Experts

Biodiversity

Rob Denton

assistant professor of biology

• Evolutionary biology
• Genetics
• Wildlife conservation

Economics

Stephen Burks

professor of economics and management

• US trucking industry and truck driver labor market
• Behavioral economic field experiments
• Behavioral personnel economics

Environment

Troy Goodnough

sustainability director

• Sustainability in rural communities
• On-site energy production
• Community-based sustainability projects

Kara Nell

assistant professor of chemistry

• Water quality
• Nitrate and arsenic in water
• Materials for water purification

Brian Twenter

assistant professor of English and Native American and indigenous studies

• Indigenous peoples and the environment

Equity and Access

Adrienne Conley

assistant director for student life and LGBTQIA2S+ programs

• LGBTQIA2S+ student experience

Becca Gercken

chief diversity officer / associate professor of English and Native American and indigenous studies

• Representations of Native and indigenous peoples in books, film, and television
• Federal Indian policy

Health

Rachel Johnson

assistant professor of biology

• Immunotherapy treatments for cancer
• Infectious diseases
• The spread of diseases

Kerry Michael

assistant professor of psychology

• Opioids
• Addiction
• Drug court
• Public health,
• Rural health,
• Adverse childhood experiences
• Stress

Minnesota

Stephen Gross

archivist / associate professor of history

• Minnesota history
• Rural history
• History of American immigration

Politics and Policy

Tim Lindberg

assistant professor of political science

• Rural-urban divide in Minnesota politics
• Political behavior
• American political development

Popular Culture

Janet Schrunk Ericksen

interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean / associate professor of English

• Medieval literature in contemporary popular culture
• History of the English language
• Humanities in higher education