OLPD Faculty
* Denotes graduate faculty status, individuals who may serve on graduate students' committees.
For details and the most current information see the Graduate Faculty Roster.
Nicola Alexander *
Associate Professor; Co-Coordinator of Education Administration Program
nalexand@umn.edu; 612-624-1507
Melissa Anderson *
Professor
mand@umn.edu; 612-624-5717
Orkideh Anderson
Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
orkideh@umn.edu; 612-625-3150
Alexandre Ardichvili *
Professor
ardic001@umn.edu; 612-626-4529
Kenneth Bartlett *
Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Graduate, Professional, and International Programs
bartlett@umn.edu; 612-624-4935
Ted Blaesing
Instructor
James Brown *
Professor
brown014@umn.edu; 612-624-7754
C. Cryss Brunner *
Associate Professor
brunner@umn.edu; 612-624-8527
David Chapman *
Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership
chapm026@umn.edu; 612-626-8728
David Christesen *
Lecturer
chri1614@umn.edu; 612-625-2213
Gary Clemmer
Instructor
Joan Dejaeghere *
Assistant Professor
deja0003@umn.edu; 612-626-8258
Peter Demerath *
Associate Professor
pwd@umn.edu; 612-626-0768
Cynthia Digby
Instructor
Kenneth Dragseth
Lecturer; Director for Administrative Licensure Program;
Co-Coordinator of Education Administration Program
drags002@umn.edu; 612-626-8647
Heidi Eschenbacher
Instructor
Gerald Fry *
Professor
gwf@umn.edu; 612-624-0294
Andrew Furco *
Associate Professor
afurco@umn.edu; 612-624-1562
Roy Gaddey
Teaching Specialist
ragaddey@umn.edu; 612-624-0494
Michael Goh *
Associate Professor
gohxx001@umn.edu; 612-624-2590
Jarrett Gupton *
Assistant Professor
gupton@umn.edu; 612-625-1896
Lisa Hanes Goodlander
Instructor
Arthur Harkins *
Associate Professor
harki001@umn.edu; 612-624-5244
Darwin Hendel *
Associate Professor; Coordinator of Higher Education Program
hende001@umn.edu; 612-625-0129
Jeremy Hernandez *
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
herna220@umn.edu; 612-626-9377
David R. Johnson *
Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Policy; Director of Institute on Community Integration
johns006@umn.edu; 612-624-1062
Karen Johnson
Instructor
Jean King *
Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
kingx004@umn.edu; 612-626-1614
Richard Krueger *
Senior Fellow
rkrueger@umn.edu; 612-624-6754
Sally Latimer
Instructor
Michael Lovett
Instructor
Deanne Magnusson *
Lecturer and Coordinator, OLPD International Initiatives; Director, M.Ed and Ed.D. for International Educators
magnu002@umn.edu; 612-626-9647
James Martin
Instructor
Steven Massey
Instructor
John Moravec
Senior Lecturer; Coordinator of Leapfrog Institutes
moravec@umn.edu; 612-625-3517
Wayne Mueller
Instructor
Kristine Nielsen
Instructor
Ryan Novak
Instructor
Brent Opall
Instructor
Robert Osburn
Instructor
R. Michael Paige *
Professor
r-paig@umn.edu; 612-626-7456
Rosemarie Park *
Associate Professor
parkx002@umn.edu; 612-625-6267
Shari Peterson *
Associate Professor; Coordinator of Work and Human Resource Education Program
peter007@umn.edu; 612-624-4980
Frank Plachecki
Lecturer
plac0012@umn.edu; 612-625-0060
Louis Quast *
Associate Chair, Research Professor
louquast@umn.edu; 612-626-4849
Sarah Reuben
Instructor
Rebecca Ropers-Huilman *
Professor; Department Chair
ropers@umn.edu; 612-626-5996
Karen Seashore *
Regents Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
klouis@umn.edu; 612-626-8971
Julie Selander
Instructor
Meg Sisk
Instructor
Verna Simmons
Instructor
Christine Sonenblum
Instructor
Tom Stertz *
Coordinator, Office of Professional Development Outreach (OPDO)
ster0112@umn.edu; 612-625-7250
Karen Stout *
Instructor
Lyle Taipale
Coordinator for Administrative Licensure Program
taip0002@umn.edu; 612-625-8300
Catherine Twohig *
Lecturer
twoh0001@umn.edu; 612-624-7463
Frances Vavrus *
Associate Professor; Coordinator of Comparative and International Development Education Program
vavru003@umn.edu; 612-625-5663
Kyla Wahlstrom *
Lecturer; Director of CAREI
wahls001@umn.edu; 612-624-1890
David Weerts *
Associate Professor
dweerts@umn.edu; 612-625-2289
Stuart Yeh *
Associate Professor; Coordinator of Evaluation Studies Program
yehxx008@umn.edu; 612-624-0285
Jennifer York-Barr *
Professor
yorkx001@umn.edu; 612-625-6387
OLPD Faculty by Track
Tracks
- Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE)
- Educational Administration (EdAd)
- Evaluation Studies (ES)
- Higher Education (HiEd)
- Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE)
- Undergraduate Studies (BME & HRD)
* Denotes graduate faculty status, individuals who may serve on graduate students' committees.
For details and the most current information see the Graduate Faculty Roster.
Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE)
Frances Vavrus, CIDE Program Coordinator *
Associate Professor
vavru003@umn.edu; 612-625-5663
David Chapman *
Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership
chapm026@umn.edu; 612-626-8728
Joan Dejaeghere *
Assistant Professor
deja0003@umn.edu; 612-626-8258
Gerald Fry *
Professor
gwf@umn.edu; 612-624-0294
Michael Goh *
Associate Professor
gohxx001@umn.edu; 612-624-2590
Arthur Harkins *
Associate Professor
harki001@umn.edu; 612-624-5244
Deanne Magnusson *
Lecturer and Coordinator, OLPD International Initiatives; Director, M.Ed and Ed.D. for International Educators
magnu002@umn.edu; 612-626-9647
R. Michael Paige *
Professor
r-paig@umn.edu; 612-626-7456
Educational Administration (EdAd)
Nicola Alexander, EdAd Program Coordinator *
Associate Professor
nalexand@umn.edu; 612-624-1507
Kenneth Dragseth, Director for Administrative Licensure Program
Lecturer
drags002@umn.edu; 612-626-8647
C. Cryss Brunner *
Associate Professor
brunner@umn.edu; 612-624-8527
David Chapman *
Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership
chapm026@umn.edu; 612-626-8728
Peter Demerath *
Associate Professor
pwd@umn.edu; 612-626-0768
David R. Johnson *
Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Policy; Director of Institute on Community Integration
johns006@umn.edu; 612-624-1062
Arthur Harkins *
Associate Professor
harki001@umn.edu; 612-624-5244
Jean King *
Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
kingx004@umn.edu; 612-626-1614
Deanne Magnusson *
Lecturer and Coordinator, OLPD International Initiatives; Director, M.Ed and Ed.D. for International Educators
magnu002@umn.edu; 612-626-9647
Karen Seashore *
Regents Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
klouis@umn.edu; 612-626-8971
Lyle Taipale
Coordinator for Administrative Licensure Program
taip0002@umn.edu; 612-625-8300
Kyla Wahlstrom *
Lecturer; Director of CAREI
wahls001@umn.edu; 612-624-1890
Stuart Yeh *
Associate Professor
yehxx008@umn.edu; 612-624-0285
Jennifer York-Barr *
Professor
yorkx001@umn.edu; 612-625-6387
Evaluation Studies (ES)
Stuart Yeh, ES Program Coordinator *
Associate Professor
yehxx008@umn.edu; 612-624-0285
David R. Johnson *
Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Policy; Director of Institute on Community Integration
johns006@umn.edu; 612-624-1062
Jean King *
Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
kingx004@umn.edu; 612-626-1614
Karen Seashore *
Regents Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
klouis@umn.edu; 612-626-8971
Higher Education (HiEd)
Darwin Hendel, HiEd Program Coordinator *
Associate Professor
hende001@umn.edu; 612-625-0129
Melissa Anderson *
Professor
mand@umn.edu; 612-624-5717
David Chapman *
Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership
chapm026@umn.edu; 612-626-8728
Andrew Furco *
Associate Professor
afurco@umn.edu; 612-624-1562
Jarrett Gupton *
Assistant Professor
gupton@umn.edu; 612-625-1896
Jeremy Hernandez *
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
herna220@umn.edu; 612-626-9377
Rebecca Ropers-Huilman *
Professor; Department Chair
ropers@umn.edu; 612-626-5996
Karen Seashore *
Regents Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
klouis@umn.edu; 612-626-8971
David Weerts *
Associate Professor
dweerts@umn.edu; 612-625-2289
Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE)
Shari Peterson, WHRE Program Coordinator *
Associate Professor
peter007@umn.edu; 612-624-4980
Alexandre Ardichvili *
Professor
ardic001@umn.edu; 612-626-4529
Kenneth Bartlett *
Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Graduate, Professional, and International Programs
bartlett@umn.edu; 612-624-4935
James Brown *
Professor
brown014@umn.edu; 612-624-7754
David Christesen *
Lecturer
chri1614@umn.edu; 612-625-2213
Rosemarie Park *
Associate Professor
parkx002@umn.edu; 612-625-6267
Louis Quast *
Associate Chair, Research Professor
louquast@umn.edu; 612-626-4849
Tom Stertz *
Coordinator, Office of Professional Development Outreach (OPDO)
ster0112@umn.edu; 612-625-7250
Catherine Twohig *
Lecturer
twoh0001@umn.edu; 612-624-7463
Undergraduate Studies
Business and Marketing Education & Human Resource Development
Orkideh Anderson
Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
orkideh@umn.edu; 612-625-3150
Roy Gaddey
Teaching Specialist
ragaddey@umn.edu; 612-624-0494
Frank Plachecki
Lecturer
plac0012@umn.edu; 612-625-0060
Karen Seashore *
Regents Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
klouis@umn.edu; 612-626-8971
Staff
Sara Beverage
Support staff, Undergraduate studies
612-624-7574
sara@umn.edu
Julie Bishop
Support staff, Administration
612-624-1006
bisho025@umn.edu
Linda Elrich
Administrative director
612-624-3472
elric001@umn.edu
Daniel W. Grafton
Support staff, Graduate studies
612-624-8054
graft003@umn.edu
Jodie Gustafson
Web Guru
612-624-6798
gusta042@umn.edu
Nancy Pellowski-Wiger
Research Fellow, CARE project
Karen Potter
Program Specialist, Administrative Licensure Program
612-625-9087
kppotter@umn.edu
Linda Schintz
Support staff, Undergraduate studies
612-624-3004
schin003@umn.edu