The History Program faculty at Minot State University have over seventy years of experience teaching, researching, and serving the university and the community. Our faculty offer a variety of courses in Atlantic Basin, European, non-Western, and United States history. Each full-time member of the faculty holds a Ph.D. from a major research university and is committed to teaching and scholarship. Click their names below for information about their specific areas of teaching and research.
In Memory
Dr. Bethany Andreasen 
Professor of History, 1991–2026
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Joseph Jastrzembski 
Professor of History
Native American Studies Program Coordinator
Office: Old Main 202C
Email: joseph.jastrzembski@minotstateu.edu
Phone: (701) 858-3322
Dr. Ernst Pijning 
Professor of History
History Program Coordinator
Office: Old Main 201A
Email: ernst.pijning@minotstateu.edu
Phone: (701) 858-3509
Dr. Daniel Ringrose 
Professor of History
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office: Hartnett Hall 300
Email: daniel.ringrose@minotstateu.edu
Phone: (701) 858-3037
Dr. Mark Singer 
Professor of History
Chair, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Office: Old Main 202B
Email: mark.singer@minotstateu.edu
Phone: (701) 858-3134
Part-Time Faculty
Christina Sunwall
Instructor of History
Email: christina.sunwall@minotstateu.edu
Administrative Staff
Lauren Young
Administrative Assistant | Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Office: Old Main 202A
Email: lauren.young@minotstateu.edu
Phone: (701) 858-3130
