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197 faculty · 352 courses · data as of 2026-07-02
Louis K Epstein, Professor of Music – Musicology; Department Chair of Music h-index 2
Rehanna Kheshgi, Associate Professor of Music – Ethnomusicology h-index 2
Es on community engagement through music with Somali diaspora communities in the US. Her project, “Somali Songs: Building Community through Sound,” which seeks to empower Somali youth and foster sharing of intergenerational know
Alison J Feldt, Professor of Music – Voice; Associate Dean of Fine Arts
Andrew Cannestra, Visiting Instructor of Music
Courses: Introduction to Musicianship · Musicianship: Tonality · The Music Spectrum · The Art of Music · Rock Music: Style and Context · Race in 20th Century Music +24 more
Paul Roback, Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science h-index 12
Notable: “Data Science in Statistics Curricula: Preparing Students to “Think with Data”” (2015) · 205 citations
Olaf Hall-Holt, Associate Professor of Computer Science h-index 9
Computational geometry, graphics, computer vision, and elements of human cognition. Olaf has worked with students on research projects since his days as a staff researcher at the Geometry Center in Minnesota, between college (at Swa
Notable: “Real-time 3D model acquisition” (2002) · 583 citations
Matthew Wright, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science h-index 7
Notable: “Interactive Visualization of 2-D Persistence Modules” (2015) · 103 citations
Kathryn Ziegler-Graham, Professor of Statistics h-index 6
Notable: “Forecasting the global burden of Alzheimer's disease” (2007) · 3,374 citations
Courses: Gateways to Mathematics · Introduction to Calculus · Calculus I · Calculus II · Honors Calculus II · Topics in Mathematics +32 more
Norman Lee, Associate Professor of Biology; Director of Neuroscience h-index 29
Notable: “The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori” (1997) · 3,553 citations
Eric S Cole, Professor of Biology h-index 21
Notable: “Germline and Somatic Transformation of Mating Tetrahymena thermophila by Particle Bombardment” (1997) · 283 citations
Laura Listenberger, Professor of Biology and Chemistry; Department Chair of Chemistry h-index 20
Notable: “Triglyceride accumulation protects against fatty acid-induced lipotoxicity” (2003) · 2,066 citations
Charles Umbanhowar Jr, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Director of Natural Lands h-index 16
Paleoecology, prairie community ecology, fire history of Big Woods and Great Plains and Manitoba, insect herbivory and plant-insect interactions, multivariate statistical methods, prairie and oak savanna restoration St. Olaf College 1520 S
Notable: “Late‐glacial and Holocene climatic effects on fire and vegetation dynamics at the prairie–forest ecotone in south‐central Minnesota” (2003) · 85 citations
Courses: Biological Science: Issues in Biology · Human Biology · The Biology of Women · Field Paleontology in Florida · Thinking and Doing Biology · Explorations in Microbiology +25 more
Seth Binder, Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies; Frank Gery Endowed Chair in Economics h-index 9
Economics of sustainable development; valuation and management of biodiversity and ecosystem services Publications: Refereed articles ( denotes undergraduate co-author) Gold, M., S. Binder, C. Nolte (2023) Exp
Notable: “Nutrient enrichment, biodiversity loss, and consequent declines in ecosystem productivity” (2013) · 701 citations
Ashley Hodgson, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 5
Behavioral Economics, Systems Thinking, Game Theory, Health Care Economics. Publications: “Video-conferencing in a health economics course with alumni in healthcare and partners abroad” invited book chapter in Handbook on Teach
Notable: “Jobless Recoveries and the Wait-and-See Hypothesis” (2005) · 35 citations
Naafey Sardar, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 4
Macroeconomics, Energy Economics, and Applied Time Series Econometrics Academic publications: Naafey Sardar, 2026. "Rethinking productivity shocks: The role of monetary policy constraints," Macroeconomic Dynamics , 30 (e29
Notable: “Exploring asymmetries in the effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on U.S. food and agricultural stock prices” (2021) · 29 citations
Marcus Bansah, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 3
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Economics, Development Economics, Public Finance Professional Website Media: MinnPost, Private data fills the gap imperfectly as government shutdown halts key
Notable: “Tackling the shadow economy through inflation and access to credit” (2023) · 7 citations
Courses: Gateways to Economics: Capitalism · Principles of Economics · Topics in Economic Analysis · Game Theory in Economics · Introduction to Law and Economics · Contemporary Issues in Macroeconomics +24 more
Laura Listenberger, Professor of Biology and Chemistry; Department Chair of Chemistry h-index 20
Notable: “Triglyceride accumulation protects against fatty acid-induced lipotoxicity” (2003) · 2,066 citations
Mary Walczak, Professor of Chemistry h-index 13
Notable: “Reductive desorption of alkanethiolate monolayers at gold: a measure of surface coverage” (1991) · 530 citations
Douglas J Beussman, Professor of Chemistry h-index 13
Notable: “Induction of Glutathione S-Transferases in Arabidopsis by Herbicide Safeners” (2002) · 166 citations
Anna Brezny, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 9
Notable: “Mechanism of Catalytic O2 Reduction by Iron Tetraphenylporphyrin” (2019) · 158 citations
Courses: Forensic Science with Lab · Introductory Chemistry · A Matter of the Environment with Lab · Structural Chemistry and Equilibrium · Energies and Rates of Chemical Reactions · Organic Chemistry I +26 more
Piercarlo Valdesolo, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 13
Notable: “Emotion and Decision Making” (2014) · 2,762 citations
Shelly Dickinson, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 12
Notable: “Dopamine D2 Receptor‐Deficient Mice Exhibit Decreased Dopamine Transporter Function but No Changes in Dopamine Release in Dorsal Striatum” (1999) · 232 citations
Gary Muir, Professor of Psychology; Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science h-index 11
The Neurobiology of Navigation I'm especially excited about exploring the intersection of brain and behavior, and my research program is guided primarily by questions about the neural mechanisms of navigation and spatial cognition
Notable: “Disruption of the Head Direction Cell Signal after Occlusion of the Semicircular Canals in the Freely Moving Chinchilla” (2009) · 146 citations
Grace Cho, Professor of Psychology h-index 9
Es on the variety of sociocultural factors and parenting processes that may shape children’s emotional and self development. For example, her research team (the Development of Self and Emotions Lab ) is currently working on a pr
Notable: “Self-Esteem as Folk Theory: A Comparison of European American and Taiwanese Mothers' Beliefs” (2002) · 204 citations
Courses: Principles of Psychology · Menacing Minds · Psychology of Hearing · Community Applications of Psychology · Psychology of Spirituality and Religion · Research Methods in Psychology +34 more
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About St. Olaf College. St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN reports an overall acceptance rate of 48.3%, an early-round acceptance rate of 58.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1310–1460, a class size of 822, and a yield of 27.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Lutheran-affiliated college renowned for its music program (the St. Olaf Choir is world-famous). Strong STEM and study-abroad participation (one of the highest rates in the country).