Health Diversity and Cultural Studies

Health Diversity and Cultural Studies

Coordinator: Dr. Susie Aguinaga and Dr. Jesse Couture

Meet Our Faculty

CHUNG-YI CHIU

CHUNG-YI CHIU

Associate Professor

chiucy@illinois.edu

SOYOUNG CHOI

SOYOUNG CHOI

Assistant Professor

soyoung@illinois.edu

CAITLIN VITOSKY CLARKE

CAITLIN VITOSKY CLARKE

Teaching Assistant Professor

vitosky@illinois.edu

JESSE COUTURE

JESSE COUTURE

Teaching Assistant Professor

jcouture@illinois.edu

MUDITA DAVE

MUDITA DAVE

Teaching Associate Professor

mmdave2@illinois.edu

KRISTEN DIFILIPPO

KRISTEN DIFILIPPO

Teaching Associate Professor

kdifilip@illinois.edu

ROBYN GOBIN

ROBYN GOBIN

Associate Professor

rgobin@illinois.edu

YIH-KUEN JAN

YIH-KUEN JAN

Associate Professor

yjan@illinois.edu

SHELLY JOHNSON

SHELLY JOHNSON

Teaching Assistant Professor

shellyj@illinois.edu

SHAON LAHIRI

SHAON LAHIRI

Assistant Professor

(Starting in Fall 2026)

ALINE LAMAS

ALINE LAMAS

Teaching Assistant Professor

aline@illinois.edu

SHANNON MEJIA

SHANNON MEJIA

Associate Professor

stmejia@illinois.edu

SEAN MULLEN

SEAN MULLEN

Associate Professor

spmullen@illinois.edu

BRUNO P. NUNES

BRUNO P. NUNES

Associate Professor

nunesb@illinois.edu

IAN RICE

IAN RICE

Associate Professor

ianrice@illinois.edu

LAURA RICE

LAURA RICE

Associate Professor

ricela@illinois.edu

ANDREW YOCKEY

ANDREW YOCKEY

Assistant Professor

(Starting in Fall 2026)

ayockey@illinois.edu

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Department of Health and Kinesiology
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Urbana, IL 61801
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