About Us

Welcome to the Raclin School of the Arts

The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, center stage at IU South Bend for Communication Studies, Fine Arts, Music, and Theatre and Dance.

Offices/Information
Mailing Address:
Northside Hall 101
1700 Mishawaka Ave.
South Bend, IN 46634-7111

Phone: 574-520-4134
Email: artsiusb@iu.edu
Physical Address:
Northside Hall 101
1825 Northside Blvd
South Bend, IN 46615

Box Office
Northside Hall 017A
574-520-4203

Art Gallery
Education and Arts 1012
1002 S. Esther St.
South Bend, IN 46615
574-520-5200


Sarah Brubaker
Production Manager 
Northside  072
574-520-5246
sarbruba@iu.edu

Eva Cavadini
Associate Director of Marketing and Production
Northside 101D
574-520-4561
ecavadin@iu.edu

Conway Jackson
Assistant Stage Manager
Northside 072
574-520-5526
jackscon@iu.edu

Mark Rospenda M.F.A.
Gallery Director
Education and Arts 1012
574-520-5200
mrospen@iu.edu

Danielle Wilborn M.A. 
Outreach Coordinator
Northside 101B
574-520-4558
dwilborn@iu.edu

Aleaha Ziola M.P.A.
Administrative Assistant
Northside Hall 101C
Phone: 574-520-4170
aziola@iu.edu


Faculty, Full Time and Adjunct

Academic Departments

Communication Studies   Fine Arts   Music
Theatre and Dance


Communication Studies

Barbara Brownell
Adjunct Faculty
bbrownel@iu.edu

Kevin Gillen
Adjunct Faculty
Public Speaking
kgillen@iu.edu

Kevin GriffithAdjunct FacultyPublic Speaking
kevgriff@iu.edu

Stacey HarrisAdjunct FacultyPublic Speaking
harrissl@iu.edu

Virginia Heidemann
Adjunct FacultyPublic Speaking
rsylvest@iu.edu

Brett Labbe, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Associate Professor
Education and Arts 2003G
574-520-4201
blabbe@iu.edu

Jiawei Liu, Ph.D. 
Assistant ProfessorEducation and Arts 2003C
jiawlie@iu.edu

Matthew Mancino, Ph.D.Graduate Program Coordinator
Assistant ProfessorEducation and Arts 2003E
574-520-5232
mattmanc@iu.edu

Tami Martinez, Ph.D.
Associate Dean Raclin School of the ArtsAssistant ProfessorEducation and Arts 2001A
574-520-4566
Tamimart@iu.edu

Maria RevakAdjunct FacultyPublic Speaking
mrevak@iu.edu

Gina Reynolds, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Public SpeakingLecturerEducation and Arts 2003BPhone: 574-520-4640
ginreyno@iu.edu

Rachael SylvesterAdjunct FacultyPublic Speaking
rsylvest@iu.edu

Randy ThrallAdjunct Faculty
rthrall@iu.edu

Kristine Walker-Fraser
Adjunct Faculty
Public Speaking
kwalkerf@iu.edu

Leaha WestfallAdjunct Faculty
Public Speaking
lewestfa@iu.edu

Lauren Wojcuich
Adjunct Faculty
Public Speaking
lwojcuic@iu.edu


Fine Arts

Eric Andre
Assistant Professor
Sculpture
Education and Arts 2025N
Ph: 574-520-4615
E-mail: andree@iu.edu

Matthew Bean
Adjunct Faculty
Photography
mattbean@iu.edu

Jeff Combs
Adjunct Faculty
jefcombs@iu.edu

Mary Fashbaugh
Assistant Professor, Drawing and Painting
Office: Education and Arts 2025L
Ph: 574-520-4563
E-mail: nasomerv@iu.edu

Natasha Giles Somerville
Assistant Professor
Drawing and Painting
Education and Arts 2025L
Ph: 574-520-4563
nasomerv@iu.edu

Avin Hannah Smith
Adjunct Faculty
Computer Art and Design
ahannahs@iu.edu

Laticia Hequembourg
Adjunct Faculty
Art Education/Anatomy
lbhequem@iu.edu

Gray Lyons
Adjunct Faculty
Photography
graylyons@iu.edu

Linda Maria Lyons
Adjunct Faculty
Photography
Lilmawils@iu.edu

Susan Moore, M.F.A.
Department Chair
Professor
Photography
Education and Arts 2025K
574-520-4860
sulmoore@iu.edu

Mark Rospenda
Gallery Director
Lecturer
Education and Arts 1012
574-520-5200
mrospen@iu.edu

Chloe Teall
Adjunct Faculty
Drawing
cteall@iu.edu

John Thompson, M.F.A.
Senior Lecturer
Graphic Design
Education and Arts 2025G
Ph: 574-520-4124
johethom@iu.edu


Music

Juan-Carlos Alarcon  
Director of Choirs
Adjunct Faculty
jalarcon@iu.edu

Ketevan Badridze, M.M., A.D.
Piano Series Administrator
Senior Lecturer
Piano
Northside Hall 01
574-520-4459
kbadridz@iu.edu

Jameson Cooper
Euclid Quartet
Senior Lecturer
Violin
Northside Hall 017B
574-520-5070
cooperjs@iu.edu

Helene Dauerty
Adjunct Faculty
Low Brass
hdauerty@iu.edu

Micah Detweiler
Adjunct Faculty
Percussion
mdetweil@iu.edu

Dennis Gamble
Ensembles Director
Lecturer in Music
Music Education, Winds/Brass/Percussion, and Jazz
Education and Arts 2106
574-520-4202
degamble@iu.edu

Justin Goldsmith
Euclid Quartet
Lecturer
Cello
Northside Hall 07
574-520-4104
goldsmju@iu.edu

Jason Gresl
Adjunct Faculty
Clarinet
jgresl@iu.edu

Aviva Hakanoglu, D.M.A.
Euclid Quartet
Violin
ahakanog@iu.edu 

Aleksandra Kemble
Adjunct Faculty
Flute
akemble@iu.edu

Abigail Koo
Adjunct Faculty
Musicianship Skills
akoo@iu.edu

Nicole Lee, M.M.
Collaborative Pianist
Northside Hall 019
574-520-4567
nsl@iu.edu

Peter Metzger
Adjunct Faculty
Music Technology
pmetzger@iu.edu

Jennifer Muñiz, D.M.A.
Department Chair
Associate Professor
Core Musicianship
Education and Arts 2108
574-520-4117
jemuniz@iu.edu

Ryan Olivier, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
Electronic Music and Music Technology
Northside Hall 103A
574-520-5009
rolivier@iu.edu

Daniel Quinn
Adjunct Faculty
Guitar
dquinn@iu.edu

Victoria Schemenauer
Adjunct Faculty
Voice
vschemen@iu.edu

Timothy Schmidt, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor
Voice and Opera
Northside Hall 021
schmiti@iu.edu

Edward Randles
Adjunct Faculty
Double Bass
erandles@iu.edu

Luis Enrique Vargas, M.M.
Euclid Quartet
Senior Lecturer
Viola
Northside Hall 01A
574-520-5073
lvargas@iu.edu

Celia Weiss
Adjunct Faculty
Organ
cweiss@iu.edu


Theatre and Dance

Justin Amellio-Ashbrook
Associate Professor 
Musical Theatre, Acting and Directing
Northside Hall 116
574-520-4676
jamellio@iu.edu

Aimee Cole
Costume Shop Manager
Senior Lecturer
Costume Technology
Education and Arts 2025K
574-520-4673
aimcole@iu.edu

Jen KazmierczakTheatre and Dance Production ManagerSenior Lecturer
Scenic DesignNorthside 115B
574-520-4649
jenkazm@iu.edu

Karen Pajor
IU South Bend Tap and Kick Line
Adjunct Faculty
Tap and Jazz
kpajor@iu.edu

Jason Lee Resler
Department Chair
Associate Professor 
Costume Design
Northside 115A
Ph: 574-520-4672
reslerj@iu.edu

Tobby Tao
Visiting Assistant Professor
Lighting and Sound
Northside NS115C
574-520-5568
E-mail: taot@iu.edu