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Office Staff

Meet the Academic Affairs Staff

Melissa J. Glenn

Provost & Dean of the Faculty

Mary Crawford

Associate Dean of the College; Philip Sidney Post Professor of Chemistry

Crawford received her PhD from Purdue University. Her research investigates chemical kinetics, experimentally and computationally as it relates to tropospheric chemistry. Dr. Crawford is also interested in increasing the number of underrepresented groups in STEM. She has served in some capacity in the ACS Professional Relations Division for the past several years. She is completing her term as its immediate past chair this year.

Ole Forsberg

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Associate Professor of Mathematics; Chair of Statistics; Chair of Data Science

Faculty Profile

Judy Thorn

Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment; Professor of Biology; Chair of Classics

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Angie Goff

Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College

Kari Fischer

Assistant Director of Disability Support Services

Kari has over two years of service at Knox, serving in the Dean’s Office and Seymour Library. She holds a master’s degree in Recreational Therapy and is a certified Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator. Kari has been supporting students with disabilities since 2008. Her work began in the public sector, providing inclusive and accessible nature educational programming. She also has accumulated another decade of experience in clinical and classroom settings. She is passionate about her work in disability advocacy and inclusiveness on campus. Kari looks forward most to working directly with students and helping them discover their own journey.