Faculty
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The following list is accurate through July 1, 2022.
(For the most up-to-date list of faculty, please visit http://wp.stolaf.edu/doc/list-of-faculty/.)
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Dariga Abilova
Visiting Instructor in Political Science, 2022
B.A., Nazarbayev University; M.A., Georgia State University
Prabal Adhikari
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2015
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park
Alden Adolph
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2017
B.A., B.E., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Catalina Ahumada Escobar
Visiting Instructor in Romance Language - Spanish, 2022
B.A., M.A., Universidad del Valle; M.A., University of Minnesota
Mahsa Akbari
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2021
B.A., University of Tabriz; M.A., University of Tehran; M.A., Ph.D., Simon Fraser University
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 Norwegian, 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
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
Matthew Anderson
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2021
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
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
Adjunct 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., Penn State University; M.S., University of Iowa
Marcus Bansah
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2020
B.A., M.Phil., University of Ghana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Jolene Barjasteh
Professor of Romance Languages - French, 1984
B.A., M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of California - San Diego
Dione Belling
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022
B.S., M.M., Minnesota State University - Mankato
Jessica Benson
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2018
B.A., University of California - Davis; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Annette Benson
2022
B.S.N., Metropolitan State University; M.S., Winona State University
Adam Berliner
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2009
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anne Berry
Adjunct Instructor in Writing, Multilingual Student Support Specialist, 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
Lesley Bonfe
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2021
B.S.N., North Dakota State University; M.S.N., St. Catherine University
Cynthia Book
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 1991
B.S., Springfield College; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Brian Borovsky
Professor of Physics, 1998
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kelsey Bosch
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2022
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Christi Bostwick
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Lisa Bowers
Associate Professor of Biology, 2012
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Rachel Brandwein
Adjunct 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, 2017
B.A., Goshen College; M.S.W., University of St. Thomas/St. Catherine University
Anna Brezny
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2022
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Maggie Broner
Professor of Romance Languages - Spanish, 1997
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Richard Brown
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1990
B.A., Washington State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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, 2022
B.M.E., St. Olaf College; M.M.E., VanderCook College; 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
Sarah Busch
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Michigan
Timothy Buzza
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, 2020
B.A., M.A., Hamline University
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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
Robert Campbell
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, 2022
A.B., Harvard College; M.A., Augustana College; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mary Carlsen
Oscar and Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 1989, Oscar and Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Family Studies
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Washington
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
Ali Chamseddine
Visiting Instructor in Religion, 2020
B.S.T., L.S.T., Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
Christopher Chapp
Associate 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
Karen Cherewatuk
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, 2006
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Anna Clift
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022
B.M., Indiana University; M.M., Stony Brook University
Sara Clifton
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Director of Mathematical Biology, 2019
B.S., Colorado School of Mines; Ph.D., Northwestern 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
Andrea Conger
Visiting 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
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
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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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
Mathieu de Langis
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.A., Pomona College; M.M., University of Minnesota
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
James 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
Kari 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
Bridget Draxler
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing, Writing and Speaking Specialist, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., The University of York; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Ryan Dulkin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2020
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., Jewish Theological Seminary
Jordan Dull
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., 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
Todd Edwards
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2006
B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
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
Sophie Eisner
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2021
B.A., Carleton College; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
Julie Elhard
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2001
B.A., Concordia
Cudjoe Emmanuel
Instructor in 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
Professor of Physics; Associate Provost, 2002
B.S., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Tracey Engleman
Associate 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
Anna Erickson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2015
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
Brice Erickson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2021
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
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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
Brenda Farrell
Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2022
BSc, University of Glasgow; MSc, University of Guelph; Ph.D., Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
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
Michael Fitzgerald
Professor of History, 1986
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
Angelo Flowers
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2022
B.A., Michigan State University; M.S.W., Grand Valley State University
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, 2021
M.F.A., Hollins University
Daniel Fretland
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2019
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ed.S., University of St. Thomas
Sara Fruehling
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Michael Fuerstein
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2010
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music; B.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., Columbia University
Eric Fure-Slocum
Associate Professor of History, 1998
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Duke University; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
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Francesca Gandini
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
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
Kristina Garrett
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science, 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
Rita Glazebrook
Professor Emerita of Nursing, 2022
B.S.N., Augsburg College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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)
Rita Gomez
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2020
B.A., University of Oregon; M.S., Portland State University
Mary Gossett
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2022
B.M., Stetson University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota
Anne Gothmann
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics, 2018
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
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, 2014
B.A., B.F.A., University of Minnesota
John Gruidl
Adjunct Professor of Economics, 2022
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Roy Guzmán
Adjunct Instructor in English, 2022
B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Dartmouth College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
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Deborah Hadas
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2017
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A.T., School for International Training
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
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
Bruce Hanson
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1982
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
James Hanson
Associate Professor of Religion, 1992
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Robert Hanson
Professor of Chemistry, 1986
B.S., California Institute of Technology, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Marit Hanson
Visiting 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
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
Theresa Heath
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, 2022
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.A., School for International Training Graduate Institute; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kyle Helms
Assistant Professor of Classics, 2018
B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Philip Hey
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2007
B.A., University of Minnesota
Therees Hibbard
Associate Professor of Practice 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
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
Karla Hult
Adjunct Instructor in Theater, 2021
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Columbia 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
Eri Isomura
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2019
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Boston Conservatory
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, 2022
B.A., University of Minnesota; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Michael Janczewski
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 2022
B.F.A., University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Jensen
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Jewett
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, 2022
B.A. St. Olaf College; Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Dezhi Jiang
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2022
B.A., B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.A., Northern Illinois University
Zhenhu Jin
Adjunct Professor of Economics, 2022
B.A., Shanghai Teachers' University; M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Houston
Susie Johnson
Visiting 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
Ralph Johnson
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota
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
Rebecca Judge
Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, 1987, Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics
B.A., Smith College; M.S., University of Minnesota - Duluth; Ph.D., Duke University
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Kim Kandl
Professor of Biology, 2000
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Purdue University
Erica Kanewischer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2014
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Seattle Pacific University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Meagan Kenney
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.A., Bard College; M.S., 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
Visiting 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
Rebecca Klaver
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.A., University of Southern California; M.F.A., Columbia College Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Heather Klopchin
Professor of Dance, 1999
B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael Knudson
Visiting Instructor in Norwegian, 2022
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.Litt., University of Aberdeen
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
Dale Kruse
Associate Professor of Practice in Music, 2013
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Drake University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Rachel Kubat
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2021
B.S.N., Metropolitan State University; M.S.N., Minnesota State University Moorhead
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 Kuehn
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1998
B.S.N., M.S.N., Winona State University; Ed.D., St. Mary's University
Christopher Kuna
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology, 2022
B.B.A., University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Anna Kuxhausen
Associate 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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Sharon Lane-Getaz
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science and Education, 2007
B.A., Trenton State College; M.A. Hamline University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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 and Director of the Writing Program, 2000
B.A., St. Michael's College; M.A., University of Wyoming; M.F.A., Hamline University
Norman Lee
Assistant 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
Erinn Liebhard
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2022
B.F.A, University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of Colorado Boulder
Laura Listenberger
Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry, 2009
B.S., Hope College; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
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
Cynthia Lundgren
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, 2022
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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Dana Maeda
Instructor in Music, 2005
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Timothy Mahr
Professor of Music; Robert Scholz Endowed Chair in Music, 1994, Robert Scholz Endowed Chair in Music
B.M., B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., D.M.A. University of Iowa
Jill Mahr
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 1995
B.M.E., B.M., University of Minnesota; M.M., Northwestern University
Erik Mainellis
Visiting Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.S., Loyola University Chicago
Chloe Mais Hagen
Adjunct Instructor in Romance Languages - French, 2020
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Kimberly Mandery
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
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
Ryota Matsuura
Associate 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
Matthew McDonald
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology, Head Baseball Coach, 1991
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.E., University of Minnesota
Steven McKelvey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1985
B.A., Grinnell College; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University
Laura McKibbin
Adjunct Instructor in Social Work and Family Studies, 2022
B.A., Iowa State University; M.S.W., St. Louis University
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
Field Coordinator in Residence, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., Washington University
Paula Mercurio
Visiting Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.A., University of Minnesota - Morris
Justin Merritt
Professor of Music, 2004
B.A., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana University
Benjamin Messerly
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics, 2022
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Johnathan Moeller
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022
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
Stephanie Montgomery
Assistant Professor of History and Asian Studies, 2018
B.A., University of Nevada; M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Santa Cruz
Gary Muir
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2004
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Otago (New Zealand)
Danny Muñoz-Hutchinson
Professor of Philosophy, 2010
B.A., St. Mary's College of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Gregory Muth
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2002
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., University of Montana
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Jeremy Nagamatsu
Associate Professor of English, 2016
B.A., Grinnell College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
Christopher Nagel
Visiting Instructor in Philosophy, 2021
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., University of Houston
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 English, 2014
B.A., M.A., University of Iceland; 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
Christopher Olson
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022
B.M., University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point; M.M., University of North Texas
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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
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, 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
Kristen Perron
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2015
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.S.W., Augsburg College
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 Assistant Professor of Dance, 2022
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
Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha
Visiting Instructor in Theater, 2020
B.A., Northern State University; M.F.A., Minnesota State University - Mankato
Sergio Pinto-Handler
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2020
B.A., M.I.D., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Vernon Pollard
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2018
B.S., University of Illinois; M.B.A., University of Southern California
Jean Porterfield
Associate Professor of Biology, 2001
B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nathaniel Powell
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sarah Pradt
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2022
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Christopher Primiano
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2022
B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers 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
Steve Reece
Professor of Classics, 1994
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
Mariana Reyes
Instructor in Romance Language - Spanish, 2022
B.A., Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso
Brandt Richardson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2013
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Matthew Richey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1986, Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Megan Riley
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater, 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
Marc Robinson
Professor of Russian Language and Area Studies, 1991
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Catherine Rodland
Artist in Residence in Music, 2000
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Joseph Roith
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2019
B.S., University of Wisconsin - La Crosse; M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University
Naomi Rushing
Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies, 2021
B.A., Grinnell College
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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Shelby Saenger
Visiting Instructor in Biology, 2022
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Stout; M.B.S., University of Minnesota
Oren Safdie
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., M.F.A., Columbia University
Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez
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
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
Bryan Schmidt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater, 2018
B.A., Miami University; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Andrea Schmidt
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2021
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Lynn Schofield
Adjunct Instructor in Biology, 2022
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Eastern Illinois University
Adam Schultze
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2021
B.S., Baylor University; M.S., Loyola University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
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
Jeffrey 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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2022
B.L.S., Iowa State University; M.Div., United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Jennifer Shaiman
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2018
B.A., Evergreen State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Kathleen Shea
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 1985
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
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
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2000
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
Kazimer Skubi
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2022
B.A., Carleton College; 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
Troy Smith
Visiting Instructor in Norwegian, 2021
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Clarion University; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., University of California - Berkeley
Kent 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, 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
Visiting 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, 2019
B.A., Kalamazoo College; Ph.D., University of Michigan
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
Corliss Swain
Professor of Philosophy, 1987
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Sarah Swan McDonald
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., St. Mary's University, Winona
Rachel Swedin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2022
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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Jason Tanksley
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2018
B.M., Wayne State University; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Anthony Taylor
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2022
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of St. Thomas
Andrei Tcacenco
Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2022
B.A., University of California - Santa Barbara; M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Santa Cruz
Judith 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
Kristina 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
Ingrid Urberg
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2022
B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Alberto Urquidez
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2021
B.A., University of California - Los Angeles; M.A., Claremont Graduate University; Ph.D., Purdue University
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Piercarlo Valdesolo
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022
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 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
Travis Wall
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology, Men's Head Soccer Coach, 2019
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.S.R.S., Ohio 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
Bruce Wambheim
Instructor in Economics, 2009
B.A., Bemidji State University
Jing Wang
Adjunct Instructor in Asian Studies, 2022
B.A., Hebei Normal University; M.A., Southwest University - Chongqing
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
Kent Weber
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2022
B.A., B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Villanova University; 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
Adjunct 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
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
Arneshia Williams
Assistant Professor of Dance, 2017
B.F.A., Howard University; M.F.A., University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas Williamson
Associate Professor of Sociology/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
Adjunct Assistant 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
Jack Wolf
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022
B.A., St. Olaf College
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
Ezekiel Wright
Visiting Instructor in Political Science, 2022
B.A., Ithaca College; M.A., University of Rhode Island
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Olivia 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, 2022
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
Patricia Zimmerman
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion, 1999
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago