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

Evans-Dailey, 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

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)

Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute (AURI)

Phillip, Becky , executive coordinator, human resources, IT manager
E-mail: bphillip@auri.org Phone: 218-281-9012

Areas of expertise:
Human resource manager
Information technology manager
Direct support for AURI

Agriculture

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 associate professor, agronomy
E-mail: prou0041@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8136

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

Alumni

Ramstad, Michelle, executive administrative specialist
E-mail umlr005@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8483

Areas of expertise:
UMC graduate

Athletics

Butt, Scott, assistant football coach/fitness center coordinator/
strength and conditioning coach
E-mail: buttx004@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8421

Areas of expertise:
Men's football
Strength and conditioning

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

Lundbohm, Rachel, Lecturer, Sports Management
E-mail rlundbo@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8190 

Areas of expertise:
Marketing

Communication

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.)

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

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

DeMuth, David, Ph.D. , associate professor
E-mail: demuth@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8259

Areas of expertise:
Robotic telescope
Web applications
Linux
Database
Touch-screen kiosk
Remote sensing

Development and Fundraising

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

Areas of expertise:
University eevelopment/Advancement
Alumni relations
Fundraising

Diversity and Multiculturalism

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

Areas of expertise:
Diversity education and facilitation
Multicultural marketing

Twite, Kathleen, teaching specialist- spanish
E-mail: twite001@umn.edu Phone: 218-773-7935

Areas of expertise:
Diversity education and facilitation
Multicultural marketing

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

Environment and Natural Resources

Johnson, Rhett , adjunct professor , natural resources
E-mail: john5715@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8141

Areas of expertise:
Plant identification and taxonomy
Peatland ecology
Prairie ecology
Plant ecology

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  

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

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 Marcus , 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

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

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

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

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

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

Physics

DeMuth, David, Ph.D., associate professor
E-mail: demuth@umn.edu Phone: 218-281-8259

Areas of expertise:
Physics/Physics education
Astrophysics
Gamma Ray Bursts
Robotic telescope
Web applications
Linux
Database
Touch-screen kiosk
River Watch
Local Foods
Remote sensing
Wind energy
Economic rural and sustainable development

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