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Laura R. Van Zoest

Mathematics

… mathematics teacher education and is interested in how people become effective mathematics teachers, teacher … cultivation of productive norms in teacher education. Her work on how teachers can productively use student thinking … development projects funded at over six million dollars and published in research and practitioner journals, …

https://wmich.edu/math/directory/van-zoest

Cody Nielsen

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… Health Counseling, University of Northern Iowa B.A., Social Work and Psychology, University of Northern Iowa Higher … identities on campus. (2025) About Campus, 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/10864822251349512 Rodriguez, S. L., Fisher, … C. (2025). Engineering Identity and Religion Intertwined: How One Woman’s Experiences with the Church of Jesus Christ …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/directory/nielsen-j-cody

Katie Joseph

Admissions

… place on campus. Student Center Favorite thing(s) to do while in Kalamazoo: Wolf Tree Nature Preserve …

https://wmich.edu/admissions/directory/joseph-katie

Brad Olson

College of Aviation

… in aviation applied science and his A& P certificate. His work history as a mechanic includes fifteen years at Duncan …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/directory/olson-bradley

Christopher Dobmeier

School of Communication

… Christopher Dobmeier Christopher Dobmeier Assistant Professor of … at Western Michigan University. His research explores how strategic communication can spark positive … shaping how people think, feel, and act. A key part of his work examines how various persuasive forces in the …

https://wmich.edu/communication/directory/dobmeier-christopher

Yumi Takahashi-Ede

Lee Honors College

… in 1998 and Gerontology classes in 2004 at WMU, while working on her master’s degrees. Through her teaching … interests include end-of-life care and death and dying, and how spirituality and religion play a role in shaping and … spending time with her family, her friends, her three dogs, and traveling abroad.    Yumi’s favorite dinosaur in …

https://wmich.edu/honors/directory/takahashi-ede-yumi

Megan Anderson

Admissions

… MI Favorite place on campus.  Everywhere! I love watching how our campus responds to the change in seasons; whether … new photo spots around campus.  Favorite thing(s) to do while in Kalamazoo:  I love the variety of dining in …

https://wmich.edu/admissions/directory/anderson

Athena Osburn

Admissions

… see the view of campus and Kalamazoo Favorite thing(s) to do while in Kalamazoo:  Start your day by having brunch at …

https://wmich.edu/admissions/directory/osburn

Bianca Nightengale-Lee

Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations

… her Ph.D. from the University of Louisville in 2017. Her work studies the confluence of race, literacy, and … As a critically engaged community scholar, her work nests within academic, school, and community based settings, where she works alongside teachers, community stakeholders and youth …

https://wmich.edu/walkerinstitute/directory/nigthengale-lee-bianca

Regina Garza Mitchell

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… include culturally relevant and critical qualitative methodologies, teaching qualitative research, and higher … governance, primarily in the community college context. Her work has been published in journals such as Qualitative … (The Futures Series on Community Colleges). Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation’s …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/directory/garza-mitchell