Employee Directory
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
Lori Hendrickx
Lori Hendrickx
Professor of Nursing
Technology Center 261
- 605-626-7732
Lori Hendrickx, EdD, RN, CCRN, CNL is a professor of nursing at Northern State University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of North Dakota, her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and her Doctor of Education (EdD) from the University of Montana.
Dr. Hendrickx taught nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Montana State University and South Dakota State University prior to teaching at Northern State University. She has worked as a nurse primarily in the emergency and critical care areas ranging from smaller rural hospitals to large, metropolitan medical centers. In addition to teaching, she currently works as a staff/charge nurse in an Emergency Department in a community hospital in Minnesota. Dr. Hendrickx also serves as a preceptor for students and newly graduated nurses.
Research Interests
Her research interests include rural health issues, the use of rural hospitals for nursing student clinical placement, workplace violence and telehealth technology. She has published in numerous nursing journals including Critical Care Nurse, the Journal of Nursing Education, the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing and the Online Journal of Rural Nursing. Dr. Hendrickx has also published several book chapters related to rural nursing. She has presented her work at regional, national, and international nursing conferences. She is a member of several professional nursing organizations including the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, National Rural Health Association, and the Rural Nurse Organization, where she will be serving as President.
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson
Simulation Lab/Clinical Coordinator
Technology Center 354
- 605-626-7791
Born and raised in Aberdeen. Married to my husband James and have two adult children, Olivia and Axton.
Received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from SDSU in 1997.
Worked as a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Emergency Department at Dakota Heartland Health Services in Fargo, ND and Avera St. Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen before taking a break to raise my family. During this period away from bedside nursing, I discovered my love and passion for educating people of all ages through my wide variety of volunteer roles in the local schools and churches. I’ve had the privilege of holding several non-nursing management roles upon my re-entry to the professional sector in 2017. Prior to joining the NSU Nursing Program as the Simulation Lab/Clinical Coordinator, I was the Simulation & Learning Lab Coordinator for the SDSU College of Nursing. Not only was I responsible for the Aberdeen based Accelerated Nursing Program simulation and learning lab, I also managed all the necessary simulation management software, built and maintained the simulated electronic health records for the simulated patient charts, troubleshot faculty and student software issues and was integral in the launch of the Standardized Patient program hiring process from its inception for all four of SDSU’s nursing program campuses located in Aberdeen, Brookings, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. It was during this period I discovered my talent and love for experiential learning and technology, especially simulation. I love tapping into my own nursing education and experience to create the scenes necessary to provide high-quality simulated learning experiences envisioned by nursing program faculty. It’ so fulfilling to watch nursing students blossom into confident and capable nurses during their time of practice within the Learning and Simulation Lab.
My motto has always been, “If you’re going to do something, do it right and to the best of your ability while making yourself a valuable part of the team.” As a lifelong Aberdeen resident, I am especially proud of being part of the team responsible for building a much-needed Baccalaureate Nursing Program located in our region of the state.