National Research Center Career and Technical Education

Who We Are

The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, housed at the University of Minnesota, provides both descriptive and intervention-based research to improve the practice of career and technical education (CTE). Our intensive and ongoing relationships with both practitioners and policymakers at local, state, and national levels ensure that our work addresses current policy issues and needs of the field. We strongly believe that CTE programs are an integral part of public education, and we are committed to improving student achievement and vocational skills through CTE. Deriving from Perkins III legislation, our funding is administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education.

The National Research Center partners include: Primary: University of Minnesota, The Ohio State University, The University of Illinois, Oregon State University, The Pennsylvania State University; with Associate Partners: Academy of Educational Development and Johns Hopkins University.  

Staff

Director

James R. Stone III
Phone: 612-624-1795
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: stone003@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
Biography

Deputy Director

Donna Pearson
Phone: 612-625-5229
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: pears004@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
Biography

Post Doctoral GRA

Oscar Aliaga
Phone: 612-624-3603
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: alia0002@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

GRA

Heidi Hansen
Phone: 612-624-7289
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: hanse758@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Ron Moore
Phone: 612-624-7289
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: moore115@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Russell Swinburne-Romine
Phone: 612-624-1588
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: swin0030@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Finance

Diane Burgers
Phone: 612-624-1588
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: diane@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Senior Administrative

Roxanne Peterson
Phone: 612-624-8704
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: pete1848@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Administrative Specialist

Aldora Lemon
Phone: 612-624-3000
Fax: 612-624-7757
Email: lemon021@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
R460 Voc Tech Bldg.
1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108