Employee Directory
Anessa DeMers
Anessa DeMers
Assistant Professor of Biology
Jewett Science Center 124
- 605-626-2352
Ric Dias
Ric Dias
Professor of History, Faculty Mentoring Program Coordinator
Technology Center 370
- 605-626-7795
Guangwei Ding
Guangwei Ding
Professor of Chemistry
Jewett Science Center 220
- 605-626-3167
Amy Dolan
Amy Dolan
Associate Professor of Biology/STEM Outreach Coordinator
Jewett Science Center 121
- 605-626-2620
Vicki Evans
Vicki Evans
English Instructor/Tutoring Center Director
Technology Center 151
- 605-626-2665
M.S. English Education, Northern State University
B.A. English, Northern State University
Vicki Evans, a Northern graduate, teaches English and directs NSU Tutoring Services. Her graduate thesis focused on composition and rhetoric, and she holds an emphasis in teaching English as a second language.
Research Interests
Developmental writing
Composition
First-generation students
Second language learners
Courses Taught
ENGL 033
Justin Foote
Justin Foote
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies/Director of Forensics
Technology Center 351
- 605-626-7706
Juan Gonzalez
Juan Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Spanish
Technology Center 249
- 605-626-3352
Ph.D, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Juan M. Gonzalez, originally from Salt Lake City Utah, worked for 18 years as an international public relations specialist/marketing rep for an advertising firm. Part of his responsibilities included making three to four week trips throughout South America and Mexico to meet and greet radio and TV managers and owners. He has worked and lived in every major city in that area.
An economic downturn in the mid-90s found him without work and consequently he went back to school to complete a BA and MA in Spanish at the University of Utah. He left Utah in 1998 to complete his Ph.D in Spanish at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, from which he graduated in 2005. Recently, he spent four years teaching Spanish at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado.
Juan has been teaching at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota since spring 2009. He enjoys biking, hiking, spaghetti westerns, horror and science fiction movies, and classic rock from the late 60s and early 70s.
When he refers to the language and culture of Latin America, he speaks and writes from personal experience. His research interests include business protocol in Latin America, postcolonial theory and writing, the evolution of Latin music and film, and the Spanish Civil War, which was the focus of his dissertation.
Laura Haar
Laura Haar
Senior Secretary - Science & Math
Jewett Science Center 118
- 605-626-2456
Elizabeth K. Haller
Elizabeth K. Haller
Associate Dean, Professor of English
Technology Center 371
- 605-626-7705
B.A. University of Northern Colorado
M.A. Central Michigan University
Ph.D. Kent State University
Courses Taught
- ENGL 101/201: Composition I & II
- ENGL 213: Backgrounds to Literature:
- Sherlock Holmes
- Poe and Gothic Literature
- Science in Literature
- ENGL 222: British Literature from 1800
- ENGL 230: Young Adult Literature:
- Lord of the Rings
- Harry Potter
- Evolution of Fairy Tales
- Dystopian Literature
- ENGL 284: Introduction to Criticism
- ENGL 490: Seminar - Victorian Literature
Dr. Elizabeth Haller is an English professor and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in young adult literature, critical analysis, and nineteenth-century British literature, with a particular emphasis on the novels of the Brontë sisters and the lens of trauma studies in Victorian fiction. In the classroom, she brings these passions to life, often weaving in themes that connect trauma studies with British and American literature and films. In her role as Associate Dean, she works closely with faculty to support innovative academic programming and meaningful student learning experiences.
Her forthcoming book, A Literary Companion to the Brontës (McFarland Press), offers a rich exploration of the Brontës’ lives, works, and lasting cultural impact. Dr. Haller’s research also engages with trauma theory and psychoanalytic criticism and their applications to literature and historical events, deepening the insights she brings to her courses. She is dedicated to helping students develop not only as careful readers and confident writers, but also as skilled critical thinkers prepared to make connections between the past and the present.
Research Interests
- Victorian Literature
- Gothic Literature
- Trauma Studies
- The British Industrial Revolution
- Women of the Early 20th Century Labor Reform Movement