Zach Schrank is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 2013. Zach's research focuses upon new economics, the cultural processes of consumption, viable local food economies and social movements that emphasize sustainability, and the pursuit of transparency and authenticity in producer/consumer relationships.
Mahesh Ananth is Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Bowling Green State University. His active research interests include a book project in the philosophy of biology, the ethics of medical decision making, Aristotle's philosophy of biology and psychology, and issues in the philosophy of mind. His courses include: "Introduction to Ethics," Philosophy of Biology," "Bioethics," and ""Ancient Greek Philosophy." He joined the Department of Philosophy at IU South Bend in 2006.
Bill Feighery is Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1991. His research interests are in the area of organometallic chemistry. He teaches a Natural World course entitled "Chemistry and Our Environment" and, along with student researchers, has done soil testing for community gardens in South Bend. He joined the faculty at IU South Bend in 1993.
Jerry Hinnefeld is Professor of Physics and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He received his Ph.D. in 1989 from the University of Notre Dame. His current research interests include experimental studies of nuclear reactions of astrophysical importance and reactions induced by exotic nuclei. He has taught courses dealing with energy and the environment at the introductory level and as a core seminar in the Master of Liberal Studies program. He joined the physics faculty at IU-South Bend in 1991.
Deborah Marr is Associate Professor of Biology. She received her Ph.D. in Evolution and Plant Sciences from Indiana University – Bloomington in 1997, and did her postdoctoral work at Vanderbilt University. She joined the Biology faculty at IU-South Bend in 2000. Professor Marr does research in the areas of Disease ecology, Restoration Ecology, and Plant reproductive ecology and evolution. She is currently serving as a Plant ecology associate editor for the American Midland Naturalist journal.
Professor Marr teaches courses in Introductory Biology, Ecology, Field biology, Environmental Biology, and has taught a Master of Liberal Science Seminar on Food, Science, and Society. She has received recognition for her teaching including a Trustees Teaching Award, and she is a member of FACET (Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching). She has been an active member of the IU-South Bend Recycling Committee since 2001, served as chair of the Sustainability campus committee in 2006-07, and was a co-coordinator with Scott Sernau for the Sustainable Communities Campus Theme in 2007-08. She serves as the advisor for the Environmental Justice League Club (EJL) and is coordinating the Hoosier Riverwatch program with EJL to monitor water quality of the St. Joseph River that runs through the IU South Bend campus.
Professor Marr is available for speaking engagements on the topics of developing and expanding recycling programs, incorporating native plants into landscaping, and a variety of environmental science topics, such as monitoring water quality and ecological effects of climate change.
April Lidinsky is an Associate Professor in the Women’s Studies Program. She received her Ph.D. from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her research interests include gender and 19th and 20th century popular culture, theories of autobiography, food culture, and environmental justice and activism. She currently teaches a course on Women and Sustainability, which includes visits from local environmental bloggers, pod-casters, and food activists. She joined the Women’s Studies Program at IU South Bend in 2004.
Kristyn Quimby has been in the dental field for over 15 years beginning as a dental lab assistant. She graduated from IU South Bend in 2002 with an Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene, and recently obtained her Master in Liberal Studies degree from IUSB. She is currently the Program Director in Dental Education. Her mission for the program is to work towards sustainability. Because of her influence, reusable sterilization pouches which can be recycled have been purchased for the clinic, plastic barriers were eliminated, and cloth towels for drying instruments were implemented. Her ultimate and long term goal is to create an awareness in the dental community about the need for sustainable practices, both in dollars and cents, and in longevity of practice.
Andrew Schnabel is Associate Professor of Evolution and Ecology and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences.His research interests include the dynamics of interactions between plants and their insect pollinators, the genetics and evolutionary history of plant populations and species, and the ecology of restored plant communities.
He is a long-term member of the IU South Bend Committee on Recycling, which he chaired from 1995-2001.
Henry Scott, Associate Professor of Physics, is the coordinator for IU-South Bend's Environmental Studies minor. His research interests include whole-earth carbon cycling and deep planetary structure and composition while his teaching interests include geology of the national parks and meteorology. Personally, he has a strong interest in bicycling for transportation and is an active member in local cycling-advocacy groups.
Scott Sernau received his Ph.D. in sociology with an emphasis in international development from Cornell University. He is Professor of Sociology at Indiana University South Bend where he regularly teaches courses on social inequality, urban society, and global issues. He has developed courses on sustainable communities in Latin America as well as in the
Matt Shockey is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department, which he joined in 2007. He received his M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000 and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2004. His research and teaching interests range from the concept of subjectivity in modern thought to environmental and political philosophy. He lives in Kalamazoo, MI, where he gardens both at home and at a friend's farm.
Monica Maria Tetzlaff is an Associate Professor of History. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. An early member of the IU South Bend recycling committee, she teaches African American history, women’ history and HIST T190, the history of environmental movements. In 2002, Dr. Tetzlaff published Cultivating a New South: Abbie Holmes Christensen and the Politics of Race and Gender, 1852-1938, a biography of a woman suffragist and collector of African American folklore, who also promoted urban gardening, the preservation of wild birds, and the humane treatment of domestic animals. As the Historian for the Civil Rights Heritage Center, she is particularly interested in the Environmental Justice Movement and in promoting awareness of African Americans’ rights to enjoy wilderness recreation. Dr. Tetzlaff enjoys walking or bicycling to work and shopping for local produce at the South Bend Farmer’s Market.
Joshua J. Wells is Assistant Professor of Social Informatics. He holds a joint appointment in Anthropology and Informatics at IUSB, where he studies human-technology interactions that redefine sociocultural patterns and concepts of humanity. This includes research on both past and modern populations and often involves free and open source software (FOSS) and geographic information systems (GIS). In the modern world, Josh investigates the ways that new technologies affect governmental functions, business practices, and classroom organization. Josh’s archaeological research focuses on how Neolithic technologies functioned in complex political systems and economic networks in the American Midwest and Southeast almost 1000 years ago. He is also the current chair of the Digital Data Interest Group within the Society for American Archaeology, which serves the interests of over 1100 technocratic members of North America’s largest professional organization of archaeologists.
Lisa Fetheringill Zwicker is an Associate Professor of History with a specialty in modern German history and Gender Studies. She completed her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley and is presently revising a book manuscript with the title, “Dueling Students in a Slowly Democratizing Germany: Masculinity, Conflict, and Politics within German Student Life 1890 to 1914.” She is particularly interested the impact of religious and ethnic prejudices, the rise of nationalism in the nineteenth century, and sustainable practices in international, comparative perspective. She has been awarded fellowships by the Alexander Humboldt Foundation, the DAAD, the Leo Baeck Institute, the FLAS Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, the Simon Dubnow Institute, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Indiana University. She joined the faculty at IU-South Bend in 2005.
