Full-Time Faculty

Alfredo Alonso-Estenoz

(2006). Associate Professor of Spanish. 2012– . B.A., University of Havana, Cuba; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Edwin Andereck

(1990). Professor of Music, 2007– . B.M., M.M., University of Tennessee; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati.

Lauren Anderson

(2012). Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History. B.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Heather M. Armstrong

(2006). Associate Professor of Music. 2012– . B.M., Houghton College; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music.

Eric J. Baack

(2007). Assisant Professor of Biology. B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., University of California–Davis.

Storm M. Bailey

(1993, 1995). Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2003– . B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Daniel F. Baldwin

(1997). Professor of Music, 2007– . B.M., Furman University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Texas–Austin.

James Barker

(2012). Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A., University of Tennessee; M.T.S., Vanderbilt Divinity School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Nancy Barry

(1990). Professor of English, 2000– . B.A., Western Maryland College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Maryna Bazylevych

(2010). Assistant Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Technological University of Podillia, Ukraine; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York–Albany.

Andrea L. Beckendorf

(1998). Associate Professor, Research and Instruction Librarian, 2007– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa, 1995, 1996; D.M.A., University of Iowa.

Joyce Becker

(1984). Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1997– . B.A., Mt. Mercy College; M.N.S., University of Oklahoma.

Ruth Berger

(1993). Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1997– . Vordiplom, Universitat des Saarlandes, Germany; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Richard A. Bernatz

(January 1982–85, 1991). Professor of Mathematics, 2002– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Colin M. Betts

(1999). Professor of Archaeology, 2012– . B.A., Luther College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign.

David Bishop

(1986). Professor of Psychology, 2002– . B.S., University of Wisconsin–Platteville; B.A., Rutgers–The State University of New Jersey; M.S., University of Idaho; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology.

Thomas R. Blanton, IV

(2007). Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A., University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill; M.T.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Barbara Bohach

(1992). Associate Professor of Education, 2010– . B.S., Viterbo College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa.

Joseph L. Breitenstein

(1996). Associate Professor of Psychology, 2001– . B.S., University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point; M.A., Mankato State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University.

Jason Britton

(2007). Assistant Professor of Music, 2008– . B.M., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Odette Bruneau

(1995). Professor of Education, 2010– . B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University.

Sean D. Burke

(2007). Assistant Professor of Religion, February 2009– . B.A., Concordia College–Bronxville, N.Y.; M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union–Berkeley, Calif.

Ruth L. Caldwell

(1971). Professor of French, 1985– . A.B., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Corine Kay Carlson

(1995). Associate Professor of Nursing, 2009– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., University of North Dakota.

Scott H. Carlson

(2000). Associate Professor of Biology, 2006– . A.S., American River Junior College; B.S., M.S., University of California–Davis; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Anita Carrasco

(2011). Assistant Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Chile; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Arizona.

Brian P. Caton

(2003). Associate Professor of History, 2010– . B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Bradley M. Chamberlain

(2001). Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2007– . B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Michael Chesher

(1992). Associate Professor of Music, 2003– . B.M., Oberlin College; M.M., Northwestern University; D.M., Indiana University.

Charles W. Christianson

(1988). Professor of Accounting and Management, 2006– . B.A., Dakota State College; M.B.A., University of South Dakota; C.P.A.

Robert J. Christman

(2005). Associate Professor of History, 2011– . B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Victoria Christman

(2005). Associate Professor of History, 2011– . B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Dan Davis

(2011). Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics. B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Texas–Austin.

Francesca De Santis

(2011). Assistant Professor of Spanish and Italian. B.A. and M.A. (equivalent), University of Rome, Italy; Ph.D., University of Pisa, Italy.

Joan deAlbuqerque

(2011). Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., Michigan State University; D.M.A., University of North Texas.

Wanda Deifelt

(2004). Professor of Religion, 2010– . B.A., Faculdade de Teologia da Escola Superior de Teologia, Brazil; M.T.S., Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University; Th.D. (honorary), University of Oslo.

Jeff Dintaman

(1990). Professor of Theatre, 2006– . B.A., Western Oregon State College; M.F.A., University of Portland.

Brent Dodson

(2012). Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., The Julliard School; D.M.A., University of Southern California.

M. Patricia Donahue

(2011). Professor of Nursing and Interim Head of the Department of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Pedro dos Santos

(2012). Visiting Instructor in Political Science. B.A., Baker University; M.A., ABD, University of Kansas.

Ellen Drewes-Stoen

(1979). Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education, 1986– . B.A., Augustana College, Sioux Falls; M.A., Mankato State University.

Christopher Ebert

(2012). Visiting Instructor in Chemistry. B.A., St. Olaf College; ABD, Iowa State University.

Janna Edrington

(2006). Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.A., Iowa State University; R.N., Mercy Hospital Medical Center School of Nursing; B.S.N., Graceland College; M.S., University of Phoenix.

Mark R. Eichinger

(2002). Associate Professor of Biology, 2008– . B.S., Northland College; Ph.D., University of Hawaii.

Kate Elliot

(2010). Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Michael J. Engelhardt

(1988). Professor of Political Science, 2004– . B.A., Hope College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Amy L. Engelsdorfer

(2007). Assistant Professor of Music. B.M.E., M.A., University of Kentucky; D.M.A., Indiana University.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

(2000). Associate Professor of Biology, 2006– . B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

²David Faldet

(1984–85, 1989). Professor of English, 2002– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Anne-Marine Feat

(2006). Assistant Professor of French, 2010– . B.A., M.A., Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France; Ph.D., University of Bordeaux, France.

Kyle Fey

(2011). Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Dordt College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Erin E. Flater

(2006). Associate Professor of Physics. 2012– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Bill Fordice

(2010). Instructor and Coordinator for Music Education. B.A., Luther College; M.A., Northern Illinois University; ABD Boston University.

Debrah Fordice

(Jan. 2011). Visiting Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Luther College; M.A.E., Ed.D., University of Northern Iowa.

Evgenia Fotiou

(2012). ACM-Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Indigenous Religious Traditions. B.A., National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Greece; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin––Madison.

Philip M. Freeman

(2004). Professor of Classics and Qualley Scholar, 2010– . B.A., M.A., University of Texas–Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.

Paul Gardner

(1985). Professor of Political Science, 1999– . B.A., St. Ambrose College; M.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Nancy J. Gates Madsen

(2006). Associate Professor of Spanish. 2012– . B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Elizabeth Golvatski

(2011). Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., St. Ambrose University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Nicholas Gomersall

(1991). Associate Professor of Economics, 1997– . B.A., M.A., Oxford University; Ph.D., Cornell University; C.G.A.

John Goodin

(1994). Associate Professor, 2000– . Technical Services Librarian. B.S., M.L.S., Indiana University.

Kristy L. Gould

(2001). Associate Professor of Psychology, 2006– . B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Jennifer L. Green

(2006). Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Todd Green

(2008). Assistant Professor of Religion, 2011– . B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

James C. Griesheimer

(1991). Associate Professor of Music, 1997– . B.S., B.M., Ohio State University; M.M., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Juan Tony Guzmán

(1995). Associate Professor of Education and Music, 2004– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University.

Andrew Hageman

(2011). Assistant Professor of English, 2012– . B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of California–Davis.

Richard R. Halverson

(1974). Professor of Psychology, 1991– . B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Amanda Hamp

(2006). Assistant Professor of Dance. B.A., Luther College; M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Jane H. Hawley

(2000). Associate Professor of Dance, 2006– . B.A., Luther College; M.F.A., University of Ilinois, Urbana–Champaign.

John F. Hedstrom

(1991). Professor of Chemistry, 2005– . B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Carol Hester

(1990). Professor of Music, 2011– . B.M., Samford University; M.M., D.M., Florida State University.

Allen Hightower

(2010). Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music. B.M., Sam Houston State University; M.M., Baylor University; D.M.A., University of California.

²Steven J. Holland

(2005). Associate Professor of Economics, 2011– . B.A., St. Olaf College; J.D., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Xiao Hu

(2002). Assistant Professor of Music, 2011– . B.M., University of Cincinnati; M.M., D.M.A., State University of New York.

Du Huang

(2001). Associate Professor of Music, 2007– . B.M., M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., State University of New York.

Steve Hubbard

(1973). Professor of Mathematics, 1985– . B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Scott Hurley

(2006, 2008). Visiting Professor in Paideia, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Laurie Iudin-Nelson

(1992). Associate Professor of Russian Studies, 2006– . B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

John R. Jefferson

(1991). Professor of Chemistry, 2004– . B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D., Catholic University of America.

Jon F. Jensen

(2002). Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, 2007– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado.

²Julie A. Jensen

(1999). Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, 2007– . B.A., Luther College; M.S.S., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Mark D. Johns

(1999). Associate Professor of Communication Studies, 2006– . B.A., Midland Lutheran College; M.Div., Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Michael Johnson

(2010). Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of the Pacific; M.A., Pennsyvania State University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Donald Jones

(2009). Assistant Professor of Management. B.S., Iowa State University; M.B.A., Regis University.

William Brooke Joyce

(2005). Associate Professor of Music, 2011– . B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; Ph.D., Princeton University.

⁶MarianM. Kaehler

(1979). Professor of Biology, 1991– . B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Karen J. Kanakis

(2004). Associate Professor of Music, 2010– . B.A., Southwest Missouri State University; M.M., Stephen F. Austin State University. D.M.A., University of North Texas.

Ruth Kath

(1979). Professor of German, 1993– . B.A., Syracuse University; M.A., University of Connecticut; M.A., Loras College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Lise Kildegaard

(1993). Professor of English, 2008– . B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Martin P. Klammer

(1991). Professor of English, 2004– . B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Douglas E. Knick

(2006). Associate Professor of Education. B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; B.S., Mankato State University; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas.

Gereon Kopf

(1997). Associate Professor of Religion, 2006– . Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

Kevin Kraus

(1989). Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2011– . Professor of Biology, 2001– . Associate Dean of the College, 2001–07. B.S., Loras College; Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Donna Kubesh

(1982). Associate Professor of Nursing, 1995– . B.S., Winona State University; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Angela Kueny

(2010). Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2011– . B.A., Luther College; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Charlotte A. Kunkel

(1995). Professor of Sociology, 2012– . B.A., St. Cloud State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Eric A. Kutz

(2002). Associate Professor of Music, 2008– . B.M., Rice University; M.M., D.M.A., The Juilliard School.

²James P. Langholz

(1999). Associate Professor of Education, 2006– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., University of Minnesota.

Lisa L. Lantz

(2006). Associate Professor of Theatre/Dance, 2011– . B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.

Kirk Larsen

(1993). Professor of Biology, 2007– . B.S., Calvin College; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Robert J. Larson

(1966). Professor of Theatre, 1986– . Interim Dean of the College, July 1996–June 1997. B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island; M.A., University of South Dakota.

Robin K. Larson

(2003). Associate Professor of Management, 2007– . B.A., Concordia College; M.B.A., University of St. Thomas.

Jacob Lassetter

(2006). Assistant Professor of Music, 2012. B.M., Louisiana State University; M.M., University of North Texas; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati.

Andrew Last

(2012). Instructor in Music. B.A., Luther College; M.M., Northern Arizona University; ABD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Kent Lee

(1996). Professor of Computer Science, 2012– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Elizabeth A. Lynch

(2001). Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Trent University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Spencer L. Martin

(February 2002). Associate Professor of Music, 2007– . B.M., Butler University; M.M., Wichita State University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota.

James Martin-Schramm

(1993). Professor of Religion, 2006– . B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Seminary; Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary.

Kathleen Martinson

(1977). Professor of Art, 2007– . B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.F.A., University of Alabama.

Richard K. Merritt

(1998). Associate Professor of Art, 2004– . B.A., Carleton College; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Claude Mertzenich

(1990). Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2000– . B.A., Carthage College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Jodi Meyer-Mork

(2011). Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of Northern Iowa.

Ginger Meyette

(2009). Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.Div., Iliff School of Theology; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Denver.

Bradley N. Miller

(2003). Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2009– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

John Moeller

(1981). Professor of Political Science, 1991– . B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Patrick Montgomery

(2011). Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management. B.A., M.B.A., M.Acct., St. Ambrose University.

Holly Moore

(2010). Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Villanova University; Ph.D., DePaul University.

Benjamin Moore

(Jan. 2006, 2008). Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Luther College; M.A, M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Craig R. Mosher

(2006). Associate Professor of Social Work, Director of the Luther College Social Work Program. B.A., Antioch College; M.A., Columbia University; M.S.W., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Union Institute and University.

Carolyn Mottley

(February 1975). Professor of Chemistry, 1987– . Interim Dean of the College, July 1999–July 2000. B.S., Wayland Baptist College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Richard Mtisi

(2005). Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History, 2008– . B.A., M.A., University of Zimbabwe; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

⁸Mark Z. Muggli

(1978). Professor of English, 1994– . Associate Dean of the College, August 1999–June 2000. B.A., St. John's University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Katherine R. Narveson

(2000). Associate Professor of English, 2006– . B.A., Washington University; M.Phil., Warburg Institute, University of London, England; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Guy D. Nave, Jr.

(2001). Associate Professor of Religion, 2007– . B.A., Oral Roberts University; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.

Jayme Nelson

(2000). Associate Professor of Nursing, 2007– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Ramona Nelson

(1990). Professor of Accounting and Management, 1996– . B.A., Luther College; M.B.T., University of Minnesota.

David M. Njus

(1995, 1997). Associate Professor of Psychology, 2006– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago.

Deborah Norland

(1990). Professor of Education, 2002– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Michael O'Brien

(2011). ACM–Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethnomusicology. B.A., B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., Ph.D., University of Texas–Austin.

Robyn Ovans

(2009). Instructor in Chemistry. B.S., University of Victoria; M.S., Dalhousie University, Halifax.

Mary Overvold-Ronningen

(1995). Associate Professor of Nursing, 1996– . B.S., Pacific Lutheran University; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Jessica Paul

(1986–90, 1992). Professor of Music, 2003– . B.M., Northwestern University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois.

²Todd K. Pedlar

(2003). Associate Professor of Physics, 2010– . B.A., Whitman College; Ph.D., Northwestern University.

James A. Perez

(2000). Associate Professor of Physics, 2006– . A.A.S., Lewis and Clark Community College; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri–Rolla.

Sandra K. Peter

(1991). Associate Professor of Music, February 2011– . B.A., Concordia College; M.M., University of Arizona; D.M.A., University of Iowa.

⁴Gregory M. Peterson

(2005). Associate Professor of Music and College Organist, 2010– . B.A., Luther College; M.M., Yale Institute of Sacred Music; D.M.A., University of Iowa.

⁷Laura Peterson

(2008). Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. B.A., Carleton College; M.S., Ph.D., Brown University.

Jeannette N. Pillsbury

(2004). Associate Professor of Education, 2010– . A.B., Sweet Briar College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Kimberly A. Powell

(1992). Professor of Communication Studies, 2004– . B.S., Berry College; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Nicholas E. Preus

(2000). Associate Professor of English and Education. B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Craig A. Rabe

(2004). Associate Professor of Accounting and Management, 2010– . B.A., Luther College; M.B.A., University of Minnesota; C.P.A.

⁵David Ranum

(1990). Professor of Computer Science, 2003– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Utah.

Beth A. Ray Westlund

(2001). Associate Professor of Music, 2008– . B.A., Luther College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Texas.

Kathryn Reed

(1996). Instructor in Music, 2001– . B.M., Lawrence University; M.A., ABD, University of Michigan.

Britt E. Rhodes

(2002). Associate Professor of Social Work, 2012– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., Augsburg College.

Olga Rinco

(2003). Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2010– . B.S., McMaster University, Ontario, Canada; Ph.D., University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

April Rowe Neal

(2007). Assistant Professor of Nursing. 2008– . B.A., Luther College; M.S.N., University of Minnesota.

Paul R. Savariappan

(2007). Associate Professor and Forde Scholar in Mathematics, 2012. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Madras, India. M.S., Marquette University.

Diane G. Scholl

(1978). Professor of English, 1994– . B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Peter A. Scholl

(1977). Professor of English, 1988– . B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Timothy Schweizer

(1987). Professor of Economics and Management, 1998– . B.A., Luther College; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Robert G. Shedinger

(2000). Associate Professor of Religion, 2006– . B.S., Temple University; M.Div., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

S. Brookhart Shields

(2011). Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., Winona State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Wade Shilts

(February 1997). Associate Professor of Economics, 2006– . B.A., Luther College; J.D., Washington University School of Law; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Matthew C. Simpson

(2001). Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2009– . B.A., Trinity College; Ph.D., Boston University.

Marvin G. Slind

(2000). Professor of History, 2011– . B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University.

Michael K. Smith

(2001). Associate Professor of Music, 2007– . B.M., Stephen F. Austin State University; M.M.Ed., McNeese State University; D.M.A., University of Illinois.

Brian P. Solberg

(1991). Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education; Program Director of Athletic Training, 2010– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa.

Tex A. Sordahl

(1980). Professor of Biology, 1993– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., Ph.D., Utah State University.

Terry Sparkes

(1990). Associate Dean and Director of Curriculum Development and College Honors, 2008– . Associate Professor of Religion, 1999– . B.A., Denison University; M.Div., Colgate Rochester Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School.

²Lori A. Stanley

(January 1984). Professor of Anthropology, 2003– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Missouri–Columbia.

Sören A. Steding

(2004). Associate Professor of German, 2010– . Staatsexamen: University of Regensburg, Germany; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Regensburg, Germany.

Wendy M. Stevens

(1971). Assistant Professor of Biology, 1990– . B.A., Luther College; M.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

John F. Strauss

(1975). Professor of Music, 1986– . B.A., Oberlin College; M.M., State University of New York; D.M.A., University of Texas–Austin.

Virginia F. Strauss

(1975). Professor of Music, 1993– . B.A., University of California; M.M., State University of New York; D.M.A., University of Texas–Austin.

Rebecca Sullivan

(1988). Academic Technology Librarian and Assistant Professor, 2008– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign.

Karla R. Suomala

(2001). Associate Professor of Religion, 2007– . B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; M.Phil., Ph.D., Hebrew Union College.

Kristin A. Swanson

(1999). Associate Professor of Religion, 2007– . B.A., California Lutheran University; M.Th., Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

³Derek R. Sweet

(2005). Associate Professor of Communication Studies, 2011– . B.A., M.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Denver.

Edward H. Tebbenhoff

(1994). Associate Professor of History, 2000– . B.A., M.A., Duquesne University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

⁴Rita M. Tejada

(1996). Associate Professor of Spanish, 2008– . B.A., Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic; M.A., Emory University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

David R. Thompson

(2004). Associate Professor of Spanish, 2009– . B.A., Wabash College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University.

Joseph Thompson

(1995). Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, 1996– . Athletic Director 1995– . B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

²Richard Tirk

(2008). Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., Western Michigan University; D.M.A., Michigan State University.

Loren Toussaint

(2004). Associate Professor of Psychology, 2009– . B.A., Southwest State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Stephanie V. Travers

(2006). Associate Professor of Psychology, 2012– . B.A., University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Stony Brook University–SUNY.

Tarn Travers

(2010). Visiting Instructor in Music. B.M. San Francisco Conservatory of Music; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music.

Clara Van Zanten

(2012). Visiting Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California–Davis.

Yerty VanderMolen

(2004). Instructor in Spanish. Bachiller en Educacion, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Peru.

³Amy E. Weldon

(2005). Associate Professor of English, 2011– . B.A., Auburn University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Eric R. Westlund

(2001). Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2005– . B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Jeffrey Wettach

(1985). Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education, 1996– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa.

Marjorie Wharton

(1979). Associate Professor of Music, 2005– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., Tulane University; D.M.A., University of Iowa.

Andrew D. Whitfield

(2003). Associate Professor of Music, 2011– . B.M., Butler University; M.M., Wichita State University; D.M.A., Louisiana State University.

Novian Whitsitt

(January 1999). Professor of Africana Studies and English, 2012– . B.S., Stanford University; M.A., University of California–Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Sarah Wilder

(2012) Instructor of Communication Studies. B.A., Buena Vista University; M.S., Illinois State University; ABD, University Nebraska-Lincoln.

Jeffrey Wilkerson

(1997). Associate Dean and Director of Faculty Development, 2012– . Professor of Physics, 2012– . B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California–Berkeley.

Jacqueline Wilkie

(1987). Professor of History, 2000– . B.A., College of Saint Rose; M.A., Northeastern University; D.A., Carnegie–Mellon University.

Jacquelyn Wright

(1985). Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, 2000– . B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Hongmei Yu

(2008). Assistant Professor of Chinese. B.A., Renmin University of China, Beijing, China; M.A., Peking University, Beijing, China; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Laurie A. Zaring

(2006). Associate Professor of Linguistics and French, 2011– . B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., University of Texas–Austin; Ph.D., Cornell University.

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