Faculty
| Katharina Barbe, PhD (German) Associate Professor & Chair Watson Hall 111 (815) 753-1259 kbarbe@niu.edu |
Elizabeth Erbeznik, PhD (French) Assistant Professor (Visiting) Watson Hall 117 (815) 753-8396 eerbeznik@niu.edu |
Deborah Pierce, PhD (French) Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Assoc Provost for the Div of International Programs Williston Hall 406 (815) 753-1989 dpierce@niu.edu |
| John Bentley, PhD (Japanese) Professor & Assistant Chair Watson Hall 120 (815) 753-6451 jbentley1@niu.edu |
John Hartmann, PhD (Thai) Presidential Teaching Professor Board of Trustees Professor Watson Hall 314 (815) 753-6462 jhartman@niu.edu |
Robert Reichle, PhD (French) Assistant Professor Watson Hall 115 rreichle@niu.edu |
| Anne Birberick, PhD (French) Associate Professor & Vice Provost Altgeld Hall 220 (815) 753-0494 annie@niu.edu |
Frances Jaeger, PhD (Spanish) Associate Professor Watson Hall 311 fjaeger@niu.edu |
Aaron Roggia, PhD (Spanish) Assistant Professor (Visiting) Watson Hall 317 (815) 753-6465 aroggia@niu.edu |
| Dennis Brain, PhD (German) Associate Professor Watson Hall 308 (815) 753-6445 dbrain@niu.edu |
Joanna Kot, PhD (Russian) Associate Professor Watson Hall 312 (815) 753-6460 jkot@niu.edu |
Linda Saborío, PhD (Spanish) Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Watson Hall 118 (815) 753-6448 lsaborio@niu.edu |
| Louise Ciallella, PhD (Spanish) Associate Professor Watson Hall 116 (815) 753-6447 lciallella@niu.edu |
Karen Lichtman, PhD (Spanish Linguistics & Teacher Licensure) Assistant Professor Watson Hall 112 (815) 753-6443 klichtman@niu.edu |
Francisco Solares-Larrave, PhD (Spanish) Associate Professor Watson Hall 311 fsolares@niu.edu |
| Kelly Conroy, PhD (Spanish) Assistant Professor (Visiting) Watson Hall 117 (815) 753-8396 kconroy@niu.edu |
Maryline Lukacher, PhD (French) Professor Watson Hall 122 (815) 753-6453 mlukache@niu.edu |
Tharaphi Than, PhD (Burmese) Assistant Professor Watson Hall 122 (815) 753-6453 tthan@niu.edu |
| Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz, PhD (German & FL Technology) Associate Professor Watson Hall 317 (815) 753-6465 jpcooke@niu.edu |
Eloy Merino, PhD (Spanish) Associate Professor Watson Hall 115 emerino@niu.edu |
Stephen Villaseca, PhD (Spanish) Assistant Professor Watson Hall 315 (815) 753-6463 svilaseca@niu.edu |
| Mary Lee Cozad, PhD (Spanish) Assistant Professor Watson Hall 116 (815) 753-6447 mcozad@niu.edu |
Chris Nissen, PhD (Italian) Professor & Coordinator of Graduate Studies Watson Hall 113 (815) 753-6444 cnissen@niu.edu |
Philippe Willems, PhD (French) Associate Professor Watson Hall 315 (815) 753-6463 pwillems@niu.edu |
Instructors
| Lucinda Alwa, PhD (Classics) Instructor Watson Hall 316 (815) 753-6464 lalwa@niu.edu |
Concepcion Gliesman, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 309 (815) 753-6457 cgliesma@niu.edu |
Patrick O’Connor, MA (French & Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 310 (815) 753-6458 poconnor2@niu.edu |
| Emilio Aviles-Casquet, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 313 eaviles@niu.edu |
Maddalena Ham, MA (French & Italian) Instructor Watson Hall 309 (815) 753-6457 mham@niu.edu |
Dawn Rogodzinski-Lisa, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 301 (815) 753-6918 drogi@niu.edu |
| James Byrd, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 313 jbyrd@niu.edu |
Yuko Kato, MA (Japanese) Instructor Watson Hall 119 (815) 753-6450 ykato@niu.edu |
Lanhui Zhang Ryder, EdD (Chinese) Instructor Watson Hall 310 (815) 753-6458 lryder@niu.edu |
| Kerry Chermel, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 119 (815) 753-6450 kchermel@niu.edu |
Emily Knudson-Vilaseca, PhD (Spanish) Instructor eknudsonvilaseca@niu.edu |
Laura Steele, PhD (Classics) Instructor Watson Hall 316 (815) 753-6464 lsteele@niu.edu |
| Lady Cohen, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 313 lcohen@niu.edu |
Kheang Leang, MA (Khmer) Instructor Watson Hall 310 (815) 753-6458 kleang1@niu.edu |
Friedemann Stuebing, MA (German) Instructor Watson Hall 308 (815) 753-6445 fstuebing@niu.edu |
| Debra Currere, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 301 (815) 753-6918 dcurrere@niu.edu |
Kristi McAuliffe, MA (German) Instructor Watson Hall 123 kmcauliffe@niu.edu |
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| Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail, MA (Tagalog) Instructor Watson Hall 309 (815) 753-6457 rgallocrail@niu.edu |
Candace Medina, MA (Spanish) Instructor Watson Hall 316 (815) 753-6464 cmedina@niu.edu |
Teaching and Grad Assistants
| Attapol Attanak (Thai) Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Zulauf Hall 101 aattanak@niu.edu |
Maryelle Macapia (Tagalog) Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Watson Hall 309 (815) 753-6457 maryellemacapia@niu.edu |
Nathan Pontus (French) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 npontus1@niu.edu |
| William Avila (Classics) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 wavila1@niu.edu |
Brandon Makthepharaks (French) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 bmakthepharaks1@niu.edu |
Piyathida Sereebenjapol (Language Learning Center) Graduate Assistant Watson Hall 101 (815) 753-6455 psereebenjapol@niu.edu |
| Daniel Berrones (Spanish) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 dberrones1@niu.edu |
Sara Meech (Spanish) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 smeech1@niu.edu |
Daniela Slivkova (Spanish) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 dslivkova@niu.edu |
| Micah Bowman (Spanish) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 mbowman3@niu.edu |
Dyah Mitayani (Indonesian) Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Zulauf Hall 101 dmitayani@niu.edu |
Anna Strozza (FL Residence Program) Graduate Assistant Watson Hall 121 (815) 753-6422 astrozza1@niu.edu |
| Mellisa Campbell (Classics) Teaching Assistant mcampbell6@niu.edu |
Mohamed Mohd Nor (Language Learning Center) Graduate Assistant Watson Hall 101 (815) 753-6455 mmohdnor@niu.edu |
Nor Afni Md Yusuff (Malay) Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Zulauf Hall 1011 nmdyusuff@niu.edu |
| Saikal Kushubekova (Russian) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 skushubekova1@niu.edu |
Nathan Pontus (French) Teaching Assistant DuSable Hall 137 (815) 753-9143 npontus1@niu.edu |
Staff
| Peggy Batty, MA (Spanish & Teacher Licensure) Supportive Professional Staff Watson Hall 114 (815) 753-6449 pbatty@niu.edu |
Rita Miller Staff Watson Hall 111 (815) 753-6442 ramiller@niu.edu |
Ion Soltan, MS (Language Learning Center) Supportive Professional Staff Watson Hall 101 (815) 753-5677 isoltan@niu.edu |
| Renée Kerwin Staff Watson Hall 111 (815) 753-6441 rkerwin@niu.edu |
Grant Olson, PhD (Language Learning Center & Thai) Supportive Professional Staff Watson Hall 101 (815) 753-6455 golson@niu.edu |
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| Lynne Meyer Staff Watson Hall 111 (815) 753-1501 lmeyer@niu.edu |
Greg Ross, PhD (Foreign Language Residence Program & French) Supportive Professional Staff Watson Hall 121 (815) 753-6452 gross@niu.edu |
Retired Faculty and Staff
| James Collins, PhD (Malay) Professor Zulauf Hall 1011 (815) 566-7253 jcollins7@niu.edu |
William Harrison, PhD (Spanish & Portuguese) Associate Professor Watson Hall 312 (815) 753-6460 wharrison@niu.edu |
Patricia Henry, PhD (Indonesian) Associate Professor Watson Hall 123 (815) 761-1790 phenry@niu.edu |