Since 2003, Kiki Harbitz has taught courses in the department of Biology, as well as the department of Health and Exercise Science. She specializes in anatomy and physiology, evolutionary biology, and animal behavior. She enjoys teaching students about their own bodies and helping them build upon the skills necessary to advocate for themselves and others in medical settings and situations. She spends her free time with family and friends, with pets (and foster dogs), gardening/landscaping, making art, being active, storm chasing, doing photography, and enjoying nature.

Kim Frisch joined Gustavus as Vice President for Enrollment Management in 2023, where she leads Admission, Financial Aid, Marketing & Communications, and Student Accounts. With a background in organizational leadership, she brings decades of experience shaping mission-driven enrollment strategies at private institutions.

A nationally recognized enrollment management leader, Kim has been honored for innovation in marketing and enrollment planning with the Dorothy Durkin Award for Strategic Innovation by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association. She is known for her strong commitment to equity and inclusion and has a proven record of increasing student diversity, strengthening net tuition revenue, and building high-performing teams that elevate visibility and impact.

At Gustavus, she is currently driving major initiatives in enrollment growth, scholarship optimization, and web and brand transformation.

Kjerstin Moody (PhD) is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Scandinavian Studies. She teaches courses in English on contemporary Nordic society, politics, cultures, literature, film, and art, as well as beginning through advanced courses in Swedish. Her published scholarship and current research includes: 20th century and contemporary Nordic poetry, literatures of migration and the environment, women’s writing, and Nordic film. Service at the national level includes the Modern Language Association's CLCS Nordic Forum, Fulbright National Selection Committee, and American Literary Translators Association, as well as peer reviewer for numerous international and national scholarly journals. Affiliate faculty in Comparative Literature, Environmental Studies, and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at Gustavus. Her work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright, American Scandinavian Foundation, and U.S. Department of Education.