Core Faculty
Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History; Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: By appointment during the summer. Please email me to make an appointment. Thanks!
View Profile →Andrea C Conger
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; Director of Public Health Studies
Anna Kuxhausen
Professor of History and Russian Language and Area Studies; Department Chair of History
Office Hours: Mon 1:00-3:00; Tues 3:00-4:00. And by appointment. Zoom Link
View Profile →Juliet Patterson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in English; Director of Environmental Conversation
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:45am-11:00am or by appointment Click here for an appointment
View Profile →Joanne Quimby (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Asian Studies; Japanese Section Head
Office Hours: Spring 2024 office hours: Monday 4:15-5:00 pm; Tuesday 2:45-3:30 pm; Wednesday 3:15-4:00 pm; and by appointment
Nancy Thompson (she, her, hers)
Professor of Art and Art History; Department Chair of Art and Art History
Trish Zimmerman (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion
Office Hours: M 12:45-1:30 pm in OM 330C or Friday 10:00-10:30 via Zoom Appointment
View Profile →Affiliated Faculty
Gwendolyn Barnes-Karol
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish
Office Hours: Spring 2024 – M & F 2:15-3:15 p.m.; TH 1:00-2:00 p.m.; and by appt.
View Profile →Jessica M Benson (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: (Spring 2024) Mon 1-3pm, Thurs 1-2 & by appointment Click here to book an appointment
View Profile →Maggie A Broner (she, her, hers)
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish
Office Hours: Spring Semester: Thursdays 2:30-4:30 pm and by appointment
View Profile →Grace Cho (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Mondays 1:00-3:00 pm, Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 am, and by appointment.
View Profile →Jenna Coughlin (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Assistant Professor of Norwegian; Norwegian Section Head
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Tues 3:30-4:30 / Weds 10:15-11:15 / Fri 3-4 (or by appointment)
View Profile →Kari Lie Dorer (she, her, hers)
Professor of Norwegian; King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies; Department Chair of Norwegian; Director of Nordic Studies
Louis K Epstein (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Music – Musicology; Department Chair of Music
Dana Gross (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology; Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science
Sara Halpern (she, her, hers)
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Office Hours: Mondays, 2-3:15 pm near Cage; Wednesdays, 2-3:30 PM in HH216, Thursdays, 12:45-2 pm in HH 216; by appointment (in-person or Zoom). Link to Appointment/Booking Calendar
View Profile →Tim Howe (he, him, his)
Professor of History
Office Hours: Prof Howe will not be on campus for the 2023-24 Academic year
View Profile →Charles Huff
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: By appointment: huff@stolaf.edu
View Profile →Kiara Jorgenson (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies
Office Hours: Monday 1:00-3:00 pm, Wednesday 9-10 am Book Appointments Here
View Profile →Erica J Kanewischer
Associate Professor of Practice in Social Work and Family Studies; Department Chair of Social Work and Family Studies; Director of Family Studies
Office Hours: Mondays: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Additional times by Appointment
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs (she, her, hers)
Professor of English; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies; Director of the Individual Major Program
Office Hours: MWF 12:30-1:30 PM (in-person) and by appointment
View Profile →Diane C LeBlanc (she, her, hers)
Professor and Writer in Residence; Director of Writing Program
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Monday 2:00 – 3:30 pm, Thursday 2:00- 4:00 pm & by appointment. Schedule an Office Hour Appointment
View Profile →Jonathan T Naito (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of English; Associate Dean of Humanities
Office Hours: Mon 11:00-12:45, Weds 2:00-3:00, and by appointment
View Profile →Jonathan O'Conner (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Spanish
Office Hours: Spring Semester 2024 Drop-In: W 2-3:30pm and Th 2:30-4pm in Tomson 343. You can also email me to schedule an appointment for a different time.
View Profile →Beth Pettitt
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office Hours: Tues: 2-3:30pm; Thur: 2-3:30pm; or by appointment
Jean Porterfield (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Biology
Office Hours: I have lots of available meeting times in Spring semester. You can sign up for an appointment at this link.
View Profile →Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History; Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: By appointment during the summer. Please email me to make an appointment. Thanks!
View Profile →Ryan Sheppard
Associate Professor of Practice in Sociology/Anthropology
Susan E Smalling
Professor of Social Work & Family Studies; Associate Dean of Social Sciences; Director of Faculty Inclusion & Belonging
Ariel Strichartz
Professor of Spanish; Department Chair of Romance Languages
Office Hours: (In-person, drop-in) Mondays & Wednesday 12-1; Tuesday 9-10. You may also make an appointment by emailing me.
View Profile →Mary Trull (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Professor of English; Department Chair of English
Office Hours: Mon., Fri. 2-3pm; Wed. 10:30-11:30am
View Profile →Maria Vendetti (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – French; French Section Head; Director of Language Across the Curriculum