Honors Program Faculty & Staff

Dr. Michael Joy

Honors Program Director

mjoy@nmu.edu

Dr. Anna Zimmer

Honors Program Assistant Director

anzimmer@nmu.edu

Samantha Marier

Principal Administrative Assistant

smarier@nmu.edu

Antony Aumann, Ph.D.

Philosophy

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Calvin College
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Dr. Aumann teaches HON 111, "The Philosophy of Bad Art."

Erin Colwitz, D.M.A.

Music

Bio

Degrees:

M.M. & D.M.A., University of Southern California

Dr. Colwitz has taught HON 111 "Pop Music After the Invention of MTV" and is teaching a new version of HON 111: "Tracing America's Musical Roots."

Katie Deaver, Ph.D.

Honors Program

Degrees:

B.A., Luther College
M.AT.S., Th. M., Ph.D., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Honors faculty member Dr. Katie Deaver frequently teaches HON 101, "A Tale of Virgins and Harlots."

Lynn Domina, Ph.D.

English

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Michigan State University
M.F.A., University of Alabama
Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

Dr. Domina has taught HON 201, "Marriage: What is it and what is it for?" and recently taught HON 111, "Intersections Among Literature, Visual Art, and Music."

Nick Dupras, Ph.D.

History

Degrees:

B.S., Northern Michigan University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds

Dr. Dupras specializes in a hands-on approach to medieval science and technology, and has taught the development of scientific practice as well as the philosophy of science from the Ancient Greeks through the Scientific Revolution. He frequently teaches HON 101 on "Natural Philosophy."

Tara Foster, Ph.D.

Languages, Literatures and International Studies

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Rice University
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Dr. Foster recently taught HON 201, "Once and Future: The Legends of King Arthur."

Petra Hendrickson, Ph.D.

Political Science and Public Administration

Degrees:

B.A., Indiana State University
M.A. & Ph.D., Michigan State University

Dr. Hendrickson offers two versions of HON 211: "Muggle Social Science Perspectives on the Wizarding World" and "Star Trek and the Social Sciences."

Michael Joy, Ph.D.

Languages, Literatures and International Studies

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Dr. Joy frequently teaches HON 201, "How Don Quixote Made Our World."

Caroline Krzakowski, Ph.D.

English

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Concordia University
M.A., Queens University
Ph.D., McGill University

Dr. Krzakowski has taught HON 101, "The Citizen, the Other, and the State."

Nelly G. Kupper, Ph.D.

Languages, Literatures and International Studies

Bio

Degrees:

B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A. & Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Dr. Nelly G. Kupper frequently teaches HON 111, "Modern Art - European Sources", and has also taught HON 301, "World Cultures: A Humanities Perspective - Russia."

Hayden McKee-Zech, Ph.D.

Biology

Bio

Degrees:

B.S. & B.A., Western Michigan University
M.S.c., University College London
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Dr. McKee-Zech is one of our newest Honors faculty members! She is teaching HON 211, "Death, Evidence, and the Birth of Forensic Science."

Timothy O'Neill, Ph.D.

History

Degrees:

B.A., University of Maryland
M.A., University of Chicago
M.A. & Ph.D., University of Washington

Dr. O'Neill has taught HON 301, World Cultures - A Humanities Perspective: "Tibet in Fact and Fiction."

Jes Thompson, Ph.D.

SHINE

Bio

Degrees:

B.S., Northern Michigan University
M.S. & Ph.D., University of Utah

Dr. Jes Thompson is one of our newest Honors faculty members! She has taught HON 211, "People & Possibility: The Human Dimensions of Climate Solutions."

Josh Thompson, Ph.D.

Math and Computer Science

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Wofford College
M.A., Wake Forest University
Ph.D., University of Utah

Dr. Thompson has taught HON 201, "The History of Math & the Nature of Scientific Revolutions."

Daniel Truckey

Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center

Bio

Degrees:

B.S., Northern Michigan University
M.A., Cooperstown Graduate Program

Daniel Truckey has recently taught HON 211 - "Upper Peninsula in Popular Culture: Defining & Interpreting a Diverse Identity."

Paul Truckey

Theatre and Dance

Bio

Degrees:

B.S., Northern Michigan University
M.F.A., University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Professor Truckey has recently taught HON 111, "American Musical Theatre History."

Lex van Blommestein

Theatre and Dance

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., University of Windsor
M.F.A., Wayne State University

Lex has frequently taught HON 111, "Experiencing Art/Art of the Experience."

Alan Willis, Ph.D.

History

Degrees:

B.A. & M.A., Emory University
Ph.D., Syracuse University

Dr. Willis has recently taught HON 302, World Cultures - Social Sciences: "Globalization in Perspective."

David Wood, Ph.D.

English

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Skidmore College
M.A., University of Alaska -- Fairbanks
Ph.D., Purdue University

Dr. Wood typically teaches HON 101 and HON 111. Each summer, Dr. Wood also heads the HON 495 course, "Theatre Perspective - Stratford": A visit to the Stratford Festival in Canada, in which Honors students have the opportunity of viewing and analyzing six plays in five days.

Anna Zimmer, Ph.D.

Languages, Literatures and International Studies

Bio

Degrees:

B.A., Carleton College
M.A. & Ph.D., Georgetown University

Dr. Zimmer frequently teaches HON 201, Origins for Western Values -- Medieval to Modern: "Art & Literature after 9/11."