Faculty and Staff

Mikhail Balaev, Ph D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Phone: 906-227-1118
Office: 147 Gries Hall
E-mail: mbalaev@nmu.edu

Alex Carroll, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Phone : 906-227-2030
Office : 143 Gries Hall
E-mail : krcarrol@nmu.edu

Patricia K. Cianciolo, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Work
Phone : 906-227-1116
Office : 136 Gries Hall
E-mail : pciancio@nmu.edu

Cornell R. DeJong, MSW
BSW Field Coordinator and Professor of Social Work 
Phone : 906-227-2842
Office : 144 Gries Hall
E-mail : cdejong@nmu.edu

Scott Demel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Phone : 906-227-
Office : 147D Gries Hall
E-mail : sdemel@nmu.edu

George R. Gross, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Phone : 906-227-2840
Office : 140 Gries Hall
E-mail : ggross@nmu.edu

Timothy Hilton, MSW, Ph.D.
BSW Program Director and Assistant Professor of Social Work
Phone : 906-227-2197
Office : 134 Gries Hall
E-mail : thilton@nmu.edu

Ira W. Hutchison, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor of Sociology
Phone : 906-227-1687
Office : 130 Gries Hall
E-mail : ihutchis@nmu.edu

Jeanne M. Lorentzen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Phone : 906-227-2841
Office : 132 Gries Hall
E-mail : jlorentz@nmu.edu

Michael Loukinen, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Phone : 906-227-2041
Office : 137 Gries Hall
E-mail : loukinen@nmu.edu

Tina Sehl
Department Secretary
Phone : 906-227-2706
Office : 130 Gries Hall
E-mail : tsehl@nmu.edu

Carol L. Simpson, MSW,  Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Phone : 906-227-1115
Office : 133 Gries Hall
E-mail : casimpso@nmu.edu

Renxin Yang, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Phone : 906-227-1120
Office : 145 Gries Hall
E-mail : ryang@nmu.edu