Faculty

FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY

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For the academic year 2009-2010
Year following name is first year of appointment.
*Indicates part-time 

Hossein Akhavi-Pour, 1982-1988*, 1988

Professor of Management and Economics

BA 1969, Faculty of Law, University of Tehran

MA 1975, PhD 1980, Kansas State University

Rees Allison, 1970

Professor of Music

LRAM 1963, GRSM 1964, Recital Diploma

1965, Royal Academy of Music, London

M Music 1978, PhD 1970, Washington University, St. Louis

Thomas Anderson, 2005

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BA 1994, Rice University

PhD 2001, Stanford University

Stephen Arnott, 2008

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies

BA, 1994, William Mitchell College of Law

Jerry Artz, 1977

Professor of Physics

BS 1965, University of Cincinnati

MS 1966, Stanford University

PhD 1974, Florida State University

Aida Audeh, 2002

Assistant Professor of Studio Arts & Art History

BA 1985, Cornell College

JD 1988, University of Iowa College of Law

MA 1995, PhD 2002, University of Iowa

Fahima Aziz, 1994-95*, 1995

Professor of Management and Economics

Alkire Endowed Chair

BA 1979, Mount Holyoke College

MS 1984, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

PhD 1994, University of Minnesota

Letitia Basford, 2008

Assistant Professor of Education

BA, 1995, University of Minnesota

MA, 2000, San Francisco State University

PhD, 2008, University of Minnesota

Andrea Bell, 1991

Professor of Modern Languages

BA, 1982, Whitman College

MA 1984 and 1985, PhD 1991, Stanford University

Colleen Bell, 1990

Professor of Women’s Studies and Conflict Studies

BS 1975, Iowa State University

MS 1979, University of Wisconsin-Madison

PhD 1986, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Mark Berkson, 2000

Associate Professor of Religion

BA 1987, Princeton University

MA 1992, PhD 2000 Stanford University

Daniel Besemann, 2002

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BA 1996, Saint John’s University

PhD 2003, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Katharine Bjork, 2002

Associate Professor of History

BA 1985, University of California, Berkeley

MA 1989, PhD 1998, University of Chicago

Mary Bochnak, 1990

Professor of Management and Economics

BS 1972, MBA 1976, PhD 1982, University of Minnesota

Bruce Bolon, 2002

Assistant Professor of Physics

BS 1991, Southwest Missouri State University

MS 1994, Iowa State University

PhD 2000, University of Missouri-Columbia

Duane L. Cady, 1974

Professor of Philosophy

BA 1968, Hamline University

MA 1970, PhD 1971, Brown University

Russell Christensen, 1987

Professor of German

BA 1966, Carleton College

MA 1969, PhD 1988, University of Minnesota

George Chu, 1979

Professor of Music

Choral Director

BA 1969, Yale University

MM 1976, DM 1979, Indiana University

Diane Clayton, 1978

Professor

Co-Director, Bush Library

BA 1973, Macalester College

MA, MALS 1978, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Verna Corgan, 1989

Associate Professor of Communication Studies

BA 1984, MA 1986, PhD 1992, University of Minnesota

David Davies, 2002

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

BA 1991, Hamline University

MA 1997, PhD 2002, University of Washington

Kristina K. Deffenbacher, 1999

Associate Professor of English

Co-Director of Writing Program

BA 1991, Carleton College

MA 1994, PhD 1998, Gender Studies Certificate 1998, University of Southern California

Veena Deo, 1991

Professor of English

BA 1969, Fergusson College

MA 1971, University of Poona

PhD 1989, University of Kentucky

Lila DeVriese, 2008

Assistant Professor

MA 1996, University of Toronto

PhD 2002, Concordia University, Montreal

Dorothee Dietrich, 1990

Professor of Psychology

BA 1984, California State University-Humboldt

MA 1987, PhD 1990, University of Wisconsin-Madison

JiaJia (JJ) Dong, 2008

Assistant Professor of Physics

BS 2003, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

MS 2005, PhD 2008, Virginia Tech

Verne A. Dusenbery, 1992

Professor of Anthropology

Chair of Global Studies Program

AB 1973, Stanford University

AM 1975, PhD 1989, University of Chicago

Melissa S. Embser-Herbert, 1995

Professor of Sociology

BA 1978, The George Washington University

MA 1990 University of Massachusetts-Amherst

PhD 1995, University of Arizona

Michael Farris, 1987-88*, 1988

Professor of Biology

BS 1978, Miami University

MS 1981, Ohio State University

PhD 1985, University of Colorado

George M. Gaetano, 1994-991999

Associate Professor of Communication Studies

BA 1977, MA 1979, PhD 1995, University of Minnesota

Kathryn Geurts, 2002

Associate Professor of Anthropology

BA 1984, Sarah Lawrence College

MA 1991, PhD 1998, University of Pennsylvania

Jodi Goldberg, 2003

Assistant Professor of Biology

BA 1989, Macalester College

PhD 1998, Stanford University

Janet Greene, 1998

Associate Professor of Music

BA 1978, Smith College

MM 1982, Manhattan School of Music

DMA 1996, Rutgers University

Robert Kim Guenther, 1977

Professor of Psychology

BA 1970, University of Illinois

MA 1973, San Diego State University

PhD 1977, University of California-Santa Barbara

Arthur Guetter, 1987

Professor of Mathematics

BA 1981, Macalester College

MA 1983, PhD 1987, Northwestern University

Elizabeth Gunderson, 1980

Professor of Management and Economics

BAS 1976, University of Minnesota

MBA 1981, College of St. Thomas

PhD 1991, The Union Institute

James Hagen, 2008

Associate Professor of Management and Economics

AB, 1974, University of Michigan

MS, 1988, University of Minnesota

PhD, 1997, University of Illinois

Leondra Hanson, 2008

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies

BA, 1995, Concordia College

JD, 1999, University of Minnesota

Leif Hembre, 2001

Assistant Professor of Biology

BA 1993, St. Olaf College

MS 1997, PhD 2001, University of Minnesota

Sarah Hick, 2007

Assistant Professor of Education

BA 1992, Grinnell College

MES 1996, Yale University

PhD 2008, University of Minnesota

Meg Hobday, 2007

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies

BA 1992, University of Notre Dame

JD 1995, University of Minnesota

Theodore Hodapp, 1988

Professor of Physics

BS 1981, PhD 1988, University of Minnesota

Brian Hoffman, 2002

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

BA 1983, Augsburg College

MA 1994, PhD 2002, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nancy Holland, 1981

Professor of Philosophy

BA 1969, Stanford University

PhD 1981, University of California-Berkeley

David Hudson, 1989-991999

Associate Professor of English

BA 1979, MA 1987, PhD 1994, University of Minnesota

Samuel Oluoch Imbo, 1996

Professor of Philosophy

Hanna Endowed Chair

BA 1985, University of Nairobi

MA 1990, PhD 1995, Purdue University

Suda Ishida, 2002

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

Chair of Certificate in International Journalism Program

BA 1988, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

MA 1996, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

PhD 2002, University of Iowa

Margaret Jensen, 1979

Professor of Sociology

Honors BA 1971, MA 1974, PhD 1980, McMaster University

Steven Jongewaard, 1975

Professor of Education

BA 1969, University of Minnesota-Duluth

MEd 1971, PhD 1981, University of Minnesota

Jennifer Keil, 2000

Associate Professor of Management and Economics

BBA 1986, University of Michigan

MBA 1992, PhD 1999, University of Kansas

Stephen H. Kellert, 1994

Professor of Philosophy

BA 1985, Yale University

Kaori Kenmotsu, 2007

Assistant Professor

BA 1993, University of Minnesota

MFA 2002, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Serena King, 2005

Assistant Professor of Psychology

BA 1998, University of Michigan, Dearborn

MA 2002, PhD 2005, University of Minnesota

Martin Knight, 1973

Professor of Physical Education

BS 1969, MA 1972, PhD 1988, University of Minnesota

Kim Koeppen, 2004

Associate Professor of Education

BA 1984, Iowa State University

MS 1991, Northern Illinois University

PhD 1996, University of Iowa

Wojciech Komornicki, 1977

Professor of Mathematics

BA 1971, University of Chicago

PhD 1977, University of Illinois-Chicago Circle

Jeanne Kosieradzki, 1992-96*, 1996

Associate Professor of Legal Studies

Chair of Paralegal Studies Program

BS 1986, Winona State University

JD 1991, William Mitchell College of Law

Marcela Kostihová, 2004

Assistant Professor of English

BA 1998, North Central College

PhD 2004, University of Minnesota

Jerry Krause, 1999

Professor of Criminal Justice

Chair of Criminal Justice

BS 1978, Mankato State University

JD 1984, University of Wisconsin Law School

Leonardo Lasansky, 1972

Professor of Studio Arts & Art History

BGS 1971, MA 1972, MFA 1972, University of Iowa

Maria Jesus Leal, 2007

Assistant Professor of Spanish

MA 1995, PhD 2007, University of Valladolid

Carolyn Levy, 1995-99*, 1999

Associate Professor of Theatre

AB 1973, Cornell University

MFA 1976, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Rita Majerle, 2002

Associate Professor of Chemistry

BS 1978, University of Minnesota-Duluth

PhD 1989, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

Irina Makarevitch, 2007

Assistant Professor of Biology

BS 2000, Novosibirsk State University

MS 2002, PhD 2005, University of Minnesota

Kristin Mapel-Bloomberg, 2001

Associate Professor

Chair of the Women’s Studies Program

Humanities Endowed Chair

BA 1989, Hamline University

MA 1992, St. Cloud State University

PhD 1998, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Martin Markowitz, 1973

Professor of Sociology

BA 1967, Hofstra University

MA 1970, PhD 1972, State University of New York-Stony Brook

Presley Martin, 1996

Professor of Biology

Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

BS 1971, Indiana University

PhD 1978, Johns Hopkins University

Betsy Martinez-Vaz, 2007

Assistant Professor of Biology

BS 1995, Universidad del Turabo

PhD 2001, University of Minnesota

John Matachek, 1984

Professor of Chemistry

BA 1979, University of Minnesota

PhD 1984, Iowa State University

John Mazis, 2001

Associate Professor of History

BA 1989, MA 1993, PhD 1998, University of Minnesota

Lewis C. Messenger, Jr., 1984-88*, 1988

Professor of Anthropology

BA 1971, Hiram College

MA 1975, Universidad De Las Americas

PhD 1984, University of Minnesota

Navid Mohseni, 1989

Professor of Sociology

BS 1978, Tehran Business College

MA 1981, PhD 1990, University of Kentucky

Alice Moorhead, 1985

Associate Professor of English

BA 1972, Michigan State University

MA 1974, University of Chicago

DA 1984, University of Michigan

Susan Thurston Myster, 1990-96*, 1996

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Forensic Sciences Director

BA 1984, Hamline University

MA 1989, PhD 2001, University of Tennessee

Paula Y. Mullineaux, 2009

Assistant Professor of Psychology

BA, 1998, Indiana University Southeast

MA, 2003, PhD, 2006, Southern Illinois University

Barbara H. O’Connell, 1980

Professor of Anthropology

BA 1969, University of Michigan

PhD 1983, Northwestern University

Mark A. Olson, 1994-97*, 1997

Associate Professor of English

BA 1977, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse

MA 1981, PhD 1999, University of Minnesota

Matthew Olson, 1977

Professor of Psychology

BA 1973, University of California-Davis

PhD 1977, University of Michigan

Alina Oxendine, 2005

Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA and MA 1997, Emory University

PhD 2007, University of Minnesota

Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, 2008

Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, Middle East Technical University

MA, University of Notre Dame

PhD, Syracuse University

Patricia Palmerton, 1985

Professor of Communication Studies

BA 1972, Macalester College

MA 1979, PhD 1984, University of Minnesota

Robin Hornik Parritz, 1992

Professor of Psychology

BA 1983, Brandeis University

PhD 1989, University of Minnesota

Joseph Peschek, 1987

Professor of Political Science

BA 1974, University of Washington-Seattle

PhD 1984, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Bonnie Ploger, 1995

Associate Professor of Biology

BA 1981, Mount Holyoke College

MS 1985, University of Oklahoma

PhD 1992, University of Florida

Timothy Polk, 1982

Professor of Religion

BA 1968, Wesleyan University

MEd 1971, Temple University

MDiv 1974, Yale Divinity School

PhD 1982, Yale University

Sharon Preves, 2001

Associate Professor of Sociology

BA 1991, Hamline University

PhD 1999, University of Minnesota

Jack Reardon, 2008

Professor of Management and Economics

BA 1981, College of the Holy Cross

MA 1984, PhD 1991, University of Notre Dame

George Redman, 1976

Professor of Education

BA 1963, Hamline University

MA 1965, PhD 1975, University of Minnesota

Michael Reynolds, 2001

Associate Professor of English

BA 1989, St. Lawrence University

PhD 2000, University of Southern California

Ioannis Roussos, 1990

Professor of Mathematics

BS 1977, University of Athens

MS 1982, PhD 1986, University of Minnesota

Robert L. Routhieaux, 2006

Associate Professor or Management and Economics

BS, 1987, California State University, Chico

MS, 1993, PhD 1995, University of Arizona

Andrew Rundquist, 2000

Associate Professor of Physics

BA 1993, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University

MS 1995, PhD 1998, Washington State University

Nicholas Schlotter, 2002

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BA 1974, Carleton College

MS 1978, PhD 1979, Stanford University

Earl Schwartz, 1993*

Assistant Professor

Chair of Social Justice Program

BA 1975, BS 1977, University of Minnesota

Frank Shaw, 2006

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

BA 1976, Oberlin College

MSE 1983, Duke University

PhD 1992, University of California-Riverside

Jermaine Singleton, 2005

Assistant Professor of English

BA 1996, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

MA 1999, University of Illinois

PhD 2005, University of Minnesota

Karen Sommerville, 2008

Assistant Professor of Management and Economics

CGA, 1985, Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario

MBA, 1990, University of Ottawa

PhD, 2008, Carleton University

Susie Steinbach, 1996

Associate Professor of History

AB 1988, Harvard University

MA 1990, MPhil 1992, PhD 1996, Yale University

Jean Strait, 2004

Associate Professor of Education

BS 1987, University of Pittsburgh

MS 1991, Moorhead State University

PhD 1995, University of Minnesota

Ken Takata, 2006

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago

Deanna Thompson, 1996

Associate Professor of Religion

BA 1989, St. Olaf

PhD 1998, Yale University

Kathy Thomsen, 1988-96*, 1996

Associate Professor of Music

BA 1976, Hamline University

MA 1980, University of Michigan

DMA 2000, University of Minnesota

Julius (Jeff) Turner, 2002

Associate Professor of Theatre

BA 1984, Centre College

MA 1986, University of California-Los Angeles

MA 1991, Appalachian State University

PhD 2000, University of Colorado

Karen Vogel, 1989

Professor of Political Science

BA 1980, Pitzer College

MA 1982, PhD 1986, University of Oregon

William Wallace, 1986

Associate Professor of Theatre

Designer and Technical Director of Theatre

BA 1972, Concordia College, Illinois

MFA 1981, University of Minnesota

Andrew Wykes, 2001

Assistant Professor of Studio Arts & Art History

Surrey Diploma in Foundation Art and Design 1978, 79,

Richmond upon Thames College, London

BFA 1982, Epson School of Art and Design, University of London

MFA 1997, American University

Huiying Hellen Yin, 1994*

Instructor of Chinese

BA 1965, University of International Business and Economics

(Beijing, China)

MA 1991, University of St. Thomas

Yali You, 1996

Associate Professor of Music

BA 1984 Shanghai Conservatory of Music

MM 1987, Performance Certificate, 1998, Northwestern University

DMA 1996, University of Cincinnati

Barbara Younoszai, 1964-1965*, 1965

Professor of Spanish

BA 1955, MA 1962, University of California-Berkeley

PhD 1971, University of Minnesota

Nurith Zmora, 1993

Professor of Global Studies

BA 1974, MA 1983, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

MA 1985, PhD 1990, Johns Hopkins University

PROFESSOR EMERITI

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Gary Anderson, 1958-1997

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

BA 1956, Concordia College

MA 1958, University of Nebraska

George Appel, 1966-1989

Associate Professor Emeritus of English

BS 1951, Northwestern University

MA 1960, PhD 1973, University of Minnesota

Walter Benjamin, 1966-1994

Professor Emeritus of Religion

BA 1950, Hamline University

BD 1953, Garrett Theological Seminary

PhD 1957, Duke University

John Brennan, 1973-2001

Professor Emeritus of Biology

BA 1960, Hamilton College

PhD 1970, State University of New York

Cynthia Cone, 1973-2002

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

BA 1956, MA 1971, PhD 1976, University of Minnesota

Clifford Creswell, 1962-1999

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

BS 1958, Franklin and Marshall College

PhD 1962, Northwestern University

F. Garvin Davenport, 1966-2006

Professor Emeritus of English

BA 1961, Grinnell College

MA 1963, PhD 1967, University of Minnesota

William Downing, 1963-1988

Professor Emeritus of Biology

BA 1943, MS 1948, PhD 1951, University of Iowa

Walter Fleming, 1957-1985

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

BA 1942, University of Saskatchewan

MA 1944, PhD 1949, University of Minnesota

Mary Gotz, 1976-1995

Professor Emeritus of Education

BA 1958, College of St. Catherine

MA 1964, Notre Dame University

Jerry Greiner, 1975-2004

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

BA 1971, Aquinas College

MA 1973, PhD 1974, University of Cincinnati

Quay Grigg, 1963-1993

Professor Emeritus of English

BA 1949, MA 1950, Duke University

PhD 1961, University of Pennsylvania

John Harrigan, 1969-1999

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

BS 1961, Loyola University

MA 1962, University of Chicago

PhD 1970, Georgetown University

Bert Hawkins, 1935-1968

Assistant Professor Emeritus of Biology

BS 1930, Hamline University

MA 1932, University of Minnesota

Baldwin Hergenhahn, 1966-1991

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

BA 1959, Western Washington College

MA 1965, PhD 1966, University of Arizona

Donovan Hull, 1969-1996

Professor Emeritus of Religion

BA 1952, University of Kansas

BD 1955, STD 1970, Garrett Theological Seminary

Donald Irish, 1963-1985

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

BA 1941, MA 1950, University of Colorado

MS 1944, George Williams College

PhD 1957, University of Washington

Scott Johnston, 1947-1992

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

BA 1944, BS 1945, MA 1947, PhD 1952, University of Minnesota

Richard C. Kagan, 1973-2005

Professor Emeritus of History

BA 1960, MA 1963 University of California-Berkeley

PhD 1969, University of Pennsylvania

Alan Kaske, 1972-1973*, 1979-1999

Professor Emeritus of Physics

BS 1958, MS 1961, PhD 1965, University of Minnesota

Carol Kelly, 1973-1996

Professor Emeritus of Music

BM 1958, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

MM 1960, Indiana University

Sylvia Kerr, 1972-1977*, 1977-2002

Professor Emeritus of Biology

BA 1963, Carleton College

MS 1966, PhD 1968, University of Minnesota

William Kimes, 1964-2002

Professor Emeritus of Theatre

BA 1958, Beloit College

MS 1962, PhD 1976, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jack King, 1965-1997

Professor Emeritus

BA 1953, MA 1957, MALS 1962, University of Minnesota

James Lynskey, 1965-1987

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

BS 1956, University of Maryland

MA 1960, PhD 1966, University of Minnesota

Charles (Dick) Moyer, 1958-1994

Professor Emeritus of English

MA 1951, University of Chicago

PhD 1959, University of Kansas

Richard Mulkern, 1962-1989

Professor Emeritus of Physical Education

BS 1948, MA 1949, University of Minnesota

Nadine Myers, 1979-1989*, 1990-2005

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

BS 1967, Bemidji State University

MS 1969, PhD 1971, University of Iowa

Rodney Olsen, 1962-1999

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

BA 1958, University of Minnesota-Duluth

MS 1960, PhD 1962, Iowa State University

Faith O’Reilly, 1989-2008

Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies

BS 1974, Western Carolina University

JD 1982, Drake University Law School

Paul Pizner, 1961-1996

Jazz Conductor Emeritus

BME 1955, MME 1960, University of Illinois

Richard Pontinen, 1959-1961*, 1961-2000

Professor Emeritus of Physics

BS 1955, Hamline University

PhD 1962, University of Minnesota

Donald Rice, 1969-2004

Professor Emeritus of French

BA 1958, State University of New York

MA 1962, Middlebury College

PhD 1969, University of Wisconsin

Tamara Goldstein Root, 1970-2006

Professor Emeritus of French

BA 1963, University of Toronto

MA 1966, PhD 1970, University of Illinois

Olaf Runquist, 1957-1999

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

BS 1952, Iowa State University

PhD 1956, University of Minnesota

C. Kent Stahly, 1965-1999

Professor Emeritus of Physical Education

BA 1956, Baldwin-Wallace College

MA 1963, Bowling Green University

Joseph Uemura, 1966-1994

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

BA 1946, University of Denver

ThM 1949, Iliff Graduate School of Theology

PhD 1958, Columbia University

George Vane, 1948-1989

Professor Emeritus of English

AA 1942, MA 1948, University of Chicago

PhD 1958, University of Minnesota

Dale Varberg, 1958-1989

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

BA 1954, MA 1957, PhD 1959, University of Minnesota

William Williams, 1961-1989

Professor Emeritus of Economics

AB 1954, Cornell

PhD 1961, University of Colorado

Robert Willis, 1962-1996

Professor Emeritus of Religion

BA 1955, Occidental College

BD 1958, ThD 1966, San Francisco Theological Seminary

Tinna Wu, 1968-1994

Library Information Specialist/Professor Emeritus of Chinese

BA 1958, University of East, Manila, Philippines

MA 1962, 1976, University of Minnesota