College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Organizational Systems

research expertise in OLPD

Examining how organizations are formed, evolve, and how individuals interact within them, exploring strategies for organizational development and change. Many of our faculty possess significant expertise in these areas. See below for profiles of faculty and their research related to organizational systems. 

Faculty with expertise in this area

Heidi Barajas Heidi Barajas

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.

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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.

Kenneth Bartlett
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Gresham Donald Collom Gresham Donald Collom

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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Joshua Collins Joshua Collins

I am concerned with the challenges associated with learning and work for racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities.

Joshua Collins
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Nicole Dillard Nicole Dillard

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.

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Aditi Rajendran Aditi Rajendran

My research explores how leadership shifts policies and practices towards more racially just schools and systems.

Aditi Rajendran
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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.

Rebecca Ropers
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Stephanie Sisco Stephanie Sisco

My research seeks to understand how social issues appear at work and influence the learning and development of professionals of color.

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Darrius Stanley Darrius Stanley

  • Assistant Professor; Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Fellow for Innovation in Teacher Development
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  • dstanley@umn.edu

My work centers the political, educational, and philosophical perspectives of Black people to unearth Black genius and possibility in education.

Darrius Stanley
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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.

David Weerts
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