 Mental Health and the College Student
Online Workshop
Presenter Biographies
Jerry Rinehart is the
vice provost for Student Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
In this capacity he is responsible for student development, student
services, and campus life, including helping to ensure integration
of academic programs with student services and cocurricular activities
that support student learning, retention, and graduation. Jerry
has more than 25 years of senior administrative experience.
Contact Information:
Office for Student Affairs
(612) 626-1242
g-rine@umn.edu
Edward P. Ehlinger, M.D., M.S.P.H., is the director
and chief health officer of Boynton Health Service. Dr. Ehlinger
directed the first comprehensive assessment of the health of University
of Minnesota students. His reports on tobacco and alcohol use,
credit card debt, and mental health issues among college students
have led to changes in programs and policies at the local, state,
and national level. Dr. Ehlinger is board certified in internal
medicine and pediatrics and has a master of science degree in public
health.
Contact Information:
Boynton Health Service
(612) 625-1612
ehlin003@umn.edu
Harriett Copher Haynes is director
of University Counseling and Consulting Services at the University
of Minnesota, Twin Cities. A senior psychologist and adjunct assistant
professor in counseling psychology, Dr. Haynes has a Ph.D. (counseling
psychology), and M.S. (public health) from the University of Minnesota
and a B.S. (nursing) from the University of Missouri. In addition
to her role as a manager, she teaches, counsels, supervises, and
trains graduate students and provides organizational development
consultation (assessment, teambuilding conflict management, mediation,
coaching and training) to University and community agencies.
Contact Information:
University Counseling
and Consulting Services
(612) 624-5862
haynes@umn.edu
Robert Seybold earned a doctorate in educational
psychology with an emphasis in college counseling at the University
of Minnesota in 1980. He has been a senior staff member with University
Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) since the completion
of his doctorate. Bob's professional background spans every student
services delivery program of UCCS, and he has been in charge of
the St. Paul campus office of UCCS since 1987.
Contact Information:
University Counseling
and Consulting Services
(612) 625-8214
seybo002@umn.edu
Barbara Blacklock holds
a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and is licensed
by the state of Minnesota as an independent social worker (LISW).
She has worked in Disability Services at the University of Minnesota
for the past 25 years and has presented locally, nationally, and
internationally on disability issues. She is currently the Disability
Services liaison to the University of Minnesota Academic Health
Center programs.
Contact Information:
Disability Services
(612) 626-7379
black005@umn.edu
Scott Slattery completed his Ph.D. in counseling
psychology in 1999 and holds a staff psychologist position at the
University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) office on
campus. In addition to interests in working with students on transition
and loss issues, Dr. Slattery also serves as the program director
for the Student Academic Success Services office (SASS) and maintains
a small private practice in St. Paul.
Contact Information:
University Counseling
and Consulting Services
(612) 625-4568
slatt008@umn.edu
Lisa Schulte, assistant director of residential
life, joined the Housing and Residential Life department at the
University of Minnesota in January 1999. She has worked in higher
education as a full-time employee for the past 24 years.
Contact Information:
Housing and Residential Life
(612) 626-4106
schul143@umn.edu
Erik Dussault is a senior
student activities adviser at the University of Minnesota. He advises
student organizations in such areas as registration, program planning,
retreat planning, and fund-raising. He advises the Commuter Connection,
a student group that works to bring commuter students into the
campus community, by assisting them in finding needed resources
and creating a supportive environment for them to become involved.
He is currently working towards an M.Ed. in youth development leadership
at the University of Minnesota.
Contact Information:
Commuter Connection
(612) 626-6919
dussa001@umn.edu
Sarra Beckham-Chasnoff is a staff psychologist
at University Counseling and Consulting Services. She has a doctorate in
counseling psychology and a masters in marriage and family therapy, both
from Indiana
State University.
Contact Information:
University Counseling
and Consulting Services
beckh002@umn.edu
Linda Muldoon, Ph.D., L.P.,
is a senior psychologist and director of the Group Program at University
Counseling and Consulting Services, where she has worked for the
past ten years. Prior to her position at the University, she had
a long career in community mental health. Dr. Muldoon received
her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota
in 1972.
Contact Information:
University Counseling
and Consulting Services
(612) 624-4815
muldo005@umn.edu
Gary
Christenson, M.D., is director of the Mental
Health Clinic at Boynton Health Service and clinical
associate professor of psychiatry in the Medical
School. He is a member of the Provost Committee on
Mental Health and previously served on the Minnesota
State Advisory Council on Mental Health as the representative
for the field of psychiatry.
Contact Information:
Boynton Health Service
612-624-1444
chris008@umn.edu
Greg
Hestness earned an M.A. in management from
St. Mary's University and holds a B.A. in sociology
from the University of Minnesota. He is a graduate
of the FBI National Academy, the Senior Management
Institute for Police, and the Executive Program of
the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
Administrators. He retired after a 28-year career
as deputy police chief for the Minneapolis Police
Department, where he founded their Crisis Intervention
Team program. For the last four years he has been
the assistant vice president for public safety and
police chief at the University of Minnesota.
Contact Information:
University Police
612-624-2677
hestness@umn.edu
Salina
Renninger earned a doctorate in educational
psychology—counseling and student personnel
psychology at the University of Minnesota in 1998.
She is currently
a senior psychologist and the director of training
at University Counseling and Consulting Services
(UCCS). Salina's background includes work in both
university settings and community mental health settings.
She is also adjunct faculty in the Counseling and
Student Personnel Psychology Program.
Contact Information:
University Counseling & Consulting Services
612-624-3323
renni001@umn.edu
Amelious Whyte is
the chief of staff in the Office for Student Affairs. He
has worked at the University in various capacities
since 1991, including working in the Office for Student
Affairs central office, Boynton Health Service, Student
Judicial Affairs, the Aurora Center for Advocacy and
Training, and the Office of the Board of Regents. He
received his bachelor's degree from the University
of Southern California in public administration and
his master's degree from the University of Minnesota
in public affairs. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D.
in higher education at the University.
Contact Information:
Office for Student Affairs
612-624-2678
Whyte003@umn.edu
Jamie
C. Tiedemann was hired in 1991 to develop
an on-campus program to address sexual assault, relationship
violence, and stalking at the University of Minnesota.
The Aurora Center at the University of Minnesota
is a crisis and intervention program for students,
staff, and visitors. As the director of the Aurora
Center she is the point person for working with parents
who may have questions, concerns or need support
as a result of their son's or daughter's
sexual assault, relationship violence, or stalking.
She has a master's degree in vocational rehabilitation
counseling from Mankato State University.
Contact Information:
Aurora Center
612-626-9111
Tiede001@umn.edu
Mark
Rotenberg is the general counsel at the University of Minnesota, and also serves as adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. He holds J.D., M.Phil. and M.A. degrees from Columbia University. As chief legal officer of the University, Mark is responsible for advising the University’s Board of Regents, administration, and faculty on a wide range of legal issues including student rights, educational privacy, and parental access to University information about students.
Contact Information:
Office of the General Counsel
612-624-4100
roten001@umn.edu
Jennifer Beldon, M.D., is a staff psychiatrist at Boynton Mental Health Service, and she completed medical school and psychiatry residency at the University of Minnesota. She served as chief psychiatry resident in her last year of training at the University, and her interests include the treatment of anxiety and depression in college and professional students, as well as the treatment of eating disorders.
Contact Information:
Boynton Health Service
612-624-1444
robe0390@umn.edu
Steven
A. Hermann, M.D., has been a staff psychiatrist
at Boynton Health Service since 2003. He completed
medical school and psychiatric residency at the University
of Minnesota. He worked extensively in consultation
and in-patient psychiatry prior to joining Boynton.
Dr. Hermann is an assistant clinical professor in
the Medical School and supervises a fourth-year psychiatry
resident in the Boynton Mental Health clinic.
Contact Information:
Boynton Health Service
612-624-1444
herma023@umn.edu
Carrie Kelley is
an administrative fellow in the Disability Services
office at the University of Minnesota. She works closely
with Lisa King, a disability dpecialist, to provide
services to college students with Asperger Syndrome.
Carrie is also a graduate student in the speech-language
pathology master of arts program.
Contact Information:
Disability Services
(612) 626-1333
buys0018@umn.edu
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