Graduate Faculty

Note: *Indicates eligibility to chair student graduate committees

*Berg, Kristi-Ann
Chairperson and Professor of Business Information Technology
B.S.E., M.S.M., Minot State University
Ph.D., Capella University. (2001)

*Bertsch, Andrew
Chairperson and Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D. Henley Business School, United Kingdom. (2002)

*Beste-Guldborg, Ann
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A.S., M.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth
Ph.D., University of North Dakota

*Borden-King, Lisa
Associate Professor of Teacher Advisement & Field Placement
B.A., M.S., University of North Dakota
Ph.D., Indiana University. (1997)

*Borisinkoff, Evan Dean
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education
A.A., B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., University of New Mexico. (2014)

*Bredin-Oja, Shelley
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Science and Disorders
B.A., Minot State University
M.A., Washington State University
Ph.D., University of Kansas

*Buchholz-Kerzmann, Maria
Assistant Profession, Department of Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University (2016)

*Chen, Yung-Ju "Ruth"
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education & Kinesiology
B.E., National Kaohsiung Normal University
M.Ed., National Taiwan Normal University
Ph.D., Ohio State University

*Conn, Daniel
Chairperson and Associate Professor of Teacher Education & Kinesiology
B.A., University of Northern Colorado
M.A.. Adams State College
Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado (2014)

Corneliusen, Lacey
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., University of Montana
M.A., Walla Walla University
Ph.D., Cappella University (In-Progress). (2019)

*Crackel, Robert
Professor, Division of Science
B.S., South Dakota State University
Ph.D., Iowa State University (2013)

*Craven, Penny
Assistant Professor, Department of Addiction Studies, Psychology, and Social Work
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

*Cresap, Linda
Professor of Business Information Technology
Director, Graduate School
B.A., University of Montana
M.S., Ph.D., University of North Dakota. (1986)

Daigneault, Rebecca
Assistant Professor, Social Work
M.S.W., New Mexico State University
M.S., B.S., Minot State University (2017)

Damberger, Rita
Instructor, Psychology
Ed.S., Minot State University
B.A., College of St. Benedict (2007)

*Eckmann, Terry
Professor of Teacher Education & Kinesiology
B.S., B.S.E., M.S., Minot State University
M.S., University of Montana
Ph.D., University of North Dakota. (1999)

Fisher, Kayla
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., M.S., Minot State University

*Fixen, Megan
Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration
A.A., Williston State College
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Grand Canyon University

*Furuseth, Eric
Associate Professor of Humanities
B.S., B.A., M.A., University of North Dakota
Ph.D., Washington State University. (1993)

*Gamas, Warren
Associate Professor of Teacher Education & Human Kinesiology
B.S., Montana State University
M.Ed., Eastern Montana College
Ph.D., Arizona State University (1994)

*Garnes, Lori
Executive Director of NDCPD
B.S.E., Bowling Green State University
M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Utah State University. (1996)

*Harbort, William
Professor of Graphic Arts
B.F.A., M.F.A., Syracuse University. (1996)

Harmon, Leisa
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., M.S., Minot State University. (1997)

*Higginson, Kelsey
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Kinesiology
B.S., M.A., Brigham Young University
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Holt, Erin
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., M.S., Minot State University

Hultz, Chelsie
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Kinesiology
B.S., Minot State University; M.Ed., University of Mary (2018)

Huston, Mary
Chairperson and Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., M.S., Minot State University

*Jacobs, Jodee
Assistant Professor, Special Education
B.A., Central Washington University
M.Ed., Ashford University
Ed.D., Grand Canyon University

*Joy, Cyriac
Assistant Professor, Management
B.E, Visveswaraiah Technological University, 
M.B.A., Bnagalore University
Ph.D., Iowa State University

*Kibler, Robert
Chairperson, Division of World Languages and Cultural Studies, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Maryland;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota. (2000)

Lee, Heather
Special Education
B.S., M.S., Minot State University

*Magnus, Lesley
Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Wichita State University. (2005)

*Michels, Vicki
Professor of Addiction Studies, Psychology, & Social Work
B.A., Minot State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming. (1994)

Nunziato, Kara
Clinical Educator, Communication Sciences and Disorders
A.A.S., Williston State College; B.S., Minot State University
M.S., University of North Dakota (2019)

Olson, Courtney
Instructor of Communication Science & Disorders
B.S., M.S., Minot State University

*Olson, Linda
Chairperson and Professor of Art
B.S., Minot State University
M.A., University of Montana
M.F.A., University of North Dakota. (1990)

*Ondracek, James
Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Montana State University
M.B.A., California State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina. (1994)

*Pedersen, Holly
Chairperson and Associate Professor of Special Education
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ed.D., Walden University. (2006)

*Rammell, Charlotte
Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultural Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Repnow, Jan
Assistant Professor of Business Information Technology
B.S., Minot State University
M.S., University of North Dakota. (2007)

*Ringrose, Daniel
Chairperson, Division of Social Science; Professor of History
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (1995)

*Rolandson, David
Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E., University of Minnesota Duluth
M.M., Central Washington University;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Roteliuk, Lisa
Clinic Coordinator, Assistant Professor Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S.; M.S., Minot State University. (2006)

Sherman, Jennifer
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., Montana State University
M.S., University of Utah
Ph.D., University of North Dakota

*Singer, Mark
Associate Professor, Division of Social Science
A.A.S., Tarrant County college
B.S., Western New Mexico University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

*St. Peters, Krystal
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Wilkes Honors College
M.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Stai, Jerry
Assistant Professor, Accounting & Finance
M.B.A., University of North Dakota
B.S., Minot State University

Stephens, Emily
Instructor, Speech-Language Pathology
B.S., M.S., Minot State University

*Stinson, Samuel D.
Assistant Professor, Division of World Languages and Cultural Studies
B.S., Western Kentucky University; B.A., Florida College
M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Ohio University

*Valentine, Ethan
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Walker, Robyn
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders
B.S., M.S., Minot State University

*Waters-Wheeler, Tamara
Instructor of School Psychology
B.A., University of Regina
B.S., Ed.Sp., Minot State University

*Webster, John
Professor of Geosciences
B.A., Hope College
M.S.; Ph.D., Indiana University. (1996)

*Xing, Chenmu (Julia)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Shanghai International Studies University
M.A., Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, New York

*Zheng, Wenjing
Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education
B.A., M.A., Ocean University of China
Ph.D., Xiamen University, China