Faculty
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The following list is accurate through July 1, 2023.
(For the most up-to-date list of faculty, please visit http://wp.stolaf.edu/doc/list-of-faculty/.)
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Prabal Adhikari
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2015
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park
Alden Adolph
Associate Professor of Physics, 2017
B.A., B.E., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Hiroe Akimoto
Instructor in Asian Studies, 2009
B.A., Gakushuin University; M.A., University of Minnesota
Ibtesam âl-Atiyat
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2009
B.A., M.A., University of Jordan; Ph.D., Freie Universität-Berlin
Elisabeth Alderks
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2015
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sidonia Alenuma
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2021
B.A., University of Ghana; M.A., Saint Mary's University - Halifax; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Mayumi Amada
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2023
B.H.P.E., University of Tsukuba; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Elaigwu Ameh
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2021
B.A., University of Zimbabwe; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Kathryn Ananda-Owens
Professor of Music, 1997
B.M., B.A., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Francesca Anderegg
Associate Professor of Music, 2012
B.A., Harvard University; M.M., D.M.A., The Juilliard School
Joshua Anderson
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2012
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Scott Anderson
Associate Professor of Music, 2012
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Northwestern University
Gwendolyn (Wendy) Anderson
Associate Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2023
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Illinois Chicago; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Diane Angell
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology, 1999
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., Brown University
Anton Armstrong
Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music, 1990, Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; D.M.A., Michigan State University
Christopher Atzinger
Associate Professor of Music, 2005
B.M., University of Texas at Austin; M.M., University of Michigan; D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Kadie Ausherbauer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022
B.S., Abilene Christian University; M.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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Curtis Balz
Visiting Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Shom Banerjee
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science, 2023
B.Stat., M.Math., Indian Statistical Institute; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Fode Bangoura
Adjunct Instructor of Dance, 2023
Marcus Bansah
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2020
B.A., M.Phil., University of Ghana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Gwendolyn Barnes-Karol
Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 1988
B.A., Central College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Anthony Bateza
Associate Professor of Religion, 2015
B.S., Iowa State University; M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Kelsey Baumann
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2022
B.S., M.A., University of Minnesota
Anthony Becker
Professor of Economics, 1987
B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Eric Becklin
Visiting Instructor in Asian Studies, 2021
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A. University of British Columbia
Jo Beld
Vice President for Mission and Professor of Political Science, 1984
B.A., Bethel College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Rolf Belgum
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of California - San Diego
Dennis Bengston
Adjunct Instructor of Kinesiology, 2023
B.A., Augsburg College
Jessica Benson
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2018
B.A., University of California - Davis; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Adam Berliner
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2009
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rebecca Bernstein
Adjunct Instructor of Theater, 2023
B.A., University of California - Santa Cruz; M.F.A., New York University
Anne Berry
Adjunct Instructor in Writing; Assistant Director of Multilingual Student Language Support, 2011
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Georgetown University
Douglas Beussman
Professor of Chemistry, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Hui Bi
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2014
B.A., Yantai University; M.A., Central-South University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Seth Binder
Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, 2013
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., Yale University
James Bobb
Associate Professor of Music; Elliot M. and Klara Stockdal Johnson Chair in Organ and Church Music, 2012, Elliot M. and Klara Stockdal Johnson Chair in Organ and Church Music
B.M., Capital University; M.M., Eastman School of Music
Laura Boehm
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2020
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Stat., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Cynthia Book
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 1991
B.S., Springfield College; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Christine Boone
Visiting Associate Professor of Music, 2023
B.M., Indiana University; M.M., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Brian Borovsky
Professor of Physics, 1998
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kelsey Bosch
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2023
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Christi Bostwick
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Hilary Bouxsein
Assistant Professor of Classics, 2023
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Lisa Bowers
Associate Professor of Biology, 2012
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Rachel Brandwein
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2019
B.M., University of Michigan; M.M., The Juilliard School; D.M.A., Stony Brook University
Anne Breckbill
Adjunct Instructor in Education, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, 2016
B.A., Goshen College; M.S.W., University of St. Thomas
Anna Brezny
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2022
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Cédric Briand
Visiting Assistant Professor of French, 2023
B.A., M.A., University of Burgundy; M.A., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Maggie Broner
Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 1997
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Nicolette Bucciaglia
Assistant Professor of English, 2016
B.A., Ithaca College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Michael Buck
Adjunct Associate Professor of Music, 2023
B.M.E., St. Olaf College; M.M.E., VanderCook College of Music; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Sarah Burk
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2014
B.M., University of Minnesota - Duluth; M.L.S., University of Minnesota
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Heather Campbell
Associate Professor of Education and Director of First-Year Seminar, 1995
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kathryn Cardwell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2023
B.A.Sc., University of Minnesota - Duluth; M.S., University of Wisconsin - La Crosse; Ph.D., Edith Cowan University
Emily Carroll
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
B.A., McGill University; B.S., Johns Hopkins University; M.S.N., Minnesota State University - Mankato; D.N.P, University of Minnesota
David Carter
Professor of Music, 1988
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.M., Indiana University - Bloomington; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Douglas Casson
Professor of Political Science, 2005
B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
David Castro
Associate Professor of Music, 2008
B.M., Pacific Union College; M.M., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Oregon
Chris Chapp
Professor of Political Science; Morrison Family Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community, 2008
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Yannleon (Yann) Chen
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2023
B.A., University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine); M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., Universität Leipzig; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Karen Cherewatuk
Marie M. Meyer Distinguished Professor of English, 1986, Marie M. Meyer Distinguished Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Christopher Chiappari
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 1999
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of California -Davis; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Grace Cho
Professor of Psychology, 2008
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vivian Choi
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016
B.A., Pomona College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Davis
D'Angelo Christian
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2021
B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts; M.F.A., Yale School of Art
Sian Christie
Entrepreneur in Residence, 2004
Diploma in Management, Otago Polytechnic; M.B.A., Massey University
Menevis Cilizoglu
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2018
B.A., Sabanci University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Kurt Claussen
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2012
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Anna Clift
Instructor in Music, 2022
B.M., Indiana University; M.M., Stony Brook University
Eric Cole
Professor of Biology, 1993
B.A., Reed College; M.S., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Steven Cole
Visiting Instructor in Biology, 2013
B.A., Westmar College; M.N.S., M.A., University of South Dakota
Rachel Cole
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A., Knox College; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Timothy Collins
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Andrea Conger
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Limerick, M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University
Katherine Connelly
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing, 2023
B.S.N., St. Catherine University
Jenna Coughlin
Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2018
B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of California
Kevin Crisp
Professor of Biology, 2005
B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kris Cropsey
Instructor in Romance Languages - Spanish, 2001
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Maetzin Cruz Reyes
Visiting Instructor of Chemistry, 2023
B.A., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; M.S., University of Minnesota
Arthur Cunningham
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2008
B.A., B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
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Malabi Dass
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2023
B.S., University of Calcutta; M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Marc David
Associate Professor of Practice in Sociology/Anthropology, 2014
B.A., St. Joseph Seminary College; M.A., Université Laval; Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Jaime Davila
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2020
B.S., M.S., Universidad de los Andes; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Brett DeFries
Assistant Professor of English, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Jay Demas
Associate Professor of Biology and Physics, 2009
B.A., Columbia University; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Washington University
Shelly Dickinson
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2003
B.S., University of South Dakota; M.S; Ph.D., Oregon Health Science University
Jill Dietz
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1996, Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science
B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Kimberly Doran
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2023
B.A., Saint Mary's College; M.S.W., Augsburg College
Henry Dorn
Assistant Professor of Music, 2023
B.M., University of Memphis; M.M., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University; D.M.A., Michigan State University
Bridget Draxler
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing; Associate Director of Writing, Speaking, and Academic Support, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., The University of York; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Andrew DuCett
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2023
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin - Stout; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jordan Dull
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
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Averill Earls
Assistant Professor of History, 2022
B.A., M.A., University of Vermont; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Non Edwards
Adjunct Instructor of Dance, 2023
B.A., Grinnell College
Kris Ehresmann
Adjunct Instructor in Nursing, 2022
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.P.H., University of Minnesota
Ryan Eichberger
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2019
B.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Julie Elhard
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2013
B.A., Concordia College
Jerome Elsbernd
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2022
B.S., M.Ed., North Dakota State University
Cudjoe Emmanuel
Assistant Professor of Dance, 2022
B.F.A., M.A., University of Ghana; M.A., Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Clermont Auvergne, University of Szeged, University of Roehampton
Jason Engbrecht
Associate Provost; Professor of Physics, 2002
B.S., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Tracey Engleman
Professor of Music, 2001
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Louis Epstein
Associate Professor of Music, 2014
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Brice Erickson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2021
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Anna Erickson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
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Daniel Farnham
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2021
B.A., Swarthmore College; A.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Alison Feldt
Professor of Music; Associate Dean of Fine Arts, 1989
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Daniel Forstner
Instructor in Education, 2022
B.A., St. John's University; M.S., Bank Street College of Education
Steven Freedberg
Professor of Biology, 2006
B.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Indiana University - Bloomington
Penelope Freeh
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2023
M.F.A., Hollins University
Ryan French
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theater, 2023
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.B.A., University of Minnesota
Sara Fruehling
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Michael Fuerstein
Professor of Philosophy, 2010
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music; B.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., Columbia University
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Francesca Gandini
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2023
M.M., University of Edinburgh; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Leigh Ann Garner
Assistant Professor of Music , 2020
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ed.D., University of St. Thomas
Tina Garrett
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science; Associate Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2005
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Gittins
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2009
M.Chem. Hons., Lancaster University UK; Ph.D., University of Sheffield UK
Richard Goedde
Associate Professor of Economics; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics, 1988, Husby-Johnson Chair of Business and Economics
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; C.P.A. (inactive)
Anne Gothmann
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics, 2018
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Julienna Graf
Adjunct Instructor of Kinesiology, 2023
B.A., St. Olaf College
Charles Gray
Professor of Music, 1983
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., University of Michigan
Dana Gross
Professor of Psychology; Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science, 1988, Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science
B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jacob Grossman
Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 2022
B.A., Oberlin College; M.F.R., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Thea Groth
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music , 2019
B.M., University of Hartford; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., University of Hartford
Anne Groton
Professor of Classics, 1981
A.B., Wellesley College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Karla Grotting
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 2023
B.A., B.F.A., University of Minnesota
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Steven Hahn
Professor of History, 2000
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Olaf Hall-Holt
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Stanford University
Sara Halpern
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2023
B.A., Colgate University; M.A., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Jordan Hamzawi
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2023
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of California - Davis
Daniel Handeen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, 2023
B.A., Macalester College; M.Arch., University of Minnesota
Alexander Hanhart
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Hansen
Visiting Instructor in Theater, 2019
B.A., St. Olaf College
James Hanson
Associate Professor of Religion, 1992
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Marit Hanson
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Colin Harris
Tomson Family Assistant Professor of Law and Economics, 2018
B.S., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., George Mason University
Kayla Hatting
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Softball Coach , 2016
B.A., Luther College
Robert Hauck
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach, 1988
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Mankato State University
Jessica Haugsland
Visiting Instructor in Romance Languages - Spanish, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Costa Rica
Eric Hazlett
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2019
B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Emily Hazlett
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A., Columbia University; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Kyle Helms
Assistant Professor of Classics, 2018
B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Therees Hibbard
Associate Professor of Practice and Robert Scholz Endowed Chair in Music, 2015
B.M., Longwood College; M.M., Colorado State University, Fort Collins; D.M.A., University of Oregon School of Music, Eugene
Amy Hill Cosimini
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 2019
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Martin Hodel
Professor of Music, 1997
B.A., Goshen College; M.M., University of North Carolina; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Ashley Hodgson
Frank Gery Associate Professor of Economics, 2011, Frank Gery Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Washington and Lee University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Hofrenning
Professor of Political Science; Martin E. Marty Chair in Religion and the Academy, 1988, Martin E. Marty Chair in Religion and the Academy
B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead; M.Div., Luther Seminary; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jennifer Holbein
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2016
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.S. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Dana Horton
Associate Professor of English and Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 2023
B.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Northeastern University
Timothy Howe
Professor of History, 2003
B.A., California State University-Chico; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Susan Huehn
Associate Professor of Practice in Nursing, 2005
B. S., St. Olaf College; M.S., Walden University; Ph.D., Capella University
Charles Huff
Professor of Psychology, 1988
B.S., Georgia Southern College; M.A., College of William Mary; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Courtney Humm
Instructor in Education, 2015
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Abdulai Iddrisu
Associate Professor of History, 2009
B.A., M.Phil., University of Cape Coast; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rika Ito
Professor of Asian Studies, 2002
B.A., Hokusei Gakuen University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
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Paul Jackson
Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies, 1997
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Mariah Jacobsen
Adjunct Instructor in Economics, 2023
B.A., University of Minnesota; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Jaden Janak
Assistant Professor of History, 2023
B.A., Saint Louis University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Joseph Jefferson
Associate Professor of Music, 2023
B.M., Norfolk State University; M.M., Shenandoah Conservatory; D.M.A., West Virginia University
Zhenhu Jin
Visiting Professor of Economics, 2023
B.A., Shanghai Teachers University; M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Houston
Susie Johnson
Instructor in Nursing, 2017
B.A., University of Minnesota; A.S., Ridgewater College; B.S., College of St. Scholastica; M.S., Western Governors University
Brianna Johnson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., The Ohio State University
Cassandra Joiner
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2020
B.S., Madonna University; Ph.D., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Kiara Jorgenson
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Religion, 2015
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Denver Seminary; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Peder Jothen
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
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Kim Kandl
Professor of Biology, 2000
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Purdue University
Erica Kanewischer
Associate Professor of Practice in Social Work and Family Studies, 2014
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Seattle Pacific University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Megan Kennedy
Visiting Instructor of Political Science, 2023
B.A., M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Reid Kennedy
Adjunct Instructor of Music, 2023
B.M.E., University of Minnesota
Rehanna Kheshgi
Assistant Professor of Music, 2018
B.A., Goshen College; M.Mus., University of London; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Sean Killackey
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages - French, 2019
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
April Kim
Assistant Professor of Music, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Heather Klopchin
Professor of Dance, 1999
B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sravya Kondrakunta
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
M.S., Ph.D., Wright State University
Daniel Kosmoski
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Men's Basketball Coach, 1994
B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Joseph Kronzer
Adjunct Instructor of Kinesiology, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Minnesota
Dale Kruse
Associate Professor of Practice in Music, 2013
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Drake University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Karil Kucera
Professor of Art and Art History and Asian Studies; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies, 2002
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mary Beth Kuehn
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1998
B.S.N., M.S.N., Winona State University; Ed.D., St. Mary's University
Anna Kuxhausen
Professor of History and Russian Language and Area Studies, 2005
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Professor of English and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 2008
B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
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Hillary Lamberty
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2023
B.S., Winona State University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota
Kayla Lantz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2023
B.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Amy Larsen
Associate Professor of Practice in Physics, 1996
B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Diane LeBlanc
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Writer in Residence, and Director of Writing, 2000
B.A., St. Michael's College; M.A., University of Wyoming; M.F.A., Hamline University
Norman Lee
Associate Professor of Biology, 2017
B.S., Ph.D., University of Toronto
Elizabeth Leer
Professor of Education, 2001
B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead; M.A, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Courtney Leonard
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History , 2020
B.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
Kari Lie Dorer
Professor of Norwegian and Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies, King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies, 2001, King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies
B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Erinn Liebhard
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2023
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of Colorado Boulder
Laura Listenberger
Professor of Biology and Chemistry, 2009
B.S., Hope College; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Lesley Locken
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2021
B.S.N., North Dakota State University; M.S.N., St. Catherine University
Jeremy Loebach
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2009
B.S., Arizona State University; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois-Champaign
Anthony Lott
Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, 2003
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Allison Luedtke
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2020
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Melissa Lynn
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2023
B.A., University of Chicago; M.C.S., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
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Dana Maeda
Instructor in Music, 2005
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Jill Mahr
Adjunct Instructor in Music , 2013
B.M.E., B.M., University of Minnesota; M.M., Northwestern University
Takashi Maie
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2023
B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University
Erik Mainellis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.S., Loyola University Chicago; Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Lau Malaver
Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 2023
B.A., M.A., University of Colorado
Kimberly (Kim) Mandery
Visiting Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2023
B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota - Duluth
Elodie Marlier
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2011
B.A., Macalester College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Marsalek
Associate Professor of English, 1999
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Phil., Oxford University; Ph.D., University of Toronto
Jason Marsh
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2012
B.A., B.Ed., University of New Brunswick; M.A., Ph.D., University of Western Ontario
William (Will) Matchett
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2023
B.A., Augsburg College; Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Ryota Matsuura
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2010
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A.T., Boston University School of Education; Ph.D., Boston University
Joseph Mbele
Professor of English, 1991
B.A., M.A., University of Dar es Salaam; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jenna McBride-Harris
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2019
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Cincinnati College; D.M.A., The Ohio State University
James McClung
Adjunct Associate Professor of Music , 2020
B.S., M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., Rice University
Whitney McClusky
Adjunct Instructor of Dance, 2023
Matt McDonald
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology, Head Baseball Coach, 1991
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.E., University of Minnesota
Donna McMillan
Professor of Psychology, 1994
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Kristina Medina-Vilariño
Associate Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 2012
B.A., Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Melissa Mendez
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., Washington University
Paula Mercurio
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.A., University of Minnesota - Morris; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Justin Merritt
Professor of Music, 2004
B.A., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana University
Andrew (Andy) Meyer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2023
B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Johnathan Moeller
Adjunct Instructor in Music , 2023
B.M., McNally Smith College of Music; M.M., Minnesota State University - Mankato
Emily Mohl
Associate Professor of Biology and Education, 2014
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Linda Mokdad
Associate Professor of English, 2014
B.A., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Urbashi Mookerjee
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2023
B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Calcutta; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
Gary Muir
Professor of Psychology, 2004
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Otago (New Zealand)
Shoaib Munir
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2023
B.S., M.S., Government College University Lahore; Ph.D., University of Southampton
Danny Muñoz-Hutchinson
Professor of Philosophy, 2010
B.A., St. Mary's College of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Greg Muth
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2002
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., University of Montana
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Sequoia Nagamatsu
Associate Professor of English, 2016
B.A., Grinnell College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
Jonathan Naito
Associate Professor of English, 2010
B.A., Reed College; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
León Narváez
Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 1970
B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Nelson
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 2012
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Washington, Seattle
Daniel Nelson
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2016
B.S., North Central University; M.A., St. Mary's University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Scott Nesbit
Instructor in Kinesiology, Head Women's Tennis Coach, 1989
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago
Matthew Neuger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2021
B.A., St. Olaf College; D. P. T., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Moïse Nken
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022
B.S., M.S., University of Sherbrooke; Ph.D., Ryerson University
Björn Nordfjörd
Associate Professor of Practice in English, 2014
B.A., M.A., University of Iceland; Ph.D. University of Iowa
Rachael Norton
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2023
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa
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Jonathan O'Conner
Associate Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 2011
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., Winthrop University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
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Chung Park
Associate Professor of Music, 2022
B.M., Peabody Conservatory; M.M., University of Illinois; M.M., Western Michigan University; D.M.A., University of Miami
Maxwell Parlin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Language and Area Studies, 2022
B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
SooJin Pate
Visiting Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 2022
B.A., Bethel College; M.A., Howard University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Juliet Patterson
Associate Professor of Practice in English, 2013
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
Anna Pearce
Visiting Instructor in Russian Language and Area Studies, 2018
B.A., M.A., Pushkin Leningrad State University
Nancy Pelegano
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.S.N., Yale University
Sean Peterson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2022
B.A., Macalester College; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley
Jeffrey Peterson
Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance, 2023
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., New York University
Jessica Petok
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2014
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Beth Pettitt
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Niffer Pflager
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2023
B.A., Minnesota State University Moorhead; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha
Visiting Instructor in Theater, 2020
B.A., Northern State University; M.F.A., Minnesota State University - Mankato
Jean Porterfield
Associate Professor of Biology, 2001
B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nathaniel (Nate) Powell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sarah Pradt
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2021
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
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Joanne Quimby
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2016
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
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Timothy Rainey
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2020
B.A., Morehouse College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University
Catherine Ramirez
Artist in Residence in Music, 2010
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Queens College; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., Rice University
Amanda Randall
Associate Professor of German, 2015
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., Rice University; ; Ph.D., University of Austin at Texas
Thomas (T.J.) Reinartz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2023
B.A., St. John's University; B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Adam Reinwald
Visiting Instructor of Music, 2022
B.M., St. Olaf College
Mariana Reyes Payán
Assistant Professor in Romance Languages - Spanish, 2022
B.A., Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso
Megan Riley
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater; Theater Technical Designer/Director, 2021
B.A., Carleton College; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jason Ripley
Associate Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A.T.S., Bethel Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Paul Roback
Kenneth Bjork Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2003, Kenneth O. Bjork Distinguished Professor
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University
William Roberts
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2007
B.A., University of Minnesota - Morris; M.S., University of Minnesota - Duluth; Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Catherine Rodland
Artist in Residence in Music, 2000
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Joseph Roith
Associate Professor of Practice in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2019
B.S., University of Wisconsin - La Crosse; M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University
Natalia Romero Arbeláez
Adjunct Instructor of Education, 2023
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of St. Thomas
Naomi Rushing
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, 2021
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Hannah Ryan
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2019
B.F.A., B.A., M.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
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Oren Safdie
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., M.F.A., Columbia University
Rodrigo Sánchez González
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2015
B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro; Ph.D., Texas AM University
Edmund Santurri
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 1980
B.A., M.A., University of Virginia; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Naafey Sardar
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2023
B.Sc., Lahore University of Management Sciences; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas State University
John Saurer
Professor of Art and Art History, 1995
B.A., Hope College; M.F.A., Colorado State University
David Schalliol
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology , 2015
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., University of Chicago
Jamie Schillinger
Associate Professor of Religion, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Litt., University of St. Andrews; A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Lynn Schofield
Visiting Instructor of Biology, 2023
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Eastern Illinois University
Kaethe Schwehn
Associate Professor of Practice in English, 2007
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.F.A., University of Iowa
Jeff Schwinefus
Professor of Chemistry; Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry, 2002, Edolf A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson Chair of Chemistry
B.S., University of Wisconsin- LaCrosse; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dana Scopatz
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2022
B.L.S., Iowa State University; M.Div., United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Joseph Sepulveda Ortiz
Assistant Professor of English, 2023
B.A., Rutgers University, Newark; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
Jennifer Shaiman
Assistant Professor of English, 2018
B.A., Evergreen State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Ryan Sheppard
Associate Professor of Practice in Sociology/Anthropology, 2006
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Hsiang-Lin Shih
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2013
B.A., National Dong Hwa University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Ray Shows, Jr.
Adjunct Instructor in Music , 2013
B.M., Florida State University; M.M., Boston University
Noam Sienna
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2022
B.A., M.A., Brandeis University; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Nancy Simpson-Younger
Visiting Associate Professor of English, 2023
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Susan Smalling
Professor of Social Work and Family Studies; Associate Dean for Social Sciences, 2012
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A. University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Brian Söderquist
Endowed Kierkegaard Chair in Christian Philosophy, 2022
B.A., Utah State University; M.A., Yale University; Ph.D., University of Copenhagen
William Sonnega
Associate Professor of Theater; Patrick J. Quade Endowed Chair in Theater, 1993, Patrick J. Quade Endowed Chair in Theater
B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Shari Speer
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2022
B.M.E., Augustana College; M.M., Westminster Choir College
Christina Spiker
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2015
B.A., Ursinus College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine
Kathryn Steed
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics, 2023
B.A., Kalamazoo College; Ph.D., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Emery Stephens
Assistant Professor of Music, 2019
B.A., Gordon College; M.M., Boston University; D.M.A., University of Michigan
David Stewart
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2022
B.A., Bethel University; M.A., Bethel Seminary; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Daniel Stoertz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Anna Strelis Söderquist
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Curator of the Hong Kierkegaard Library, 2022
B.S., Northeastern University; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Ariel Strichartz
Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 2002
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Marita Stryker
Assistant Professor of Music, 2023
B.M., M.M., Oklahoma City University
Corliss Swain
Professor of Philosophy, 1987
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
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Jason Tanksley
Adjunct Instructor in Music , 2018
B.M., Wayne State University; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Judy Tegtmeyer
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Director of Campus Recreation, 1994
B.A., Denison University; M.S., Indiana University at Bloomington
Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak
Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, 2003
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Kris Thalhammer
Professor of Political Science, 1991
B.A., College of St. Catherine; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Nancy Thompson
Professor of Art and Art History and Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies, 2000
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington
Deanna Thompson
Adjunct Professor of Religion; Director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, & Community; Martin E. Marty Regents Chair in Religion & the Academy, 2021
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.R., Yale University Divinity School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Tanya Thresher
Visiting Associate Professor of Norwegian, 2019
B.A., M.A., University of East Anglia; Ph.D., University of Washington
Mary Trull
Professor of English, 2003
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
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Charles Umbanhowar
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Director of Natural Lands, 1991
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Piercarlo Valdesolo
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A., Amherst College; M.S., Ph.D., Northeastern University
Carlo Veltri
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2012
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Kent State University
Maria Vendetti
Associate Professor of Romance Languages - French, 2014
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Nancy Veverka
Visiting Instructor in Education, 2022
B.A., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Anne von Bibra
Assistant Professor of Practice in Dance, 1987
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of California - Los Angeles
Nora Vosburg
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2020
M.A., Ph.D., Christian Albrecht University of Kiel; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
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Mary Walczak
Professor of Chemistry, 1992, Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry
B.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Iowa State University
David Walmsley
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2017
B.A., Saint John's University; M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Gregory Walter
Professor of Religion; Harold Ditmanson Chair of Religion, 2005, Harold Ditmanson Chair of Religion
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Anne Walter
Professor of Biology, 1994
A.B., Grinnell College; M.Sc., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Ph.D., Duke University
Jing Wang
Adjunct Instructor in Asian Studies, 2022
B.A., Hebei Normal University; M.A., Southwest University - Chongqing
Gengwu Wang
Visiting Instructor of History, 2023
B.A., Sichuan University; M.A., St. John's University (New York)
Sean Ward
Assistant Professor of English, 2016
B.A., University of Montana; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Duke University
Jill Watson
Associate Professor of Education, 2016
B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Michon Weeks
Associate Professor of Practice in Art and Art History, 2012
B.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
KrisAnne Weiss
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2017
B.A./B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Colin Wells
Professor of English, Associate Dean of Humanities, 1995
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Chris West
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics, 2023
B.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Brendon Westler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2019
B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington
Peter Whitman
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2018
B.S., M.M., University of North Texas
Karl Wiederwohl
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2022
B.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music; M.M., D.M.A., University of Maryland
Karen Wilkerson
Instructor in Music, 2008
B.A., California State University at Northridge; M.M., Westminster Choir College
Thomas Williamson
Kenneth Bjork Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2001
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
David Williamson
Adjunct Instructor in Music , 2022
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Charles Wilson
Professor of Religion, 1973
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Michael Wilson
Visiting Professor of Economics, 2022
B.A., St. Thomas University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Patrick Wilz
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2022
M.Sc., London School of Economics; B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
Assistant Professor of Music, 2018
B.M., University of Memphis; M.M., Florida State University
Ka Wong
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2012
B.A., Baruch College; M.A., Chulalongkorn University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Matthew Wright
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2015
B.A., Messiah College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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Ling Yao
Adjunct Instructor of Economics, 2023
B.A., China Agricultural University
Nicole Yokum
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2023
B.A., M.A., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Livi Yoshioka-Maxwell
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages - French, 2017
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley
Sungha Yun
Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, 2021
B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; B.A., Wonkwang University; M.A., Won Institute of Graduate Studies; M.A., University of California - Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
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Sarah Zager
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2023
B.A., Williams College; M.A., University of Chicago
Ying Zhou
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2014
B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Kathryn Ziegler-Graham
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004
B.A., College of Wooster; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Martha Zillig
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science, 2023
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Patricia Zimmerman
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion, 1999
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago