{"id":352,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/administration\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:31:03","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"LAS Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">College of Liberal Arts &#038; Sciences Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/about\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Undergraduate Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/las-graduate-programs\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduate Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Three-Year Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; 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Sciences Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69ee3b84a5a9d\" class=\"directory vertical\"><header class=\"directory__heading\"style=\"justify-content: space-between;\"><h2>Interim Dean of the College<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>LuAnne McNulty <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/lmcnulty-4y5sEI3zi.jpg' alt='Headshot of LuAnne McNulty' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>LAS Interim Dean; Professor &#8211; Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9063'>317-940-9063<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:lmcnulty@butler.edu'>lmcnulty@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-lmcnulty'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-lmcnulty'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About LuAnne McNulty\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-lmcnulty' role='region' aria-labledby='person-lmcnulty' hidden><p><p>BS Chemistry, Furman University<\/p><p>PhD Chemistry, University of Virginia<\/p><p>Post-doctoral work, Furman University<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Faculty at Butler University since 2003.<\/p><p>Associate Dean for Faculty and Program Development in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<br\/><\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-lmcnulty --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><\/div> <!-- .directory-cards --><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69ee3b84c6ae2\" class=\"directory vertical\"><header class=\"directory__heading\"style=\"justify-content: space-between;\"><h2>Associate Deans<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Elise Edwards <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/emedwar1-ToCGm7Kb6DAdZhauSQytE-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Elise Edwards' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>LAS Executive Associate Dean; Professor &#8211; Anthropology<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9743'>317-940-9743<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:emedwar1@butler.edu'>emedwar1@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-emedwar1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-emedwar1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Elise Edwards\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-emedwar1' role='region' aria-labledby='person-emedwar1' hidden><p><p>My research interests include the history and culture of Japan, the anthropology of sport, the anthropology of science, gender studies, feminist theory, historical anthropology, mass\/popular culture, theories of embodiment, urban anthropology, and visual culture. Most of my fieldwork has focused on cultures of sport in Japan and while I study and teach about all kinds of sport, football (soccer) is my ultimate passion. I continue to work on my primary project about soccer, corporate sport, the recession of the 1990s, and national identity in Japan, but have also written recently about the new professional women&#8217;s soccer league in Japan and the history of women&#8217;s professional soccer\/football globally; I&#8217;m also interested in issues related to trans* athletes in Japan and the U.S.<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-emedwar1 --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Mary Krohn <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/mkrohn-Jx1XoInXPlkvoTg3w-RNE-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Mary Krohn' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>LAS Associate Dean, Student Academic Affairs; Senior Lecturer, Mathematics<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6385'>317-940-6385<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:mkrohn@butler.edu'>mkrohn@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Jonathan Sorenson <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/jsorenso-GvXXSUID1QvWwaPjBgv0O-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Jonathan Sorenson' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>LAS Interim Associate Dean; Professor &#8211; Computer Science<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9765'>317-940-9765<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:jsorenso@butler.edu'>jsorenso@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-jsorenso'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-jsorenso'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Jonathan Sorenson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-jsorenso' role='region' aria-labledby='person-jsorenso' hidden><p><ul>\n  <li><strong>LinkedIn:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jpsorenson\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jpsorenson\/<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><strong>Semester schedule<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blue.butler.edu\/~jsorenso\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/blue.butler.edu\/~jsorenso\/<\/a>&nbsp; (forgive the 1990s style :))<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Publication Lists<\/strong>:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/butler.elsevierpure.com\/en\/persons\/jonathan-p-sorenson\" target=\"_blank\">Butler Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Uo6mgAIAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">Google Scholar<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/author\/J.-Sorenson\/34891762\" target=\"_blank\">Sematic Scholar<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mathscinet.ams.org\/mathscinet\/search\/publications.html?pg1=INDI&amp;s1=334195\" target=\"_blank\">MathSciNet<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/profile\/81100106018\" target=\"_blank\">ACM-DL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8887-5957\">ORCHID<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><strong>CSSE department home<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/computer-science\">https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/computer-science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Teaching<\/h4>\n<p>I have been teaching at Butler since 1991. &nbsp;Courses I commonly teach include CS142 Intro to Programming and Computer Science (in C++), CS248 Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures in Java, CS321 Computer Organization, CS151 Foundations of Computer Science (discrete math), and CS458 Cryptography. &nbsp;In the past, I have also taught operating systems, compiler design, <a href=\"https:\/\/epics.butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\">EPICS<\/a>, algorithms, databases, computer ethics, parallel algorithms, and even modern algebra. &nbsp;I also teach a course on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Turing\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Turing<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/honors\" target=\"_blank\">university honors program<\/a> from time to time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Research<\/h4>\n<p>My research interest is in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computational_number_theory\" target=\"_blank\">algorithms for problems from number theory<\/a>. &nbsp;In particular, I&#8217;m interested in algorithms for computing greatest common divisors, for listing and detecting prime numbers, and for factoring large integers. &nbsp;I often use Big Dawg, Butler&#8217;s cluster supercomputer, in my work. &nbsp;I&#8217;ve published many papers with former Butler students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I studied computer science and mathematics as an undergraduate at Valparaiso University, and as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Bach\">Eric Bach<\/a> was my thesis advisor.<\/p>\n<h4>Service<\/h4>\n<p>I served as Department Chair for Computer Science &amp; Software Engineering from 2005-2020, as Chair of Faculty Senate from 2020-2024, and currently as Interim Associate Dean of LAS for the 2025-26 academic year. &nbsp;I often volunteer for <a href=\"https:\/\/nextech.org\">NexTech<\/a>.<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-jsorenso --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><\/div> <!-- .directory-cards --><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69ee3b84e6be4\" class=\"directory vertical\"><header class=\"directory__heading\"style=\"justify-content: space-between;\"><h2>Administrative Support<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Marabeth Pereira <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/mpereira1-6Z5M8lEMEy8OjA__XL0uJ-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Marabeth Pereira' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Dean&#8217;s Assistant Budget &#038; Personnel<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6141'>317-940-6141<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:mpereira1@butler.edu'>mpereira1@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-mpereira1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-mpereira1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Marabeth Pereira\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-mpereira1' role='region' aria-labledby='person-mpereira1' hidden><p><p>Marabeth joined Butler in August 2022 and is currently working as Assistant to the Dean for the College of Liberal Arts &amp; Sciences. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Michael&#8217;s College and a Master of Arts from Sacred Heart University. She previously worked for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtown.k12.ct.us\/\">Newtown Public Schools<\/a> &nbsp;and Hamilton Southeastern Schools Corporation.<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-mpereira1 --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Holly Zimbelman <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/hzimbelm-Vydz-PE4kl.jpg' alt='Headshot of Holly Zimbelman' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>LAS Dean&#8217;s Assistant Student and Administrative Services<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-8027'>317-940-8027<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:hzimbelm@butler.edu'>hzimbelm@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><\/div> <!-- .directory-cards --><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-college-of-las-department-faculty-amp-staff\">College of LAS department faculty &amp; 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