Faculty & Staff

Modern & Classical Languages Faculty & Staff

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Department Chair

Shannon Dubenion-Smith stands outside a brick building, near a green shrub.
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Chair of MCL Associate Professor of German and Linguistics German Study Abroad Advisor
MH 223B

Faculty

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Professor of German German Section Coordinator Founding & Executive Director of the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity
MH 215E & WL 572
Professor Aranda in a blue sweater
Associate Professor of Spanish
MH 128
Senior Instructor of Spanish
MH 217C
Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics World Languages Teaching Endorsement Advisor (Secondary and Elementary Education)
Miller Hall 122A
Senior Instructor of Spanish
MH 216B
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Professor of Japanese Affiliated Faculty of Linguistics Japanese Study Abroad Advisor
Miller Hall 217E
Kirsten Drickey outside, hiking along a trail with mountains and trees in background
Senior Instructor of Spanish Curriculum Coordinator, Spanish, Employee Language Program
MH 218F
Sean Dwyer standing outside, trees in background
Senior Instructor of Spanish
MH 216C
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
MH 122C
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Professor of German
MH 217A
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Professor, Spanish Section
MH 216-A
Laurel Nesholm Endowed Professor in French (2023-2024)
MH 126
Associate Professor of Spanish (Minor Advisor of Spanish) Affiliated Faculty of Latin American Studies
MH 217D
Joan Hoffman, smiling, standing inside with other professors in background
Professor of Spanish Study Abroad Advisor/Spanish Point Person for Spanish Outreach
MH 222A
Tamer Hussein, smiling, wearing glasses
Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic
MH 230
Miller Krause
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
MH 122D
Senior Instructor of Japanese
MH 222D
Assistant professor of Chinese and Applied Linguistics Chinese major/minor advisor Affiliated Faculty of Linguistics
Miller Hall 218A
Claudia Liu at hometown in China
Instructor of Chinese
MH 218B
Instructor of Classics
MH 122D
R. Mata with black background and face mask
Assistant Professor Major Advisor (Spanish with a Teaching Endorsement & BAE Spanish Elementary Education.
MH 218C
Makoto wears a yellow sweatshirt and glasses, and glances out of the corner of their eyes
Instructor of Japanese
MH 222B
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Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
MH 215D
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Professor of German
MH 216E
Photograph of professor Patterson in Spain.
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Professor of Spanish Spanish Major Advisor Sigma Delta Pi Advisor
MH 216D
Senior Instructor of Spanish Director of Latin American Studies Program
MH 228
Andrea Predko with dark shoulder length hair, wearing a black shirt and dark blue cardigan.
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French Instructor
MH 122B
Visiting Assistant Professor of French
MH 222B
Professor Smith
Assistant Professor of French French Section Coordinator Study Abroad Advisor
MH 215A
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
MH 122E
Senior Instructor of Chinese
MH 222D
Edward Vajda in Leipzig, Germany
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Professor of Russian and Linguistics; Russian and Eurasian Studies Advisor
Miller Hall 218E
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Assistant Professor of Japanese
MH 218D
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Visiting Assistant Professor of German
MH 122E
Professor of Chinese Literature and East Asian Studies Study Abroad Advisor
Miller Hall 217B

Emeritus

Professor Emeritus of Classics
Professor Emeritus of German
Brent Carbajal
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Professor Emeritus of French
Professor Emeritus of Russian
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Professor Emeritus of German
Professor Emeritus of German
Professor Emeritus of German and Linguistics
Janet Xing standing in front of a bookcase
Professor Emeritus of Chinese and Linguistics
Michiko Yusa stands in front of the ocean with the sun setting on the horizon
Professor Emeritus of Japanese and East Asian Studies
MH 218E

Staff

Holly sits at a computer desk, in front of a window with pink blossoms outside
Admin Services Manager
MH 223A
Up close headshot of Dylan Gibson
Program Coordinator
Miller Hall 223

In Memoriam

Shaw Gynan
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Professor Emeritus of German
Kathleen smiles wearing a pair of glasses and a pink shirt.
Professor Emeritus of Chinese and East Asian Studies
Professor Emeritus of Spanish