Niina Ronkainen serves as the Program Director for Biochemistry/Molecular Biology at Benedictine University since August 2004, where responsibilities include chairing the Faculty Development Committee and contributing as a faculty member for the Master's in Integrative Physiology program. Prior to this role, Niina Ronkainen was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Tulane University from August 2003 to July 2004. Niina Ronkainen holds a Ph.D. in Bioanalytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati, completed in 2003, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Biology from Butler University, earned in 1997.