Faculty participating in RCP projects come from departments and colleges across the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and coordinate campuses. Staff work closely with faculty to incorporate community projects into their courses, connect students with community stakeholders, and troubleshoot projects as needed.
Listed below are faculty who have previously included RCP projects in their courses. Check out frequently asked questions for faculty for more information.
Carlson School of Management (CSOM)
Stacy Doepner-Hove, Human Resources and Industrial Relations
Courses: HRIR 8034: Employee Development–Creating a Competitive Advantage; HRIR 5992: Independent Study in Human Resources and Industrial Relations
John Kammeyer-Mueller, Human Resources and Industrial Relations
Course: HRIR 6301: Staffing, Training, and Development
Scott Martens, Business Administration
Course: MBA 6220: Operations Management
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Virajita Singh, Liberal Studies
Course: LS 5993: Design Thinking Lab
Roslye Ultan, Liberal Studies
Course: LS 5100: Revitalizing Environmental Reform: Re-Imagining the Arts for Public Parks
College of Design (CDes)
Abi Asojo, Interior Design
Course: IDES 2604: Interior Design Studio IV
Lyn Bruin, Housing Studies
Courses: HSG 5481: Promoting Independence in Housing and Community; HSG 4461: Housing Development and Management
Carrie Christensen, Design
Course: DES 3331: Street Life Urban Design Seminar
Jeffrey Crump, Housing Studies
Course: HSG 5463/PA 5261: Housing Policy
Jessica Deegan, Housing Studies
Course: HSG 5464: Understanding Housing: Assessment and Analysis
Joe Favour, Landscape Architecture
Course: LA 8554: Landscape Architecture Project Programming
Todd Grover, Architecture
Course: ARCH 5672: Historic Building Conservation
Jen Krava, Landscape Architecture
Course: DES 3331: Street Life Urban Design Seminar
Debra Lawton, Graphic Design
Course: GDES 3352: Identity and Symbols
Peter MacDonagh, Architecture
Course: ARCH 8567 Building and Site Integration in Sustainable Design
Kristine Miller, Landscape Architecture
Course: ARCH 3756/5756: Public Interest Design
Satoko Muratake, Design
Course: DES 3331: Street Life Urban Design Seminar
Richard Strong, Architecture
Course: ARCH 8567 Building and Site Integration in Sustainable Design
Angela Wang, Design
Course: DES 3131: User Experience in Design
James Wheeler, Architecture
Course: ARCH 3250: Community Design Practice Workshop; ARCH 3756/5756: Public Interest Design
Becky Yust, Housing Studies
Course: HSG 4461: Housing Development and Management
College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Sara Axtell, Family Social Science
Course: FSOS 4294: Research Internship
Jennifer Blevins, School of Social Work
Course: SW 8551: Advanced Community Practice: Assessment, Organizing and Advocacy
Tony Brown, Recreation Administration
Course: REC 3281: Research and Evaluation in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies
Katrina Cisneros, School of Social Work
Course: SW 8352: Intervention Methods with Families
David Hollister, School of Social Work
Course: PA 8203: Neighborhood Revitalization
Lisa Kihl, School of Kinesiology
Course: SMGT 3881W: Senior Seminar in Sport Management
Jean King, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Courses: OLPD 5501: Principles and Methods of Evaluation; OLDP 8595: Evaluation Problems
Randi Nelson, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Course: OLPD 5501: Principles and Methods of Evaluation
Rosemarie Park, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Courses: OLPD 5296: Field Experience in Adult Education; OLPD 5696: Internship—Human Resource Development; OLPD 5201: Strategies for Teaching Adults
Stacy Remke, School of Social Work
Course: SW 8251: Social Work Practice in Health, Disabilities, and Aging
Catherine Twohig, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Course: OLPD 5204: Designing Adult Education Programs
Ross VeLure-Roholt, Youth Studies
Course: YOST 5032: Adolescent and Youth Development for Youthworkers
College of Education and Human Service Professions (CEHSP-UMD)
Danny Frank, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Course: HPER 3100: Risk Management
Ken Gilbertson, Environmental Education
Courses: EnEd 4315: Operations & Management; EnEd 5325: Environmental Issues Investigation
College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS)
Dennis Becker, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
Course: ESPM 3242/5242: Methods for Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
Paul Bolstad, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
Course: ESPM 5295: GIS in Environmental Science and Management
Mae Davenport, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
Course: ESPM 5245: Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy
Sue Galatowitsch, Horticulture
Course: HORT 5071: Ecological Restoration
Julie Grossman, Food Systems
Course: FDSY 4101: Holistic Approaches to Improving Food Systems Sustainability
Samantha Grover, Sustainability Studies
Course: SUST 4004: Sustainable Communities
Gary Johnson, Forest Resources
Course: FR 4501/5501: Research Problems: Urban Forestry—Biology and Management
Nick Jordan, Agronomy
Course: AGRO 5321: Ecology of Agricultural Systems
Joe Magner, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Course: ESPM 3111/5111 Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods
Len Marquart, Food Science & Nutrition
Course: FScN 4732: Food and Nutrition Management
Cindy McComas, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Course: ESPM 3606W/5606 Pollution Prevention: Principles, Technologies, and Practices
Amir Nadav, Sustainability Studies
Course: SUST 4004: Sustainable Communities
Eric North, Forest Resources
Course: FNRM 4501/5501: Urban Forest Management: Managing Greenspaces for People
Amit Pradhananga, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
Course: ESPM 5245: Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy
Ingrid Schneider, Forest and Natural Resources Management
Courses: FNRM 5101: Park and Protected Area Tourism
Eric Watkins, Horticulture
Courses: HORT 4061W: Turfgrass Management; HORT 4062: Turfgrass Weed and Disease Science; HORT 4063: Turfgrass Science
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
Scott Abernathy, Political Science
Course: POL 1914: Generation Now: Young Adult Political Action in America
John Campbell, Psychology
Course: PSY 5707: Personnel Psychology
Lorenzo Fabbri, French & Italian
Course: FRIT 3850: Community/Media/Activism
Pat Frazier, Psychology
Course: PSY 3960: Stress and Trauma
Katherine Hayes, Anthropology
Course: ANTH 8777: Archaeology Master’s Thesis
Justin Hansen, Geography, Environment, and Society
Course: GIS 5574: Web GIS and Services
Emilce Lopez, Spanish
Course: SPAN 3404: Medical Spanish and Community Health Services
Jeff Matson, Geography
Course: GEOG 5564: Urban GIS
Lena Norrman, Scandinavian Studies
Course: SCAN 3504: Emigration, Immigration, Integration: The Nordic Experience
Deniz Ones, Psychology
Courses: PSY 5701: Employee Selection and Staffing; PSY 5707: Personnel Psychology
Mark Pedelty, Communication Studies
Course: COMM 5110: Environmental Communication
Hyejoon Rim, Journalism and Mass Communication
Course: JOUR 4263: Strategic Communication Campaigns
Ying Song, Geography
Course: GEOG 5564: Urban GIS and Analysis
Dan Sward, Geographic Information Systems
Course: GIS 8990: Research Problems in GIS
College of Science and Engineering (CSE)
Min Addy, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Course: BBE 5733: Renewable Energy Technologies
Darin England, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Course: IE 5561: Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making
John Gulliver, Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
Course: CEGE 5511: Urban Hydrology and Water Quality
David Levinson, Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
Course: CEGE 3201: Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Joe Magner, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Course: ESPM 3111/5111 Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods
Lisa Miller, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Course: ISyE Senior Design Project
Chris Paola, Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
Course: CEGE 8602: Stream Restoration Practice
Vaughn Voller, Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
Course: CEGE 8602: Stream Restoration Practice
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Ryan Allen, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 5281: Immigrants, Urban Planning, and Policymaking
Lisa Barajas, Public Policy
Course: PA 8081 Public Engagement Capstone
Pete Bernardy, Public Policy
Course: PA 5311: Program Evaluation
Vivek Bhandari, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Course: PA 5721: Energy and Environmental Policy
John Bryson, Public Affairs
Courses: PA 5251: Strategic Planning and Management
Fernando Burga, Urban and Regional Planning
Courses: PA 5211: Land Use Planning; PA 5213: Introduction to Site Planning
Doug Chapin, Election Administration
Course: PA 5974/8081: Election Administration Capstone
Jason Cao, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 8202: Networks and Places: Transportation, Land Use, and Design
Tony Damiano, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 5261: Housing Policy
Frank Douma, Public Affairs
Course: PA 8991: Independent Study
Jennifer Edwards, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Course: PA 5721: Energy Systems and Policy
Greta Friedemann-Sánchez, Global Policy
Course: PA 5041: Qualitative Methods
Edward Goetz, Urban and Regional Planning
Courses: PA 5261: Housing Policy
Mike Greco, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 8081: Land Use and Transportation Planning Capstone
Emily Kalnicky, Public Policy
Course: PA 5311 Program Evaluation, PA 8081 Program Evaluation Capstone
Andy Guthrie, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 5232: Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment
Steve Kelly, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Course: PA 5712: Science to Action: All Paths
Lyssa Leitner, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 8081: Economic Development Capstone
Greg Lindsey, Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning
Courses: PA 8081: Master of Public Affairs Capstone; PA 8081: Planning and Public Affairs Capstone
Geoff Maas, Urban and Regional Plannings
Course: PA 5271: GIS: Applications in Planning and Policy Analysis
Lauren Martin, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 8203: Neighborhood Revitalization
Neeraj Mehta, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 8203: Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies and Theories
Dan Milz, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 5253: Planning and Participation Processes
Leah Moses, Public Policy
Course: PA 5311: Program Evaluation
Dipali Mukhopadhyay, Global Policy
Course: PA 5041 Qualitative Methods
Lee Munnich, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 8081: Economic Development Capstone; PA 5590: Topics in Economic and Community Development
Kathy Quick, Public Affairs and Public Policy
Courses: PA 8081: Participating in Policy and Planning Capstone Workshop, PA 5145: Civic Participation in Public Affairs
Stephen Rose, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Course: PA 5721: Energy and Environmental Policy
Jodi Sandfort, Public Affairs, Public Policy
Course: PA 5311: Program Evaluation
Carissa Schively Slotterback, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 5242: Environmental Planning, Policy, and Decision Making; PA 5253: Planning and Participation Processes
Bob Streetar, Urban and Regional Planning
Course: PA 5511: Community Economic Development
Judy Temple, Public Policy
Course: PA 8081: Education Policy & Reform Capstone Workshop
Elizabeth Wilson, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Courses: PA 5721: Energy and Environmental Policy
Neal Young, Urban and Regional Planning, Public Policy
Course: PA 5512: Workforce and Economic Development
Law School
Jean Coleman
Course: LAW 7102: Land Use, Energy and Environment Clinic
Nancy Cook
Course: LAW 7750: Community Practice and Policy Development
Alexandra Klass
Course: LAW 7606: Independent Research
Paul Vaaler
Course: LAW 7606: Independent Research
School of Public Health
Kirk Allison, Public Health Administration
Course: PUBH 7784: Public Health Administration and Policy Master’s Project
Jesse Berman, Environmental Health Sciences
Course: SPH Culminating Experience
Zobeida Bonilla, Maternal and Child Health
Courses: PUBH 6630: Foundations of Maternal and Child Health; PUBH 7784: Public Health Administration and Policy Master’s Project
Lisa Edstrom, Gerontology
Course: GERO 5105: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
Keith Horvath, Community Health Promotion
Course: PUBH 7094: Culminating Experience: Community Health Promotion
Petrona Lee, Environmental Health
Course: PH 6100: Topics in Environmental Health: Urban Ecosystems
Jennifer Linde, Epidemiology and Community Health
Course: SPH Culminating Experience
Katie Loth, Public Health Nutrition
Course: SPH Culminating Experience
Donna McAlpine, Public Health Administration
Course: PUBH 7784: Public Health Administration and Policy Master’s Project
Matt Simcik, Environmental Health
Course: PH 6100: Topics in Environmental Health: Urban Ecosystems
Jamie Stang, Maternal and Child Health
Course: PUBH 7696: Field Experience: Maternal and Child Health
Betsy Wattenberg, Environmental Health
Courses: PH 6100: Topics in Environmental Health: Urban Ecosystems; PUBH 7194: Culminating Experience: Environmental Health
Beth Virnig, Public Health Administration
Course: PUBH 7784: Public Health Administration and Policy Master’s Project
University of St. Catherine: Library and Information Science
Anthony Molaro, Library and Information Science
Course: LIS 7700: Management of Libraries and Information Centers