Prof. Moench began teaching at St. Olaf in 2024-25.

Office: TOH 371; Office phone: 507-786-3921 Email: moench2@stolaf.edu

B.A. (Classics and English), St. Olaf College, 2009
M.F.A., University of Washington, 2012
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2015, 2022 (dissertation: Pindar’s Physics of Family: Kinship, Heredity, and the Problem of Being Human)

When not reading Pindar and Homer, Prof. Moench can be found going for runs, attempting to garden, and trying to keep up with his two kids, Felix and Sylvie.

Courses in 2025-26: Semester I: Quest 113D (Heroes, Gods, & Monsters), Latin 231B (Intermediate Latin); January Term: Quest 115 (Emperors, Orators, Disciples); Semester II: Quest 116 (Warriors, Mystics, Reformers), Greek 112 (Beginning Greek II), Greek 275 (Homer & Greek Epic)