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Chair(s)

Vanessa DeGifis Vanessa DeGifis Associate Professor and Department Chair

Associate chair(s)

Leonidas Pittos Leonidas Pittos Associate Professor of Teaching in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Associate Chair

Director

Nicole Coleman Nicole Coleman Associate Professor of German Director of Global Studies

Full-time faculty

Akrish Adhikari Akrish Adhikari Instructor
Muhammad al-Sharkawi Muhammad al-Sharkawi Associate Professor Academic Advisor
Eugenia Casielles Eugenia Casielles Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
Alina Cherry Alina Cherry Associate Professor of French Associate Director of the Humanities Center
Jesus Contreras Bazaldua Jesus Contreras Bazaldua Assistant Professor of Teaching
Edith Covensky Edith Covensky Associate Professor of Teaching Poet
Raffaele De Benedictis Raffaele De Benedictis Professor of Italian
Anne Duggan Anne E. Duggan Professor of French
Anne Engel Anne Engel Associate Professor of German
Victor Figueroa Victor Figueroa Professor
Hernan Garcia Hernan Garcia Associate Professor of Spanish
Silvia Giorgini Silvia Giorgini Professor of Teaching & Director of Italian Language Courses Director of Wayne in Abruzzo Study Abroad Program
Lisabeth Hock Lisabeth Hock Associate Professor of German Program Director, Junior Year in Munich
Leisa Kauffmann Leisa Kauffmann Associate Professor
Saeed Khan Saeed Khan Associate Professor of Teaching in Near Eastern Studies Research Fellow, Center for Study of Citizenship
Alina Klin Alina Klin Associate Professor of Teaching in Polish
Christine Knapp Christine Knapp Associate Professor of Teaching and Director of Basic French
Thomas Kohn Thomas David Kohn Associate Professor Faculty Advisor for Classics
Haiyong Liu Haiyong Liu Professor Director of the Linguistics Program, Coordinator of Chinese
Rie Masuda Rie Masuda Associate Professor of Teaching and Japanese Program Coordinator
Jennifer Moss Jennifer Sheridan Moss Professor, Latin and Classics
Elena Past Elena Past Professor of Italian
Cori Peet Cori Peet Assistant Professor of Teaching in German Director of Basic German Language
Luisa Quintero Luisa Quintero Associate Profesor of Teaching
Marilynn Rashid Marilynn Rashid Associate Professor of Teaching in Spanish
Jose Rico-Ferrer Jose Rico-Ferrer Associate Professor of Spanish
Michele Ronnick Michele Valerie Ronnick Distinguished Professor
Maha Saker Maha Saker Associate Professor of Teaching in Arabic Director of Arabic
Dolly Tittle Dolly Tittle Assistant Professor of Teaching in Spanish
Yunshuang Zhang Yunshuang Zhang Assistant Professor of Chinese Literature and Culture

Emeritus faculty

Alfred Cobbs Alfred Cobbs Associate Professor Emeritus of German
Jorgelina Corbatta-Wing Jorgelina Corbatta-Wing Professor Emerita of Latin American Literature and Culture Graduated as an Academic Associate, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute
Andrea DiTommaso Andrea DiTommaso
Michael Giordano Michael Giordano Professor Emeritus of French
Donald Haase Donald Haase Professor Emeritus of German
Francisco Higuero Francisco Higuero Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Louis Kibler Louis Kibler
James Michels James Michels Assistant Professor of Italian
Aleya Rouchdy Aleya Rouchdy
Donald Schurlknight Donald Schurlknight Professor Emeritus of Spanish
May Seikaly May Seikaly Professor Emerita of Arabic
Donald Spinelli Donald Spinelli Professor Emeritus of French
Charles Stivale Charles Joseph Stivale Distinguished Professor Emeritus of French
Kenneth Walters Kenneth Walters Associate Professor Emeritus of Classics

Part-time faculty

Dr. Abdulqadir Abdulkarim Dr. Abdulqadir Abdulkarim Adjunct Professor Arabic
Samir Al-Mandwee Samir Al-Mandwee Part-Time Faculty Arabic
Elizabeth Anderson Elizabeth Anderson Part-Time Faculty Spanish
Andrew Barrett Andrew Barrett Part-Time Faculty Classics
Jani Christie Jani Christie Part-Time Faculty Spanish
Nya Edwards Nya Edwards Part-time faculty - French
Sara Escobar-Wiercinski Sara Escobar-Wiercinski Spanish Instructor
Amal Essak Amal Essak Part Time Faculty
Fatima Ferreira Fatima María Ferreira Adjunct Faculty Spanish
Elaine Gerber Elaine Gerber Part-time Instructor Spanish
Colleen Grant Colleen Grant
Carmen Hoyos Carmen Hoyos Spanish Instructor
Aleksandra Ivanovic Aleksandra Ivanovic Spanish Instructor PhD Student
Aoun Jaber Aoun Jaber Adjunct professor
Timothy Jeruzal Timothy Jeruzal
Xue Jiang Xue Jiang Part-Time Faculty Chinese
Jeanine Karam Jeanine Karam Spanish Instructor
Emanuela Marionni Emanuela Marionni Italian Instructor
Maria Marletta Maria Marletta Italian Instructor
Raffaella Medoro Raffaella Medoro
Nadia Mohammad Nadia Mohammad
Lisa Montes Lisa Montes Adjunct faculty
Paula Oliva-Fiori Paula Oliva-Fiori Adjunct Faculty- Spanish
Tareq Ramadan Tareq A. Ramadan Ph.D. Adjunct Professor
Cesar Reyes Cesar Reyes Adjunct Faculty Spanish
Mayra Schmalzried Mayra Schmalzried Spanish Instructor
Tatyana Sherman Tatyana Sherman Russian Instructor
David Smith David Smith Adjunct Faculty
Jennifer Soper Jennifer Soper Professor
Mayumi Suzuki Mayumi Suzuki Part Time Faculty Japanese Instructor
Karin Tarpenning Szadyr Karin Tarpenning Szadyr Adjunct Instructor - French
Eyda Vaughn Eyda Vaughn Instructor
Sharon Wang Sharon Wang
Yandan Wang Yandan Wang
Yanyu Ward Yanyu Ward

Academic advisor(s)

Chris Clark Chris Clark Academic Advisor II

Staff

Teresa Pickering Teresa Pickering Academic Services Officer II

Graduate students

Andy Jeffrey Andy Jeffrey CLAS Graduate Assistant
Natalie Nagl Natalie Nagl
Sandra Rodriguez Bontemps Sandra Rodriguez Bontemps
Sandra Russo Sandra Russo Graduate Teaching Assistant

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