Faculty

Shanna Altrichter, M.A.
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Sociology

Office: 318 Commons
saltrich@r.umn.edu

Shannon Anderson, Ph.D.
Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
andesy@r.umn.edu

Bijaya Aryal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CLI

Specialty: Physics

Phone: 507-258-8216
Office: 318 Commons
baryal@umn.edu

Abraham Ayebo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CLI

Specialty: Mathematics

Office: 318 Commons
aayebo@r.umn.edu

Christian Ballam, M.S.
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Mathematics

Office: 318 Commons
cgballam@r.umn.edu

Jessie Barnett, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Public Health

Office: 318 Commons
jbarnett@r.umn.edu

Jered Bright, M.S.
he/him
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Mathematics

Phone: 507-258-8105
Office: 318 Commons
brigh042@r.umn.edu

Aaron Bruenger, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Writing

Office: 318 Commons
brue0067@r.umn.edu

Deepali Butani, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
dbutani@r.umn.edu

Amy Collins, Ph.D.
she/her
Assistant Professor, CLI

Specialty: Teaching & Learning

Phone: 507-258-8209
Office: 318 Commons
amyc@r.umn.edu

Olivia M. Crandell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
crand209@r.umn.edu

Molly Dingel, Ph.D.
Professor, CLI

Specialty: Sociology

Phone: 507-258-8206
Office: 318 Commons
dinge016@umn.edu

Tim Doherty, Ph.D.
he/him
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
dohe0039@r.umn.edu

Rachel Doughty, Ph.D.
she/her
Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
doughtyr@r.umn.edu

Robert Dunbar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CLI

Specialty: Neuroscience

Office: 318 Commons
dunb0011@r.umn.edu

Robert Erdmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CLI

Specialty: Bioinformatics, Data Science

Office: 318 Commons
rerdmann@r.umn.edu

Elizabeth Dunens
Assistant Professor, CLI

Specialty: Civic Engagement Scholar

Office: 318 Commons
edunens@r.umn.edu

James Thomas Ford, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: History

Office: 318 Commons
jtford@umn.edu

Micaela Haas, M.S.
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Biology

Office: 318 Commons
haasx258@r.umn.edu

David Haines, M.S.
he/him
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Biology

Office: 318 Commons
dshaines@r.umn.edu

Teresa A. Henderson Vazquez, M.A.
she/her
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Spanish and Community Engagement

Office: 318 Commons
hend0284@r.umn.edu

Michael Hunsberger, Ph.D.
Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Biology

Office: 318 Commons
hunsb001@r.umn.edu

Abigail Irlbeck, M.A.
she/her
Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Public Health

Office: 318 Commons
irlbe029@r.umn.edu

Sarah Lanand, M.A.
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Mathematics

Office: 318 Commons
pain0038@r.umn.edu

Bronson Lemer, M.F.A.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Writing

Office: 318 Commons
bjlemer@umn.edu

Kelsey Metzger, D.A.​
Professor, CLI

Specialty: Biology

Phone: 507-258-8214
Office: 318 Commons
kmetzger@umn.edu

Brian Mondy, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Philosophy

Office: 318 Commons
bjmondy@r.umn.edu

Marcia Nichols, Ph.D.
she/her
Associate Professor, CLI

Specialty: Literature, Medical Humanities and Gender Studies

Office: 318 Commons
mdnichol@umn.edu

Michelle Nelson, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
mknelson@r.umn.edu

Grace Geier Olive, Ph.D.
Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Communications

Office: Library, 318 Commons
geie0021@r.umn.edu

Rachel Olson, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Biology

Office: 318 Commons
olsonrl@r.umn.edu 

Ashkan Paykar, Ph.D.​
Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Physics

Office: 318 Commons
payka001@r.umn.edu

Andrew Petzold, Ph.D.
he/him
Associate Professor, CLI

Faculty Director, NXT GEN MED

Specialty: Biology

Phone: 507-258-8219
Office: 318 Commons
petzo002@umn.edu

Xavier Prat-Resina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
pratr001@umn.edu

Jeffrey A. Ratliff-Crain, Ph.D.
Professor, CLI

Specialty: Psychology
Phone: 507-258-8026

Office: 318 Commons
ratliffj@r.umn.edu

Yuko Taniguchi, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, CLI

Specialty: Writing

Office: 318 Commons
tani0013@umn.edu

Cassidy Terrell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CLI

Specialty: Biochemistry

Phone: 507-258-8051
Office: 318 Commons
terre031@r.umn.edu

Molly Ubbesen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of Writing, CLI

Specialty: Writing

Office: 318 Commons
mubbesen@r.umn.edu

Jennifer Wacek, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Literature

Office: 318 Commons
jawacek@umn.edu

James Winchip, M.A.
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Psychology

Office: 318 Commons
jwinchip@r.umn.edu

Jennifer Wollschlager, M.S.
Senior Teaching Specialist, CLI

Specialty: Biology

Office: 318 Commons
jwollsch@umn.edu

Jake Wright, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Philosophy

Office: 318 Commons
jwwright@r.umn.edu

Dihua (Victoria) Xue, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, CLI

Specialty: Chemistry

Office: 318 Commons
dihuaxue@r.umn.edu