Expert Resources
Contact an Expert
Please contact Deb Nahrgang (507-457-6966 or dnahrgan@smumn.edu) in the Marketing and Communication Office for contact information about our faculty and staff experts.
Matthew Bluem, Ph.D.
Course-contracted Associate Professor
MBA
mbluem@smumn.edu
Area of Expertise: Political and Economic Development, Inernational Development
Crystal Carlson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychology and Social Sciences
Aquinas Hall, AH 339C
Campus Box: # 1497
(507) 457-1515
ccarlso@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Educational psychology, educational technology, fostering critical thinking skills, first-year and first-generation students
Erin Mae Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Language, Literature, and Culture
Saint Mary’s Hall, SM 403
Campus Box: # 1411
(507) 457-6643
eclark@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Multiethnic literatures of the United States, Holocaust literature, and trauma theory
Farhiya Farah, Ph.D.
Course-contracted Assistant Professor
M.P.H.
Brother Louis Hall, BLH 3
Campus Box: # 28
ffarah@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Public Health
Tammy Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Course-Contracted Associate Professor
M.A. in Human Resource Management
tfitzpat@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Leadership and Job Satisfaction
John Jankord, M.F.T.
Program Director
Certificate in Addiction Studies
Brother Louis Hall, BLH 227
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 728-5243
jjankord@smumn.edu
John Jankord is a mental health clinician who brings more than 18 years of varied substance use and mental health disorder treatment experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed alcohol and drug counselor, licensed professional clinical counselor, and Master Addiction Counselor to the Addiction Studies Certificate program and classroom.
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Amy Jauman, Ed.D.
Course-contracted Assistant Professor
M.A. in Human Resource Management
Campus Box: # 28
ajauman@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Coaching and Adult Education
Ralf Keysser, D.B.A.
Course-Contracted Professor
Areas of Expertise: Finance and Business
Tricia Klosky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychology and Social Sciences
Aquinas Hall, AH 145C
Campus Box: # 1513
(507) 457-6677
tklosky@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Juvenile corrections, criminal justice, delinquency
Erich Lippman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Language, Literature, and Culture
Saint Mary’s Hall, SM 237
Campus Box: # 1505
(507) 457-6944
elippman@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Russian Intellectual history with a focus on the interactions between religion and modernity in revolutionary Russia
David Lynch, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychology and Social Sciences
Aquinas Hall, AH 143C
Campus Box: # 1430
(507) 457-1526
dlynch@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: International relations and political economies, particularly trade, globalization and regional trade agreements
Debra Martin, Ph.D.
Professor
Biology
Aquinas Hall, AH 324
Campus Box: # 10
(507) 457-1628
dmartin@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry
Zakary Mayo, Ph.D.
Course-contracted Associate Professor
Business and Communication
Aquinas Hall, AH 250C
Campus Box: # 1528
zmayo@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Athlete Engagement, Athlete Recruitment and Retention, Athlete Branding, NIL, Risk Mitigation, Event Planning, Facility Management, Project Valuation, Coaching Theory
Larry Morgan, M.A.
Course-Contracted Assistant Professor
M.A. in Human Resource Management
lmorgan@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Compensation Alignment
Signe Nestingen, Psy.D.
Director of Clinical Training
Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology
Brother Louis Hall, BLH 138
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 238-4571
snesting@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Social Justice and Mental Health Care
Matthew Nowakowski, Ed.D.
Course-Contracted Professor
D.B.A.
Core Associate Professor
Brother Louis Hall, BLH 239
Campus Box: # 28
mnowakow@smumn.edu
Dr. Nowakowski is the program director and a core associate professor in the Doctor of Business Administration program, and additionally teaches and serves on dissertation committees in the Doctor of Education in Leadership program. His scholarly interests include the study of resilience, perseverance, community development and the adaptability of people and economic systems.
Areas of Expertise: Community Development and Resilience
Michael Ratajczyk, M.A.
Associate Professor of Business
Business and Communication
Program Director
Aquinas Hall, AH 250F
Campus Box: # 1434
(507) 457-1698
mratajcz@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Buisness intelligence and data analytics
Kirsten Seal, M.A.
Course-Contracted Associate Professor
M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy
klseal12@smumn.edu
Areas of Expertise: Marriage and Family Therapy
Daniel Strittmater, MHA
Practicum Director
M.A. in Health and Human Services Administration
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 728-5241
dstrittm@smumn.edu
Holly Tapper, J.D.
Course-Contracted Professor
Areas of Expertise: Law and Business