Doctoral alumni
Our network of hundreds of OLPD doctoral alumni spans the globe. If you graduated from a doctoral program in OLPD and you're interested in listing your profile on this page, contact OLPD commmunications.
Rosa Acevedo, PhD Rosa Acevedo, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
I am the founder and executive consultant of RM Administrator Plus Consulting designed to provide affordable access to high quality consulting for organizations servicing the public sector in evaluation and proposal writing.

Roqayah Ajaj, PhD Roqayah Ajaj, PhD
- Evaluation Studies
- she, her, hers
- ajajx001@umn.edu
I am a doctoral candidate contributing to the expansion of research on social inclusion for people with disabilities.

Zhuldyz Amankulova, PhD Zhuldyz Amankulova, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- amank005@umn.edu
I am interested in the issues of access and equity in higher education as well as how students’ transitions into and out of the university can be structured to maximize academic and career success, especially for marginalized youth.

Farah Baig, PhD Farah Baig, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- baig0019@umn.edu

Tiago Bittencourt, PhD Tiago Bittencourt, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- he, him, his

Kathryn K. Burden, PhD Kathryn K. Burden, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- burd0133@umn.edu
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in the Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development program with an emphasis on Comparative and International Development Education.

Peter Joseph Campion, PhD Peter Joseph Campion, PhD
- Higher Education
- he, him, his
I have more than a decade of collegiate teaching experience. My work centers on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Devleena Chatterji, PhD Devleena Chatterji, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- she, her, hers
I am interested in understanding the dynamics of power differences from multiple angles.

D.J. (David) Condon, PhD D.J. (David) Condon, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- he, him, his
Of my 35 years working in preK-12 education, I have spent the last 25 years working in the preK-12 international schools sector, including 10 years as a head of school.

Heidi I. Fahning, PhD Heidi I. Fahning, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- she, her, hers
My research interests dwell at the intersections of public policy, education, and anthropology.

Leah N. Fulton, PhD Leah N. Fulton, PhD
- Higher Education
- she, her, hers
- fulto076@umn.edu
I have nearly fifteen years of experience in higher education, primarily in various Student Affairs roles. My work has focused largely on organizational change through centering institutional congruence.

Michael Grewe, PhD Michael Grewe, PhD
- Higher Education
- he, him, his
I have worked in higher education since 2007 and am currently the Director of Campus Life at Augsburg University.

Tasha S. Hart-Mrema, PhD Tasha S. Hart-Mrema, PhD
- Human Resource Development
- she, her, hers
- hartm492@umn.edu
I am in the final stage of my doctoral candidacy and I am currently working on my dissertation. My current research is specifically concerned with the presence, or lack thereof, of corporate social responsibility in the platform economy (i.e.

Marigold Setsuko Holmes, PhD Marigold Setsuko Holmes, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- she, her, hers
- holme707@umn.edu
As a practioner-scholar, my 25-year career in international education has focused on internationalization strategy at the institutional, national, and international levels.

Lisa S. Kaler, PhD Lisa S. Kaler, PhD
- Higher Education, 2021
- she, her, hers
I am interested in the mental health of undergraduate and graduate students. In particular, I am interested in critical approaches to studying mental health so that colleges and universities can better serve students from marginalized populations.

Annie Jenkin LaVanway, PhD Annie Jenkin LaVanway, PhD
- Education Policy and Leadership
- she, her, hers
- jenki259@umn.edu
Educational equity is at the forefront of my teaching and research. As a former public school teacher and long-time college access program employee, advocating for opportunity and access is at the heart of my work.

Suhyung Lee, PhD Suhyung Lee, PhD
- Human Resource Development
- he, him, his
- leex9207@umn.edu

Graham Rasmussen, PhD Graham Rasmussen, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- he, him, his

finn j. schneider finn j. schneider
- Higher Education
- they, them, theirs

Laura C. Seithers, PhD Laura C. Seithers, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- she, her, hers
My research focuses primarily on lived experiences of the internationalization of higher education and of pedagogical change.

Tiffany Lachelle Smith, PhD Tiffany Lachelle Smith, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- smit8814@umn.edu
Dr. Tiffany Lachelle Smith is the Director of Scholarships and Student Programs at the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

David G. Stanton, PhD David G. Stanton, PhD
- Education Policy and Leadership
- he, him, his
- stant171@umn.edu

Tom Taylor, PhD Tom Taylor, PhD
- Education Policy and Leadership
- he, him, his
- tayl1889@umn.edu

Thuan Micah Tran, PhD Thuan Micah Tran, PhD
- Comparative and International Development Education
- he, him, his

Evan Witt, PhD Evan Witt, PhD
- Higher Education
- he, him
- evanwitt@umn.edu
I am an international leadership educator who specializes in working across academic and co-curricular programs. My work is centered in empowering students to develop leadership skills for positive social change through experiential learning.

Eskender A. Yousuf, PhD Eskender A. Yousuf, PhD
- Education Policy and Leadership
- yousu014@umn.edu
I am a doctoral candidate studying how social issues impact k-12 education and ways that educators and educational leaders can best respond.
