL Section Coordinator
Associate Professor of TESOL
Email Hilal Ergül →
(319) 273-2729
Aliza Fones
Associate Professor of TESOL
Project UNITED Project Director
Email Aliza Fones →
(319) 273-6911
Joshua Gordon
Associate Professor of TESOL
Email Joshua Gordon →
(319) 273-2673
David Grant
Professor of English
Email David Grant →
(319) 273-2639
Julie Husband
Professor of English
Email Julie Husband →
(319) 273-3849
Caroline S. Ledeboer
Associate Professor of Instruction of English
English and TESOL Advisor
Email Caroline S. Ledeboer →
Personal Office (319) 273-2031 -------- Advising Office (319) 273-2854
Jesse G. Swan
Women's and Gender Studies Coordinator
Professor of English
Email Jesse G. Swan →
(319) 273-2089
Grant Tracey
Professor of English
Email Grant Tracey →
(319) 273-3782
Karen Tracey
English Graduate Coordinator
Associate Professor of English
Email Karen Tracey →
(319) 273-2571
Penny Wang
Associate Professor of Instruction of Chinese and TESOL
Email Penny Wang →
(319) 273-6504
Siegrun Wildner
Professor of English
Email Siegrun Wildner →
(319) 273-7131
Staff
Lexi Byrnes
Secretary
Email Lexi Byrnes →
319-273-5965
Rachel Granzow
Secretary
Email Rachel Granzow →
319-273-2821