UMD Experts

The UMD experts list highlights faculty and staff who are experts on given topics, and can be available as a resource for journalists as they work on stories. You can find experts by choosing a category below, using the main site search with the query “expertise [the name or category you're looking for],” or by scrolling down to find a specific person (sorted alphabetically by last name). Please reach out to UMPR with any questions. We'd be happy to help.

Jay Austin
Professor and Department Head
James "Moe" Benda
Director, Iron Range/UMD Graduate Engineering Education Program; Instructor
Portrait of Sara Blaylock
Associate Professor, Art History
Portrait of Jennifer Brady
Department Head and Associate Professor of Spanish Studies
a portrait of Valerie Brady
Sr. Research Associate, Aquatic Ecologist, Water Research Group Leader
a portrait of Jacob Brown
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
An image of Samantha Lukert
Clinical Instructor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Lucas Busta, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Raymon Christensen
Associate Director, Rural Physician Associate Program
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Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health, UMN Medical School Duluth Campus
Kim Dauner Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Director of Health Care Management
Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Director of Health Care Management
A portrait of Melody David-Mcknight
Sea Kayak Coordinator in the Recreational Sports Outdoor Program
Matt Dingler smiling with glasses
Assistant Professor of Education
Jill Doerfler, American Indian Studies
Professor, Department Head, American Indian Studies
John Downing
Director, Minnesota Sea Grant
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Forest and Land Research Group Leader
Brent Fisher, Assistant Professor, CEHSP
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Headshot of Jason Ford, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Julie Zaruba Fountaine Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences
Adjunct Instructor, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences
Assistant Professor Bryan Freyberg's Headshot
Assistant Professor of Math and Statistics
Portrait of Jessica Hanson
Assistant Professor, Public Health Program Coordinator
Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Portrait of Craig Hill
Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Nena Johnson smiling in front of a white wall
Instructor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Jason Kask smiling at the camera in glasses
Instructor in Applied Human Sciences
Sam Kelly from the Large Lakes Observatory and UMD Department of Physics and Astronomy
Associate Professor, Large Lakes Observatory and Department of Physics and Astronomy
An image of Joseph Kerski
Assistant Professor of Geography and GIS
Patrick Kohlin Marketing & Graphics Supervisor | Recreational Sports Outdoor Program
Marketing & Graphics Supervisor | Recreational Sports Outdoor Program
Lacey Loomer Headshot
Assistant Professor of Health Care Management
Ahmed Maamoun
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Melissa Mauer-Jones from Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at UMD
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Portrait of Carter Meland
Associate Professor of American Indian Studies
Department Head and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Hessam Kassra Mirgolbabaei from UMD
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Portrait of Matt Mlinar
Minerals and Metallurgy Research Group Leader at NRRI
Ruby Nancy, UMD
Associate Professor of Business Communication, Marketing Department
Viann Nguyen-Feng
Associate Professor of Psychology
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ted Pedersen from UMD
Professor, Computer Science
Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Euan Reavie's headshot
Sr. Research Associate at NRRI
Jodie Riek in front of a grey background
Associate Professor, Paul & Mary Ann Schmidt Endowed Professorship in Early Childhood Development
Jessica Rogers from the UMD Planetarium
Planetarium Director and Astronomy Instructor
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Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
A headshot of Cindy Rugeley
Associate Professor of Political Science, Head of the Political Science Program
Sharyl Samargia-Grivette at UMD
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
A photo of Siavash Sattar with a green vest in front of lakes and autumn trees.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
A portrait of Mark Schneiderhan
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
A portrait of Don Schraufnagel
Facility Manager & Technical Director of Weber Music Hall and Department of Music
Amy Smallwood in Applied Human Services at UMD
Assistant Professor, Applied Human Services
A portrait of Brian Smith
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Jenna Soleo-Shanks' Headshot
Assistant Professor, Theatre History
Brett Spigarelli Metallurgical Engineer
Metallurgical Engineer at NRRI
Stacey Stark at UMD
Associate Director, U-Spatial on UMD Campus
a portrait of Byron Steinman
Professor & Department Head of Earth and Environmental Science
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Associate Professor & Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences Program Coordinator
Lisa Sundberg Steward for the R/V Blue Heron and Outreach Coordinator for LLO in the Blue Heron
Steward aboard the Research Vessel Blue Heron and Outreach Coordinator
Portrait of Jestos Taguta
Principal R&D Engineer at NRRI
a portrait of Scott Vollum
Department Head & Associate Professor of Criminology & Sociology
Executive Director of NRRI
Kun Zhang at UMD
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Ruihang Zhang at UMD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
Weiqing Zhang, Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor of Chinese Area Studies, World Languages and Cultures
A headshot of Wenqing Zhang, Associate Professor; Faculty of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Associate Professor in Management Studies; Faculty of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Mark Zmudy smiling in front of a tree
Associate Professor in Applied Human Sciences