Apr 29, 2025  
Catalog 2024-2025 
  
Catalog 2024-2025

Academic Leadership



Senior Academic Administrative Leadership

Yunxiang Zhu, MBA, DWP
Vice President of Asia Expansion, Professor of Management

Cathy Gorini, PhD, DWP
Dean of Faculty

Liis Mattik, PhD
Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Jane Schmidt-Wilk, MBA, PhD
Dean of Teaching and Learning

Frederick Travis, PhD, DWP
Dean of the Graduate School

Katie Snyder, PE, ENV SP
Associate Dean of Assessment 

College of the Arts

Department of Applied Arts and Sciences

Kenneth Daley, MEd
Chair, Department of Applied Arts and Sciences
Director, Exercise and Sport Science

Department of Art

Sean Downey, MFA
Co-chair, Department of Art

James Shrosbree, MFA
Co-chair, Department of Art

Department of Cinematic Arts and New Media

Amine Kouider, MFA
Chair, Department of Cinematic Arts and New Media
Director, Online Bachelor of Arts in Cinematic Arts and New Media
Director, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts and New Media

Evan Kimball, MFA
Director, On-Campus Bachelor of Arts in Cinematic Arts & New Media

David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts

Daniel Nearing, MFA
Director, Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting

Department of English: Creative Writing and Literature

Nynke Passi, MA
Co-Chair, Department of English: Creative Writing and Literature
Director, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Leah Waller, MFA
Co-Chair, Department of English: Creative Writing and Literature

Melanie McCuin, MFA
Director, Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Director, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Clint Martin, MFA
Director, MIU Writing Center

College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Dennis P. Heaton, EdD
Dean, College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Department of Management

Vikram Gulati, MMA, PhD
Chair, Department of Management

Nakita Bruno Green, PhD
Associate Director, Doctor of Philosophy in Management

Victoria Alexander Herriott, JD, LLM
Director, Master of Arts in Leadership and Workplace Conflict Resolution

Yick Oi Janet Ho, PhD
Director, Undergraduate Program (South Africa)

Ayako Huang, PhD
Director, Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business

Sabita Sawhney, PhD
Director, Doctor of Philosophy in Management

David Weisman, MBA, MA, MFA, MSCI
Director, Bachelor of Arts in Business and Entrepreneurship

Michael Zwell, PhD
Director, Doctor of Education in Transformational Leadership and Coaching

Department of Business Analytics and Technology

Naveed Abbasi, MBA
Chair, Department of Business Analytics and Technology
Director, Master of Business Administration for Professionals in Enterprise Resource Planning and Analytics

William W. Graff, MBA, CPA, CMA
Director, Master of Business Administration for Professionals in Accounting

College of Computer Science and Mathematics

Keith Levi, PhD
Dean, College of Computer Science and Mathematics

Peter Vonderheide
Associate Dean of Faculty for Computer Science
Academic Administrative Director, College of Computer Science and Mathematics

Department of Computer Science

Clyde Ruby, PhD
Chair, Department of Computer Science
Director, Master of Science in Computer Science

Mrudula Mukadam, MS
Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science

Asaad Saad, MS
Director, Master of Science in Computer Science
Director, Master of Software Development

Department of Mathematics

Anne Dow, PhD
Chair, Department of Mathematics
Director, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Department of Physics

David Scharf, PhD
Chair, Department of Physics

College of Maharishi Vedic Science

William Sands, PhD
Dean, College of Maharishi Vedic Science

Department of Maharishi Vedic Science

Fred Travis, PhD
Chair, Department of Maharishi Vedic Science

Dean of the Graduate School
Director, Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition

Julie Beaufort, MA
Director, Development of Consciousness Program for Online Students

Victoria Alexander Herriott, JD, LLM
Director, Bachelor of Science in Enlightened Leadership

Sue Runkle, PhD
Director, Bachelor of Arts in Consciousness and Human Potential

Patricia Saunders, PhD
Director, On-Campus Master of Arts in Consciousness and Human Potential

Keith Wegman, PhD
Director, Online Master of Arts in Consciousness and Human Potential

Forest Academy Program

Gerald Geer, BA
Director, Forest Academy Program

College of Integrative Health and Medicine

Department of Integrative Medicine

Charles Elder, MD
Executive Director, Fellowship Master of Science in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda for Doctors and Advanced Practice Providers and Advanced Graduate Certificate in Integrative Ayurveda for ABOIM Certified Physicians

Arti Prasad, MD, FACPM, ABOIM
Director, Fellowship Master of Science in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda for Doctors and Advanced Practice Providers

Sankari Wegman, PhD,
Assistant Director, Fellowship Master of Science in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda for Doctors and Advanced Practice Providers

Department of Physiology and Health

Robert Keith Wallace, PhD
Chair, Department of Physiology and Health

Liis Mattik, PhD
Associate Chair, Department of Physiology and Health
Director, Bachelor of Arts in AyurVeda Wellness and Integrative Health On-Campus

Carol Paredes, MS
Associate Chair, Department of Physiology and Health

Natasha Durand, MS
Director, Bachelor of Arts in AyurVeda Wellness and Integrative Health On-Campus

Mahmooda Hotak, MS
Associate Director, Master of Science in Aromatherapy and Maharishi AyurVeda

Malte Hozzel, PhD
Executive Director, Master of Science in Aromatherapy and Maharishi AyurVeda

Diane Malaison, MS
Director, Master of Science in Aromatherapy and Maharishi AyurVeda

Paul Morehead, PhD
Director, Master of Science in Maharishi AyurVeda and Integrative Medicine

Sanford I. Nidich, EdD
Director, Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology and Health
Director, Center for Social and Emotional Health and Consciousness
Research Director, Dr. Tony Nader Institute for Research in Consciousness and Applied Technologies

College of Sustainability

John Fagan, PhD
Strategic Advisor

Thomas Newmark, JD
Strategic Advisor

Department of Regenerative Organic Agriculture

Jodi Hill, PhD
Chair, Department of Regenerative Organic Agriculture
Director, Master of Science in Regenerative Organic Agriculture

Stephen Tolpinrud, PhD
Director, Bachelor of Arts in Regenerative Organic Agriculture

Department of Sustainable and Regenerative Living

Mark Stimson, PhD
Chair, Department of Sustainable and Regenerative Living