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