Professors

BARNUM, ERIC (2019) Director of Choral Studies/Professor of Music. DMA, University of Washington

BARTSCHAT, KLAUS (1988) Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of Physics. M.S., Ph.D., Westfalische Wilhelms University

BERNS, NANCY (2000) Professor of Sociology. Ph.D., University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

BROWN, MEGAN C. (2005) Professor of English. M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

BUISING, CHARISSE M. (1993) Director of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Iowa State University

CAUFIELD, RACHEL PAINE (2001) Professor of Political Science. B.A., Hood College; Ph.D., George Washington University

CHEN, PHILLIP (1995) Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., University of Illinois - Chicago; M.F.A., School of Art Institute of Chicago

CLAPHAM, MARIA MACIEJCZYK (1990) Professor of Psychology and Department Chair. M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

CLASSEN, ANDREW B. (1992) Director of Jazz Studies and Fred and Patty Turner Professor in Jazz Studies. B.M.E., University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; M.M., Tennessee State University

COURARD-HAURI, DAVID (2000) Professor of Environmental Science and Policy and Department Chair. MPA, Princeton University; Ph.D., Stanford University

CRAIG, ROBERT G. (1991) Professor of Art and Design. B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Florida State University

CRAVERO, ANN (2003) Professor of Music. D.M.A., University of Iowa

CROWELL, BRADLEY LEWIS (2007) Professor of Religion. Ph.D., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

DE LAET, DEBRA L. (1995) Professor of Political Science. M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

EATON, MUIR (2007) Professor, Biology. B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

ESPOSITO, MATTHEW (1997) Professor of History. M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University

FREEMAN-MILLER, LEANNE (1998) Professor of Voice. B.M., University of South Dakota; M.M., Drake University

GARRIOTT III, WILLIAM C. (2013) Professor of Law, Politics and Society. B.A., Macalester College; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University

GERHARD, GESINE (2018) Dean and Professor of History. M.A. Berline University; Ph.D. University of Iowa

GITUA, JOHN (2005) Professor of Chemistry. M.S., Egerton University, Kenya; Ph.D., State University of New York - Binghamton

GOLDFORD, DENNIS J. (1985) Professor of Political Science. M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago

HONTS, JERRY (1995) Marshall and Judith Flapan Professor of Biology. B.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa

HUEY, MARYANN (2011) Professor of Mathematics. M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

KARNICKY, JEFFREY (2005) Professor of English. M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

KLIMASZEWSKI, MELISA (2008) Professor of English. M.A., Ph.D., University of California - San Diego

KNEPPER, TIMOTHY (2003) Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair. MDIV, Ph.D., Boston University

LAZAREVA, OLGA (2008) Professor of Psychology. M.S., Kazan State University, Russia; Ph.D., Moscow State University

LYONS, MAURA (2000) Professor of Art and Design. M.A., Ph.D., Boston University

MCCARTHY, MARY (2007) Professor of Political Science. M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., Columbia University

MCCRICKERD, JENNIFER A. (1994) Director of the Honors Program and Professor of Philosophy. M.A., Ph.D., Washington University

MEUNIER, ROBERT W. (1985) Director of Bands and Professor of Percussion. M.M., University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ph.D., University of North Texas

MIRAFZAL, GHOLAM A. (1993) Windsor Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Jacksonville State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

OWENS, CRAIG N. (2003) Professor of English and Department Chair. B.A., DePauw University; Ph.D., Indiana University - Bloomington

PADILLA, CLARENCE S. (1993) Professor of Music/Department Chair. M.M., D.M.A., University Southern California

PATTON-IMANI, SANDRA (2001) Professor of American Studies. M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland- College Park

PETRIDIS, ATHANASIOS (2000) Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Department Chair.  B.S., National University of Athens, Greece; Ph.D., Iowa State University

POMEROY, JOHN (1993) Professor of Theatre Arts and Department Chair. B.A., St. Ambrose University; M.F.A., University of Iowa

RENNER, MICHAEL (2009) Professor of Biology and Psychology. M.A., Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City; Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley

ROMAIN, JAMES P. (2003) Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies. M.M., University of North Texas; D.M.A, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

ROSBURG, THOMAS R. (1996) Professor of Biology and Department Chair. M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

ROTH, MARTIN A. (2009) Professor of Philosophy. B.S., Willamette University; Ph.D., University of California – Davis

ROTH, NICHOLAS A. (2003) Professor of Piano. M.M., Indiana University - Bloomington; D.M.A., Michigan State University

SAYLOR, ERIC (2003) Professor of Music History. M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

SENCHINA, DAVID (2006) Professor of Biology. B.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Iowa State University

SIDON, ASHLEY (2006) Professor of Music. M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

SKIDMORE, DAVID G. II (1989) Professor of Political Science. M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University

SLEISTER, HEIDI (2001) Professor of Biology. B.A., Central College; Ph.D., University of Iowa

SPAULDING-KRUSE, CAROL V. (1996) Professor of English. M.A., California State University - Fresno; Ph.D., University of Iowa

SUMMERVILLE, KEITH (2002) Deputy Provost and Mary Belle Windsor Professor of Science, Associate Professor of Environmental Science. M.En., Ph.D., Miami University - Oxford

SYMONDS, DEBORAH A. (1988) Professor of History. M.A., State University of New York - Binghamton; Ph.D., Binghamton University

URNESS, TIMOTHY (2006)  Professor of Computer Science. M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

VALDOVINOS, MARIA (2005) Professor of Psychology. M.S., University of South Alabama; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

VITHA, MARK F. (1998) Mary Belle Windsor Professor of Science and Professor of Chemistry. B.A., University of St Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

WEST, ELISABETH (2002) Professor of English. B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Stanford University

 

Associate Professors

AGUERO, HECTOR (2021) Associate Professor of Orchestral Studies. D.M.U., University of Houston

ALLEN, JILL (2015) Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. Wartburg College; M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln

BABENKO, VERA (2018) Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., Dnipro National University Ukraine, M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah

BACHMANN, CHINATSU (2003) Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition. M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

BAYER, NATALIA (2010) Associate Professor of History. M.A., Ph.D., Rice University

BUSCH, MARC (2009) Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., University of  California - Irvine; Ph.D., University of  California - Davis

CAIRNS, COLIN J. (1986) Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Ph.D., Queen's University of Belfast

CASE, ADAM (2016) Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.A., University of Maine-Farmington; B.A., Iowa State University

CHRISTENSEN, DEBORA (2008) Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

DEGNER, ERIN (2016) Associate Professor of Theatre. M.F.A., Minnesota State University

FENDER, JOHN (1999) Associate Professor of Art and Design. M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa

GARCIA, EDUARDO VILLADA (2007) Associate Professor, Second Language Acquisition. M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Iowa State University

HOLDREN, NATHANIEL (2015) Associate Professor of Law, Politics and Society. B.A., Valparaiso University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

KALMANSON, LEAH (2010) Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Oglethorpe University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii - Manoa

KAPLAN, SHAUNA (2016) Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., Lawrence University; M.P.H., University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita; Ph.D., Loyola University – Chicago

KENNEY, VINCENT (2017) Associate Professor of Music. M.M., D.M.A. University of North Texas

KILPATRICK, ADINA (2011) Associate Professor of Physics. B.S., University of Bucharest; Ph.D., Rice University

KLIETHERMES, CHRISTOPHER (2011) Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Lincoln University; Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University

KLIPEC, WILLIAM (1974) Associate Professor of Psychology. M.S., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Arizona

LENGEL, GREG (2016) Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Olivet Nazarene University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

LETTER, AMY (2011) Associate Professor of English. B.A., Florida Atlantic University; M.F.A., University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

LUTTRELL, MEREDITH (2016) Associate Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., Carson-Newman University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

MADDEN, YASMINA (2003) Associate Professor of English. B.A., Loyola Marymount University; M.F.A., Indiana University

MALLEA, AMAHIA (2007) Associate Professor of History. M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

MANLEY, ERIC (2009) Associate Professor of Computer Science. M.S., Ph.D., University Nebraska- Lincoln

MARRS, LESLIE (2006) Associate Professor of Music. M.M., Florida State University; D.M.A., University of North Carolina - Greensboro

MAZAR, INBAL (2015) Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

MCALISTER, JOAN F. (2005) Associate Professor of Rhetoric. M.A., Boise State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

MCKNIGHT, GLENN (1997) Associate Professor of History. M.A., Concordia University; Ph.D., Queen’s University

NELSON, CHARLES (2001) Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy. M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Virginia - Charlottesville

NEWMAN, EMILY (2016) Associate Professor of Art & Design. B.F.A., Syracuse University; M.F.A., University of Nebraska

PENDLETON, TERRANCE (2016) Associate Professor of Mathematics. M.S., Ph.D., North Caroline State University

PINHEIRO-CADD, MARC (2005) Director of World Languages and Culture and Associate Professor. M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PORTER, CHRISTOPHER (2016) Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Gonzaga University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

ROSS, NANCI J. (2010) Associate Professor of Biology. M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut

ROTHMAYER, MICHAEL (2000) Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. M.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

SMITH, DINA (2004) Associate Professor of English. M.A., University of Maryland - College Park; Ph.D., University of Florida - Gainesville

TRAN, JEANETTE (2014) Associate Professor of English. B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

TRENTINI, DARIA (2016) Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A. and M.A., University of Milan, Italy; Ph.D., University of London, England

UCHIDA, RIKA (2005) Associate Professor of Piano, Theory. M.A., D.M.A., University of Oregon

WARD, NEIL (2014) Associate Professor of Graphic Design. B.A., Sage College of Albany; M.F.A., University of Tennessee

WILLIAMS, KIERAN (2017) Associate Professor of Political Science. Ph.D, University of Oxford; AB, Princeton University

YOUNGER, A. ELIZABETH (2003) Associate Professor of English. M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

 ZWIER, MATTHEW (2013) Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Hope College; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

 

Assistant Professors

AKBUGA, ENES (2019) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A. Hacettepe University; Ph.D, Texas State University

BECKLIN, ANDREW (2020) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln

CARLSON, JOSHUA (2021) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

COLLIS, ROBERT (2019) Assistant Professor of History. B.A., M.A. The University of Sussex in Britain, Ph.D. The University of Turku

CRONIN, DEBORAH (2021) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

EMMONS, ERIC (2023) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A. St. Olaf College, Ph.D. The University of Iowa

HART, JAMEY (2023) Assistant Professor of Art. B.F.A. Cleveland Institute of Art, M.F.A. University of Houston

HRUBY, CLAIRE (2023) Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability. B.S. Wesleyan University, M.S. Iowa State University, Ph.D. Iowa State University

HUIZAR, LEAH (2019) Assistant Professor of Poetry. B.A. Biola University; M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University

LEE, SANG (2023) Assistant Professor of Graphic Design. B.F.A. Columbus College, M.F.A. Southern Illinois University, M.F.A Iowa State University, Ph.D. Iowa State University

MALIK, SAJJAD ALI (2020) Assistant Professor of Law, Politics, and Society. B.A., Texas State University; M.A., The American University in Cairo; Ph.D., Present York University

MIGUNOV, ANDREI (2022) Assistant Professor of Math and Computer Science. Ph.D., Iowa State University

MOORE, MEREDITH (2020) Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Ph.D., Arizona State University 

NOTSTIKASARI, DIAN (2019) Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. B.Arch, University of Indonesia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington

PARK, HYEJIN (2022) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Ph.D., George Mason University 

REZA, MD. ALIMOOR (2021) Assistant Professor of Computer Science. B.Sc.Engg., Bangladesh University; M.S., Drexel University; Ph.D., George Mason University

ROWE-JOHNSON, MEAGHAN (2021) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Loyola University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

SHELLER, BENJAMIN A. (2023) Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.Sc. Iowa State University, Ph.D. Iowa State University

STEPNITZ, ABIGAIL (2021) Assistant Professor of Law, Politics, and Society. B.A., University of San Francisco; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., University of California, Berkley

STURMS, RYAN (2017) Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Ph.D., Iowa State University 

TALBERT, ELIZABETH (2020) Assistant Professor of Sociology. Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

VAN DER VINNE, VINCENT (2023) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.Sc. University of Groningen, M.Sc. University of Groningen, Ph.D. University of Groningen

WANG, STEFANIE (2021) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Saint Mary's College of California; Ph.D., Iowa State University

YUEN, MAUREEN (2019) Assistant Professor of Violin/Viola. B.M., M.M., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., Columbia University

 

Lecturers

POPPEN, JOSEFA (1988) Instructor of Theatre Arts. B.A., Coe College

 

Emeriti Faculty

ABEL, RICHARD O., Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of English.

ADAMS, FREDERICK, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of History.

AKIN, WALLACE E., Professor Emeritus of Geography and Geology.

ALEXANDER, DANIEL, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. 

ARCHER, JULIAN, Professor Emeritus of History.

BAKER, BERNADETTE M., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science.

BATTLE, ANGELA Associate Professor Emeritus of Art and Design. 

BARTON, MIKE, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts.

BECKMANN-COLLIER, AIMEE Professor Emeritus of Conducting.

BLACK, RICHARD R., Professor Emeritus of Art.

BROWN, JOANNE H., Associate Professor Emerita of English.

CANARINA, JOHN, Professor Emeritus of Conducting and Orchestral Activities.

CARDWELL, CURT, Associate Professor Emeritus of History.

CHRISTIANSEN, JAMES L., Professor Emeritus of Biology.

CLARK, C. WALTER, Professor Emeritus of Political Science.

COLEMAN, WILLIAM S.E., Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts.

CONNER, KAREN A., Professor Emeritus of Sociology.

DALEY, A. STUART, Professor Emeritus of English.

DEALBA, LUZ, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.

DHUSSA, RAMESH, Associate Professor Emeritus of Geography.

DOUGHERTY, WILLIAM P., Professor Emeritus of Music.

DOWNING, HARRY L., JR., Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics.

ECKLEY, GRACE, Professor Emeritus of English.

EHRLICH, JOHN, Professor Emeritus of Cello.

ELLIOTT, CLIVE, Daniel B. Goldberg Emeritus of Theatre Arts.

ERICKSON, LEONARD E., Professor Emeritus of History.

ERICSON, JON L., Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and Communications Studies.

FAUX, STEVEN (1990) Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology.

FOSTER, DAVID, Professor Emeritus of English.

GARFIELD, SALLY, Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts.

GILDNER, GARY, Professor Emeritus of English.

GRAHAM, JOHN Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts. 

HOLMAN, JOHN, Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts 

HANE, NORMAN, Professor Emeritus of English.

HANSON, SUSAN, Associate Professor Emeritus of French.

HARRIS, CHARLES DAVID, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of Music History and Harpsichord.

HENDERSON, LARHEE, Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.

HESS, STANLEY, Professor Emeritus of Art.

HICKS, JOHN, Professor Emeritus of Art.

HODGDON, BARBARA, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of English.

HOFFERT, JOSEPH B., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.

HOGANSON, DEAN A., Professor Emeritus of Biology.

HOUF, WALTER R., Professor Emeritus of History.

HOULETTE, WILLIAM, Associate Professor Emeritus of History.

JACKSON, PAUL J., Dean and Professor Emeritus of Music.

KATZ, GEORGE, Professor Emeritus of Music.

KEYWORTH, DONALD R., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy.

KINGSBURY, PHYLLIS, Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology.

KLEINER, ALEXANDER F., Thomas F. Sheehan Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.

KODAMA, ROBERT, Professor Emeritus of Biology.

KOPECKY, KENNETH, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science.

LARSON, ROBERT, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.

LENZ, JOSEPH M. Professor Emeritus of English. Dean of College of Arts & Sciences.

LEROUX, KAREN Associate Professor Emeritus of History.

LEWIS, WILLIAM F., Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and Communication Studies.

LIGHT, JAY, Professor Emeritus of Wind Instruments.

LIN, CHIU-LING, Professor Emeritus of Piano.

LIN, TSUNG-KUANG, Professor Emeritus of History.

LINDBERG, JAMES G., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.

LUCAS, GENE, Professor Emeritus of Biology.

LUKE, JAMES W., JR., Professor Emeritus of Wind Instruments, Woodwinds.

LUTZ, ROBERT W., Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics.

MARCOUILLER, DON R., Professor Emeritus of Music.

MARTIN, BRUCE K., Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of English.

MARTY, MYRON, Dean and Professor Emeritus of History.

McCAW, JOHN E., Professor Emeritus of Religion.

METRICK-CHEN, LENORE Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History. 

MILLER, DALE, Professor Emeritus of Religion.

MILLER, KENNETH E., Professor Emeritus of Sociology.

MILLER, VERN, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Voice.

MYSZEWSKI, MICHAEL E., Professor Emeritus of Biology.

NAYLOR, LAWRENCE, Associate Professor Emeritus of Math and Computer Science.

NELSON, CHARLES A., Professor Emeritus of History.

NEWKIRK, WAYNE, Professor Emeritus of Economics.

OAKLAND, DAVID O., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science.

O’BRIEN, DENNIS C., Associate Professor Emeritus of Geology.

OXLEY, THERON, Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science.

PETERSEN, VIBEKE R., Professor Emeritus of Women's Studies.

PRIETO, HILDA, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Spanish.

RANDIC, MILAN, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science.

RANKIN, JANE L., Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology.

REINCKE, NANCY, Associate Professor Emeritus of English.

RIECK, MICHAEL Q., Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science.

ROBERTSON, ELIZABETH. Associate Professor Emeritus of English.

ROBINSON, DAVID, Professor Emeritus of Physics.

SANDERS, ARTHUR. Associate Provost and Levitt Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Politics. 

SANDERS, BRIAN, Professor Emeritus of Psychology. 

SCHNEIDER, JOSEPH W., Professor Emeritus of Sociology

SCULT, ALLEN, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Rhetoric.

SHULTZ, ROBERT R., Professor Emeritus of Piano.

SORIA, MARIO, Professor Emeritus of Spanish.

STAUNTON, LAWRENCE, Professor Emeritus of Physics.

STRATTON, DONALD, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Professor Emeritus of Biology.

SWANSON, HAROLD D., Professor Emeritus of Biology.

SWILKY, JODY, Professor Emeritus of English. 

SWISS, THOMAS, Professor Emeritus of English.

TORGERSON, JON, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy.

TORRENCE, GAYLORD, Professor Emeritus of Art.

TROYER, RONALD J., Senior Counselor for International Initiatives and Professor Emeritus of Sociology.

VAN DYCK, ROSEMARIE, Professor Emerita of Spanish.

VEEDER, DAVID A., Associate Professor Emeritus of German.

WACHA, RICHARD, Professor Emeritus of Biology.

WEAST, ROBERT D., Professor Emeritus of Wind Instruments, Brass.

WESTBROOK, THOMAS S., Professor Emeritus of Leadership Studies.

WIRTH-CAUCHON, JANET, Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology. 

WORTHEN, THOMAS F., Associate Professor Emeritus of Art.

WRIGHT, SUSAN E., Professor Emeritus of Sociology.

ZEFF, ELEANOR, Associate Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations