Micaela Terronez

Special Collections Librarian and Instructor

• Phone: 309-794-7317
• Email: micaelaterronez@augustana.edu
• Office: Tredway Library

Specializations: Library

David W. Crowe

Professor of English, Dorothy J. Parkander Professor in Literature

• Phone: 309-794-7607
• Email: DavidCrowe@augustana.edu
• Office: Old Main 110

David Crowe has been a member of the English department for more than 20 years, and has been its chair since 2002.

He is a graduate of Luther College and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, with a specialty in the American writers who lived in Paris during the 1920s. These days he is more interested in the history and literature of the Vietnam war, traveling twice to Vietnam, and is currently finishing a book on John Updike and his sense of faith as described by the existentialist thinker Soren Kierkegaard.

Dr. Crowe has taught in Augustana's honors programs for many years, including interdisciplinary team-taught courses with professors of biology and mathematics. He has taught and helped lead study abroad trips to continental Europe (Rome and Paris specifically) and Vietnam. He and his family also lived in Norway during the 1999-2000 school year as Dr. Crowe taught and studied as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Bergen.

Specializations: Vietnam war, Hemingway, American literature

Mindy Zumdome

Director of Human Resources

• Phone: 309-794-7452
• Email: mindyzumdome@augustana.edu
• Office: Sorensen Hall

Before coming to Augustana in 2021, Mindy Zumdome was the vice president for talent and culture at Elliott Aviation in Moline, Ill.

Her other past experience includes human resources roles at HNI Corporation, Per Mar Security Services, the Kansas City Star, TLC for Children & Families, Inc., Lee Enterprises and Royal Neighbors of America.

Specializations: Human Resources, Business offices

Garrett Traylor

Research and Instruction Librarian

• Email: garrettntraylor@augustana.edu
• Office: Tredway Library 222

Garrett Traylor joined Augustana College's Tredway Library as a research and instruction librarian in August 2021. His official liaison areas at Augustana include general outreach, fine and performing arts, communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, Spanish, and Scandinavian studies, though he has additional interests and experience with poetry, social and environmental justice, video games and folklore.

He has published works on Scandinavian cinema, adaptation theory, video games, parks and place meaning, and works of poetry.

Prior to joining Augustana College, Traylor served for five years at Illinois College's Schewe Library after earning his master's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is proud to be back in the Quad Cities and serving his home community.

Specializations: Library

Specializations: Human Resources, Business offices

Rajan Bishwakarma

Assistant Professor of Economics

• Email: rajanbishwakarma@augustana.edu
• Office: Evald 118

Originally from Nepal, Rajan Bishwakarma is an applied microeconomist. The overarching theme of his research is to understand the economics of human flourishing. He is interested in understanding and identifying the circumstances under which people develop skills and abilities to achieve their full potential. In doing so, he focuses on the dynamic relationship between humans and nature while revealing a host of conflict and harmony as observed through economic theories.

Bishwakarma is interested in an array of activities. In recent years, he has enjoyed learning about astronomy and history.

Alexandra (Allie) Barringer

Assistant Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience

• Email: alliebarringer@augustana.edu
• Office: Evald 004

Alexandra (Allie) Barringer is returning to Augustana after earning a Ph.D. in human development and family studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

After graduating from Augustana in 2012, she worked closely with youth and their families in health promotion and violence reduction in the Chicagoland area. Recently, Barringer's research interests have centered around factors that influence undergraduate student health and well-being on college campuses. She is interested in students’ daily experiences navigating higher education, college student identity development, student-faculty relationships, and student belonging on campus.

Additionally, she has been active in community-based research, collaborating with local schools and non-profit organizations to produce research on youth development.

Barringer has moved back to the Quad Cities with her partner, Lucas, and rescue dog, Penny. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, live music and traveling.

Umme Al-wazedi

Professor of English, Division Dean of Humanities

• Phone: 309-794-8873
• Email: UmmeAl-Wazedi@augustana.edu
• Office: Old Main 109

Umme Al-wazedi received her B.A. from Rajshahi University in Bangladesh. She holds M.A. degrees in English from both Rajshahi University and Eastern Illinois University, and she received her Ph.D. in English from Purdue University with a Women's Studies Graduate Minor Certificate. Her teaching and research interests include postcolonial literatures (Asian, African, Caribbean, Polynesian, and Irish), British and Black British literature, Asian-American literature, feminism ("Third World," Black British, and American), trauma theory, women and the "Third World," "Third World" films and cultural studies, and translation theory.

Specializations: Postcolonial literature, Feminist theory, Women's studies, British literature, Black British literature, Religion

Brittany McCall she/her

Assistant Professor of Biology

• Phone: 309-794-7817
• Email: brittanymccall@augustana.edu
• Office: Hanson 311

• RELATED: Brittany McCall's website

I am, broadly, an aquatic ecologist. I love being in and around aquatic ecosystems and exploring the rich diversity these systems have to offer. I enjoy creating opportunities to get students and the community reacquainted and involved with these systems as a means to promote environmental stewardship and community engagement.

I teach in the Biology and Environment science, Geography, and Geology departments. When possible, I like to incorporate experiential learning opportunities in the form of research experiences driven by questions and inquiries from community partners.

My research uses small, non-game fish (fish you do not traditionally fish for) as study specimens. With these fish, I use an interdisciplinary approach - genetics, climate modelling, ecology, geography - to address environmental and biodiversity questions aimed to help conserve aquatic ecosystems. I do manage an active lab with undergraduate research assistants. I encourage any students interested to reach out to learn of any potential opportunities. Students that have worked with me have had opportunities to learn how to write for and apply for grants, present research at local, regional, and international conferences, and publish their work in scientific journals.