Graduate Program Directors

The Right People on Your Side

At Elmhurst College, 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

Carrie Hewitt, M.A.

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

• Send an email hewittc@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-6197
• Schaible Science Center, Room 117

Kelly Cunningham, MBA

Associate Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, MBA
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email mcunningham@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3223
• Lehmann Hall, Room 307

Bruce Fischer, Ph.D.

Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, M.S. in Project Management
Department of Business and Economics

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

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

Therese Wehman, Ph.D.

Professor, Education; Program Director, MAT and M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education
Department of Education

• Send an email theresew@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3231
• Circle Hall, 313

Jeanne White, Ed.D.

Professor, Education; Program Director, M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership
Department of Education

• Send an email whitej521@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-6485
• Circle Hall, 328

Health Care

Ruiying Ding, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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

• Send an email ruiying.ding@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3107
• Circle Hall, Room 247

Elizabeth Davis, DNP, R.N., CNL, RN-C MNN

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

• Send an email elizabeth.davis@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3549
• Memorial Hall, Room 007

Becky Hulett, DNP, R.N., CNL

Assistant Professor, Nursing & Health Sciences; Program Director, M.S. in Nursing
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences

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

Elizabeth Wanka, DrOT, MOT, OTR/L

Assistant Professor, MOT Program; Program Director, Master of Occupational Therapy
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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

Technology

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
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

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

Judith Bock

Instructor, Geography and GIS; Program Director, M.S. in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Department of Geography and GIS

• Send an email judith.bock@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3597
• Daniels Hall, 317

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 Program Director