All the faculty members have been certified as Graduate Faculty members at their respective universities. The faculty members were chosen because of their expertise in the area related to the course they are teaching.

Dr. Sheran L. Cramer, Associate Professor
Family & Consumer Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph.D. 1980, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Human and Community Resources
M.S. 1967, Iowa State University, Home Management and Family Economics
B.S. 1963, South Dakota State University, Home Economics Education

Dr. Bernadine L. Enevoldsen, Associate Professor
Department of Consumer Affairs, South Dakota State University
Ph.D. 1993 University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus
M.S. 1986 South Dakota State University
B.S. 1964, South Dakota State University

Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor
Department of Child Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University
Ph.D. 1997, Iowa State University, Human Development and Family Studies (Family Resource Management Emphasis)
M.S. 1987, Arizona State University, Family Resources and Human Development
B.S. 1983, North Dakota State University, Child Development and Family Relations
Major with minors in Home Management/Family Economics and Sociology

Dr. David G. Fournier, Professor
Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Missouri – Kansas City
B.A., University of Missouri – Kansas City

Dr. John Grable, CFP®, Assistant Professor and CFP Program Director
School of Family Studies, Kansas State University
Ph.D., 1997, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MBA 1988, Clarkson University, Business Administration
B.S. 1987, University of Nevada, Reno, Business/Economics

Dr. Deborah Cunningham Haynes, Assistant Professor
Family and Consumer Economics, Unit of Family Studies, Consumer Science and Counseling, Montana State University
Ph.D. 1996, Cornell University, Consumer Economics
M.S. 1976, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Family Resources Management
B.A. 1974, University of Montana, Home Economics Education, Music Education Minor

Dr. George W. Haynes, Assistant Professor
Department of Health & Human Development, Montana State University
Ph.D. 1993, Cornell University, Consumer Economics and Housing, Minors in Agricultural Economics and Statistics
M.S. 1980, Montana State University, Agricultural Economics
B.S. 1975, University of Montana, Economics

Dr. Glenn Muske, Associate Professor
Design Housing and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., Iowa Sate University
M.S., North Dakota State University
B.S., North Dakota State University

Dr. Gregory Sanders, Professor
Child Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University
Ph.D. 1983, University of Georgia, Child & Family Development
M.S. 1979, University of Nebraska, Human Development of the Family
B.S. 1978, Indiana University, Psychology/Human Development

Dr. Barbara Stoecker, Regents Professor
Nutritional Sciences Department, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D. Iowa State University
B.S., Kansas State University

Dr. Pat Swanson, Adjunct Assistant Professor & Extension Family Specialist
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University

Dr. Rui Yao, Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development, South Dakota State University
Ph.D. 2003, Ohio State University, Family Resource Management
M.S. 2001, Ohio State University, Family Resource Management
LL.B. 1996 Qingdao University, China, International Relations