The Faculty
The date immediately following a name indicates the year of appointment at Carleton.
Key to superscripts
- 1 On leave fall
- 2 On leave winter
- 3 On leave spring
- 4 On leave for year
- 5 On leave fall and winter
- 6 On leave winter and spring
- 7 On leave fall and spring
ROBERT A. ODEN, JR., 2002–President and Professor of Religion
Harvard College, AB; Cambridge University, BA, MA; Harvard Divinity School, ThM; Harvard University, PhD; Dartmouth College, MA
BEVERLY NAGEL, 1980–Dean of the College and Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Sociology, Science, Technology, and Society
Carleton College, BA; Stanford University, MA, PhD
ELIZABETH CINER, 1982–Associate Dean of the College and Senior Lecturer in English
University of Pennsylvania, BA; University of Washington, MA, PhD
NATHAN D. GRAWE, 1999–Associate Dean of the College and Associate Professor of Economics
St. Olaf College, BA; University of Chicago, MA, PhD
ÉVA PÓSFAY, 1991–Associate Dean of the College and Professor of French
Bryn Mawr College, AB, MA; Princeton University, MA, PhD
KENNETH B. ABRAMS, 2008–Assistant Professor of Psychology
Dartmouth College, BA; University of Minnesota, PhD
MEHERUN AHMED4, 2006–Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Dhaka, BSS, MSS; University of Washington (Seattle), MA; University of Washington, PhD
SHARON ATSUKO AKIMOTO5, 1991–Professor of Psychology
University of Utah, BA, MS, PhD
DAVID G. ALBERG, 1993–Professor of Chemistry
Carleton College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), PhD
BARBARA ALLEN, 1988–Professor of Political Science
Indiana University, BA, MA, PhD
BENJAMIN ALLEN, 1994–Senior Lecturer in Voice
Wartburg College, BMusEd
MARIA DEL PALMAR ÁLVAREZ-BLANCO6, 2006–Assistant Professor of Spanish
Universidad de Valladolid, Licenciada; University of Villanova, MA; University of Colorado (Boulder), PhD
GWEN ANDERSON, 198690, 2001–Lecturer in French Horn
University of Minnesota, BA
DEBORAH APPLEMAN, 1986–Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies
University of Minnesota, BS, MA, PhD
LAWRENCE L. ARCHBOLD, 1982–Professor of Music & Enid and Henry Woodward College Organist
University of California (Berkeley), AB, MA, PhD
JONATHAN J. ARMEL, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
Oberlin College, BA
JENNIFER A. BADER, 2001–Lecturer in Dance
University of the Arts, BFA
PETER BALAAM, 2003–Assistant Professor of English
University of California (Berkeley), BA; Princeton Theological Seminary, MDiv; Princeton University, MA, PhD
LUCIANO BATTAGLINI, 2007–Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Women's Tennis Coach
Oklahoma Christian University, BS; Oklahoma State University, MS
SHADI BAYADSY, 2009–Adjunct Instructor in Arabic and Hebrew
University of Haifa, BA; University of Texas (Austin), MA
MARTHA-ELIZABETH (MARTY) BAYLOR4, 2007, 2009–Assistant Professor of Physics
Kenyon College, BA; University of Colorado, PhD
STACY N. BECKWITH, 1999–Associate Professor of Hebrew
University of Toronto, BA; University of Minnesota, MA, PhD
BRYN BENFORD, 2008–Visiting Instructor in Geology
Franklin and Marshall College, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MS
CYNTHIA A. BLAHA4, 1987–Professor of Physics and Astronomy
University of Minnesota, BS, MS, PhD
BECKY J. BOLING, 1983–Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. Professor of Spanish and the Liberal Arts
Indiana State University, BS, MA; Northwestern University, PhD
ANNA L. BOSACKER, 2006–Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Carleton College, BA; University of Missouri, BA; University of Minnesota, MS, PhD
PETER DAVID BRANDON, 2008–Broom Professor of Social Demography
Michigan State University, BA; The University of Michigan, MA; The University of Chicago, PhD
JORGE J. BRAVO III, 2006–Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Languages
Princeton University, AB; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
JORGE BRIOSO5, 2001–Associate Professor of Spanish
University of Havana, BA; City University of New York, PhD
DANIEL P. BRUGGEMAN, 2002–Senior Lecturer in Art
University of Nebraska, BA, BFA; Hunter College, MFA
JACKSON BRYCE, 1972–Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of Classical Languages and the Liberal Arts and Senior Lecturer in Bassoon
Catholic University of America, AB; Harvard University, AM, PhD
MICHAEL W. BURAND, 2007–Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
University of Minnesota (Duluth), BS; University of Minnesota, MS, PhD
LINDA DEMAREST BURDELL, 2005–Lecturer in Spanish
Kalamazoo College, BA; University of Michigan, MA; University of Kansas, MA, PhD
LAWRENCE E. BURNETT, 1993–Professor of Music and Choral Director
Texas A & I University, BMus; Eastern New Mexico University, MMus; University of Texas (Austin), DMA
ROBERT S. CARLSON, 1997–Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Men's Soccer Coach
St. Olaf College, BA; Loyola University, MEd
SCOTT D. CARPENTER, 1990–Professor of French
University of Minnesota, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), PhD
DENNIS CASS, 2006, 2009–Visiting Instructor in English
Carleton College, BA
MARION E. CASS1, 1987–Charles Jim and Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences
Fort Lewis College, BS; University of Colorado, PhD
LAURA CAVIANI, 2003–Lecturer in Jazz Piano
Lawrence University, BMus; University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), MMus
JOSÉ CERNA-BAZÁN3, 2001–Professor of Spanish
Universidad Nacional de San Marcos, Lima, BA; University of Minnesota, MA, PhD
ARNAB CHAKLADAR, 2007–Assistant Professor of English
Delhi University, BA; University of Southern California, MA, PhD
JOSEPH WALTER CHIHADE, 2003–Associate Professor of Chemistry
Oberlin College, BA; Columbia University, MA, PhD
CHARLES CHIHARA, 2010–Cowling Visiting Professor of Philosophy
Seattle University, BS; Purdue University, MS; University of Washington, PhD
LAURA M. CHIHARA, 2000–Professor of Mathematics
University of Washington, BS; University of Minnesota, PhD
ANITA CHIKKATUR, 2008–ScholarInResidence Fellow in Educational Studies
Swarthmore College, BA; University of Pennsylvania, MSEd, PhD
NANCY J. CHO, 1995–Professor of English
Yale University, BA; University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), MA, PhD
AIMEE ANNE CHOR, 2007, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Religion
Carleton College, BA; University of Chicago, MA
NELSON LLOYD CHRISTENSEN, JR., 1999–Professor of Physics
Stanford University, BS; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
ELIZABETH CINER, 1982–Associate Dean of the College and Senior Lecturer in English
University of Pennsylvania, BA; University of Washington, MA, PhD
ANDREW M. CLARK, 1993–Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Swimming Coach
Whitman College, BA; University of Oregon (Eugene), MS
CLIFFORD E. CLARK, JR., 1970–Professor of History and M.A. and A.D. Hulings Professor of American Studies
Yale University, BA; Harvard University, MA, PhD
KEVIN CLEMENTS, 2004–Lecturer in Jazz Bass
University of Missouri (Kansas City), BA
KELLY CONNOLE, 2004–Assistant Professor of Art
University of Montana (Missoula), BFA; San Francisco State University, MFA
LAURENCE D. COOPER6, 1997–Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Virginia, BA; New York University, MA; Duke University, MA, PhD
ELIZABETH COVILLE, 198591, 2000, 2008–Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Cornell University, AB; The University of Chicago, AM, PhD
CLINTON A. COWAN, 1997–Associate Professor of Geology
Carleton College, BA; University of Michigan, MS; Queen's University, PhD
STEPHANIE M. COX, 2007–Visiting Assistant Professor of French
Florida State University, BA; Bowling Green State University, MA; University of Louisiana (Lafayette), PhD
CHARLES E. CRUTCHFIELD, III, 2003–Visiting Professor of Biology
Carleton College, BA; Mayo Clinic, MA, MD
AMY CSIZMAR DALAL, 2003–Assistant Professor of Computer Science
University of Notre Dame, BS; Northwestern University, MS, PhD
ANGELA CURRAN, 2005–Assistant Professor of Philosophy
University of California (Berkeley), AB; University of Massachusetts (Amherst), PhD
CAMERON DAVIDSON, 2002–Professor of Geology
University of Wisconsin, BS; Princeton University, PhD
JASON DECKER, 2007–Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Grove City College, BA; Arizona State University, MA; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
SARAH DEEL, 1996–Lecturer in Biology
Grinnell College, BA; Oregon State University, MS
STEVEN P. DEHMER, 2010–Visiting Instructor in Economics
St. John's University, BA
LYNN DEICHERT, 1988–Senior Lecturer in Trumpet
Oberlin Conservatory, BMus; Boston University, MMus
ROBERT P. DOBROW, 2001–Associate Professor of Mathematics
State University of New York, BS; Johns Hopkins University, MSE, PhD
JESSICA DOCKTER TIERNEY, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Educational Studies
Carleton College, BA; University of Minnesota, MA
MARÍA ELENA DOLEMAN, 1991–Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Briar Cliff College, BA; University of Arkansas, MA
CAROL DONELAN, 1999–Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies
Iowa State University, BS; University of Iowa, MA; University of Massachusetts (Amherst), PhD
ANNA MIKHAILOVNA DOTLIBOVA, 1990–Senior Lecturer in Russian
AV Lunacharsky State Institute of Theatrical Art (GITIS), Moscow
STEVEN M. DREW, 1991–Professor of Chemistry
St. John's University (Collegeville), BA; University of Colorado, PhD
VERNE A. DUSENBERY, 198591, 2009–Visiting Professor of Anthropology
Stanford University, AB; University of Chicago, AM, PhD
MELISSA EBLEN-ZAYAS, 2005–Assistant Professor of Physics
Smith College, BA; University of Minnesota, PhD
ERIC S. EGGE, 2005–Associate Professor of Mathematics
Carleton College, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD
ROSS K. ELFLINE, 2009–Assistant Professor of Art History
Grinnell College, BA; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MA; University of California (Los Angeles), PhD
JOHN ELLINGER, 1977–Senior Lecturer in Music
Carleton College, BA
ROY O. ELVETON, 1968–Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin Professor of Philosophy & Cognitive Science
St. Olaf College, BA; Northwestern University, PhD
ELIZABETH M. ERICKSEN, 1993–Senior Lecturer in Violin and Viola
University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), BS, MMus
ADRIANA ESTILL, 2003–Associate Professor of English and American Studies
Stanford University, BA; Cornell University, MA, PhD
GREGORY EUCLIDE, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Art
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, BAE, BFA; Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MFA
ADRIENNE FALCÓN, 2006–Adjunct Instructor in Sociology
Carleton College, BA; University of Chicago, MA
LAUREN FEILER, 2007–Assistant Professor of Economics
Mount Holyoke College, BA; California Institute of Technology, MS, PhD
PAMELA FELDMAN-SAVELSBERG, 1993–Professor of Anthropology
Indiana University (Bloomington), BA; Johns Hopkins University, MA, PhD
TRICIA A. FERRETT, 1990–Professor of Chemistry
Grinnell College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), PhD
ANDREW B. FISHER, 2003–Assistant Professor of History
Stanford University, BA; University of California (San Diego), MA, PhD
MICHAEL J. FLYNN, 1986–Professor of Linguistics
University of Notre Dame, BA; University of Massachusetts, PhD
CATHERINE ROSE FORTIN, 2007–Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Tufts University, BA; University of Pittsburgh, MA; University of Michigan, PhD
ALEXANDER FREEMAN, 2007–Assistant Professor of Music
Eastman School of Music, BMus; Boston University College of Fine Arts, MMus; The Juilliard School, DMA
ANNICK FRITZ-SMEAD, 2000–Visiting Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
University of Besancon, France, BA, MA; University of Minnesota, PhD
WEIHSIN FU, 2007–Adjunct Instructor and GIS Specialist in Environmental Studies
Taipei Medical College, BS; University of Minnesota, MS
KATHLEEN M. GALOTTI, 1983–Professor of Cognitive Science
Wellesley College, BA; University of Pennsylvania, MA, MSE (Computer & Information Sciences), PhD
LAURA GOERING, 1988–Professor of Russian
Oberlin College, BA; Cornell University, MA, PhD
JACK GOLDFEATHER, 1977–William H. Laird Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and the Liberal Arts
Rutgers University, BA; Purdue University, MS, PhD
SARA M. GORCHOFF, 2009–Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of California (Santa Cruz), BA; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
NATHAN D. GRAWE, 1999–Associate Dean of the College and Associate Professor of Economics
St. Olaf College, BA; University of Chicago, MA, PhD
SETH N. GREENBERG, 2005–Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology
Queens College, BA; Ohio State University, MA, PhD
DANIEL GROLL, 2009–Assistant Professor of Philosophy
McGill University, BMus, BA; University of Chicago, PhD
DEBORAH GROSS, 1998–Associate Professor of Chemistry
Haverford College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), PhD
ROY F. GROW, 1979–Frank B. Kellogg Professor of International Relations
University of Michigan, BA, MA, PhD
KEREN A. GUDEMAN, 2006–Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Women's Soccer Coach
Harvard University, AB; University of Chicago, MA
DEVASHREE GUPTA4, 2006–Assistant Professor of Political Science
Georgetown University, AB; University of Chicago, MA; Cornell University, PhD
FRED HAGSTROM, 1984–Rae Schupack Nathan Professor of Art
Hamline University, BA; University of Nebraska (Lincoln), MFA
BEREKET HAILEAB, 1993–Associate Professor of Geology
Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), BS; University of Utah, MS, PhD
JANEAN HALL, 1994–Lecturer in Harpsichord and Organ
Concordia College (NE), BS, BA
MARK HANSELL, 1989–Professor of Chinese
McGill University, BA; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
CLARA S. HARDY, 1990–Professor of Classical Languages
Oberlin College, BA; Brown University, PhD
ROBERT BURDETTE HARDY III, 2006, 2008–Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Languages
Oberlin College, BA; Brown University, PhD
KEITH E. HARRISON, 19681996, 2009–Professor of English and Writer in Residence, Emeritus
Melbourne, BA; Iowa, MA
DEANNA BETH HAUNSPERGER6, 1994–Professor of Mathematics
Simpson College, BA; Northwestern University, MA, PhD
PIERRE HECKER6, 2006–Assistant Professor of English
Wesleyan University, BA; Columbia University, MA, MFA; University of Oxford, DPhil
MISTY LEE HEGGENESS, 2010–Visiting Instructor in Economics
University of Minnesota, BS
KENDALL HEITZMAN, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Japanese
Northwestern University, BS; Johns Hopkins University, MA
MICHAEL HEMESATH, 1989–Professor of Economics
St. John's University, BS; Harvard University, MA, PhD
MARSHA NIDANIE HENDERSON, 2008–Assistant Professor of Biology
Spelman College, BS; The Rockefeller University, PhD
KAI HERKLOTZ, 2007–Visiting Assistant Professor of German
Phillipps Universität (Marburg, Germany), MA; Pennsylvania State University, MA; University of California (Irvine), PhD
DANIEL LUIS HERNÁNDEZ, 2009–Assistant Professor of Biology
University of Kansas, BS; University of Minnesota, PhD
CHRISTOPHER HEURLIN, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Political Science
Carleton College, BA; University of Washington, MA, PhC
GREGORY G. HEWETT, 1997–Associate Professor of English
State University of New York (Binghamton), BA; University of California (Davis), MA; State University of New York (Albany), DA
JONATHAN HIBBARD, 2010–Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
Cambridge University, BA, MA; Yale University, MS
GRETCHEN E. HOFMEISTER, 2002–Associate Professor of Chemistry
Carleton College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), PhD
WILLIAM E. HOLLINGSWORTH, 1986–Professor of Chemistry
University of Texas (Austin), BS, BA; University of California (Berkeley), MS, PhD
GAO HONG, 2003–Lecturer in Chinese Musical Instruments
Central Conservatory of Music Beijing, BA
MARY BUDD HOROZANIECKI, 1993–Senior Lecturer in Violin and Viola
Indiana University, BMus
DAVID J. HOUGENEITZMAN, 1992–Senior Lecturer in Biology
St. Olaf College, BA; Duke University, PhD
JUDITH HOWARD, 2007–Assistant Professor of Dance
University of Maryland, BA; University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), MFA
KENNETH HUBER, 1990–Senior Lecturer in Piano
Indiana University, BMus, MMus
HUMBERTO R. HUERGO, 1988–Professor of Spanish
Columbia College, AB, MA; Princeton University, MA, PhD
ANNA RACHEL IGRA, 1994–Professor of History
University of California (Los Angeles), BA; Sarah Lawrence College, MA; Rutgers University, PhD
ROGER R. JACKSON4, 1989–John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion
Wesleyan University, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD
MARTHA JAMSA, 2000–Lecturer in Flute
University of Minnesota, BFA; Indiana University, MMus
FERNÁN JARAMILLO1, 1999–Professor of Biology
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá BS; Columbia University, PhD
SUSAN JARET MCKINSTRY1, 1982–Helen F. Lewis Professor of English
Miami University (Ohio), BA, MA; University of Michigan, PhD
BAIRD E. JARMAN5, 2002–Associate Professor of Art History
Williams College, BA; Williams College/Clark Art Institute, MA; Yale University, MA, MPhil, PhD
HEIDI L. JAYNES, 1999–Associate Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Women's Volleyball Coach
University of Oklahoma, BBA, MBA
JAY L. JOHNSON, 1988–Lecturer in Percussion and Director of the Carleton African Drum Ensemble
University of Minnesota, BFA, MMus
STEVEN MARK JONGEWAARD, 2009–Visiting Professor of Educational Studies
University of Minnesota (Duluth), BA; University of Minnesota, MEd, PhD
MARIKO KAGA1, 1986–Class of 1952 Professor of Asian Languages
Kobe Kaisei Women's College, BA; University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), MA, PhD
GUY A. KALLAND, 1984–Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Basketball Coach
Concordia College, BS; University of Minnesota, MS
MARK T. KANAZAWA, 1985–Ada M. Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Social Sciences
Earlham College, BA; Stanford University, MA, PhD
PAVEL S. KAPINOS1, 2005–Assistant Professor of Economics
Hanover College, BA; University of Illinois (Urbana), MA, PhD
RICHARD A. KEISER, 1991–Professor of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania, BA, MA; University of California (Berkeley), PhD
CHÉRIF KEÏTA, 1985–Professor of French
Institut Supérieur de l'État des Traducteurs et Interprètes (Brussels); University of Georgia, MA, PhD
MARY A. KELLING, 2003, 2005, 2009–Lecturer in Theater and Dance
St. Olaf College, BA; California State University, MFA
STEPHEN K. KELLY3, 1974–Dye Family Professor of Music
Spring Hill College, BS; Rutgers University, MA; Ohio State University, PhD
STEPHEN F. KENNEDY6, 1994–Professor of Mathematics
Boston University, BA; Northwestern University, MA, PhD
PATRICIA A. KENT, 2004–Adjunct Instructor in Voice
College of St. Benedict, BA; City University of New York, MA; University of Minnesota, DMA
ALISON KETTERING3, 196869, 1982–William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Art History
Oberlin College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
ADEEB KHALID, 1993–Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor of Asian Studies and History
University of Punjab, Lahore, BA; McGill University (Montreal), BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD
JULIE A. KLASSEN, 1978–Professor of German, Emerita
University of California (Santa Barbara), BA; Stanford University, MA, PhD
YARON KLEIN, 2009–Instructor in Arabic
Tel Aviv University, BA; Harvard University, AM
MERILEE I. KLEMP, 1982–Senior Lecturer in Oboe & English Horn
Augsburg College, BA in MusEd; University of Minnesota, MA; Eastman School of Music, DMA
DANIELA KOHEN, 2002–Associate Professor of Chemistry
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Licenciada; University of Notre Dame, PhD
MICHAEL J. KOWALEWSKI, 1991–McBride Professor of English and Environmental Studies
Shasta College, AA; Amherst College, BA; Rutgers University, MD, PhD
STEVEN F. KOZBERG, 1981–Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Macalester College, BA; University of Minnesota (Duluth), MA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), PhD
MARK KREITZER, 2007–Adjunct Instructor in American Folk Instruments
University of Wisconsin (Madison), BA; MA
MARK KRUSEMEYER1, 1984–Professor of Mathematics and Senior Lecturer in Recorder
University of Utrecht (Netherlands), Kandidaatsexamen, Doctoraalexamen, PhD
CHRISTINE LAC, 1997–Senior Lecturer in French
Université Metz-France, BA; University of Nebraska, MA, PhD
BRENDAN LAROCQUE, 2009–Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow in History
University of Wisconsin (Madison), BA, MA, PhD
DAVID LEFKOWITZ4, 1997–Associate Professor of Art
Carleton College, BA; University of Illinois (Chicago), MFA
JESSICA L. LEIMAN, 2003–Assistant Professor of English
Williams College, BA; Yale University, PhD
ANN LEMING, 1998–Visiting Instructor in Educational Studies
Westmont College, AB; University of Utah, MA
SIGRUN D. LEONHARD, 1982–Professor of German
Université Nantes, Licence en lettres modernes et philosophie; Stanford University, MA, PhD
JEROME M. LEVI, 1993–Professor of Anthropology
Harvard College, AB; Cambridge University, MPhil; Harvard University, PhD
BURTON LEVIN, 2000–SIT Investment Visiting Professor of Asian Policy
City University of New York, BA; Columbia University, MA
MARK ROSE LEWIS, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Psychology
Carleton College, BA; University of Minnesota, MA
DAVID LIBENNOWELL, 2005–Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Cornell University, BA; Cambridge University, MPhil; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
JEREMY L. LOEBACH, 2010–Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Arizona State University, BS; University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), AM, PhD
JUSTIN M. LONDON, 1989–Professor of Music
University of Cincinnati, BMus, MMus; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
SILVIA L. LÓPEZ, 1997–Associate Professor of Spanish
Santa Clara University, BS; University of California (Santa Barbara), MA; University of Minnesota, PhD
DWIGHT R. LUHMAN, 2009–Assistant Professor of Physics
University of Wisconsin (River Falls), BS; University of Massachusetts (Amherst), PhD
MORGAN JAMES LUKER, 2010–Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
University of Wisconsin (Madison), BA; Columbia University, MA, PhD
LEON LUNDER, 1982–Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation & Athletic Director
St. Olaf College, BA; Mankato State University, MS
NEIL S. LUTSKY1, 1974–William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania, BS; Harvard University, MA, PhD
BRIAN G. MARFLEET, 2002–Associate Professor of Political Science
McMaster University, BA, MA; Arizona State University, PhD
CONSTANCE K. MARTIN, 1998–Lecturer in Bass
Whitworth College, BA; University of Illinois (UrbanaChampaign), MMus
MARY BOYD MARTZ, 1989–Senior Lecturer in Voice
Moorhead State University, BS
OSWALD MASEBO, 2009–Visiting Instructor in History
University of Dar es Salaam, BA, MA
JUDITH MASON, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009–Adjunct Instructor in Recorder
MATTHEW MCCRIGHT, 2005–Adjunct Instructor in Piano
Westminster College, BMus; University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, MMus; University of Minnesota, DMA
JAMES MCDONNELL, 19692007, 2009–Class of 1941 Professor of English and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus
Downing College Cambridge University, BA, MA; Washington University (St. Louis), PhD
SARAH ELIZABETH MCDOWELL, 2009–Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Carleton College, BA; University of Michigan, PhD
DOUGLAS MCGILL, 2008–Visiting Instructor in English
Reed College, BA
ELIZABETH MCKINSEY, 1989–Professor of English and American Studies
Radcliffe College, AB; Harvard University, PhD
MARK MCKONE, 1987–Professor of Biology
Cornell College, BSS; University of Minnesota, MS, PhD
MICHAEL MCNALLY, 2001–Associate Professor of Religion
Carleton College, BA; Harvard Divinity School, MDiv; Harvard University, AM, PhD
NICOLA MELVILLE, 2004–Assistant Professor of Music
Victoria University (Wellington), BMus; Eastman School of Music, MMus, DMA
TAMMY METCALF-FILZEN, 1992–Associate Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Women's Basketball Coach
St. Olaf College, BA; University of Minnesota, MA
RAKA MUSTAPHI MITRA, 2008–Assistant Professor of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SB; Stanford University, PhD
STEPHEN MOHRING, 1998–Associate Professor of Art
Amherst College, BA; Rhode Island School of Design, MFA
ANNA MOLTCHANOVA, 2001–Associate Professor of Philosophy
St. Petersburg State University (Russia), First Class Diploma; Central European University in Prague, Diploma; McGill University, PhD
ALFRED P. MONTERO, 1998–Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Miami, BA; Columbia University, PhD
AMY HOA MOORE, 2007–Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Johns Hopkins University, BA; University of California (Los Angeles), PhD
VICTORIA MORSE1, 1999–Associate Professor of History
University of California (Berkeley), BA, MLS, MA, PhD
ETHAN MURROW, 2010–Dayton Hudson Visiting Artist/Teacher in the Department of Art and Art History
Carleton College, BA; University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), MFA
DAVID R. MUSICANT, 2000–Associate Professor of Computer Science
Michigan State University, BS; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, MS, PhD
TUN MYINT, 2007–Assistant Professor of Political Science
Indiana University, BA, MA, PhD
BEVERLY NAGEL, 1980–Dean of the College and Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Sociology, Science, Technology, and Society
Carleton College, BA; Stanford University, MA, PhD
TSEGAYE H. NEGA2, 2002–Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Centro Universitario de Pinar del Rio, Cuba, BS, MS; University of Minnesota, PhD
JULIE J. NEIWORTH2, 1988–Professor of Psychology
Reed College, BA; Michigan State University, MA, PhD
GAIL S. NELSON, 1988–Professor of Mathematics
University of North Dakota, BS; University of Minnesota, PhD
DIANE M. NEMEC IGNASHEV, 1981–Class of 1941 Professor of Russian and the Liberal Arts
University of Illinois (Chicago Circle), BA; University of Chicago, MA, PhD
LOUIS E. NEWMAN, 1983–John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies
University of Minnesota, BA, MA; Brown University, PhD
ELINOR NIEMISTO, 1985–Lecturer in Harp
University of Michigan, BMus, MMus
ANNETTE NIEROBISZ, 2000–Associate Professor of Sociology
University of Winnipeg, BA; Queen's University at Kingston, MA; University of Toronto, PhD
WILLIAM NORTH, 1999–Associate Professor of History
Princeton University, AB; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
ROBERT A. ODEN, JR., 2002–President and Professor of Religion
Harvard College, AB; Cambridge University, BA, MA; Harvard Divinity School, ThM; Harvard University, PhD; Dartmouth College, MA
CATHY TOWER OEHMKE, 2008–Visiting Assistance Professor of Educational Studies
Wellesley College, BA; University of Maine, MEd; Michigan State University, PhD
NINA E. OLSEN, 1996–Senior Lecturer in Clarinet
University of Denver, BMus; University of Michigan, MMus; University of Minnesota, DMA
JEFFREY R. ONDICH, 1991–Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
St. Olaf College, BA; University of Minnesota, PhD
SUSANNAH R. OTTAWAY, 1998–Associate Professor of History
Carleton College, BA; Brown University, MA, PhD
KOFI OWUSU, 1990–Professor of English
University of Ghana, BA; University of Edinburgh, MLitt; University of Alberta, PhD
ADIL OZDEMIR, 2009–Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
Institute of Social Sciences of Nine September University, BA, PhD
JOHN ROGER PAAS, 1974–William H. Laird Professor of German and the Liberal Arts
Hamilton College, BA; Bryn Mawr College, PhD
MARTHA WHITE PAAS, 1976–Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics
Randolph-Macon Women's College, AB; Bryn Mawr College, PhD
ARJENDU K. PATTANAYAK, 2001–Associate Professor of Physics
St. Stephen's College Delhi University, BSc; Brown University, ScM; University of Texas (Austin), PhD
SAMUEL E. PATTERSON, 1988–Professor of Mathematics
Purdue University, BS; University of North Carolina, PhD
DIANE PEARSALL, 1985–Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Indiana University, BA; University of Michigan, MA
LORI K. PEARSON, 2003–Associate Professor of Religion
St. Olaf College, BA; Harvard University, MTS, ThD
CLINTON J. PECENKA, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Economics
Iowa State University, BS; University of Minnesota, MA
ZACHARY W. PELLETIER, 2008–Adjunct Instructor in Cello
University of Minnesota (Duluth), BMusEd; University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point), MMus
RICK PENNING, 198390, 1995–Senior Lecturer in Voice
Luther College, BA; University of Cincinnati, MMus; University of Minnesota, DMA
ELIZABETH PÉREZ, 2009–Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
Hampshire College, BA; University of Chicago Divinity School, MA
YANSI Y. PÉREZ, 2006, 2009–Assistant Professor of Spanish
Stanford University, BA; Princeton University, MA, PhD
ÉVA PÓSFAY, 1991–Associate Dean of the College and Professor of French
Bryn Mawr College, AB, MA; Princeton University, MA, PhD
KURT RAMLER, 2006–Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Football Coach
St. John's University, BA; Wagner College, MA
MATTHEW S. RAND, 1995–Associate Professor of Biology
Oregon State University, BS; Wichita State University, MS; University of Colorado, PhD
JEFF RATHERMEL, 200305, 2007, 2009–Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
University of Minnesota, BFA, MFA
TIMOTHY J. RAYLOR, 1992–Professor of English
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, BA; Oxford University (Worcester College), DPhil
DAVID H. RICKS, 2003, 2005–Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Men's Cross Country, Track and Field Coach
Union College, BS, MS; Mankato State University, MBA
DONNA RICKS, 1993–Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Women's Cross Country, Track and Field Coach
Mankato State University, BS, MA
PAUL R. RILEY, 2010–Visiting Instructor in Geology
Franklin and Marshall College, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MS
RONALD RODMAN, 1991–Professor of Music and Director of the Carleton Symphony Band
Indiana University, BMusEd; Georgia State University, MMus; Indiana University, PhD
THOMAS ROSENBERG, 1999–Lecturer in Cello
Oberlin College, BMus; Eastman School of Music, MMus
LINDA ROSSI, 2001–Associate Professor of Art
University of Minnesota, BFA; Cranbook Academy of Art, MFA
AARON RUSHING, 2005–Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Baseball Coach
Grinnell College, BA; Minot State University, MS
MELINDA RUSSELL4, 199394, 1996–Professor of Music
Simon's Rock Early College, BA; University of Minnesota, MA; University of Illinois, PhD
CAROL A. RUTZ, 1997–Senior Lecturer in English
Gustavus Adolphus College, BA; Hamline University, MA; University of Minnesota, PhD
KATHLEEN M. RYOR, 1996–Professor of Art History
University of Virginia, BA; New York University, MA, PhD
NADER SAIEDI2, 1986–Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Pahlavi University, BS, MS; University of Wisconsin, PhD
NOAH SALOMON4, 2009–Instructor in Religion
Reed College, BA; University of Chicago, MA
ASUKA SANGO, 2007–Assistant Professor of Religion
International Christian University (Tokyo); Wittenberg University, BA; University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), MA; Princeton University, PhD
DAVID SAUNDERS, 1993–Senior Lecturer in Saxophone
Carleton College, BA; Indiana University, MMus
MARY E. SAVINA, 1978–Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology
Carleton College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
MARY SCHIER, 2008, 2009–Visiting Instructor
University of Minnesota, BA; University of St. Thomas, MA
STEVEN E. SCHIER, 1981–Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science
Simpson College, BA; University of Wisconsin, MA, PhD
JOEL A. SCHLOSSER, 2008, 2010–Visiting Instructor in Political Science
Carleton College, BA; Duke University, MA
JOHN F. SCHOTT3, 1979–James Woodward Strong Professor of the Liberal Arts
University of Michigan, BA, MA
MEERA SEHGAL, 2005–Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology
Ferguson College, BA; University of Poona, MA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MS, PhD
PARNA SENGUPTA, 2000–Associate Professor of History
University of California (Berkeley), BA; University of Michigan, PhD
UTTAM SHARMA, 2010–Visiting Instructor in Economics
Brandeis University, BA; University of Maryland (College Park), MA
CYNTHIA LUCK SHEARER, 1989–Director of the Language Center and Senior Lecturer in French
Pembroke College, Brown University, BA; University of Southern California (Los Angeles), MA
JANE SHOCKLEY, 1994–Lecturer in Dance
GEORGE G. SHUFFELTON, 2002–Associate Professor of English
Harvard College, AB; Cambridge University, MPhil; Yale University, PhD
SUSAN R. SINGER, 1986–Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS, MS, PhD
DAVID SINGLEY, 1996–Senior Lecturer in Jazz Guitar and Director of the Carleton Jazz Ensemble
Berklee College of Music, BMus; Indiana University, MMus
SHANA L. SIPPY, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Religion
Barnard College, Columbia University, AB; Harvard Divinity School, MA
GREGORY BLAKE SMITH, 1987–Lloyd P. Johnson Norwest Professor of English and the Liberal Arts
Bowdoin College, AB; Boston University, MA; University of Iowa, MFA
KIMBERLY K. SMITH, 1999–Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies
University of Michigan, AB; University of California (Berkeley), JD; University of Michigan, PhD
KATHRYN W. SPARLING4, 1983–Tanaka Memorial Professor of International Understanding and Japanese
Stanford University, BA; Ochanomizu University, MA; Harvard University, PhD
KATHERINE ROSE ST. CLAIR, 2007–Assistant Professor of Mathematics
University of Minnesota (Duluth), BS; University of Minnesota, PhD
DANA J. STRAND, 1981–Andrew W. Mellon Professor of French and the Humanities
Vassar College, AB; Cornell University, MAT; Vanderbilt University, PhD
STEPHEN H. STRAND, 1981–Raymond Plank Professor of Incentive Economics
Cornell University, BS, ME; Vanderbilt University, MA, PhD
AARON M. SWOBODA, 2008–Mellon Post Doctoral Fellow in Economics
Carleton College, BA; University of California (Berkeley), MS, PhD
RADEK SZULGA6, 2006–Assistant Professor of Economics
Auburn University, BA; Miami University, MA; University of California (Davis), PhD
LAN LIANA TAN, 2007–Visiting Instructor in Chinese
Wuhan University of Technology (China), BA; Nanjing University (China), MA
AMY TENUTE, 1998–Associate Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation and Head Softball Coach
Moorhead State University, BA; Michigan State University, MS
SARAH J. TITUS4, 2006–Assistant Professor of Geology
Oberlin College, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MS, PhD
WILLIAM J. TITUS, 1970–John E. Sawyer Professor of Physics and Liberal Learning
University of California (Davis), BS; Stanford University, MS, PhD
NOBORU TOMONARI, 2001–Associate Professor of Japanese
Sophia University, BA; Tsukuba University, MEd; Monash University, MA; University of Chicago, PhD
DAVID G. TOMPKINS, 2008–Assistant Professor of History
Rice University, BA: Universit Provence (France), licence; Columbia University, MA, PhD
ERIC TRETBAR, 2008–Visiting Instructor in Cinema and Media Studies
Carleton College, BA
JOHN L. TYMOCZKO6, 1976–Towsley Professor of Biology
University of Chicago, BA, PhD
ANNE C. ULMER, 1978–Professor of German
University of Minnesota, BA, MA; Yale University, MPhil, PhD
KEVIN TOSHIO UNO, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Geology
Carleton College, BA; University of Utah, MS
CHERLON L. USSERY, 2009–ScholarInResidence Fellow in Linguistics
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), BA; University of South Carolina, MA
HECTOR LUIS VALDIVIA, 1994–Professor of Music & S. Eugene Bailey Director of the Carleton Orchestra
University of Wisconsin, BMus; Yale University, MMus, MMA, DMA
MIJA M. VAN DER WEGE1, 2002–Assistant Professor of Psychology
Wellesley College, BA; Stanford University, MS, PhD
SHAWN VANCOUR, 2008–Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies
Binghamton University, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD
CARLOS VARGAS-SALGADO, 2008–Visiting Lecturer in Spanish
National University San Agustin (Peru), BA; University of Minnesota, MA
THEODORE A. VESSEY, 2008–Visiting Professor of Mathematics
University of Minnesota, BA, PhD
GEORGE H. VRTIS5, 2006–Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and History
Marquette University, BS; Northwestern University, MA; Georgetown University, PhD
JENNY BOURNE WAHL6, 1997–Professor of Economics
Indiana University, AB; University of Chicago, MA, PhD
CONSTANCE H. WALKER, 1982–Professor of English
Allegheny College, BA; University of Pennsylvania, MA, PhD
DEBBY RAE WALSER-KUNTZ3, 1995–Associate Professor of Biology
Concordia College (Moorhead), BA; Colorado College, MAT; Mayo Graduate School, PhD
RUTH WEINER, 1969–Class of 1944 Professor of Theater and the Liberal Arts
University of Wisconsin, BS, MA
JOEL M. WEISBERG, 1984–Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Physics and Astronomy and the Natural Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS; University of Iowa, MS, PhD
JOHN WILFRED WEISS, 2009–Visiting Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Carleton College, BA; University of Colorado (Boulder), MS, PhD
DAVID WHETSTONE, 1991–Lecturer in Raga and Sitar
Ali Akbar College of Music
MELISSA K. WHITLER, 2009–Visiting Instructor in Economics
Carleton College, BA
LAWRENCE WICHLINSKI, 1990–Associate Professor of Psychology
Earlham College, BA; Syracuse University, MS; Southern Illinois University, PhD
MARCIA R. WIDMAN, 1975–Senior Lecturer in Piano
Morningside College, BMus; University of Michigan, MMus
DAVID WILES, 2004–Associate Professor of Theater
University of Cincinnati, BA; Yale School of Drama, MFA
NANCY C. WILKIE1, 1974–William H. Laird Professor of Classics, Anthropology, and the Liberal Arts
Stanford University, BA; University of Minnesota, MA, PhD
HARRY MCKINLEY WILLIAMS, 1989–Laird Bell Professor of History
Lincoln University, BA; University of Missouri, MA; Brown University, MA, PhD
WALTER F. WOJCIECHOWSKI, 1993–Designer and Technical Director and Senior Lecturer in Theater
University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), BFA; University of Washington (Seattle), MFA
JENNIFER ROSS WOLFF, 2006–Assistant Professor of Biology
Millikin University, BS; Vanderbilt University, MS; University of Minnesota, PhD
HELEN WONG, 2009–Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Pomona College, BA; Yale University, PhD
CAROLYN WONG4, 2006–Assistant Professor of Political Science
City College of New York, BA; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS; University of California (Los Angeles), PhD
CATHY YANDELL, 1977–W. I. and Hulda F. Daniell Professor of French Literature, Language and Culture & David and Marian Adams Bryn-Jones Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Humanities
University of New Mexico, BA; University of California (Berkeley), MA, PhD
AKIRA VINCENT YATSUHASHI, 2009–ScholarInResidence Fellow in Classical Languages
Beloit, BA; Dartmouth College, MA; Tufts University, MA
SEUNGJOO YOON, 1999–Associate Professor of History
Seoul National University, BA; Harvard University, AM, PhD
GERALD L. YOUNG, 1992–Professor of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation
Southwestern College, BS; St. Cloud State University, MS
SERENA R. ZABIN, 2000–Associate Professor of History
Bowdoin College, BA; University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), MA; Rutgers University, PhD
HONG ZENG5, 2004–Assistant Professor of Chinese
Beijing Foreign Studies University, BA, MA, PhD; University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), MA, PhD
QIGUANG ZHAO, 1987–Burton and Lily Levin Professor of Chinese
Tianjin Normal University (Tianjin, P.R.C.), BA; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing, P.R.C.), MA; University of Massachusetts (Amherst), MA, PhD
CLAYTON L. ZIMMERMAN, 1989–Humphrey Doermann Professor of Liberal Learning and Professor of Classical Languages
Duke University, BA; University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), MA, PhD
STEPHAN G. ZWEIFEL, 1991–Professor of Biology and Men's Tennis Coach
University of California (Davis), BS; University of Washington, PhD
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