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Doyle Holbird, Professor for the Biology Department, looking through a microscope while examining samples.

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Helena Stevens, Associate Professor of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduate Programs Department, smiling in front of a gray mottled background.

Helena Stevens

Education Academic Interests Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, Trauma and Crisis Intervention, Counseling Theories, Group Counseling, Addictions Treatment Research Licensure-Certifications Awards Humanistic Social Justice and

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Stephanie Heidorn, Assistant Professor for the Media Arts Department, smiles in front of a gray mottled background.

Stephanie Heidorn

Education Academic Interests Graphic Design, Creativity, Design Education Research Creativity, education, design, and the ways these areas interact Licensure-Certifications National Geographic Certified Educator Presentations/Publications

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Shawn Stafford, Assistant Professor of the Religion Department, stands in front of a gray textured background.

Shawn Stafford

Education Academic Interests Service Presentations/Publications Additional Campus Responsibilities Biography The Rev. Shawn Stafford was born in 1974. He attended Bethany Lutheran College (A.A., 1993); St.

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Deborah Matzke-Lewis, Director of the Nursing Department, stands in front of a gray textured background.

Deborah Matzke-Lewis

Education Academic Interests Nursing Education, Psych-Mental Health Nursing and many more Research “The Impact of Multiple-Patient Simulation on Clinical Judgment Development for Baccalaureate Nursing Students”

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Tom Rank, Associate Professor for the Religion Department, posing for a portrait.

Tom Rank

Education Academic Interests Research Current research on the history and theology of Article X of the Formula of Concord, Church Rites & Adiaphora Additional Campus

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Ben Faugstad, Associate Professor for the Music Department, is posed against a gray background.

Ben Faugstad

Biography Benjamin Faugstad directs the Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Drumline, and Chamber Orchestra. In addition to the ensembles, he also teaches Music Skills, Conducting, Instrumental Pedagogy, Jazz Improvisation, and

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Doyle Holbird, Professor for the Biology Department, stands in front of a gray mottled background.

Doyle Holbird

Education Academic Interests The field of biology is extremely broad. It encompasses subjects as different as brain surgery, and mycology (the study of fungi). There

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Brittany Espinoza, Assistant Professor for the Mathematics Department, smiles in front of a textured gray background.

Brittany Espinoza

Education Academic Interests Professional Memberships Biography Brittany has been a resident of Mankato since she was three. Playing basketball, soccer, and tennis in high school,

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Angie Johnson, Associate Professor for the English Department and Writing Center Coordinator for the Academic Affairs Department, smiling in front of a mottled gray background.

Angie Johnson

Education Professional Memberships Teaching Philosophy WRITING IS THINKING & GOOD WRITING TELLS THE TRUTH In the age of AI, the ability to write has never

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Lars Johnson, Professor for the English Department, is posed in front of a gray studio backdrop.

Lars Johnson

Teaching Philosophy My teaching philosophy is informed more by “learning” than it is by “teaching”: my own and that of students. This is what makes

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Julie Kjeer, Dean of Faculty for the Academic Affairs Department, in front of a gray mottled background.

Julie Kjeer

Education Academic Interests Real analysis, number theory, mathematical modeling, and data analysis; curriculum design and assessment across educational levels and contexts; active and reflective learning

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