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    Oct 16, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin

Faculty Directory


Year following name is first year of appointment
* indicates part-time


The Creative Writing Programs

John Brandon, 2012
Associate Professor
BA 1999, University of Florida
MFA 2001, Washington University

Angela Pelster-Wiebe, 2015
Assistant Professor
B.Ed. 2001, University of Alberta
MFA 2012, University of Iowa

Richard Pelster-Wiebe, 2015*, 2019
Lecturer
BA 2004, University of Minnesota
BA 2004, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
MA 2009, PhD 2018, University of Iowa

Mary Rockcastle, 1991
Professor
BA, Douglass College
MA 1980, University of Minnesota

 

For faculty in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program, please visit the website at www.hamline.edu/cwp

Graduate Legal Education

Leondra Hanson, 2008
Associate Professor
BA 1995, Political Science, Concordia College
JD 1999, University of Minnesota

Jeanne Kosieradzki, 1992-1996*, 1996
Professor
BS 1986, Paralegal Studies, Winona State University
JD 1991, William Mitchell College of Law

Tammy Pettinato Oltz, 2024
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
BA 1999, English Literature, Gannon University
JD 2005, Harvard Law School
MSI 2007, University of Michigan

Jennifer Will, 2018 
Associate Professor
BA 1990, Hope College 
JD 1994, University of Michigan Law School

School of Business

Lovina Akowuah, 2024
Assistant Professor
BA 2000, University of East London
MBA 2003, Fairleigh Dickinson University
DBA 2024 (expected), University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Josh Beverly, 2023
Assistant Professor
BS 2014, Concord University
PhD 2022, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Stacie Bosley, 2012
Professor
BBA 1994, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD 2001, University of Minnesota

Samantha Snyder Cakir, 2020
Assistant Professor
BA 2000, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
MS 2008, PhD 2011, Purdue University

Kenneth Fox, 1996
Professor
Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute
BA 1979, University of California
JD 1985, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College

Sonal Gerten, 2019
Instructor
BA 1999, Johns Hopkins University
MBA 2004, UCLA

Greg Hardt, 2024
Assistant Professor
BBA 2013, Marian University
MS 2022, Georgia State University
MA 2023, Fielding Graduate University
PhD 2024 (expected), Fielding Graduate University

David Milton, 2024
Professor of Practice
BS 1982, DePaul University
MBA 1999, University of Chicago

Kristen Norman, 2001
Professor
BA 1987, Hamline University
MA 1990, University of Minnesota
PhD 1996, Vanderbilt University

Kennedy Odongo, 2024
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
BA 2015, Kenyatta University
MA 2018, Kent State University
MS 2022, Washington State University
PhD 2023, Washington State University

Chad Sponsler, 2009
Senior Lecturer
BA 2002, MBA 2003, University of North Dakota
JD 2008, Hamline University

Lucas Threinen, 2021
Assistant Professor
BS 1997, University of Minnesota
MA 2008, University of Chicago
PhD 2012, University of Chicago

School of Education and Leadership

Letitia Basford, 2008
Professor
BA 1995, University of Minnesota
MA 2000, San Francisco State University
PhD 2008, University of Minnesota

Michelle Benegas, 2015
Associate Professor
BA 2000, University of St. Thomas
MA 2003, Hamline University
PhD 2015, University of Minnesota

Patty Born-Selly, 2015
Associate Professor
BA 2001, Metropolitan State University
MA 2005, Hamline University
EdD 2019, Hamline University

Jennifer Carlson, 2006
Professor
BS 1991, Winona State University
MS 1998, Minnesota State University, Mankato
PhD 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Suzanne Gikas, 2022
Professor of Practice
BA 1984, University of Essex
MEd 2006, PhD 2013, Kent State University

Jinger Gustafson, 2022
Professor of Practice
BS 1992, North Dakota State University
MA 1994, University of Saint Thomas
EdD 2006, Saint Mary’s University

Trish Harvey, 2014
Associate Professor
BA 1992, Luther College
MS 1996, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
EdD 2003, University of Minnesota

Sarah Hick, 2007
Associate Professor
BA 1992, Grinnell College
MA 1996, Yale University
PhD 2008, University of Minnesota

Anne Ittner, 2024
Assistant Professor
BA 1999, University of St. Thomas
MA 2005, Adams State College
PhD 2017, University of Minnesota

Joe Lewis, 2006
Professor, Chair
BA 1989, Grinnell College
MA 1999, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
EdD 2006, Columbia University Teachers College

Karen Moroz, 2011
Associate Professor
BS 1992, Saint Cloud State University
MA 1997, Saint Mary’s University
EdD 2004, Hamline University

Rebecca Neal, 2015
Professor
BS 1993, Hampton University
MEd 1994, College of William and Mary

Betsy Parrish, 1991
Professor
BA 1982, MA 1985, University of Minnesota

Julia Reimer, 1997
Associate Professor
BA 1986, Goshen College
MSW 1988, Wilfrid Laurier University
MAT 1999, School for International Training

Maggie Struck, 2016
Associate Professor
BA 2000, University of St. Thomas
MA 2012, University of Minnesota
PhD 2017, University of Minnesota

Linnette Werner, 2019
Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean 
BS 1995, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
MA 1998, University of Minnesota
PhD 2001, University of Minnesota