Leadership
research expertise in OLPD
Analyzing and developing frameworks of leadership that foster personal and organizational advancement, our faculty focuses on cultivating effective leaders for today’s challenges. Many of our faculty possess significant expertise in these areas. See below for profiles of faculty and their research related to leadership.
Faculty with expertise in this area
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.
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.
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.
Joshua Collins Joshua Collins
- Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
- collinsj@umn.edu
I am concerned with the challenges associated with learning and work for racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities.
Nicole Dillard Nicole Dillard
- Assistant Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-626-8971
- ndillard@umn.edu
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
- 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.
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.
Walter Novillo Walter Novillo
- Lecturer
- 612-624-9719
- novi0007@umn.edu
My education background is in human resource development, business, public administration, and law.
Debra Prenkert Debra Prenkert
- Senior Leader of Scholarly Practice
- dprenker@umn.edu
Dr. Prenkert has been in K-12 education for 28 years. She was a classroom teacher for 12 years at the elementary level.
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.
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.
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.
Louis Quast Louis Quast
- Senior Lecturer
- he, him, his
- 612-626-3046
- louquast@umn.edu
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
