Prof. Jesse Byock is a well-known scholar of Old Norse/Icelandic history, literature and Viking society. An archaeologist, he is professor at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and directs the excavations in the Mosfell Valley in Iceland.

Prof. Arne Lunde is a scholar of Nordic film and literature. His recent research has focused on the diverse contributions of Scandinavian emigre directors and performers in Hollywood cinema during the studio system era.

Prof. James Massengale is the world's leading expert on Carl Michael Bellman. He is currently at work on the definitive, multi-volume annotated works of Olof von Dalin.

Prof. Mary Kay Norseng is among the most important scholars on the Nordic fin-de-siecle including Henrik Ibsen. In recent years, she has served as the Vice President and President of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study.

Prof. Ross Shideler is a leading expert on August Strindberg. He recently published a widely acclaimed study of Strindberg, Ibsen, Zola and Hardy. Currently he serves as Associate Dean of the Graduate Division.

Prof. Tim Tangherlini has written extensively on Danish folklore and popular culture. His current work focuses on the folklore collections of Evald Tang Kristensen, and the application of GIS technologies to the study of Nordic literary history.

Prof. Kendra Willson works on Old and Modern Icelandic language, literature, and culture and Nordic language history. She has written on Icelandic nicknames, language politics and syntactic change in Icelandic and other Nordic languages.