The following is accurate through February 1, 2018
Beth Abdella
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1986
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Achberger
Professor of German, 1979
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prabal Adhikari
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2015
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Maryland – Colllege Park
Alden Adolph
Assistant 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 Al Atiyat
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2009
B.A., University of Jordan; M.A., University of Jordan; Ph.D., Freie Universität-Berlin
Richard Allen
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1975
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Wendy Allen
Professor Emerita of Romance Languages – French; Oscar and Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor, 1977
B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Mark Allister
Professor of English and Environmental Studies, 1986
B.A., California State University -Chico; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Sarah Amugongo
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015
B.Ed., Kenyatta University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Steven Amundson
Professor of Music; Robert Scholz Endowed Chair in Music, 1981
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Northwestern 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
Assistant Professor of Music, 2012
B.A., Harvard University; M.M., D.M.A., The Juilliard School
Joshua Anderson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, 2012
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kurt Anderson
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s Soccer Coach, 1989
B.A., Augustana College – Rock Island; M.S., Drake University
Rachel Anderson
Instructor of Psychology, 2018
B.A., Hamline University
Scott Anderson
Associate Professor of Music, 2012
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Northwestern University
Diane Angell
Assistant Professor of Biology, 1999
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., Brown University
Anton Armstrong
Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music, 1990
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
John Barbour
Professor of Religion, 1982
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
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
Assistant Professor in Religion, 2015
B.S., Iowa State University; M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Ph.D., Princeton Seminary
John Bazzachini
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Women’s Hockey Coach, 2005
B.A., St. John’s University
Anthony Becker
Professor of Economics, 1987
B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Patricia Beckman
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Nicole Beckmann
Instructor in Nursing, 2017
B.A.,Gustavus Adolphus College; M.S., Duke University
Jo Beld
Vice President for Mission and Professor of Political Science, 1984
B.A., Bethel College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
- Bruce Benson
Retired College Pastor, 1981
B.A., Augsburg; M.Div., Luther Seminary; S.T.M., Yale Divinity School
Linda Berger
Professor of Music, 1997
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Adam Berliner
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2009
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thomas Bernardin
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2015
B.S., New York University Stern School of Business; M.A., Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Anne Berry
Instructor in Writing, 2014
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois; M.S., Georgetown University
Douglas Beussman
Professor of Chemistry; Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Hui Bi
Instructor in Asian Studies, 2017
B.A., Yantai University – China; M.A., Central-South University – China; M.A., Bowling Green State University
Seth Binder
Assistant 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, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Brian Bjorklund
Professor of Theater, 1981
B.A., M.F.A., University of Minnesota
James Bobb
Assistant Professor of Music, 2012
B.M., Capital University; M.M., Eastman School of Music
Cynthia Book
Associate Professor of Exercise Science, 1991
B.S., Springfield College; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Booth
Associate Professor of Religion, 1985
B.A., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Brian Borovsky
Associate Professor of Physics, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Hilary Bouxsein
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Lisa Bowers
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2012
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Timothy Bradley
Instructor in Music, 2013
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)
Anne Breckbill
Instructor of Education, 2016
BA, Goshen College; MSW, University of St. Thomas/St. Catherine University
Paul Briggs
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2016
B.S.Ed., City College of New York; M.S.Ed., Alfred University; Ph.D., Penn State
Kimberly Briske
Instructor in Education, 2017
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Hamline University; Ed.S., University of St. Thomas
Maggie Broner
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1997
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Benjamin Brown
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Statistics, 2018
B.A. St. Olaf College; 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
Christopher Brunelle
Assistant Professor of Classics, 2002
B.A., Carleton College; B.A., Cambridge University; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Nicolette Bucciaglia
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2016
B.A., Ithaca College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Sarah Burk
Instructor in Music, 2014
B.M., University of Minnesota, Duluth; M.L.S., University of Minnesota
Heather Campbell
Associate Professor of Education, 1995
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Steven Campbell
Instructor in Music, 2017
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Mary Carlsen
Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 1989
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Washington
David Carter
Professor of Music, 1988
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Illinois
Sylvia Carullo
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1990
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Kate Casanova
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2017
B.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Douglas Casson
Associate 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
Christopher Chapp
Associate Professor of Political Science, 2014
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Cherewatuk
Professor of English, 1986
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
Mary Ellen Childs
Instructor in Music, 2018
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.M., University of Illinois
Grace Cho
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2008
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vivian Choi
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016
B.A., Pomona College; M.A., University of California-Davis; Ph.D., University of California-Davis
Beth Christensen
Professor, Library, 1977
B.M., Illinois State University; M.S., University of Illinois; M.A., University of Minnesota
Mary Cisar
Professor of Romance Languages – French, 1978
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Kurt Claussen
Instructor in Music, 2006
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Anna Clift
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.M., Indiana University; M.M., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Eric Cole
Professor of Biology, 1993
B.A., Reed College; M.S., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Anne Crampton
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, 2017
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kevin Crisp
Associate 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
John Dale
Associate Professor of Political Science, 1988
B.A., University of Keele, England; M.A., Ph.D. University of Essex, England
Marc David
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2014
B.A., St. Joseph Seminary College; M.A., Université Laval; Ph.D., University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Brett DeFries
Visiting Assistant Professor in the Writing Program, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.A., University of Iowa
Jeane DeLaney
Associate Professor of History, 1990
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University
Irve Dell
Professor of Art and Art History, 1989
B.A., Williams College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
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, 1996
B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Adam Dittmer
Instructor in Chemistry, 2016
B.A., Augustana College; M.S., University of Minnesota
Kosmas Diveris
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2012
B.S., State University of New York; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Jennifer Dobbs
Associate Professor of English, 2008
B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Kari Dorer
Associate Professor of Norwegian, 2007
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Adam Dowd
Instructor of Economics, 2018
B.A. University of Minnesota; J.D. William Mitchell College of Law
Bridget Draxler
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., The University of York; PhD, University of Iowa
Dan Dressen
Professor of Music, 1982
B.S., Bemidji State University; M.F.A., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Denis Drolet
Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2017
B.A. Augustana College; Ph.D. State University of New York
Todd Edwards
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2006
B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Robert Eisinger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Scienc, 2016
B.A. St. Olaf College; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Julie Elhard
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.A., Concordia
Christopher Elias
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2018
B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D, Brown University
Jason Engbrecht
Associate Professor of Physics, 2002
B.S., Trinity University; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Tracey Engleman
Assistant Professor of Music, 2001
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Robert Entenmann
Professor of History and Asian Studies, 1982
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Louis Epstein
Assistant Professor of Music, 2014
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Alexander Everhart
Instructor of Economics, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College
Alison Feldt
Associate Professor of Music, 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
Vladimir Fleurimond
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2016
B.A., Florida Internation University; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University
Steven Freedberg
Associate Professor of Biology, 2006
B.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Indiana University
Dona Freeman
Artist in Residence in Theater, 1996
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Sara Fruehling
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015
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., Colulmbia University
Anna Fulton
Instructor of Music, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Eastman School of Music
Eric Fure-Slocum
Associate Professor of History, 1999
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Duke University; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Oleksandr Gakh
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2018
M.S., Donetsk State University; Ph.D. Academy of the Sciences of the Czeck Republic
Carlos Gallego
Associate Professor of English, 2011
B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University
Kristina Garrett
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, 2005
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
John Giannini
Associate Professor of Biology, 1988
B.S., Philadelphia College of the Bible; M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., Utah State University
Michelle Gibbs
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2016
B.A., Western Michigan University; M.F.A., University of California
Rita Glazebrook
Professor Emerita of Nursing, 2015
B.S.N., Augsburg College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Richard Goedde
Associate Professor of Economics, 1988
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; Ph.D., Princeton University
Michael Gottsegen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2017
A.B., Ph.D., Columbia University
Kurt Gough
Adjunct Instructor in Art and Art History, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M. Arch., University of Minnesota
Kathryn Graham
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2006
B.A., College of Wooster; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Charles Gray
Professor of Music, 1986
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., University of Michigan
Jeanine Grenberg
Professor of Philosophy, 1996
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
William Grodzicki
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2017
B.A., Pomona College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Dana Gross
Professor of Psychology, 1988
B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Anne Groton
Professor of Classics, 1981
A.B., Wellesley College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
David Hagedorn
Artist in Residence in Music, 1997
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.M., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Steven Hahn
Professor of History, 2000
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Allison Hall
Instructor of Music, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of New Mexico
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
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; Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry, 1986
B.S., California Institute of Technology, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Kayla Hatting
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Softball Coach, 2016
B.A., Luther College
Robert Hauck
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach, 1998
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Mankato State University
Benjamin Heidgerken
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2016
B.A. St. Olaf College; M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D. University of Dayton
Tammy Hensrud
Visiting Associate Professor of Music, 2017
B.M., M.A., University of North Dakota
Joan Hepburn
Associate Professor of English, 1987
B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Philip Hey
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.A., University of Minnesota
Therees Hibbard
Visiting Associate Professor of Music, 2015
B.M., Longwood College; M.M., Colorado State University, Fort Collins; D.M.A., University of Oregon School of Music, Eugene
Paul Hill
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.M., B.M.E., University of Wisconsin; M.M., 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
Associate Professor of Economics, 2011
B.A., Washington and Lee University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Hofrenning
Professor of Political Science, 1988
B.A., Concordia College-Moorhead; M.Div., Luther Seminary; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jennifer Holbein
Instructor in Exercise Science, 2016
B.S. University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; M.S. University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse
Ketty Holt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017
B.S., Southern Adventist University; M.A., Bethel University; Ph.D., Univeristy of Colorado
Timothy Howe
Professor of History, 2003
B.A., California State University-Chico; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Susan Huehn
Assistant Professor in Nursing, 2012
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
Paul Humke
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1980
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Courtney Humm
Instructor in Education, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education
Abdulai Iddrisu
Associate Professor of History, 2009
B.A., University of Cape Coast; M.Phil., University of Cape Coast; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rika Ito
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2002
B.A., Hokusei Gakuen University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Paul Jackson
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies, 1997
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Jessup
Adjunct Instructor of History, 2017
B.A. Rice University; M.A. University of Alaska
Jordon Johnson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2017
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies; M.S.W., New Mexico Highlands University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Susan Johnson
Instructor of Nursing, 2017
B.A., University of Minnesota; A.S., Ridgewater College; M.S., College of St. Scholastica
Anna Johnson Roach
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2014
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Patricia Johnston
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2017
B.A., Drake University; M.T.S., Nashotah House; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Peder Jothen
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., University of Chicago Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
Rebecca Judge
Professor of Economics, 1987
B.A., Smith College; M.S., University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ph.D., Duke University
Dipannita Kalyani
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2011
A.B., M.A., Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Kimberly Kandl
Associate Professor of Biology, 2000
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Purdue University
Mark Kelley
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.M.E., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Rehanna Kheshgi
Assistant Professor of Music, 2018
B.A., Goshen College; M.Mus., University of London; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Hazel Kienzle
Instructor In Music, 2017
B.M., The Julliard School; M.M., University of Arizona
April Kim
Instructor of Music, 2017
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Heather Klopchin
Associate Professor of Dance, 1999
B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amy Kolan
Professor of Physics, 1982
B.A., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Duke University
Daria Komyshan
Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in Russian, 2017
Ben Kopec
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, 2017
B.S., Susquehanna University; Ph.D., Darmouth College
Kyle Korynta
Visiting Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2015
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Daniel Kosmoski
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, 1994
B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Dale Kruse
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2013
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Drake University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Karil Kucera
Professor of Art & Art History and Asian Studies, 2002
B.A., University of Wisconsin; 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
Judy Kutulas
Professor of History, 1986
B.A., University of California-Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Anna Kuxhausen
Associate Professor of History, 2005
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
- DeAne Lagerquist
Professor of Religion, 1988
B.A., California Lutheran College; M.A., Luther Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
Sharon Lane-Getaz
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2008
B.A., Trenton State College; M.A. Hamline University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Amy Larsen
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2012
B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Jean Larson
Adjunct Instructor of Art and Art History, 2018
B.A., University of Minnesota
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
Jerry Lee
Instructor of Economics, 2017
B.S. Minnesota State University – Mankato; M.B.A. University of Phoenix
Norman Lee
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2017
B.S.; Ph. D., University of Toronto
Elizabeth Leer
Associate Professor of Education, 2001
B.A., Concordia College-Moorhead; M.A, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Julie Legler
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2001
B.A., M.S., University of Minnesota; Sc.D., Harvard School of Public Health
Laura Listenberger
Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry, 2009
B.S., Hope College; Ph.D., Washington University
Jeremy Loebach
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2009
B.S., Arizona State University; A.M., University of Illinois-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Champaign
Anthony Lott
Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, 2005
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Dana Maeda
Instructor in Music, 2005
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., St. Mary’s University
Jill Mahr
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.M.E., B.M., University of Minnesota; M.M., Northwestern University
Timothy Mahr
Professor of Music, 1994
B.M., B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., D.M.A. University of Iowa
Samantha Majhor
Adjunct Instructor of English, 2018
B.A., University of Minnesota – Duluth; M.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Carla Manzoni
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2014
B.A., Universidad Argentina de la Empresa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Gordon Marino
Professor of Philosophy, 1995
B.A., Columbia University, M.A., University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Elodie Marlier
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2016
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
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2012
B.A./B.Ed., University of New Brunswick; M.A./Ph.D., University of Western Ontario
Constance Martin
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.A., Whitworth College; M.M., University of Illinois
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
Associate Professor of English, 1991
B.A., M.A., University of Dar es Salaam; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert McClure
Associate Professor of Education, 2004
B.S., Oregon College of Education; M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Matthew McDonald
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Baseball Coach, 1991
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.E., University of Minnesota
James McKeel
Professor of Music, 1986
B.M.Ed., Westminster College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Steven McKelvey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1985
B.A., Grinnell College; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University
Donna McMillan
Associate Professor of Psychology, 1994
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Kent McWilliams
Professor of Music, 2001
B.M., M.M., University of Toronto; Artist Diploma, Stuttgart Musikhochschule; D.M., Université de Montréal
Kristina Medina-Vilarino
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages-Spanish, 2012
B.A., Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Melanie Meinzer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2017
B.A. St. Olaf College; M.A. University of Connecticut; Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Justin Merritt
Professor of Music, 2004
B.A., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana University
Emily Mohl
Assistant Professor of Biology and Education, 2014
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Linda Mokdad
Assistant Professor of English, 2014
B.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Lisa Moore
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2015
A.B., Davidson College; M.S.W., Smith College School for Social Work; Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies-San Francisco
Mary Mooy
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2014
B.M., M.M., Brigham Young University
Maria delCarmen Moreno-Diaz
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, 2017
B.A., Universidad de Filosofia y Letras, Cordoba (Spain); M.A., University of Cordoba (Spain)
Gary Muir
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2004
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Otago (New Zealand)
Sian Muir
Entrepreneur in Residence, 2004
Diploma in Management, Otago Polytechnic; M.B.A., Massey University
Kevin Mummey
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2015
B.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Danny Munoz-Hutchinson
Associate 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
Jeremy Nagamatsu
Assistant 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
Leon Narvaez
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1970
B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Diana Neal
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1996
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Daniel Nelson
Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology, 2016
B.S. North Central University; M.A. St. Mary’s University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Peter Nelson
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2013
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Washington, Seattle
Scott Nesbit
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach, 1989
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago
Elinor Niemisto
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan
David Nitz
Professor of Physics, 1979
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University
Shahid Noor
Instructor of Computer Science, 2017
B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Rajshahi
Elizabeth Nord
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Bjorn Nordfjord
Visiting Associate Professor of English, 2014
B.A., M.A., University of Iceland; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Jonathan O’Conner
Associate Professor of Romance Languages-Spanish, 2011
B.A., The University of South Carolina; M.A., Winthrop University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Margaret Odell
Professor of Religion, 1994
B.A., Meredith College; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Margaret Ojala
Professor of Art and Art History, 1983
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago
Margaret O’Leary
Professor of Norwegian, 1987
B.A., Concordia College-Moorhead; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Paul Ousley
Instructor in Music, 1992
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.M., Eastman School of Music
Nancy Paddleford
Professor of Music, 1976
B.M., M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Theodore Page
Adjunct Instructo of Social Work and Family Studies, 2018
B.A., Metropolitan State University; M.S.W., Augsburg College
James Palmer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2017
B.M., M.A., McGill University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Juliet Patterson
Visiting Assitant Professor of English, 2014
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.F.A., Vermont College
Erika Pazian
Instructor of Art and Art History, 2018
B.A., College of Saint Benedict/St. John’s University; M.S., M.A., Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Seth Peabody
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2017
B.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Bruce Pell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2016
B.S. Oakland University; Ph.D. Arizona State University
Mark Pernecky
Associate Professor of Economics, 1990
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Kristen Perron
Instructor in Social Work and Family Studies, 2017
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.S.W., M.B.A., Augsburg College
Dolores Peters
Associate Professor of History, 1986
A.B., Wilson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jessica Petok
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2014
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Beth Pettitt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Rosemary Pfarr-Baker
Instructor in Education, 1999
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Christine Pinero
Instructor in Norwegian, 2007
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., New York University
Xun Pomponio
Associate Professor of Economics, 1991
B.A., Youngstown State University; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University at University Park
Jean Porterfield
Associate Professor of Biology, 2001
B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Diana Postlethwaite
Professor of English, 1988
B.A., Radcliffe College; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Kevin Potts
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2016
B.A. University of Minnesota; M.Phil. Yale University; Ph.D. Yale University
Marju Purin
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2012
B.S., Berry College; M.S./Ph.D., Syracuse University
Joanne Quimby
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2016
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University
Mitchell Radtke
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2017
B.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Anantanand Rambachan
Professor of Religion, 1985
B.A., University of West Indies; M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds
Catherine Ramirez
Artist in Residence in Music, 2010
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Queens College; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., Rice
Amanda Randall
Assistant Professor of German, 2015
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., Rice University; Ph.D., University of Austin at Texas
Steve Reece
Professor of Classics; O.C. and Patricia Boldt Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities, 1994
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Barbara Reed
Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, 1982
B.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Randolph Reyes
Artist in Residence in Theater, 2017
B.F.A. University of Utah
Rebecca Richards
Associate Professor of English, 2011
B.A., Butler University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Matthew Richey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1986
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
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
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University
Anthony Roberts
Artist in Residence in Dance, 1995
B.F.A., University of Utah; M.F.A., Arizona State University
Janice Roberts
Professor of Dance, 1994
B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., University of Utah
William Roberts
Visiting 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
Matthew Rohn
Associate Professor of Art and Art History and Environmental Studies, 1994
B.A., George Washington University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Margarita Safariants
Assistant Professor of Russian, 2017
B.A., University of Washington; M.Phil., Yale University; Ph.D., Yale University
Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2015
B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Edmund Santurri
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 1980
B.A., M.A., University of Virginia; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Megan Sarno
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2017
B.A., Dickinson College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
John Saurer
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 1995
B.A., Hope College; M.F.A., Colorado State University
John Schade
Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 2005
B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
David Schalliol
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2015
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., 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
Douglas Schuurman
Professor of Religion, 1986
B.A., Calvin College; M.Div., Calvin Seminary; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Kaethe Schwehn
Assistant Professor of English, 2012
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.F.A., Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Jeffrey Schwinefus
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2002
B.S., University of Wisconsin- LaCrosse; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Kathleen Shea
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Curator of Natural Lands, 1985
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Ryan Sheppard
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2006
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Hsiang-Lin Shih
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2013
B.A., National Dong Hwa University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Wallace Shows
Instructor in Music, 2000
B.M., Florida State University; M.M., Boston University
Mark Skeba
Instructor in Economics, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston
Susan Smalling
Associate Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2012
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A. University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Robert Smith
Associate Professor of Music, 1995
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
William Solomon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2015
B.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
William Sonnega
Associate Professor of Theater, 1993
B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Bridget Spooner
Visiting Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, 2017
B.S. Springfield College; M.S., D.A.T., A.T. Still University
Mark Stover
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.M., Luther Seminary
Ariel Strichartz
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2002
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Christopher Strom
Adjunct Instructor in Art and Art History, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M. Arch., University of California, Berkeley
David Stromme
Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, 2007
B.A., St. Olaf College; B.A.S., M.E., Univesity of Minnesota-Duluth
Mark Sundby
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Corliss Swain
Professor of Philosophy, 1987
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Sarah Swan McDonald
Instructor in Education, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN
Kathryn Swanson
Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2016
B.A., University of Minnesota, Duluth; M.A., University of Minnesota; J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law
Charles Taliaferro
Professor of Philosophy, 1985
B.A., Goddard College; M.A., University of Rhode Island; M.T.S., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Judith Tegtmeyer
Instructor in Exercise Science, Director of Campus Recreation, 1994
B.A., Denison University; M.S., Indiana University
Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak
Associate 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, 1994
B.A., College of St. Catherine; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Nancy Thompson
Professor of Art and Art History, 2000
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington
Mary Titus
Professor of English, 1989
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christopher Tradowsky
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2010
B.F.A., Macalester College; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Mary Trull
Professor of English, 2003
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Molly Tun
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2015
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Charles Umbanhowar
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science, 1991
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carlo Veltri
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2012
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Kent State University
Maria Vendetti
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages-French, 2014
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Mary Walczak
Professor of Chemistry, 1992
B.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Iowa State University
David Walmsley
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2017
B.A., Saint John’s University; M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Anne Walter
Professor of Biology, 1994
A.B., Grinnell College; M.S., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Ph.D., Duke University
Gregory Walter
Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Bruce Wambheim
Instructor in Economics, 2015
B.A., Bemidji State University
Sean Ward
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2016
B.A. University of Montana, Davidson; M.A. University of Toronto; Ph.D. Duke University
Jill Watson
Assistant Professor of Education, 2016
B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Michon Weeks
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2012
B.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
KrisAnne Weiss
Instructor of Music, 2018
B.A., Lawrence University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Kimberly Weldon
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2018
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Macquire University
Colin Wells
Professor of English, 1995
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Anne Wharton
Assistant Professor of Dance, 1987
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of California-Los Angeles
Karen Wilkerson
Instructor in Music, 2008
B.A., California State University at Northridge; M.M., Westminster Choir College
Arneshia Williams
Visiting 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
Charles Wilson
Professor of Religion, 1978
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Howard Wilson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, 2018
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., United Theological Seminary; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas
Karen Wilson
Professor of Theater and Patrick J. Quade Endowed Chair in Theater, 1981
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Herbert Winslow
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.M., Curtis Institute
Paul Wojick
Associate Professor of Economics, 1988
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Ka Wong
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2012
B.A., Baruch College; M.A., Chulalongkorn Univeristy; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai’i
Matthew Wright
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2015
B.A., Messiah College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Olivia Yoshioka-Maxwell
Visiting Assitant Professor of Romance Languages, 2017
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Ying Zhou
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2014
B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Larry Zimmerman
Instructor in Music, 2016
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., Boston University
Paul Zorn
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1981
A.B., Washington University (St. Louis); M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)