Core Faculty
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 →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 →Dana Horton
Associate Professor of English and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Department Chair of Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 3-4pm and by appointment
View Profile →Averill Earls (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of History; Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: My drop-in hours for students change each semester. 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 →Jennifer Kwon Dobbs (she, her, hers)
Professor of English; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies; Director of the Individual Major Program
Grace Cho (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: (Fall 2026) Mondays 1-3 pm, Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 pm, and by appointment.
View Profile →Jaden Janak (they, them, theirs / he, him, his)
Assistant Professor of History; Director of Race Matters Learning Community
Office Hours: Tuesday: 10:00-11:00am; Thursday 10:30-11:30am Please make an appointment via link available via the syllabus
View Profile →Anthony Bateza (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Religion
Office Hours: W, 10-11:30 am; Th., 1:30-2:30 pm, other times by appointment Office Hour Booking
View Profile →Ibtesam Al Atiyat
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Jonathan T Naito (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of English; Associate Dean of Humanities; Department Chair of History; Director of Faculty Community and Belonging
Office Hours: Mondays from 12:00-2:00, Tues 12:30-1:30, and by appointment
View Profile →Sidonia Alenuma (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology
Office Hours: Mondays: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm & Fridays: 3:30 pm to 4:30 BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
View Profile →Kari Lie Dorer (she, her, hers)
Professor of Norwegian; King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies; Department Chair of Norwegian
Lau Malaver (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 1:30-2:30PM | Old Main 320B Appointment Calendar
View Profile →Juliet Patterson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in English
Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30-3:00 pm; Thursday 10:00-11:30am or by appointment Click here for an appointment
View Profile →SooJin Pate (she, her, hers)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Thursdays 11am – 12 noon and by Appointment
Joseph Sepulveda Ortiz
Assistant Professor of English
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-11:30AM
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)
Jennifer Schultz
Academic Administrative Assistant – Team East
Kelly Sherman-Conroy
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
Office Hours: Monday 12:00-3:30 pm, Tuesday 8:00-9:30 & 2:45-5:00 pm and Thursday 8:00-9:30 am and 3:45-5:00 pm
Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Art and Art History; Department Chair of Art and Art History
Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-3:00 and by appointment. Sign up here.
View Profile →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: Monday 1-2, Friday 10:30-11:30 and by appt.
View Profile →Affiliated Faculty
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
Louis K Epstein (he, him, his)
Professor of Music – Musicology; Department Chair of Music
Tim Howe (he, him, his)
Professor of History
Office Hours: M 2-3:20; TH 2:15-4:00; and by appointment
View Profile →Jenna Coughlin (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Associate Professor of Norwegian; Director of Nordic Studies; Interim Department Chair of Norwegian
Office Hours: Mondays 11:30-1:30; Fridays 12:30-1:30 or email to make an appointment
View Profile →Dana Gross (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: M 2:00-3:00, Tu (virtual-only) 3:45-4:45, W 9:15-10:00, F 2:00-3:30, 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 2026: Monday 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Thursday 2:30 – 4:00 pm, & by appointment. Schedule an Office Hour Appointment
View Profile →Kiara Jorgenson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies; Martin E. Marty Chair in Religion and the Academy; Department Chair of Environmental Studies
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 8:30-9:00 am, Tuesday 1:15-2:00 pm K. Jorgenson Office Hour Appointments- Fall 2026-27
View Profile →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)
Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish
Jonathan O'Conner (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Spanish; Department Chair of Romance Languages
Office Hours: Spring 2026: M 1:30-2:30 / T 2:30-3:30 / Th 2:15-3:15 or by appointment
View Profile →Ariel Strichartz (she, her, hers)
Professor of Spanish
Office Hours: (In-person, drop-in) Tuesday 9-10; Wednesday 3-4; and Friday 2-3. You may also make an appointment by emailing me with your availability (days and times)!
View Profile →Beth Pettitt (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in Biology
Office Hours: Tues: 1:15-3:00pm; Thur: 2:15-3:30pm; or by appointment Fall 2026 Office Hours
Jean Porterfield (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Biology
Office Hours: Link to appointment calendar.
View Profile →Susan E Smalling
Professor of Social Work & Family Studies
Mary Trull (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Professor of English; Department Chair of English
Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30 pm, F 10:00-11:00
View Profile →Maria Vendetti (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – French; Director of Language Across the Curriculum; Director of Middle East Studies
Office Hours: Monday 2-3pm; Wednesday 3-4pm or schedule a student meeting here
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