Prabal Adhikari
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2014-15 – 2018-19, 2020-21 –
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Maryland – Colllege Park
Alden Adolph
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2017-18 –
B.A., B.E., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Catalina Ahumada Escobar
Visiting Instructor in Romance Language – Spanish, 2022-23 –
B.A., M.A., Universidad del Valle; M.A., University of Minnesota
Mahsa Akbari
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2021-22 –
B.A., University of Tabriz; M.A., University of Tehran; M.A., Ph.D., Simon Fraser University
Hiroe Akimoto
Instructor in Asian Studies, 2009-10 –
B.A., Gakushuin University; M.A., University of Minnesota
Ibtesam Al Atiyat
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2009-10 –
B.A., University of Jordan; M.A., University of Jordan; Ph.D., Freie Universität-Berlin
Elisabeth Alderks
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2015-16 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sidonia Alenuma
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2021-22 –
B.A., University of Ghana; M.A., Saint Mary’s University – Halifax; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Elaigwu Ameh
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2021-22 –
B.A., University of Zimbabwe; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Kathryn Ananda-Owens
Professor of Music, 1997-98 –
B.M., B.A., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Francesca Anderegg
Associate Professor of Music, 2012-13 –
B.A., Harvard University; M.M., D.M.A., The Juilliard School
Joshua Anderson
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2011-12 –
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Matthew Anderson
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2021-22 –
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Scott Anderson
Associate Professor of Music, 2012-13 –
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Northwestern University
Diane Angell
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology, 1998-99 –
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., Brown University
Anton Armstrong
Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music, 1990-91 –
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, 2005-06 –
B.M., University of Texas at Austin; M.M., University of Michigan; D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Kadie Ausherbauer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022-23 –
B.S., Abilene Christian University; M.S., University of Nebraska – Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Curtis Balz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.S., Penn State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Marcus Bansah
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2020-21 –
B.A., M.Phil., University of Ghana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Jolene Barjasteh
Professor of Romance Languages – French, 1984-85 –
B.A., M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gwendolyn Barnes-Karol
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1988-89 –
B.A., Central College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Anthony Bateza
Associate Professor of Religion, 2015-16 –
B.S., Iowa State University; M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Kelsey Baumann
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2022-23 –
B.S., M.A., University of Minnesota
Anthony Becker
Professor of Economics, 1987-88 –
B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Eric Becklin
Visiting Instructor in Asian Studies, 2016-17 -2017-18, 2021-22 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A. University of British Columbia
Jo Beld
Vice President for Mission and Professor of Political Science, 1984-85 –
B.A., Bethel College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Rolf Belgum
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, 2021-22 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of California – San Diego
Dione Belling
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2004-05 – 2008-09, 2022-23 –
B.S., M.M., Minnesota State University – Mankato
Dennis Bengston
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology, 2013-14 – 2016-17, 2018-19 – 2019-20, 2022-23 –
B.A., Augsburg College
Annette Benson
Adjunct Instructor in Nursing, 2022-23
B.S.N., Metropolitan State University; M.S., Winona State University
Jessica Benson
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of California – Davis; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Adam Berliner
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2009-10 –
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Anne Berry
Adjunct Instructor in Writing; Multilingual Student Support Specialist, 2011-12 –
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Georgetown University
Douglas Beussman
Professor of Chemistry, 2003-04 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Hui Bi
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2013-14 –
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, 2013-14 –
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, 2012-13 –
B.M., Capital University; M.M., Eastman School of Music
Laura Boehm Vock
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2013-14 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Stat., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Lesley Bonfe
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2021-22 –
B.S.N., North Dakota State University; M.S.N., St. Catherine University
Cynthia Book
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 1991-92 –
B.S., Springfield College; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Brian Borovsky
Professor of Physics, 1998-99-
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kelsey Bosch
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2020-21, 2022-23 –
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Christi Bostwick
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2017-18, 2019-20 – 2020-21, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Lisa Bowers
Associate Professor of Biology, 2012-13 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Rachel Brandwein
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2019-20 –
B.M., University of Michigan; M.M., The Juilliard School; D.M.A., Stony Brook University
Anne Breckbill
Adjunct Instructor in Education, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, 2016-17 –
B.A., Goshen College; M.S.W., University of St. Thomas/St. Catherine University
Anna Brezny
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2022-23 –
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Maggie Broner
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1997-98 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Richard Brown
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1990-91 –
B.A., Washington State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nicolette Bucciaglia
Assistant Professor of English, 2016-17 –
B.A., Ithaca College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Michael Buck
Adjunct Associate Professor of Music, 2022-23 –
B.M.E., St. Olaf College; M.M.E., VanderCook College; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Sarah Burk
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2014-15 –
B.M., University of Minnesota – Duluth; M.L.S., University of Minnesota
Sarah Busch
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Michigan
Timothy Buzza
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, 2020-21 –
B.A., M.A., Hamline University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Heather Campbell
Associate Professor of Education, 1995-96 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Robert Campbell
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, 2022-23 –
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, 1989-90 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Washington
Emily Carroll
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2020-21 –
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, 1988-89 –
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Douglas Casson
Professor of Political Science, 2005-06 –
B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
David Castro
Associate Professor of Music, 2008-09 –
B.M., Pacific Union College; M.M., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Oregon
Chris Chapp
Associate Professor of Political Science; Morrison Family Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community, 2008-09 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Cherewatuk
Marie M. Meyer Distinguished Professor of English, 1986-87 –
B.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Christopher Chiappari
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 1999-00 –
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of California – Davis; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Grace Cho
Professor of Psychology, 2008-09 –
B.A., University of California – Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vivian Choi
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016-17 –
B.A., Pomona College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Davis
D’Angelo Christian
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2021-22 –
B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts; M.F.A., Yale School of Art
Sian Christie
Entrepreneur in Residence, 2004-05 –
Diploma in Management, Otago Polytechnic; M.B.A., Massey University
Menevis Cilizoglu
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2018-19 –
B.A., Sabanci University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kurt Claussen
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2006-07 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Anna Clift
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 1995-96 –
B.M., Indiana University; M.M., Stony Brook University
Sara Clifton
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2019-20 –
B.S., Colorado School of Mines; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Eric Cole
Professor of Biology, 1992-93 –
B.A., Reed College; M.S., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Steven Cole
Visiting Instructor in Biology, 2013-14- 2014-15, 2020-21 –
B.A., Westmar College; M.N.S., M.A., University of South Dakota
Timothy Collins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2013-14, 2016-17 – 2017-18, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Andrea Conger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016-17 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Limerick, M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Jenna Coughlin
Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Kevin Crisp
Professor of Biology, 2005-06 –
B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kris Cropsey
Instructor in Romance Languages – Spanish, 2001-02 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Emmanuel Cudjoe
Instructor in Dance, 2022-23 –
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
Arthur Cunningham
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2008-09 –
B.A., B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Marc David
Associate Professor of Practice in Sociology/Anthropology, 2013-14 –
B.A., St. Joseph Seminary College; M.A., Université Laval; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jaime Davila
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2020-21 –
B.S., M.S., Universidad de los Andes; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Evan Davis
Adjunct Instructor in Environmental Studies, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.P., University of Minnesota
Mathieu de Langis
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.A., Pomona College; M.S., University of Minnesota
Brett DeFries
Assistant Professor of English, 2017-18 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Jay Demas
Associate Professor of Physics and Biology, 2009-10 –
B.A., Columbia University; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Washington University
Shelly Dickinson
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2003-04 –
B.S., University of South Dakota; M.S, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Jill Dietz
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1996-97 –
B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Kari Lie Dorer
Professor of Norwegian and Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies; King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies, 2001-02 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Bridget Draxler
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing, Writing and Speaking Specialist, 2016-17 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., The University of York; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Jordan Dull
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Averill Earls
Assistant Professor of History, 2022-23 –
B.A., M.A., University of Vermont; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Todd Edwards
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2006-07 –
B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Kris Ehresmann
Adjunct Instructor in Nursing, 2022-23 –
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.P.H., University of Minnesota
Ryan Eichberger
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2019-20 –
B.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sophie Eisner
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2021-22 –
B.A., Carleton College; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
Julie Elhard
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2000-01 –
B.A., Concordia College
Jerome Elsbernd
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2022-23 –
B.S., M.Ed., North Dakota State University
Jason Engbrecht
Associate Provost; Professor of Physics, 2002-03 –
B.S., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Tracey Engleman
Associate Professor of Music, 2001-02 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Louis Epstein
Associate Professor of Music, 2014-15 –
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Anna Erickson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2015-16 – 2018-19, 2020-21 –
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
Brice Erickson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2021-22 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Daniel Farnham
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2021-22 –
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, 2022-23 –
BSc, University of Glasgow; MSc, University of Guelph; Ph.D., Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Alison Feldt
Professor of Music, 1989-90 –
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Michael Fitzgerald
Professor of History, 1986-87 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles
Angelo Flowers
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2021-22 –
B.A., Michigan State University; M.S.W., Grand Valley State University
Daniel Forstner
Instructor in Education, 2002-03 – 2007-08, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. John’s University; M.S., Bank Street College of Education
Steven Freedberg
Professor of Biology, 2006-07 –
B.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
Penelope Freeh
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2021-22 –
M.F.A., Hollins University
Daniel Fretland
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2019-20 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ed.S., University of St. Thomas
Sara Fruehling
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology, 2005-06 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Michael Fuerstein
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2010-11 –
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music; B.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., Columbia University
Eric Fure-Slocum
Adjunct Associate Professor of History, 1997-98 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Duke University; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Leigh Ann Garner
Assistant Professor of Music, 2020-21 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ed.D., University of St. Thomas
Tina Garrett
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science, 2005-06 –
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Gittins
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2009-10 –
MChem Hons, Lancaster University; Ph.D., University of Sheffield
Richard Goedde
Associate Professor of Economics; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics, 1988-89 –
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Mary Gossett
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2022-23 –
B.M., Stetson University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota
Anne Gothmann
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics, 2017-18 –
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Kurt Gough
Adjunct Instructor in Art and Art History, 2015-16, 2017-18 – 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Arch., University of Minnesota
Charles Gray
Professor of Music, 1983-84 –
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Dana Gross
Professor of Psychology; Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science, 1988-89 –
B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jacob Grossman
Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 2022-23 –
B.A., Oberlin College; M.F.R., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Thea Groth
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2018-19 –
B.M., University of Hartford; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., University of Hartford
Anne Groton
Professor of Classics, 1981-82 –
A.B., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Karla Grotting
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 2014-15 –
B.A., B.F.A., University of Minnesota
John Gruidl
Adjunct Professor of Economics, 2022-23 –
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Roy Guzmán
Visiting Instructor in English, 2022-23 –
B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Dartmouth College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Deborah Hadas
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2017-18, 2022-23 –
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A.T., School for International Training
Steven Hahn
Professor of History, 2000-01 –
B.A., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Olaf Hall-Holt
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004-05 –
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Stanford University
Alexander Hanhart
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Hansen
Visiting Instructor in Theater, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College
Bruce Hanson
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1982-83 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
James Hanson
Associate Professor of Religion, 1992-93 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Marit Hanson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Robert Hanson
Professor of Chemistry, 1986-87 –
B.S., California Institute of Technology, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Colin Harris
Tomson Family Assistant Professor of Law and Economics, 2018-19 –
B.S., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., George Mason University
Kayla Hatting
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Softball Coach, 2016-17 -B.A., Luther College
Karna Hauck
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2000-01 – 2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12 – 2013-14, 2015-16 – 2016-17, 2018-19 – 2020-21, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Rhode Island School of Design
Robert Hauck
Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach, 1988-89 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Mankato State University
Jessica Haugsland
Visiting Instructor in Romance Languages, 2010-11 – 2011-12, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Costa Rica
Eric Hazlett
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2019-20 –
B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Theresa Heath
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education; Associate Director of International & Off-Campus Studies, 2019-20, 2022-23 –
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, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Philip Hey
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2007-08 –
Therees Hibbard
Associate Professor of Practice in Music, 2015-16 –
B.M., Longwood College; M.M., Colorado State University; D.M.A., University of Oregon
Amy Hill Cosimini
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2019-20 –
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Martin Hodel
Professor of Music, 1997-98 –
B.A., Goshen College; M.M., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Ashley Hodgson
Frank Gery Associate Professor of Economics, 2011-12 –
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, 1988-89 –
B.A., Concordia College – Moorhead; M.Div., Luther Seminary; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jennifer Holbein
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2016-17 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; M.S., University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse; Ph.D., Concordia University
Timothy Howe
Professor of History, 2003-04 –
B.A., California State University – Chico; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Susan Huehn
Associate Professor of Practice in Nursing, 2005-06 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Walden University; Ph.D., Capella University
Charles Huff
Professor of Psychology, 1988-89 –
B.S., Georgia Southern College; M.A., College of William & Mary; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Karla Hult
Adjunct Instructor in Theater, 2019-20, 2021-22 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Columbia University
Courtney Humm
Instructor in Education, 2014-15 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., Harvard University
Abdulai Iddrisu
Associate Professor of History, 2009-10 –
B.A., M.Phil., University of Cape Coast; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eri Isomura
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2019-20 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Boston Conservatory
Rika Ito
Professor of Asian Studies, 2001-02 –
B.A., Hokusei Gakuen University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Paul Jackson
Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies, 1997-98 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Mariah Jacobsen
Adjunct Instructor in Economics, 2022-23 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Mathew Janczewski
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 2018-19, 2022-23 –
B.F.A., University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Jensen
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Jewett
Visiting Professor of Psychology, 2016-17 –
B.A. St. Olaf College; Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Dezhi Jiang
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022-23 –
B.A., B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Zhenhu Jin
Adjunct Professor of Economics, 2022-23 –
B.A., Shanghai Teachers’ University; M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Houston
Brianna Johnson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., The Ohio State University
Ralph Johnson
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022-23 –
Adjunct Instructor in Music
Susan Johnson
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2017-18 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; B.S., College of St. Scholastica; M.S., Western Governors University
Cassandra Joiner
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2020-21 –
B.S., Madonna University; Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Kiara Jorgenson
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Religion, 2014-15 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Denver Seminary; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Peder Jothen
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion, 2005-06 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
Rebecca Judge
Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, 1987-88 –
B.A., Smith College; M.S., University of Minnesota – Duluth; Ph.D., Duke University
Kimberly Kandl
Professor of Biology, 2000-01 –
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Purdue University
Erica Kanewischer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2014-15 –
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, 2022-23 –
B.A., Bard College; M.S., University of Minnesota
Rehanna Kheshgi
Assistant Professor of Music, 2018-19 –
B.A., Goshen College; M.Mus., University of London; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Sean Killackey
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – French, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
April Kim
Assistant Professor of Music, 2017-18 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; D.M.A., University of Missouri – Kansas City
Rebecca Klaver
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2022-23 –
B.A., University of Southern California; M.F.A., Columbia College Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Heather Klopchin
Professor of Dance, 1999-00 –
B.S., State University of New York – Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael Knudson
Visiting Instructor in Norwegian, 2022-23 –
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.Litt., University of Aberdeen
Nathan Knutson
Adjunct Instructor in Art and Art History, 2015-16, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M. Arch., University of Minnesota
Sravya Kondrakunta
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2021-22 –
M.S., Ph.D., Wright State University
Daniel Kosmoski
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Men’s Basketball Coach, 1994-95 –
B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Dale Kruse
Associate Professor of Practice in Music, 2013-14 –
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Drake University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Rachel Kubat
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2021-22 –
B.S.N., Metropolitan State University, 2012; M.S.N., Minnesota State University Moorhead
Karil Kucera
Professor of Art and Art History and Asian Studies, 2002-03 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mary Beth Kuehn
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1998-99 –
B.S.N., M.S.N. Winona State University; Ed.D., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Christopher Kuna
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Men’s Tennis Coach; Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach, 2022-23 –
B.B.A., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Anna Kuxhausen
Associate Professor of History and Russian Language and Area Studies, 2005-06 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison, M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Professor of English and Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies, 2008-09 –
B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Sharon Lane-Getaz
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science and Education, 2006-07 –
B.A., Trenton State College; M.A., Hamline University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Amy Larsen
Associate Professor of Practice in Physics, 1996-97 –
B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Diane LeBlanc
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of the Writing Program, 2000-01 –
B.A., St. Michael’s College; M.A., University of Wyoming; M.F.A., Hamline University
Norman Lee
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2017-18 –
B.S., Ph.D., University of Toronto
Elizabeth Leer
Professor of Education, 2001-02 –
B.A., Concordia College – Moorhead; M.A, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Courtney Leonard
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2020-21 –
B.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
Erin Liebhard
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2022-23 –
B.F.A, University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of Colorado Boulder
Laura Listenberger
Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry, 2009-10 –
B.S., Hope College; Ph.D., Washington University
Jeremy Loebach
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2009-10 –
B.S., Arizona State University; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Anthony Lott
Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, 2003-04 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Allison Luedtke
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2020-21 –
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Cynthia Lundgren
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, 2022-23 –
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Dana Maeda
Instructor in Music, 2005-06 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Jill Mahr
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 1995-96 –
B.M.E., B.M., University of Minnesota; M.M., Northwestern University
Timothy Mahr
Professor of Music; Robert Scholz Endowed Chair in Music, 1994-95 –
B.M., B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa
Erik Mainellis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.S., Loyola University Chicago; Ph.D., NC State University
Chloe Mais Hagen
Adjunct Instructor in Romance Languages – French, 2020-21 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Kimberly Mandery
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota – Duluth
Elodie Marlier
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2011-12 –
B.A., Macalester College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Marsalek
Associate Professor of English, 1999-00 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Phil., Oxford University; Ph.D., University of Toronto
Jason Marsh
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2012-13 –
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, 2010-11 –
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A.T., Ph.D., Boston University
Joseph Mbele
Professor of English, 1991-92 –
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, 2018-19 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., The Ohio State University
James McClung
Adjunct Associate Professor of Music, 2020-21 –
B.S., M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., Rice University
Matt McDonald
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Baseball Coach, 1990-91 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.E., University of Minnesota
Steven McKelvey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1985-86 –
B.A., Grinnell College; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University
Laura McKibbin
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2009-10 – 2013-14, 2022-23 –
B.A., Iowa State University; M.S.W., St. Louis University
Donna McMillan
Professor of Psychology, 1994-95 –
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Kristina Medina-Vilariño
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2012-13 –
B.A., Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Melissa Mendez
Field Coordinator in Residence, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., Washington University
Paula Mercurio
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.A., University of Minnesota – Morris; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Justin Merritt
Professor of Music, 2004-05 –
B.A., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana University Bloomington
Benjamin Messerly
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics, 2022-23 –
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Johnathan Moeller
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2020-21 –
B.M., McNally Smith College of Music; M.M., Minnesota State University – Mankato
Emily Mohl
Associate Professor of Biology and Education, 2013-14 –
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Linda Mokdad
Associate Professor of English, 2014-15 –
B.A., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Stephanie Montgomery
Assistant Professor of History and Asian Studies, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of Nevada; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Santa Cruz
Gary Muir
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2004-05 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Otago
Danny Muñoz-Hutchinson
Professor of Philosophy, 2010-11 –
B.A., St. Mary’s College of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Greg Muth
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2002-03 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., University of Montana
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Associate Professor of English, 2016-17 –
B.A., Grinnell College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
Christopher Nagel
Visiting Instructor in Philosophy, 2021-22 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., University of Houston
Jonathan Naito
Associate Professor of English, 2010-11 –
B.A., Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles
León Narváez
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1970-71 –
B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Daniel Nelson
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2016-17 –
B.S., North Central University; M.A., St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Nelson
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 2016-17 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Washington
Scott Nesbit
Instructor in Kinesiology; Head Women’s Tennis Coach, 1989-90 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; M.S., University of Illinois – Chicago
Matthew Neuger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2021-22 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; D.P.T., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Moïse Nken
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022-23 –
B.S., M.S., University of Sherbrooke; Ph.D., Ryerson University
Björn Nordfjörd
Associate Professor of English, 2014-15 –
B.A., M.A., University of Iceland; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Jonathan O’Conner
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2011-12 –
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., Winthrop University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Olsen
Adjunct Instructor in Art and Art History, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Arch., Yale School of Architecture
Christopher Olson
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022-23 –
B.M., University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point; M.M., University of North Texas
Chung Park
Associate Professor of Music, 2022-23 –
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, 2022-23 –
B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D, Princeton University
SooJin Pate
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2013-14, 2020-21 –
B.A., Bethel College; M.A., Howard University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Juliet Patterson
Associate Professor of Practice in English, 2013-14 –
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.F.A., Vermont College
Anna Pearce
Visiting Instructor in Russian Language and Area Studies, 2018-19 –
B.A., M.A., Pushkin Leningrad State University
Kristen Perron
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2015-16, 2020-21 –
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.S.W., M.B.A., Augsburg College
Jeffrey Peterson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2007-08, 2021-22 –
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., New York University
Sean Peterson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2022-23 –
B.A., Macalester College; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Jessica Petok
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2014-15 –
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Beth Pettitt
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015-16 –
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha
Visiting Instructor in Theater, 2020-21 –
B.A., Northern State University; M.F.A., Minnesota State University – Mankato
Sergio Pinto-Handler
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2020-21 –
B.A., M.I.D., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Vernon Pollard
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2018-19 –
B.S., University of Illinois; M.B.A., University of Southern California
Jean Porterfield
Associate Professor of Biology, 2001-02 –
B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nathaniel Powell
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022-23 –
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sarah Pradt
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2021-22 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Christopher Primiano
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2022-23 –
B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Joanne Quimby
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Timothy Rainey
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2020-21 –
B.A., Morehouse College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University
Catherine Ramirez
Artist in Residence in Music, 2010-11 –
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Queens College; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., Rice University
Amanda Randall
Associate Professor of German, 2015-16 –
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., Rice University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Steve Reece
Professor of Classics, 1994-95 –
B.A., M.A., University of Hawai’i; Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles
Nidia Mariana Reyes Payán
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2022-23 –
B.A., Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Brandt Richardson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2012-13 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Matthew Richey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1986-87 –
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Megan Riley
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater; Theater Technical Designer/Director, 2021-22 –
B.A., Carleton College; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Jason Ripley
Associate Professor of Religion, 2004-05 –
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, 2003-04 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University
William Roberts
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2007-08 –
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, 1991-92 –
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Catherine Rodland
Artist in Residence in Music, 2000-01 –
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, 2019-20 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University
Naomi Rushing
Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies, 2021-22 –
B.A., Grinnell College
Hannah Ryan
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2019-20 –
B.F.A., B.A., M.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Shelby Saenger
Visiting Instructor in Biology, 2022-23 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Stout; M.B.S., University of Minnesota
Oren Safdie
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2022-23 –
B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., M.F.A., Columbia University
Rodrigo Sánchez González
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2015-16 –
B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Edmund Santurri
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 1980-81 –
B.A., M.A., University of Virginia; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
John Saurer
Professor of Art and Art History, 1995-96 –
B.A., Hope College; M.F.A., Colorado State University
David Schalliol
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2015-16 –
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Jamie Schillinger
Associate Professor of Religion, 2003-04 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Litt., University of St. Andrews; A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Andrea Schmidt
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2021-22 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Bryan Schmidt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater, 2018-19 –
B.A., Miami University; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Lynn Schofield
Adjunct Instructor in Biology, 2022-23 –
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Eastern Illinois University
Adam Schultze
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2021-22 –
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, 2007-08 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.F.A., University of Iowa
Jeff Schwinefus
Professor of Chemistry; Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry, 2002-03 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Dana Scopatz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2017-18 –
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, 2018-19 –
B.A., Evergreen State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Kathleen Shea
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 1985-86 –
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Ryan Sheppard
Associate Professor of Practice in Sociology/Anthropology, 2005-06 –
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Hsiang-Lin Shih
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2013-14 –
B.A., National Dong Hwa University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Ray Shows
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2000-01 –
B.M., Florida State University; M.M., Boston University
Noam Sienna
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2021-22 –
B.A., M.A., Brandeis University; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kazimer Skubi
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2022-23 –
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Susan Smalling
Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2012-13 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota – Duluth; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Troy Wellington Smith
Visiting Instructor in Norwegian, 2021-22 –
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Clarion University; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., University of California – Berkeley
Anna Strelis Söderquist
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Curator of the Hong Kierkegaard Library, 2022-23 –
B.S., Northeastern University; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
K. Brian Söderquist
Endowed Kierkegaard Chair in Christian Philosophy, 2022-23 –
B.A., Utah State University; M.A., Yale University; Ph.D., University of Copenhagen
William Sonnega
Associate Professor of Theater; Patrick J. Quade Endowed Chair in Theater, 1993-94 –
B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Shari Speer
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2022-23 –
B.M.E., Augustana College; M.M., Westminster Choir College
Christina Spiker
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2015- 16 –
B.A., Ursinus College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Irvine
Kathryn Steed
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics, 2019-20 –
B.A., Kalamazoo College; Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Emery Stephens
Assistant Professor of Music, 2019-20 –
B.A., Gordon College; M.M., Boston University; D.M.A., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
David Stewart
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2022-23 –
B.A., Bethel University; M.A., Bethel Seminary; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Daniel Stoertz
Visiting Assisant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Ariel Strichartz
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2002-03 –
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mark Sundby
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1992-93 – 1999-00, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Corliss Swain
Professor of Philosophy, 1987-88 –
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Sarah Swan McDonald
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2004-05 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Rachel Swedin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2020-21 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jason Tanksley
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2018-19 –
B.M., Wayne State University; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Anthony Taylor
Adjunct Instructor in Education; Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, 2015-16 – 2016-17, 2022-23 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of St. Thomas
Andrei Tcacenco
Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2020-21, 2022-23 –
B.A., University of California – Santa Barbara; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Santa Cruz
Judy Tegtmeyer
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology; Director of Campus Recreation, 1994-95 –
B.A., Denison University; M.S., Indiana University Bloomington
Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak
Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, 2003-04 –
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Kris Thalhammer
Professor of Political Science, 1990-91 –
B.A., College of St. Catherine; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Deanna Thompson
Adjunct Professor of Religion; Director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community; Martin E. Marty Regents Chair in Religion and the Academy, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.R., Yale University Divinity School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Nancy Thompson
Professor of Art and Art History and Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies, 2000-01 –
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
Tanya Thresher
Visiting Associate Professor of Norwegian, 2019-20 –
B.A., M.A., University of East Anglia; Ph.D., University of Washington
Mary Trull
Professor of English, 2003-04 –
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Charles Umbanhowar
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Director of Natural Lands, 1991-92 –
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ingrid Urberg
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2022-23 –
B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Alberto Urquidez
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2021-22 –
B.A., University of California – Los Angeles; M.A., Claremont Graduate University; Ph.D., Purdue University
Piercarlo Valdesolo
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, 2022-23 –
B.A., Amherst College; M.S., Ph.D., Northeastern University
Carlo Veltri
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2012-13 –
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Kent State University
Maria Vendetti
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – French, 2014-15 –
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Nancy Veverka
Visiting Instructor in Education, 2022-23 –
B.A., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Anne von Bibra
Assistant Professor of Dance, 1987-88 –
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of California – Los Angeles
Nora Vosburg
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2020-21 –
M.A., Ph.D., Christian Albrecht University of Kiel; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Mary Walczak
Professor of Chemistry, 1992-93 –
B.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Iowa State University
David Walmsley
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2017-18 –
B.A., Saint John’s University; M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Anne Walter
Professor of Biology, 1994-95 –
A.B., Grinnell College; M.S., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., Duke University
Gregory Walter
Professor of Religion; Harold Ditmanson Chair of Religion, 2004-05 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Bruce Wambheim
Instructor in Economics, 2009-10 –
B.A., Bemidji State University
Jing Wang
Adjunct Instructor in Asian Studies, 2022-23 –
B.A., Hebei Normal University; M.A., Southwest University – Chongqing
Sean Ward
Assistant Professor of English, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of Montana; M.A., University of Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Jill Watson
Associate Professor of Education, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kent Weber
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2021-22 –
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, 2012-13 –
B.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
KrisAnne Weiss
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2017-18 – 2018-19, 2021-22 –
B.A./B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Colin Wells
Professor of English, 1995-96 –
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Brendon Westler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2019-20 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
Peter Whitman
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2018-19 –
B.S., M.M., University of North Texas
Karl Wiederwohl
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2021-22 –
B.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music; M.M., D.M.A., University of Maryland
Karen Wilkerson
Instructor in Music, 2007-08 –
B.A., California State University – Northridge; M.M., Westminster Choir College
David Williamson
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2022-23 –
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Thomas Williamson
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2001-02 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Charles Wilson
Professor of Religion, 1972-73 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Michael Wilson
Visiting Professor of Economics, 2018-19, 2021-22 –
B.A., St. Thomas University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Patrick Wilz
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2021-22 –
M.Sc., London School of Economics; B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jack Wolf
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2022-23 –
B.A., St. Olaf College
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
Assistant Professor of Music, 2018-19 –
B.M., University of Memphis; M.M., Florida State University
Ka Wong
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2012-13 –
B.A., Baruch College; M.A., Chulalongkorn University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Ezekiel Wright
Visiting Instructor in Political Science, 2022-23 –
B.A., Ithaca College; M.A., University of Rhode Island
Matthew Wright
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2015-16 –
B.A., Messiah College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Livi Yoshioka-Maxwell
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – French, 2017-18 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Sungha Yun
Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, 2021-22 –
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
Ying Zhou
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 2014-15 –
B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Kathryn Ziegler-Graham
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004-15 –
B.A., College of Wooster; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Patricia Zimmerman
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion, 1999-20 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Updated November 16, 2022