Graduate Faculty
Note: *Indicates eligibility to chair student graduate committees
Aleshire, Sarah
Assistant Professor of English (2009)
B.A., Minot State University
M.A., Washington State University
*Berg, Kristi-Ann
Professor of Business Technology (2001)
B.S.E., M.S.M., Minot State University
Ph.D., Capella University
*Bertsch, Andrew
Professor of Management (2002)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D. Henley Business School, United Kingdom
*Bloom, Micah
Professor of Art (2011)
B.S. Southwest Minnesota State University,
M.A., M.F.A, University of Iowa
*Borden-King, Lisa
Associate Professor of Education (1997)
B.A., M.S., University of North Dakota
Ph.D., Indiana University
*Borisinkoff, Evan Dean
Associate Professor of Special Education (2014)
A.A., B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
*Bredin-Oja, Shelley
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2021)
B.A., Minot State University
M.A., Washington State University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
*Chen, Yung-Ju "Ruth"
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (2020)
B.E., National Kaohsiung Normal University
M.Ed., National Taiwan Normal University
Ph.D., Ohio State University
*Conn, Daniel
Associate Professor of Education (2014)
B.A., University of Northern Colorado
M.A., Adams State College
Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado
Corneliusen, Lacey
Assistant Professor of Social Work (2019)
B.A., University of Montana
M.A., Walla Walla University
Ph.D., Cappella University
*Craven, Penny
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2021)
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Daigneault, Rebecca
Associate Professor of Social Work (2017)
M.S.W., New Mexico State University
M.S., B.S., Minot State University
*Eckmann, Terry
Professor of Kinesiology (1999)
B.S., B.S.E., M.S., Minot State University
M.S., University of Montana
Ph.D., University of North Dakota
Fisher, Kayla
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2017)
B.A., M.S., Minot State University
*Fixen, Megan
Associate Professor of Marketing (2015)
A.A., Williston State College
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Grand Canyon University
*Frantsvog, David
Assistant Professor of Business (2016)
B.A., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Walden University
*Furuseth, Eric
Associate Professor of English and Humanities (1993)
B.S., B.A., M.A., University of North Dakota
Ph.D., Washington State University
*Garnes, Lori
Professor of Special Education; Executive Director of NDCPD (1996)
B.S.E., Bowling Green State University
M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Utah State University
*Geller, Laurie
VPAA and Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Minot State University
M.S., University of North Dakota
Ed.D., Montana State University-Bozeman
*Harbort, William
Professor of Art (1996)
B.F.A., M.F.A., Syracuse University
Harmon, Leisa
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (1997)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
*Higginson, Kelsey
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (2020)
B.S., M.A., Brigham Young University
Ph.D., Ohio State University
*Hintz, Kathy
Professor of Education (2005)
B.A., Carleton College
M.A.T., Brown University
Ph.D., University of North Dakota
Holt, Erin
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2013)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Hultz, Chelsie
Assistant Professor of Education (2018)
B.S., Minot State University
M.Ed., University of Mary
*Huston, Mary
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2016)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., University of North Dakota
*Joy, Cyriac
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2022)
B.E, Visveswaraiah Technological University,
M.B.A., Bangalore University
Ph.D., Iowa State University
*Kerzmann, Maria
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2016)
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. North Dakota State University
*Kibler, Robert
Professor of English (2000)
B.A., M.A., University of Maryland
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
*LeRud, Elizabeth (Lizzy)
Associate Professor of Literature/Rhetoric (2022)
B.A., Westmont College
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Marshner, Beth
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Kinesiology
B.S., DPT, University of North Dakota
*Michels, Vicki
Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies (1994)
B.A., Minot State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Nunziato, Kara
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2019)
A.A.S., Williston State College
B.S., Minot State University
M.S., University of North Dakota
Olson, Courtney
Instructor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2022)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
*Ondracek, James
Professor of Business Administration (1994)
B.S., Montana State University
M.B.A., California State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
*Pedersen, Holly
Professor of Special Education (2006)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ed.D., Walden University
*Pontenila, Serena
Assistant Professor of Business Technology (2021)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Capella University
*Rammell, Charlotte
Assistant Professor of Spanish (2019)
Director of First Year Experience
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Repnow, Jan
Assistant Professor of Business Education (2007)
B.S., Minot State University
M.S., University of North Dakota
*Ringrose, Daniel
Professor of History (1995)
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
*Rolandson, David
Associate Professor of Music (2015)
B.M.E., University of Minnesota Duluth
M.M., Central Washington University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Roteliuk, Lisa
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2006)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Sherman, Jennifer
Assistant Professor of Math (2013)
B.S., Montana State University
M.S., University of Utah
Ph.D., University of North Dakota
*Singer, Mark
Associate Professor of Social Science (2014)
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 of Psychology (2021)
B.A., Wilkes Honors College
M.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
Stai, Jerry
Assistant Professor of Finance (1989)
B.S., Minot State University
M.B.A., University of North Dakota
Stephens, Emily
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2021)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
*Stinson, Samuel D.
Associate Professor of English (2009)
B.A., Florida College
B.S., M.A., Western Kentucky University;
Ph.D., Ohio University
*Walker, Robyn
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2017)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., University of North Dakota
*Wallace, Zebulon
Assistant Professor of Science
B.S., M.S., University of North Alabama
Ph.D., University of Memphis
*Walter, Christopher
Assistant Professor, Business (2023)
B.B.A., Ashworth College
M.B.A., Ashford University
D.B.A., Northcentral University
*Zheng, Wenjing
Associate Professor of Special Education (2017)
B.A., M.A., Ocean University of China
Ph.D., Xiamen University, China
Zucca-Scott, Laura
Professor of Education (2019)
M.Ed., South Dakota State University
Ph.D., University of North Dakota