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

Lawrence Brown, MBA

Assistant Professor, Business and Economics; Program Director, MBA
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email lawrence.brown@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-6168
• Lehmann Hall, Room 321

Bruce Fischer, Ph.D.

Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, Master of Project Management; Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email brucef@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3408
• Lehmann Hall, Room 306

Jessica J. Sim, Ph.D.

Interim Program Director, M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Assistant Professor, Psychology
Department of Psychology

• Send an email jessica.sim@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3215
• Schaible Science Center, Room 119

Roby Thomas, Ph.D.

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

• Send an email rthomas@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3116
• Lehmann Hall, Room 309

Education

Beverly Troiano, Ph.D.

Program Director, M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership; Associate Professor, Education; ESL/Bilingual Endorsement Coordinator
Department of Education

• Send an email beverly.troiano@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3329
• Jean Koplin Memorial Hall, Room 335

Health Care

Becky Hulett, DNP, R.N., CNL

Program Director, M.S. in Nursing; Program Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice; Associate Professor, Nursing and Public Health
Department of Nursing and Public Health

• Send an email becky.hulett@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3506
• Memorial Hall, Room 108

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

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

• Send an email jennifer.kremkow@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3263
• Jean Koplin Memorial Hall, Room 246

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

Assistant Professor, Nursing and Health Sciences; Program Director, Master's Entry in Nursing Practice
Department of Nursing and Public Health

• Send an email laura.minarich@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3510
• Memorial Hall, Room 005

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

Assistant Professor, Nursing and Health Sciences; Program Director, Master of Public Health (MPH)
Public Health Progam

• Send an email molly.tran@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-5538
• Memorial Hall, Room 200

Elizabeth Wanka, DrOT, MOT, OTR/L

Associate Professor, MOT Program; Program Director, Master of Occupational Therapy
Master of Occupational Therapy

• Send an email elizabeth.wanka@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-5854
• Cureton Hall, 151

Technology

Judith Bock

Instructor, Geography and GIS; Program Director, M.S. in Geography and Environmental Studies; Certificate in GIS
Department of Geography and GIS

• Send an email judith.bock@elmhurst.edu
• Daniels Hall

Ali Ghane, MSEE, MSBE

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

• Send an email alig@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3366
• Daniel Halls, 221

James Kulich, Ph.D.

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

• Send an email jimk@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3575
• Daniels Hall, 209B

As program director, I know every single individual in the program. I know why they’re here, and I know what they’re looking to do. That personal touch is more than a saying—it’s very real in the way that we interact and relate with all of our students.

—Jim Kulich, M.S. in Data Science and Analytics Program Director