Faculty Profiles

Journalism faculty members Curtis Lawrence, left, and Suzanne McBride, center, meet with a prospective student during an open house at the department.

Full-time and part-time department faculty members have extensive backgrounds and connections in the field of journalism.

SHARON BLOYD-PESHKIN
speshkin@colum.edu

M.A., English, University of Virginia; B.A., General Studies in the Humanities, University of Chicago. Former editor, Chicago Parent magazine, and former senior editor, Vegetarian Times magazine; winner of the Lisagor Award for magazine reporting in 2000 and numerous awards from the Parenting Publications of America.

Current Courses: Independent Project: Journalism (Graduate), Magazine Journalism (Graduate), College Magazine Workshop

NANCY DAY
nday@colum.edu

Chair, Journalism Department

M.A., Communication, Stanford University; Nieman Fellow, Harvard University. Department Chairperson; former editor and reporter, San Francisco Examiner, Associated Press; former reporter, Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois State Register, Anchorage Daily News; freelance editor, writer, consultant, whose articles have appeared in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, People magazine, Rolling Stone, Columbia Journalism Review and many other national, regional and online publications; Fulbright Scholar; winner, American Bar Assn. Gavel Award, UPI Spot News Award.

ROSE ECONOMOU
reconomou@colum.edu

B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago; Nieman Fellow, Harvard University; Eagleton Fellow, Rutgers University. Former producer, CBS News; author, While America Sleeps; seven-time Emmy Award winner; four-time Chicago International Film Festival award winner; board of directors, In These Times.

Current Courses: Media Ethics & Law, Broadcast News Reporting, International Reporting (Graduate and Undergraduate)

BETSY EDGERTON
bedgerton@colum.edu

Director, Magazine program

M.S., Education, DePaul University; B.A., Journalism and English, Indiana University. Director, Magazine Writing and Editing, Journalism Department. Former executive editor, Crain Communications' Electronic Media. Freelance editor and writer for publications including Crain's Chicago Business. Writing and editing consultant.

Current Courses: Trade Magazine Writing, Magazine Editing

NORMA FAY GREEN
ngreen@colum.edu

Ph.D., Mass Media, Michigan State University; Director, Journalism Graduate Program; twenty-five years of print media experience in newspapers, magazines and book publishing; Fulbright Scholar; Teaching Fellow, Association for Education in Assn. for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication/Freedom Forum; Poynter Institute Faculty Fellowship; Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation, Ford Foundation and Lilly Endowment curriculum development grantee; AEJMC and National Federation of Press Women research awards; Columbia College Chicago teaching and student service awards; past president, Women in Communications Inc., Chicago Professional Chapter.

BARBARA K. IVERSON
biverson@colum.edu

(Sabbatical leave, Spring 2009)
Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago; specialist in web publishing, interactive multimedia, integrating technology into arts and media courses, and training teachers to use technology in the classroom.

Current Courses: Topics in Journalism: Multimedia Reporting (Graduate and Undergraduate)

YOLANDA JOE
yjoe@colum.edu

M.A., Journalism, Columbia University NYC; B.A., English, Yale University; Summer Fellowship, British Literature, Oxford University. Former staff producer and writer, CBS-WBBM-TV. Freelance producer and writer whose work has appeared on WGN-TV and FOX 32 and published in The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Author of nine novels. Best Seller's List: Chicago Tribune and Essence Magazine.

CURTIS LAWRENCE
clawrence@colum.edu

M.S.J., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University; B.A., Augustana College. Former urban affairs reporter, Chicago Sun-Times; former reporter Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Chicago Reporter and The Southtown Economist.

Currrent Courses: Covering Urban Affairs, Reporting Public Affairs / Local (Graduate)

ELIO LETURIA
eleturia@colum.edu

M.S. Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992; Licenciatura in Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1989; B.S. Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1985. Former features designer, Detroit Free Press; former art director, Exito!/Chicago Tribune; former design and graphics editor, El Comercio, Lima , Peru; former assistant professor, Universidad de Lima, Peru; Fulbright scholar, 1990; Poynter Institute for Media Studies fellow, 1991; Society for News Design Awards of Excellence, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2003; National Association of Hispanic Journalists Print/Design Professional Award, 2004, 2005. Following a recent trip to Italy, Leturia designed a book and created the blog: www.travelstroubles.blogspot.com

Current Courses: College Magazine Workshop, Visual Journalism

JEFF LYON
jlyon@colum.edu

B.S.J., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University Coordinator, Reporting on Health, Science, and the Environment; Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with Chicago Tribune, former deputy editor, Chicago Tribune magazine.

Current Courses: Reporting & Writing I, Science & Medicine: Covering the News (Graduate & Undergraduate)

SUZANNE McBRIDE
smcbride@colum.edu

Associate Chair, Journalism Department

M.S.J., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University; B.A. Journalism and Psychology, University of Iowa. Former assistant managing editor at The Indianapolis Star; former reporter and editor for The Indianapolis News, The Terre Haute (Ind.) Tribune-Star and the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette.

Current Courses: Reporting Public Affairs: Local (Graduate), Community News (Graduate & Undergraduate), Investigative Reporting

TERESA PUENTE
tpuente@colum.edu

Director, News Reporting and Writing

M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia College Chicago; undergraduate degree from Indiana University-Bloomington in journalism and political science. Faculty member at Columbia College Chicago since fall 2006; former columnist and member of the editorial board of the Chicago Sun-Times. Former instructor of journalism and writing at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara. Former reporter for The Chicago Tribune, the Orange County (Calif.) Register, the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram and Hispanic Link News Service in Washington, D.C.; feelancer for numerous publications, including the Houston Chronicle, USA Today and Hispanic magazine. Recipient in 2000 of Studs Terkel Award for coverage of Chicago's diverse communities.

Current Courses: Reporting Public Affairs / International (Graduate), Opinion Writing

HOWARD SCHLOSSBERG
hschlossberg@colum.edu

M.A., Journalism, Northern Illinois University; 25 years newspaper and magazine experience; sports reporter, Daily Herald; former senior editor, Cahners Publishing, American Marketing Association; author, Sports Marketing.

Current Courses: Introduction to Journalism, Copy Editing



LEN STRAZEWSKI
lstrazewski@colum.edu

M.A., English, University of Illinois at Chicago; M.S., Industrial Relations, Loyola University. Coordinator, Computer-Assisted Reporting/New Media; frequent contributor to local and national news media, including Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, on technology, new media and employment issues; consultant, new media applications.

Current Courses: Information Search Strategies (Graduate), Graduate Thesis

JIM SULSKI
jsulski@colum.edu

M.A., Communications, University of Illinois at Chicago; faculty advisor, Columbia College Chronicle and Chronicle web site; 20 years reporting experience; regular columnist and freelance contributor, Chicago Tribune, Exito, Crain's Chicago Business and Consumer's Digest.

Current Courses: Introduction to Journalism

LILLIAN WILLIAMS
lwilliams@colum.edu

Director, Broadcast Journalism program

Ph.D., Higher Education, Loyola University Chicago; M.S.J., B.S.J, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Director, Broadcast Journalism concentration at Columbia College Chicago. Former print and broadcast reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and WKYC-TV in Cleveland. Teaching Fellow, Freedom Forum/Indiana University. Fellow, Radio-Television News Directors Foundation/Excellence in Journalism Education Program. Past President, Association for Women Journalists in Chicago.

Current Courses: Practicum Television News: Metro Minutes; Broadcast Journalism; Broadcast Journalism I (Graduate)


	SHARON BLOYD-PESHKIN speshkin@colum.edu M.A., English, University of Virginia; B.A., General Studies in the Humanities, University of Chicago. Former editor, Chicago Parent magazine, and former senior editor, Vegetarian Times magazine; winner of the Lisagor Award for magazine reporting in 2000 and numerous awards from the Parenting Publications of America. Current Courses: Independent Project: Journalism (Graduate), Magazine Journalism (Graduate), College Magazine Workshop
	NANCY DAY nday@colum.edu Chair, Journalism Department M.A., Communication, Stanford University; Nieman Fellow, Harvard University. Department Chairperson; former editor and reporter, San Francisco Examiner, Associated Press; former reporter, Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois State Register, Anchorage Daily News; freelance editor, writer, consultant, whose articles have appeared in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, People magazine, Rolling Stone, Columbia Journalism Review and many other national, regional and online publications; Fulbright Scholar; winner, American Bar Assn. Gavel Award, UPI Spot News Award.
	ROSE ECONOMOU reconomou@colum.edu B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago; Nieman Fellow, Harvard University; Eagleton Fellow, Rutgers University. Former producer, CBS News; author, While America Sleeps; seven-time Emmy Award winner; four-time Chicago International Film Festival award winner; board of directors, In These Times. Current Courses: Media Ethics & Law, Broadcast News Reporting, International Reporting (Graduate and Undergraduate)
	BETSY EDGERTON bedgerton@colum.edu Director, Magazine program M.S., Education, DePaul University; B.A., Journalism and English, Indiana University. Director, Magazine Writing and Editing, Journalism Department. Former executive editor, Crain Communications' Electronic Media. Freelance editor and writer for publications including Crain's Chicago Business. Writing and editing consultant. Current Courses: Trade Magazine Writing, Magazine Editing

	NORMA FAY GREEN ngreen@colum.edu Ph.D., Mass Media, Michigan State University; Director, Journalism Graduate Program; twenty-five years of print media experience in newspapers, magazines and book publishing; Fulbright Scholar; Teaching Fellow, Association for Education in Assn. for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication/Freedom Forum; Poynter Institute Faculty Fellowship; Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation, Ford Foundation and Lilly Endowment curriculum development grantee; AEJMC and National Federation of Press Women research awards; Columbia College Chicago teaching and student service awards; past president, Women in Communications Inc., Chicago Professional Chapter.
	BARBARA K. IVERSON biverson@colum.edu (Sabbatical leave, Spring 2009) Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago; specialist in web publishing, interactive multimedia, integrating technology into arts and media courses, and training teachers to use technology in the classroom. Current Courses: Topics in Journalism: Multimedia Reporting (Graduate and Undergraduate)
	YOLANDA JOE yjoe@colum.edu M.A., Journalism, Columbia University NYC; B.A., English, Yale University; Summer Fellowship, British Literature, Oxford University. Former staff producer and writer, CBS-WBBM-TV. Freelance producer and writer whose work has appeared on WGN-TV and FOX 32 and published in The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Author of nine novels. Best Seller's List: Chicago Tribune and Essence Magazine.
	CURTIS LAWRENCE clawrence@colum.edu M.S.J., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University; B.A., Augustana College. Former urban affairs reporter, Chicago Sun-Times; former reporter Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Chicago Reporter and The Southtown Economist. Currrent Courses: Covering Urban Affairs, Reporting Public Affairs / Local (Graduate)
	ELIO LETURIA eleturia@colum.edu M.S. Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992; Licenciatura in Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1989; B.S. Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1985. Former features designer, Detroit Free Press; former art director, Exito!/Chicago Tribune; former design and graphics editor, El Comercio, Lima , Peru; former assistant professor, Universidad de Lima, Peru; Fulbright scholar, 1990; Poynter Institute for Media Studies fellow, 1991; Society for News Design Awards of Excellence, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2003; National Association of Hispanic Journalists Print/Design Professional Award, 2004, 2005. Following a recent trip to Italy, Leturia designed a book and created the blog: www.travelstroubles.blogspot.com Current Courses: College Magazine Workshop, Visual Journalism
	JEFF LYON jlyon@colum.edu B.S.J., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University Coordinator, Reporting on Health, Science, and the Environment; Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with Chicago Tribune, former deputy editor, Chicago Tribune magazine. Current Courses: Reporting & Writing I, Science & Medicine: Covering the News (Graduate & Undergraduate)
	SUZANNE McBRIDE smcbride@colum.edu Associate Chair, Journalism Department M.S.J., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University; B.A. Journalism and Psychology, University of Iowa. Former assistant managing editor at The Indianapolis Star; former reporter and editor for The Indianapolis News, The Terre Haute (Ind.) Tribune-Star and the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette. Current Courses: Reporting Public Affairs: Local (Graduate), Community News (Graduate & Undergraduate), Investigative Reporting
	TERESA PUENTE tpuente@colum.edu Director, News Reporting and Writing M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia College Chicago; undergraduate degree from Indiana University-Bloomington in journalism and political science. Faculty member at Columbia College Chicago since fall 2006; former columnist and member of the editorial board of the Chicago Sun-Times. Former instructor of journalism and writing at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara. Former reporter for The Chicago Tribune, the Orange County (Calif.) Register, the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram and Hispanic Link News Service in Washington, D.C.; feelancer for numerous publications, including the Houston Chronicle, USA Today and Hispanic magazine. Recipient in 2000 of Studs Terkel Award for coverage of Chicago's diverse communities. Current Courses: Reporting Public Affairs / International (Graduate), Opinion Writing
	HOWARD SCHLOSSBERG hschlossberg@colum.edu M.A., Journalism, Northern Illinois University; 25 years newspaper and magazine experience; sports reporter, Daily Herald; former senior editor, Cahners Publishing, American Marketing Association; author, Sports Marketing. Current Courses: Introduction to Journalism, Copy Editing