Counselor education faculty
Carolyn Berger Carolyn Berger
- Teaching associate professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-4885
- caberger@umn.edu
My research interests center around the theme of helping children and adolescents maximize their achievement and well-being. I am passionate about advocating for underserved children in school settings.
![Carolyn Berger](/sites/edpsych/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/BergerC-2017.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=Bjo5m2bh)
Seth Christman Seth Christman
- Assistant teaching professor
- he, him, his
- chri2031@umn.edu
Life has taken me many places, from my youth on a North Dakota cattle ranch, to community-engaged education in East Baltimore, to doctoral studies near the beaches of Miami.
![Seth Christman](/sites/edpsych/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/ChristmanS_web.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=nG0SMJDP)
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Marguerite Ohrtman Marguerite Ohrtman
- Counselor education program coordinator, director of school counseling, director of MA clinical training, teaching associate professor
- 612-624-4577
- mohrtman@umn.edu
My research interests are primarily around the role of the school counselor and the impact school counselors can have on students' emotional health, academics, and career planning.
![Marguerite Ohrtman](/sites/edpsych/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/OhrtmanM_web.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=Ht-WbeO0)
Feven Seifu Feven Seifu
- Assistant teaching professor
- she, her, hers
- fseifu@umn.edu
Almost on a daily basis, I wrestle with existential related questions. Questions such as: What makes human life meaningful? What makes a good life? Does death awareness lead to richness of life? Is death a reminder of life’s…
![Feven Seifu](/sites/edpsych/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/SeifuF.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=2PDOkVH9)
Sherri Turner Sherri Turner
- Professor
- 612-624-1381
- turne047@umn.edu
Research on how to help young people successfully pursue those careers that are both personally satisfying and critical to the well-being of their communities and society at large cannot be limited to one issue or one factor.
![Sherri Turner](/sites/edpsych/files/styles/x_small_portrait/public/TurnerS-2005.jpg?h=be0248d6&itok=_KxWKCz7)