Faculty
Nina Asher Nina Asher
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-1357
- nasher@umn.edu
In the mid-1980s, armed with my master’s degree in social work (from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay, India), I began working as a research assistant on intervention projects focused on improving the educational achievement levels…
![Nina Asher](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/Asher_Nina_225.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=ebCxxcEN)
Erin Baldinger Erin Baldinger
- Associate Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-9478
- baldi013@umn.edu
My research centers on the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers. These areas of interest have emerged from my experiences as a middle school math teacher and as a mathematics teacher educator.
![Erin Baldinger](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/BaldingerErin_2015.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=gdXY2kuE)
John Bartucz John Bartucz
- Teaching Specialist
- jbartucz@umn.edu
I believe that everything that is meaningful in life is built through connections and relationships. Nothing is learned or accomplished in a vacuum.
![John Bartucz](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/BartuczJohn_2022.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=WPPfebsN)
Annette Beauchamp Annette Beauchamp
- Assistant Professor in Literacy Education
- she, her, hers
- beauchaa@umn.edu
Annette Beauchamp’s work focuses on fostering inclusive environmental, cultural, and historical literacy through BIPOC and multilingual storytelling, critical global media literacy, relational pedagogy, and ethnic studies.
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Martha Bigelow Martha Bigelow
- Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair for Innovation in Teacher Development
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-7087
- mbigelow@umn.edu
My research interests span fields of education, applied linguistics, and cultural studies.
![Martha Bigelow](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/Bigelow2015.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=ioGYhwMq)
Abby Boehm-Turner Abby Boehm-Turner
- she, her, hers
- abt@umn.edu
Abby Boehm-Turner is a lecturer in English education and the Licensure Program Lead for the secondary English education licensure program.
![Abby Boehm-Turner](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/boehm-turnerA.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=bG5Ub6gb)
Linda Buturian Linda Buturian
- Senior Teaching Specialist
- she, her, hers
- 612-626-7130
- butur001@umn.edu
Stories and students inspire my teaching. I am sustained by the process of analyzing and creating narratives, from literature to students’ stories.
![Linda Buturian](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/ButurianLinda-2014.jpg?h=fbe35ca0&itok=fAgYHQxr)
Blanca Caldas Chumbes Blanca Caldas Chumbes
- Associate Professor
- bcaldasc@umn.edu
Blanca Caldas is an assistant professor in Multilingual Education and Elementary Education—College of Education and Human Development at The University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She completed her Ph.D.
![Blanca Caldas Chumbes](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/CaldasChumbesB-2016.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=oEvW57Up)
![Catherine Cavanaugh](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/CavanaughC.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=ILGjCGqL)
Vichet Chhuon Vichet Chhuon
- Associate Professor
- 612-625-4331
- vichet@umn.edu
My research has broadly focused on the experiences of immigrant youth and students of color to understand how school institutions might better help them realize their promise.
![Vichet Chhuon](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/chhuonV2021.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=_kVaRMEx)
Lesa Clarkson Lesa Clarkson
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-626-9243
- covin005@umn.edu
The foundation of my research agenda is mathematics in urban classrooms. This interest evolved from my initial study which examined a middle school reform mathematics curriculum to determine if mathematics achievement, as determined by the state…
![Lesa Clarkson](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/ClarksonL-2023.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=p7vdSnko)
Colleen Clements Colleen Clements
- Senior Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies
- she, her, hers
- clements@umn.edu
Santa Barbara Independent Innovation in Theatre Award ICQI, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry NWSA, National Women’s Studies Association AERA, American Educational Research Association, Division G – Social Context of Education SIG -…
![colleen clements](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/2023-12/Colleen%20Clements.png?h=f54fd8d3&itok=1otoNx6E)
Samuel David Samuel David
- Assistant Professor
- he, him, his
- ssdavid@umn.edu
My work as both a teacher and researcher at the University of Minnesota are centrally concerned with improving instruction for minoritized multilingual students across diverse classroom contexts.
![Samuel David](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/DavidS-2016.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=fz8TjipJ)
Irene Duranczyk Irene Duranczyk
- Associate Professor
- 612-626-4421
- duran026@umn.edu
What motivates me in my work? Being a member of a community that is working to advance an engaged, multicultural peaceful world is my passion.
![Irene Duranczyk](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/DuranczykI-2019.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=dNl010Bn)
Justin Grinage Justin Grinage
- Assistant Professor
- grin0060@umn.edu
The focus of my research centers on analyzing processes of racialization in school and classroom spaces through several areas of inquiry including critical whiteness studies, Black education, neoliberal multiculturalism, and critical literacy.
![Justin Grinage](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/GrinageJ-2017.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=t5NpVbxf)
Jeff Henning-Smith Jeff Henning-Smith
- Senior Lecturer
- he, him, his
- henni143@umn.edu
Jeff Henning-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the Elementary Education and Social Studies program areas.
![Jeff Henning-Smith](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/Henning-SmithJ-2017.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=Q2D3JRp-)
Mary Hermes Mary Hermes
- Professor
- she, they
- 612-624-3082
- mhermes@umn.edu
Mary Hermes' research focuses on language revitalization and how it can connect people to the land and the planet. She explores different ways of knowing and being through feminist and indigenous lenses.
![Mary Hermes](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/HermesM-2019.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=feE0QDrY)
Kendall King Kendall King
- Professor of Multilingual Education, Director of Graduate Studies
- 612-625-3692
- kendall@umn.edu
Schools play a crucial role in determining the life trajectories of minoritized language students as well as the status of minoritized languages and the future of linguistic diversity.
![Kendall King](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/King-K-Pref.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=GCTkktV6)
Timothy Lensmire Timothy Lensmire
- Professor
- 612-625-2092
- lensmire@umn.edu
![Timothy Lensmire](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/LensmireT-2014.jpg?h=18a49a9d&itok=s5bbDUsr)
Jana LoBello Miller Jana LoBello Miller
- Senior Lecturer
- she, her, hers
- lobello@umn.edu
Jana LoBello Miller is the Elementary Teacher Education Licensure Program Lead in the department of Curriculum and Instruction.
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Betsy Maloney Leaf Betsy Maloney Leaf
- Assistant Professor in Arts Education
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-5129
- malo0069@umn.edu
Betsy Maloney Leaf, PhD, MFA, is the co-License Program Lead in the Arts in Education program.
![Betsy Maloney Leaf](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/MaloneyLeafB-2017.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=zst7CInp)
Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr
- Associate Professor, Teaching
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-4187
- kmartink@umn.edu
Keitha-Gail received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Minnesota in 2016. Her research interests live at the intersection of collective memory work, elementary education, teacher education, being Black, and living queerly.
![Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/Martin-KerrK2022.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=VWA0nOct)
J.B. Mayo J.B. Mayo
- Associate Professor
- he, him, his
- 612-309-6018
- mayo@umn.edu
I am an Associate Professor in social studies education. I hold a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida, where my focus of study was gender and sexuality within the social studies, specifically on the formation and…
![J.B. Mayo](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/MayoJB-2019.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=MP_hASKe)
Bic Ngo Bic Ngo
- Professor, Rodney S. Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
- 612-625-7520
- bcngo@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests focus on culturally relevant pedagogy, urban and multicultural education in general, and immigrant education in particular.
![Bic Ngo](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/NgoB-2007.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=nZ2a-bf6)
Marek Oziewicz Marek Oziewicz
- Department Chair, Director of the Center for Climate Literacy, Sidney and Marguerite Henry Professor of Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Professor of Literacy Education
- he, him, his
- mco@umn.edu
Growing up in Communist Poland, I experienced the power of children’s literature to inspire visions of change, resilience in the face of oppression, and belief that a more just world is possible.
![Marek Oziewicz](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/Oziewicz_Marek2023.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=ylMJHEjf)
Angelica Pazurek Angelica Pazurek
- Teaching Associate Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0320
- pazur003@umn.edu
I have a very personal appreciation for the empowering potential of education and am interested in leveraging learning technologies, especially online learning affordances and mobile technologies, to improve access to education and learning…
![Angelica Pazurek](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/Pazurek-Tork-2013.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=myMHaoKl)
Robert Poch Robert Poch
- Researcher 6
- he, him, his
- 612-625-5836
- pochx001@umn.edu
What motivates me in my work? The exploration of challenging questions concerning human diversity is a strong motivating force in my teaching and research.
![Robert Poch](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/PochB-2019.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=u20XgsJY)
Douglas Robertson Douglas Robertson
- Professor
- 612-625-1075
- droberts@umn.edu
For information on my courses and math placement, go to my website at https://academics.cehd.umn.
![Douglas Robertson](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/RobertsonD-2006.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=OIWheef_)
Gillian Roehrig Gillian Roehrig
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0561
- roehr013@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests are centered on understanding how teachers translate national and state standards into their classrooms.
![Gillian Roehrig](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/RoehrigG-2004.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=9rGBM23v)
Abigail Rombalski Abigail Rombalski
- Lecturer
- she, her, hers
- romba005@umn.edu
Abby Rombalski works to cultivate university-community partnerships and opportunities for public scholarship that work towards racial justice in education with youth at the center.
![Abigail Rombalski](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/RombalskiA.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=9OS00p6S)
Cassie Scharber Cassie Scharber
- Associate Professor of Learning Technologies, Director of the L+T Collaborative, Bonnie Westby Huebner Chair in Education and Technology
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-6607
- scharber@umn.edu
I am troubled by the narrow conceptions and practices of literacy and learning that proliferate in schools and current educational inequalities that are rooted in the gendered, racist, and classist histories of U.S. schooling.
![Cassie Scharber](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/scharberC_22.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=eNqHcDic)
Susan Staats Susan Staats
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-7820
- staats@umn.edu
As a cultural anthropologist with research and teaching responsibilities in mathematics, my academic pathway is varied and unusual.
![Susan Staats](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/StaatsS-2023-Pref.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=52RrGCwD)
Karla Stone Karla Stone
- Senior Lecturer
- she, her, hers
- 612-626-0319
- ston0032@umn.edu
Dr. Karla Stone is a Senior Lecturer in Multilingual Education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In that role, she coordinates the initial license and M.Ed. program for MN K-12 ESL and World Language teacher candidates.
![Karla Stone](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/2024-03/StoneK-2021.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=gxwTlzQ4)
Mark Vagle Mark Vagle
- Professor
- he, him, his
- mvagle@umn.edu
My research, teaching, and service are intentionally linked as I study, teach, and lead efforts designed to critically examine some of the broad social and philosophical concerns that take concrete (lived) shape in the curriculum and pedagogies of…
![Mark Vagle](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/VagleM-14.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=TF8ZO7NW)
Ramon Vasquez Ramon Vasquez
- Assistant Professor
- vasquezr@umn.edu
Dr. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor of Critical Elementary Education. Before working in higher education, he served as an elementary school teacher in California.
![Ramon Vasquez](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/VasquezR.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=rd-h8639)
George Veletsianos George Veletsianos
- Professor of Learning Technologies, Bonnie Westby Huebner Chair in Education and Technology
- he/him/his
- georgev@umn.edu
I pursue a socially responsible and critical research agenda focused on responding to complex education problems in online and blended contexts, such as inequitable access, participation divides, and online harassment.
![George Veletsianos](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/2024-04/George-Veletsianos-300x450.jpg?h=0616addd&itok=C0CZSSzm)
Ranza Veltri Torres Ranza Veltri Torres
- Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education
- she, her, hers
- rvtorres@umn.edu
My research takes a humanizing approach to investigating how school mathematics can function as a gatekeeper by centering the stories of math learners and doers.
![Ranza Veltri Torres](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/VeltriTorresR-2023-B.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=9ALEFhM7)
Crystal Wise Crystal Wise
- Assistant Professor in Elementary Literacy Education
- cwise@umn.edu
Dr. Wise’s work as a kindergarten and second-grade teacher informs her research and post-secondary teaching in early literacy, culturally responsive pedagogies, and historical and contemporary literacy practices of African Americans.
![Crystal Wise](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/WiseC_22.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=BnS9yGYi)
Terrence Wyberg Terrence Wyberg
- Senior Lecturer
- 612-625-9823
- wyber001@umn.edu
My teaching experience began as a high school mathematics teacher in Yuma, Arizona. Since that time, I have taught mathematics at the high school and college levels and mathematics education at the college level.
![Terrence Wyberg](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/WybergTerry-2013.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=aHpEvnTd)
Cynthia Zwicky Cynthia Zwicky
- Senior Lecturer
- zwicky@umn.edu
Cynthia Zwicky has been an educator for more than 25 years. In this time she has worked as a classroom teacher, a mentor to new teachers, and as a coordinator for various programs and initiatives, primarily with Minneapolis Public Schools.
![Cynthia Zwicky](/sites/ci/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/ZwickyC-2017.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=r4E0xA8h)