Faculty Hires

Faculty Appointments

Hilbert College is pleased to announce the appointment of four new full time faculty: Laura Dannebohm, J.D. (Criminal Justice), David Herring, Ph.D. (Psychology), Gerald Kissel, Ed.D. (Sports Management), and Jin Zhang, Doctoral candidate (Cybersecurity), have been named assistant professors.

Laura Dannebohm, J.D., who earned her Juris Doctorate from Western Michigan University – Cooley Law School, joins the criminal justice faculty at Hilbert . She is a practicing attorney and counselor at law . She has previously served as an assistant dean at Indiana Tech Law School and as a secondary education teacher at Northwell High School . She also has experience with the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Kansas Department of Corrections . In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dannebohm will serve as Hilbert’s Pre-Law Program Advisor . In this role, she will assist Hilbert undergraduates who are preparing for law school . In addition, she will develop partnerships with law schools .

David Herring, Ph.D., who earned his doctorate in psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso, joins the Hilbert psychology department . He previously served as an assistant professor at Murray State University . Herring also served as an adjunct at Erie Community College and as a lecturer at Penn State Behrend . Gerald Kissel, Ed.D., who earned his doctorate in sports administration from Temple University, joins the sports management faculty at Hilbert . He previously served as assistant professor and director of the sports management program at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa . He has also served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Wisconsin and a visiting professor at Florida Institute of Technology, Ball State University, and many others . Kissel has over 50 years of experience in professional and college athletics . Kissel is the brother of the late John Kissel, who was a longtime Vice President of Student Affairs at Hilbert .

Jin Zhang, who is a doctoral candidate in information technology at Towson University, joins the cybersecurity faculty at Hilbert . She was previously an adjunct professor and teaching assistant at Towson . She has also served as an associate professor at Hainan University in Haikou, China . Zhang was also a visiting scholar at Central Michigan University .