Core Faculty
Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Andrea C Conger
Associate Professor of Practice in Dance; Director of Public Health Studies
Office Hours: W 11:30-12:30, F 10-12, and by appointment
View Profile →Averill Earls (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of History
Office Hours: My drop-in hours for students are MW 10:30-12:30. I recommend reserving time using the link below even for drop-in hours, so you are on my calendar and I keep that space open for you! Click here to reserve time or make an appointment.
View Profile →Dana Horton
Associate Professor of English and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 2-3pm and by appointment
View Profile →Anna Kuxhausen
Professor of History and Russian Language and Area Studies
Office Hours: Mon 1:00-3:00; Tues 3:00-4:00. And by appointment. Zoom Link
View Profile →Lau Malaver
Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Juliet Patterson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in English; Director of Environmental Conversation
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00-11:30 am; Thursday 11:00-12:30; Friday (virtual) 10:00-11:00am Click here for an appointment
View Profile →Joanne Quimby (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Asian Studies; Japanese Section Head
Office Hours: Fall 2026: In-person Monday & Wednesday 1:00-2:30 pm; and by appointment (virtual options possible)
Nancy Thompson (she, her, hers)
Professor of Art and Art History; Director of Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts
Trish Zimmerman (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion
Office Hours: M 11:30-12:30, F 11-11:30 in OM 330C & by appt
View Profile →Affiliated Faculty
Jessica M Benson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: M 1-3pm & Th 1-2pm (Fall 2025) Please click here to book an appointment or email me with alternative times
View Profile →Maggie A Broner (she, her, hers)
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish
Grace Cho (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Mondays 1:00-3:00 pm, Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 pm, and by appointment.
View Profile →Jenna Coughlin (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Associate Professor of Norwegian; Norwegian Section Head
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)
Professor of Music – Musicology; Department Chair of Music
Dana Gross (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: M 10:45-11:30, Tu 4:00-5:00 (virtual), W 9:00-9:45, F 3:00-3:45
View Profile →Tim Howe (he, him, his)
Professor of History
Office Hours: M 2-3; T: 2:15-3:15; TH 8-9 am; and by appointment.
View Profile →Kiara Jorgenson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies; Department Chair of Environmental Studies
Office Hours: K. Jorgenson Office Hour Appointments- Fall 2025
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
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs (she, her, hers)
Professor of English; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies; Director of the Individual Major Program
Office Hours: 10:45-11:40 AM Mondays, 1-2 PM Fridays, and by appointment.
View Profile →Diane C LeBlanc (she, her, hers)
Professor and Writer in Residence; Associate Dean of the First Year Experience and Sophomore Thriving; Director of Writing Program
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesday 12:30 – 1:45 pm, Thursday 3:00 – 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: Tues 1:30-2:30, Weds 11:30-1:00, and by appointment
View Profile →Jonathan O'Conner (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Spanish; Department Chair of Romance Languages
Office Hours: when classes are in session: W 3:30-4:30, Th 1-2, F 1:30-2:30, or by appointment
View Profile →Beth Pettitt
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology
Office Hours: Tues: 2-3:30pm; Thur: 2-3:30pm; or by appointment
Jean Porterfield (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Biology
Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Susan E Smalling
Professor of Social Work & Family Studies; Associate Dean of Social Sciences; Director of Faculty Community and Belonging
Ariel Strichartz (she, her, hers)
Professor of Spanish
Office Hours: (In-person, drop-in) Tuesday 12-1; Wednesday 2-3. 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. 10-11:00 am, Wed. 3-4:00 pm, Fri. 1-2:00 pm
View Profile →Maria Vendetti (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – French; Director of Language Across the Curriculum