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Christine Beech
Director of the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and Assistant Professor of Business
Saint Mary's Hall, SM408
Campus Box: # 15
(507) 457-6978
Areas of Expertise: Veteran Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, Hybrid Organizations, Entrepreneurship, Succession Planning, Women Entrepreneurs, Ecosystems, Management Consulting, Community Engagement
Meet Christine Beech
Moni Berg-Binder, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Sciences
St. Mary's Press, SMPC
Campus Box: # 10
(507) 457-6989
Areas of Expertise: Invasive plant species and native plants; ecology and animal-plant interactions
Meet Moni Berg-Binder
Matthew Bluem, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Graduate and MBA Programs
Brother Louis Hall, BLH202
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 238-4535
Area of Expertise: Political and Economic Development, Inernational Development
Meet Matthew Bluem
Crystal Carlson, Ph.D.
Psychology - Assistant Professor
Hendrickson Center, HC134
Campus Box: #1497
(507) 457-1515
Ares of Expertise: Educational psychology, educational technology, fostering critical thinking skills, first-year and first-generation students
Meet Crystal Carlson
Hyunjai (Demian) Cho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Physics
St. Mary's Press, SMPD
Campus Box: # 32
(507) 457-1551
Areas of Expertise: Physical Sciences including Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Thermodynamics, Energy, Space
Meet Hyunjai (Demian) Cho
Erin Mae Clark, Ph.D.
English and World Languages - Assistant Professor
Saint Mary's Hall, SM403
Campus Box: #1411
(507) 457-6643
Areas of Expertise: Multiethnic literatures of the United States, Holocaust literature, and trauma theory
Meet Erin Mae Clark
Farhiya Farah, Ph.D.
Program Director, Master of Public Health
Brother Louis Hall, BLH03
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 238-4522
Areas of Expertise: Public Health
Meet Farhiya Farah
Tammy Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
MA in Human Resource Management - Adjunct Associate Professor
Shahid Hussain, M.S., MBA, LL.B, DAIBP, CPA
Business - Assistant Professor
Saint Mary's Hall, SM429D
Campus Box: #1517
Areas of Expertise: Economics, mergers, acquisitions, and re-organizations — domestic and international
Meet Shahid Hussain
John Jankord, M.A.
Certificate in Addiction Studies - Program Director, Marriage and Family Therapy - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Brother Louis Hall, BLH227
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 728-5243
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
Meet John Jankord
Amy Jauman, Ed.D.
Program Director, MA in Human Resource Management
Brother Louis Hall, BLH236
Campus Box: # 28
Areas of Expertise: Coaching and Adult Education
Meet Amy Jauman
Ralf Keysser, D.B.A.
MBA Program - Adjunct Associate Professor
Tricia Klosky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - History and Social Sciences
Griffin Hall, GR184
Campus Box: #1513
(507) 457-6677
Areas of Expertise: Juvenile corrections, criminal justice, delinquency
Meet Tricia Klosky
Erich Lippman, Ph.D.
History and Social Sciences - Associate Professor
Saint Mary's Hall, SM237
Campus Box: #1505
(507) 457-6944
Areas of Expertise: Russian Intellectual history with a focus on the interactions between religion and modernity in revolutionary Russia
Meet Erich Lippman
David Lynch, Ph.D.
Professor - History and Social Sciences
Griffin Hall, GR195
Campus Box: #1430
(507) 457-1526
Areas of Expertise: International relations and political economies, particularly trade, globalization and regional trade agreements
Meet David Lynch
Debra Martin, Ph.D.
Department Chair - Biology, Professor - Biology
St. Mary's Press, SMPG
Campus Box: # 10
(507) 457-1628
Areas of Expertise: Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry
Meet Debra Martin
Zakary Mayo
Business - Assistant Professor
Saint Mary's Hall, SM429B
Campus Box: #1528
(507) 457-1491
Areas of Expertise: Sports marketing and management, forging educational partnerships with outside sport organizations
Meet Zakary Mayo
Larry Morgan, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
Signe Nestingen, Psy.D.
Professor and Internship Director - Psychology Doctorate Program
Brother Louis Hall, BLH138
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 238-4571
Areas of Expertise: Social Justice and Mental Health Care
Meet Signe Nestingen
Matthew Nowakowski, MBA, Ed.D.
Doctor of Business Administration - Program Director and Core Associate Professor
Brother Louis Hall, BLH249
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 728-5142
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
Meet Matthew Nowakowski
Janet Pladson, Ed.D.
Ed.S. In Educational Admin. - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Michael Ratajczyk, M.A.
Associate Professor - Business, Program Director, BA & MS Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Saint Mary's Hall, SM429A
Campus Box: #1434
(507) 457-1698
Areas of Expertise: Buisness intelligence and data analytics
Meet Michael Ratajczyk
Todd Reinhart, ScD
Dean, School of Sciences and Health Professions, Professor of Biology and Health Professions
Brother Louis Hall, BLH239
Campus Box: # 82
(507) 457-1758
Areas of Expertise: Infectious diseases and microbiology
Meet Todd Reinhart
Kirsten Seal, M.A.
MA in Marriage & Family Therapy Program - Adjunct Associate Professor
Ashley Sovereign, Psy.D.
Program Director and Core Professor, Doctor of Psychology Program
Brother Louis Hall, BLH137
Campus Box: # 28
(612) 238-4557
Areas of Expertise: Psychotherapy and Counseling
Meet Ashley Sovereign
Daniel Strittmater
MA Health & Human Services Administration - Practicum Director, MA in Health and Human Services Admin - Adjunct Instructor
Holly Tapper, J.D., M.B.A., SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Adjunct Professor - School of Business & Technology
Martin DePorres Hall-TC Campus, MDP124
Campus Box: # 28
Areas of Expertise: Law and Business
Meet Holly Tapper