Faculty & Staff

Meet Our Faculty

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.

Faculty

Edgar Boedeker

Associate Professor of Philosophy

edgar.boedeker@uni.edu
(319) 273-7487

Cara Burnidge

Associate Professor of Religion

cara.burnidge@uni.edu
(319) 273-2220

John Burnight

Associate Professor of Religion

john.burnight@uni.edu
(319) 273-7641

Francis Degnin

Associate Professor of Philosophy

francis.degnin@uni.edu
(319) 273-3015

Robert Earle

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

robert.earle@uni.edu
319-273-6324

Michael Graziano

Assistant Professor of Religion

michael.graziano@uni.edu
(319) 273-2507

Tom Hesse

Adjunct Instructor

thomas.hesse@uni.edu
(319) 273-6508

Susan Hill

Department Head and Professor of Religion

susan.hill@uni.edu
(319) 273-6221

Reza Lahroodi

Associate Professor of Philosophy

reza.lahroodi@uni.edu
(319) 273-6440

Yasemin Sari

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

yasemin.sari@uni.edu
(319) 273-4435

Jerry Soneson

Associate Professor of Religion

jerome.soneson@uni.edu
(319) 273-6221

Robert Steed

Adjunct Instructor

robert.steed@uni.edu
(319) 273-6221

William Clohesy

Professor of Philosophy Emeritus

william.clohesy@uni.edu

Martha Reineke

Professor of Religion Emerita

martha.reineke@uni.edu

Staff

Helen Harrington

Secretary III

Helen.Harrington@uni.edu
319-273-6221