Social Sciences Faculty and Staff

Meet the people behind the Department of Social Sciences! Our passionate faculty and staff are here to help. Reach out if you have any questions about our degree programs.

Department Staff

Amanda Humphrey
Title: Dean, Social Sciences
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 4936
Email: amanda.humphrey@kirkwood.edu
Office: 2091 Cedar Hall
Angela Gillis
Title: Associate Dean
Phone: 319-398-1241
Email: angela.gillis@kirkwood.edu
Office: 2085 Cedar Hall
Mark Fuller
Title: Department Assistant
Phone: 319-398-4911
Email: mark.fuller@kirkwood.edu
Office: 2092 Cedar Hall

Criminal Justice

Andrea Wilson
Title: Faculty/Coordinator
Phone: 319-398-5534
Email: andrea.wilson@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1033 Cedar Hall
Jeff Hembera
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5716
Email: jeff.hembera@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1020 Cedar Hall

Early Childhood Education

                                Eman Mohamed
Title: Faculty/Coordinator
Phone: 319-398-1258
Email: eman.mohamed@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1028 Cedar Hall

Economics

Joshua Baker
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5725
Email: joshua.baker@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1022 Cedar Hall
Lexi Finnegan
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-4938
Email: lexi.finnegan@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1031 Cedar Hall
Mitch Roose
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5796
Email: mitch.roose@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1025 Cedar Hall

Education Careers

Patrice Becicka
Title: Faculty/Coordinator
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 4995
Email: patrice.becicka@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1047 Cedar Hall

Fire Science Technology

Chad Little
Title: Faculty/Coordinator
Phone: 319-784-1726
Email: chad.little@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1024 Cedar Hall

History

David McMahon
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-887-3630
Email: david.mcmahon@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1027 Cedar Hall
Jed Peterson
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5920
Email: jed.peterson@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1047 Cedar Hall
RaeAnn Swanson-Evans
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5711
Email: raeann.swanson-evans@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1023 Cedar Hall
Rob Yost
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5210
Email: ryost@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1029 Cedar Hall

Human Services

Ambre Bernards, LMSW
Title: Faculty/Coordinator
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 4164
Email: ambre.bernards@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1032 Cedar Hall
Annette Williams-Henderson, LMSW
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-4911
Email: annette.williams-henderson@kirkwood.edu
Office: 2092 Cedar Hall

Paralegal

Greg Clevenger
Title: Faculty/Coordinator
Phone: 319-398-5576
Email: gcleven@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1019 Cedar Hall

Political Science

Steve Owen
Title: Adjunct Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5822
Email: sowen@kirkwood.edu
Office: 3064 Cedar Hall

Psychology

Jennifer Meehan Brennom
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-1090
Email: jmeehan@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1047 Cedar Hall
Heidi Pierce
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-887-3645
Email: heidi.pierce@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1029 Cedar Hall
Christine Shea-Hunt
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5706
Email: cshea@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1032 Cedar Hall
Randy Schultz
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5718
Email: randy.schultz@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1031 Cedar Hall
Emily Waters
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5142
Email: emily.waters@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1028 Cedar Hall

Sociology

Sarah Barfels
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5932
Email: sarah.barfels@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1027 Cedar Hall
Finn Kolsrud
Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5480
Email: finn.kolsrud@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1022 Cedar Hall
Alissa King
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5716
Email: alissa.king@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1032 Cedar Hall
Jeff Sherman
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5532
Email: jsherma@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1025 Cedar Hall
Serena Tarr
Title: Faculty
Phone: 319-398-5899 ext. 5480
Email: serena.tarr@kirkwood.edu
Office: 1020 Cedar Hall