Staff

Institute Leadership

Name Contact
Evelyn Davidheiser
Director and Assistant Dean for International Programs
214 Social Sciences Building
612-624-9007
edavidh@umn.edu

Scholarships

Name Contact
Pat Baehler
Scholarship Coordinator

246 Social Sciences Building
612-626-3403

igsscholarships@umn.edu

Events Coordinators

Name Contact
Pat Baehler
Events Coordinator
246 Social Sciences Building
612-626-3403
baehl002@umn.edu
TBD
Events Coordinator
246 Social Sciences Building
612-626-0965
 

Curriculum and Advising

Name Contact
Danielle Dadras
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Advisor
206 Social Sciences Building
612-624-9353
dmdadras@umn.edu
Peer Advisors 206 Social Sciences Building
igspeer@umn.edu

Administration & Finance

Name Contact
John Blair
Administrative Director
225 Social Sciences Building
612-626-1844
j-blai@umn.edu
Carrie Vorpahl
Finance Professional 3
635 Social Sciences Building
612-625-0158
Eric Short
Executive Accounts Specialist
214 Social Sciences Building
612-626-7484
ejshort@umn.edu
Jennifer Ashley
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
214 Social Sciences Building
612-624-9710
jjashley@umn.edu
Ainsley Boe
Principal Office & Administrative Specialist
214 Social Sciences Building

 

Program and Center Coordinators

Name Contact
Klaas van der Sanden
Program Director
223 Social Sciences Building
612-625-1856
vande001@umn.edu
Joseph Eggers
Acting Director
Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
248 Social Sciences Building
612-626-2617
egger207@umn.edu
Madeline Christensen
Assistant Director
Human Rights Program
232A Social Sciences Building
612-626-7947
 
Lydia Garver
Associate Director
Center for Premodern Studies
1030 Heller Hall
612-625-0768
garve099@umn.edu
Deborah Jane
Outreach Coordinator
268 Social Sciences Building
612-624-7346
djane@umn.edu
Meyer Weinshel
Assistant Director
Center for Austrian Studies
314 Social Sciences Building
612-625-0158
weins096@umn.edu
Huab Xiong
Outreach and Program Coordinator
Asian American Studies Program
778 Social Sciences Building
612-625-4813
aast@umn.edu
Coby Oertel
Program Coordinator
Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender & Sexuality Studies 
256 Social Sciences Building
612-626-7482
rigs@umn.edu
Michele Waslin
Interim Director
Immigration History Research Center
311 Anderson Library
612-625-2387
ihrc@umn.edu
Awa Saidy
Assistant Director
African Studies Initiative 
272 Social Sciences Building
612-626-9736
asi@umn.edu