Community Engagement
research expertise in OLPD
Many of our faculty bring extensive expertise in fostering community engagement through knowledge, action, and care in education policy, organizational development, and leadership. See below for profiles of faculty and their research related to community engagement:
Faculty with expertise in this area
Heidi Barajas Heidi Barajas
- Associate Professor Emerita
- 612-625-4823
- hbarajas@umn.edu
Heidi Lasley Barajas is currently serving as the interim Associate Vice President for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota and is an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development.
Heather Dorsey Heather Dorsey
- Senior Teaching Specialist
- 612-626-4780
- dors0034@umn.edu
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.
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.
Walter Novillo Walter Novillo
- Lecturer
- 612-624-9719
- novi0007@umn.edu
My education background is in human resource development, business, public administration, and law.
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.
Stephanie Sisco Stephanie Sisco
- Assistant Professor
- 612-626-7255
- pleasant@umn.edu
My research seeks to understand how social issues appear at work and influence the learning and development of professionals of color.
Jonathan Stuart Jonathan Stuart
- Senior Lecturer
- 612-625-8697
- stua0042@umn.edu
Jonathan Stuart, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.
Bhaskar Upadhyay Bhaskar Upadhyay
- Professor; Director of Graduate Studies; Rodney Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
- he, him, his
- 612-625-3286
- bhaskar@umn.edu
As a former science teacher, I am interested in research and teaching that addresses issues of science teaching and learning in the high-poverty urban schools.
Joan DeJaeghere Joan DeJaeghere
- Professor, Department Chair
- 612-626-8258
- deja0003@umn.edu
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.
Andrew Furco Andrew Furco
- Professor; Associate Department Chair
- 612-625-5663
- afurco@umn.edu
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.
John LaVelle John LaVelle
- Assistant Professor
- 612-626-0884
- jlavelle@umn.edu
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.
Aditi Rajendran Aditi Rajendran
- Assistant Professor
- araj@umn.edu
My research explores how leadership shifts policies and practices towards more racially just schools and systems.
Roozbeh Shirazi Roozbeh Shirazi
- Associate Professor; Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Comparative and International Development Education
- 612-624-2367
- shir0035@umn.edu
Coming to the field of comparative and international education from a background in political science, I have always sought to understand the social, political, and cultural labor that schools perform, with particular attention to how knowledge is…
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.
Elizabeth Sumida Huaman Elizabeth Sumida Huaman
- Professor; Emma Birkmaier Education Leadership Professorship
- eshuaman@umn.edu
OLPD 5122 Indigenous Education: Research, Policy, and Practice OLPD 5080 (Special Topics) Qualitative research design: Applied Indigenous methods DSSC 8111 Ways of Knowing OLPD 8101 International development and education OLPD 5132 Intercultural…
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.
