Faculty
Chad Seader
English
Assistant Professor
cseader@nmu.edu
Education
- PHD-Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University - 2023
Summer 2025 Courses
Course
Date
EN 111
Jun 30, 2025 - Aug 09, 2025
Josh Sharp
Biology
Associate Professor
2111 Weston Hall
Phone: 9062272380
jsharp@nmu.edu
Education
- PHD-Doctor of Philosophy, New York University - 2006
- Bachelor of Science, Western Michigan University - 1998
Summer 2025 Courses
Course
Date
BI 589
May 19, 2025 - Aug 09, 2025
Kara Shawbitz
Psychological Science
Behavior Analyst
1005 Weston Hall
Phone: 9062272935
kshawbit@nmu.edu
Education
- Master of Science, Northern Michigan University - 2019
- PHD-Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State Univ Columbus - 2023
Alex Sherbinow
Technology and Occupational Sciences, College of
asherbin@nmu.edu
Education
- Certificate, Northern Michigan University - 2022
- Associate of Applied Science, Northern Michigan University - 2022
Jon Sherman
Languages, Literatures and International Studies
Professor
165 Whitman Hall
Phone: 9062272582
Fax: 9062272533
jsherman@nmu.edu
Education
- PHD-Doctor of Philosophy, Univ Illinois Urbana* - 2008
Mark Shevy
Communication and Media Studies
Head & Professor
209 Thomas Fine Arts
Phone: 9062272046
mshevy@nmu.edu
Education
- PHD-Doctor of Philosophy, UW-Madison - 2006
- Master of Science, Colorado State University - 2000
- Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University (S) - 1991
- Undeclared, Michigan Tech University (S)

Summer 2025 Courses
Course
Date
BC 165
May 19, 2025 - Jun 28, 2025
BC 498
May 19, 2025 - Aug 09, 2025
John Shuler
Criminal Justice
110 Gries Hall
Phone: 9062272660
jshuler@nmu.edu
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Northern Michigan University - 2010
Karla Smigiel
Clinical Sciences, School of
Special Instructor
Phone: 9062272845
kwerner@nmu.edu
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Michigan Tech University (S) - 2000
Summer 2025 Courses
Course
Date
RAD 363
May 12, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025
Dakota Smith
Northern Michigan University
Darren Smith
Northern Michigan University
2507 West Science Facility
Phone: 9062271693
dsmith@nmu.edu
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Univ Minnesota Duluth (S) - 1986
- Master of Arts in Education, Northern Michigan University - 1999
Kristen Smith
Nursing - Baccalaureate
Associate Professor
2405 Weston Hall
Phone: 9062272790
Fax: 9062271658
krsmith@nmu.edu
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing, Purdue Univ Global (Q) * - 2013
- Doctor of Nursing Practice, Northern Michigan University - 2018
- Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Northern Michigan University - 2018

Chris Soha
Northern Michigan University
Willis Sojourn
Native American Studies
Assistant Professor
112 Whitman Hall
Phone: 9062271504
Fax: 9062271396
wsojourn@nmu.edu
Education
- Master's Degree, Univ of Minnesota-Duluth (Q) - 2003
- Bachelor of Science, UW-Madison - 1998
- PHD-Doctor of Philosophy, Trent University - 2014
Summer 2025 Courses
Course
Date
NAS 101
May 19, 2025 - Jun 28, 2025
NAS 498
May 19, 2025 - Aug 09, 2025
Frankie Spring
English
fspring@nmu.edu
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Grand Valley State University* - 2023