U-SEEE Faculty & Staff
Debra K. Olson, DNP, MPH, RN
Principal Investigator
Professor and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Email: olson002@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-0476
Areas of expertise: Public health preparedness, occupational health nursing, injury prevention and control, agricultural safety and health, competency based learning, innovative teaching employing new technologies and distance learning.
Paige Anderson Bowen, MPH
Program Manager, Creating High Reliability Teams for Public Health Preparedness Program Manager, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Jeff Bender, PhD
Research Advisor, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Co-Director, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety
University of Minnesota
Email: bende002@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-6203
Areas of expertise: Veterinary population medicine/public health, particularly foodborne and zoonotic diseases, preparedness training for pandemic influenza and emerging zoonoses.
Patrick Bohan, PhD, MSEH, MS, PhD, RS, DAAS CAPT, USPHS (Ret)
Research Advisor, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Science
East Central University, OK
Email: pbohan@ecok.edu
Phone: 580-559-5658
Areas of expertise: Environmental health management, systems, leadership, and performance.
Jane Braun, MPH, EM
Creating High Reliability Teams for Public Health Preparedness
Director of Emergency Preparedness
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Minnesota Department of Health
Jill DeBoer, MPH
Research Advisor, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
Chair, U-SEEE Scientific Review Committee
Director, AHC Office of Emergency Response
Associate Director, Center for Infectious Disease
Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
University of Minnesota
Email: jdeboer@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-3958
Areas of expertise: Public health emergency preparedness, including designing, conducting, and evaluating exercises, developing plans and procedures.
Kate Hanson, MA
Project Coordinator, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
Craig Hedberg, PhD
Lead Investigator, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Email: hedbe005@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-4757
Areas of expertise: Foodborne disease epidemiology (surveillance, environmental factors, methods, role of food workers) and public health preparedness, including conducting and evaluating education, training, and functional exercises.
Evan Henke, MPH
Research Assistant, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
PhD Candidate, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Andrea Hickle, MPH
U-SEEE Coordinator (Core)
Continuing Education Specialist, Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach (CPHEO), University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Kimberley Knudson, MPH
Research Assistant, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
PhD Candidate, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Aggie Leitheiser, RN, MPH
Research Advisor, Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
Assistant Commissioner of Health, Minnesota Department of Health
Instructor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Areas of expertise: Public health preparedness planning, response and recovery for pandemic flu and all-hazards; exercise design; state and local public health infrastructure.
Jane Miller, MA, PhD
Lead Investigator, Effectiveness of Simulated Disaster Response Scenarios
Director, AHC Simulation Center and Inter-professional Education and Resource Center
University of Minnesota
Email: mille142@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-6989
Areas of expertise: Organizational and faculty development in higher education, especially in the design and delivery of effective instruction, assessing student outcomes, and designing and conducting classroom research.
Colleen Monahan, DC, MPH
Lead Investigator, Using Collaborative Virtual Environments in Preparedness and Emergency Response Planning (formerly PERUSE)
Director, Center for the Advancement of Distance Education (CADE)
Adjunct Professor School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Email: cmonahan@uic.edu
Phone: 312-515-1360
Areas of expertise: Education and research in healthcare, developing online education and learning management systems for health professionals, including serious games and virtual reality software to enhance city- and state-level emergency preparedness.
Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, MEP
Creating High Reliability Teams for Public Health Preparedness, Education, Exercises, and Planning Unit Supervisor
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Minnesota Department of Health
Joan Rambeck, MS, RN, CPNP
Co-Investigator/Emergency Response Operations and Training Coordinator, Effectiveness of Simulated Disaster Response Scenarios Training Coordinator, AHC Office of Emergency Response University of Minnesota
Areas of expertise: Emergency preparedness and response education and training, simulations/exercises, Medical Reserve Corps.
William Riley, PhD
Lead Investigator, Creating High Reliability Teams for Public Health Preparedness
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Associate Dean, Strategic Partnerships
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Email: riley001@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-0615
Areas of expertise: Health care administration, management, and finance, quality improvement, developing and implementing incident training programs for professional teams.
Mickey Scullard, MPH
MDH Project Coordinator, Creating High Reliability Teams for Public Health Preparedness
Exercise and Education Planner
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Minnesota Department of Health
Annamay Snyder,MPH
Project Coordinator, Effectiveness of Simulated Disaster Response Scenarios
AHC Simulation Center
University of Minnesota
U-SEEE Scientific Review Committee and Advisory Board
U-SEEE has created an Advisory Board and Scientific Review Committee (SRC) consisting of representatives from local, state, and tribal organizations, health care facilities, and academia. Both groups also include individuals who are experienced with the development and use of simulations and exercises, the research process, educational design, and the public health system. Six members of the Advisory Board also serve on the SRC.
Roles: Shared by U-SEEE PERRC (Research Center) and PERL (Learning Center), the Advisory Board provides input and guidance to U-SEEE overall, promoting synergy between the two Centers and translation of educational research and promising practices. The SRC advised U-SEEE PERRC on the Pilot Research Program and made final determinations regarding funding of applicants. Due to discontinuation of the Pilot Research Program after September 2011, the SRC will cease meeting separately; it will nonetheless continue to exist, with an amplified role in promoting translation of research to practice.
U-SEEE Advisory Board Members
U-SEEE Scientific Review Committee Members (also serving on the Advisory Board)
Jill DeBoer, MPH
(Scientific Review Committee Chair)
Director, Academic Health Center Emergency Preparedness Program, and Assoc. Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
University of Minnesota
Areas of expertise: Public health emergency preparedness, including designing, conducting, and evaluating exercises, developing plans and procedures.
Aaron Doering, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology, Dept of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Areas of Expertise: Design, development and evaluation of online learning environments; technology integration in K-12 pre service and in-service settings; innovative use of technology to support teaching and learning; hybrid online adventure learning environments; online scaffolding environments; online community-building environments.
Kathie Krichbaum, PhD, RN, ANEF
Associate Professor and
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, nursing research and theory, and aging, including quality of nursing education, quality of long-term healthcare delivered to elders, and work environment of nurses.
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy; Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance; Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Medical School, University of Minnesota and member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences.
Areas of Expertise: Infectious disease epidemiology, including emerging infections and outbreak investigation, bioterrorism and public health preparedness.
Keisha Varma, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Cognitive processes underlying science learning: students’ understanding of complex science concepts and how technology can facilitate science learning; teacher knowledge development, including using psychological methodologies to understand changes in teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and their representations of effective teaching practice.
Billie Wahlstrom, PhD
Vice Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs,
Provost and Director of the Technology Enhanced Learning Council,
Professor, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Mass media, communications and women’s studies; technology enhanced learning, simulation design, application and communication strategies.