Full-time Faculty and Administrators

Full-time teaching faculty are those persons with a full-time contract whose principal employer is Trinity and who hold faculty status. They are involved in daily campus life. In the case of teaching faculty, they have completed the regular, full interview process or, in some cases, may serve by appointment of the dean. The date that follows the listing of each faculty member indicates the beginning year of service at Trinity.

Shanthini A. Baskaran, 2023
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology
BA, Women's Christian College, Madras
MA, The Justine Basheer Ahmed Sayeed University, Chennai, India
MPhil, The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
PhD, The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore

Dr. Baskaran joins Trinity's faculty this year, bringing significant experience as a psychologist and therapist in hospitals, as well as in volunteer work with missions and missionary member care. Most recently, she has been faculty at the Soul Care Institute. She will teach in Trinity's Wisconsin prison ministry initiative, where students can earn a BA in biblical studies with a minor in psychology.

Paul Bialek, 1995
Professor of Mathematics
BS, MS, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

For his research, Dr. Bialek translates works of the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler from Latin to English. Besides Latin, Dr. Bialek has studied Spanish, biblical Greek, biblical Hebrew, Chinese, and French. He serves on the editorial board of Convergence, a journal about the history of mathematics published by the Mathematical Association of America. He has coauthored articles in Convergence, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, International Mathematics Research Notices, and Canadian Mathematical Society Conference Proceedings. Dr. Bialek is a member of the Mathematical Association of America, the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences, the National Association of Parliamentarians, the Euler Society, and the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area, for which he served as Co-Chair of the Mathematics Division in 2018-19. Since 2001, he has graded AP Calculus exams for the College Board. Prior to coming to Trinity, Dr. Bialek taught as a visiting assistant professor of mathematics at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He also served as a mathematics instructor at the College of Wooster in Ohio and as a teaching assistant at the University of Illinois.

Susie M. Cohen, 2020
Assistant Professor of Education
BS, Miami Christian Collegsity

Dr. Cohen teaches STEM-related courses in the education department at TIU-Florida. Her previous experiences in education include teaching at the college level as well as serving in elementary/middle school. She has also functioned in administrative roles such as lead teacher, department head, and science coordinator in both public and Christian school settings. Dr. Cohen's doctoral research focused on the underrepresentation of women in STEM-related fields. Her work focuses on familial occupations and early STEM experiences and the relationship to STEM identity and career intentions. She also serves as the Assistant Dean at TIU-Florida.

Susan Corapi, 2015
Associate Professor of Education
BA, Wheaton College
MA, Denver Seminary
DipCS, Regent College (Vancouver)
MLS, Texas Woman’s University
PhD, University of Arizona

Dr. Susan Corapi teaches literacy classes in the Division of Education. Her work is influenced by the years she spent teaching K-12 students in public and private schools, her experience as a youth services librarian in a public library, the networking she did to generate community support for literacy development, and the international perspectives she gained while living in four countries on three continents. Her research interests center around the use of global children’s and adolescent literature to support the development of intercultural competence. She is also interested in teacher study groups as a form of professional development.  

Chris L. Firestone, 1999
Professor of Philosophy

BA, BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PhD, University of Edinburgh

Dr. Firestone came to Trinity with experience in teaching and research in Hong Kong and Scotland. At Trinity, he has worked at developing the annual “Trinity Debates” through the Henry Center for Theological Understanding and at leading short-term outreach trips to Eastern Europe. His most recent books are Kant and the Question of Theology, co-edited with Nathan Jacobs and James Joiner (Cambridge University Press, 2016), Persistence of the Sacred in Modern Thought, co-edited with Nathan Jacobs (Notre Dame Press, 2012), Kant and the Theology at the Boundaries of Reason (Ashgate Publications Ltd., 2012) and In Defense of Kant’s Religion, coauthored with Nathan Jacobs (Indiana University Press, 2008). In 2012, "Choice" selected Persistence of the Sacred as an "Outstanding Academic Title." In 2009, the American Philosophical Association nominated In Defense of Kant's Religion for "Book of the Year" and the American Academy of Religion nominated it for its prestigious "Textual Analysis Prize." Dr. Firestone was the winner of Trinity College's inaugural Regent's Prize for Teaching and Scholarship in 2007 and received the award again in 2018. He is a former member of the Executive Board of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, and a regular member/attender of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Philosophical Association, and the American Academy of Religion. Recent projects include teaching at the 360 Summer Leadership Institute and paper presentations for the AAR and EPS.

Bradley J. Gundlach, 1999
Distinguished Professor of History
AB, Princeton University
MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
MA, PhD, University of Rochester

Dr. Gundlach specializes in American intellectual, cultural, and religious history and also enjoys teaching broadly in European and world civilization, the philosophy and methods of history, and church history.  In recent years he has taken Trinity College students to Europe for the Western Cultural Heritage class and taught Reformation History and Theology for the Ambex program in Germany. He serves on the planning committee for the Evangelical Theological Society’s section on Christian History and Thought since 1700.  Dr. Gundlach is the author of Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton, 1845-1929 as well as numerous articles, essays, and book reviews.  He is currently at work on a biography of Princeton theologian B.B. Warfield.

Kristin Lindholm, 1994
Professor of Communication
BA, MA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Lindholm teaches how human communication occurs in a variety of contexts. She specializes in how people communicate about health-related concerns in interpersonal and organizational settings. Dr. Lindholm has coauthored several papers and book chapters, and she has received four awards for her achievements in education. She is a member of the National Communication Association.

Eugene B. Loftin, 2016
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BA, Trinity International University
JD, Marquette Law School

Eugene B. Loftin returns to Trinity International University where he received his undergraduate degree in psychology in 2006. His experiences at Trinity prepared him well for law school at Marquette Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After completing law school, Mr. Loftin practiced trial law with a focus on indigent criminal defense. While in private practice, he also taught in the areas of criminal law and criminal justice at a Christian college in Wisconsin before joining the Trinity International University faculty. His research interests include evidence-based faith programs for decreasing recidivism and scholarly reflection on the relationship between Christian social justice movements and criminal justice reform in the United States.

Craig M. Long^₁, 2017
Associate Dean of the Wisconsin Prison Initiative
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
BA, Oklahoma Baptist
MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Seminary
PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Before Trinity, Dr. Long served as a pastor (15 years). Areas of research and teaching interest include Greek grammar, biblical studies, and biblical theology. Dr. Long is the Associate Dean for the Wisconsin Prison Initiative and teaches biblical studies courses at that site.

Wendy L. Martin, 2006
Wesley Anderson Chair of Business
Professor of Business
BS, University of Colorado
MBA, University of Michigan
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Before beginning her career in teaching, Dr. Martin enjoyed a career in consumer goods marketing management at Procter & Gamble and Schering-Plough Healthcare Products. She joined Trinity after teaching for twelve years at another Christian college. Her primary research interest focuses on marketing for ministries, while her additional research efforts on intergenerational family businesses have yielded several awards, including best papers and the designation as a Family Business Research Scholar.  

Timothy M. Robinson, 1988
Associate Professor of Psychology
BS, Western Michigan University
MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
MA, EdD, Western Michigan University

Dr. Robinson is a licensed clinical psychologist and a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He has a keen interest in the integration of psychology and Christianity and in assisting individuals to enrich their relationships and reduce their stress. He has led the Psychology Department for over 20 years.

Martha Lim Shin, 2013
Associate Professor of Accounting
BS, University of Florida
MAS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Prior to coming to Trinity, Shin spent nearly 20 years in management at the Wrigley Company, a subsidiary of Mars Inc., and PepsiCo, and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at KPMG, LLC. She also co-founded a non-profit organization that mobilized Christian professionals and channeled resources from U.S. corporations to support missionaries in developing countries. Her research interest includes cultural impact on motivation for work. Her passion is to invest in the students to pursue human flourishing through redemptive work in the marketplace. 

Karen A. Wrobbel¹, 2003
Dean, Trinity College and Trinity Graduate School 
Susan B. Stover Chair for Leadership in Christian Higher Education
Professor of Education
BA, Biola University
MA, Wheaton Graduate School
EdD, University of Minnesota

Dr. Wrobbel brings many years of experience to the dean's role, having served at Trinity as a teaching faculty member and as a recognized leader on the campus through roles including director of the Division of Education, Associate Dean, and chair of faculty councils, committees, and task forces. Before joining Trinity, Wrobbel taught missionary kids (MKs) and other international students in Christian schools in Spain and Venezuela; she speaks Spanish fluently. Dr. Wrobbel continues to be actively involved internationally with Christian education through conference speaking, accreditation work, and as a volunteer with two education-focused international groups. Her expertise and research interests include the education of MKs and other global nomads, languages and education, and intercultural communication. She recently completed a book, The Globally Mobile Family's Guide to Educating Children Overseas, that combines her personal and professional experience with research to create a guide for expatriate families. Dr. Wrobbel’s articles have appeared in several publications, including Missiology, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, and Christian School Education.

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Administrators with faculty status.