Rural Collective Members

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: Geographic disparities and social determinants of health in chronic lung 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, clinical trials access and equity

David Beard, PhD

Professor of Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication; Fellow, Institute on the Environment; Affiliate Faculty, Religious Studies
[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, cardiometabolic diseases (diabetes, obesity, and lipid disorders), women's' heart disease

Karen Beranek

Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Department of Youth Development
Research interests: Quality 4-H programs and systems

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

Primary Care Research Learning Network Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Primary Care

Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health
[email protected]
Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health
Twin Cities: School of Public Health
Research interests: MCH, Latine populations, role of language and culture in 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 Policy Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, infant health

Craig Campbell

Extension Educator-Leadership and Civic Engagement
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Leadership, facilitation, civic engagement, place-making, and Native relations

Caitlin Carroll, PhD 

Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural hospitals, access to care, health care financing

Dana Carroll, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor and Director, Tobacco Research Programs
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Commercial tobacco prevention and control

Keri Cavitt

Regional Director UMN Extension
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Office Cloquet and Grand Rapids
Research interests: Community connections in northeastern Minnesota

Nikki Crowe

Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Preventative and healing strategies for childhood sexual abuse in Tribal communities, health and wellbeing outcomes of traditional Ojibwe harvesting and food sovereignty in Tribal communities

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

Brinsley Davis

Administrative Operations Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: MN Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Research interests: Cancer clinical trials, rural health outreach

Aubree Derksen

Extension Educator-Family Resiliency
[email protected]
Extension: Family, Health, and Well-being
Research interests: Migrant worker mental health, child sexual abuse prevention, parenting, postpartum support for Latine communities, rural mental health and suicide prevention

Abby DeVita, MPH

Telehealth Extension Educator, Military Child and Family Collaboration Study
[email protected]
Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
Extension: Family, Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral health; Military-connected families

Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Assistant Professor 
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community engaged research, social and environmental determinants of health

Rebecca Dosch Brown, PhD, MFA

Director of Interdisciplinary Education, Director of Community Engagement, Director of Disability Policy and Services Certificate Program
[email protected]
MNLEND; Institute on Community Integration
Twin Cities
Research interests: Disability policy and services, foster youth, child welfare, mental health supports and services, community co-design

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 Emeritus
[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

Beth Fait, PhD, MEd, MHA

Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests:  Health equity, mental health, cognitive health, and incarceration

Chris Fallert, MD

Regional Campus Dean
[email protected]
St. Cloud: Medical School
Research interests: Rural physician workforce development

Joel Farley, PhD 

Professor and Interim Head
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Research interests:  Pharmacy practice innovation, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmaceutical economics, and pharmaceutical policy

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

Brenna Finley, MPH, RH, PHN

Extension Educator
[email protected]
Water Resources Center
Extension: Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems
Research interests: Private wells, drinking water quality and public health

Thomas Fisher, MA

Professor and Director
[email protected]
Minnesota Design Center
Twin Cities: College of Design-Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design
Research interests: Asset-based community development

Teresa Fong, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
[email protected]
School of Dentistry-Pediatric Dentistry
Twin Cities
Research interests: Oral health care and education

Kate France, PharmD

Lecturer
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy
Research interests: Healthcare equity

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

Abby Gold, PhD, MPH, RD

Health and Nutrition Specialist
[email protected]
Department of Food Science and Nutrition and Center for Families, Health, and Well-being
Extension
Research interests: Public health nutrition, food and nutrition security, program evaluation 

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 
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth  & Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Research interests: Health care and care delivery, pharmacy services, and comprehensive medication management, interprofessional education and collaborative practice and substance use disorder treatment access

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 II
[email protected]
Essentia Health
Research interests: Health equity, behavioral health, participatory research, dissemination and implementation science, trauma

Amanda Hayward, PhD

Director of Research Development
[email protected]
Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care
Twin Cities: Medical School- CIP MTA/Dean's Office
Research interests: Trauma care

Emily Heath, RN, BSN

Clinical Studies Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities
Research interests: Nutrition and metabolism, cancer, health equity, community connections

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

Julie Hinders, PhD

Program Director and Associate Professor
[email protected]
Crookston
Research interests: Rural healthcare issues, caregiver support, workforce issues, long term care and aging

Mary Holz-Clause, PhD

Chancellor
[email protected]
Crookston: Administration
Research interests: Healthy food access, food deserts and locally grown food, business development, value-added agriculture, and rural community development

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, health equity, screening, 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, maternity care financing

Kristen Jacklin, PhD

Professor and Director
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, dementia, Indigenous and rural, and intersections of culture and health

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: Rural EMS, 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, pediatric and adult cardiology, mental health

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

Patricia Khashayar, PhD, MBA

Director of International Institute for Biosensing
[email protected]
International Institute for Biosensing
Twin Cities: Research and Innovation Office-Research Computing
Research interests: The effect of exposomics (environmental, omics and societal) factors on various diseases, the sex-specific differences on mechanistic pathways linked to various diseases

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, disaster preparedness and response, organizational change, and organizational leadership

Jacob Kohlenberg, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Endocrinologist
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research interests: Prevention of complications from diabetes with improved use of technology

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 farm safety, ambiguous loss and farming, suicide prevention in agricultural communities

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

Joanne Kronstedt, DHA, MBA, SHRM-CP, CCM

Lecturer
[email protected]
Crookston: Health Management/Business
Research interests: Health Management/Access to Care

Beth Labenz

Outreach Specialist, Southwest
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Research interests: Food access, sustainability and community engagement in rural communities

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, stroke outcomes, brain health and dementia, digital health, implementation science, rural access to care

Genelle Lamont, PhD

Associate Professor
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health
Research interests: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

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

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: Indigenous technical assistance around historical/intergenerational trauma and 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, bioethics and epidemiology 

Susan McKernan, DMD, PhD, MS

Associate Professor, Dental Public Health
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Dentistry-Primary Dental Care
Research interests: Dental workforce

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 and Associate Director of Policy for the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation
[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

Professor Emeritus and Executive Coach
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Regional medical education, rural residency tracks, and rural recruitment and retention, coaching

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 and Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development
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

Jodi Nordlund

Rural Health Education Coordinator
[email protected]
Masonic Cancer Center
Extension: Family, Health, and Wellbeing
Research interests: Health literacy, cancer screening/prevention, vaccine education

Sara North, PT, DPT, PhD, M.Ed., FNAP

Co-Director 
[email protected]
Center for Interprofessional Health
Twin Cities: Medical School-Division of Physical Therapy
Research interests: Interprofessional education in the clinical learning environment and in collaborative practice models in communities and health systems

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

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, clinical reasoning, patient safety

Anthony Olson, PharmD, PhD, FAPhA

Associate Professor (Adjunct)
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Pharmacist services, community-integrated care, person-centeredness, rural health

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 and Family Physician
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural family medicine physician workforce development, rural medical education, environmental health, rural and tribal local food systems, health benefits of wild rice, harvesting and consumption, rural geriatric health

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

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

Jeanie Pebbles

Neurology Outreach Specialist
[email protected]
MNDrive Udall DBS Core
Twin Cities: Medical School-Neurology
Research interests: Parkinson's research outreach education and recruitment

Kelsey Pederson

Pre-Health Advisor
kpeders@d.umn.edu
Duluth: Pre-Health Student Resource Center
Research interests: Working with Undergraduate students from UMD exploring health fields and preparing for graduate programs

Angie Peltier

Regional Crops Educator
[email protected]
Northwest Research and Outreach Center
Extension: Ag and Natural Resources
Research interests: Successful incorporation of soil conservation practices into the MN cropping system and integrated pest management (diseases, pests and weeds)

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

Madeleine Pick, MPH

Principal Investigator
[email protected]
Flex Monitoring Team
Twin Cities: Rural Health - Health Policy and Management
Research interests:  Health policy, rural hospitals, quality of care

Colin Planalp, MPA

Senior Research Fellow
[email protected]
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Cannabis Research Center (CRC)
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Rural-urban differences in health care access, public health implications of cannabis use and policies

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

Maggie Ricco, PharmD, MS

Residency Program Director, Preceptor and Student Success Lead
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy
Research interests: Pharmacy, workforce development

Jodi Roberts, MS. PHIT

PhD student
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: College of Nursing
Research interests: Equity in access to services and supports for families who have infants born with hearing loss and other special healthcare needs, especially rural, social drivers of health, specifically transportation and lower socio economic status for rural families

Elizbeth Rogers, MD, MAS

Associate Professor of Medicine
[email protected]
Program in Health Disparities Research
Center for Learning Health Systems Science
Twin Cities: Medical School-General Internal Medicine
Research interests: Healthcare access - current focus on prenatal care and chronic wound care

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: Access and quality of care in rural communities

Geetha Saarunya, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Surgery
Research interests: Access to care disparities

Charles Salmen, MD

Director, Mfangano Community Health Field Station, CGHSR Director of Community Engagement
[email protected]
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR)
Research interests: Capacity building for locally-directed community health promotion and development among remote and indigenous populations in sub-Saharan Africa

Teresa Schicker, MPA

Program Manager
[email protected]
Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: Medical School- Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests:  Education and support for caregivers of people with memory loss, healthcare access in rural and underserved communities, emergency preparedness for older adults and vulnerable people, interprofessional education

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

Joann Scozzari

Regional Clinical Coordinator
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Rural healthcare, MD training

Trisha Sheehan

Regional Director
tsheehan@umn.edu
Extension: Regional Office Morris and Willmar
Research interests: Community connections and leadership

Emily Sheffield, MPH

PhD Student
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternity care access and quality in rural areas

Kyle Shelton, PhD

Director, Center for Transportation Studies
[email protected]
Center for Transportation Studies
Twin Cities: RIO
Research interests: Transportation and mobility

Anna Shetler, PhD

Rural Health Policy Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Research interests: Resource access/availability and health disparities

Abdul Shour, PhD

Research Scientist II
[email protected]
Duluth: Essentia Institute of Rural Health
Research interests: Improving clinical documentation efficiency, examining how social determinants influence healthcare utilization, optimizing AI-assisted cancer prevention strategies, analyzing no-show rates and treatment adherence in cancer care

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

Julie M. Slowiak, PhD, BCBA-D

Professor of Psychology
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Education and Human Service Professions
Research interests: worker health & well-being, job burnout, impact of chronic health and invisible disabilities on work

Becky Southwick

Deep Brain Stimulation Program Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: University of Minnesota Clinics & Surgery Center- Neurology/Deep Brain Stimulation
Research interests: Parkinson's Disease and essential tremor education and resources

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 Thielen, 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

Tricia Todd, MPH

Director
[email protected]
Pre-Health Student Resource Center
Twin Cities: Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Science
Research interests: Recruitment of rural students into health careers

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

Applied Research Specialist, Community Economics
[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 Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests:  Rural health equity, social drivers of health across the lifespan, maternal and child health, aging

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 Project Manager 
[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, health behaviors

Jeremy Van’t Hof, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Cardiology
Research interests: Pharmacy access, disparities in hypertension control

Rachel Vogel, PhD

Associate Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Research interests: Cancer prevention and survivorship

Kara Waldvogel

Extension Educator- 4-H Youth Development
[email protected]
Extension: Youth Development-Clearwater County
Research interests: Working with youth in grades K-one year past high school

Stephen Waring, DVM, PhD

Principal Scientist
[email protected]
Pharmacy School-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Dementia, healthy aging, precision medicine, AI

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

Lindsey Weiler, PhD

Associate Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Education and Human Development- Family Social Science
Research interests: Youth mental health

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

Allison Wolff

Clinical Research Specialist
[email protected]
Clinical Research Support Center
Twin Cities: Office of Academic Clinical Affairs-Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Research interests: My team assists in developing investigator-initiated protocols by facilitating thorough reviews, providing specific feedback and suggested language, and connecting teams with other expert groups to effectively launch a study at the University of Minnesota

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

Nick Zorko, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Research interests: Immune therapy administration close to home 

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: Geographic disparities and social determinants of health in chronic lung 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, clinical trials access and equity

David Beard, PhD

Professor of Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication; Fellow, Institute on the Environment; Affiliate Faculty, Religious Studies
[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, cardiometabolic diseases (diabetes, obesity, and lipid disorders), women's' heart disease

Karen Beranek

Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Department of Youth Development
Research interests: Quality 4-H programs and systems

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

Primary Care Research Learning Network Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Primary Care

Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health
[email protected]
Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health
Twin Cities: School of Public Health
Research interests: MCH, Latine populations, role of language and culture in 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 Policy Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, infant health

Craig Campbell

Extension Educator-Leadership and Civic Engagement
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Extension: Community Development
Research interests: Leadership, facilitation, civic engagement, place-making, and Native relations

Caitlin Carroll, PhD 

Assistant Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural hospitals, access to care, health care financing

Dana Carroll, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor and Director, Tobacco Research Programs
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Commercial tobacco prevention and control

Keri Cavitt

Regional Director UMN Extension
[email protected]
Extension: Regional Office Cloquet and Grand Rapids
Research interests: Community connections in northeastern Minnesota

Nikki Crowe

Regional Extension Educator
[email protected]
Extension: Family Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Preventative and healing strategies for childhood sexual abuse in Tribal communities, health and wellbeing outcomes of traditional Ojibwe harvesting and food sovereignty in Tribal communities

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

Brinsley Davis

Administrative Operations Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: MN Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Research interests: Cancer clinical trials, rural health outreach

Aubree Derksen

Extension Educator-Family Resiliency
[email protected]
Extension: Family, Health, and Well-being
Research interests: Migrant worker mental health, child sexual abuse prevention, parenting, postpartum support for Latine communities, rural mental health and suicide prevention

Abby DeVita, MPH

Telehealth Extension Educator, Military Child and Family Collaboration Study
[email protected]
Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
Extension: Family, Health & Wellbeing
Research interests: Mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral health; Military-connected families

Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Assistant Professor 
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community engaged research, social and environmental determinants of health

Rebecca Dosch Brown, PhD, MFA

Director of Interdisciplinary Education, Director of Community Engagement, Director of Disability Policy and Services Certificate Program
[email protected]
MNLEND; Institute on Community Integration
Twin Cities
Research interests: Disability policy and services, foster youth, child welfare, mental health supports and services, community co-design

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 Emeritus
[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

Beth Fait, PhD, MEd, MHA

Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests:  Health equity, mental health, cognitive health, and incarceration

Chris Fallert, MD

Regional Campus Dean
[email protected]
St. Cloud: Medical School
Research interests: Rural physician workforce development

Joel Farley, PhD 

Professor and Interim Head
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Research interests:  Pharmacy practice innovation, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmaceutical economics, and pharmaceutical policy

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

Brenna Finley, MPH, RH, PHN

Extension Educator
[email protected]
Water Resources Center
Extension: Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems
Research interests: Private wells, drinking water quality and public health

Thomas Fisher, MA

Professor and Director
[email protected]
Minnesota Design Center
Twin Cities: College of Design-Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design
Research interests: Asset-based community development

Teresa Fong, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
[email protected]
School of Dentistry-Pediatric Dentistry
Twin Cities
Research interests: Oral health care and education

Kate France, PharmD

Lecturer
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy
Research interests: Healthcare equity

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

Abby Gold, PhD, MPH, RD

Health and Nutrition Specialist
[email protected]
Department of Food Science and Nutrition and Center for Families, Health, and Well-being
Extension
Research interests: Public health nutrition, food and nutrition security, program evaluation 

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 
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth  & Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Research interests: Health care and care delivery, pharmacy services, and comprehensive medication management, interprofessional education and collaborative practice and substance use disorder treatment access

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 II
[email protected]
Essentia Health
Research interests: Health equity, behavioral health, participatory research, dissemination and implementation science, trauma

Amanda Hayward, PhD

Director of Research Development
[email protected]
Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care
Twin Cities: Medical School- CIP MTA/Dean's Office
Research interests: Trauma care

Emily Heath, RN, BSN

Clinical Studies Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities
Research interests: Nutrition and metabolism, cancer, health equity, community connections

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

Julie Hinders, PhD

Program Director and Associate Professor
[email protected]
Crookston
Research interests: Rural healthcare issues, caregiver support, workforce issues, long term care and aging

Mary Holz-Clause, PhD

Chancellor
[email protected]
Crookston: Administration
Research interests: Healthy food access, food deserts and locally grown food, business development, value-added agriculture, and rural community development

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, health equity, screening, 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, maternity care financing

Kristen Jacklin, PhD

Professor and Director
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, dementia, Indigenous and rural, and intersections of culture and health

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: Rural EMS, 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, pediatric and adult cardiology, mental health

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

Patricia Khashayar, PhD, MBA

Director of International Institute for Biosensing
[email protected]
International Institute for Biosensing
Twin Cities: Research and Innovation Office-Research Computing
Research interests: The effect of exposomics (environmental, omics and societal) factors on various diseases, the sex-specific differences on mechanistic pathways linked to various diseases

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, disaster preparedness and response, organizational change, and organizational leadership

Jacob Kohlenberg, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Endocrinologist
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research interests: Prevention of complications from diabetes with improved use of technology

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 farm safety, ambiguous loss and farming, suicide prevention in agricultural communities

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

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, stroke outcomes, brain health and dementia, digital health, implementation science, rural access to care

Genelle Lamont, PhD

Associate Professor
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health
Research interests: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

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

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: Indigenous technical assistance around historical/intergenerational trauma and 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, bioethics and epidemiology 

Susan McKernan, DMD, PhD, MS

Associate Professor, Dental Public Health
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Dentistry-Primary Dental Care
Research interests: Dental workforce

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 and Associate Director of Policy for the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation
[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

Professor Emeritus and Executive Coach
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Regional medical education, rural residency tracks, and rural recruitment and retention, coaching

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 and Civic Engagement
[email protected]
Extension: Community Development
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

Jodi Nordlund

Rural Health Education Coordinator
[email protected]
Masonic Cancer Center
Extension: Family, Health, and Wellbeing
Research interests: Health literacy, cancer screening/prevention, vaccine education

Sara North, PT, DPT, PhD, M.Ed., FNAP

Co-Director 
[email protected]
Center for Interprofessional Health
Twin Cities: Medical School-Division of Physical Therapy
Research interests: Interprofessional education in the clinical learning environment and in collaborative practice models in communities and health systems

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

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, clinical reasoning, patient safety

Anthony Olson, PharmD, PhD, FAPhA

Associate Professor (Adjunct)
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Pharmacist services, community-integrated care, person-centeredness, rural health

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 and Family Physician
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural family medicine physician workforce development, rural medical education, environmental health, rural and tribal local food systems, health benefits of wild rice, harvesting and consumption, rural geriatric health

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

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

Jeanie Pebbles

Neurology Outreach Specialist
[email protected]
MNDrive Udall DBS Core
Twin Cities: Medical School-Neurology
Research interests: Parkinson's research outreach education and recruitment

Kelsey Pederson

Pre-Health Advisor
kpeders@d.umn.edu
Duluth: Pre-Health Student Resource Center
Research interests: Working with Undergraduate students from UMD exploring health fields and preparing for graduate programs

Angie Peltier

Regional Crops Educator
[email protected]
Northwest Research and Outreach Center
Extension: Ag and Natural Resources
Research interests: Successful incorporation of soil conservation practices into the MN cropping system and integrated pest management (diseases, pests and weeds)

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

Madeleine Pick, MPH

Principal Investigator
[email protected]
Flex Monitoring Team
Twin Cities: Rural Health - Health Policy and Management
Research interests:  Health policy, rural hospitals, quality of care

Colin Planalp, MPA

Senior Research Fellow
[email protected]
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Cannabis Research Center (CRC)
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Rural-urban differences in health care access, public health implications of cannabis use and policies

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

Maggie Ricco, PharmD, MS

Residency Program Director, Preceptor and Student Success Lead
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy
Research interests: Pharmacy, workforce development

Jodi Roberts, MS. PHIT

PhD student
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: College of Nursing
Research interests: Equity in access to services and supports for families who have infants born with hearing loss and other special healthcare needs, especially rural, social drivers of health, specifically transportation and lower socio economic status for rural families

Elizbeth Rogers, MD, MAS

Associate Professor of Medicine
[email protected]
Program in Health Disparities Research
Center for Learning Health Systems Science
Twin Cities: Medical School-General Internal Medicine
Research interests: Healthcare access - current focus on prenatal care and chronic wound care

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: Access and quality of care in rural communities

Geetha Saarunya, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Surgery
Research interests: Access to care disparities

Charles Salmen, MD

Director, Mfangano Community Health Field Station, CGHSR Director of Community Engagement
[email protected]
Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR)
Research interests: Capacity building for locally-directed community health promotion and development among remote and indigenous populations in sub-Saharan Africa

Teresa Schicker, MPA

Program Manager
[email protected]
Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Twin Cities: Medical School- Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests:  Education and support for caregivers of people with memory loss, healthcare access in rural and underserved communities, emergency preparedness for older adults and vulnerable people, interprofessional education

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

Joann Scozzari

Regional Clinical Coordinator
[email protected]
Center for Family Development
Twin Cities: Medical School
Research interests: Rural healthcare, MD training

Trisha Sheehan

Regional Director
tsheehan@umn.edu
Extension: Regional Office Morris and Willmar
Research interests: Community connections and leadership

Emily Sheffield, MPH

PhD Student
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternity care access and quality in rural areas

Kyle Shelton, PhD

Director, Center for Transportation Studies
[email protected]
Center for Transportation Studies
Twin Cities: RIO
Research interests: Transportation and mobility

Anna Shetler, PhD

Rural Health Policy Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Research interests: Resource access/availability and health disparities

Abdul Shour, PhD

Research Scientist II
[email protected]
Duluth: Essentia Institute of Rural Health
Research interests: Improving clinical documentation efficiency, examining how social determinants influence healthcare utilization, optimizing AI-assisted cancer prevention strategies, analyzing no-show rates and treatment adherence in cancer care

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

Julie M. Slowiak, PhD, BCBA-D

Professor of Psychology
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Education and Human Service Professions
Research interests: worker health & well-being, job burnout, impact of chronic health and invisible disabilities on work

Becky Southwick

Deep Brain Stimulation Program Manager
[email protected]
Twin Cities: University of Minnesota Clinics & Surgery Center- Neurology/Deep Brain Stimulation
Research interests: Parkinson's Disease and essential tremor education and resources

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 Thielen, 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

Tricia Todd, MPH

Director
[email protected]
Pre-Health Student Resource Center
Twin Cities: Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Science
Research interests: Recruitment of rural students into health careers

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

Applied Research Specialist, Community Economics
[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 Fellow
[email protected]
Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests:  Rural health equity, social drivers of health across the lifespan, maternal and child health, aging

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 Project Manager 
[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, health behaviors

Jeremy Van’t Hof, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Cardiology
Research interests: Pharmacy access, disparities in hypertension control

Rachel Vogel, PhD

Associate Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Research interests: Cancer prevention and survivorship

Kara Waldvogel

Extension Educator- 4-H Youth Development
[email protected]
Extension: Youth Development-Clearwater County
Research interests: Working with youth in grades K-one year past high school

Stephen Waring, DVM, PhD

Principal Scientist
[email protected]
Pharmacy School-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Dementia, healthy aging, precision medicine, AI

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

Lindsey Weiler, PhD

Associate Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: College of Education and Human Development- Family Social Science
Research interests: Youth mental health

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

Allison Wolff

Clinical Research Specialist
[email protected]
Clinical Research Support Center
Twin Cities: Office of Academic Clinical Affairs-Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Research interests: My team assists in developing investigator-initiated protocols by facilitating thorough reviews, providing specific feedback and suggested language, and connecting teams with other expert groups to effectively launch a study at the University of Minnesota

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

Nick Zorko, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
[email protected]
Twin Cities: Medical School-Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Research interests: Immune therapy administration close to home