Graduate Faculty

Full Graduate Faculty

Graduate education is dedicated to the continued scholarship and professional development of our students. The Graduate College at NDSU sets as the defining principle of graduate education the formation of a special professional relationship between students and program faculty. This professional relationship culminates through mentorship that is developed between a student and a faculty mentor.

In recognition of the role of graduate education, and the importance of mentorship, the Graduate College identifies individuals as being members of the Graduate faculty. This faculty should teach and mentor graduate students. Programs should strive to have courses taught by Graduate Faculty members and student advisory committees composed of Graduate Faculty members. Graduate Faculty status confers certain rights, privileges, and responsibilities to individuals holding this status. The following sections define the various recognized levels of Graduate Faculty membership and the rights pertaining to each.

Full Member of the Graduate Faculty

Full-status members of the Graduate Faculty of North Dakota State University (NDSU) consist of all persons who hold a probationary (tenure-track) or tenured appointment and have been appointed to the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor in an academic unit or program area at NDSU.

A full-status member of the Graduate Faculty of NDSU may teach graduate courses, serve as a member of supervisory committees, chair supervisory committees, serve as the Graduate College appointee to supervisory committees, serve as a member of graduate student appeals committees, serve as a member of the Graduate Council, vote at graduate faculty meetings, and serve in any other capacity as required.

Ahmadov, Azar; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2004), Yale University

Al Asady, Ahmad; Assistant Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2020), Kent State University

Aldrich-Wolfe, Laura; Associate Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), Cornell University

Alfonseca Cubero, Maria; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2003), Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Aly Ahmed, Bakr; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
Ph. D. (2001), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ambrosio, Thomas; Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2000), University of Virginia

Andrianova, Anastassiya; Associate Professor; English
Ph.D. (2011), City University of New York

Anwar, Zahid; Associate Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2002), University of Illinois Champagne- Urbana

Archbold, Carol; Professor; Criminal Justice
Ph.D. (2002), University of Nebraska-Omaha

Arnold, Lisa; Associate Professor; English
Ph.D. (2011), University of Louisville

Asa, Eric; Associate Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2000), University of Alberta

Azarmi, Fardad; Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2008), University of Toronto

Baggett, Ashley; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2014), Louisiana State University

Balas, Benjamin; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2007), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Baldwin, Thomas; Assistant Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2013), University of Georgia

Bandillo, Nonoy; Assistant Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2013), University of Pittsburgh

Banerjee, Samiran; Assistant Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (2016), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Banerjee, Somnath; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2012), University of Saskatchewan

Barabanov, Nikita; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2015), University of Central Florida

Barrett, Tracy; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2007), Cornell University

Bauer, Marc; Associate Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (1996), University of Kentucky

Bauroth, Nicholas; Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2003), Loyola University

Beck, Stephenson; Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2008), University of Kansas

Benton, Bradley; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2012, University of California), Los Angeles

Berg, Eric; Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (1996), Purdue University

Berg, Erika; Associate Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2006), University of Missouri

Berti, Marisol; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), North Dakota State University

Beyer, Erin; Assistant Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2023), Kansas State Univeristy

Bezbaruah, Achintya; Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2002), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth; Associate Professor; Public Health
Ph.D. (2022), United Arab Emirates University; Pharm.D. (2012), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Blankenship, Anne; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2012), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Boetel, Mark; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1996), South Dakota State University

Boonstoppel, Sarah; Assistant Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2014, University of Maryland), College Park

Borr, Mari; Professor; College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources
Ph.D. (2005), University of North Dakota

Bowsher, Julia; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), Duke University

Boynton, Jason; Associate Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2006), Florida Atlantic University

Braaten, Benjamin; Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2009), North Dakota State University

Brandel, Jennifer; Assistant Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A,. (2018), California College of Arts

Brekke, Jeremy; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.A. (2004), University of North Colorado

Bresciani, Dean; Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (1996), University of Arizona

Bridgelall, Raj; Associate Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2015), North Dakota State University

Briggs, Steven; Associate Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2007), University of Nebraska at Omaha

Bromley, Kimble; Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A. (1986), Southern Illinois University

Brotherson, Sean; Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2000), Oregon State University

Buchholz Holland, Carol; Associate Professor; College of Health and Human Sciences
Ph.D. (2005), Kansas State University

Buettner-Schmidt, Kelly; Professor; School of Nursing
Ph.D. (2013), University of New Mexico

Burghaus, Uwe; Associate Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (1995), Free University of Berlin

Burns, Kelly; Assistant Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (2018), University of North Carolina Greensboro

Burt, Sean; Associate Professor; English
Ph.D. (2009), Duke University

Byrd, Christopher; Assistant Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2018), Purdue University

Caldona, Eugene; Assistant Professor; Coatings & Polymeric Materials
Ph.D. (2015), University of Philippines Diliman
Ph.D. (2020), Mississippi State University

Cannayen, Igathinathane; Associate Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (1997), Indian Institute of Technology

Carlson, Elizabeth; Assistant Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2011), University of California, Los Angeles

Carlson, Zachary; Assistant Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2021), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Caton, James; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2016), George Mason University

Caton, Joel; Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (1987), New Mexico State University

Chai, Linlin; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2016), 2016 Iowa State University

Chen, Bingcan; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2012), University of Massachusetts Amherst

Chen, Jun; Associate Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2014), University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Choi, Bong Jin; Assistant Professor; Statistics
Ph.D. (2014), University of South Florida

Choi, Juwon; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2016), Kansas State University

Choi, Yongki; Associate Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (2010), City University of New York

Christensen, Bryan; Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2000), University of Kansas

Christensen, Warren; Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (2007), Iowa State University

Christoffers, Michael; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1998), University of Missouri-Columbia

Chu, Xuefeng; Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2002), University of California, Davis

Cihacek, Larry; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1979), Iowa State University

Ciuperca, Catalin; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2001), University of Kansas

Colbert, Christopher; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2000), Purdue University

Collins, Ross; Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (1992), University of Cambridge

Comez, Dogan; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (1983), University of Toronto

Conwell, Erin; Associate Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2009), Brown University

Cook, Gregory; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (1973), Stanford University

Cooley, Dennis; Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (1995), University of Rochester

Cordova, Amanda; Assistant Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2018), University of Texas at San Antonio

Cox, John; Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (1995), Indiana University

Crawford Jackson, Elizabeth; Professor; Communication
Ph.D.(2007), University of Tennessee

Creese, John; Associate Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. (2011), University of Toronto

Croll, Andrew; Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (2009), McMaster University

Crutchfield, David; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.Arch. (2004), University of Texas at Austin

Cwiak, Carol; Associate Professor; Emergency Management
J.D. (1995), Western State University
Ph.D. (2009), North Dakota State University

Dahlen, Carl; Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2009), University of Minnesota

Dai, Wenhao; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2001), North Dakota State University

Danielson, Ramona; Assistant Professor; Public Health
Ph.D. (2017), North Dakota State University

David Misialek, Shannon; Associate Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2013), Ohio University

Deal, James; Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (1987), University of Georgia

Dean, James; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2022), West Virginia University

DeKeyser, Edward; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2000), North Dakota State University

Del Rio Mendoza, Luis; Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (1999), Iowa State University

Denton, Alan; Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (1991), Cornell University

Denton, Anne; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (1996), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

DeSutter, Thomas; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2004), Kansas State University

Deutsch, Michael; Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2007), North Dakota State University

Devine, Marc; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
M.F.A. (2013), Naropa University

Dey, Shuvashis; Assistant Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2018), Monash University

Dicks, Nathan; Assistant Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2019), North Dakota State University

Dochtermann, Edward; Associate Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2009), University of Nevada

Dorfmeister, Josef; Associate Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2009), University of Minnesota

Dorsam, Glenn; Associate Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (1998), Virginia Commonwealth University

Dowdell, Thomas; Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (2004), Temple University

Duda, Meghan; Assistant Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A. (2012), University of North Dakota

Duggan, Katherine; Assistant Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2003), University of North Dakota

Ebert, Malaika; Assistant Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2018), Wageningen University & Research

Elias, Elias; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1987), North Dakota State University

Emanuelson, Pamela; Associate Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. (2008), University of South Carolina

Engler, Mark; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
M.F.A.(1998) , University of Wisconsin-Madison

Eshkabilov, Sulaymon; Assistant Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2005), Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan

Estevadeordal, Jordi; Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (1996), University of Houston

Eukel, Heidi; Professor; Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D., 2008, North Dakota State University

Farahmand, Kambiz; Professor; Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Ph.D. (1992), University of Texas

Fellows, Kristen; Associate Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. (2013), University of Pennsylvania

Feng, Xiaoyu; Assistant Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2018), Purdue University

Fier, Tiffany; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
M.F.A. (2007), Purdue University

Fillmore, Natasha; Assistant Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2016), University of Alberta

Fischer, Dominic; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.L.A. (2011), City College of New York

Fitzgerald, Margaret; Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (1997), Iowa State University

Flood, Anthony; Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2003), University of Oklahoma

Flores, Joao Paulo; Assistant Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2008), Federal University of  Rio Grande do Sul

Franzen, David; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1993), University of Illinois

Frenzel, Jeanne; Professor; Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D. (2003), North Dakota State University

Friskop, Andrew; Associate Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2013), North Dakota State University

Fuller, Heather; Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2009), University of Michigan

Ganesh Pillai, Rajani; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2009), University of Central Florida

Gao, Zhili; Associate Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2004), Iowa State University

Garden-Robinson, Julie; Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (1999), North Dakota State University

Geddes, Barney; Assistant Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (2014), University of Manitoba

George, Sumitha; Assistant Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2020), Pennsylvania State University

Gilblom, Elizabeth; Assistant Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2017), Cleveland State University

Gill, Upinder; Assistant Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2012), Washington State University

Gillam, Erin; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Gladen, Adam; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2015), University of Minnesota

Glower, Jacob; Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (1988), Ohio State University

Godavarthy, Ranjit Prasad; Associate Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2012), Kansas State University

Goldwyn, Adam; Professor; English
Ph.D. (2010), City University of New York

Gomes, Roberto; Assistant Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2011), Universidade de Sáo Paulo

Gore, Amy; Assistant Professor; English
Ph.D. (2019), University of New Mexico

Graham-Bertolini, Alison; Associate Professor; English
Ph.D. (2009), Louisiana State University

Gramig, Greta; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), 2006 University of Wisconsin Madison

Green, Andrew; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2016), Kansas State University

Green, Roger; Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (1998), University of Wyoming

Greenlee, Kendra; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2004), Arizona State University

Greenwood, Torin; Assistant Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2015), University of Pennsylvania

Greives, Timothy; Associate Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2009), Indiana University

Greub, Charlott; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A. (1986), Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
M. Arch. (1992), Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Griesheim, Kelsey; Assistant Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2022), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Guo, Ang; Assistant Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2010), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hackerott, Caroline; Assistant Professor; Emergency Management
Ph.D. (2016), Oklahoma State University

Hackney, Kyle; Associate Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2013), Syracuse University

Hageman, Jeanne; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (1991), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hamm, Jeremy; Assistant Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2016), University of Manitoba

Hammer, Carolyn; Professor; Animal Science
D.V.M. (2003), Iowa State University
Ph.D. (2003), Iowa State University

Hanna, Lauren; Associate Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2003), Iowa State University

Hanson, Erik; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2016), University of Minnesota

Hargiss, Christina; Associate Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2009), North Dakota State University

Haring, Stuart; Associate Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2004), University of Iowa

Harmon, Jason; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2003), University of Minnesota

Hatterman-Valenti, Harlene; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1993), Iowa State University

Hean, Oudom; Assistant Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2020), Ohio State University

Hearne, Robert; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (1995), University of Minnesota

Heidinger, Britt; Associate Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), Indiana University

Hektner, Joel; Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (1996), University of Chicago

Hellevang, Kenneth; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (1989), North Dakota State University

Hershberger, John; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (1986), Yale University

Heuer, Loretta; Professor; School of Nursing
Ph.D. (1995), University of North Dakota

Hill, Brent; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2011), Oklahoma State University

Hilliard, Elizabeth; Associate Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2018), North Dakota State University

Hilmert, Clayton; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2003, University of California), San Diego

Hinsz, Verlin; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (1983), University of Illinois

Hobbie, Erik; Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (1990), University of Minnesota

Hoffman, Meagan; Associate Professor; College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources
Ph.D. (2016), Oklahoma State University

Hoffman, Travis; Associate Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2015), Colorado State University

Hong, Michelle; Assistant Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2016), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hong, Yongtao; Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (2008), Drexel University

Hopkins, David; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1997), North Dakota State University

Horsley, Richard; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1988), North Dakota State University

Hovick, Torre; Associate Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2014), Oklahoma State University

Howatt, Kirk; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1999), Colorado State University

Hsu, Dan; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2011), Syracuse University

Huang, Huichi; Associate Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (2012), Syracuse University

Huang, Ying; Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2012), Missouri University of Science & Technology

Huseth-Zosel, Andrea; Associate Professor; Public Health
Ph.D. (2014), North Dakota State University

Huseynov, Fariz; Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2009), University of Memphis

Ikley, Joseph; Assistant Professor; Plant Science
Ph.D. (2018), Purdue University

Irish, Leah; Associate Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2011), Kent State University

Isern, Thomas; Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (1977), Oklahoma State University

Iskander, Syeed Md; Assistant Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2019), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universit

Jackson, Jeremy; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2008), Washington University in St. Louis

Jang, Youjin; Assistant Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2017), Seoul National University

Jarajapu, Yagna; Associate Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2002), Glasgow Caledonian University

Jeon, Hyeongjin; Assistant Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2018), Kansas State University

Jeong, Inbae; Assistant Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2017), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Jha, Ajay Kumar; Assistant Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2017), Kyungpook National University

Jia, Xinhua; Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2004), University of Arizona

Jiang, Long; Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2003), Sichuan University

Jin, Zhao; Assistant Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2014), Jiangnan University

Johnson, Burton; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1993), North Dakota State University

Johnson, Donald; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2015), Northwestern University

Johnson, Jeffrey; Associate Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2008), University of Iowa

Johnson, Pamela Jo; Professor; Public Health
Ph.D. (2004), University of Minnesota

Johnson, Sigurd; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (1999), University of Memphis

Jones, Joseph; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (1991), University of Missouri

Jung, Jessica; Associate Dean; College of Arts & Sciences
M.F.A. (2011), DePaul University

Kallmeyer, Alan; Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Ph.D. (1995), University of Iowa

Kang, Seungmin; Assistant Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2021), Louisiana State University

Karami, Ghodrat; Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (1984), University of London

Katti, Dinesh; Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (1991), University of Arizona-Tucson

Katti, Kalpana; Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (1996), University of Washington

Keene, Clair; Assistant Professor; Plant Science
Ph.D. (2015), Pennsylvania State University

Kenzie, Daniel; Assistant Professor; Pharmacy Practice
Ph.D. (2017), Purdue University

Keogh Vanderburg, Cassie; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (2015), University of Oklahoma

Kho, Carmen; Assistant Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2020), University of California Merced

Kilin, Dmitri; Associate Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2000), Chemnitz University of Technology

Kilina, Svetlana; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2007), University of Washington

Kim, Jiha; Associate Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), University of Georgia

Kingsley Westerman, Catherine; Associate Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2008), Michigan State University

Kirkpatrick, Sarah; Associate Professor; Emergency Management
Ph.D. (2013), North Dakota State University

Kliman, Susan; Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
Ph.D. (2015), University of Arizona

Knight, Jeffrey; Assistant Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A. (2008), Savannah College of Art and Design

Knodel, Janet; Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2005), North Dakota State University

Kong, Jun; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2005), University of Texas at Dallas

Krumel, Thomas; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2020), University of Connecticut

Kryjevskaia, Lioudmila; Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (2008), University of Washington

Kryjevski, Andrei; Associate Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (2004), University of Washington

Laabs, Benjamin; Associate Professor; Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
Ph.D. (2004),  University of Wisconsin-Madison

Langley, Linda; Associate Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (1998), University of Minnesota

Larson, Mary; Associate Professor; Public Health
Ph.D. (2008), University of North Dakota

Law, Quincy; Assistant Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D., Purdue University

Layek, Buddhadev; Assistant Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2014), North Dakota State University

Le, Chau; Assistant Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2021), Texas A&M University

Le, Trung; Assistant Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2011), University of Minnesota

Leclerc, Estelle; Associate Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (1994), University of Paris XI

Lee, Chiwon; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1977), Purdue University

Lee, Jaeha; Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
Ph.D. (2008), University of Minnesota

Lehmberg, Derek; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2010), University of Western Ontario

Leontyev, Alexey; Assistant Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2015), University of Northern Colorado

Lepper, Kenneth; Professor; Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
Ph.D. (2001), Oklahoma State University

Lewis, Todd; Professor; College of Health and Human Sciences
Ph.D. (2002), Kent State University

Li, Deying; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2001), Iowa State University

Li, Jin; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2007), University of Alberta

Li, Juan; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2008), University of British Columbia

Li, Xuehui; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2009), University of Georgia

Liang, Zhikai; Assistant Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2019), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lim, Siew; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2005), University of Georgia

Lima, Jr., Ivan; Associate Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2003, University of Maryland), Baltimore County

Lin, Zhibin; Associate Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2010), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Lin, Zhulu; Associate Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2003), University of Georgia

Littmann, Friedrich; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2003), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Liu, Lu; Assistant Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2017), University of Texas-San Antonio

Liu, Pan; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2015), McGill University

Liu, Zhaohui; Associate Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2006), North Dakota State University

Liverani, Elisabetta; Assistant Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), University of West of England

Lopez-Soto, Diana; Assistant Professor; Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Ph.D. (2016), Monterrey Tech

Lu, Pan; Associate Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2011), North Dakota State University

Lu, Shuning; Assistant Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2019), University of Texas at Austin

Ludwig, Simone; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2004), Brunel University

Mack, Kyle; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.A. (1992), Ball State University

Mackey, Hollie; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2010), Pennsylvania State University

Maddock Carlin, Kasey; Associate Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2005), Iowa State University

Magel, Kenneth; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (1977), Brown University

Magel, Rhonda; Professor; Statistics
Ph.D. (1982), University of Missouri-Rolla

Mahalingam, Ganapathy; Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
Ph.D. (1995), University of Florida

Majdik, Zoltan; Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2008), University of Southern California

Malik, Muhammad; Assistant Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2014), University of Texas at Austin

Mallik, Sanku; Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (1992), Case Western Reserve University

Malone, Lindsay; Assistant Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2022), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Manthey, Frank; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1985), North Dakota State University

Marais, Gideon; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1979), North Dakota State University
Ph.D. (1992), Stellenbosch University

March, Raymond; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2017), Texas Tech University

Marineau, Joshua; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2012), University of Kentucky

Markell, Samuel; Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2007), University of Arkansas

Marx, Adam; Associate Professor; College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources
Ph.D. (2014), University of Missouri

Mataic, Dane; Assistant Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. (2018), Pennsylvania State University

Mathew, Febina; Associate Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2014), North Dakota State University

Mathew, Sijo; Assistant Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), Central Food Technological Research Institute

Mattson, Jeremy; Associate Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2017), North Dakota State University

May, Sylvio; Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (1996), Friedrich-Schiller University

McClean, Phillip; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1982), Colorado State University

McCourt, Mark; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (1982, University of California), Santa Barbara

McEvoy, John; Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (2002), University of Ulster

McGeorge, Christine; Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2005), University of Minnesota

McGinnis, Esther; Associate Professor; Plant Science
Ph.D. (2013), University of Minnesota

McGrath, Ryan; Assistant Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2015), University of Idaho

McMullen, Michael; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1976), University of Minnesota

McWood, Leanna; Assistant Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2020), Auburn University

Meehan, Miranda; Associate Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2011), North Dakota State University

Miljkovic, Dragan; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (1996), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Miller, E; Professor; Division of Performing Arts
Ph.D. (1991), Northwestern University

Miller, Jo; Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (1989), University of Cincinnati College

Miranda, Carrie; Assistant Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2018), University of Missouri

Moe, Charlette; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (2008), North Dakota State University

Momsen, Jennifer; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), Rutgers University

Monono, Ewumbua; Assistant Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2015), North Dakota State University

Montplaisir, Lisa; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2003), University of Arizona

Motuba, Diomo; Assistant Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2009), North Dakota State University

Mullet, Natira; Assistant Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2020), Texas Tech University

Myer, Andrew; Associate Professor; Criminal Justice
Ph.D. (2010), University of Cincinnati

Napoleon, Larry; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2009), Pennsylvania State University

Narayanan, Lokesh Karthik; Assistant Professor; Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Ph.D. (2019), North Carolina State University

Nawrot, Mark; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (1991), Vanderbilt University

Nelson, Jill; Professor; College of Health and Human Sciences
Ph.D. (1993), University of Wisconsin

Nelson, Kjersten; Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2009), University of Minnesota

Nganje, William; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (1999), University of Illinois

Nordstrom, Onnolee; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2016), University of Alberta

Novozhilov, Artem; Associate Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2002), Moscow State University of Communication Means

Nyachwaya, James; Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2012), University of Minnesota 

O'Connor, Melissa; Associate Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2010), University of South Florida

Oduor, Peter; Professor; Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
Ph.D. (2004), University of Missouri-Rolla

Olfert, Warren; Professor; Division of Performing Arts
Ph.D. (1992), Florida State University

Olson, Frayne; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2007), University of Missouri

O'Rourke, Stephen; Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (1985), University of Wisconsin

Orr, Megan; Associate Professor; Statistics
Ph.D. (2012), Iowa State University

O'Shea, Cailen; Assistant Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2020), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Osorno, Juan; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), North Dakota State University

Otte, Marinus; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (1991), Vrije Universiteit

Page, Janet; Assistant Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2018), University of Illinois Chicago

Park, Kwangsoo; Associate Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2013), Temple University

Parman, Bryon; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2013), Kansas State University

Parson, Laura; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2016), University of North Dakota

Pasche, Julie; Associate Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2012), North Dakota State University

Patnode, Matthew; Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (1999), Arizona State University

Pemstein, Daniel; Professor; Political Science
Ph.D. (2010), University of Illinois

Pengnate, Supavich; Associate Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (2013), Oklahoma State University

Perett, Marcela; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2009), University of Notre Dame

Peters, Thomas; Associate Professor; Plant Science
Ph.D. (1990), North Dakota State University

Petersen, Michael; Associate Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (2002), University of Iowa

Peterson, Tim; Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (1988) , Texas A & M University at College Station

Petry, Timothy; Associate Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
M.S. (1973), North Dakota State University

Pirim, Harun; Assistant Professor; Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Ph.D. (2011),  Mississippi State Universtiy

Platt, Carrie Anne; Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2008), University of Southern California

Pruess, Birgit; Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (1991), Ruhr-Universitat Bochum

Pryor, Scott; Associate Dean; College of Engineering
Ph.D. (2005), Cornell University

Qi, Xiaoning; Assistant Professor; Coatings & Polymeric Materials
Ph.D. (2009), North Dakota State University

Quadir, Mohiuddin; Associate Professor; Coatings & Polymeric Materials
Ph.D. (2010), Freie University of Berlin

Rahman, Md Mukhlesur; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), University of Manitoba

Ramamoorthy, Sheela; Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ramsay, Ronald; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.Arch. (1991), University of Texas at Austin

Rao, Jiajia; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2013), University of Massachusetts

Rasmussen, Jack; Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (1987), Michigan State University

Rasmussen, Seth; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (1994), Clemson University

Rasulev, Bakhtiyor; Associate Professor; Coatings & Polymeric Materials
Ph.D. (2002), Uzbek Academy of Sciences

Ray, Christopher; Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2007), Oklahoma State University

Rayamajhee, Veeshan; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2019), University of New Mexico

Ray-Degges, Susan; Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.S. (1987), University of Missouri

Reindl, Katie; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), North Dakota State University

Reynolds, Lawrence; Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (1983), Iowa State University

Rhee, Yeong; Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (1999), Oklahoma State University

Rider, David; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1988), Louisiana State University

Riggins, Frederick; Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (1994), Carnegie-Mellon University

Ripplinger, David; Associate Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2012), North Dakota State University

Roa-Henriquez, Alfredo; Assistant Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2019), Ohio State University

Roberts, David; Associate Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2009), Oklahoma State University

Robinson, Andrew; Associate Professor; Plant Science
Ph.D. (1996), University of California, Davis

Robinson, Michael; Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2009), Oklahoma State University

Rodgers, Kenton; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (1988), University of Iowa

Ross, Darrell; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1990), University of Georgia

Rubenstein, Kerianne; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2021), West Virginia University

Rubinstein, Ellen; Assistant Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D., Yale University

Rusch, Kelly; Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (1992), Louisiana State University

Ryan, Timothy; Assistant Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2016), University of Illinois

Saeed Osman, Mojahid; Assistant Professor; Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Ph.D. (2010), North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University

Saimaiti, Aimaiti; Assistant Professor; Microbiological Sciences
Ph.D. (2019), University of Calgary

Saini-Eidukat, Bernhardt; Professor; Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
Ph.D. (1991), University of Minnesota

Salajan, Florin; Professor; School of Education
Ed.D. (2007), Columbia University

Salem, Saeed; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2009), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Scaglia, Guillermo; Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2002), Texas A&M University

Schumacher, Leon; Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (1987), Iowa State University

Schwaen, Regin; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.Arch. (1992), Arkitektskolen I. Aarhus

Seaborn, Travis; Assistant Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2019), Washington State University

Secor, Gary; Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (1978, University of California), Davis

Sedivec, Kevin; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (1994), North Dakota State University

Selekwa, Majura; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2001), Florida A and M University

Selvakumar, Prakash Parthiban; Assistant Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2012), Nagoya University

Sharma, Anupa; Assistant Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (2016), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Shen, Gang; Associate Professor; Statistics
Ph.D. (2009), Purdue University

Shetty, Kalidas; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1989), University of Idaho

Shume, Teresa; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2013), University of North Dakota

Sibi, Mukund; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (1980), City University of New York

Signor, Sarah; Assistant Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (2013, University of California), Davis

Singh, Jagdish; Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (1982), Banaras Hindu University

Sinha, Sangita; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2000), Purdue University

Skoy, Elizabeth; Professor; Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D. (2007), North Dakota State University

Slater, Kelsey; Assistant Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2021), Mississippi State University

Smith, Angela; Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2011), Middle Tennessee University

Srinivasan, Sudarshan; Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2007), Georgia Institute of Technology

Stastny, Sherri; Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (2007), North Dakota State University

Steele, Dean; Associate Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (1991), University of Minnesota

Steffen, Kristine; Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), North Dakota State University

Steinbach, Sandro; Associate Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Dr. Sc. (2018), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Stevens, Charles; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (1998), University of Kansas

Stichman, Amy; Associate Professor; Criminal Justice
Ph.D. (2003), University of Cincinnati

Stockwell, Craig; Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (1995), University of Nevada-Reno

Stokka, Gerald; Associate Professor; Animal Science
D.V.M. (1982), Iowa State University

Strand, Bradford; Professor; Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science
Ph.D. (1988), University of New Mexico

Strand, Mark; Professor; Pharmacy Practice
Ph.D. (2004), University of Colorado Denver

Strand, Michael; Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A. (1999), University of Nebraska

Straub, Jeremy; Associate Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2015), 2015 University of North Dakota

Striker, Jessica; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (2008), University of Minnesota

Sun, Chengwen; Associate Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (1996), Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences

Sun, Xin; Associate Professor; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Ph.D. (2013), Nanjing Agricultural University

Suzen, Yildirim; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (1998), Wichita State University

Swanson, Kendall; Professor; Animal Science
Ph.D. (2000), University of Kentucky

Swenson, David; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
Ph.D. (2006), Queens University

Syvertson, Eric; Assistant Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.F.A. (2014), Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Szmerekovsky, Joseph; Associate Dean; College of Business
Ph.D. (2003), Case Western Reserve University

Tangen, Jodi; Associate Professor; College of Health and Human Sciences
Ph.D. (2015), University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Tangpong, Chanchai; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (2002), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Tangpong, Xiangqing; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2006), Carnegie-Mellon University

Taplin, Brittany; Assistant Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.Arch. (2014), North Dakota State University

Templeton, Karisa; Assistant Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M. (2020), Indiana University

Theile, Verena; Associate Professor; English
Ph.D. (2006), Washington State University

Thomas, Laura; Associate Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2008), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thompson, Asunta; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (1998), University of Idaho

Thompson, Kevin; Professor; Criminal Justice
Ph.D. (1986), University of Arizona

Thompson, Rachel; Assistant Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Tian, Ruilin; Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2008), Georgia State University

Tida, Umamaheswara Rao; Assistant Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2019),  University of Notre Dame

Travers, Steven; Associate Professor; Biological Sciences
Ph.D. (1998), Santa Barbara

Ubhaya, Vasant; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (1971, University of California), Berkeley

Ulven, Chad; Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2005), University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ungar, Abraham; Professor; Mathematics
Ph.D. (1973), Tel-Aviv University

Uppala, Vishal; Assistant Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D., University of North Caroline at Greensboro

Varland, Rooth; Professor; Division of Performing Arts
M.F. (1989), Northwestern University

Venkatachalem, Sathish; Associate Professor; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. (2003), University of Madras

Vettern, Rachelle; Professor; College of Health and Human Sciences
Ph.D. (2006), North Dakota State University

Visilia, Anna Maria; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
Ph.D. (1996), University of Pennsylvania

Vold, Jessica; Assistant Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2015), North Dakota State University

Voldseth, Deirdre; Professor; School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ph.D. (2005), Washington State University

Voronov, Andriy; Professor; Coatings & Polymeric Materials
Ph.D. (1994), Lviv Polytechnic Institute

Wachenheim, Cheryl; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (1994), Michigan State University

Wageman, Justin; Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (1999), University of North Dakota

Wagner, Carsten; Associate Professor; Physics
Ph.D. (1997), Oxford University

Walden, Justin; Associate Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2013), Pennsylvania State University

Wallin, Kimberly; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. (2002), University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Wang, Danling; Associate Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2003), Peking University

Wang, Wan; Assistant Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2021), University of Texas at Austin

Wang, Wen; Assistant Professor; Human Development and Family Science
Ph.D. (2018), Michigan State University

Wang, Xinnan; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2008), University of South Carolina

Wang, Yechun; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2007), University of Maryland at College Park

Weber Knopp, Christina; Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. (2005), State University of New York, Buffalo

Weber, Michael; Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (1990), University of Arizona

Webster, Dean; Professor; Coatings & Polymeric Materials
Ph.D. (1984), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Webster, Richard; Assistant Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2022), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Werremeyer, Amy; Professor; Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D. (2005), North Dakota State University

West, Todd; Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2004), Southern Illinois University

Westerman, David; Associate Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2007), Michigan State University

Whitsel, Christopher; Associate Professor; Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. (2009), Indiana University

Wickersham, Nicholas; Assistant Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M.Arch. (2012), University of Virginia

Wilkinson, John; Associate Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2001), Vanderbilt University

Wilson, William; Professor; Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Ph.D. (1980), University of Manitoba

Wing, Heath; Associate Professor; School of Humanities
Ph.D. (2015), Texas Tech University

Wischer, Stephen; Associate Professor; School of Design, Architecture and Art
M. Arch. (2004), University of Calgary
M.F.A. (2004), University of Calgary

Wissman, Kathryn; Assistant Professor; Psychology
Ph.D. (2016), 2016 Kent State University

Wood, Nathan; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2006), University of Minnesota

Wood, Scott; Professor; Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
Ph.D. (1985), Princeton University

Wottrich, Tyler; Associate Professor; Division of Performing Arts
D.M.A. (2013), Stony Brook University

Wright, Newell; Professor; Management and Marketing
Ph.D. (1993), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wu, Di; Associate Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2011), Polytechnic University of Turin

Wu, Xiangfa; Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2003), University of Nebraska

Xu, Jiale; Assistant Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2020), University of Buffalo

Xu, Minwei; Assistant Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2019), North Dakota State University

Yan, Changhui; Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D. (2005), Iowa State University

Yan, Guiping; Associate Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2006), Washington State University

Yang, Mijia; Associate Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2006), University of Akron

Yang, Zhongyu; Associate Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2010), University of Pittsburgh

Yu, Yao; Associate Professor; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. (2014), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Yuan, Mingao; Assistant Professor; Statistics
Ph.D. (2018), Purdue University

Zarak, Jenny; Associate Professor; School of Education
Ph.D. (2011), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Zeng, Cheng; Assistant Professor; Communication
Ph.D. (2018), University of Jyvaskyla

Zhang, Limin; Associate Professor; Accounting & Information Systems
Ph.D. (2006), University of Arizona

Zhang, Qi; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2007), Kansas State University

Zhang, Qifeng; Associate Professor; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D. (2001), Peking University

Zhang, Wei; Professor; Transportation, Logistics, & Finance
Ph.D. (2001), Syracuse University

Zhang, Yan; Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. (2013), Iowa State University

Zhao, Pinjing; Professor; Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D. (2003), Cornell University

Zhong, Shaobin; Professor; Plant Pathology
Ph.D. (2000), North Dakota State University

Zuk, Alan; Associate Professor; Plant Sciences
Ph.D. (2005), Kansas State University

Affiliate Graduate Faculty 

Other qualified individuals who are not Full Graduate Faculty members may contribute to the scholarship and professional development of our graduate students. Affiliate Members of the Graduate Faculty are qualified by educational background and experience to effectively teach and mentor students in graduate programs at NDSU. An appointment for Affiliate Graduate Faculty status is initiated by a graduate program. The chair, head, or director of the academic unit in which the program resides will submit the Affiliate Graduate Faculty Nomination form and a current curriculum vitae. The request should include the level of Affiliate Faculty Membership the program proposes the applicant should be given. This request is forwarded to the dean of the academic college in which the program resides for approval. If approved, the request is submitted to the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies. The request will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Graduate Council which will make a recommendation to the Dean of the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies, who will determine whether an appointment will be granted. A reappointment may be granted using the process described above.

Members of the Graduate Faculty who have left the institution may be granted Affiliate Faculty status as outlined below:

  • Emeritus Faculty. Persons who are granted emeritus faculty status are eligible for Affiliate Faculty Level 1 status for a period of three years. Membership as an Affiliate Faculty may be renewed upon approval of the Graduate Council and the Dean of the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies.
  • Individuals who have retired or left NDSU for other employment opportunities are eligible serve as chair of supervisory committees for one year. This is not renewable. A department may nominate the individual for Affiliate Faculty status as outlined below. 

There are three levels of Affiliate Graduate Faculty Members, the appointment level will be determined by the qualifications of the applicant.


Affiliate Graduate Faculty Level 1

Duties  

  • Chair committees for graduate students (may be approved to chair committees for Ph.D. programs, professional doctoral programs or both)
  • Serve on committees for all students
  • Teach graduate courses

Criteria

  • Terminal degree
  • Sustained record of scholarly and/or creative accomplishment, and/or (for professional doctoral programs only) professional practice appropriate to the discipline 
  • Demonstrated competence in instruction including classroom, advising, or mentoring
  • Full-time employment at an NDSU on-campus unit or a Research and Extension Center

Term

  • 6 years
  • Must demonstrate sustained record of scholarly and/or creative accomplishment
  • Demonstrated competence in graduate instruction including classroom, advising, or mentoring

Affiliate Graduate Faculty Level 2

Duties

  • Chair committees for all master’s students
  • Serve as co-chair for all doctoral students (the other co-chair must be a full member of the graduate faculty)
  • Serve on committees for all students
  • Teach graduate courses

Criteria

  • Terminal degree
  • Record of scholarly or creative accomplishment
  • Demonstrated experience in teaching, mentoring, or advising   

Term

  • 3 years
  • Must demonstrate sustained record of scholarly or creative accomplishment
  • Demonstrated competence in graduate teaching, advising, or mentoring

Affiliate Graduate Faculty Level 3

Duties

  • Chair committees for students not required to complete a dissertation, thesis, or scholarly paper
  • Serve on committees for all students
  •  Teach graduate courses (but no higher than his/her earned degree)

Criteria

  • Record of professional achievement in an area related to the program
  • Demonstrated competence in teaching

Term

  • 3 years
  • Must demonstrate sustained record of professional achievement in an area related to the program
  • Active involvement in graduate teaching and work with graduate students (but no higher than his/her earned degree)

    Affiliate Graduate Faculty Members

The list below is grouped by the AGF Level for which they were approved. There term ends on the last day of the semester indicated below their name. 

Level 1

Addey, Kwame, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2029 Summer
Bajwa, Sreekala, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2026 Spring
Banerjee, Amrita, Pharmaceutical Sciences
2024 Fall
Barnacle, MyKell, School of Nursing
2029 Spring
Benna, Justin, School of Education
2029 Fall
Benning, Kerri, School of Nursing
2029 Spring
Biermacher, Jon, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2029 Spring
Borowicz, Pawel, Animal Sciences
2029 Summer
Boyer, Jeffrey, College of Science and Math
2029 Fall
Brunsvold, Abigail, School of Nursing
2029 Spring
Bullock, David, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2024 Fall
Buncher, John, Physics
2027 Fall
Carson, Paul, Public Health
2027 Spring
Cernusca, Dan, Pharmacy Practice
2027 Spring
Chapara, Venkata, Plant Pathology
2028 Fall
Condry, Danielle, Microbiological Sciences
2025 Spring
Dimler, Laurel, School of Nursing
2025 Spring
Drescher, Matthew, Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science
2029 Fall
Dybing, Alan, Transportation and Logistics
2026 Spring
Ewert, Dan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2027 Spring
Falk, Kara, School of Nursing
2025 Spring
Foye, Brandon, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science
2028 Fall
Fraase, Kolby Schaeffer, School of Nursing
2026 Spring
Gross, Dean, School of Nursing
2029 Summer
Hammed, Ademola, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2026 Spring
Heilman Morales, Ana, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2030 Spring
Hoang, Khang, Physics
2028 Spring
Hohman, Adam, School of Nursing
2029 Fall
Hough, Jill, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
2025 Summer
Kalina, Emily, School of Nursing
2027 Fall
Kenzie, Daniel, English
2024 Fall
Klug, Page, Biological Sciences
2025 Spring
Koparan, Cengiz, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2026 Fall
Leitch, Jay, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2026 Spring
Littlefield, Robert, Communication
2027 Spring
Lopez-Martinez, Giancarlo, Biological Sciences
2025 Spring
McCaul, Kevin, Psychology
2024 Fall
McQueston, Jessica, School of Education
2027 Fall
Mushet, David, Environmental and Conservation Science
2025 Spring
Nahar, Nurun, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2024 Fall
Nelson, Carrie, School of Nursing
2029 Spring
Ostlie, Michael, Plant Sciences
2028 Fall
Prasifka, Jarrad, Entomology
2027 Fall
Qi, Xiaoning, Coatings and Polymeric Materials
2027 Spring
Rabia, Ahmed Harb, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2027 Spring
Roseno, Ashley, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science
2026 Spring
Saarinen, Heidi, School of Nursing
2029 Spring
Schauer, Christopher, Animal Sciences
2028 Fall
Staricka, James, Soil Science
2023 Fall
Tulibaski, Katherine, Management and Marketing
2027 Fall
Vachal, Kimberly, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2028 Spring
Vanderburg, Kyle, Music
2028 Spring
Vetter, Stefan, Pharmaceutical Sciences
2029 spring
Vosen Callens, Melissa, Communication
2029 Summer
Williamson, Julia, Pharmacy Practice
2027 Spring
Wooldridge, Joshua, Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science
2029 Fall
Yodo, Nita, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
2028 Fall
Yonk, Ryan, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2026 Fall

Level 2

Ahlering, Marissa, Biological Sciences
2024 Fall
Alshami, Ali, Biomedical Engineering
2024 Fall
Amiri, Ali, Mechanical Engineering
2025 Summer
Anderson, James, Plant Sciences
2025 Spring
Augustin, Christopher, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2026 Fall
Beaver, James, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Blodgett Salafia, Elizabeth, Human Development and Family Science
2024 Fall
Bolton, Melvin, Plant Pathology
2026 Spring
Bortolon, Leandro, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2024 Fall
Carr, Patrick, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Chao, Wun, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Crouse, Matthew, Animal Sciences
2027 Spring
Cushman, Robert, Animal Sciences
2027 Spring
da Silva Diniz, Wellison Jarles, Animal Science
2026 Spring
Daigh, Aaron, Soil Science
2025 Fall
Danielson, Jessica, School of Education
2026 Fall
Fiedler, Jason, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Forster, Shana, Plant Sciences
2026 Fall
Gasch, Caley, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2026 Spring
Grier, James, Biological Sciences
2023 Fall
Hassel, Holly, English
2026 Fall
Heitman, Joshua, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2027 Spring
Hendrickson, John, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2027 Spring
Hoffman, Jeanette, School of Education
2026 Fall
Jansen, Rick, Public Health
2026 Spring
Johnson, Blaine, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Kalil, Audrey, Plant Sciences
2026 Fall
Kandel, Shyam, Plant Pathology
2025 Fall
Kelley, Suzzanne, History, Philosophy and Religion
2025 Fall
Kim, James, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2026 Fall
Laam, Leslie, Public Health
2026 Spring
Le, Trung, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
2025 Fall
Lupton, Sara, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2026 Fall
Maddock, Robert, Animal Science
2026 Spring
McCall, Mary, English
2026 Fall
McFadden, Lisa, Biomedical Engineering
2026 Spring
Mulligan, Lawrence, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2024 Fall
Nicolay, Katelyn, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science
2024 Fall
O’Brien, Peter, Soil Science
2026 Fall
Palit, Rakhi, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2027 Spring
Pourhashem, Ghasideh, Coatings and Polymeric Materials
2026 Spring
Pradhan, Gautam Prasad, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Reed, Wendy, Biological Sciences
2026 Fall
Riley, David, Animal Sciences
2026 Fall
Rinehart, Joseph, Biological Sciences
2026 Fall
Sarkar, Niloy Chandra, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2025 Spring
Schachterle, Jeffrey, Plant Pathology
2025 Fall
Schaefer, Lauren, Psychology
2024 Fall
Simsek, Senay, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Smith, Matthew, Biological Sciences
2024 Fall
Torson, Alex, Biological Sciences
2026 Fall
Vangsness-Frisch, Jane, School of Education
2027 Spring
Vonnahme, Kimberly, Animal Sciences
2026 Spring
Walia, Gursimran, Computer Science
2026 Fall
Ward, Alison, Animal Sciences
2026 Spring
Wehbi, Nizar, Public Health
2025 Fall
White, Joel, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science
2024 Fall
Wick, Abbey, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2026 Fall
Wiersma, Jochum, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Xia, Wenjie, Coatings and Polymeric Materials
2026 Fall
Yadav, Om Prakash, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
2025 Fall
Yang, Shengming, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Yu, Haipeng, Animal Sciences
2026 Fall
Zeleznik, Joe, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2027 Spring

Level 3

Bonnett, David, Plant Sciences
2026 Fall  
Carlson, Craig, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Challey, Connor, Music
2025 Fall
Clifton, James, Accounting and Information Systems
2026 Spring
Degges, Ronald, Statistics
2026 Fall
DiFiore, Lindsey, Accounting and Information Systems
2026 Spring
Doekott, Curt, Statistics
2026 Fall
Dykes, Linda, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Emerson, Nancy, Accounting and Information Systems
2026 spring
Faris, Justin, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Franco, Jose, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Fugate, Karen, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Gesch, Russell, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Grusak, Michael, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Gupta, Rajeev, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Haagenson, Darrin, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Horvath, David, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Hulke, Brent, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Knapp, Caprice, Public Health
2025 Fall
Kotala, Pratap, Computer Science
2025 Fall
Larson, Jamee, English
2027 Spring
Mergoum, Mohamed, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Myronovych, Oksana, Computer Science
2026 Spring
Nandety, Raja Sekhar, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Newman, Tracy, Public Health
2025 Fall
Njau, Grace, Public Health
2025 Fall
Noonan, Benjamin, Biomedical Engineering
2024 Fall
Ohm, Jae-Bom, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
O'Shea, Amber, School of Education
2024 Fall
Piercy, Cameron, Communication
2027 Spring
Qi, Lili, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Rogers, James, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Samuelson, Lisa, Management and Marketing
2024 Fall
Sanders, Greg, Human Development and Family Science
2025 Spring
Sassi, Enrico, English
2025 Spring
Snider, Alexandria, Animal Sciences
2025 Fall
Travineck, Andrea, Natural Resources Management
2025 Fall
Trela, Brent, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall
Whitney, Amy, Biomedical Engineering
2025 Fall
Wonderlich, Stephen, Public Health
2025 Fall
Xu, Steve, Plant Sciences
2025 Fall

Affiliate Advisor

Short, Karensa, School of Natural Resource Sciences
2026 Spring
Worth, Elizabeth, College of Business
2023 Fall

Graduate Teaching Waivers

Graduate teaching waivers may be granted to individuals who do not meet the requirements for either full or associate graduate faculty status. Teaching waivers only allow individuals to serve as the instructor of record for graduate level courses and carry none of the other privileges of graduate faculty status. Waivers may be granted to qualified individuals who are not students in the department for which the waiver is sought. Graduate teaching waivers may be granted to individuals who do not meet the requirements for either full or associate graduate faculty status. Graduate teaching waivers should be granted sparingly.  A request for a waiver should include a rationale for why the individual nominated is the best choice for teaching the particular course. Teaching waivers are most appropriate for elective courses or courses in applied/professional programs for which experiences gained by professionals will provide a valuable educational opportunity for the students. Teaching waivers should not be requested for required courses in a program, unless no other viable alternative exists. The request for teaching waivers should not be seen as a long-term solution to inadequate numbers of tenure-track faculty members. Thus departments will also be asked to explain their long-term plan to fill any deficiencies in their ability to offer courses for which a waiver is requested.

The burden of proof lies with the applying graduate program to show that the nominee holds qualifications that merit the granting of a graduate teaching waiver. A Graduate Teaching Waiver Request form must be completed with a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae and any other pertinent documentation attached.

Graduate teaching waivers are approved by the Graduate Council and the Dean of the Graduate College. Waivers are granted for one academic year and may be renewed twice at the discretion of the Dean of the Graduate College.