Faculty and Staff in the
College of Human Development and Education
Administration
255 E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall
Box 5057, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-8211 Peggy Cossette, Assistant to the Dean
701-231-7071 Sue Wolter Academic Assistant
Virginia Clark Johnson
Dean and Professor
Phone: 231-8211
e-mail: Virginia.Clark@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Leadership; Collaboration Greg Sanders
Associate Dean/Professor
Phone: 231-8272
e-mail: Greg.Sanders@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Gerontology Nancy Gress
Director of Student Services and Advancement
Phone: 231-8216
e-mail: Nancy.Gress@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Recruitment; Development; Alumni relations Nancy Kaler
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 231-7843
e-mail: Nancy.Kaler@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Student success; Job placement skills; Consumerism
Apparel, Design, Facility and Hospitality Management
178 E. Morrow Lebedeff or 360 E. Morrow Lebedeff
Box 5057, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-8604 Joanne Cook, Academic Assistant
701-231-7351 Linda Wiedmann, Academic Assistant
Holly E. Bastow-Shoop
Head/Professor
Phone: 231-8604
e-mail: Holly.Bastow-Shoop@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Apparel/Textiles Ann Braaten
Assistant Professor and Curator of the Emily P. Reynolds Costume Collection
Phone: 231-7367
e-mail: Ann.Braaten@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Apparel/Textiles Emili Carlson
Assistant Professor
Interior Design
Phone: 231-7358
e-mail: Emili.Carlson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Interior Design Aditi Hirani
Assistant Professor
Interior Design
Phone: 231-5866
e-mail: Aditi.Hirani@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Interior Design Joyce Hwang
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8220
e-mail: hyunjoo.hwang@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Hospitality/Tourism Management Dipra Jha
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7355
e-mail: dipra.jha@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Hospitality/Tourism Management Hyung-Chan Kim
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7356
e-mail: Hyung-Chan.Kim@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Interior Design Linda Manikowske
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-7352
e-mail: Linda.Manikowske@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Apparel/Textiles Ann Ragan
Lecturer
Phone: 231-7359
e-mail: Ann.Ragan@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Interior Design Susan Ray-Degges
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-7218
e-mail: Susan.Ray-degges@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Interior Design Sara Sunderlin
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 231-7482
e-mail: Sara.Sunderlin@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Apparel/Textiles Kara Wolfe
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8224
e-mail: Kara.Wolfe@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Hospitality/Tourism Management
Center for 4-H Youth Development
Family Life Center 219
Box 5016, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-7251 Holly Halvorson, Administrative Secretary
701-231-7280 Alice Amundson, Administrative Secretary
Brad Cogdill
Chair, Center for 4-H Youth Development
Phone: 231-7253
e-mail: Brad.Cogdill@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Administration; Leadership Development; Youth Development; Program Development and Evaluation Dean Aakre
Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development
Agricultural programs; 4-H youth
Phone: 231-8595
e-mail: Dean.aakre@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Agricultural programs; 4-H youth activities Adrian Biewer
Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Education
Phone: 231-6184
e-mail: Adrian.Biewer@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Educational design; Experiential learning; Science and technology; Natural resources and outdoor education
Linda Hauge
4-H Youth Development Specialist
Phone: 231-7964
e-mail: Linda.Hauge@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Science, Engineering and Technology Tom McSparron
North Dakota 4-H Foundation Development Director
Development and management of the foundation
Phone: 231-8569
e-mail Thomas.Mcsparron@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Development and management of the foundation Sharon Query
Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth
Phone: 231-5923
email: Sharon.Query@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Adolescent Development Al Ulmer
4-H State Shooting Sports Coordinator (20%)
Statewide contact and coordinator for North Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports program
Phone: 883-5389
e-mail: Al.Ulmer@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Statewide contact and coordinator
Rachelle Vettern
Leadership and Volunteer Development Specialist
Phone: 231-7541
e-mail: Rachelle.Vettern@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Leadership, Volunteer and Youth
Development.
Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Family Life Center 314
Box 5057, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-6357 Ruth Ann Faulkner, Administrative Assistant
Donald Schwert
Director/Professor
Phone: 231-7496
e-mail: Donald.Schwert@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Science/math education; Virtual environments for education; Geology Jerzy Bilski
Educ. Proj Spec.
Phone: 231-1049
e-mail: Jerzy.Bilski@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: INBRE Educational Project Specialist Kim McVicar
Educ. Proj Spec.
Phone: 231-7336
e-mail: Kim.Mcvicar@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: GraSUS Educational Project Specialist Jennifer Lepper
Events Coordinator
Phone: 231-6727
e-mail: Jennifer.Lepper@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: State Science Olympiad Director Otto Borchert
Programmer/Analyst
Phone: 231-6357
e-mail: Otto.Borchert@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Guy Hokanson
Programmer/Analyst
Phone: 231-6357
e-mail: Guy.Hokanson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise:
Child Development and Family Science
283 E. Morrow Lebedeff
Box 5057, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-8268 Theresa Anderson, Academic Assistant
701-231-8113 Renee Galster, Administrative Secretary, CDFS Extension
Jim Deal
Head/Professor
Phone: 231-7568
e-mail: Jim.Deal@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Personality development in children; Quantitative methods Kristen Benson
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-5879
e-mail: Kristen.Benson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Kris Bjelde
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8488
e-mail: Kristine.Bjelde@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Gerontology Stacey Birrenkott
Head Teacher
Phone: 231-8283
e-mail: Stacey.Birrenkott@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Marlys Bratteli
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8270
e-mail: Marlys.Bratteli@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Gerontology; Transfer trauma; Adult learning Sean Brotherson
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Phone: 231-6143
e-mail: sean.brotherson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Parenting and fatherhood; Healthy marriages; Family stress; Grief and bereavement; Family life education and policy Mary Duggan
Head Teacher
Phone: 231-7565
e-mail: Mary.Duggan@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Kelly English
Coordinator, Family Therapy Center
Phone: 231-8534
e-mail: Mary.English@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Couple and family therapy Margaret Fitzgerald
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-8280
e-mail: Margaret.Fitzgerald@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Financial planning and public policy; Family business and women's studies Deb Habedank
Director/Instructor
Phone: 231-8281
e-mail: Debra.Habedank@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Joel Hektner
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-8269
e-mail: Joel.Hektner@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Aggressive children; Peer relationships; Prevention programs; Research methods Nancy Kaler
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 231-7843
e-mail: Nancy.Kaler@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Consumerism Harriett Light
Professor
Phone: 231-7099
e-mail: Harriett.Light@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Technology and distance education skills Mary Beth Mastel
Preschool Teacher
Phone: 231-7565
e-mail: Mary.Mastel@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Christine McGeorge
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7335
e-mail: Christine.Mcgeorge@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Couple and family therapy; Gender socialization; Single parents Monica Nicklay
Preschool Teacher
Phone: 231-7769
e-mail: Monica.Nicklay@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Debb Pankow
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Phone: 231-8593
e-mail: debra.pankow@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Family economics; Rural and women's economic issues; Program evaluation Brandy A. Randall
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8742
e-mail: Brandy.Randall@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Prosocial & moral development; Positive & problem behaviors; Well-being; Measurement equivalence across ethnic/cultural groups Heather Wilder Oye
Teacher Technician
Child Development
Phone: 231-7769
e-mail: Heather.Wilder@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Greg Sanders
Professor
Phone: 231-8272
e-mail: Greg.Sanders@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Gerontology; Later life families; Family strengths Lauren Shapiro
Adjunct Professor
Phone:
e-mail:Tom Stone Carlson
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-8279
e-mail: Tom.Carlson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Couple and Family Therapy Ann Werlinger
Head Teacher
Child Development
Phone: 231-7769
e-mail: Ann.Werlinger@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development Michele Zwack
Teacher Technician
Child Development
Phone: 231-7769
e-mail: Michele.Zwack@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Child Development
School of Education
Family Life Center 210 or E. Morrow Lebedeff 155
Box 5057, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-7202 Carol Nelson, Academic Assistant
701-231-7101 Marie Champagne, Academic Assistant
701-231-7921 Lea Roberts, Academic Assistant
701-231-7127 Jeanette Hoffman Johnson, Certification Officer
Bill Martin
Head/Professor
Phone: 231-7104
e-mail: William.Martin@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Mathematics education; lasting impact of undergraduate math instruction; Implementing math standards; Assessment Katherine Bertolini
Lecturer
Phone: 231-8748
e-mail: Katherine.Bertolini@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Administration, Counseling, Theatre and English Education Mari Borr
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7968
e-mail: mari.borr@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Family and consumer sciences; Experiential learning; Educational psychology Stacy Duffield
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7102
e-mail: Stacy.Duffield@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Literacy and learning; Reading; Teacher preparation Kathy Enger
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-5776
e-mail: Kathy.Enger@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Theoretical development of collaborative leadership in higher education;
Women and leadership in the feminized professions; citation analysis; Strategic planning; Online education; Problem based learning; Learning communitiesMyron Eighmy
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-5775
e-mail: Myron.Eighmy@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Work force and Career development; Higher education policy and finance; Curriculum and instructional development Brenda Hall
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-8077
e-mail: Brenda.Hall@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Community/School Partnerships; Collaborative Group Processes; Competency Based Brief Counseling Appraoches; Grief; Long-Term Suspension and School Dropout; and Sexual Assault and Abuse Counseling Tom Hall
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8589
e-mail: Thomas.E.Hall@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Educational Leadership; Community Education; Supervisory and Administrative Theory; Adult Learning Theory and Instructional Strategies;
Intergenerational Leadership and Volunteer Development; School
Community RelationsWade Hannon
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-7204
e-mail: Wade.Hannon@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Community, group and multicultural counseling; Person-centered counseling; Critical theory; Professional ethics; Research; Public policy; Feminism and socio-economic class issues Alan Hanson
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 231-7042
e-mail: Alan.Hanson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Teaching methods; Multicultural education; and Restorative justice and discipline Lonnie Hass
Senior Lecturer
Math education
Phone: 231-8287
e-mail: Lonnie.Hass@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Math education Angie Hodge
Assistant Professor
Math education
Phone: 231-8480
e-mail: Angela.Hodge@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Math education Carol Hoheisel
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7103
e-mail: Carol.Hoheisel@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: School counseling; Career education; Crisis management preparation; Trauma Gary Ketterling
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8287
e-mail: Gary.Ketterling@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Science Education. Primary interests are the development and implementation of Problem-Based Learning strategies in the science classroom. Research focuses on the effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning as a strategy to develop interest and understanding of science and teaching. Other areas of interests include teaching methodologies that encourage inquiry and implementation of constructivist philosophy in teacher/alternative teacher education programs. Denise Lajimodiere
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8853
e-mail: Denise.Lajimodiere@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Policy and Educational Finance; Instructional Models; Personal Communication and Ethics; Elementary Curriculum. Lisa Montplaisir
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-6155
e-mail: Lisa.Montplaisir@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Science education; Student learning and development of understanding Jill Nelson
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7415
e-mail: Jill.R.Nelson@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Community counseling; Counselor supervision, Female faculty issues; Social construction theories; Group counseling and Counselor identify Robert Nielsen
Professor
Phone: 231-7676
e-mail: Robert.Nielsen@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Counselor supervision; Cognitive/behavioral counseling; stress management Kim A. Overton
Senior Lecturer/Director of Field Experiences
Phone: 231-7203
e-mail: Kimberly.Overton@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Student teacher placement Mark Schmidt
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7417
e-mail: Mark.Schmidt@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Educational leadership; Vocational/technical interinstitutional collaboration; Administrative technology; Institutional analysis Mary Pull
Lecturer
Phone: 231-7927
e-mail: Mary.Pull@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Composition theory and research; English education Ron Stammen
Professor
Phone: 231-7210
e-mail: Ronald.Stammen@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Telecommunications; Leadership and learning; Instruction/administration; Vocational education Justin J. Wageman
Associate Professor and Director, North Dakota Curriculum Initiative
Phone: 231-7108
e-mail: Justin.Wageman@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Standards; Curriculum; Instruction; Assessment; Professional development and evaluation Brent Young
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7439
e-mail: Brent.Young@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Agricultural and Extension Education, research interests include improving academic achievement through agricultural education,
student teacher-cooperating teacher relationships, and experiential learning.
Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1/E. Morrow Lebedeff 351
Box 5057, State University Station
Fargo ND 58105-5057
701-231-7487 Ronda Klubben, Academic Assistant
701-231-7474 Diane Pochardt, Academic Assistant
701-231-7491 Wendy Breitbach, Administrative Clerk
701-231-8592 Hope Eppler, Administrative Secretary, HNES Extension
701-231-7254 Susan Finneseth, Administrative Assistant, EFNEP
701-231-8869 Lois Larson, Equipment Technician
Bradford Strand
Head/Professor
Phone: 231-9718
e-mail: Bradford.Strand@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Physical education; Teacher preparation Jay Albrecht
Instructor
Phone: 231-6738
e-mail: Jay.Albrecht@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Athletic Training Judy Ary
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 231-9613
e-mail: Judith.Ary@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Health Education Thomas C. Barnhart
Professor
Phone: 231-7810
e-mail: Thomas.Barnhart@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Sport and Recreation Studies Ardith Brunt
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7475
e-mail: Ardith.Brunt@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Dietetics Bryan Christensen
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-6737
e-mail: Bryan.Christensen.1@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Human Performance and Fitness Joe Deutsch
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-5687
e-mail: Joe.deutsch@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Physical education; Teacher preparation Chuck Fountaine
Lecturer
Phone: 231-6385
e-mail: Charles.Fountaine@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Strength training; Cardiovascular conditioning, and Screen time Kara Gange
Instructor
Phone: 231-5777
e-mail: Kara.Gange@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Athletic Training Julie Garden-Robinson
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Phone: 231-7187
e-mail: Julie.Garden-Robinson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Nutrition (general); Nutrition recommendations for adults and children; Nutrition labeling rules and regulations; Food safety information for consumers and entrepreneurs/small businesses Pamela Hansen
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-8093
e-mail: Pamela.J.Hansen@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Athletic Training Kristen Hetland
Instructor
Phone: 231-8676
e-mail: Kristen.Hetland@ndsu.edu
Area of Expertise: Physical Education Pedagogy Jeanne Hochhalter
Extension Specialist/EFNEP/FNP
Phone: 231-6515
e-mail: jeanne.hochhalter@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Nutrition education Barbara Holes-Dickson
Extension Specialist/EFNEP/FNP Coordinator
Phone: 231-7256
e-mail: barbara.holes.dickson@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Nutrition education Denis (Izzy) Isrow
Professor Emeritus
Phone: 231-7463
e-mail: Denis.Isrow@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Athletic Training Gary Liguori
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-8682
e-mail: Gary.Liguori@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Wellness (College students and Worksites) and Methodology and Evaluation Arthur Maughan
Associate Professor
Phone: 231-8983
e-mail: Bucky.Maughan@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Coaching Education Yeong Rhee
Assistant Professor
Phone: 231-7476
e-mail: Yeong.Rhee@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Dietetics Sherri Nordstrom Stastny
Assistant Professor
Dietetics
Phone: 231-7479
e-mail: Sherri.Stastny@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Dietetics Desiree' Tande
Assistant Professor
Extension Specialist
Phone: 231-7478
e-mail: Desiree.Tande@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Nutrition and health Donna Terbizan
Professor
Phone: 231-7792
e-mail: D.Terbizan@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Human Performance and Fitness Lynette Winters
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 231-7480
e-mail: Lynette.Winters@ndsu.eduArea of Expertise: Dietetics













































































