Core Faculty
Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History; Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Mondays, 1:00 – 3:00 (Fall, 2024) Sign up here!
View Profile →Andrea C Conger
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; Director of Public Health Studies
Office Hours: M 10-12, TH 2:30-4:00pm, and by appointment
View Profile →Averill Earls (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of History
Office Hours: My drop-in hours for students are W: 1-3 pm. I recommend reserving time using the link below even for drop-in hours, so you are on my calendar and I keep that space open for you! Click here to reserve time or make an appointment.
View Profile →Dana Horton
Associate Professor of English and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:30-1:00pm, Thursdays 12:30pm-2:00pm, and by appointment
View Profile →Anna Kuxhausen
Professor of History and Russian Language and Area Studies
Office Hours: Mon 1:00-3:00; Tues 3:00-4:00. And by appointment. Zoom Link
View Profile →Lau Malaver
Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00pm & Thursday 11:00am-12:00pm & 2:30-3:30pm Appointment Calendar
View Profile →Juliet Patterson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in English; Director of Environmental Conversation
Office Hours: M,W, F 10:30-11:30 am Click here for an appointment
View Profile →Joanne Quimby (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Asian Studies; Japanese Section Head
Office Hours: Spring 2025: In-person Monday 1:30-2:30 pm; Wednesday 3:05-4:00 pm; Thursday 1:00-2:00 pm; and by appointment (virtual options possible)
Nancy Thompson (she, her, hers)
Professor of Art and Art History; Department Chair of Art and Art History
Trish Zimmerman (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in Religion
Affiliated Faculty
Jessica M Benson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: M 1:30-3pm & Th 3-4:30pm (Spring 2025) Click here to book an appointment
View Profile →Maggie A Broner (she, her, hers)
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Romance Languages – Spanish, Co-Director of CILA
Office Hours: Fall semester–Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 and by appointment
View Profile →Grace Cho (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 1:00-3:00 pm, Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 pm, and by appointment.
View Profile →Jenna Coughlin (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Assistant Professor of Norwegian; Norwegian Section Head
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tues 2:30-4:30pm; Fri 9–11am; or email me to book a time
View Profile →Kari Lie Dorer (she, her, hers)
Professor of Norwegian; King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies; Department Chair of Norwegian; Director of Nordic Studies
Louis K Epstein (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Music – Musicology; Department Chair of Music
Dana Gross (she, her, hers)
Professor of Psychology
Office Hours: I will be teaching a study-abroad course during January Term. Please feel free to contact me at grossd@stolaf.edu. I will reply as soon as I am able. Visit my Booking Page to make an appointment.
View Profile →Sara Halpern (she, her, hers)
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Office Hours: Mondays: 2-3:30 pm; Thursdays 11 am-12:30 pm (all in HH216), and by appt. Link to Appointment/Booking Calendar
View Profile →Tim Howe (he, him, his)
Professor of History
Office Hours: T: 11-12am; TH: 8:00-9:00am; M: 5-6pm and by appointment.
View Profile →Kiara Jorgenson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies
Erica J Kanewischer
Associate Professor of Practice in Social Work and Family Studies; Department Chair of Social Work and Family Studies; Director of Family Studies
Office Hours: Mon: 10:00am & Tues: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs (she, her, hers)
Professor of English; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies; Director of the Individual Major Program
Office Hours: MW 11-11:40 AM and by appointment
View Profile →Diane C LeBlanc (she, her, hers)
Professor and Writer in Residence; Associate Dean of the First Year Experience and Sophomore Thriving; Director of Writing Program
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday 2:15 – 3:30 pm, Tuesday 12:30 – 2:00 pm & by appointment. Schedule an Office Hour Appointment
View Profile →Jonathan T Naito (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of English; Associate Dean of Humanities
Office Hours: Mon 11:00-12:30, Weds 11:00-12:30, and by appointment
View Profile →Jonathan O'Conner (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Spanish
Office Hours: On sabbatical leave for the 2024-2025 academic year.
View Profile →Beth Pettitt
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office Hours: Tues: 2-3:30pm; Thur: 2-3:30pm; or by appointment
Jean Porterfield (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Biology
Office Hours: Spring 2025 Drop-In Office Hours are Mondays 2-3:45, Wednesdays 10:30-noon, Thursdays 1:00-2:00. Or, you can sign up for a specific appointment at this link.
View Profile →Hannah Ryan (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History; Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Mondays, 1:00 – 3:00 (Fall, 2024) Sign up here!
View Profile →Susan E Smalling
Professor of Social Work & Family Studies; Associate Dean of Social Sciences; Director of Faculty Community and Belonging
Ariel Strichartz (she, her, hers)
Professor of Spanish; Department Chair of Romance Languages
Office Hours: (In-person, drop-in) Mondays & Wednesday 11-12; Tuesday 3-4. You may also make an appointment by emailing me.
View Profile →Mary Trull (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Professor of English; Department Chair of English
Office Hours: Mon. 2-3 pm, Wed 3-4 pm, Fri 10-11:00 am
View Profile →Maria Vendetti (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – French; French Section Head; Director of Language Across the Curriculum