Faculty Directory

Professors Emeriti

Margareta I. Baacke
Professor Emerita of Modern Languages
Ph.D., University of Marburg, 1953.
Knox College 1965-1989.

Robert Eugene Bryan
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., Washington and Jefferson College, 1943; M.A., 1949; Ph.D., Yale University, 1960.
Knox College 1963-1991.

Carol Jean Chase
Professor Emerita of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Illinois, 1964; M.A., University of Illinois, 1969; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1977.
Knox College 1977-2007.

Michael Gardner Crowell
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Amherst College, 1953; M.A., Northwestern University, 1959; Ph.D., 1966.
Knox College 1961-1996.

Ivan Hugh Davidson
Professor Emeritus of Theatre
B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, 1960; M.A., Indiana University, 1966; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972.
Knox College 1969-2004.

Rodney O. Davis
Szold Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History
B.S., University of Kansas, 1954; M.A., 1959; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1966.
Knox College 1963-1997.

Mary Locke Eysenbach
Charles W. and Arvilla S. Timme Professor Emerita of Economics
B.A., Reed College, 1954; B.A., Oxon., 1956; M.A., 1960; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1970.
Knox College 1978-1994.

Charles Edward Farley
Robert W. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Music
B.M., Western Michigan University, 1955; M.A., 1956; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1962.
Knox College 1959-1997.

W. G. Fiedorow
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Washington, 1961; M.A., University of Washington, 1963; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1973.
Knox College 1972-2005.

Jack Dean Fitzgerald
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., Harvard College, 1964; M.A., University of Iowa, 1967; Ph.D., 1969.
Knox College 1968-1995.

Gary Ray Francois
Szold Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Washington University, 1959; M.A, Washington University, 1960; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1963.
Knox College 1963-2002.

Octavio C. Garcia
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Lic. C. Quimicas, Madrid, Spain, 1956; Ph.D., McMaster University, Ontario, 1972.
Knox College 1987-2002.

Billy Wayne Geer
Clara A. Abbott Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Northwest Missouri State College, 1957; M.S., University of Nebraska, 1960; Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1963.
Knox College 1963-2000.

Harland Jean Goudie
Chancie Ferris Booth Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., Montana State University, 1950; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1954.
Knox College 1954-1990.

Donald Wayne Green
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1949; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1954.
Knox College 1954-1989.

Robert Riner Hellenga
George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of English, Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
B.A., University of Michigan, 1963; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1969.
Knox College 1968-2004.

Henry Joe
Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., University of Montana, 1962; M.A., 1966; M.F.A., 1967.
Knox College 1967-1995.

Harlan Deal Knosher
Professor Emeritus of Sports Studies
B.S., Miami University, 1957; M.Ed., Northwestern University, 1959.
Knox College 1960-2000.

Isabel C. Livosky
Professor Emerita of Modern Languages
B.A., Columbia University, 1970; Ph.D., New York University, 1977.
Knox College 1977-2004.

William Frederick Matthews
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Queens College 1944; B.D., New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1947; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1964.
Knox College 1953-1983.

John McCall
Professor Emeritus of English, President Emeritus
A.B., Holy Cross College, 1949; M.A., Princeton University, 1952; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1955.
Knox College 1982-1993.

E. Samuel Moon
William G. Simonds Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., University of Michigan, 1946; M.A., 1947; Ph.D., 1956.
Knox College 1953-1984.

Harry Jacob Neumiller
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., Knox College, 1951; M.S., University of Illinois, 1952; Ph.D., 1956.
Knox College 1959-1997.

Edward Lee Niehus
Professor Emeritus of English and College Examiner
B.A., University of Illinois, 1961; M.A, University of Illinois, 1962; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1971.
Knox College 1968-2003.

Walter Murray North
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1947; M.A., University of North Carolina, 1949; Ph.D., 1951.
Knox College 1950-1988.

Frederick Ortner
Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., University of Virginia, 1968; M.F.A., Pratt Institute, 1970; M.A., New York University, 1973.
Knox College 1979-2002.

Kenneth Ronald Pahel
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Rollins College, 1957; M.A., University of Illinois, 1958; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1965.
Knox College 1967-1999.

Alfred Milton Partin
Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.A., Cornell College, 1950; M.A., Bradley University, 1968.
Knox College 1954-1984.

Eugene Arthur Perry
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Northland College, 1960; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1967.
Knox College 1967-2002.

Wilbur Fiske Pillsbury
Philip Sidney Post Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1946; M.C.S., Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, 1946; D.B.A., Indiana University, 1954.
Knox College 1949-1990.

Jorge Prats
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Illinois, 1952; M.A, University of Illinois, 1960; Ph.D., University of Barcelona, 1968.
Knox College 1962-1964, 1966-2000.

William Charles Ripperger
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
B.A., Knox College, 1960; M.S., University of Michigan, 1962; M.A., University of Michigan, 1963.
Knox College 1967-1999.

Momcilo Rosic
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
Ph.D., University of Bonn, 1950.
Knox College 1959-1985.

Peter Schramm
Watson Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Amherst College, 1956; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1963.
Knox College 1965-1995.

Ross Vander Meulen
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
B.A., Northwestern University, 1958; M.A., University of Michigan, 1961; M.A., University of Michigan, 1962; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1972.
Knox College 1968-2000.

Robert C. Whitlatch
Robert M. and Katherine Seeley Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theatre
B.A., Denison University, 1957; M.A., University of Illinois, 1958; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1962.
Knox College 1966-2008

Douglas Lawson Wilson
George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Doane College, 1957; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1959; Ph.D., 1964.
Knox College 1961-1997.

Professors

Stuart Allison
Professor of Biology
B.S., The University of Puget Sound, 1981; M.S., University of Rhode Island, 1986; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1991.
Knox College 1997-

Roy R. Andersen
Charles W. and Arvilla S. Timme Professor of Economics
B.S., Northern Illinois University, 1965; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1972.
Knox College 1972-

Stephen Bailey
Professor of History; Associate Dean of the College
B.A., University of Chicago, 1960; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1966.
Knox College 1965-

Diana Beck
Professor of Educational Studies
B.A., University of Illinois, 1970; M.A., University of Illinois, 1990; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1997.
Knox College 1992-

Lawrence B. Breitborde
Professor of Anthropology; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
B.A., Clark University, 1971; M.A., University of Rochester, 1973; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1978.
Knox College 1995-

Mary Lou Breitborde
Visiting Professor of Educational Studies and Scholar-in-Residence
B.A., Wheaton College, 1970; M.Ed., Boston University, 1976; Ed.D., Boston University, 1981.
Knox College Spring 2010

Steven M. Cohn
Professor of Economics
B.A., Amherst College, 1969; M.P.A., Princeton University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1986.
Knox College 1984-

Linda Kathryn Dybas
Watson Bartlett Professor of Biology
B.A., Knox College, 1964; M.A., California State University, San Francisco, 1973; Dr. rer. biol. hum., University of Ulm, 1976.
Knox College 1977-

Nancy J. Eberhardt
Professor of Anthropology
B.A., University of Iowa, 1975; M.A., University of Illinois, 1979; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1984.
Knox College 1984-

Ralph Lance Factor
George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Ohio State University, 1965; M.A., University of Georgia, 1967; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1970.
Knox College 1969-

Brenda Fineberg
Professor of Classics
B.A., University of Texas-Austin, 1972; M.A., University of Texas-Austin, 1974; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1991.
Knox College 1977-

Stephen C. Fineberg
Szold Distinguished Service Professor of Classics
B.A., St. John’s College, 1964; M.A., University of Texas, 1971; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1975.
Knox College 1976-

Penny Schine Gold
Professor of History
B.A., University of Chicago, 1969; M.A., Stanford University, 1970; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1977.
Knox College 1976-

Kevin J. Hastings
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Knox College, 1976; M.S., Northwestern University, 1977; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1981.
Knox College 1986-

Heather Hoffmann
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lafayette College, 1983; M.A., State University of New York-Binghamton, 1985; Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghamton, 1989.
Knox College 1987-

Frederick L. Hord
Professor of Black Studies
B.S., Indiana State University, 1963; M.S., Indiana State University, 1965; Ph.D., Union Graduate School, 1987.
Knox College 1988-

Louisa Sue Hulett
Rik and Sophia Henke Distinguished Professor of Political Science
A.B., University of Southern California, 1971; A.M., University of Southern California, 1973; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1979.
Knox College 1980-

Karen Kampwirth
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Knox College, 1986; M.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1988; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1993.
Knox College 1995-

Timothy Kasser
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1988; M.A., University of Rochester, 1990; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1994.
Knox College 1995-

Janet E. Kirkley
Professor of Biochemistry
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1984; Ph.D., George Washington University, 1992.
Knox College 1992-

Alex Kuo
Distinguished Affiliated Scholar in English
B.A., Knox College, 1961; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1963.
Knox College 2008-

Laura Louise Lane
Professor of Music
B.A., Washington University, 1979; M.M., Westminster Choir College, 1981; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1989.
Knox College 1983-

Francis McAndrew
Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology
B.S., King’s College, 1974; Ph.D., University of Maine, 1981.
Knox College 1979-

Andrew Mehl
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Western Maryland College, 1985; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1990.
Knox College 1995-

Elizabeth Carlin-Metz
Professor of Theatre
B.A., Roger Williams University, 1976; M.F.A., Temple University, 1983.
Knox College 1994-

Robin Orbin Metz
Philip Sidney Post Professor of English
B.A., Princeton University, 1964; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1967.
Knox College 1967-

Thomas R. Moses
Professor of Physics
B.S., Stanford University, 1987; M.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1990; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1993.
Knox College 1992-

James Dunlap Nowlan
Adjunct Distinguished Professor of Public Policy
B.A., University of Illinois, 1963; M.A., University of Illinois, 1965; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1973.
Knox College 1986-

Bruce Polay
Professor of Music
B.M., University of Southern California, 1971; M.A., California State University, 1977; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1989.
Knox College 1983-

Dennis M. Schneider
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Michigan, 1965; M.S., University of Michigan, 1966; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1973.
Knox College 1973-

Charles Emil Schulz
Professor of Physics
B.A., Knox College, 1972; M.S., University of Illinois, 1973; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1979.
Knox College 1981-

Robert Franklin Seibert
Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science
B.A., Knox College, 1963; M.A., Tulane University, 1965; Ph.D., Tulane University, 1969.
Knox College 1967-

Robert M. Smith
Professor of English
B.A., University of Strathclyde, UK, 1984; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1989; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1992.
Knox College 1996-

John A. Spittell III
Professor of Business and Management, Executive-in-Residence
B.A., Ripon College, 1972; M.B.A., Northwestern University, 1974.
Knox College 2007-

George Franklin Steckley
Professor of History
A.B., Oberlin College, 1965; M.A., University of Chicago, 1967; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1972.
Knox College 1973-

Richard A. Stout
Professor of Economics
B.A., Wabash College, 1968; M.A., Northwestern University, 1969; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984.
Knox College 1981-

Lane V. Sunderland
Chancie Ferris Booth Professor of Political Science
B.A., Kansas State University, 1967; M.A., University of Washington, 1968; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1972.
Knox College 1972-

Jon G. Wagner
Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Wichita State University, 1967; M.A., Indiana University, 1972; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1975.
Knox College 1973-

James L. Watson
Distinguished Research Affiliate in Anthropology
B.A., University of Iowa, 1965; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1972.
Knox College 2009-

Rubie S. Watson
Distinguished Research Affiliate in Anthropology
B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1969; M.A., Rice University, 1973; Ph.D., London School of Economics, 1982.
Knox College 2009-

Marilyn Webb
Distinguished Professor of Journalism
B.A., Brandeis University, 1964; M.A., University of Chicago, 1967; M.S., Columbia University, 1981.
Knox College 2001-

Lawrence E. Welch
Clara A. Abbott Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1983; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1988.
Knox College 1988-

Associate Professors

Caesar Akuetey
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Science and Technology, Ghana, 1981; Ph.D., Université de Franche Comté, France, 1989.
Knox College 1994-

Emily Anderson
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Willamette University, 1995; M.A., Mills College, 1997; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2003.
Knox College 2003-

Mary Vlastnik Armon
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Knox College, 1985; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1994.
Knox College 1991-

Monica Berlin
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Knox College, 1995; M.A., Western Illinois University, 1998; M.F.A., Vermont College 2002.
Knox College 1997-

Neil Blackadder
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Goldsmith’s College, University of London, 1986; M.A., University of California-Los Angeles, 1989; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1994.
Knox College 1998-

Diana Cermak
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., University of Minnesota-Morris, 1992; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1997.
Knox College 1997-

Craig Choma
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Knox College, 1993; M.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1996.
Knox College 1996-

Thomas W. Clayton
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Iowa Wesleyan College, 1981; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1989.
Knox College 1991-

Mary Crawford
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Knox College, 1989; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1999.
Knox College 1997-

Bruce Haywood Davis
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1969; M.A., University of Virginia, 1977; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1983.
Knox College 1982-

Jessie Dixon
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., Knox College, 1989; M.A., University of Chicago, 1990; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1998.
Knox College 1994-

John F. Dooley
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Lindenwood College, 1974; M.S., Syracuse University, 1976; M.E.E., Rice University, 1982.
Knox College 2001-

Timothy J. Foster
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
A.B., Grinnell College, 1981; A.M., Columbia University, 1984, M.Phil., Columbia University, 1988; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1994.
Knox College 1989-

Gina Franco
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Smith College, 1997; M.F.A., Cornell University, 2000; M.A., Cornell University, 2000
Knox College 2003-

Tony Gant
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, 1985; M.F.A., Yale University, 1988.
Knox College 1993-

Andrew Gibbons
Adjunct Associate Professor of Sports Studies
B.S., Culver-Stockton College, 1990; M.S., Western Illinois University, 1993.
Knox College 1991-

Gregory Gilbert
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Kansas, 1981; M.A., Rutgers University, 1984; Ph.D., Rutgers University 1998.
Knox College 1995-

Konrad Hamilton
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Oregon, 1982; M.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, 1984; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1998.
Knox College 1995-

Lori S. Haslem
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Purdue University, 1984; M.A., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1986; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1990.
Knox College 1996-

Jason A. Helfer
Associate Professor of Educational Studies
B.M., Millikin University, 1992; M.Mus., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1996; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2003.
Knox College 2006-

Andrew S. Leahy
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., St. Olaf College, 1989; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1994.
Knox College 1995-

Lynette Lombard
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Goldsmith’s College, University of London, 1976; M.F.A., Yale University, 1989.
Knox College 1990-

Ryohei Matsuda
Associate Professor of Asian Studies
B.Ed., Tokyo University of Education, 1978; M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1982; M.Ed., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1993; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2000.
Knox College 1998-

Jerome Miner
Associate Professor of Modern Languages; Director, Language Learning Center
B.A., Coe College, 1985; M.A., University of Iowa, 1988; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1995.
Knox College 1994-

James Mountjoy
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. University of Guelph-Ontario, 1982; M.S., Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 1996; Ph.D., McGill University, Montréal, 1994.
Knox College 2001-

Duane Oldfield
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Reed College, 1982; M.A., University of California-Berkley, 1984; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1992.
Knox College 1995-

Robin R. Ragan
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1993; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
Knox College 2000-

Natania Rosenfeld
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1985; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1992.
Knox College 1998-

Magali Roy-Féquière
Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 1980; M.A., Harvard University, 1982, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1993.
Knox College 1995-

Michael Schneider
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Michigan State University, 1984; M.A., University of Chicago, 1985; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1996.
Knox College 1992-

Peter Schwartzman
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S., Harvey Mudd College, 1991; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1997.
Knox College 1998-

Jennifer Smith
Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., Columbia College, 1995; M.A., Columbia College, 2000; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007.
Knox College 1999-

Jennifer Templeton
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. Queen’s University at Kingston-Ontario, 1985; M.S., Queen’s University at Kingston-Ontario, 1987; Ph.D., Concordia University, Montréal, 1993.
Knox College 2001-

Judith M. Thorn
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Grinnell College, 1991; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995.
Knox College 2000-

William Young
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Rhode Island, 1976; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1992.
Knox College 1992-

Assistant Professors

Katherine A. Adelsberger
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S. Beloit College, 2002; A.M., Washington University-St. Louis; Ph.D., Washington University-St. Louis, 2008.
Knox College 2008-

Don Blaheta
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Quincy University, 1997; Sc.M., Brown University, 1999; Ph.D., Brown University, 2004.
Knox College 2003-

David P. Bunde
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Harvey Mudd College, 1998; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
Knox College 2006-

Laura Mercredi Chasman
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2003; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2009.
Knox College 2009-

Andrew Civettini
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Grinnell College, 2001; M.A., University of Iowa, 2002; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2007.
Knox College 2007-

Jeremy Day-O’Connell
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1993; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002
Knox College 2004-

Sarah Day-O’Connell
Assistant Professor of Music
B.Mus., Oberlin College, 1995; M.A., Cornell University, 1998; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004.
Knox College 2004-

Catherine Denial
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Nottingham, 1994; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1996; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2005.
Knox College 2005-

Eric Edi
Assistant Professor of Integrated International Studies
B.A., University of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire, 1994; M.A., University of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire, 1996; Ph.D., Temple University, 2004.
Knox College 2006-

Howard Ehrman
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S., University of Illinois-Chicago, 1969; M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1974.
Knox College Fall 2009

Danielle Steen Fatkin
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Colorado-Boulder, 1998; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2007.
Knox College 2008-

Gail M. Ferguson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams College, 2001; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 2003; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2006.
Knox College 2008-

Ryan Fowler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A., University of Arizona, 1993; M.A., San Francisco State University, 1998; M.A., Columbia University, 2003; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2008.

Kaori Furuya
Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
B.A., Shizuoka University, 1994; M.A., Shizuoka University, 1996; M.A., City University of New York, 2004; Ph.D., City University of New York, 2009.
Knox College 2008-

Fernando Gómez
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., California State University, Chico, 1997; M.A., California State University, Chico; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007.
Knox College 2005-

Jeff Grace
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Brigham Young University, 1997; M.S., Indiana University, 2004; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008.
Knox College 2009-

Mark Holmes
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Hope College, 1983; M.F.A., Yale University, 1985.
Knox College 2004-

Matthew Jones-Rhoades
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Grinnell College, 1999; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005.
Knox College 2008-

Cyn Kitchen
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Knox College, 2000; M.F.A., Spalding University, 2005.
Knox College 2008-

Sonja E. Klocke
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
M.A., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 1994; M.A., University of Arizona, 2003; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2007.
Knox College 2007-

Sherry Lindquist
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1986; M.A., Northwestern University, 1987; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1995.
Knox College 2009-

Schahrazede Longou
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures-French
B.A., University of Soumaa, Blida, Algeria, 1996; M.A., University of Iowa, 2001; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009.
Knox College 2008-

Mathys Meyer
Visiting Instructor in Biology
B.A., Knox College, 2000; M.S., Illinois State University, 2004; Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.
Knox College 2009-

Sean Mills
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Knox College, 1990; M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1999.
Knox College 2009-

Amos Morris-Reich
Glossberg Visiting Israeli Scholar
B.A., The Hebrew University, 1995; Ph.D., The Hebrew University, 2004.
Knox College Fall 2009

Maureen Mullinax
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Sociology
B.S., University of Illinois-Urbana, 1984; M.A., University of Kentucky-Lexington, 1990; Ph.D. candidate, University of Kentucky-Lexington.
Knox College 2008-

Julio Noriega
Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures-Spanish
B.A., Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos-Peru, 1984; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1989; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1993.
Knox College 2009-

Young-a Park
Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Sociology
B.A., Seoul National University, 1993; M.A., Seoul National University, 1995; M.A., Harvard University, 2006; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2006.
Knox College, 2008-

Esther Penick
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Saint Louis University; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2000.
Knox College 2005-

Jonathan G. Powers
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Amherst College, 1987; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2002.
Knox College 2000-

Antonio Prado
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Illinois-Urbana, 1996; M.A., University of Illinois-Urbana, 1999; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana, 2006.
Knox College 2000-

Nicholas Regiacorte
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Roanoke College, 1996; M.F.A., University of Iowa 1998.
Knox College 2002-

Richard Reno
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Knox College, 1963; Ph.D., Yale University, 1971.
Knox College 1968-79, 2009-

Kathleen Ridlon
Assistant Professor of Dance; Director, Center for Community Service
B.A., City College of New York, 1996; M.F.A., Smith College, 1998.

Stephen Schroth
Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
B.A., Macalester College, 1986; J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1989; M.A., Teachers College at Columbia University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2007.
Knox College 2006-

Carol R. Scotton
Assistant Professor of Economics and Business and Management
B.A., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 1978; M.Ed. Georgia State University, 1986; Ph.D. Georgia State University, 2000.
Knox College 2005-

Emre Sencer
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., The City College of New York, 1996; M.A., Ohio State University, 2000; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2008.
Knox College 2008-

Claire Sherman
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2003; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2005.
Knox College 2006-

Mark Shroyer
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Truman State University, 1993; M.S., Oregon State University, 1995; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1999.
Knox College 2005-

Chad Simpson
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Monmouth College, 1998; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 2005.
Knox College 2007-

Amy Singer
Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Sociology
B.A., Smith College, 1996; M.A., University of Washington, 1999; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005.
Knox College 2006-

Scott Sunderland
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sports Studies
B.S., Illinois State University, 1990; M.S., Illinois State University, 1991.
Knox College 1993-

Barry Swanson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1970; M.S., Western Illinois University, 1977; Ed.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
Knox College 2008-

Barbara Tannert-Smith
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Massachusetts, 1987; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, 1992.
Knox College 1997-

Pedro Teixeira
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.Sc., University of São Paulo, 1994; M.Sc., University of São Paulo, 1996; Ph.D., Brandeis University, 2002.
Knox College 2006-

D. Alexander Varakin
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., James Madison University, 2001; M.A. Kent State University, 2003; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2006.
Knox College 2006-

Daniel Wack
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Amherst College, 1995; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2009.
Knox College 2005-

James Williams
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Webster University, 1999; M.A., Washington University, 2002; Ph.D., Washington University, 2008.
Knox College 2009-

Instructors

David Amor
Instructor in Journalism and Anthropology/Sociology
B.A., University of British Columbia, 1970; M.A., Stanford University, 1974; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986.
Knox College 2005-

David Bashwiner
Visiting Instructor in Music
A.B., Cornell University; M.Mus., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2001; Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago.
Knox College 2009-

Weihong Du
Instructor in Chinese
B.A., Nanjing University-China, 1992; M.A., Nanjing University, 1995; Ph.D. candidate, University of Minnesota.
Knox College 2009-

Timothy Gaster
Visiting Instructor in Modern Languages and Literatures-Spanish
B.A., Ohio State University, 1992; M.A., University of Illinois-Chicago, 2002; Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago.
Knox College 2009-

Michael J. Godsil
Instructor in Art
B.A., Knox College, 1976, 2004.
Knox College 2005-

Todd Heidt
Visiting Instructor in Modern Languages and Literatures-German
B.A. University of Cincinnati, 2002; M.A., University of Chicago, 2004 ; Ph.D. candidate, University of Cincinnati.
Knox College 2009-

Sherwood Kiraly
Visiting Instructor in English and Theatre and Writer-in-Residence
B.A., Knox College.
Knox College 2009-

Nicole Malley
Instructor in Music
B.A., Knox College, 1998; M.A., Washington University-St. Louis, 2002; Ph.D. candidate, University of Iowa
Knox College 2003-

Xavier Romano
Instructor in Educational Studies; Vice President for Student Development; Dean of Students.
B.S., University of Oregon, 1982; M.A., Santa Clara University, 1990; Ed.D. candidate, University of San Francisco.
Knox College, 1998-

Kelly Shaw
Instructor in Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Knox College, 1991; M.S., Purdue University, 1994; Ph.D. candidate, Purdue University.
Knox College 1998-

Lecturers and Other Appointments

Christie Cirone
Lecturer in Journalism
B.A., Knox College, 1979; M.F.A., University of Illinois-Champaign, 1992.

Joel Estes
Lecturer in Educational Studies
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1976; M.S.Ed., Western Illinois University, 1989; Ed.D. candidate, Illinois State University.

Steven Hall
Lecturer in Computer Science, Associate Director of the Computer Center
B.S., Bradley University, 1985.

John Haslem
Lecturer in English, Director of Learning Center
B.A., Purdue University, 1983; M.A., Purdue University, 1985; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1990.

Wendel Hunigan
Lecturer in Anthropology/Sociology
B.S., Western Illinois University, 1968; M.S., Illinois State University, 1971.

Steven A. Jones
Lecturer in Computer Science, Director, Computer Center
B.A., Knox College, 1972; M.S., Washington University, 1974; M.B.A., Webster University, 1988.

Judy Koon
Visiting Artist
B.A., University of California Santa Cruz, 1981; M.F.A., Yale University, 1986.

Thomas Martin
TKS Advisor
B.A., University of Iowa, 1983.

Lynn Maxfield
Lecturer in Music
B.A., College of Idaho; M.M., University of Iowa; Ph.D. candidate, University of Iowa.

Carissa Murphy
Lecturer in Business
B.A., Monmouth College, 2004; M.S., Bradley University, 2005.

Tim Pahel
Lecturer in Music
B.A., Lawrence University, 1988; M.M., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1998.

Jenna Price
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Knox College, 2006.

Elena Rakochy
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Knox College, 1995; M.F.A., Indiana State University, 2006

Mark Ridolfi
Lecturer in Journalism
B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1980; M.A., Indiana University, 1995.

Victoria Romano
Lecturer in Educational Studies
B.A., Allegheny College; M.Ed., University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana

Carol St. Amant
Lecturer in Anthropology/Sociology
B.A., Roosevelt University, 1966; M.A., Roosevelt University, 1969; M.A., University of Chicago, 1997.

Shuyan Shipplett
Lecturer in Chinese
B.A., Shanxi University-China; M.S., Western Illinois University, 2005.

Margo Shively
Lecturer in Theatre, Designer, Supervisor Costume Shop
B.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago, 1968.

Carolyn Suda
Lecturer in Music
B.A., Florida State University, 1971; M.A., Western Illinois University, 1986.

Associates in Applied Music

Julia Andrews, piano
Amber Clark, classical piano, organ and harpsichord
Denise Cooksey, flute
Andy Crawford, jazz band
Millie Dowling, viola
Mark Elliott, voice
Greg Etzel, voice
Laurel Filzen Etzel, band director
Sharon Faust, oboe
Sherrill Filzen, French horn
Garold Fowler, bass
Mary Harlan, piano
Kevin Hart, percussion, jazz percussion and jazz piano
Janice Haynes, saxophone
David Hoffman, jazz trumpet and jazz ensemble
Carolyn Kellert, music education
Anne Lyle, bassoon
Ashley Mack, piano
Kevin Malley, saxophone and jazz saxophone
Jill Marasa, clarinet
Semenya McCord, jazz voice
John Miller, jazz guitar
Sarah Moran, voice
Jose Najera-Coto, trombone
Dean Petrie, tuba and euphonium
Randy Pobanz, classical guitar
Louise Polay, violin
Carolyn Suda, cello, string ensemble, string quartet, cello choir
Brian Zeglis, percussion