Honors Program Faculty Advisory Committee (HPFAC)

Dr. Diane Brewer, BA, PhD
(she/her/hers)
Theatre History and Criticism / Professor
Room 109A, Hyde Hall
812-488-2369
db57@evansville.edu
"I want my students to feel challenged and inspired to continue exploring the connection between their own values and the theatre they create," Dr. Brewer notes. "I enjoy teaching UE Honors students because they keep me on my toes. They often ask questions I've never considered and come up with solutions I've never imagined. In that way, they reaffirm why I teach – to keep learning."
Dr. Brewer holds a BA in drama from Tufts University and a PhD in theatre from UCLA. Her areas of expertise include theatre history and dramatic criticism, and she also dramaturgs and directs productions for the UE theatre department. Her articles have been published in The Dramaturgy Protocol, The Dramaturgy Sourcebook (vol. 4), Theatre Topics, PAJ: Performing Arts Journal, and HowlRound at the Center for Theater Commons. She has received such honors as the Dean's Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Evansville and a Certificate of Merit for Dramaturgy from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Dr. Daniel Byrne
(he/him/his)
Professor/History
Room 344, Olmsted Hall
812-488-2798
db89@evansville.edu

Dr. Jerrilee LaMar
Associate Professor and Nancy McFadin Mueller Chair in Nursing
Room 204, Graves Hall
812-488-2442
jl117@evansville.edu
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Dr. Julie Merkle
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor/Biology
Room 219, Koch Center for Engineering and Science
812-488-5026
jm757@evansville.edu
Developmental Biology, Genetics, Stem Cell Biology, Reproductive Biology

Dr. Yolanda Obaze
Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
Director of the Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Guthrie May Endowed Chair in Business
Room 121, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2858
yo21@evansville.edu
Dr. Obaze is passionate about her research in the Humanitarian Logistics field. Her doctoral research centered on the community-based context of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. She continues her research by helping much of the community-based companies in the Evansville area. Dr. Obaze’ s research interests include social supply chain relationships, business logistics and service operations, complex systems, and humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. She has published in Transportation Journal, Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Journal, International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, and presented at the Conexus Indiana Industry Member Event, Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), Production and Operations Management (POMS), South West Decision Sciences Institute (SWDSI), Decision Institute conferences (DSI), and Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME). Dr. Obaze received the 2019 Dean Research award in 2019, 2020 Global Scholar award, and the 2019 Annual Decision Sciences Institute Best Theoretical Paper Award for her work on Social Supply Chain Management.

Dr. Sara Petrosillo
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor/English
Room 326, Olmsted Hall
812-488-2010
sp220@evansville.edu
Office Phone
812-488-2612
Office Email
jw504@evansville.edu
Office Location
Room 238, Koch Center for Engineering Science