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Northland College Faculty

Northland College Faculty

Faculty are at the heart of Northland College.  Click below to view individual profiles and to learn more about our incredible faculty.

Faculty News, Publications, and Presentations

  • Feb. 9-12, 2012 - Joshua Clausen - SEAMUS National Conference (Soc. for Electroacoustic Music), Appleton, WI, Joshua will perform his original work titled, Broken Grooves.
  • Feb. 9-12, 2012 - Cynthia Belmont - Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations  Regional Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, "Travels in ‘Queernaturecultures': An Ecofeminist Reading of Boys Don't Cry and By Hook or By Crook" Cynthia is also chairing an ecocriticism panel.
  • Feb. 19-24, 2012 - Luke VanRoekel - Ocean Sciences 2012 Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, The form and dynamics of Langmuir Circulation for misaligned wind and waves.
  • Feb. 21-23, 2012 - Sarah Johnson - WI Wetlands Assoc . 17th Annual Wetland Conference, Lake Geneva, WI, "Contrasting changes in urban and rural floodplain forests in southern Wisconsin: a 55-year view from the understory." 

NameTitleContactOffice Location
Don AlbrechtAssociate Professor of Art  (715) 682-1833
dalbrecht@northland.edu 
MVEVAC 009 
Leslie AlldrittAssociate Professor Religion & Philosophy (715) 682-1358
lalldritt@northland.edu 
Wheeler 416 
Elizabeth AndreAssistant Professor of Outdoor Education (715) 682-1324
eandre@northland.edu 
Wheeler 313 
Paula Anich Assistant Professor of Biology and Natural Resources (715) 682-1274
panich@northland.edu 
CSE 109 
Sharon AnthonyAssociate Professor of Environmental Science (715) 682-1803
santhony@northland.edu 
CSE 212 
Cynthia BelmontAssociate Professor of English (715) 682-1320
cbelmont@northland.edu 
Wheeler 425 
Alan BrewInterim Vice President of Academic Affairs & Academic Dean (715) 682-1226
abrew@northland.edu 
Ponzio Center 232 
Connie BurdittAssistant Director of Upward Bound (715) 682-1240
cburditt@northland.edu 
Mead 116 
Joshua ClausenDirector of Choral Activities and Instructor of Music 715-682-1313
jclausen@northland.edu 
CSE LL 131 
Joseph DamrellProfessor of Sociology & Native American Studies (715) 682-1319
jdamrell@northland.edu 
Wheeler 413 
Cindy DillenschneiderProfessor of Outdoor Education (715) 682-1314
cdillenschneider@northland.edu 
Wheeler 314 
Rick DowdProfessor of Chemistry (715) 682-1209
rdowd@northland.edu 
CSE 204 
Tim DoyleAsst Professor of Philosophy (715) 682-1303
tdoyle@northland.edu 
Wheeler 415 
Tom DraughonLecturer of Music (715) 682-9362
tdraughon@northland.edu 
CSE LL 127 
Tom FitzAssociate Professor of Geoscience (715) 682-1852
tfitz@northland.edu 
CSE 163 
Joel GlickmanProfessor of Music (715) 682-1323
jglickman@northland.edu 
CSE LL 132 
Bruce GoetzProfessor of Geoscience (715) 682-1312
bgoetz@northland.edu 
CSE 162 
Wendy GormanProfessor of Biology (715) 682-1322
wgorman@northland.edu 
CSE 128 
Andrew GoykeProfessor of Biology (715) 682-1808
agoyke@northland.edu 
CSE 135 
Scott GrinnellAssociate Professor of Physics (715) 682-1858
sgrinnell@northland.edu 
CSE 253 
Erica HannickelAssistant Professor of Environmental History (715) 682-1490
ehannickel@northland.edu 
Wheeler 321 
Brandon HofstedtAssistant Professor of Sustainable Community Development (715) 682-1311
bhofstedt@northland.edu 
Wheeler 322 
Katherine JenkinsDirector of Legacy Programs & Hulings Teaching Fellow  (715) 682-1353
kjenkins@northland.edu 
Ponzio Center 209 
Sarah JohnsonAssistant Professor of Natural Resources 715-682-1550
sjohnson@northland.edu 
CSE 108 
Dick JoyalProfessor of Business Admininistration & Economics (715) 682-1315
rjoyal@northland.edu 
Wheeler 316 
Alicia JuskewyczTeaching Fellow in Sociology & Social Justice 715-682-1327
ajuskewycz@northland.edu 
Wheeler 317 
Anthony KernAssociate Professor of Biology and president of the Faculty Council (715) 682-1335
akern@northland.edu 
CSE 127 
Ray KiewitInstructor of Environmental Studies (715) 682-1336
rkiewit@northland.edu 
CSE 150 
Young KimProfessor of Mathematics & Computer Science (715) 682-1346
ykim@northland.edu 
CSE 231 
Gina KirstenComposition Specialist (715) 682-1341
gkirsten@northland.edu 
CSE 222 
Kelly La VentureAssistant Professor of Business and Sustainability 715-682-1214 Wheeler 328 
Randy LehrBro Professor of Sustainable Regional Development (715) 682-1261
rlehr@northland.edu 
CSE 139 
Ann LowryVisiting Professor of Business (715) 682-1233
alowry@northland.edu 
Wheeler 311 
Ruth LullAssistant Professor of Art (715) 682-3747
rlull@northland.edu 
MVEVAC 011 
Diana MannLecturer of Music dmann@northland.edu  
Cynthia MayAssistant Professor of GIS (715) 682-1499
cmay@northland.edu 
CSE 138 
Anna MetcalfeInstructor of Art/Ceramics (715) 682-1210
ametcalfe@northland.edu 
MVEVAC 011 
Annette NelsonAssociate Professor of Teacher Education (715) 682-1673
anelson@northland.edu 
Wheeler 212 
Chantal NorrgardAssistant Professor of Native American Studies 715-682-1354
cnorrgard@northland.edu 
Wheeler 327 
Matthew O'LaughlinAssistant Professor of Psychology (715) 682-1284
molaughlin@northland.edu 
CSE 150 
Derek OgleProfessor of Mathematics and Natural Resources (715) 682-1300
dogle@northland.edu 
CSE 239 
Gabriel OkyereTeaching Fellow in Mathematical Sciences 715-682-1857
gokyere@northland.edu 
CSE 229 
Rajat PanwarChapple Chair of Business and Social Responsibility (715) 682-1231
rpanwar@northland.edu 
Wheeler 318 
Ellen PennellAssistant Professor of Teacher Education (715) 682-1305
epennell@northland.edu 
Wheeler 212 
Mary PodlesnySenior Educator for Teacher Education (715) 682-1814
mpodlesny@northland.edu 
Wheeler 212 
Nicholas RobertsonAssistant Professor of Chemistry (715) 682-1321
nrobertson@northland.edu 
CSE 214 
Joe RoseAssociate Professor of Native American Studies (715) 682-1204
jrose@northland.edu 
Mead 123 
Clayton RussellAssociate Professor of Outdoor Education (715) 682-1491
crussell@northland.edu 
Wheeler 326 
David SaetreCampus Minister (715) 682-1253
dsaetre@northland.edu 
Ponzio Center 231 
Kevin SchanningProfessor of Sociology  (715) 682-1285
kschanning@northland.edu 
Wheeler 412 
Paul SchueAssociate Professor of History (715) 682-1844
pschue@northland.edu 
Wheeler 323 
James SkerikSenior Educator for Teacher Education (715) 682-1349
jskerik@northland.edu 
Wheeler 212 
Michele SmallProfessor of English and Modern Languages (715) 682-1330
msmall@northland.edu 
Wheeler 426 
Katie StumpfAssistant Professor of Biology 715-682-1325
kstumpf@northland.edu 
CSE136 
Jason TerryAssociate Professor of Art (715) 682-1831
jterry@northland.edu 
MVEVAC 010 
Luke Van RoekelAssistant Professor of Atmospheric Science 715-682-1280
lvanroekel@northland.edu 
CSE 254 
Peter WeishampelAssistant Professor of Biology & Natural Resources (715) 682-1326
pweishampel@northland.edu 
CSE 139 
Grant WhiteAssociate Professor of Outdoor Education (715) 682-1350
gwhite@northland.edu 
Wheeler 312 
John WilmerDirector of Upward Bound (715) 682-1596
jwilmer@northland.edu 
Mead 121 
Timothy ZiegenhagenAssociate Professor of English (715) 682-1598
tziegenhagen@northland.edu 
Wheeler 421 
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