Faculty and Staff

Timothy Compton

Department Head
Professor
145B Whitman Hall
Phone: 906-227-1107
E-mail: tcompton@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 1989

• B.A., Brigham Young University
• M.A., University of Utah
• Ph.D., University of Kansas

Tara Foster

Assistant Professor
167 Whitman Hall
Phone: 906-227-1814
E-mail: tafoster@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 2008

• B.A. Rice University
• M.A. Rutgers University
• Ph.D Rutgers University

Michael Joy

Assistant Professor
Phone: 906-227-1818
E-mail: mjoy@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU 2006

• B.A. Carleton College
• M.A. University of Minnesota
• Ph.D University of Minnesota

Nelly Kupper

Associate Professor
168 Whitman Hall
Phone: 906-227-2648
E-mail: nkupper@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 2000

• B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
• M.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Amy Orf

Instructor
170 Whitman Hall
Phone: 906-227-1876
E-mail: aorf@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 1997

• B.A., Iowa State University
• M.A., University of Michigan
• Ph.D., University of Michigan

Nicola Schmerbeck

Instructor
161 Whitman Hall
Phone: 227-2523
E-mail: nschmerbe@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 2008

• Teacher Education, University of Dortmund-Germany
• Teacher Education, University of Munster-Germany
• M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
• ABD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jon Sherman

Assistant Professor
165 Whitman Hall
Phone: 227-2582
E-mail: jsherman@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 2008

• B.A., University of Vermont
• M.A., University of Massachusetts
• Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Carol Strauss (Sotiropoulos)

Associate Professor
169 Whitman Hall
Phone: 906-227-1201
E-mail: csotirop@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU in 2001

• B.A., Clark University
• M.A., Clark University
• Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Rebecca Ulland

Assistant Professor
166 Whitman Hall
Phone: 906-227-1820
E-mail: rulland@nmu.edu
Began teaching at NMU 2006

• B.A. Carleton College
• M.A. University of Minnesota
• Ph.D University of Minnesota