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Faculty Profiles

Monica Berlin

Monica Berlin

Associate Professor of English

My writing process ... is a process of living with something in hopes of knowing that something by heart.
Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith

Associate Professor of Dance

The Knox College dance program has grown so much within the past few years and is now recruiting students who already have really strong dance skills.
Jason Helfer

Jason Helfer

Associate Professor of Educational Studies

My studies of fine arts and gifted children help me think about what we do as teachers.
Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson

Associate Professor of English

Storytelling is what we do -- all day long, for work and play -- and I'd like to know how it works.
Richard Stout

Richard Stout

Professor of Economics

As I've grown more confident in my research, I've become a citizen-advocate, not just a spectator.
Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Associate Professor of History

Asian culture is an important part of America's history and its future.
Judith Thorn

Judith Thorn

Associate Professor of Biology

My teaching ranges broadly across the biology spectrum, and my scholarship focuses on cellular communication.
Jonathan Powers

Jonathan Powers

Assistant Professor Economics

It is a lot of fun to be able to teach smart kids in small classes, and there aren't a whole lot of places in the country where a professor gets to do that.
Linda Dybas

Linda Dybas

Professor of Biology

I find it incredibly exciting to work with students at this stage of their education. Their fresh approach is contagious.
Robin Ragan

Robin Ragan

Associate Professor of Modern Languages

I see young Spanish directors challenging our understanding of who constitutes family and what rules govern intimate relationships.
D. James Mountjoy

D. James Mountjoy

Associate Professor of Biology

The Green Oaks Field Station is a great place for me to do research, as well as an excellent place to go birding and to explore nature.
Ryohei Matsuda

Ryohei Matsuda

Associate Professor in Asian Studies (Japanese Studies)

I study how Japan is adapting American ideas into their higher education and liberal arts curriculum.
Tim Kasser

Tim Kasser

Professor of Psychology

When you see the living conditions some people in the world face, it's very sobering. And when you see how happy they are, it's wonderful and very moving.
John Spittell

John Spittell

Professor and Chair, Business and Management

I see my teaching as preparing and enabling students to be successful when they step off the Knox campus
Sue Hulett

Sue Hulett

Richard P. and Sophia D. Henke Distinguished Professor of Political Science

My research looks at the rise of Christian fundamentalism as a political and social movement.
Larry Welch

Larry Welch

Clara A. Abbott Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

I am interested in the most basic question: What is that stuff?
Stephen Schroth

Stephen Schroth

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies

It's vital that all students participate in both creation and appreciation in the arts.
Peter Schwartzman

Peter Schwartzman

Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies

It is slow shift, but sustainability is now a household word. People understand it, and this is a good sign.
Stephen Fineberg

Stephen Fineberg

Szold Distinguished Service Professor of Classics

I am studying the Greek myth of Theseus and Ariadne, and the cultural and socio-political issues that the myth expresses.
Claire Sherman

Claire Sherman

Assistant Professor of Art

I use natural objects as subjects, to examine ideas such as tragedy, romanticism and ambivalence.
Sarah Day-O'Connell

Sarah Day-O'Connell

Assistant Professor of Music

Students learn to find their own answers and develop a critical relationship with music history.