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Department Administration

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Casey (Carolyn) Ozaki
M.Ed Student Affairs; Ph.D Higher Education
Professor
Specialties: Higher Education, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Community Colleges, College Student Persistence
  • carolyn.ozaki@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4256
  • Education Building Room 270
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Helen Elden
Administrative Secretary
  • helen.elden@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3143
  • Education Building Room 238
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189

Full-Time Faculty

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Amber Adgerson
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Teacher Preparation, Early Childhood/Elementary Education, STEM Identity Development, Virtual STEM Education, STEM Education for Underrepresented Populations
  • amber.adgerson@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5680
  • Education Office Room 314
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Pamela Beck
Associate Professor
Specialties: Literacy Education, Literacy Practices, Assessment and Instruction, Student-Centered Views of Teaching, Qualitative Methods
  • pamela.beck@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6173
  • Education Building Room 322
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Renae Bjorg
PhD
Assistant Professor
  • renae.bjorg@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6760
  • Education Building Room 318
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Sonja Brandt
PhD in Teacher Education
Assistant Professor in Elementary Education Methods
  • sonja.brandt@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3145
  • Education Building Room 376
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Bridgette Campoverde
Instructor
  • bridgette.campoverde@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3186
  • Education Building Room 386
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Hyonsuk Cho
Associate Professor, Hopper Danley Faculty Fellow
Specialties: TESOL, Bilingualism, Culturally Relevant Teaching, Social-Emotional Learning
  • hyonsuk.cho@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3162
  • Education Building Room 252
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Christopher Clark
Associate Professor
Specialties: Social Studies Education
  • christopher.h.clark@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3188
  • Education Building Room 262
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Renuka de Silva
Assistant Professor
  • renuka.desilva@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5868
  • Education Building Room 256
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Shannon Grave
PHD, MED, BSSW
Clinical Associate Professor
Specialties: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Childhood Mental Health, Early Childhood, MTSS/RTI, Behavior Support, Wrap-Around Services, School Based Mental Health
  • shannon.grave@UND.edu
  • Education Building Room 238
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Cindy M. Gregg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  • cindy.gregg@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3243
  • Education Building Room 392
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Michelle D. Griffin, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Specialties: Learning Disabilities, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, Assessment, Progress Monitoring, Special Education Law
  • michelle.griffin@UND.edu
  • Education Building Room 238
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Theresa Grijalva
Instructor
  • theresa.grijalva@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5749
  • Education Building Room 336
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Tamara Hoffer
Masters of Science in Special Education Strategist
Instructor
Specialties: Special Education Strategist, Emotional Disabilities
  • tamara.waldal@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3239
  • Education Building Room 314
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
Carol Johnson
ASD Program Manager
  • carol.a.johnson.2@UND.edu
  • 701.777.0612
  • Education Building Room 258
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Grace Keengwe
Ph.D. in Curriculum Instruction (EARLY CHILDHOOD)
Associate Professor
Specialties: Early Childhood Education
  • grace.keengwe@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3378
  • Education Building Room 276
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Sagini Keengwe
Professor
  • jared.keengwe@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3189
  • Education Building Room 290
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Laura Link
Associate Professor
Specialties: K-12 Leadership | Classroom Assessment & Grading
  • laura.link@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5825
  • Education Building Room 280
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
Patti Mahar
Assoc. Professor
  • patricia.mahar@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6054
  • Education Building Room 388
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Naomi McGaughey
Middle Level Program Area Coordinator
Specialties: Middle Level Education
  • naomi.mcgaughey@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5939
  • Education Building Room 222
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
Christine McGrail
Assistant Professor
  • christine.mcgrail@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3487
  • Education Room 354
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Emily Midkiff
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Children's and Young Adult Literature, Childhood Studies, Fantasy and Science Fiction Studies
  • emily.midkiff@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3574
  • Education Room 394
    Grand Forks ND 58202
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Donna K. Pearson
Ph.D.
Professor
Specialties: Curriculum & Instruction: Secondary Education with Emphasis in Social Studies and History Minor
  • donna.pearson@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2861
  • Education Building Room 306
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Anthony Perry
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Student Engagement, STEM, CTE
  • anthony.m.perry@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3159
  • Education Room 218
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Logan Rutten
Assistant Professor
  • logan.rutten@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3577
  • Education Room 284
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Joanna Ryan
PhD BCBA-D LBA
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Hopper Danley Endowed Faculty Fellow
Specialties: Special education services for PK-12 students with extensive support needs in rural communities, applied behavior analysis, single-case experimental design
  • joanna.ryan@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2863
  • Education Building Room 384
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Joel Schleicher
Clinical Asst. Professor
  • joel.l.schleicher@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3187
  • Education Building Room 371
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Jared Schlenker
Faculty Fellow of Student Success
Specialties: Clinical Associate Professor of Teaching, Leadership, and Professional Practice
  • jared.schlenker@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3584
  • Education Building Room 102F
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Kathy Smart
Associate Professor
  • kathy.smart@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2120
  • Education Building Room 320
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Elizabeth Suazo-Flores
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Math Ed.
Assistant Professor
  • elizabeth.suazo@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3749
  • Education Room 384
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Ryan Summers
Associate Professor, Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Professor
Specialties: Science Education, Nature of Science, Affective Outcomes in Science Education, Quantitative and Mixed Methods
  • ryan.summers@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3144
  • Education Building Room 338
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Kristen Votava
ECE Graduate Director
Specialties: Birth to three, Early Intervention, Speech-Language Pathology, Child development, Policy, State systems, Family collaboration and teaming, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) master trainer, and resiliency in early childhood
  • kristen.votava@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5683
  • Education Building Room 374
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Tao Wang
Associate Professor
Specialties: Global Citizenship Education; Multicultural Education; Curriculum and Instruction
  • tao.w@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3371
  • Education Room 304
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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JoAnne Yearwood
BS, in Education, MS in ECE
Clinical Asst. Professor
  • joanne.yearwood@UND.edu
  • Education Building Room 238
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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Ania Young
Ph.D., Licensed Behavior Analyst
Clinical Asst. Professor
  • anna.young.1@UND.edu
  • Education Building Room 200
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189

Part-Time Faculty

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Amy Jacobson
EdD
Dir Special Ed Resident Prog
Specialties: Learning Disabilities, Emotional Behavioral Disorders, and Intellectual Disabilities
  • amy.jacobson@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4719
  • Education Building Room 385
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
Teaching, Leadership & Professional Practice
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231 Centennial Dr Stop 7189
Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
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