The following is accurate through January 1, 2020
Beth Abdella
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1986-87 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Achberger
Professor of German, 1979-80 –
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Alden Adolph
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2017-18 –
B.A., B.E., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Hiroe Akimoto
Visiting 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, 2014-15 – 2016-17, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Richard Allen
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1975-76 –
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Wendy Allen
Professor Emerita of Romance Languages – French, 1976-77 –
B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Mark Allister
Professor of English and Environmental Studies, 1986-87 –
B.A., California State University – Chico; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Sarah Amugongo
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015-16 –
B.Ed., Kenyatta University; Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Steven Amundson
Professor of Music; Robert Scholz Endowed Chair in Music, 1981-82 –
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Northwestern 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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2011-12 –
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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
Sebastian Anti
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2019-20 –
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A.L.D., Tufts University
Moa Apagodu
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2019-20 –
B.S., M.S., Addis Ababa University; M.S., Temple University; Ph.D., Rutgers 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
Jennifer Bader
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 1998-99 – 2016-17, 2018-19 –
B.F.A., University of the Arts
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
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2015-16 –
B.S., Iowa State University; M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Anthony Becker
Professor of Economics, 1987-88 –
B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Patricia Beckman
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion, 1999-00 – 2000-01, 2006-07 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago
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
Dennis Bengston
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science, 2013-14 – 2016-17, 2018-19 –
B.A., Augsburg College
Jessica Benson
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of California – Davis; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Linda Berger
Professor of Music, 1997-98 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2013-14, 2015-16 –
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
Brian Bjorklund
Professor of Theater, 1981-82 –
B.A., M.F.A., University of Minnesota
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
Cynthia Book
Associate Professor of Exercise Science, 1991-92 –
B.S., Springfield College; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Booth
Associate Professor of Religion, 1985-86 –
B.A., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Brian Borovsky
Professor of Physics, 1998-99, 2005-06 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Christi Bostwick
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2017-18, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Hilary Bouxsein
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, 2017-18 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Lisa Bowers
Associate Professor of Biology, 2012-13 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Timothy Bradley
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2013-14 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Southern Methodist University
Miranda Brandon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2018-19 –
B.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Rachel Brandwein
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2019-20 –
B.M., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; 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
Kimberly Briske
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Hamline University; Ed.S., University of St. Thomas
Maggie Broner
Associate 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
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2016-17 –
B.A., Ithaca College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Sarah Burk
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2014-15 –
B.M., University of Minnesota – Duluth; M.L.S., University of Minnesota
Megan Butler
Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies, 2019-20 –
B.A., Knox College; M.D.P., 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
Mary Carlsen
Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 1989-90 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Washington
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
Christopher Chapp
Associate Professor of Political Science, 2008-09, 2014-15 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Cherewatuk
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
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2008-09 –
B.A., University of California – Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vivian Choi
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016-17 –
B.A., Pomona College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Davis
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
Mary Cisar
Professor of Romance Languages – French, 1978-79 –
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Kurt Claussen
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2006-07 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Anna Clift
Visiting 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
Jenna Coughlin
Visiting Assistant Professor, 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
Visiting Instructor in Romance Languages – Spanish, 2001-02 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Minnesota
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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2013-14 –
B.A., St. Joseph Seminary College; M.A., Université Laval; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeane DeLaney
Associate Professor of History, 1989-90 –
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University
Irve Dell
Professor of Art and Art History, 1989-90 –
B.A., Williams College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
James Demas
Associate Professor of Biology and Physics, 2009-10 –
B.A., Columbia University; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Washington University
Melissa Denler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2019-20 –
B.A., University of Minnesota – Morris; Ph.D., University of Kansas
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; Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science,
1996-97 –
B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Jennifer Dobbs
Associate Professor of English, 2008-09 –
B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Kari Lie Dorer
Associate Professor of Norwegian, 2001-02 – 2002-03, 2007-08 –
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Adam Dowd
Adjunct Instructor in Economics, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Bridget Draxler
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing, Writing and Speaking Specialist, 2002-03 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., The University of York; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Dan Dressen
Professor of Music, King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies, 1982-83 –
B.S., Bemidji State University; M.F.A., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Carolyn Duba
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2019-20 –
B.A., University of Dubuque; M.S.E., Ed.S., University of Wisconsin – River Falls
Ryan Dulkin
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion, 2019-20 –
B.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., Jewish Theological Seminary
Ashley Earls
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science, 2019-20
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Todd Edwards
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater, Designer & Technical Director – Theater, 2006-07 –
B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Ryan Eichberger
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, 2019-20
B.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Julie Elhard
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2000-01, 2006-07, 2012-13, 2014-15 –
B.A., Concordia College
Christopher Elias
Visiting Assistant Professor of History, 2017-18 –
B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D, Brown University
Jason Engbrecht
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
Assistant Professor of Music, 2014-15 –
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Alison Feldt
Professor of Music, 1989-90 –
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Kelly Figueroa-Ray
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of California – Berkeley; M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Kathryne Fisher
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2008-09 – 2011-12, 2014-15 – 2015-16, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of North Texas
Michael Fitzgerald
Professor of History, 1986-87 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles
Veronica Foster
Visiting Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, 2019-20 –
B.S., Everglades University; M.S., University of Southern California; Ed.D., A.T. Still University, 2020
Peter Foster
Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry, 2019-20 –
B.S., Grove City College; Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
Whitney Frary
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science; Head Women’s Soccer Coach, 2018-19 –
B.A., B.S., Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.S., State University of New York at Cortland
Steven Freedberg
Professor of Biology, 2006-07 –
B.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
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 – 2011-12, 2015-16 –
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
Visiting 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
Carlos Gallego
Associate Professor of English, 2011-12 –
B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University
Kristina Garrett
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2005-06 –
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
John Giannini
Associate Professor of Biology, 1988-89 –
B.S., Philadelphia College of the Bible; M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., Utah State University
Michelle Gibbs
Assistant Professor of Theater, 2016-17 –
B.A., Western Michigan University; M.F.A., University of California – Irvine; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Peter Gittins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2009-10 – 2011-12, 2018-19 –
MChem Hons, Lancaster University; Ph.D., University of Sheffield
Richard Goedde
Associate Professor of Economics, 1988-89 –
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Anne Gothmann
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics, 2017-18 –
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Charles Gray
Professor of Music, 1983-84, 1986-87 –
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Jeanine Grenberg
Professor of Philosophy, 1996-97 –
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Dana Gross
Professor of Psychology, 1988-89 –
B.A., Smith College; 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
Marie M. Meyer Distinguished Professor of Classics, 1981-82 –
A.B., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Mark Guglielmo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2019-20 –
B.S., B.A., M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., The University of Chicago
Arthur Haecker
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2018-19 –
B.A., Eastman School of Music; M.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Winthrop University; D.M.A, University of Iowa
David Hagedorn
Artist in Residence in Music, 1997-98 –
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.M., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Steven Hahn
Professor of History, 2000-01 –
B.A., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Nooshin Hakim Javadi
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2019-20 –
B.F.A., Tehran University; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
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
Hannah Hamalian
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2019-20 –
B.A., Carleton College; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Peter Hansen
Adjunct Instructor in Theater, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College
Marit Hanson
Visiting Instructor in Romance Languages – Spanish, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota
James Hanson
Associate Professor of Religion, 1992-93 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Bruce Hanson
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1982-83 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Robert Hanson
Professor of Chemistry; Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair 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 Exercise Science; Head Softball Coach, 2016-17 –
B.A., Luther College
Robert Hauck
Visiting Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach, 1988-89 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Mankato State University
Emily Hazlett
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2017-18 –
B.A., Columbia University; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Eric Hazlett
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2019-20 –
B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Benjamin Heidgerken
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2016-17 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Dayton
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
Ingunn Henrikssen
Visiting Instructor in Norwegian, 2019-20 –
B.A., Smith College; M.P.A., Syracuse University; M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Tammy Hensrud
Visiting Associate Professor of Music, 2017-18 –
B.M., M.A., M.M., University of North Dakota
Joan Hepburn
Associate Professor of English, 1987-88 –
B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Philip Hey
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2007-08 –
Therees Hibbard
Visiting Associate Professor of Music, 2015-16 –
B.M., Longwood College; M.M., Colorado State University; D.M.A., University of Oregon
Paul Hill
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2011-12 –
B.M.E., University of Wisconsin – Superior
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
Visiting Instructor in Exercise Science, 2016-17 –
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; M.S., University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse
Meredith Holgerson
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, 2018-19 –
B.A., Denison University; M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Ph.D., Yale University
Ketty Holt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017-18 –
B.S., Southern Adventist University; M.A., Bethel University; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
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, 2012-13 –
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
Paul Humke
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1980-81 –
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Courtney Humm
Visiting Instructor in Education, 2014-15 – 2015-16, 2017-18 –
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
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies, 1997-98 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., 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 Jessup
Visiting Instructor in History, 2017-18 –
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of Alaska
Ida Johnson
Adjunct Instructor in Norwegian, 2019-20 –
B.A., Brown University; M.A., University of California – Berkeley
Anna Johnson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2014-15 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Susan Johnson
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, 2017-18 –
B.A., University of Minnesota; A.S., Ridgewater College; B.S., College of St. Scholastica; M.S., Western Governors University
PJ Johnston
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2017-18 –
B.A., Drake University; M.T.S., Nashotah House; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Kiara Jorgenson
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Religion, 2014-15 – 2016-17, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Denver Seminary; Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Peder Jothen
Visiting Assistant Professor of 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; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics, 1987-88 –
B.A., Smith College; M.S., University of Minnesota – Duluth; Ph.D., Duke University
Kimberly Kandl
Associate Professor of Biology, 2000-01 –
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Purdue University
Erica Kanewischer
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2014-15 – 2016-17, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Seattle Pacific University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Mark Kelley
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 1991-92 –
B.M.E., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
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 Instructor in Romance Languages – French, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison
April Kim
Visiting 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
Heather Klopchin
Professor of Dance, 1999-00 –
B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amy Kolan
Professor of Physics, 1982-83 –
B.A., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Duke University
Daniel Kosmoski
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, 1994-95 –
B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Dale Kruse
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2013-14 –
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Drake University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Karil Kucera
Professor of Art and Art History and Asian Studies, 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
Natsuki Kumagai
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2019-20
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music; M.M., The Juilliard School
Judy Kutulas
Professor of History; O.C. and Patricia Boldt Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities, 1986-87 –
B.A., University of California – Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles
Anna Kuxhausen
Associate Professor of History, 2005-06 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison, M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
L. DeAne Lagerquist
Professor of Religion; Harold Ditmanson Chair of Religion, 1988-89 –
B.A., California Lutheran College; M.A., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
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 – 1999-00, 2011-12 –
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
Jerry Lee
Financial Executive in Residence, 2016-17 –
B.S., Minnesota State University – Mankato; M.B.A., University of Phoenix
Norman Lee
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2017-18 –
B.S., Ph.D., University of Toronto
Elizabeth Leer
Associate Professor of Education, 2001-02, 2004-05 –
B.A., Concordia College – Moorhead; M.A, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
George Leiter
Visiting Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science, 2019-20
B.A., Macalester College; M.Ed., Harvard University
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, 2005-06 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Dana Maeda
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2005-06 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.A., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Timothy Mahr
Professor of Music, 1994-95 –
B.M., B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa
Jill Mahr
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 1995-96 –
B.M.E., B.M., University of Minnesota; M.M., Northwestern University
Paula Mann
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 2011-12, 2018-19 –
B.A., M.A., New York University
Carla Manzoni
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2014-15 –
B.A., Universidad Argentina de la Empresa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Gordon Marino
Professor of Philosophy, 1995-96 –
B.A., Columbia University, M.A., University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Elodie Marlier
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2011-12 – 2013-14, 2016-17 –
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
Constance Martin
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2010-11 –
B.A., Whitworth College; M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ryota Matsuura
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2010-11 –
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A.T., Boston University School of Education; Ph.D., Boston University
John Mazis
Adjunct Professor of History, 1999-2000, 2019-20
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Joseph Mbele
Associate 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
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2018-19 –
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., The Ohio State University
Robert McClure
Associate Professor of Practice in Education, 2004-05 –
B.S., Oregon College of Education; M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Colleen McCullough
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2018-19 –
B.M., New England Conservatory; M.M., D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Matthew McDonald
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Baseball Coach, 1990-91 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.E., University of Minnesota
James McKeel
Professor of Music, 1986-87 –
B.M.Ed., Westminster College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Steven McKelvey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1985-86 –
B.A., Grinnell College; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown 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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2018-19 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., Washington University
Justin Merritt
Professor of Music, 2004-05 –
B.A., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana University Bloomington
Jesse Miller
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2019-20 –
B.A., Oberlin College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Emily Mohl
Assistant 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
Lisa Moore
Associate Professor of Social Work and Family Studies, 2015-16 –
A.B., Davidson College; M.S.W., Smith College School for Social Work; Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies
Anna Mooy
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2014-15 –
B.M., M.M., Brigham Young University
Maria delCarmen Moreno-Díaz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2017-18 –
B.A., Universidad de Filosofia y Letras, Cordoba; M.A., University of Cordoba; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Gary Muir
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2004-05 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Otago
Avram Muñoz
Visiting Assistant Professor in Political Science, 2019-20 –
B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D, University of Minnesota
Danny Muñoz-Hutchinson
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2010-11 –
B.A., St. Mary’s College of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Gregory Muth
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2002-03 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., University of Montana
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Assistant Professor of English, 2016-17 –
B.A., Grinnell College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
Jonathan Naito
Associate Professor of English, 2010-11 –
B.A., Reed College; Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles
León Narváez
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 1970-71 –
B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Diana Neal
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1996-97 –
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Peter Nelson
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 2013-14 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Washington
Daniel Nelson
Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology, 2016-17 –
B.S., North Central University; M.A., St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Scott Nesbit
Visiting Instructor in Exercise Science, Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach, 1989-90 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago
Björn Nordfjörd
Visiting 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
Margaret Odell
Professor of Religion, 1994-95 –
B.A., Meredith College; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Paul Ousley
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 1992-93 –
B.A., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; M.M., Eastman School of Music
Nancy Paddleford
Professor of Music, 1974-75, 1976-77 –
B.M., M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Yan Pang
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, 2019-20 –
B.M., Sichuan Conservatory of Music; M.M., McNally Smith College of Music; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jill Patterson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance, 2016-17 – 2017-18, 2019-20 –
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Utah
Rebekah Patterson
Adjunct Instructor in Education, 2019-20 –
B.A., Augsburg College
Juliet Patterson
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2013-14 –
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
Seth Peabody
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, 2017-18 –
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Anna Pearce
Visiting Instructor in Russian Language and Area Studies, 2018-19 –
B.A., M.A., Pushkin Leningrad State University
Mark Pernecky
Associate Professor of Economics, 1990-91 –
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Dolores Peters
Associate Professor of History, 1986-87 –
A.B., Wilson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jessica Petok
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2014-15 –
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Beth Pettitt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015-16 –
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Rosemary Pfarr-Baker
Visiting Instructor in Education, 1999-00 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., North Carolina State University
Vernon Pollard
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2018-19 –
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 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
Joanne Quimby
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
Anantanand Rambachan
Professor of Religion, 1985-86 –
B.A., University of West Indies; M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds
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
Assistant 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
Barbara Reed
Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, 1982-83 –
B.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Rebecca Richards
Associate Professor of English, 2011-12 –
B.A., Butler University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Brandt Richardson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Matthew Richey
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science, 1986-87 –
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Patrick Riley
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2001-02 – 2006-07, 2019-20
B.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Purdue University
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
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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2007-08 –
B.A., University of Minnesota – Morris; M.S., University of Minnesota – Duluth; Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Janice Roberts
Professor of Dance, 1994-95 –
B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., University of Utah
Anthony Roberts
Artist in Residence in Dance, 1995-96 –
B.F.A., University of Utah; M.F.A., Arizona State University
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
Kevin Roesselet
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2019-20 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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
Anthony Rudd
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2001-02 – 2009-10, 2011-12 – 2016-17, 2018-19 –
B.A., Cambridge University; M.Phil, St. Andrews University.; M. Litt., Oxford University.; Ph.D., Bristol University
Hannah Ryan
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2019-20 –
B.F.A., B.A., M.A., University of Colorado Boulder; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2015-16 –
B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Edmund Santurri
Professor of Religion and Philosophy; Morrison Family Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community, 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
Bryan Schmidt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater, 2018-19 –
B.A., Miami University; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kaethe Schwehn
Associate Professor of Practice in English, 2007-08 – 2010-11, 2012-13 –
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.F.A., University of Montana; M.F.A., University of Iowa
Jeffrey Schwinefus
Professor 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
Peter Selinsky
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2019-20 –
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale University
Shari Setchell
Adjunct Instructor in Dance, 2019-20
B.A., Macalester College
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, Curator of Natural Lands, 1985-86 –
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Ryan Sheppard
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2005-06 –
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Hsiang-Lin Shih
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2013-14 –
B.A., National Dong Hwa University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Ray Shows
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2000-01 –
B.M., Florida State University; M.M., Boston University
Susan Smalling
Associate 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
William Sonnega
Associate Professor of Theater, 1993-94 –
B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Christina Spiker
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2015-16, 2019-20 –
B.A., Ursinus College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Irvine
Emery Stephens
Assistant Professor of Music, 2019-20 –
B.A., Gordon College; M.M., Boston University; D.M.A., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Ariel Strichartz
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2002-03 –
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Kansas
David Stromme
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science, Women’s Basketball Head Coach, 2007-08 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; B.A.SC., M.E., University of Minnesota – Duluth
Monica Styles
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, 2019-20 –
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
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
Anton Svynarenko
Visiting Instructor in Russian Language and Area Studies, 2019-20 –
B.A., M.A., V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Corliss Swain
Kenneth Bjork Distinguished 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 – 2008-09, 2010-11 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Charles Taliaferro
Oscar and Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, 1985-86 –
B.A., Goddard College; M.A., University of Rhode Island; M.T.S., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Jason Tanksley
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2018-19 –
B.M., Wayne State University; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Judith Tegtmeyer
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science, Director of Campus Recreation, 1994-95 –
B.A., Denison University; M.S., Indiana University Bloomington
Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak
Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, 2003-04 –
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Kristina Thalhammer
Professor of Political Science, 1990-91 – 1991-92, 1993-94 –
B.A., College of St. Catherine; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Nancy Thompson
Professor of Art and Art History, 2000-01 –
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
Lucas Threinen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2019-20 –
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Tanya Thresher
Adjunct Associate Professor of Norwegian, 2019-20 –
B.A., M.A., University of East Anglia; Ph.D., University of Washington
Mary Titus
Professor of English, 1989-90 –
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mary Trull
Professor of English, 2003-04 –
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Katherine Tuley
Adjunct Instructor in History, 2019-20 –
B.A., M.A., The Ohio State University
Charles Umbanhowar
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 1991-92 –
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
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
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages-French, 2014-15 –
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
Anne von Bibra
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, 1987-88 –
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of California – Los Angeles
Mary Walczak
Professor of Chemistry; Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry, 1992-93 –
B.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Iowa State University
Travis Wall
Adjunct Instructor in Exercise Science, Men’s Head Soccer Coach, 2018-19 –
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.S.R.S., Ohio University
David Walmsley
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 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, 2004-05 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Bruce Wambheim
Visiting Instructor in Economics, 2009-10 – 2010-11, 2015-16 –
B.A., Bemidji State University
Sean Ward
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of Montana; M.A., University of Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Jill Watson
Assistant Professor of Education, 2016-17 –
B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Michon Weeks
Associate Professor of Practice in Art and Art History, 2012-13 –
B.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Weis
Adjunct Instructor in Music, 2013-14 –
B.A., Macalester College; 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
Karen Wilkerson
Visiting Instructor in Music, 2007-08 –
B.A., California State University – Northridge; M.M., Westminster Choir College
Arneshia Williams
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, 2017-18 –
B.F.A., Howard University; M.F.A., University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas Williamson
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2001-02 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Karen Wilson
Professor of Theater; Patrick J. Quade Endowed Chair in Theater, 1979-80, 1981-82 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Charles Wilson
Professor of Religion, 1972-73 – 1976-77, 1981-82 –
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Larry Witherell
Adjunct Professor of History, 2016-17, 2018-19 –
B.A., University of Northern Colorado; J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
Visiting Instructor in 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
Matthew Wright
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2015-16 –
B.A., Messiah College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Olivia Yoshioka-Maxwell
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages – French, 2017-18 –
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
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, 2006-07 –
B.A., College of Wooster; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University