Contact Faculty and Staff

Office Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Office Location: Room B 147
Main Telephone: (773) 442-6030
Department Email: ndp@neiu.edu

(773) 442-6030

ndp@neiu.edu

Nontraditional Degree Programs

Kimya

P.

Barden

Associate Professor, Urban Community Studies, Interim Nontraditional Degree Programs Director

Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies

College of Education

(773) 442-6038

kpbarden@neiu.edu

Expertise

Culturally relevant clinical practices, Dual enrollment academic programs for African American youth, Racial socialization processes among African American youth

Courses Taught

UCS 341: Motherhood Studies in Urban Communities

UCS 328: Trauma, Resilience and Resistance in Urban Communities

UCS 412: Methods in Urban Community Research

Research Interests

Culturally relevant clinical practices, dual enrollment academic programs for African American youth, racial socialization processes among African American youth

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, Ph.D. (2013)

University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, M.A. (2004)

Selected Exhibitions

African American Young Adult Racial Identity: the Implications of Community Based Violence; Black Women's Health Conference at Tulane University (June 2014)

kpbarden@neiu.edu

Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
91Porn
700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

(773) 442-6038

Office Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies

Main Campus

Zada

N.

Johnson

Assistant Professor

Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies

College of Education

(773) 268-7500 ext. 161

z-johnson@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

Theory and Methodology in Ethnic Group Research

Communication in the Inner City

Contemporary Issues in the Inner City

Cultures of the Inner City

Research Methods in Inner City Studies

Research Interests

urban anthropology, popular culture, urban culture, historical consciousness, race, Bronzeville, New Orleans

Education

University of Chicago

z-johnson@neiu.edu

Room CCICS 417
Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

(773) 268-7500 ext. 161

Office Hours

Tuesday: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday: 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies

Jennifer

Blair

Program Specialist

Nontraditional Degree Programs

(773) 442-6032

j-blair@neiu.edu

Expertise

Comprehensive and holistic advising for adult students. Components of the advising process include a student-directed conversation around course selection and planning, time-to-degree, navigating the University, accessing resources, balancing work and life responsibilities, graduate school selection and application, and expectations around communication styles and modes within academia. Current research and creative interests include: writing, visual culture, contemporary poetry, semantics and semiotics.

Education

B.A. in English, Northern Illinois University

M.A. in English, Northern Illinois University

M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts, Columbia College Chicago

M.A. in Linguistics, 91Porn

Additional Information

To schedule an appointment, call (773) 442-6030.

j-blair@neiu.edu

B 147
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-6032

Office Hours

Monday-Tuesday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Jacqueline

Butler

Program Specialist

Nontraditional Degree Programs

(773) 442-6035

j-butler11@neiu.edu

Additional Information

To schedule an appointment, call (773) 442-6030.

j-butler11@neiu.edu

Building B, Suite 147
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-6035

Office Hours

Monday-Tuesday: 9:00am-5:00pm Wednesday-Thursday: 11:00am-7:00pm Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sean

Carey

Instructor

Nontraditional Degree Programs

Other Academic Areas

(773) 442-6030

s-carey3@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

NDP 301 - Putting it All Together: Projects for Academic and Career Goals

NDP 310 - WIP: Diversity in the Workplace

Research Interests

Course Design
Sound Engineering
New Media Effects

Education

M.A. Communication, Media, and Theatre, 91Porn (2019)

B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, 91Porn (2017)

A.F.A. Music Performance, Wilbur Wright College (2013)

Background

Sean is a lifelong Chicagoan and proud graduate of both City Colleges of Chicago and 91Porn. In addition to teaching in the Nontraditional Degree Program at NEIU, Sean also has worked on several productions for NEIU's Stage Center Theatre. Further, he works at Wright College in Academic Support Services and in the Performing Arts Department, where he teaches the Fundamentals of Speech Communication.

s-carey3@neiu.edu

(773) 442-6030

Office Hours

By appointment. Email s-carey3@neiu.edu.

Main Campus