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Full Time Faculty

(Date in parentheses indicates year of first appointment at Macalester College.)

Linda Aanonsen. Professor of Biology (1989); B.S., Edgewood College, 1978; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1987.

Vittorio Addona. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (2005); BSc., McGill University, 2000; MSc., McGill University, 2000; Ph.D., McGill University, 2005.

Franklin H. Adler. G. Theodore Mitau Professor of Political Science (1996); B.A., Antioch College, 1967; M.A., University of Chicago, 1968; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1980.

Holly Barcus. Assistant Professor of Geography (2005); B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1995; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1997; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2001.

Ron Barrett. Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2009); B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1990; B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1992; M.A., Emory University, 1999; Ph.D., Emory University, 2002.

Randall Bauer. Assistant Professor of Music (2009); B.M., Johns Hopkins University/Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1997; M.M., Johns Hopkins University/Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1998; M.F.A., Princeton University, 2002; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2005.

Andrew J. Beveridge. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (2007); B.A., Williams College, 1991; Ph.D., Yale University, 1997.

Andrew Billing. Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies (2008); B.A., University of Otago, 1994; M.A., University of Canterbury, 1996; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2007.

Susana Blanco-Iglesias. Visiting Instructor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (1998); M.A., University of Minnesota, 1990.

David Lynn Blaney. Professor of Political Science (1994); B.A., Valparaiso University, 1980; M.A., University of Denver, 1983; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1990.

Terry Boychuk. Associate Professor of Sociology (1996); B.A., Carleton College, 1986; M.A., Princeton University, 1990; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1994.

Sarah Boyer. Assistant Professor of Biology (2007); B.A., Swarthmore College, 1996; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007.

Louisa I. Bradtmiller. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2008); B.A., Smith College, 2002; M.A., Columbia University, 2005; M.Phil., Columbia University, 2006; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2008.

David M. Bressoud. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1994); B.A., Swarthmore College, 1971; M.A., Temple University, 1975; Ph.D., Temple University, 1977.

Ronald Brisbois. Professor of Chemistry (2000); B.A., Hamline University, 1985; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990.

Kendrick T. Brown. Associate Professor of Psychology (1998); B.A., Mount Union College, 1993; M.A., University of Michigan, 1996; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1998.

Darcy Burgund. Assistant Professor of Psychology (2009); B.A., Skidmore College, 1993; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2000.

Christopher T. Calderone. Assistant Professor of Biology (2008); B.S., University of Chicago, 1999; M.Phil., Cambridge, 2001; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2005.

John M. Cannon. Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2007); B.S., University of Iowa, 1999; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2004.

Ernesto Capello. Assistant Professor of History (2008); B.A., Vassar College, 1996; M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 2001; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2005.

Ayse Çelikkol. Assistant Professor of English (2005); B.S., Bilkent University, Turkey, 1998; B.A., Beloit College, 2000; M.A., Rice University 2004; Ph.D., Rice University, 2006.

Julia Chadaga. Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Studies (2006); B.A., Wesleyan University, 1993; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2003.

Devavani Chatterjea. Assistant Professor of Biology (2006); B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1996; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001.

Adrienne E. Christiansen. Associate Professor of Political Science (1990); B.A., University of Kansas, 1982; B.A., University of Kansas, 1984; M.A., University of Kansas, 1987; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990.

Neil Ashvin Chudgar. Assistant Professor of English (2009); B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2001; M.A., University of Chicago, 2006.

Amanda M. Ciafone. Assistant Professor of International Studies (2008); B.A., Brown University, 2000; M.A., Yale University, 2003; Ph.D., Yale University, 2009.

Beth Cleary. Associate Professor of Theater and Dance (1993); B.A., Middlebury College, 1983; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1991; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1994.

Paula M. Cooey. Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Religious Studies (1999); B.A., University of Georgia, 1968; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, 1974; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1981.

John P. Craddock. Professor of Geology (1989); B.A., Macalester College, 1980; M.S., University of Michigan, 1983; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1988.

Andrea D. Cremer. Assistant Professor of History (2007); B.A., Northland College, 2000; M.A., Butler University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2007.

Amy L. Damon. Assistant Professor of Economics (2008); B.A., University of Vermont, 1997; M.S., Michigan State University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2008.

Erik Davis. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (2007); B.A., Macalester College, 1996; M.A., University of Washington, 2000; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2009.

Mark A. Davis. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Biology (1981); A.B., Harvard College, 1972; Ed.M., Harvard University, 1974; Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 1981.

James Dawes. Associate Professor of English (2001); B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1991; M. Phil, University of Cambridge, 1992; M.A., Harvard University, 1994; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1998.

Liang Ding. Assistant Professor of Economics (2006); B.A., Manjing University, P.R. China, 1999; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

Julie Dolan. Associate Professor of Political Science (2001); B.A., St. Olaf College, 1990; Ph.D., American University, 1997.

Antonio Dorca. Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (1994); B.A., Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 1987; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1993.

Jerald Dosch. Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2004); B.A., Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 1990; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1996.

Paul Dosh. Assistant Professor of Political Science (2004); B.A., Carleton College, 1996; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2004.

James R. Doyle. Professor of Physics (1992); B.S., University of Michigan, 1981; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1989.

Susanna L. Drake. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (2008); B.A., Grinnell College, 2000; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, 2003; Ph.D., Duke University, 2008.

Daylanne English. Associate Professor of English (2003); B.A., Oberlin College, 1984; M.A., University of Virginia, 1992; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1996.

Christina Esposito. Assistant Professor of Linguistics (2006); B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 2000; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2006.

J. Peter Ferderer. Professor of Economics (1996); B.A., University of Saint Thomas, 1983; M.A., Washington University, 1985; Ph.D., Washington University, 1989.

Paul J. Fischer. Associate Professor of Chemistry (2001); B.S., University of Minnesota, 1993; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1998.

Daniel E. Flath. Visiting Professor of Mathematics (2002); B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1972; M.S., Southern Methodist University, 1972; M.A., Harvard University, 1974; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1977.

Janet M. Folina. Professor of Philosophy (1989); B.A., Williams College, 1982; M. Phil., St. Andrew’s University, 1983; Ph.D., St. Andrew’s University, 1986.

Susan E. Fox. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1995); B.A, Oberlin College, 1990; M.S., Indiana University, 1993, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995.

Cary Franklin. Assistant Professor of Music (2005); B.A., Macalester College, 1979; M.M., University of Minnesota, 2000..

Ruthann Godollei. Professor of Art (1986); B.F.A., Indiana University, 1981; M.F.A., University of Minnesota, 1983.

Galo F. González. Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (1986); B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1975; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1985.

Olga González. Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2007); B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, 1987; M.A., Columbia University, 1996; M.Phil., Columbia University, 1996; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2006.

Geoffrey Gorham. Associate Professor of Philosophy (2008); B.A., Dalhousie University (King’s College), 1986; M.A., University of Calgary, 1988; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994.

Frederik Green. Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures (2009); B.A., Cambridge University, UK, 2000.

Martin Gunderson. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Philosophy (1973); B.A., Macalester College, 1968; M.A., Cornell University, 1971; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1972; J.D., University of Minnesota, 1982.

Arjun Guneratne. Professor of Anthropology (1995); A.B., Dartmouth College, 1985; M.A., University of Chicago, 1987; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1994.

John Haiman. Professor of Linguistics (1989); B.A., University of Toronto, 1967; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1971.

Thomas M. Halverson. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1993); B.A., Saint Olaf College, 1986; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1993.

G. Birgitta Hammarberg. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Russian (1983); Diplom, Handelshogskolan vid Abo Akademi, Finland, 1964; A.M., Purdue University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1982.

Corie Hammers. Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (2009); B.S, Texas A&M University, 1997; M.S., Portland State University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2005.

Duchess Harris. Associate Professor of American Studies (1998); B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1991; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997.

Becky Heist. Senior Instructor in Theater and Dance (1980); B.F.A., University of Utah, 1973; M.F.A., University of Illinois, 1996.

James N. Heyman. Professor of Physics (1994); A.B., Williams College, 1985; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1992.

Daniel J. Hornbach. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies (1984); B.S., University of Dayton, 1974; M.S., University of Dayton, 1976; Ph.D., Miami University, 1980.

Rebecca C. Hoye. Associate Professor of Chemistry (1995); B.A., Bucknell University, 1973; M.A., Harvard University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1981.

Lynn Hudson. Associate Professor of History (2005); B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1983; M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1987; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1996.

Joanna Inglot. Edith M. Kelso Associate Professor of Art (2006); B.A., University of Illinois, 1988; M.A., University of WisconsinMadison, 1991; Ph.D., University of WisconsinMadison, 1997.

Marlon James. Assistant Professor of English (2007); B.A., University of the West Indies; M.A., Wilkes University, 2006.

Casey A. Jarrin. Assistant Professor of English (2007); B.A., Yale University, 1998; Ph.D., Duke University, 2006.

Alicia A. Johnson. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (2009); B.A., University of Wisconsin, 2001; M.S., Colorado State University, 2003.

Leola Aletha Johnson. Associate Professor of Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies (1998); B.A., Ohio State University, 1973; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1976; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990.

Daniel T. Kaplan. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1996); B.A., Swarthmore College, 1981; M.S., Stanford University, 1982; M.S., Harvard University, 1986; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1989.

Jean-Pierre Karegeye. Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies (2009); B.A., Institut de Philosophie Saint Pierre Canisius (Kinshasa/R.R. Congo), 1994; B.A., Hekima College, Nairobi/Kenya, 1997; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2004.

Cynthia Kauffeld. Assistant Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (2005); B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1994; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000.

Corby Kelly. Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics (2007); B.A., Dartmouth College, 1999; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2007.

Daniel R. Keyser. Associate Professor of Theater and Dance (1978); B.A., Hanover College, 1972; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, 1975.

John Kim. Assistant Professor of Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies (2009); B.A., Williams College, 1998; M.A., Stanford University, 2005; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2008.

Sung Kyu Kim. Professor of Physics (1965); B.A., Davidson College, 1960; A.M., Duke University, 1964; Ph.D., Duke University, 1965.

Aglaia Kiarina Kordela. Associate Professor of German (1998); B.A., University of Athens, Greece, 1991; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1994; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1998.

Mahnaz Kousha. Professor of Sociology (1991); B.A., Iran-Tehran, 1978; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1981; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1985; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1990.

Theresa Krier. Professor of English (2003); B.A., Western Michigan University, 1977; M.A., University of Michigan, 1978; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1983.

Gary J. Krueger. Professor of Economics (1989); B.A., University of Illinois, 1981; M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989.

Ruthanne Kurth-Schai. Professor of Educational Studies (1986); B.S., University of Minnesota, 1976; M.S., Indiana University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1984.

Keith Kuwata. Associate Professor of Chemistry (2000); B.S., Harvey Mudd College, 1991; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1998.

Winston Kyan. Assistant Professor of Art History (2005); B.A., Brown University, 1989; M.A., University of Chicago, 1996; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2005.

James W. Laine. Arnold Lowe Professor of Religious Studies (1985); B.A., Texas Tech University, 1974; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1977; Th.D., Harvard University, 1984.

David A. Lanegran. John S. Holl Professor of Geography (1969); B.A., Macalester College, 1963; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1966; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1970.

Kristin Huffman Lanzoni. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow of Art (2009); B.A., Cornell University, 1991; M.A., Florida State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2005.

Erik Larson. Assistant Professor of Sociology (2004); B.A., Hamline University, 1992; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1997; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2004.

Andrew A. Latham. Associate Professor of Political Science (1997); B.A., York University, 1986; M.A., Queen’s University, 1988; Ph.D., York University, 1997.

R. Brooke Lea. Professor of Psychology (1998); B.A., Haverford College, 1983; M.A., New York University, 1989; Ph.D., New York University, 1993.

Scott S. Legge. Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2008); B.A., Purdue University, 1991; M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2002.

Rachel Lucas-Thompson. Assistant Professor of Psychology (2009); B.A., Beloit College, 2003; M.A., University of California at Irvine, 2005.

Kelly Revenaugh MacGregor. Assistant Professor of Geology (2003); B.A., Williams College, 1993; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2001.

Carleton Macy. Professor of Music (1978); B.M., Redlands University, 1966; M.A., California State University, Fullerton, 1972; D.M.A., University of Washington, 1978.

David Martyn. Associate Professor of German Studies (2003); B.A., Yale University, 1981; M.A., Cornell University, 1986; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991.

Mark Mazullo. Associate Professor of Music (1999); B.M., The Catholic University of America, 1989; M.M., Johns Hopkins University, 1991; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1999.

Antoine Mefleh. Visiting Instructor of Classics (2007); B.S., University of St. Thomas, 2001.

Diane Michelfelder. Professor of Philosophy (2005); A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 1975; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1982.

Joyce Minor. Karl Egge Visiting Professor of Economics (2008); B.A., Macalester College, 1988; M.B.A., Harvard Business School, 1993.

Karine S. Moe. Professor of Economics (1995); B.A., Saint Olaf College, 1985; M.P.P., Harvard University, 1989; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1992, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1995.

Jamie Monson. Professor of History (2009); B.A., Stanford University, 1978; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1991.

Mary K. Montgomery. Associate Professor of Biology (1998); B.A., Immaculata College, 1986; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1993.

David Chioni Moore. Associate Professor of International Studies and English (1995); B.A., Brown University, 1986; Rotary Foundation graduate scholar, Université de Dakar, Senegal, 19861987; Ph.D., Duke University, 1996.

William Moseley. Associate Professor of Geography (2002); B.A., Carleton College, 1987; M.S., University of Michigan, 1993; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2001.

Alicia Muñoz. Assistant Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (2009); B.A., Swarthmore College, 2003.

Kathleen M. Murray. Professor of Music (2008); B.M., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1979; M.M., Bowling Green State University, 1982; D.M., Northwestern University, 1989.

Kristin Naca. CFD Postdoctoral Fellow of English (2008); B.A., University of Washington, 1995; M.A., University of Cincinnati, 2000; M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2003; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2008.

Nadya Nedelsky. Associate Professor of International Studies (2002); B.A., Augustana College, 1992; M.A., University of Toronto, 1994; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2001.

Lara D. Nielsen. Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance (2007); B.A., Boston College, 1990; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1995; Ph.D., New York University, 2002.

Sun No. Assistant Professor of Psychology (2008); B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2001; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.

Margaret M. Olsen. Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (2007); B.A., Ohio State University, 1989; M.A., Ohio State University, 1991; Ph.D., Tulane University, 1998.

Joan M. Ostrove. Associate Professor of Psychology (1999); B.A., Williams College, 1987; M.A., University of Michigan, 1991; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1996.

J. Andrew Overman. Harry M. Drake Professor of Classics (1993); B.A., St. John’s University, 1978; B.D., University of Edinburgh, 1981; Ph.D., Boston University, 1989.

Paul Overvoorde. Associate Professor of Biology (2001); B.S., Calvin College, 1990; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1995.

Roopali Phadke. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2005); B.A., Wellesley College, 1994; M.A., Cornell University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003.

Peter Rachleff. Professor of History (1982); B.A., Amherst College, 1973; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1976; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1981.

Jane Rhodes. Professor of American Studies (2005); B.A., Syracuse University, 1977; M.A., Syracuse University, 1984; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1992.

Raymond Robertson. Professor of Economics (1999); B.A., Trinity University, 1991; M.S., University of Texas, Austin, 1995; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1997.

Eugene C. Rogers. Assistant Professor of Music (2008); B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1996; M.M., University of Michigan, 2001; D.M.A., University of Michigan, 2008.

Kristina Curry Rogers. Assistant Professor of Biology and Geology (2002); B.Sc., Montana State University, 1996; M.Sc., Stony Brook University, 1999; Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2001.

Raymond R. Rogers. Professor of Geology (1997); B.S., Northern Arizona University, 1985; M.S., University of Montana, 1989; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1995.

Ahmed I. Samatar. James Wallace Professor of International Studies (1994) and Dean of the Center for Global Citizenship; B.A., University of Wisconsin (La Crosse), 1978; M.A., University of Denver, 1981; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1984.

Khaldoun Samman. Associate Professor of Sociology (2002); B.A., George Washington University, 1989; M.A., Binghamton University, 1996; Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2001.

Karin Aguilar-San Juan. Associate Professor of American Studies (1999); B.A., Swarthmore College, 1984; M.A., Brown University, 1995; Ph.D., Brown University, 2000.

Sonita Sarker. Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and English (1995); B.A., Loreto College, Calcutta, India, 1984; M.A., Calcutta University, Calcutta, India, 1987; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1989; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993.

Karen Saxe. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1991); B.A., Bard College, 1982; M.S., University of Oregon, 1984; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1988.

Patrick Schmidt. Associate Professor of Political Science (2006); B.A. University of Minnesota, 1993, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1999.

Linda S. Schulte-Sasse. DeWitt Wallace Professor of German (1984); B.A., University of Minnesota, 1969; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1978; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1985.

Christopher Scott. Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures (2006); B.A., Princeton University, 1993; M.A., Stanford University, 1999; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2006.

Stanton G. Sears. Associate Professor of Art (1983); B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 1973; M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1976.

Shilad Sen. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (2008); B.A., Northwestern University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2009.

Beth Severy-Hoven. Associate Professor of Classics (1998); A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 1990; M.St., Oxford University, 1991; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1993; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1998.

Paru Shah. Assistant Professor of Political Science (2006); B.A., University of Michigan, 1994; M.A., University of Illinois, 2003; Ph.D., Rice University, 2006.

Dianna Shandy. Associate Professor of Anthropology (2001); B.S., Georgetown University, 1990; M.A., Columbia University, 1995; M.Phil., Columbia University, 1999; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2001.

Elizabeth Shoop. Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (2001); B.S., University of Minnesota, 1982; M.S., University of Minnesota, 1990; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1996.

Laura Smith. Assistant Professor of Geography (2004); B.A., Macalester College, 1994; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1996; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2004.

Kathryn Splan. Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007); B.S., University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1999; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2004.

Clay Steinman. Professor of Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies (1993); A.B., Duke University, 1971; M.S., Columbia University, 1972; M.A., New York University, 1976; Ph.D., New York University, 1979.

Jaine Strauss. Professor of Psychology (1993); B.A., Swarthmore College, 1980; M.A., University of Rochester, 1983; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1985.

Satoko Suzuki. Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures (1990); B.A., University of Niigata, 1986; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1989, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1993.

Yue-him Tam. Professor of History (1990); B.A., New Asia College, Hong Kong, 1965; M.A., Indiana University, 1968; M.A., Princeton University, 1973; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1975.

Tonnis ter Veldhuis. Associate Professor of Physics (2003); M.Sc. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1989; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993.

Chad Topaz. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (2007); B.A., Harvard University, 1996; M.S., Northwestern University, 1997; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2002.

Daniel Trudeau. Assistant Professor of Geography (2006); B.A., University of Minnesota, 1999; M.A., State University of New York, Buffalo, 2001; Ph.D., University of ColoradoBoulder, 2006.

Thomas D. Varberg. Professor of Chemistry (1992); B.A., Hamline University, 1985; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990.

Joëlle Vitiello. Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies (1990); D.E.U.G. (General University Education Degree), Universite Paris XIII, 1979; Licence es Lettres Modernes, Universite Paris XIII, 1978; First Certificate of Master’s Degree, Universite Paris XIII, 1979; M.A., Stanford University, 1988; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1990.

James von Geldern. Professor of Russian Studies and International Studies (1988); B.A., Tufts University, 1980; M.A., Brown University, 1981; Ph.D., Brown University, 1987.

Ping Wang. Associate Professor of English (1999); B.A., Beijing University, 1984; M.A., Long Island University, 1987; Ph.D., New York University, 1999.

Harry Waters Jr. Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance (2004); MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2003.

Peter Weisensel. Professor of History (1973); B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1963; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1965; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1973.

Christopher Wells. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2005); B.A., Williams College, 1995; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1997; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2004.

Sarah West. Associate Professor of Economics (2000); B.A., Macalester College, 1991; M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1994; M.S., University of Texas, Austin, 1997; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1999.

Eric P. Wiertelak. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Psychology (1993); B.A., University of Central Florida, 1989; M.A., University of Colorado, 1991; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1993.

Christine Willcox. Associate Professor of Art (2000); B.A., University of Guelph, 1992; M.F.A., Rutgers University, 1998.

M. Brett Wilson. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (2009); B.A., University of South Carolina Honors College, 2001.

Karl R. Wirth. Associate Professor of Geology (1990); B.S., Beloit College, 1982; M.S., Cornell University, 1986; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991.

Chuen-Fung Wong. Assistant Professor of Music (2006); B.A., Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999; M.Phil, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.

Xin Yang. Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures (2007); B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University, 1995; M.A., University of Oregon, 2000; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006.

Part Time Faculty

Brigetta Abel. Visiting Assistant Professor of German and Russian Studies (2000); B.A., Cornell University, 1991; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1994; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1999.

Anne E. Carayon. Visiting Instructor of French and Francophone Studies (1981); DUEL (Diplôme d’Etudies Littéraires), Université Paris IV Danton-Sorbonne, 1970; B.A., State University New York at Buffalo, 1974; M.A., University of Arizona, 1976; A.B.D., University of Minnesota, 1987.

Rabbi Barry D. Cytron. Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (1989); B.S., Columbia University, 1965; M.A., Columbia University, 1968; Ordination, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1970; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1982.

Françoise E. Denis. Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies (1993); Licence, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1964; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1978; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986.

Karl Albert Egge. F.R. Bigelow Professor of Economics (1970); B.A., University of Montana, 1965; M.A., Ohio State University, 1967; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1973.

Gary Erickson. Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (1995); B.A., Hamline University, 1980; M.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics, 1985.

T. Jeffery Evans. Adjunct Professor of Economics and Business (1978); B.B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1974.

Fabiola Franco. Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (1981); B.A., Teachers Training College (Colombia), 1963; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1970; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1979.

Annick Fritz. Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies (1978); B.A., University of Besancon, France, 1971; M.A., University of Besancon, France, 1972; Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1991.

Jan Gilbert. Visiting Instructor of Music (1987); A.B., Douglass College, 1969; M.A., Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy, 1972; D.M.A., University of Illinois, 1979.

Nanette Goldman. Adjunct Professor of Classics (1998); B.A., Carleton College, 1978.

Leland R. Guyer. Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (1983); A.B., San Diego State University, 1968; M.A., San Diego State University, 1972; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Rachael Huener. Visiting Assistant Professor of German (1995); B.A., St. Olaf College, 1980; M.A., Northwestern University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2001.

Joan P. Hutchinson. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1990); B.A., Smith College, 1967; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1971; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1973.

David C. Itzkowitz. Professor of History (1974); B.A., Amherst College, 1965; M.A., Columbia University, 1966; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1972.

Elizabeth Jansen. Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (1996); B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1986; M.S. University of Minnesota, 1989; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997.

Lynda LaBounty. Associate Professor of Psychology (1973); B.A., Eastern Washington State College, 1963; M.S., Eastern Washington State College, 1968; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1971.

Joy Laine. Adjunct Professor of Philosophy (1987); B.A., Hull University, 1974; M.A., Surrey University, 1979; Ph.D., The Open University, Oxford, England, 1989.

Stuart Y. McDougal. DeWitt Wallace Professor of English (1998); B.A., Haverford College, 1964; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1965; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1970.

Richard K. Molnar. Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1983); B.S., Georgetown University, 1967; M.S., University of North Carolina, 1969; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1973.

Kathleen K. Parson. Professor of Biology and Chemistry (1974); B.A., Macalester College, 1967; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1973.

Sonia Patten. Assistant Professor of Anthropology (1987); B.A., University of Minnesota, 1960; M.S., Iowa State University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990.

Gisela Peters. Visiting Instructor of German (1988).

Norman L. Rosenberg. DeWitt Wallace Professor of History (1975); B.A., University of Nebraska, 1964; M.A., University of Nebraska, 1967; Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1972.

G. Michael Schneider. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1982); B.S., University of Michigan, 1966; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1968; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1974.

Howard Sinker. Visiting Instructor of Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies (1990); B.A., Macalester College, 1978.

Paul Douglas Solon. Professor of History (1970); B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1964; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1966; Ph.D., Brown University, 1970.

Rebecca Stanchfield. Visiting Instructor of Theater and Dance (1984).

Vasant A. Sukhatme. Edward John Noble Professor of Economics (1978); B.A., University of Calcutta, 1965; M.A., Delhi School of Economics, 1967; M.A., University of Southern California, 1971; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1977.

David L. Sunderland. Adjunct Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies (1982); B.A., Middlebury College, 1967; M.A., Middlebury College, 1968.

Sharon L. Varosh. Visiting Instructor of Theater and Dance (1988); B.S., Georgetown University, 1976.

Stan Wagon. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1990); B.A., McGill University, 1971; Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 1975.

Karen Warren. Professor of Philosophy (1985); B.A., University of Minnesota, 1970; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1974; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1978.

Jack M. Weatherford. DeWitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology (1983); B.A., University of South Carolina, 1967; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1972; M.A., University of California, San Diego, 1973; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1977.

William H. Wilcox. Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy (2006); A.B., Princeton University, 1972; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1981.


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