LLC Team


Faculty (Alphabetical)

Professional headshot of Akintunde Akinyemi, Professor - Yoruba Language and Literature; African Diaspora; Nigerian Hollywood

Professor - Yoruba Language and Literature; African Diaspora; Nigerian Hollywood

Professional headshot of Salah Algabli, Associate Instructional Professor – Arabic Studies and Educational Technology

Associate Instructional Professor – Arabic Studies and Educational Technology

Placeholder image for Deborah Amberson, Associate Professor - Modern Italian Literature and Italian Cinema

Associate Professor - Modern Italian Literature and Italian Cinema

Professional headshot of Theresa Antes, Associate Professor – French Linguistics

Associate Professor – French Linguistics

Professional headshot of Gabriele Belletti, Assistant Professor – Italian and French Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Assistant Professor – Italian and French Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Professional headshot of Hélène Blondeau, Professor – French Linguistics and Culture; Quebec culture and identity; Francophone cultures in North America; Language Variation and Change

Professor – French Linguistics and Culture; Quebec culture and identity; Francophone cultures in North America; Language Variation and Change

Placeholder image for Rori Bloom, Professor – French and Francophone Studies

Professor – French and Francophone Studies

Professional headshot of Sylvie Blum-Reid, Professor – French Cinema, Music, Literature, and Culture

Professor – French Cinema, Music, Literature, and Culture

Professional headshot of Soraya Bouguettaya, Associate Instructional Professor – Arabic Language

Associate Instructional Professor – Arabic Language

Professional headshot of Alexander Burak, Associate Professor – Russian Language and Ukrainian Language and Culture; Translation Studies; Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema

Associate Professor – Russian Language and Ukrainian Language and Culture; Translation Studies; Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema

Professional headshot of Caitlin Casiello, Assistant Professor – Japanese

Assistant Professor – Japanese

Professional headshot of Nathalie Ciesco, Assistant Instructional Professor - French Language; French for the Professions

Assistant Instructional Professor - French Language; French for the Professions

Professional headshot of James Essegbey, Professor – African Languages and Linguistics

Professor – African Languages and Linguistics

Professional headshot of Matthieu Felt, Assistant Professor – Premodern Japanese Literature, History, and Religion

Assistant Professor – Premodern Japanese Literature, History, and Religion

Professional headshot of Elinore Fresh, Instructional Professor – Chinese Language and Culture

Instructional Professor – Chinese Language and Culture

Professional headshot of James Goodwin, Associate Professor – Russian Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Language, Visual Arts, and Culture

Associate Professor – Russian Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Language, Visual Arts, and Culture

Professional headshot of Michael Gorham, Professor – Russian Language, Literature, and Culture; Contemporary Russian Culture and Politics, Russian Folklore, and Revolution

Professor – Russian Language, Literature, and Culture; Contemporary Russian Culture and Politics, Russian Folklore, and Revolution

Professional headshot of Will Hasty, Professor - German and Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Professor - German and Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Professional headshot of Benjamin Hebblethwaite, Professor in Haitian and Francophone Studies

Professor in Haitian and Francophone Studies

Professional headshot of Roy Holler, Assistant Professor - Israel Studies

Assistant Professor - Israel Studies

Professional headshot of Keiji Iwamoto, Assistant Instructional Professor – Japanese

Assistant Instructional Professor – Japanese

Placeholder image for Hiromi Kaneda, Assistant Instructional Professor - Italian

Assistant Instructional Professor - Italian

Professional headshot of Ingrid Kleespies, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator - Russian Studies

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator - Russian Studies

Professional headshot of Eric Kligerman, Associate Professor – German Literature and Culture

Associate Professor – German Literature and Culture

Professional headshot of Stephan N. Kory, Assistant Professor – Chinese Literature and Culture

Assistant Professor – Chinese Literature and Culture

Professional headshot of Agata Kowalewska, Assistant Instructional Professor - Polish Language

Assistant Instructional Professor - Polish Language

Professional headshot of Haruna Kyomoto, Assistant Instructional Professor – Japanese

Assistant Instructional Professor – Japanese

Professional headshot of Rose Lugano, Master Instructional Professor – Swahili Language and Culture

Master Instructional Professor – Swahili Language and Culture

Professional headshot of Fiona McLaughlin, Professor – African Languages, Linguistics, and Culture; Islam and Pop Culture in Africa

Professor – African Languages, Linguistics, and Culture; Islam and Pop Culture in Africa

Professional headshot of Barbara Mennel, Professor –  Feminist theory, European and German Cinema, Urban Studies, and Queer Studies; 20th and 21st Century German literature, Migration and Minority Literature

Professor – Feminist theory, European and German Cinema, Urban Studies, and Queer Studies; 20th and 21st Century German literature, Migration and Minority Literature

Professional headshot of Sherrie Nunn, Instructional Professor – Italian Language

Instructional Professor – Italian Language

Professional headshot of Kole Ade Odutola, Associate Instructional Professor – Yoruba Language and Literature

Associate Instructional Professor – Yoruba Language and Literature

Professional headshot of Kensaku Ogata, Assistant Instructional Professor – Japanese

Assistant Instructional Professor – Japanese

Professional headshot of Guelden Olgun, Instructional Professor – German Language and Culture

Instructional Professor – German Language and Culture

Professional headshot of Andrea Pham, Professor – Vietnamese Language and Linguistics

Professor – Vietnamese Language and Linguistics

Professional headshot of Holly Raynard, Instructional Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator - Czech Studies

Instructional Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator - Czech Studies

Professional headshot of Galina Rylkova, Professor - Russian Studies; Cultural Memory and Biography Institutions; Russian Modernism

Professor - Russian Studies; Cultural Memory and Biography Institutions; Russian Modernism

Professional headshot of Semin Seo, Assistant Instructional Professor – Korean Language and Culture

Assistant Instructional Professor – Korean Language and Culture

Professional headshot of Christopher Smith, Interim Chair for Curriculum Committee and Associate Professor - Japanese Literature and Culture; Japanese Animation and Comics

Interim Chair for Curriculum Committee and Associate Professor - Japanese Literature and Culture; Japanese Animation and Comics

Professional headshot of Alioune Sow, Chair and Associate Professor – Sub-Saharan Francophone Literature

Chair and Associate Professor – Sub-Saharan Francophone Literature

Professional headshot of Sarra Tlili, Associate Professor – Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture

Associate Professor – Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture

Professional headshot of Yasuo Uotate, Instructional Professor – Japanese Language

Instructional Professor – Japanese Language

Professional headshot of Risa Wada, Associate Instructional Professor – Japanese Language

Associate Instructional Professor – Japanese Language

Professional headshot of Richard Wang, Professor – Premodern Chinese Fiction, Taoism, and Religion

Professor – Premodern Chinese Fiction, Taoism, and Religion

Professional headshot of Brigitte Weltman-Aron, Professor –  French and Francophone Literature and Critical Theory

Professor – French and Francophone Literature and Critical Theory

Professional headshot of Ying Xiao, Associate Instructional Professor and Undergraduate Advisor – Chinese Language

Associate Instructional Professor and Undergraduate Advisor – Chinese Language

Professional headshot of Han Xu, Instructional Professor – Chinese Language

Instructional Professor – Chinese Language

Professional headshot of Shu-Han Yeh, Associate Instructional Professor – Chinese Language

Associate Instructional Professor – Chinese Language

Professional headshot of Gayle Zachmann, Associate Professor – French Literature and Critical Theory

Associate Professor – French Literature and Critical Theory