Minnesota PERI Members and Affiliates
Higher Education Faculty and Affiliates
Graduate Research Assistants
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Felly
Chiteng,
chite001@umn.edu
Felly is a Ph.D. candidate in
higher education. His research
interest focuses on
international cooperation and
partnerships between
universities in Southern Africa
and foreign institutions and
organizations. He is a graduate
research assistant in the
Department of Organizational
Leadership, Policy, Development,
and is assisting Professor
Melissa Anderson with her NIH
research project on
international research
collaborations. Felly is also an
administrative fellow in the
Graduate School, where he is
working on the University of
Minnesota’s Ph.D. Completion
Project. |
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Kathryn
A. E. Enke,
enger011@umn.edu
B.A. History, College of Saint
Benedict
M.A. Higher education,
University of Minnesota
Kathryn’s research focuses on
women's leadership in liberal
arts colleges, college students’
identity development, students’
experiences in and motivations
for community engagement, the
persistence of college student
friendships, and the
opportunities and challenges of
interdisciplinary initiatives.
In addition to being a research
assistant in PERI, she also
works as editorial assistant for
Feminist Formations, a
triennial peer-reviewed journal
which publishes
interdisciplinary and
multicultural feminist
scholarship linking theory,
activism, and education. Prior
to coming to the University of
Minnesota, Kathryn worked in the
office of Enrollment, Planning,
and Public Affairs at the
College of Saint Benedict and
Saint John's University. |
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Helen
Glushko,
glus0005@umn.edu |
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Kristi
Kremers,
kremers@umn.edu
B.A. Communications and
indigenous studies, James Cook
University, Australia
M.S. Counseling and student
development, Minnesota State
University-Mankato
Kristi is a doctoral candidate
within higher education whose
areas of study include: study
abroad, internationalization of
higher education, financial
literacy and student
indebtedness, and leadership.
She is currently a 3M Fellow
designing a retention program
for students entering the fields
of science, technology,
engineering and math. In
addition, she is working with
other PERI colleagues on the
Minnesota Tuning Project. Before
coming to the University of
Minnesota, Kristi managed study
abroad programs and developed
intercultural initiatives at the
College of Saint Benedict and
Saint John’s University. |
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Christine Lepkowski,
lepko002@umn.edu
B.S., South Dakota State
University
M.S. Higher education
administration, St. Cloud State
University
Christine’s research interests
focus on issues of gender and
women in higher education, both
at the faculty and
administrative level. In
addition to being a research
assistant in PERI, she is
employed part-time as the
Special Projects Coordinator for
the G.R. Herberger College of
Business at St. Cloud State
University. Her previous
experience includes seven years
of human resources experience in
both public and private sectors,
in addition to experience in
university finance and
budgeting. She has also
co-taught a masters-level course
on human resource issues in
higher education
administration. |
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Thomas
Sanford,
sanfo095@umn.edu
A.B. Religion, 2002, University
of Georgia
M.Ed. Higher Education
Administration, 2007, Dallas
Baptist University
M.A. Applied Economics, Expected
date of completion 05/2010,
University of Minnesota
Ph.D. (ABD) Organizational
Leadership, Policy, and
Development, University of
Minnesota
Expected date of completion
05/2010. Minor in Quantitative
Methods
Thomas’ research examines how
colleges’ and universities’
interaction with their external
environments informs their
behavior. Utilizing a
twenty-year longitudinal period,
his dissertation examines the
impact of prestige on the
quality of undergraduate
education and institutions’
resource dependency. His
research has been highlighted by
the Chronicle of Higher
Education, and was recently
selected as one of AERA Division
J’s emerging scholars. In
addition to serving as a
graduate research assistant,
Thomas currently works with
first-year student athletes as a
graduate teaching assistant with
the Department of Postsecondary
Teaching and Learning.
Previously, he has also served
as a graduate fellow with the
Center for Academic Health
Programs. |
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Krista
Soria,
botx0006@umn.edu
B.A. English and psychology,
Hamline University
M.A. English literature,
University of Alaska Anchorage
M.Ed. Adult education,
University of Alaska Anchorage
M.S. Academic advising, Kansas
State University
Prior to attending the
University of Minnesota, Krista
served as an admission adviser,
TRiO adviser, and academic
adviser. She also teaches via
distance education as an adjunct
faculty at the University of
Alaska Anchorage and has
experience teaching study
skills, first-year seminars,
composition, technical writing,
and business communication to
undergraduate students and
advising courses to graduate
students. Her research interests
include: the culture of higher
education; the benefits of
service-learning and community
engagement for students, staff,
faculty, and communities;
academic advising and career
development; retention among
underrepresented populations;
distance education pedagogies;
and the experiences of
first-generation and
underprepared college students. |
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Kelly
T. Winters,
winte290@umn.edu
B.A. English, St. Catherine
University
Ed.M. Higher education, Harvard
University
Kelly's research interests are
in the social contexts of higher
education access and equity
policies and the intersections
of critical and feminist
theories, qualitative inquiry
and the study of education. In
addition to her research with
PERI, Kelly is also a graduate
assistant for the Office of the
Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost
where she works on number of
initiatives related to
distributed education and
instructional technology. Before
coming to the University of
Minnesota, she served as an
instructor in the CORE
curriculum department at St.
Catherine University and has
professional experience in
writing center leadership,
admissions, academic advising,
and student records. |
Institute Alumni
Karen Zentner Bacig
Assistant to the Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic
Affairs
Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Provost
University of MinnesotaSarah A. Bunton
Senior Research Analyst
Faculty, Organization, and Management Studies
Association of American Medical Colleges
Leonard S. Goldfine
Director of Institutional Research
Rochester Community and Technical College
Janet M. Holdsworth
Lecturer & Research Consultant
Department of Educational Policy and Administration
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota
Beth Janetski
Graduate Assistant
Department of Educational Policy and Administration
University of Minnesota
Durwin A. Long
Graduate Assistant
Department of Educational Policy and Administration
University of Minnesota
Instructor, College of Business
University of St. Thomas
Consultant, Beyond Marketing Thought
Judy L. Meath
Research Fellow
Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
University of Minnesota
Joseph B. Shultz
Administrative Fellow
Office of the Executive Associate Vice President for
Planning and Academic Affairs
University of Minnesota
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