Faculty

Optometry Faculty 

Arijit Chakraborty, MPhil, Ph.D., FAAO
The University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Assistant Professor

Frederick Collison, O.D., FAAO 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Associate Professor   

Jessica Conroy, O.D., FAAO
Illinois College of Optometry
Assistant Professor 

Daniel Deligio, O.D., FAAO 
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry
Assistant Director of Rotations and Associate Professor 

Sarah El-Khazendar, O.D., FAAO 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Associate Professor 

John Gialousakis, O.D., Ed.M, FAAO 
State University of New York College of Optometry
Director of Curriculum Development and Associate Professor

Jenny Geevarghese, O.D. 
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry
Assistant Professor

Neha Gulati, O.D. 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Assistant Professor

Konstantina Kalas, O.D., FAAO 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Assistant Professor

Karen Kehbein, O.D., FAAO 
Indiana University School of Optometry
Associate Professor

Jenny Lau, O.D., FAAO 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Assistant Professor

Jenelle Mallios, O.D., FAAO 
New England College of Optometry 
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor

Vakishan Nadarajah, O.D., FAAO 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Assistant Professor  

Adrienne Quan, O.D., FAAO
Illinois College of Optometry
Assistant Professor

Clinton Prestwich, O.D., FAAO
Southern College of Optometry
Assistant Professor

Dana Rhea, O.D., FAAO
Arizona College of Optometry
Assistant Professor

Samantha Rice, O.D., FAAO
Illinois College of Optometry 
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor

Melissa Suckow, O.D., FAAO  
New England College of Optometry 
Dean and Assistant Professor

Suraj Upadhyaya, Ph. D., FAAO 
Southwestern University College of Optometry Ph.D. University of Houston 
Assistant Professor 

Margaret Wilczek, O.D.
Illinois College of Optometry
Associate Professor

Jenna Williams, O.D., FAAO
Illinois College of Optometry 
Assistant Director of Clinical Operations and Associate Professor

Parres Wright, O.D., FAAO 
Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
Associate Professor

Hye Seon Yoo, O.D. 
Illinois College of Optometry 
Assistant Professor 

College of Graduate Studies Faculty with Joint Appointments 

Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D. 
State University of New York 
Associate Professor

Bryan C. Bjork, Ph.D. 
University of Iowa  
Associate Professor

Nalini Chandar, Ph.D. 
University of Madras 
Professor

Joanna Goral, Ph.D.  
Loyola University Chicago 
Associate Professor

Kyle K. Henderson, Ph.D.  
Kansas University Medical Center 
Associate Professor

Sandra Inouye, Ph.D.  
Northwestern University 
Professor

Phillip G. Kopf, Ph.D. 
University of New Mexico 
Associate Professor

Kathy J. LePard, Ph.D. 
 Ohio State University 
Professor

Alejandro M. Mayer, Ph.D. 
University of Buenos Aires 
Professor

Paul F. McCulloch, Ph.D. 
University of Saskatchewan, Canada 
Professor 

Rafael Mejia-Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D.  
University of Mexico and Baylor College of Medicine
Professor

Marsha Louise Pierce, Ph.D 
Creighton University 
Assistant Professor

Maura Porta, Ph.D.  
Loyola University Chicago 
Assistant Professor

Luigi Strizzi, M.D., Ph.D. 
Gabriele D'Annunzio University 
Associate Professor

Sinju Sundaresan, Ph.D 
Texas Woman's University 
Assistant Professor

Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D. 
Loyola University Chicago  
Professor

Julie A. Swartzendruber, Ph.D. 
Northwestern University  
Associate Professor

Martin Szul, Ph.D.  
University of Tennessee 
Instructor

Vaibhav Tiwari, Ph.D.  
Banaras Hindu University, India 
Associate Professor

Renier Velez-Cruz, Ph.D. 
Vanderbilt University  
Associate Professor

Susan M. Viselli, Ph.D. 
Pennsylvania State University 
Professor

Michael V. Volin, Ph.D. 
The University of Chicago  
Chair, Microbiology and Immunology