Graduate Program Directors

The Right People on Your Side

At Elmhurst University, your program director will be there for you at every step of the way—from choosing classes to launching a career.

Graduate program directors at Elmhurst are experienced professionals and scholars with vast expertise in their fields. They’ve consulted with Fortune 500 companies, published influential textbooks, won prestigious awards and much more.

But most of all, they’re dedicated mentors whose top priority is you. From the moment you apply to graduation and beyond, your program director will work with you one on one to customize your course of study and prepare you for a brilliant future.

Meet Our Program Directors

Business

MBA
Lawrence Brown, Elmhurst University

Lawrence Brown, MBA

Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Department of Business and Economics

Master of Project Management

Eric Sanders, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Management and Program Director, Master of Project Management (MPM)
Department of Business and Economics

M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Jessica J. Sim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Program Director of M.A. in I/O Psychology
Department of Psychology

M.S. in Supply Chain Management

Roby Thomas, Ph.D., DBA

Professor and Program Coordinator, Supply Chain; Program Director, M.S. in Supply Chain Management; Director, Supply Chain Think Tank
Department of Business and Economics


Education

Graduate Education Programs
Amanda Passmore

Amanda "Amy" Passmore, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Education

Health Care

M.S. in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Crystal Paunan, DNP, CNE

Assistant Professor and Program Director of MSN and DNP Programs
Diane Tyrrell Department of Nursing and Public Health

M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jennifer M.D. Kremkow, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor and Program Director of M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Master’s Entry in Nursing Practice

Laura E. Minarich, DNP, CNL, FNP-C

Assistant Professor and Program Director of Master's Entry in Nursing Practice
Diane Tyrrell Department of Nursing and Public Health

Master of Public Health
Molly Tran

Molly Tran, M.D., MPH, M.A.

Assistant Professor and Program Director of Master of Public Health (MPH)
Diane Tyrrell Department of Nursing and Public Health

Master of Occupational Therapy

Technology

M.S. in Computer Information Technology

Ali Ghane, MSEE, MSBE

Associate Professor and Program Director of M.S. in Computer Information Technology
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

M.S. in Data Science and Analytics
Kip Carlson, Elmhurst University

Kip Carlson

Lecturer; Program Director of M.S. in Data Science and Analytics
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

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