The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Experts List identifies a number of campus authorities who have agreed to discuss their various areas of expertise with representatives of the news media. If you have any questions regarding this list, please contact Elizabeth Tollefson at 218-281-8432 or ltollefs@umn.edu.

Categories:

Admissions and Financial Aid

Dingmann, Melissa , director, financial aid office
E-mail: dingmann@umn.edu Phone 218-281-8576

Areas of expertise:
Financial aid

Feller, Mary , financial aid officer
E-mail: mfeller@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8563

Areas of expertise:
Financial aid
Admissions
General higher education

Just, Sherry , transfer specialist
E-mail: sjust@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8569

Areas of expertise:
Application processing
Transcript evaluation (college and high school)

Schultz, Amber, director of admissions
E-mail: evan0331@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8568

Areas of expertise:
First generation college students
Pre-college preparation
The college experience
Learning outcome
Franklin Covey certified facilitator

Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute (AURI)

Moe, Judylynn , Executive Assistant/HR Coordinator
E-mail: jmoe@auri.org Phone: 218-281-8402

Areas of expertise:
Human resource manager
Direct support for AURI's Executive Director

Agriculture and Equine

Aakre, Paul , assistant professor, mechanized agriculture
E-mail: paakre@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8104

Areas of expertise:
Precision agriculture
Machinery management
Crop drying
Surveying
Bio-fuels   

Craig, Bill, regional extension educator
E-mail craig030@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8692

Areas of expertise:

Ag risk management-crop insurance
Ag business management
Commodity marketing
Agricultural credit
Farm transfer & estate planning
Distance education and learning

Del Vecchio, Ronald Ph.D ., professor and head, agriculture department
E-mail: delve004@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8109

Areas of expertise:
Reproductive physiology
Endocrinology
Livestock production management

Proulx, Rob Lecturer in Agronomy
E-mail:prou0041@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8136

Areas of expertise:
Soybean whole-plant physiology
Turfgrass seed production
Agronomy and crop production 

Athletics and Higher Education

Heather Grieser, assistant volleyball coach, academic support for student-athletes, Golden Eagle Athletics
E-mail: gries032@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8410

Areas of expertise:
Volleyball: skill and technical training, game planning, recruiting, junior Olympic volleyball/developmental volleyball, drill set up and execution, volleyball camps for all ages and experience levels, officiating.

Academic Support: Graduation Planner software, time management, study skills, test preparation, note-taking, reading strategies.

Murakami, Takashi, assistant athletic trainer

Alysa Tulibaski, student experience/parent coordinator
E-mail: hauge450@umn.edu   Phone: 218-281-8570

Areas of expertise:
Education- orientation/registration

Justin Knebel Ice Fishing Tournament
Throwing coach (discus, shot put, hammer, and javelin)
Sports marketing
Sport psychology
Sport sociology

Oseth, Jeff , head men’s basketball coach
E-mail: joseth@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8426

Areas of expertise:
Athletics
Men’s basketball  

Aviation

Vivion, Mike , chief pilot/teaching specialist, natural resources
E-mail: mvivion@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8114  

Areas of expertise:
Flight Training
Flying
Aviation
Wildlife and Aerial Census Techniques
Wildlife Biology

Business

Brorson, Sue , head, Business Department
E-mail sbrorson@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8186  

Areas of expertise:
Strategic management

Johnson, Kenneth, Instructor, Marketing
E-mail joh02053@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8178

Areas of expertise:
Management, Customer Service, Personal Selling

Lundbohm, Rachel, Instructor, Marketing/Management
E-mail rlundbo@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8190 

Areas of expertise:
Marketing

Eyad Youssef, assistant professor, business
E-mail: eyoussef@umn.edu   Phone: 218-281-8183

Areas of expertise:
Strategic marketing
Internet/interactive marketing
Consumer behavior
Marketing research 

Robberts, Christo, program manager for the bachelor of manufacturing management and quality management
E-mail: crobbert@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8144

Areas of Expertise
Predictive modeling of the stock exchange

Career

Cavalier, Don , director, career and counseling
E-mail: cavalier@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8585

Areas of expertise:
Alcohol and Other Drugs
UMC Graduates
Quality Management (TQM)
DISC Personality Training
Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory
Conflict Resolution Training
Kinesics and Proxemics Training
Counseling Theory
Career P lanning-Resume writing/cover letters
Adventures in Attitude Training
7 Habits of Highly Effective People/College students and Teens Training
Diversity Training
Baseball, Basketball Coaching
Facilitator Training
Stress Management

Communication

Johannesen, Dani, lecturer, composition
E-mail: johan259@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8250

Areas of expertise
American Literature
Rural and Midwestern regional literature
Environmental literature
Creative writing (fiction)
Debate

Huglen, Mark, Ph.D. , associate professor, communication
E-mail: mhuglen@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8275

Areas of expertise:
Rhetoric, persuasion and influence
Conflict/argumentation
Organizational/crisis communication
Political communication
Public speaking

Rasmussen, Rand, Ph.D. , director, Academic Assistance Center and Student Support Services
E-mail: rrasmuss@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8555

Areas of expertise:
Organizational communication
Grant writing

Thompson, Kevin, Ph.D., assistant professor, communication
E-mail: thom2358@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8254

Areas of expertise:
Corporate Training (soft and technical skills)
Adult Learning
Organizational Communication
Public Speaking
Business and Professional Communication (interviewing, presenting, etc.)

Computers and Technology

Bailey, Amber , e-communications manager
E-mail: albailey@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8379

Areas of expertise:
Graphic design and layout for print
Web design

Criminal Justice

Bumgarner, Jeff, associate professor, criminal justice
E-mail bumg0004@umn.ed Phone: 218-281-8274

Areas of expertise
Policing
Police training
Federal Law Enforcement
Homeland Security/Terrorism Public Administration

Curriculum

Marcella Melby, lecturer, mathematics
E-mail: melby064@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8292

Areas of expertise:
Mathematics Education Teacher Education Instructional Alignment of Curriculum Technology in the Mathematics Classroom.

Development, Fundraising and Alumni

Corby Kemmer , director, development & alumni relations
E-mail: ckemmer@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8434

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising and development
Alumni relations
Planned giving
Athletic fundraising
Special events

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Shin, Sean K. S., director of ESL & international recruitment
E-mail: sshin@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8350

Areas of expertise:
International Business

Education/Early Childhood

Lim-Thompson, Soo-Yin, Ph.D ., associate professor, early childhood education
E-mail: slimthom@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8185

Areas of expertise:
Parent Involvement in Education
Curriculum and Instruction: Infant and Toddler Care and Education
Pre-K and Kindergarten Education
Mathematics and Literacy
Administrating Child Care and/or Early Childhood Programs

Environmental Science and Natural Resources

Driscoll, Tim, director, Urban Raptor Research Project
Phone: 701-772-1222 or 218-791-3656 (cell)

Areas of expertise
Trapping and banding birds of prey, especially Cooper's Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, Peregrine Falcons, and Rough-
legged Hawks. In addition, I have done several bird count surveys in the Grand Forks area.

Vanessa Lane, lecturer, fish and wildlife management
E-mail vlane@umn.edu Phone 218-281-8111

Areas of expertise
Ornithology
Herpetology
Mammalogy
Reptile breeding
Invasive species
Land management techniques for plants and wildlife
Conservation and wildlife management

Loegering, John, Ph.D. , associate professor, wildlife ecology
E-mail: jloegeri@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8132

Areas of expertise:
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Birds
Wildlife Habitat Relationships
Vertebrate Ecology  

Katy Smith, Ph.D. , assistant professor, Math, Science & Technology
E-mail: katys@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8262

Areas of expertise:
Environmental science
Wetland restoration
Biology
Botany
Soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
Global environmental change
Response of crop and soil systems to elevated atmospheric CO_2
C dynamics (loss and sequestration) in agricultural soils
NH_3 and greenhouse gas exchange in agronomic systems
Phytoremediation of polluted soils and sediments
The utilization of animal waste in crop production
Soil management practices to improve soil quality and productivity
Soil science

Svedarsky, Dan head, Natural Resources Department
E-mail dsvedars@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8129

Areas of expertise:
Sustainability initiatives
Prairie wildlife management
Prairie chicken ecology
Gravel pit reclamation
Prairie restoration and management
Prairie ecology and management
Sustainable development
Prairie Chicken ecology
Ecotourism
Plant taxonomy
Land reclamation

Vivion, Mike , chief pilot/teaching specialist, natural resources
E-mail: mvivion@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8114  

Areas of expertise:
Flight Training
Flying
Aviation
Wildlife and Aerial Census Techniques
Wildlife Biology

Walker, Kristie, Assistant Professor of Agronomy
E-mail: kswalker@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-3434  

Areas of expertise:
Turfgrass Management
Soil Fertility

Extension Service, University of Minnesota

Craig, Bill, regional extension educator
E-mail craig030@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8692

Areas of expertise:
Ag risk management-crop insurance
Ag business management
Commodity marketing
Agricultural credit
Farm transfer & estate planning
Distance education and learning 

Nennich. Terrance, regional extension education – horticulture
E-mail: nenni001@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8690

Areas of expertise:
Commerical Vegetable and Fruit Production
Farmers Markets
High Tunnels
Season Extension

Equine

Brooke Leininger, head coach, equestrian team and teaching specialist in equine science
E-mail: marcu047@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8111

Areas of expertise:
Hunt seat riding
Training and showing
Intercollegiate equestrian competition
Equine management, industry and care

Graphics and Design

Bailey, Amber, e-communications manager
E-mail: albailey@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8379

Areas of expertise:
Graphic design and layout for print
Web design

Tiedemann, Patti, Graphic Designer
E-mail: ptiedema@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8402

Areas of expertise:
Graphic Design
Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator
Paint Shop Pro Photo 2X
Portrait Professional 9

Higher Education

Huglen, Mark, Ph.D. , associate professor, communication
E-mail: mhuglen@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8275

Areas of expertise:
Organizational/crisis communication
Higher education accreditation

Health Management

Viker, Paula, program manager, health management
E-mail: pviker@umn.edu

Areas of expertise
Healthcare management, especially long-term care
Phone: 218-2818371

Horticulture

Susan Jacobson , instructor, horticulture
E-mail: sjacobso@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8118

Areas of expertise:
Herbaceous plants (especially hostas)
Greenhouse potted plant and bedding plant production
Indoor flower gardening and foliage plants
Floral design

Human Resources

Herkenhoff, Sandy, personnel specialist
E-mail: stherken@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8346

Areas of expertise
Human resources

International Programs

Kim Gillette, director, international programs
E-mail: gillette@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8442

Areas of expertise:
International students
Learning aboard
Internationalization
Intercultural relations

Law

Marty Breaker, teaching specialist, business
E-mail: mbreaker@umn.edu

Areas of expertise:
The Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). This complex law applies primarily to Reserve and National Guard members who perfom any type of military duty, even for one day. It can, however, apply to non-members thinking of joining the military who face discrimination in the workplace due to their possibly joining the military. It can even apply to active duty personnel who served less than five years.

Mathematics

Marcella Melby, lecturer, mathematics
E-mail: melby064@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8292

Areas of expertise:
Mathematics Education Teacher Education Instructional Alignment of Curriculum Technology in the Mathematics Classroom.

Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership

Kingery, Linda , executive director, Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership E-mail: kinge002@umn.edu Phone: 877-854-7737

Areas of expertise:
Watershed planning and education
Local and regional food systems
Sustainable agriculture

Nutrition and Health

Stewart, Sharon Ph.D. , associate professor, dietetics
E-mail: sstewart@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8202

Areas of expertise:
Geriatric nutrition
Diabetes
Nutrition for healthy adults

Online and Distance Learning

Christopherson, Michelle , director, Center for Adult Learning
E-mail: mchristo@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8679

Areas of expertise:
Online learning
Instruction and curriculum
Concurrent enrollment
Post-secondary enrollment act
English as a Second Language

Steve Hannah, coordinator, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
E-mail: shannah@umn.edu   Phone: 218-281-8382

Areas of expertise:
Online learning
Instructional Technology

Psychology and Counseling

Rasmussen, Rand, Ph.D. , director, Academic Assistance Center and Student Support Services
E-mail: rrasmuss@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8555  

Areas of expertise:
Counseling/therapy
Depression
Parenting questions/ family dynamics
Interpersonal relationships
AIDS/HIV
Sexuality
Gay/lesbian/coming out issues
Counseling theory and praxis
College and graduate school preparation

Cavalier, Don , director, Career and Counseling Department
E-mail: cavalier@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8585

Areas of expertise:
Career planning
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
Myers Briggs inventory
Interview and job search
Conflict resolution
Stress management

Public Relations

Svec, Andrew, director of communications
E-mail: asvec@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8438

Areas of expertise:
General public relations
Social media
Web content development

Rural Economic Development

Jack Geller, professor and head, Liberal Arts and Education Department
E-mail: gelle045@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8248

Areas of expertise:
Rural Economic Development Broadband Adoption/Utilization Survey Research

Tourism

Myers, Ken , associate professor, hotel restaurant & institutional management
E-mail: kmyers@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8200

Areas of expertise:
Hotel, restaurant, resort and institutional management
Tourism