Faculty & Staff

Core Faculty

Debra DeBruin
Director, Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor
Jaime Konerman-Sease
Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor
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Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor
Joel Wu
Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor

Affiliate Faculty

Donald Brunnquell
Adjunct/Assistant Professor, Center for Bioethics and Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota
Hans-Peter de Ruiter
Professor, School of Nursing, College of Allied Health and Nursing, Minnesota State University Mankato
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Internist, Pulmonologist, Mayo Clinic
Sarah Gollust
Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, U of MN
Daniel Groll
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carleton College
Rachel Hardeman
Professor & Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health & Racial Equity, Division of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, U of MN
Joan Henriksen
Senior Clinical Ethicist, Allina Health
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Professor and Chair, Communication Studies, College of Liberal Arts, U of MN
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; Critical Care Physician, U of MN Medical Center; ICU Triage and Telemedicine Director MHealth Fairview
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Professor of Public Health Nutrition in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana
JP Leider
Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, U of MN; Director, Center for Public Health Systems, School of Public Health, U of MN
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Associate Dean for Research, Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, U of MN Duluth
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Opus Distinguished Professor of Principled Leadership; Professor, Ethics & Business Law, University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business
Ruth Mickelsen
Senior Lecturer, Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, U of MN
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Clinical Ethicist, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Laura Palombi
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth, U of MN
Thaddeus Pope
Professor of Law, School of Law, Mitchell Hamline University
Don Postema
Program Director of Medical Ethics, HealthPartners; Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences, Bethel University
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Associate Professor, Compliance Officer & Risk Management Leader, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health; Faculty Advisor & Director of Courses in Ethics & Law, Public Health & Policy, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, U of MN Medical School
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, U of MN Medical School
Tim Stratton
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth, U of MN
Eileen Weber
Clinical Associate Professor, Population Health & Systems Cooperative, School of Nursing, U of MN
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Director of Ethics, Clinical Ethics Department, Children's Minnesota; Community Instructor Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, U of MN Medical School; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pediatric Ethics
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Assistant Professor, Sociology; Faculty member, Minnesota Population Center, U of MN

Emeritus Faculty

Staff

LeeAnne Hoekstra

LeeAnne Hoekstra

Administrative Aide
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Communications and Events Coordinator
Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Administrative Director