Culture and Education

research expertise in OLPD

Understanding how the process of making a choice impacts behavior and relationships. Our faculty explores the complexities of decision-making to promote better outcomes in personal, educational, and organizational contexts. Many of our faculty possess significant expertise in these areas. See below for profiles of faculty and their research related to decision-making:

Faculty with expertise in this area

Gresham Donald Collom Gresham Donald Collom

Assistant Professor
he/him
gcollom@umn.edu

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.

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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.

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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.

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Walter Novillo Walter Novillo

Lecturer
612-624-9719
novi0007@umn.edu

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

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