College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Julie Olson Rand

  • Pronouns: she/they

  • Doctoral Candidate, HE

Areas of interest

  • Mental Health
  • Disability Services
  • Prevention of Employee Burnout
  • Career Longevity
Degrees

M.Ed., Organizational Leadership & Policy Development, University of Minnesota, 2013
Second Baccalaureate Certificate, St. Catherine University, 2008
B.A., Studio Arts, University of Minnesota, 2001

Biography

I serve as the Associate Director for Access Programs in the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at the University of Minnesota.  My prior experience includes almost 5 years in Disability Services at St. Catherine University and over ten years as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter.  I've also served as an adjunct faculty member in the ASL interpreting program at St. Catherine University for 8 years. I serve as secretary of the Board of Directors for ThinkSelf, a Deaf-led non-profit serving the Deaf community with advocacy and education programs. I live in Minneapolis with my family.

Presentations

Olson Rand, J. & Klenotich, A. (2023, July 217-21). Let’s Prevent the Fire Instead of Putting it Out: Preventing Burnout in Higher Education. [Conference presentation]. AHEAD Equity and Excellence Conference, Portland, OR, United States.

Olson Rand, J. & Klenotich, A. (2022, November 6-8). Let’s Prevent the Fire Instead of Putting it Out: Preventing Burnout in Higher Education. [Conference presentation]. NASPA Region IV West & East Joint Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.