Office Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Office Location: Room B 147
Main Telephone: (773) 442-6030
Department Email: ndp@neiu.edu

(773) 442-6030
ndp@neiu.edu
Nontraditional Degree Programs
Kimya P. Barden
Kimya
P.
Barden
Associate Professor, Urban Community Studies, Interim Nontraditional Degree Programs Director
Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies
College of Education
(773) 442-6038
kpbarden@neiu.edu
Expertise
Culturally relevant clinical practices, Dual enrollment academic programs for African American youth, Racial socialization processes among African American youth
Courses Taught
UCS 341: Motherhood Studies in Urban Communities
UCS 328: Trauma, Resilience and Resistance in Urban Communities
UCS 412: Methods in Urban Community Research
Research Interests
Culturally relevant clinical practices, dual enrollment academic programs for African American youth, racial socialization processes among African American youth
Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, Ph.D. (2013)

University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, M.A. (2004)

Selected Exhibitions

African American Young Adult Racial Identity: the Implications of Community Based Violence; Black Women's Health Conference at Tulane University (June 2014)

kpbarden@neiu.edu

Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
Northeastern Illinois University
700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

(773) 442-6038
Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
Main Campus
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Zada
N.
Johnson
Assistant Professor
Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies
College of Education
(773) 268-7500 ext. 161
z-johnson@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
Theory and Methodology in Ethnic Group Research
Communication in the Inner City
Contemporary Issues in the Inner City
Cultures of the Inner City
Research Methods in Inner City Studies
Research Interests
urban anthropology, popular culture, urban culture, historical consciousness, race, Bronzeville, New Orleans
Education

University of Chicago

z-johnson@neiu.edu

Room CCICS 417
Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

(773) 268-7500 ext. 161
Office Hours
Tuesday: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
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Jennifer
Blair
Program Specialist
Nontraditional Degree Programs
(773) 442-6032
j-blair@neiu.edu
Expertise
Comprehensive and holistic advising for adult students. Components of the advising process include a student-directed conversation around course selection and planning, time-to-degree, navigating the University, accessing resources, balancing work and life responsibilities, graduate school selection and application, and expectations around communication styles and modes within academia. Current research and creative interests include: writing, visual culture, contemporary poetry, semantics and semiotics.
Education

B.A. in English, Northern Illinois University

M.A. in English, Northern Illinois University

M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts, Columbia College Chicago

M.A. in Linguistics, Northeastern Illinois University

Additional Information

To schedule an appointment, call (773) 442-6030.

j-blair@neiu.edu

B 147
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-6032
Office Hours
Monday-Tuesday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Jacqueline
Butler
Program Specialist
Nontraditional Degree Programs
(773) 442-6035
j-butler11@neiu.edu
Additional Information

To schedule an appointment, call (773) 442-6030.

j-butler11@neiu.edu

Building B, Suite 147
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-6035
Office Hours
Monday-Tuesday: 9:00am-5:00pm Wednesday-Thursday: 11:00am-7:00pm Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm
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Sean
Carey
Instructor
Nontraditional Degree Programs
Other Academic Areas
(773) 442-6030
s-carey3@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
NDP 301 - Putting it All Together: Projects for Academic and Career Goals
NDP 310 - WIP: Diversity in the Workplace
Research Interests
Course Design
Sound Engineering
New Media Effects
Education

M.A. Communication, Media, and Theatre, Northeastern Illinois University (2019)

B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, Northeastern Illinois University (2017)

A.F.A. Music Performance, Wilbur Wright College (2013)

Background

Sean is a lifelong Chicagoan and proud graduate of both City Colleges of Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University. In addition to teaching in the Nontraditional Degree Program at NEIU, Sean also has worked on several productions for NEIU's Stage Center Theatre. Further, he works at Wright College in Academic Support Services and in the Performing Arts Department, where he teaches the Fundamentals of Speech Communication.

s-carey3@neiu.edu
(773) 442-6030
Office Hours
By appointment. Email s-carey3@neiu.edu.
Main Campus