Current Positions:
=> Professor, Dept. of Public Health, North Dakota State University
=> Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine
=> Director, Center for Immunization Research and Education, North Dakota State University
=> State of ND content expert on antimicrobial stewardship and prevention of antimicrobial resistance
=> Serving on Governor’s task force for COVID-19 management in the state of ND
Education and Training:
=> Undergraduate: St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
=> Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
=> Internal Medicine Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
=> Infectious Disease Fellowship: University of Minnesota
Research Interests:
=> Judicious use of antibiotics through antimicrobial stewardship
=> Prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance
=> Vaccination practice and policy and overcoming barriers to vaccination
=> Religion and spirituality as a social determinant of health
Personal:
=> Immediate past President of the Fargo Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
=> Married to Janine, physician-radiologist and member of the CMA
=> Father of 4, Graham, Grace, Madeline, and Therese. Grace is a 3 rd year OB resident in St. Louis, and Therese is a 2 nd year medical student at the Univ of ND. Both attended and benefitted greatly from the CMA bootcamp
