Academic Faculty
Katrina Cisneros Katrina Cisneros
- Senior Teaching Specialist
- 612-624-3227
- cisne059@umn.edu
Katrina Cisneros (she/her) is a Senior Teaching Specialist, full-time faculty member and life-long learner at the School of Social Work, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Katy Cobb Katy Cobb
- Practicum Coordinator & Teaching Specialist
- they/he
- katycobb@umn.edu
Katy Cobb, LISW, comes to the University of Minnesota with over a decade of experience in non-profits settings throughout the Twin Cities, primarily working in supervisory and managerial roles.
K.C. Harrison K.C. Harrison
- Senior Lecturer
- she, they
- 612-626-8631
- kharriso@umn.edu
What motivates me in my work? I've always been intensely curious about how the world works and what it looks like through others' eyes. I read stories because they satisfy and stoke this desire.
Yuanyuan Hu Yuanyuan Hu
- Assistant Professor
- yhu748@umn.edu
Yuanyuan Hu is an assistant professor at School of Social Work. Her research interests focus on advancing behavioral health equity by implementing integrated behavioral health and human services for underserved BIPOC populations, particularly older…
Kelley Leaf Kelley Leaf
- Practicum Coordinator & Teaching Specialist
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-4710
- dingm003@umn.edu
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Michelle Mattison Michelle Mattison
- MSW Practicum Coordinator & Teaching Specialist
- she, her, hers
- matti419@umn.edu
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Heidi Presslein Heidi Presslein
- Director of Practicum Education & Senior Teaching Specialist
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-4262
- pres0051@umn.edu
Heidi is a full-time, 12-month, faculty member. She is the Director of Practicum Education and a Sr. Teaching Specialist.
Stacy Remke Stacy Remke
- Senior Teaching Specialist
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0259
- remke005@umn.edu
Clinical Social Work, Healing Strategies, Child Welfare, Pediatric Palliative Care
Molly Rojas Collins Molly Rojas Collins
- Director of Undergraduate Studies; Senior Teaching Specialist
- 612-626-7346
- colli038@umn.edu
What motivates me in my work? Usually, people come to college with the desire to make their lives different. I believe education helps people move from less choice to more choice.
Suzanne Shatila Suzanne Shatila
- Master of Social Work Program Director
- she, her, hers
- shati010@umn.edu
Suzanne Shatila, DSW, MSSW, LGSW, is the MSW Program Director. Dr. Shatila was involved in mezzo and macro-level social work practice with human services, children's services, and community-based nonprofits prior to moving into higher education…
Jill Stiber Jill Stiber
- Senior Teaching Specialist
- 612-625-2644
- stibe001@umn.edu
Jill Stiber is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and has been awarded the national credential of Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (BCD).
Nate Whittaker Nate Whittaker
- Teaching Specialist
- he, him, his
- 612-625-1220
- whit0495@umn.edu
Please, call me Nate! I am a scholar activist, abolitionist, and educator; a principled advocate in solidarity with historically oppressed populations, particularly in higher education and community organizations on a local, national, and…
Jennifer Witt Jennifer Witt
- Teaching Specialist
- they, she
- 612-625-9512
- jlwitt@umn.edu
Please, call me Jen (she/they)! I teach and organize at the intersections of gender, racial, disability, youth, and class justice with a focus on deconstructing structures of violence in teaching and practice via transformative justice, critical…