College of Education and Human Development

Family Social Science

Faculty, Professor Emeriti, and Staff

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Gerald August

Gerald August
Professor and Director, Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health
612-626-4091 | augus001@umn.edu
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Sara Axtell

Sara Axtell
Lecturer and Faculty-at-Large, Cultural Wellness Center
612-625-0252 | axtel002@umn.edu
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Lynne Borden

Lynne Borden
Professor
Associate Dean of Research and Engagement, UMN Extension
612-624-7707 | lmborden@umn.edu
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Chalandra Bryant

Chalandra Bryant
Professor and Pauline Boss Faculty Fellow in Ambiguous Loss
612-625-1900 | cmbryant@umn.edu

William Doherty

William Doherty
Professor
Couple & Family Therapy Specialization
612-625-4752 | bdoherty@umn.edu
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Jodi Dworkin

Jodi Dworkin
Professor and Extension Specialist
612-624-3732 | jdworkin@umn.edu
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Jennifer George

Jennifer George
Assistant Professor
georg922@umn.edu

Tabitha Grier-Reed
Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development, CEHD
612-624-2089 | grier001@umn.edu

Steven Harris

Steven Harris
Professor
Couple & Family Therapy Specialization
612-625-1900 | smharris@umn.edu
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stacey horn

Stacey Horn
Department Head and Professor
612-625-1900 | sshorn@umn.edu

Margaret Kelly

Margaret Kelly
Senior Teaching Specialist and Director of Undergraduate Studies
612-625-7825 | deleh003@umn.edu
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Jenifer McGuire

Jenifer McGuire
Professor and Extension Specialist
612-301-9848 | jmcguire@umn.edu
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Christopher Mehus

Christopher Mehus
Research Assistant Professor
Family Social Science and Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
651-785-3660 | cjmehus@umn.edu

Tai Mendenhall

Tai Mendenhall
Professor
Couple & Family Therapy Specialization
612-624-3138 | mend0009@umn.edu

Cynthia Meyer
Senior Lecturer
612-625-8265 | cjmeyer@umn.edu
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Michelle Pasco

Michelle Pasco
Assistant Professor
mpasco@umn.edu

Timothy Piehler

Timothy Piehler
Associate Professor
612-301-1484 | tpiehler@umn.edu
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Shannon Rader

Shannon Rader
Parent & Family Education Program Director and Lecturer
612-625-0701 | rade0081@umn.edu

Joyce Serido

Joyce Serido
Professor and Extension Specialist
612-625-1900 | jserido@umn.edu
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Kay Simon

Kay Simon
Assistant Professor
simo1253@umn.edu

Catherine Solheim

Catherine Solheim
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
612-625-1201 | csolheim@umn.edu
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Xiaoran Sun

Xiaoran Sun
Assistant Professor
sunx0521@umn.edu

Lindsey Weiler

Lindsey Weiler
Associate Professor and Department Honors Faculty Representative
Couple & Family Therapy Specialization
612-301-9345 | lmweiler@umn.edu
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Armeda Wojciak

Armeda Wojciak
Associate Professor and Couple & Family Therapy Program Director
612-625-1900 | awojciak@umn.edu

Zha Blong Xiong

Zha Blong Xiong
Associate Professor
612-625-5882 | xiong008@umn.edu
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Virginia Solis Zuiker

Virginia Solis Zuiker
Associate Professor and AFC Supervising Faculty
612-625-4225 | vzuiker@umn.edu
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Professor Emeriti

Staff

Maggie Beaupre DeYoung

Maggie Beaupre DeYoung
Pronouns: she, her
Senior Academic Advisor
392 McNeal Hall
beau8945@umn.edu

Anna Brenk

Anna Brenk
Pronouns: she, her, they, them
Administration, Business & Finance Liaison
290E McNeal Hall
612-625-6272
abrenk@umn.edu

Kisten Collins

Kirsten Collins
Pronouns: she, her
Senior Undergraduate Advisor
275B McNeal Hall
coll0260@umn.edu

Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Department Administrator
290D McNeal Hall
612-625-8771
john6461@umn.edu

Sumitra Madhuri Ramachandran

Sumitra Madhuri Ramachandran
Pronouns: she, her
Graduate Program Coordinator
386D McNeal Hall
ramac024@umn.edu

Julie Michener

Julie Michener
Pronouns: she, her
Communications and Marketing Manager
294 McNeal Hall
651-253-8931
jmichene@umn.edu

Nikki Wakal

Nikki Wakal
Pronouns: she, her
Student & HR Support Liaison
290B McNeal Hall
612-626-3248
waka0002@umn.edu