Faculty & Staff
Office Hours and Contact Info
There are many things Sara Helms can assist you with by phone or email. Sara can help with advising, declaring a major or minor, or completing a degree evaluation electronically.
For questions about our program, classes, registration, the major or minor requirements, general information about linguistics, or to make an in-person advising appointment, please contact the the Department Manager Sara Helms by email (preferred), Sara.Helms@wwu.edu, or by phone, 360-650-3914.
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Click on the profile links below to see faculty and staff office hours.
Department Chair
Chair Professor Linguistics Major/Minor Advisor
BH 418G
Faculty
Professor Language and Cognition Minor Advisor
BH 418C
Affiliated Faculty
Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics World Languages Teaching Endorsement (Secondary and Elementary Education) Advisor Spanish Section Coordinator
Miller Hall 122A
Professor of Japanese Affiliated Faculty of Linguistics Japanese Study Abroad Advisor
Miller Hall 217E
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Chair of LLC Associate Professor of German and Linguistics German Study Abroad Advisor
MH 223B
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Professor of French and Linguistics Director for the Center of Canadian-American Studies
CA 106, MS-9110
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Professor of Russian and Linguistics; Russian and Eurasian Studies Advisor
Miller Hall 218E
Emeritus
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Department Manager Linguistics Major/Minor Advisor
BH 418D
In Memoriam
Linguistics Department Associated Faculty
| Name | Title | Home Department | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbois, Lisa | Instructor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | CH 301 | 360-650-7781 | Lisa.Brisbois@wwu.edu |
| Beth Dillard | Associate Professor | Elementary Education | MH 304A | 360-650-3314 | beth.dillard@wwu.edu |
| Jennifer Green | Professor | Elementary Education | MH 304D | 360-650-2395 | jennifer.green@wwu.edu |
| Tamer Hussein | Visiting Assistant Professor | Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | MH 230 | 360-650-2093 | husseit@wwu.edu |
| Brian Hutchinson | Professor | Computer Science | CF 475 | 360-650-4894 | brian.hutchinson@wwu.edu |
| Yudong Liu | Professor | Computer Science | CF 483 | 360-650-4831 | yudong.liu@wwu.edu |
| Heather Moore | Associate Professor | Communication Sciences and Disorders | AIC 374 | 360-650-7536 | heather.moore@wwu.edu |
| Jennifer Thistle | Associate Professor | Communication Sciences and Disorders | AIC 378 | 360-650-3157 | thistlj@wwu.edu |
| Kathryn Vulić | Professor | English | HU 335 | 360-650-3214 | kathryn.vulic@wwu.edu |
| Wasserman, Ryan | Chair and Professor | Philosophy | BH 302A | 360-650-3860 | wasserr@wwu.edu |