College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE) doctoral students

There are currently more than 60 doctoral students enrolled in our CIDE programs, and more than 200 across our department.

Ian Allen Ian Allen

I am a PhD student in CIDE with interests in the role of higher education in global health security efforts and international development.

Abdulrahman Bindamnan Abdulrahman Bindamnan

Abdulrahman Bindamnan is a doctoral student in Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Megan Braunstein Megan Braunstein

I am a first year Ph.D. student in Leadership for Intercultural and International Education cohort.

Megan Braunstein

Holly Buttrey Holly Buttrey

Holly Buttrey is a Doctoral Student in the Comparative and International Development Education program (LIIE Cohort) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cites' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Giselle Caretto Giselle Caretto

Having spent over a decade teaching internationally in varying types of educational settings, I gained keen interest in the effects of the internationalization of the English language and pedagogy and its intersection with local and indigenous…

Tim Young Chol Choi Tim Young Chol Choi

  • Doctoral Student, Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE)
  • he/him/his
  • choi0898@umn.edu

Young Chol (Tim) is a doctoral student in Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Vallen Cook Vallen Cook

I am currently an environmentalist and youth worker for the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa in northern Minnesota. I also volunteer at an indigenous youth center in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Vallen Cook

Vu Dao Vu Dao

Grants to Advance Graduate Education (GAGE) Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2020

Vu Dao

Dana Downey Dana Downey

I am curious about the overlap between universities and the public good in the global context, and the potential public and private benefits of higher education in the building (or rebuilding) of a nation.

Dana Downey

Danielle Fields Danielle Fields

I have 19 years of experience as a public school educator in Grades PreK-12. Having a heart for social justice and equity, I have dedicated my career to serving underserved communities as both an educator and a school/district administrator.

Danielle Fields

Cody Freeman Cody Freeman

My mission is to create freedom through education for queer youth globally. My work centers on leading the transformative shift of systems through actionable strategies at the intersection of academia, civil society, and the United Nations.

Cody Freeman

Vongrathayuth Hingphith Vongrathayuth Hingphith

Vongrathayuth (Yuth) is a doctoral student in Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Marigold Setsuko Holmes Marigold Setsuko Holmes

As a practioner-scholar, my 25-year career in international education has focused on internationalization strategy at the institutional, national, and international levels.

Marigold Setsuko Holmes

Liz Sehyun Hwang Liz Sehyun Hwang

My research interest is mainly around the internationalization of higher education in the United States.

Liz Sehyun Hwang

Oliver Keels Oliver Keels

I am a Lecturer in Political Science and History for Wenzhou Kean University’s College of Liberal Arts. Prior to working at WKU, I served as the Director of Student Services and Lecturer for the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani.

Oliver Keels

Dorca V. Kisare-Ressler Dorca V. Kisare-Ressler

  • PhD Candidate, CIDE
  • She/her/hers

Dorca V. Kisare-Ressler is a PhD candidate in Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Sunga Kufeyani Sunga Kufeyani

  • Doctoral Student, Comparative and International Development Education
  • She/Her
  • kufey001@umn.edu

Sunga Kufeyani is a doctoral student in ​Comparative International Development Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Lisa Miller Lisa Miller

Currently, I am the Director of International and Professional Programs at the University of California, Riverside Extension.

Lisa Miller

Erma Fetić Mujić Erma Fetić Mujić

Erma Fetić Mujić is a doctoral student in the Comparative and International Development Education program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Erma Mujic

Enet Mukurazita Enet Mukurazita

Comparative and International Education Society DePodesta Fellow, 2023 Culture Corps Gender Equity Grant, 2022 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. College of Education and Human Development.

Enet Mukurazita

Thi Nguyen Thi Nguyen

I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam but call Sunnyvale, California my home.

Samantha Nissen Samantha Nissen

I am an educational researcher currently studying narratives from international students in U.S journalism schools on contested issues of democracy, press freedom, belonging.

Samantha Nissen

Obafemi O. Ogunleye Obafemi O. Ogunleye

I am a doctoral candidate in Comparative and International Development Education with a minor in Program Evaluation.

Obafemi O. Ogunleye

Dane Rowley Dane Rowley

I have been working with students from the United States and around the world in outreach, counseling, admission, advising, and teaching for nearly 18 years In addition to being a student I am Director of International Admission at California…

Dane Rowley

Consuelo Sánchez-Bautista Consuelo Sánchez-Bautista

I am a Fulbright-Colciencias doctoral student in the Comparative International Development Education program. Broadly, I am interested in the relationships between education and mobility, particularly in contexts of armed conflicts and violence.

Consuelo Sánchez-Bautista

Rachel M. Scholten Rachel M. Scholten

Rachel Scholten is a doctoral student in the Leadership for Intercultural and International Education cohort at the University of Minnesota's Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

Gary Schwartz-Moore Gary Schwartz-Moore

After working in higher education for the past 15 years, I decided to start my PhD program as part of the LIIE cohort in 2020 to delve deeper into my areas of primary research interest: DEI in higher ed and inclusive leadership.

Gary Schwartz-Moore

Ahmed Sirleaf Ahmed Sirleaf

A seasoned international development, rule of law, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professional, with over a combined decade of experience in planning and managing complex donor (international cooperation affairs), transitional justice, and…

Ahmed Sirleaf

Lindsey Smaka Lindsey Smaka

In addition to my doctoral work, I am a chemistry teacher and coordinate the Global Scholar Program at Edina High School in Edina, Minnesota.

Lindsey Smaka

Kae Takaoka Kae Takaoka

Kae Takaoka is a Ph.D. candidate in the Comparative International Development Education (CIDE) program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development.

Tommy Van Norman Tommy Van Norman

I am interested in exploring how formal higher education experiences (i.e., study abroad and experiential/immersive learning) imbed land-based, placed-based, or Indigenous education into their curriculum and programming, and how those experiences…

Tommy Van Norman

Vanessa Voller Vanessa Voller

I am a doctoral student at the College of Education and Human Development and School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota and a visiting instructor in the Community and Global Health division of the International Studies Department at…

Vanessa Voller