Graduate Faculty
Note: *Indicates eligibility to chair student graduate committees
*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
*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
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University (2021)
*Cresap, Linda
Professor of Business (1986)
Director of the Graduate School
B.S. University of Montana
M.S., Ph.D. University of North Dakota
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
*Furuseth, Eric
Associate Professor of English and Humanities (1993)
B.S., B.A., M.A., University of North Dakota
Ph.D., Washington State University
*Gamas, Warren
Associate Professor of Education (1994)
B.S., Montana State University
M.Ed., Eastern Montana College
Ph.D., Arizona State University
*Garnes, Lori
Professor of Special Education (1996)
Executive Director of NDCPD (1996)
B.S.E., Bowling Green State University
M.S., Minot State University
Ph.D., Utah State University
*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
Assistant Professor pf Communication Sciences and Disorders (2016)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
PhD., University of North Dakota
*Joy, Cyriac
Assistant Professor or Business Administration (2022)
B.E, Visveswaraiah Technological University,
M.B.A., Bnagalore 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)
Assistant Professor of Literature/Rhetoric (2022)
B.A., Westmont College
Ph.D., University of Oregon
*Michels, Vicki
Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies (1994)
B.A., Minot State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Miller, Kateri
Assistant Professor or Music (2020)
B.M., Heidelberg University
M.S., Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
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 Individualized Studies
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 Social Work (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
Instructor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2021)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
*Stinson, Samuel D.
Associate Professor of English (2009)
B.S., Western Kentucky University; B.A., Florida College
M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Ohio University
*Valentine, Ethan
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2021)
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Walker, Robyn
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2017)
B.S., M.S., Minot State University
*Webster, John
Professor of Geoscience (1996)
B.A., Hope College
M.S.; Ph.D., Indiana 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