Rural Collective Members
See Rural Collective member research interests and connect with individual members.
Directory by last name
Ryan Allen, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Humphrey School of Public Affairs-Urban and Regional Planning
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Affordable housing, immigration
Grant Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 education
Lynda Lahti Anderson, PhD, MPH
Researcher VI
[email protected]
Institute on Community Integration
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities
Research interests: Disability health, family support
Holli Arp
Program Leader - Leadership and Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Community Vitality, Department of Community Development
Research interests: Leadership and civic engagement
Kelly Asche
Adjunct Faculty; Senior Researcher at Center for Rural Policy and Development
[email protected]
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Twin Cities
Research interests: workforce and jobs, healthcare, demographics, migration
Arianne Baldomero, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Twin Cities
Research interests: Lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Susannah Bartlow, PhD
Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
[email protected]
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Cancer clinical research
David Beard, PhD
Professor of Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences-English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies
Research interests: Health Humanities
Ethan Beltrand
Clinical Research Coordinator
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Pediatric Critical Care
Research interests: Rural EMS, emergency medicine, and access to care
Katie Benziger, MD, MPH
Cardiologist
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease prevention
Karen Beranek
Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Youth Development
Research interests: Positive youth development
Keri Bergeson, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Physician workforce
Heather Blue, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor/Clinical pharmacist
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Pharmacy practice and emergency medicine services
Kristin Boman, MPH
Practice Based Research Network Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Primary Care
Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Epidemiology and Community Health; Maternal and Child Health
Research interests: Links to Title V and workforce development in maternal and child health
David Brauer, MD, MPHS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Surgery
Research interests: Patient access to specialty cancer care, particularly complex surgical care
Clara Busse, PhD, MPH
Rural Health Equity Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health
Caitlin Carroll, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Hospitals
Dana Carroll, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Commercial tobacco prevention and control
Keri Cavitt
Regional Director for the Extension Office in Cloquet and Grand Rapids
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Office Cloquet
Research interests: Community connections
Tonya Connor
Research Project Coordinator
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Health equity, increasing COVID-19 and Influenza vaccine uptake, and health literacy
Nikki Crowe
Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Food in tribal communities in Minnesota
Sara Croymans
Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Department of Family, Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Financial capability, tenant education, and disaster preparedness
Kirsten Cruikshank, MSW
Community Based Researcher
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School-Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team CERDAR Project
Research interests: Dementia and aging
Kristina D'Allaird, MA
Executive Associate
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Pharmacist placement, recruiting, and training
Aubree Derksen
Extension Educator-Family Resiliency
[email protected]
Extension: Family, Health, and Well-being
Research interests: Migrant worker mental health and rental education
Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community engaged research, social and environmental determinants of health
Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA
Interdisciplinary Education Director
[email protected]
MN LEND; Institute on Community Integration
Twin Cities
Research interests: neurodevelopmental disabilities, health equity, intersectionality of race/disability in youth mental health policy, and increasing MCH workforce across rural MN
Frank Douma, JD, MA
Researcher
[email protected]
Institute for Urban and Regional Transportation Finance
Twin Cities: Humphrey School of Public Affairs- Urban and Regional Planning, Public Policy
Research interests: Transportation law and planning, economic development, and equity
Kathy Draeger, PhD, MS
Statewide Director
[email protected]
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Extension: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences-Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Research interests: Community-driven efforts in sustainable development
Lester Drewes, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
Brain Barriers Research Center
Duluth: Medical School-Biomedical Sciences
Research interests: Research on brain health and disease
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Public Health, and Informatics
[email protected]
Medical School and School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Social determinants of health and COPD
Cassie Edlund, MPH
Senior Communications Manager and Evaluation Specialist
[email protected]
Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Health equity, holistic health, community health, population health, and social determinants of health
Beth Fait, PhD, MEd, MHA
Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Mental health, especially with marginalized populations
Joel Farley, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Twin Cities
Research interests: Pharmacy service delivery
Joshua Fergen, PhD
Senior Research Associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Alzheimer's, dementia, and quality of life
Teresa Fong, DDS
Pediatric Dentist
[email protected]
School of Dentistry-Pediatric Dentistry
Twin Cities
Research interests: Oral health care and education
Alyssa Fritz, MPH, RD, CLC
Research and Policy Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal and child health, health policy, social determinants of health
Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Environment
Twin Cities
Research interests: American Indians and nutrition
Kyle Gill, MS
Director of Operations and Land Stewardship
[email protected]
Cloquet Forestry Center and Hubachek Wilderness Research Center
Twin Cities: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences
Research interests: Ecocultural community health and vitality
Liz Goetz
SNAP-Ed Educator-Crow Wing County
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health and Wellbeing
Research interests: Food access
Abby Gold, PhD, MPH, RD
Program Leader
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Extension
Research interests: Food access and health equity
Abbey Guggisberg
Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development, Leadership & Civic Engagement
Research interests: Community engagement and intergenerational communities
Allison Gustavson, DPT, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
[email protected]
Medical School-Physical Therapy
Twin Cities
Research interests: Access to health care
Keri Hager, PharmD, BCACP
Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Health care and care delivery, pharmacy services, and comprehensive medication management
Anthony Hanson, PhD
Assistant Extension Professor & Regional Educator - Integrated Pest Management
[email protected]
Extension: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Research interests: Pesticide use and safety and field crops pest management
Madeline Harms, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Education and Human Services Professions-Psychology
Research interests: Effects of rural life on youth cognitive and social development
Melissa Harry, PhD, MSW
Research Scientist
[email protected]
Center for Learning Health Systems
Essentia Institute of Rural Health
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Health equity, behavioral health, participatory research, dissemination and implementation science, trauma
Amanda Hayward, PhD
Research Development Manager
[email protected]
Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care
Twin Cities: Medical School- CIP MTA/Dean's Office
Research interests: Trauma care
Leah Henke, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health (OBGYN)
Research interests: Rural women’s health care
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MSW, MPH
Associate Professor and Co-Director
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities : School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Health equity, structural determinants of health, older adults, social connectedness, health policy
Mary Holz-Clause, PhD
Chancellor
[email protected]
Crookston: Administration
Research interests: Healthy food access, food deserts and locally grown food
Jody Horntvedt
Extension Educator, Leadership & Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Community Vitality, Department of Community Development
Research interests: Building the leadership and civic engagement capacity of rural leaders to lead in their communities
Megan Hruby
SNAP-Ed Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Family Development, Health and Nutrition Programs
Research interests: Food access for people with low income
Amna Hussein, MBS
Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
[email protected]
Masonic Cancer Center
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center- Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Research interests: Cancer awareness and prevention
Julia Interrante, PhD, MPH
Research Fellow/Statistical Lead
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, health policy, health equity and access to care
Kristen Jacklin, PhD
Professor and Associate Director
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, dementia, indigenous and rural, and culture
Ingrid Jacobson, MPH
Researcher
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Aging, social determinants of health, infectious diseases in rural areas, disability policy
Elliot James, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Center for Small Towns
Morris: Division of Social Science-History
Research interests: Accessibility, equity, and transportation
Stephen Jeanetta
Associate Dean, Department of Community Development
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Community development, community change, and the demography of rural areas
Patricia Jewett, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health- Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Injury prevention, firearm injuries, suicide prevention, social determinants of health, and cancer
Mahrya Johnson, MBA, CCRP
Operations Director, Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS)
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Research interests: Building access to research by expanding sustained relationships with physicians, clinics, and hospitals in Greater
Minnesota
Marie Johnson, PhD
Adjunct Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Pediatric asthma
Mary Jo Katras, PhD
Program Leader
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Extension
Research interests: Family resiliency
Kaitlyn Kenow, RN
Registered Nurse
[email protected]
Masonic Cancer Center
Twin Cities: Clinical Trials Office
Research interests: Cancer and improving access and resources to clinical trials for rural Minnesotans
Dana Ketcher, PhD, MPH
Senior research associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Health and dementia
Ann Kirby
Director of Partnerships and Outreach
[email protected]
Forever Green
Twin Cities: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences-Agronomy
Research interests: Adoption of continuous living cover crops to improve soil health and water quality, benefits human and animal health and creates new economic opportunities for farmers.
Chelsey Kirkland, PhD, MPH, CHW
Researcher
[email protected]
Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Governmental public health workforce and community health workers
Amanda Klein, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Opioids
Len Kne
Director
[email protected]
U-Spatial
Twin Cities: Research & Innovation Office- Research Computing
Research interests: Spatial data, visualization, analysis, and spatial thinking
Angelica Koch, PhD
Assistant Director
[email protected]
Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH)
Twin Cities: Office of Academic Clinical Affairs-Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Research interests: Community engagement research
Eydie Kramer-Kostecka, PhD
Research Professional
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Physical activity interventions for youth and families, equity and inclusion (eg., rural and other underserved populations), geospatial analyses of physical activity environments, park- and pool-based programs
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Director
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health policy and maternal health
Emily Krekelberg
Extension Educator, Farm Safety & Health
[email protected]
Extension: Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems
Research interests: Farm mental health, wellness in agriculture, youth safety
Emily Kringle, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Education and Human Development-Kinesiology
Research interests: Stroke rehabilitation, physical activity, sedentary behavior, social support, telehealth
Beth Labenz
Outreach Specialist, Southwest
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Research interests: Food access, sustainability and community engagement in rural communities
Megan Lahr, MPH
Senior Research Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health care, aging in rural communities, and rural hospitals
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, PhD, MBBS, MS
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-EpiCH and Medical School-Neurology
Twin Cities
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease and brain health
June La Valleur, MD
Associate Professor, retired
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-OB/GYN
Research interests: Rural advocacy and women’s and sexual health
JP Leider, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Public health workforce, systems, and finance
Annie Lin, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Hormel Institute
Twin Cities: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences
Research interests: Diet quality, food and nutrition insecurity, digital technology, cancer prevention and survivorship
Neil Linscheid, MPP
Extension State Specialist, Entrepreneurship
[email protected]
Extension: Community development
Research interests: Community entrepreneurship development
Meg Little, EdD, RN, BC-NC
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Research and teaching
Lacey Loomer, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Business-Economics and Health Care Management
Duluth
Research interests: Post-acute care
Hannah MacDougall, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Social Work
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health equity and nonprofit hospital community benefits
Argie Manolis, MFA
Director of Civic Learning and Engagement
[email protected]
Center for Small Towns; Center for Community Partnerships
Morris
Research interests: Community-engaged research
Briana Matrious
Tribal Community Facilitator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health and Wellbeing
Research interests: Tribal community technical assistance around historical/intergenerational trauma healing
Teresa McCarthy, MD, MS
Associate Professor
[email protected]
MN Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family and Internal Medicine
Research interests: Geriatrics, dementia, and long-term care/nursing homes
Cathy McCarty, PhD, MPH
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
[email protected]
Center for Bioethics
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community-engaged research
Susan McKernan, DMD, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Dental Public Health
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Dentistry-Primary Dental Care
Research interests: Dental workforce
Robin Michaels, PhD
Associate Dean of Student Life
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Biomedical Science
Research interests: Training doctors to serve rural and indigenous communities
Megan Moe
Clinical Research and Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Hormel Institute-Community Outreach and Education
Research interests: Cancer research
Rajean Moone, PhD
Faculty Director - LTC Administration
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Continuing and Professional Studies-Undergrad Education
Research interests: Aging and long term care
Ira Moscovice, PhD
Mayo Professor
[email protected]
Flex Monitoring Team
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Quality
Peter Nalin, MD, MBA ,CPE
Associate Dean for Rural Medicine; Professor and Department Head
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Regional medical education, rural residency tracks, and rural recruitment and retention
Sue Nankivell
Director of Business Development and Community Relations
[email protected]
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing
Twin Cities: Health Sciences
Research interests: Providing free and accessibly priced virtual and online programming and resources supporting whole-person health and wellbeing
Guillermo Narváez
Extension Educator - Leadership & Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Leadership and Civic Engagement
Research interests: Latiné community experiences in Greater Minnesota
Hannah Neprash, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Workforce and quality of care
Sayeh Nikpay, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Access to acute care/emergency care in rural communities, rural hospital transfer networks, and rural emergency medical services
Kaiya Novacek
4-H Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension (Kittson County): Center for Youth Development
Research interests: Youth development and education through school/community programming and the county fair
Kevan O’Hanlon, MPH
Research Coordinator
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, health policy, and access to care
Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, MPharm
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Health
Andrew Olson, MD, FACP, FAAP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
[email protected]
Medical Education Outcomes Center
Twin Cities: Medical School-Medicine and Pediatrics
Research interests: Educational determinants to the rural health workforce
Anthony Olson, PhD, PharmD, MEd
Research Scientist
[email protected]
Essentia Institute of Rural Health
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Community-integrated care, health-related social needs, and person-centered pharmacy practice in rural communities
Patricia Olson
Associate Dean and Department Head
[email protected]
Extension: Family, Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Working with limited-income communities to support their health and wellbeing
Veronica Olson
Program / Project Specialist
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Research interests: Rural clinical experiences for medical students
Emily Onello, MD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural family medicine physician workforce development, rural medical education, environmental health, vaccine hesitancy, rural and tribal local food systems, physical health benefits of wild rice
Kristin Osiecki, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Center for Learning Innovation
Rochester
Research interests: Health equity, social determinants of health and environmental justice
Mark Otto
Director of Strategic Partnerships
[email protected]
Extension: Research and Engagement
Research interests: Partnership and engaged scholarship
Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT, AE-C
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Duluth: School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Community engagement to address substance use in rural and tribal areas
Matthew Patterson, MD
Director of the Rural Healthcare Education Pathway
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Research interests: Rural healthcare education
Angelica Pena
SW Regional Health and Wellness Coordinator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Development
Research interests: Health and wellbeing, mental flourishing , physical activity and food access related
Barb Peterson, PhD, RN, CNS
Clinical Associate Faculty
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Doctor of Nursing Practice
Research interests: Psychiatric nursing
Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH
Associate Vice President for Global and Rural Health
[email protected]
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Healthcare workforce
Marie Rahne, MBA
Director
[email protected]
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Access to cancer clinical trials
Doug Reed
Director of Morris Challenge
[email protected]
Chancellor's Office
Morris
Research interests: Engage with teams in rural communities who will identify the challenges that are of greatest importance to their rural communities
Maggie Ricco, PharmD, MS
Senior Strategic Initiatives Lead
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy-Dean’s Office
Research interests: Pharmacy
Lisa Rogers, MS, MPH
Director
[email protected]
Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Development and evaluation of innovative, effective acute trauma care, from point of injury through early post-injury care in austere, low resource, rural, and emergency care settings. Development of technology and knowledge products deployable by both first responders and hospital-based health care workers that are applicable to military and non-military situations.
Mark Rosenberg, MD
Vice Dean for Education
[email protected]
Medical Education Outcomes Center
Medical School-Office of Medical Education
Twin Cities
Research interests: Educationally sensitive workforce outcomes and determinants of rural practice
Katie Rydberg, MPH
Program Manager
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural health equity
Charles Salmen, MD
Director, Mfangano Community Health Field Station
[email protected]
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Capacity building for locally-directed community health promotion and development among remote and indigenous populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Teresa Schicker
Program Manager
[email protected]
Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: Medical School- Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Education of caregivers of people with memory loss
Megan Schossow, MS
Outreach Director
[email protected]
Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Agricultural occupational health and safety
Jonathan Schroeder, PhD
Research Scientist
[email protected]
Minnesota Population Center; IPUMS; Rural Health Research Center
Office of the Vice President for Research-Institute for Social Research and Innovation
Twin Cities
Research interests: Population and population change
Mary Schroeder
Extension Educator - Health and Nutrition
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Extension: Regional Office of Willmar
Research interests: Food access, early childhood health, school health, and nutrition
Kyle Shelton, PhD
Director, Center for Transportation Studies
[email protected]
Center for Transportation Studies
Twin Cities: RIO
Research interests: Transportation and mobility
Stephen K. Shuman, DDS, MS
Professor
[email protected]
MN Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: School of Dentistry-Developmental and Surgical Sciences
Research interests: Geriatric oral health education and clinical care
Teresa Spaeth
Chair of the Veden Center
[email protected]
Veden Center for Rural Economic Development
Crookston
Research interests: Nexus of research, education, and programming
Amy Sparks
Extension Educator Youth Development
[email protected]
Extension: Youth Development
Research interests: Social justice, transformative social emotional learning/durable skills, thriving communities, access to art, sustainability, wellbeing/mental health/resilience, access to quality education
Melissa Stevens
Rural Training Programs Consultant
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Education/training opportunities
Sharon Stewart, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Math Science and Technology
Crookston
Research interests: Rural health care- small hospitals and nursing homes, nutrition dietetics education
Laurissa Stigen, MS, BN
Coordinator
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Nursing/Campus Partnerships
Research interests: Nursing education and workforce and health initiatives with rural populations
Sandra Stover, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural health care workforce, obstetrical services, and EMS
Tim Stratton, PhD, RPh, FAPhA
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Rural pharmacy practice
Mithun Suresh, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Healthcare
Andi Sutton
Executive Director
[email protected]
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Extension: Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Research interests: Sustainability (sustainable ag & food systems, natural resources, clean energy, resilient communities)
Alexis Swendener, PhD
Rural Health Equity Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Social determinants of health
Beth Theilen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Minnesota Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
Twin Cities: Medical School-Pediatrics
Research interests: Respiratory viral disease, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory capacity development
Andrew Traynor, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Twin Cities
Research interests: Student learning experiences
Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA, MSVM, FAAN, FNAP
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Nursing- Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease
Brigid Tuck
Senior Economic Impact Analyst
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Understanding economies and economic change
Paul Tuite, MD
Professor
[email protected]
Udall Center for Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research
Twin Cities: Medical School-Neurology
Research interests: Neurological care and research
Alysa Tulibaski
Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension (Marshall County): Center for Youth Development
Research interests: Youth development & adult volunteers
Mariana Tuttle, MPH
Research and Communications Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural health equity, social determinants across the lifespan, and maternal and child health
Laurie Van Egeren, PhD, MA
Vice Provost for Public Engagement
[email protected]
Office for Public Engagement
Twin Cities: Office of the Vice Provost for Public Engagement
Research interests: Public engagement
Michiah Van Syckel
Community Advocates & Engagement Coordinator
[email protected]
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Cancer clinical trials
Gao Vang
Communications Specialist
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Office of Academic and Clinical Affairs
Research interests: Amplify the work of Rural Collective members
Jane VanHuevelen
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Liberal Arts-Sociology
Research interests: Health socialization
Jeremy Van’t Hof, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Cardiology
Research interests: Pharmacy access
Rachel Vogel, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Research interests: Cancer prevention and survivorship
Steve Waring, PhD, DVM
Principal Scientist
[email protected]
Pharmacy School-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, brain health, and precision medicine
Wayne Warry, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
Memory Keepers
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Dementia and its associated risks and co-morbidities in collaboration with Indigenous and rural communities
Nikki Weiss, PhD
Researcher
[email protected]
Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Public health infrastructure (staffing, finance, etc.)
Ben Winchester, MS
Rural Sociologist
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Community Vitality, Department of Community Development
Research interests: Demographic analysis, leadership and community development, and economic development
Ellen Wolter, MPH, MPA
Extension Educator-St. Cloud
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Community Development
Research interests: Rural-urban interdependence
Cecilia Xi Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Design- Graphic Design/UX Design
Research interests: Healthcare design and equity
Ryan Allen, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Humphrey School of Public Affairs-Urban and Regional Planning
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Affordable housing, immigration
Grant Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 education
Lynda Lahti Anderson, PhD, MPH
Researcher VI
[email protected]
Institute on Community Integration
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities
Research interests: Disability health, family support
Holli Arp
Program Leader - Leadership and Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Community Vitality, Department of Community Development
Research interests: Leadership and civic engagement
Kelly Asche
Adjunct Faculty; Senior Researcher at Center for Rural Policy and Development
[email protected]
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Twin Cities
Research interests: workforce and jobs, healthcare, demographics, migration
Arianne Baldomero, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Twin Cities
Research interests: Lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Susannah Bartlow, PhD
Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
[email protected]
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Cancer clinical research
David Beard, PhD
Professor of Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences-English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies
Research interests: Health Humanities
Ethan Beltrand
Clinical Research Coordinator
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Pediatric Critical Care
Research interests: Rural EMS, emergency medicine, and access to care
Karen Beranek
Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Youth Development
Research interests: Positive youth development
Keri Bergeson, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Physician workforce
Katie Benziger, MD, MPH
Cardiologist
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease prevention
Heather Blue, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor/Clinical pharmacist
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Pharmacy practice and emergency medicine services
Kristin Boman, MPH
Practice Based Research Network Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Primary Care
Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Epidemiology and Community Health; Maternal and Child Health
Research interests: Links to Title V and workforce development in maternal and child health
David Brauer, MD, MPHS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Surgery
Research interests: Patient access to specialty cancer care, particularly complex surgical care
Clara Busse, PhD, MPH
Rural Health Equity Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health
Caitlin Carroll, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Hospitals
Dana Carroll, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Commercial tobacco prevention and control
Keri Cavitt
Regional Director for the Extension Office in Cloquet and Grand Rapids
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Office Cloquet
Research interests: Community connections
Nikki Crowe
Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Food in tribal communities in Minnesota
Sara Croymans
Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Department of Family, Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Financial capability, tenant education, and disaster preparedness
Tonya Connor
Research Project Coordinator
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Health equity, increasing COVID-19 and Influenza vaccine uptake, and health literacy
Kirsten Cruikshank, MSW
Community Based Researcher
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School-Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team CERDAR Project
Research interests: Dementia and aging
Kristina D'Allaird, MA
Executive Associate
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Pharmacist placement, recruiting, and training
Aubree Derksen
Extension Educator-Family Resiliency
[email protected]
Extension: Family, Health, and Well-being
Research interests: Migrant worker mental health and rental education
Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community engaged research, social and environmental determinants of health
Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA
Interdisciplinary Education Director
[email protected]
MN LEND; Institute on Community Integration
Twin Cities
Research interests: neurodevelopmental disabilities, health equity, intersectionality of race/disability in youth mental health policy, and increasing MCH workforce across rural MN
Frank Douma, JD, MA
Researcher
[email protected]
Institute for Urban and Regional Transportation Finance
Twin Cities: Humphrey School of Public Affairs- Urban and Regional Planning, Public Policy
Research interests: Transportation law and planning, economic development, and equity
Kathy Draeger, PhD, MS
Statewide Director
[email protected]
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Extension: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences-Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Research interests: Community-driven efforts in sustainable development
Lester Drewes, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
Brain Barriers Research Center
Duluth: Medical School-Biomedical Sciences
Research interests: Research on brain health and disease
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Public Health, and Informatics
[email protected]
Medical School and School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Social determinants of health and COPD
Cassie Edlund, MPH
Senior Communications Manager and Evaluation Specialist
[email protected]
Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Health equity, holistic health, community health, population health, and social determinants of health
Beth Fait, PhD, MEd, MHA
Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Mental health, especially with marginalized populations
Joel Farley, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Twin Cities
Research interests: Pharmacy service delivery
Joshua Fergen, PhD
Senior Research Associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Alzheimer's, dementia, and quality of life
Teresa Fong, DDS
Pediatric Dentist
[email protected]
School of Dentistry-Pediatric Dentistry
Twin Cities
Research interests: Oral health care and education
Alyssa Fritz, MPH, RD, CLC
Research and Policy Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal and child health, health policy, social determinants of health
Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Environment
Twin Cities
Research interests: American Indians and nutrition
Kyle Gill, MS
Director of Operations and Land Stewardship
[email protected]
Cloquet Forestry Center and Hubachek Wilderness Research Center
Twin Cities: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences
Research interests: Ecocultural community health and vitality
Liz Goetz
SNAP-Ed Educator-Crow Wing County
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health and Wellbeing
Research interests: Food access
Abby Gold, PhD, MPH, RD
Program Leader
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Extension
Research interests: Food access and health equity
Abbey Guggisberg
Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development, Leadership & Civic Engagement
Research interests: Community engagement and intergenerational communities
Allison Gustavson, DPT, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
[email protected]
Medical School-Physical Therapy
Twin Cities
Research interests: Access to health care
Keri Hager, PharmD, BCACP
Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Health care and care delivery, pharmacy services, and comprehensive medication management
Anthony Hanson, PhD
Assistant Extension Professor & Regional Educator - Integrated Pest Management
[email protected]
Extension: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Research interests: Pesticide use and safety and field crops pest management
Madeline Harms, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Education and Human Services Professions-Psychology
Research interests: Effects of rural life on youth cognitive and social development
Melissa Harry, PhD, MSW
Research Scientist
[email protected]
Center for Learning Health Systems
Essentia Institute of Rural Health
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Health equity, behavioral health, participatory research, dissemination and implementation science, trauma
Amanda Hayward, PhD
Research Development Manager
[email protected]
Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care
Twin Cities: Medical School- CIP MTA/Dean's Office
Research interests: Trauma care
Leah Henke, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health (OBGYN)
Research interests: Rural women’s health care
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MSW, MPH
Associate Professor and Co-Director
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities : School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Health equity, structural determinants of health, older adults, social connectedness, health policy
Mary Holz-Clause, PhD
Chancellor
[email protected]
Crookston: Administration
Research interests: Healthy food access, food deserts and locally grown food
Jody Horntvedt
Extension Educator, Leadership & Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Community Vitality, Department of Community Development
Research interests: Building the leadership and civic engagement capacity of rural leaders to lead in their communities
Megan Hruby
SNAP-Ed Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Center for Family Development, Health and Nutrition Programs
Research interests: Food access for people with low income
Amna Hussein, MBS
Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
[email protected]
Masonic Cancer Center
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center- Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Research interests: Cancer awareness and prevention
Julia Interrante, PhD, MPH
Research Fellow/Statistical Lead
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, health policy, health equity and access to care
Kristen Jacklin, PhD
Professor and Associate Director
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, dementia, indigenous and rural, and culture
Ingrid Jacobson, MPH
Researcher
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Aging, social determinants of health, infectious diseases in rural areas, disability policy
Elliot James, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Center for Small Towns
Morris: Division of Social Science-History
Research interests: Accessibility, equity, and transportation
Stephen Jeanetta
Associate Dean, Department of Community Development
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Community development, community change, and the demography of rural areas
Patricia Jewett, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health- Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Injury prevention, firearm injuries, suicide prevention, social determinants of health, and cancer
Mahrya Johnson, MBA, CCRP
Operations Director, Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS)
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Research interests: Building access to research by expanding sustained relationships with physicians, clinics, and hospitals in Greater
Minnesota
Marie Johnson, PhD
Adjunct Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Pediatric asthma
Mary Jo Katras, PhD
Program Leader
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Extension
Research interests: Family resiliency
Kaitlyn Kenow, RN
Registered Nurse
[email protected]
Masonic Cancer Center
Twin Cities: Clinical Trials Office
Research interests: Cancer and improving access and resources to clinical trials for rural Minnesotans
Dana Ketcher, PhD, MPH
Senior research associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Health and dementia
Ann Kirby
Director of Partnerships and Outreach
[email protected]
Forever Green
Twin Cities: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences-Agronomy
Research interests: Adoption of continuous living cover crops to improve soil health and water quality, benefits human and animal health and creates new economic opportunities for farmers.
Chelsey Kirkland, PhD, MPH, CHW
Researcher
[email protected]
Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Governmental public health workforce and community health workers
Amanda Klein, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Opioids
Len Kne
Director
[email protected]
U-Spatial
Twin Cities: Research & Innovation Office- Research Computing
Research interests: Spatial data, visualization, analysis, and spatial thinking
Angelica Koch, PhD
Assistant Director
[email protected]
Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH)
Twin Cities: Office of Academic Clinical Affairs-Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Research interests: Community engagement research
Eydie Kramer-Kostecka, PhD
Research Professional
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Physical activity interventions for youth and families, equity and inclusion (eg., rural and other underserved populations), geospatial analyses of physical activity environments, park- and pool-based programs
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Director
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health policy and maternal health
Emily Krekelberg
Extension Educator, Farm Safety & Health
[email protected]
Extension: Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems
Research interests: Farm mental health, wellness in agriculture, youth safety
Emily Kringle, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Education and Human Development-Kinesiology
Research interests: Stroke rehabilitation, physical activity, sedentary behavior, social support, telehealth
Beth Labenz
Outreach Specialist, Southwest
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Research interests: Food access, sustainability and community engagement in rural communities
Megan Lahr, MPH
Senior Research Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health care, aging in rural communities, and rural hospitals
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, PhD, MBBS, MS
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-EpiCH and Medical School-Neurology
Twin Cities
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease and brain health
June La Valleur, MD
Associate Professor, retired
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-OB/GYN
Research interests: Rural advocacy and women’s and sexual health
JP Leider, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Public health workforce, systems, and finance
Annie Lin, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Hormel Institute
Twin Cities: College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences
Research interests: Diet quality, food and nutrition insecurity, digital technology, cancer prevention and survivorship
Neil Linscheid, MPP
Extension State Specialist, Entrepreneurship
[email protected]
Extension: Community development
Research interests: Community entrepreneurship development
Meg Little, EdD, RN, BC-NC
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Research and teaching
Lacey Loomer, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Business-Economics and Health Care Management
Duluth
Research interests: Post-acute care
Hannah MacDougall, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Social Work
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health equity and nonprofit hospital community benefits
Argie Manolis, MFA
Director of Civic Learning and Engagement
[email protected]
Center for Small Towns; Center for Community Partnerships
Morris
Research interests: Community-engaged research
Briana Matrious
Tribal Community Facilitator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health and Wellbeing
Research interests: Tribal community technical assistance around historical/intergenerational trauma healing
Teresa McCarthy, MD, MS
Associate Professor
[email protected]
MN Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family and Internal Medicine
Research interests: Geriatrics, dementia, and long-term care/nursing homes
Cathy McCarty, PhD, MPH
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
[email protected]
Center for Bioethics
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community-engaged research
Susan McKernan, DMD, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Dental Public Health
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Dentistry-Primary Dental Care
Research interests: Dental workforce
Robin Michaels, PhD
Associate Dean of Student Life
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Biomedical Science
Research interests: Training doctors to serve rural and indigenous communities
Megan Moe
Clinical Research and Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Hormel Institute-Community Outreach and Education
Research interests: Cancer research
Rajean Moone, PhD
Faculty Director - LTC Administration
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Continuing and Professional Studies-Undergrad Education
Research interests: Aging and long term care
Ira Moscovice, PhD
Mayo Professor
[email protected]
Flex Monitoring Team
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Quality
Peter Nalin, MD, MBA ,CPE
Associate Dean for Rural Medicine; Professor and Department Head
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Regional medical education, rural residency tracks, and rural recruitment and retention
Sue Nankivell
Director of Business Development and Community Relations
[email protected]
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing
Twin Cities: Health Sciences
Research interests: Providing free and accessibly priced virtual and online programming and resources supporting whole-person health and wellbeing
Guillermo Narváez
Extension Educator - Leadership & Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Leadership and Civic Engagement
Research interests: Latiné community experiences in Greater Minnesota
Hannah Neprash, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Workforce and quality of care
Sayeh Nikpay, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Access to acute care/emergency care in rural communities, rural hospital transfer networks, and rural emergency medical services
Kaiya Novacek
4-H Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension (Kittson County): Center for Youth Development
Research interests: Youth development and education through school/community programming and the county fair
Kevan O’Hanlon, MPH
Research Coordinator
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, health policy, and access to care
Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, MPharm
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Health
Andrew Olson, MD, FACP, FAAP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
[email protected]
Medical Education Outcomes Center
Twin Cities: Medical School-Medicine and Pediatrics
Research interests: Educational determinants to the rural health workforce
Anthony Olson, PhD, PharmD, MEd
Research Scientist
[email protected]
Essentia Institute of Rural Health
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Community-integrated care, health-related social needs, and person-centered pharmacy practice in rural communities
Patricia Olson
Associate Dean and Department Head
[email protected]
Extension: Family, Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Working with limited-income communities to support their health and wellbeing
Veronica Olson
Program / Project Specialist
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Research interests: Rural clinical experiences for medical students
Emily Onello, MD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural family medicine physician workforce development, rural medical education, environmental health, vaccine hesitancy, rural and tribal local food systems, physical health benefits of wild rice
Kristin Osiecki, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Center for Learning Innovation
Rochester
Research interests: Health equity, social determinants of health and environmental justice
Mark Otto
Director of Strategic Partnerships
[email protected]
Extension: Research and Engagement
Research interests: Partnership and engaged scholarship
Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT, AE-C
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Duluth: School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Community engagement to address substance use in rural and tribal areas
Matthew Patterson, MD
Director of the Rural Healthcare Education Pathway
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Research interests: Rural healthcare education
Angelica Pena
SW Regional Health and Wellness Coordinator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Development
Research interests: Health and wellbeing, mental flourishing , physical activity and food access related
Barb Peterson, PhD, RN, CNS
Clinical Associate Faculty
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Doctor of Nursing Practice
Research interests: Psychiatric nursing
Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH
Associate Vice President for Global and Rural Health
[email protected]
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Healthcare workforce
Marie Rahne, MBA
Director
[email protected]
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Access to cancer clinical trials
Doug Reed
Director of Morris Challenge
[email protected]
Chancellor's Office
Morris
Research interests: Engage with teams in rural communities who will identify the challenges that are of greatest importance to their rural communities
Maggie Ricco, PharmD, MS
Senior Strategic Initiatives Lead
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy-Dean’s Office
Research interests: Pharmacy
Lisa Rogers, MS, MPH
Director
[email protected]
Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Development and evaluation of innovative, effective acute trauma care, from point of injury through early post-injury care in austere, low resource, rural, and emergency care settings. Development of technology and knowledge products deployable by both first responders and hospital-based health care workers that are applicable to military and non-military situations.
Mark Rosenberg, MD
Vice Dean for Education
[email protected]
Medical Education Outcomes Center
Medical School-Office of Medical Education
Twin Cities
Research interests: Educationally sensitive workforce outcomes and determinants of rural practice
Katie Rydberg, MPH
Program Manager
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural health equity
Charles Salmen, MD
Director, Mfangano Community Health Field Station
[email protected]
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Capacity building for locally-directed community health promotion and development among remote and indigenous populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Teresa Schicker
Program Manager
[email protected]
Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: Medical School- Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Education of caregivers of people with memory loss
Megan Schossow, MS
Outreach Director
[email protected]
Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Agricultural occupational health and safety
Jonathan Schroeder, PhD
Research Scientist
[email protected]
Minnesota Population Center; IPUMS; Rural Health Research Center
Office of the Vice President for Research-Institute for Social Research and Innovation
Twin Cities
Research interests: Population and population change
Mary Schroeder
Extension Educator - Health and Nutrition
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Extension: Regional Office of Willmar
Research interests: Food access, early childhood health, school health, and nutrition
Kyle Shelton, PhD
Director, Center for Transportation Studies
[email protected]
Center for Transportation Studies
Twin Cities: RIO
Research interests: Transportation and mobility
Stephen K. Shuman, DDS, MS
Professor
[email protected]
MN Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: School of Dentistry-Developmental and Surgical Sciences
Research interests: Geriatric oral health education and clinical care
Teresa Spaeth
Chair of the Veden Center
[email protected]
Veden Center for Rural Economic Development
Crookston
Research interests: Nexus of research, education, and programming
Amy Sparks
Extension Educator Youth Development
[email protected]
Extension: Youth Development
Research interests: Social justice, transformative social emotional learning/durable skills, thriving communities, access to art, sustainability, wellbeing/mental health/resilience, access to quality education
Melissa Stevens
Rural Training Programs Consultant
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Education/training opportunities
Sharon Stewart, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Math Science and Technology
Crookston
Research interests: Rural health care- small hospitals and nursing homes, nutrition dietetics education
Laurissa Stigen, MS, BN
Coordinator
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Nursing/Campus Partnerships
Research interests: Nursing education and workforce and health initiatives with rural populations
Sandra Stover, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural health care workforce, obstetrical services, and EMS
Tim Stratton, PhD, RPh, FAPhA
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Rural pharmacy practice
Mithun Suresh, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Healthcare
Andi Sutton
Executive Director
[email protected]
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Extension: Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Research interests: Sustainability (sustainable ag & food systems, natural resources, clean energy, resilient communities)
Alexis Swendener, PhD
Rural Health Equity Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Social determinants of health
Beth Theilen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Minnesota Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
Twin Cities: Medical School-Pediatrics
Research interests: Respiratory viral disease, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory capacity development
Andrew Traynor, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Twin Cities
Research interests: Student learning experiences
Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA, MSVM, FAAN, FNAP
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Nursing- Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease
Brigid Tuck
Senior Economic Impact Analyst
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Understanding economies and economic change
Paul Tuite, MD
Professor
[email protected]
Udall Center for Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research
Twin Cities: Medical School-Neurology
Research interests: Neurological care and research
Alysa Tulibaski
Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension (Marshall County): Center for Youth Development
Research interests: Youth development & adult volunteers
Mariana Tuttle, MPH
Research and Communications Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural health equity, social determinants across the lifespan, and maternal and child health
Laurie Van Egeren, PhD, MA
Vice Provost for Public Engagement
[email protected]
Office for Public Engagement
Twin Cities: Office of the Vice Provost for Public Engagement
Research interests: Public engagement
Michiah Van Syckel
Community Advocates & Engagement Coordinator
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Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Cancer clinical trials
Gao Vang
Communications Specialist
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Twin Cities: Office of Academic and Clinical Affairs
Research interests: Amplify the work of Rural Collective members
Jane VanHuevelen
Assistant Professor
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Twin Cities: College of Liberal Arts-Sociology
Research interests: Health socialization
Jeremy Van’t Hof, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Cardiology
Research interests: Pharmacy access
Rachel Vogel, PhD
Associate Professor
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Research interests: Cancer prevention and survivorship
Steve Waring, PhD, DVM
Principal Scientist
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Pharmacy School-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, brain health, and precision medicine
Wayne Warry, PhD
Professor
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Memory Keepers
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Dementia and its associated risks and co-morbidities in collaboration with Indigenous and rural communities
Nikki Weiss, PhD
Researcher
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Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Public health infrastructure (staffing, finance, etc.)
Ben Winchester, MS
Rural Sociologist
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Extension: Center for Community Vitality, Department of Community Development
Research interests: Demographic analysis, leadership and community development, and economic development
Ellen Wolter, MPH, MPA
Extension Educator-St. Cloud
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Extension: Center for Community Development
Research interests: Rural-urban interdependence
Cecilia Xi Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Twin Cities: College of Design- Graphic Design/UX Design
Research interests: Healthcare design and equity