Center for Learning Innovation

Faculty & Staff

At UMR, Vice Chancellor Neuhauser and her faculty are in the midst of an ambitious endeavor to empower more students to achieve high academic goals. This personalized approach to the college curriculum centers on the learner. UMR has recruited faculty with particular interests in educational research and innovation. They are committed to developing integrated curricula, working closely with colleagues from other fields, and developing the most effective teaching methods.

Faculty

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Marian Aanerud, M.M. M.S.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Physics
Phone: 507-258-8220
Office: 318 Commons
Email: maanerud@umn.edu

Bijaya Aryal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Physics
Phone: 507-258-8216
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: baryal@umn.edu

Christian Ballam, M.S.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Mathematics
Phone: 507-258-8238
Office: 318 Commons
Email: cgballam@r.umn.edu

Rebecca Bamford, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Philosophy
Phone: 507-258-8212
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: sbamford@r.umn.edu

Cameron Brewer, M.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Philosophy
Phone: 507-258-8221
Office: 318 Commons
Email: cdbrewer@r.umn.edu

Aaron Bruenger, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Writing
Phone: 507-258-8034
Office: 318 Commons
Email: brue0067@umn.edu

Allison Churilla, M.S.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Sociology
Phone: 507-258-8025
Office: 318 Commons
Email: achurill@umn.edu

Rachael Collie, MA PGDipClinPsyc.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Psychology
Phone: 507-258-8236
Office: 318 Commons
Email: rmcollie@r.umn.edu

Chris DeZutter, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Chemistry
Phone: 507-258-8222
Office: 318 Commons
Email: cdezutte@r.umn.edu

Molly Dingel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Sociology
Phone: 507-258-8206
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: dinge016@umn.edu

Robert Dunbar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, CLI
Specialty: Neuroscience
Phone: 507-258-8209
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: dunb0011@umn.edu

Amy C. Finnegan, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Sociology
Phone: 507-258-8231
Office: 318 Commons
Email: finne103@umn.edu

James Thomas Ford, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: History
Phone: 507-258-8032
Office: 318 Commons
Email: jtford@umn.edu

Ryan Furness, M.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Spanish
Phone: 507-258-8033
Office: 318 Commons
Email: furne001@umn.edu

Teresa Henderson Vazquez, M.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Spanish
Phone: 507-258-8232
Office: 318 Commons
Email: hend0284@umn.edu

Aminul Huq, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Combinatorics
Phone: 507-258-8210
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: ahuq@umn.edu

Peter Larsen, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Chemistry
Phone: 507-258-8024
Office: 318 Commons
Email: pllarsen@umn.edu

Bronson Lemer, M.F.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Writing
Phone: 507-258-8234
Office: 318 Commons
Email: bjlemer@umn.edu

Kelsey Metzger, D.A.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Biology
Phone: 507-258-8214
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: kmetzger@umn.edu

Rajeev Muthyala, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Chemistry
Phone: 507-258-8207
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: muthy004@umn.edu

Michelle Nelson, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Chemistry
Phone: 507-258-8233
Office: 318 Commons
Email: mknelson@r.umn.edu

Marcia Nichols, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Literature
Phone: 507-258-8213
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: mdnichol@umn.edu

Andrew Petzold, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Biology
Phone: 507-258-8027
Office: 318 Commons
Email: petzo002@umn.edu

Xavier Prat-Resina, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Biochemistry
Phone: 507-258-8215
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: pratr001@umn.edu

Starr Kelly Sage, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Public Health
Phone: 507-258-8208
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: sage0005@r.umn.edu

Yuko Taniguchi, M.F.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Writing
Phone: 507-258-8026
Office: 318 Commons
Email: tani0013@umn.edu

Jennifer Wacek, M.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Writing
Phone: 507-258-8013
Office: 318 Commons
Email: jawacek@umn.edu

Wei Wei, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, CLI
Specialty: Mathematics and Statistics
Phone: 507-258-8211
Office: Broadway Hall
Email: wwei@umn.edu

Jenny Wollschlager, M.S.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Biology
Phone: 507-258-8235
Office: 318 Commons
Email: jwollsch@umn.edu

Rajeev Walia, Ph.D.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Mathematics
Phone: 507-258-8239
Office: 318 Commons
Email: rwalia@umn.edu

James Winchip, M.A.

Faculty, CLI
Specialty: Psychology
Phone: 507-258-8237
Office: 318 Commons
Email: jwinchip@r.umn.edu

Director

Claudia Neuhauser

Director, CLI
Phone: 507-258-8006
Fax: 507-258-8004
E-mail: neuha001@umn.edu

Administrative Staff

Jenny Casper

Jenny Casper thumbnail Administrative Director, CLI
Phone: 507-258-8242
Fax: 507-258-8066
Email: jjcasper@r.umn.edu

Linda Shaull

Administrative Support, CLI
Phone: 507-258-8200
Fax: 507-258-8066
Email: lcshaull@r.umn.edu

Student Support Staff

Jenny Hegland

Jenny Hegland thumbnail Capstone Coordinator
Phone: 507-258-8229
Fax: 507-258-8066
Email: jjheglan@r.umn.edu

Science Laboratory Staff

William Simmons

Science Laboratory Assistant
Specialty: Laboratory Chemistry
Phone: 507-258-8423
Email: simm0072@umn.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Rebecca Laborde, Ph.D.

Lecturer, CLI
Specialty: Biology, Microbiology
Phone: 507-258-8000
Email: rlaborde@r.umn.edu

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