Brother Aelred's scholarly interests include fundamental theology, religious enculturation and interdisciplinary studies such as theology and psychology or theology and art.

Archibald's academic interests include creative nonfiction, essay theory, composition theory, early medieval literature, and literary criticism.  Prior to coming to Saint Martin's University, she taught creative and expository writing, literature and literary theory, and several interdisciplinary programs at The Evergreen State College and Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa.

The scholarly interests of Bailey, who chairs the University's English department, include Alfred, Lord Tennyson and 19th century British poetry and fiction. During his doctoral studies at Indiana University, he was review editor for "Victorian Studies," a scholarly journal.

Birkenstein teaches and writes on a wide range of topics concerning American Literature and Culture, as well as the international short story, short story sequence, and food and fiction.

In addition to teaching art survey courses, Deming works in his home studio. Working primarily in ceramics, Deming explores the relationship of color, pattern and three-dimensional form. His works have been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally.

David Hlavsa heads the Theatre Arts Department at Saint Martin's University where he has been teaching acting, directing and playwriting since 1989. He is the author of An Actor Rehearses: What to do When – and Why (Allworth Press, 2006). Productions directed at SMU include A Little Night Music, Reaching Through the Frame, Everyman, Goodnight Desdemona Good Morning Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Day Room, The Illusion and The Memorandum. As an actor in SMU productions, Hlavsa most recently played Vincent in Crows over Wheatfield and is looking forward to playing Death in Everyman this coming spring. He is the 2005-6 recipient of the University’s Outstanding Teaching Award, and is currently serving a second term as Faculty President. Hlavsa’s latest play, Pack of Lies, has been widely produced. He has a BA in English/Theatre from Princeton University and an MFA in Directing from the University of Washington. He is married to Lisa Holtby and is the proud father of Benjamin.

Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis enjoys teaching composition, journalism, ESL, and literature. Her research interests include Burkean studies, dramatism, classical and contemporary rhetoric, rhetoric of fiction, rhetoric of the media, journalism, political rhetoric, literary theory and American, British, and world literature. She has taught in Japan, the Czech Republic and the United States.

Brother Boniface teaches both Spanish and religious studies, as well as taking an active role at Saint Martin's Abbey. He also is director of Abbey Church Events, a highly regarded music and speakers series.

McKain attended L'Universit de Paris while working on her thesis, and has taught French at Pacific Lutheran University and The Evergreen State College. She teaches courses in French language, civilization and literature and, during the summer, directs an intensive French language camp for children.

Father Kilian chairs the University's religious studies department and he is the founder of the Spiritual Life Institute, a summer program that has played host to renowned theologians, religious scholars, and advocates for social justice for the last twenty-five years. His scholarly interests include the Hebrew Scriptures, transcendentalist writers of mid-19th century America and American Southern writers of short fiction. He has studied at a number of Jesuit universities in this country and in England.

Before coming to Saint Martin's, Martin taught composition and literature at Purdue University, Iowa State University, the University of Wisconsin and Pacific Lutheran University, where she also directed the writing center. At Saint Martin's, she directs the writing center and advises the University's Letters and Arts Club. Her academic interests include composition, 19th century American poetry and fiction, modern American poetry and fiction and modern American literature, particularly contemporary work by ethnic writers such as Leslie Siko, Toni Morrison and Sandra Cisneros.

Mead, who chairs Saint Martin's humanities division, has presented and published several papers on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. His other interests include anthropology and drama, epic, film and poetry.

Jamie Olson’s teaching and research interests include international modernism, 20th- and 21st-century poetry, textual studies, Irish literature, Caribbean literature, and Russian literature – especially poetry and fiction written by Russian émigré authors who lived (or still live) in the U.S. He also translates contemporary Russian poetry into English.

The author of seven books in the area of philosophy, Father George's most recently published works are "Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre of 1794: A Commentary on Part 1" and "Angels."

Suter, Department Chair and director of the University's Humanities major, is a graduate of programs that stress breadth and integration of knowledge. In the study of religion, he is concerned about the interaction of various disciplines, including history, philosophy, literary studies, sociology, anthropology and theology. Suter's professional interests include Biblical studies, comparative religion, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the problem of evil and Biblical interpretation on peace and justice issues. In a recent sabbatical trip to Israel, he toured upper Galilee under the guidance of an Israeli archaeologist to visualize what the region was like in the third century B.C.

Werrett’s areas of interest include Biblical Studies, ancient Judaism, early Christianity, Islam, the Dead Sea Scrolls, ritual purity, and semiotics. As a scholar of ancient Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls, he has traveled to Israel on several occasions in order to work on ancient manuscripts and to participate in an archaeological excavation at the Byzantine site of Ein Gedi. In addition to his role as a professor of Religious Studies at Saint Martin’s, he is also the director of the Spiritual Life Institute, which is a summer program that that explores the spirituality of today’s world. Werrett has lived in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and he has presented academic papers at a number of colleges and universities around the world.