Michael P. LuBrant

Director

Mortuary Science
MMC 740, A275-7 Mayo
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612 624-6464
mpl@umn.edu

Courses
Embalming and Restorative Art, Experiential Education 

Education

• Ph. D. (in progress), in Educational Policy and Administration (emphasis: Higher Education), College of Education and Human Development; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
• M.A. (1996), Master of Arts in theology and counseling, St. Bernard’s Institute, Rochester, NY.
• B.A. (1992), Major in interdisciplinary religious studies, minor in history.  State University of New York, Albany, NY.
• A.A.S. in Mortuary Science (1991), Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY.

Employment and Professional Experience

Academic Appointments:

• Director, Program of Mortuary Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Nov. 2002 – present).
• Acting Director, Program of Mortuary Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (May 2001 – Oct. 2002).
• Assistant Professor, Program of Mortuary Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (May 2000 – present).
• Instructor, Program of Mortuary Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Sept. 1998 – May 2000).
• Instructor, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, San Francisco, CA (Sept. 1996 – June 1997).

Other Employment:

• Funeral Director, Flanner and Buchanan Mortuaries, Indianapolis, IN.
• Funeral Director, Schauman-Sulewski Funeral Home, Rochester, NY.

Certification and Licensure:

• Licensed as Mortician in Minnesota by MN Dept. of Health (April 1999 – present).
• Certified as Eye Enucleation Technician, MN Lions Eye Bank, Minneapolis, MN (February 1999).
• Licensed Funeral Director, Indiana Board of Professional Licensing (July 1997).
• Licensed Funeral Director, New York State Department of Health (December 1994).