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Kevin Lam, Ph.D.

Professor, Urban & Diversity Education; Director of Social Justice in Urban Education Concentration

School of Education

Phone: 515-271-2324

Email: kevin.lam@drake.edu

Office: CS 123

Kevin Lam, Ph.D.

Stacy Gnacinski, PhD

Associate Professor, Health Sciences

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Phone: 515-271-2611

Email: stacy.gnacinski@drake.edu

Stacy Gnacinski, PhD

Eric Kwame Adae

Assistant Professor, Public Relations

School of Journalism & Mass Communication

Phone: 515-271-3083

Email: eric.adae@drake.edu

Office: Meredith Hall, 108

Eric Kwame Adae

Debra DeLaet

David E. Maxwell Distinguished Professor of International Affairs; Professor, Political Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Phone: 515-271-1844

Email: debra.delaet@drake.edu

Office: Howard 232

Debra DeLaet

Sayoko Blodgett-Ford

Associate Professor of Law; Sease Faculty Research Scholar

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3865

Email: sayoko.blodgettford@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Sayoko Blodgett-Ford

Leah Huizar

Associate Professor, English

College of Arts & Sciences

Phone: 515-271-4530

Email: leah.huizar@drake.edu

Office: 224 Howard Hall

Leah Huizar

David Hanson

Collection Management and Metadata Librarian; Associate Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2077

Email: david.hanson@drake.edu

Office: Opperman Hall

David Hanson

Jeff A. Kappen, PhD

Associate Professor, International Business; Department Chair, Management, Marketing, International Business, and Public Administration

Zimpleman College of Business

Phone: 515-271-4095

Email: jeffrey.kappen@drake.edu

Office: Aliber Hall 331

Jeff A. Kappen, PhD

Andrea Kjos, PharmD, PhD

Professor, Social and Administrative Sciences

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Phone: 515-271-2081

Email: andrea.kjos@drake.edu

Office: Fitch Hall, Room 115

Andrea Kjos, PharmD, PhD

Jerrid Kruse, Ph.D.

Professor, Education

School of Education

Phone: 515-271-3912

Email: jerrid.kruse@drake.edu

Office: CS 131

Jerrid Kruse, Ph.D.

Thomas Kutz

Adjunct Instructor, Music

College of Arts & Sciences

Phone: 515-271-1824

Email: thomas.kutz@drake.edu

Office: Fine Arts Center

Thomas Kutz

Dian Nostikasari

Associate Professor, Environmental Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Phone: 515-271-3924

Email: dian.nostikasari@drake.edu

Office: 122 Olin Hall

Dian Nostikasari

John Rovers, BS, PharmD, MIPH

Professor, Pharmacy & Health Sciences

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Phone: 515-271-4981

Email: john.rovers@drake.edu

John Rovers, BS, PharmD, MIPH

Lakshmi Tirumala

Associate Professor, Digital Media Production

School of Journalism & Mass Communication

Phone: 515-271-4527

Email: lakshmi.tirumala@drake.edu

Office: Meredith Hall, 114

Lakshmi Tirumala

Grace Wenzel

Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission and Bright College Recruitment

Office of Admission

Phone: 515-271-2091

Email: grace.wenzel@drake.edu

Grace Wenzel

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