An Iowa College in the Liberal Arts Tradition
Faculty Associated with the Program
Maryna Nading
Professor of Anthropology
- Office: Koren 320
- Phone: 563-387-1349
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Anthropology, SUNY Albany; M.A., Anthropology, State University of New York at Albany; B.A., English Philology and Translation, Technological University of Podillia
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Olga Michels
Professor of Chemistry
- Office: Sampson Hoffland Lab 390E
- Phone: 563-387-1684
- E-mail: [email protected]
Department head
Education: Ph.D., Physical Organic Chemistry, University of Victoria; B.Sc., Chemistry and Mathematics, McMaster University
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Kate Elliott
Dean of Student Success
- Office: Preus Library 108C
- Phone: 563-387-2074
- E-mail: [email protected]
Course Topics: Nineteenth-century American art, art of the American West, Native American art, the history of photography
Education: Ph.D. in American Art History, University of Iowa; M.A. in Art History, University of Iowa; B.A in Art History and Studio Art, St. Olaf College
Wanda Deifelt
Professor of Religion
- Office: Main 203A
- Phone: 563-387-2147
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Joint Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University Doctoral Program; M.T.S., Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; B.A., Faculdade de Teologia, Escola Superior de Teologia
Research Interests: Contextual Christian Theologies (particularly feminism and liberation), Reformation, Ecumenism, Interdisciplinary Studies on Embodiment, and Interfaith Dialogue
Carly Foster
Professor of Political Science
- Office: Koren 303
- Phone: 563-387-1874
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D. Political Science, University of Kansas; M.A. Political Science, University of Kansas; Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of Kansas; B.A. Political Science, University of Kansas
Carly Hayden Foster joined the Luther College Political Science in 2015 and is currently chair of the Political Science Department. She has also taught at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2007-2015) and Washington State University (2006-2007). Dr. Foster earned her Ph.D. in Political Science (2005) and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies (2004) from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Foster teaches courses on social policy, constitutional law, gender and politics, political thought, and the Iowa Caucuses. Dr. Foster’s research interests center on gender and race as they relate to law, policy and politics. She has published work on gender and race in welfare policy, health policy, child welfare policy, elections, and political organizations.
Janna Edrington
Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Office: Valders 243L
- Phone: 563-387-1456
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: DNP student candidate, Nursing Practice, University of Minnesota; M.S., Nursing, University of Phoenix; B.S., Nursing, Graceland University
Jane Hawley
Professor of Dance
- Office: Center for the Arts 109
- Phone: 563-387-1694
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.F.A., Performance and Choreography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Certificate Program, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre School; Personal Well-Being, Windemere Institute for Healing Arts; B.A., Theatre, Luther College
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Thomas Johnson
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
- Office: Campus House 105
- Phone: 563-387-1091
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Minnesota; M.A., Communication Studies, University of Minnesota; B.A., Communication, Saint John’s University
Lise Kildegaard
Professor of English
- Office: Main 503A
- Phone: 563-387-1683
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., M.A., English, University of Chicago; B.A., English, Carleton College
Anna Peterson
Associate Professor of History
- Office: Koren 202
- Phone: 563-387-1155
- E-mail: [email protected]
On leave: Spring 2020, Fall 2020
Education: Ph.D., History, Ohio State University; M.A., History, University of North Dakota; B.A., Scandinavian Studies, Concordia College
Martin Klammer
Professor of English
- Office: Main 602
- Phone: 563-387-2112
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., M.A., English, University of Iowa; M.A., English, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; B.A., Honors English, University of Oregon
Lindsey Row-Heyveld
Associate Professor of English
- Office: Main 504
- Phone: 563-387-1596
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., M.A., Department of English, University of Iowa; B.A., English, Greenville College
Charlotte Kunkel
Professor of Sociology
- Office: Koren 322
- Phone: 563-387-1624
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder; B.A., Summa Cum Laude, St. Cloud State University
Holly Moore
Associate Professor Philosophy and Identity Studies
- Office: Valders 372G
- Phone: 563-387-1222
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Philosophy, DePaul University; M.A., Philosophy, Villanova University; B.A., Pennsylvania State University
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Kim Powell
Emerita
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Speech Communication, The University of Georgia; M.A., Communication Studies, Northern Illinois University; B.S., Communication Studies, Berry College
Stephanie Travers
Associate Professor of Psychology
- Office: Valders 344U-2
- Phone: 563-387-1254
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., State University of New York-Stony Brook; M.A., Stony Brook University; B.A., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; A.A., Bristol Community College
Amy Weldon
Professor of English
- Office: Main 603A
- Phone: 563-387-2224
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D, M.A., English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; B.A., English and Journalism, Auburn University
Novian Whitsitt
Professor of Africana Studies and English
- Office: Main 603
- Phone: 563-387-2142
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D, African Languages and Literature, M.A., African Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., International Relations, University of California-L.A.
Jacqueline Wilkie
Emerita
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: D.A., American Social History and Curriculum Design, Carnegie-Mellon University; M.A., American History, Northeastern University; B.A., Social Science and Secondary Education, College of Saint Rose
Marian Kaehler
Emerita
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., Biochemistry, Michigan State University; B.A., Chemistry and Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College