College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Faculty Directory

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Marina B. Aleixo Marina B. Aleixo

  • Affiliate faculty, CIDE; Director, International Initiatives
  • 612-624-9671
  • aleix001@umn.edu

Marina B. Aleixo, PhD, is affiliate faculty in the comparative and international development education program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Nicola Alexander Nicola Alexander

  • Professor; Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Diversity, and International Initiatives
  • 612-626-3256
  • nalexand@umn.edu

Policy does not always work in the way we expect or want. My research examines the implications of policy for society as a whole, entire student populations, and specified student groups.

Nicola Alexander

Noro Andriamanalina Noro Andriamanalina

  • Affiliate faculty, CIDE; Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Initiatives, Graduate School
  • she/her/hers
  • andri002@umn.edu

Noro Andriamanalina, PhD, is affiliate faculty in the comparative and international development education program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Alexandre Ardichvili Alexandre Ardichvili

  • Professor; Hellervik Chair in Leadership and Adult Career Development; Co-Director, Workforce Development and Research Lab
  • 612-626-4529
  • ardic001@umn.edu

Dr. Alexandre "Sasha" Ardichvili is a Professor of Human Resource Development at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Alexandre Ardichvili

Kenneth Bartlett Kenneth Bartlett

  • Professor; Hellervik Chair in Leadership and Adult Career Development
  • 612-624-4935
  • bartlett@umn.edu

My program of research examines the process, outcomes, and context of human resource development, training, lifelong learning, and organizational change.

Kenneth Bartlett

Cori Bazemore-James Cori Bazemore-James

  • Affiliate Faculty, Higher Education; Assistant Vice Provost, Graduate School Diversity Office
  • she, her, hers
  • 612-624-9447
  • cbazemor@umn.edu

Fall 2023: OLPD 8702—Administration and Leadership in Higher Education Dr. Cori Bazemore-James (she/her) is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians of Western New York and was raised in a Lakota community in South Dakota.

Cori Bazemore-James

Peggy Benedetti Andrews Peggy Benedetti Andrews

Prior to beginning an academic career, I worked in the field of human resources for more than 20 years and held staff and leadership positions at The Pillsbury Company, Personnel Decisions International, Ameriprise Financial (formerly American…

Joshua Collins Joshua Collins

I am concerned with the challenges associated with learning and work for racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities.

Joshua Collins

Gresham Donald Collom Gresham Donald Collom

Dr. Gresham D. Collom is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Joan DeJaeghere Joan DeJaeghere

As the oldest daughter of parents who had to leave secondary school due to financial needs, I am committed to concerns related to educational equity and wellbeing.

Joan DeJaeghere

Peter Demerath Peter Demerath

Demerath completes UMN GPS Alliance-Sponsored outreach trip to Papua New Guinea - Extended write up with pictures [PDF] My research and teaching are guided by a commitment to broaden equitable educational opportunity for all students.

Peter Demerath

Nicole Dillard Nicole Dillard

My primary research interest explores areas of marginalized identities in organizations with a focus on narratives of mothering and work, women and leadership, and the work-life experiences of women of color.

Heather Dorsey Heather Dorsey

I have been a faculty member of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota for 17 years. I teach in the First Year Inquiry program which involves multidisciplinary team teaching and learning communities.

Heather Dorsey

Meg Fitzgerald-Sisk Meg Fitzgerald-Sisk

My academic interests are in the fields of HRD, instructional design, and higher education, and my principal interest lies in exploring how faculty in higher education learn to teach.

Meg Fitzgerald-Sisk

Andrew Furco Andrew Furco

My primary research and teaching interests focus on the measurement and assessment of experiential education, community-engaged learning, and community-engaged scholarship in fulfillment of the public purposes of education.

Andrew Furco

Michael Goh Michael Goh

  • Professor; Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development; Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Higher Education
  • mgoh@umn.edu

From 2017-2022, I served as the University of Minnesota systemwide vice president for equity and diversity for the university’s five campuses.

Michael Goh

Rashné R. Jehangir Rashné R. Jehangir

  • Professor; Robert Beck Chair of Ideas in Education; Founding Director, CEHD First Gen Institute
  • 612-625-3551
  • jehan001@umn.edu

My academic work is at the nexus of research and praxis shaped by my early career as a student affairs practitioner and advisor in federally funded TRIO programs.

Rashné Jehangir

Minjung Kim Minjung Kim

OLPD 5615 – Training & Development of HR OLPD 3601 – Introduction to HRD OLPD 3424 – Sales Training OLPD 5619 – Planning and Decision-Making I believe that exploring human resources development in a diversity of organizational contexts…

Minjung Kim

Sehoon Kim Sehoon Kim

  • Associate Professor; Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Human Resource Development
  • 612-626-4079
  • kimsh@umn.edu

Sehoon Kim is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Development at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Sehoon Kim

John LaVelle John LaVelle

My empirical work has focused on the formal development of the evaluation profession, with a specialization on understanding international job markets and university systems that are set up to meet those needs.

Ethan (Hanwen) Li Ethan (Hanwen) Li

Ethan (Hanwen) Li is a Lecturer in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Ethan (Hanwen) Li

Melissa Malen Melissa Malen

Melissa Malen is a Lecturer at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Karen Miksch Karen Miksch

My research focuses on the law of higher education and the transition to college. Specifically, I am interested in access to higher education from a legal and policy perspective.

Walter Novillo Walter Novillo

My education background is in human resource development, business, public administration, and law.

Walter Novillo

Roberto Orozco Roberto Orozco

My research explores questions around race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality with relation to college student activism and student development, queer resistance and queer worldmaking in and outside of higher education contexts.

Roberto Orozco

Rosemarie Park Rosemarie Park

I was trained as an elementary teacher in Great Britain and have taught in elementary and adult literacy settings in Great Britain and the United States.

Rosemarie Park

Katie Pekel Katie Pekel

  • Executive Director of Educational Leadership; Co-Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Education Policy and Leadership
  • 612-625-7002
  • kpekel@umn.edu

As the Executive Director of Educational Leadership, Dr. Pekel serves as the department’s direct connection between the fields of research and practice in PK-12 education.

Katie Pekel

Calvin Phillips Calvin Phillips

Calvin D. Phillips, D. Ed. is the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and serves as the chief student affairs officer of the University of Minnesota multi-campus system.

Calvin Phillips

Debra Prenkert Debra Prenkert

Dr. Prenkert has been in K-12 education for 28 years. She was a classroom teacher for 12 years at the elementary level.

Debra Prenkert

Gary Prest Gary Prest

  • Director, Administrative Licensure; Co-Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Education Policy and Leadership; Co-Director, Urban Leadership Academy
  • 612-626-8647
  • pres0004@umn.edu

As a University of Minnesota alumni, I am grateful to serve this great institution and its students as the Director of Administrative Licensure and lead in leadership development for educational administrators.

Gary Prest

Louis Quast Louis Quast

Louis Quast's primary appointment is as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development , in the College of Education and Human Development.

Louis Quast

David Quinn David Quinn

  • Rodney S. Wallace Associate Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
  • dquinn@umn.edu

David M. Quinn is Rodney S. Wallace Associate Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota.

David Quinn

Aditi Rajendran Aditi Rajendran

My research explores how leadership shifts policies and practices towards more racially just schools and systems.

Aditi Rajendran

Ana Carolina Rodriguez Ana Carolina Rodriguez

  • Coordinator of the Master of Learning and Talent Development
  • she, her, hers
  • rodr0667@umn.edu

Dr. Ana Carolina Rodriguez is Coordinator of the Master of Learning and Talent Development program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Rebecca Ropers Rebecca Ropers

  • Professor; Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota-Duluth
  • 612-626-9545
  • ropers@umn.edu

My scholarship focuses on how educators create environments that are accessible to, nurturing of, and reliant upon people in our diverse communities.

Rebecca Ropers

Awa Saidy Awa Saidy

  • Affiliate Faculty; Associate Director, African Studies Initiative
  • She/Her/Hers
  • said0003@umn.edu

Awa K. Saidy is affiliate faculty for the Comparative and International Development Education graduate programs at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Matthew Schuelka Matthew Schuelka

I have experience at all levels of education, from kindergarteners to graduate students. I have also lived and taught in several countries around the world: Bhutan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Matthew Schuelka

Stephanie Sisco Stephanie Sisco

My research seeks to understand how social issues appear at work and influence the learning and development of professionals of color.

Christine Sonenblum Christine Sonenblum

Early research projects concerned inclusive education services for students with disabilities, team-decision making in development of Individualized Education Programs, and post-school outcomes for students who had received special education and…

Christine Sonenblum

Darrius Stanley Darrius Stanley

  • Assistant Professor; Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Fellow for Innovation in Teacher Development
  • he, him, his
  • dstanley@umn.edu

My work centers the political, educational, and philosophical perspectives of Black people to unearth Black genius and possibility in education.

Darrius Stanley

Michael Stebleton Michael Stebleton

My current studies focus on understanding the experiences of first-generation and immigrant college students, including food insecurity issues and the impact of career courses on career planning and career decision-making.

Nathaniel Stewart Nathaniel Stewart

  • Assistant Professor; Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Fellow for Innovation in Teacher Development
  • 612-625-3517
  • stewart1@umn.edu

I am a former middle school science teacher and Black liberatory pedagogist, turned educational policy scholar.

Nathaniel Stewart

Karen Storm Karen Storm

Karen Storm is a faculty lecturer in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Karen Storm

Jonathan Stuart Jonathan Stuart

Jonathan Stuart, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Jonathan D. Stuart

Kyla Wahlstrom Kyla Wahlstrom

Kyla L. Wahlstrom, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow in the College of Education and Human Development, and also a Lecturer in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development (OLPD). Most recently, Dr.

Kyla Wahlstrom

David Weerts David Weerts

  • Professor; Associate Vice Provost for Public Engagement, University of Minnesota System
  • 612-625-2289
  • dweerts@umn.edu

Over the past fifteen years, my scholarly work has focused on helping college and university leaders build productive relationships with external partners including state policy makers, community partners, alumni, and donors.

David Weerts

Stuart Yeh Stuart Yeh

  • Professor; Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Evaluation Studies
  • 612-624-0285
  • yehxx008@umn.edu

I apply evaluation perspectives and frameworks to identify what works in solving pressing social problems.

Stuart Yeh
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