
Meet Our Team
The Adoption Medicine Clinic team is equipped to provide you with medical and health expertise at all stages of your adoption journey. Our multidisciplinary team knows what you're going through, and also how hard and long you've worked to get here. Browse faculty bios to learn more about our backgrounds; you are in good company and in good hands.

Judith Eckerle, MD
Director, Adoption Medicine Clinic
612-624-1164
ecke0056@umn.edu

Kimara Gustafson, MD
Assistant Professor
612-624-1164
glas0166@umn.edu

Dana Johnson, MD, PhD
Professor
612-624-1164
johns008@umn.edu
Maria Kroupina, PhD
Associate Professor
612-624-1164
kroup003@umn.edu

Megan Bresnahan, OTR

Karen Bartz, LPN
Adoption Medicine Nurse
612-365-8343

Taylor Grootwassink, OTR/L

Harriet Opondo
Post-Doctoral Associate, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience (Pediatrics)
Kathaleen Stone
Post-Doctoral Associate, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience (Pediatrics)

Julia Dahle
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
612-624-1164
dahle088@umn.edu

Emily Kukacka
AMC Outreach and Grant Coordinator
612-626-2884
kukac003@umn.edu

Angelique Dove Hatch
Former Advisory Board Chair

Katie Severt
Advisory Board Chair


RJ Devick
Advisory Board Vice Chair






