People
Lucinda Alwa, PhD (Classics)
Instructor
Watson Hall 316
(815) 753-6464
lalwa@niu.edu
Emilio Aviles-Casquet, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 313
eaviles@niu.edu
Katharina Barbe, PhD (German)
Associate Professor & Chair
Watson Hall 111
(815) 753-1501
kbarbe@niu.edu
Peggy Batty, MA (Spanish & Teacher Certification)
Instructor
Watson Hall 119
(815) 753-6450
pbatty@niu.edu
John Bentley, PhD (Japanese)
Professor & Assistant Chair
Watson Hall 120
(815) 753-6445
jbentley1@niu.edu
Anne Birberick, PhD (French)
Associate Professor & Vice Provost
Altgeld Hall 220
(815) 753-0494
annie@niu.edu
Dennis Brain, PhD (German)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 308
(815) 753-6445
dbrain@niu.edu
James Byrd, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 313
jbyrd@niu.edu
Kerry Chermel, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 119
(815) 753-6450
kchermel@niu.edu
Louise Ciallella, PhD (Spanish)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 116
(815) 753-6447
lciallella@niu.edu
James Collins, PhD (Malay)
Professor & Director, Center for SE Asian Studies
Pottenger House 200
(815) 753-1771
jcollins7@niu.edu
Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz, PhD (German & FL Technology)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 317
(815) 753-6465
jpcooke@niu.edu
Mary Lee Cozad, PhD (Spanish)
Assistant Professor
Watson Hall 116
(815) 753-6447
mcozad@niu.edu
Debra Currere, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 301
(815) 753-6918
dcurrere@niu.edu
Lori Czerwionka, PhD (Spanish)
Assistant Professor
Watson Hall 122
(815) 753-6453
lczerwionka@niu.edu
Maria del Carmen De Avila, PhD (Spanish)
Assistant Professor (Visiting)
Watson Hall 17
(815) 753-8396
mdeavila@niu.edu
Elizabeth Erbeznik, PhD (French)
Assistant Professor (Visiting)
Watson Hall 117
(815) 753-8396
eerbeznik@niu.edu
Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail, MA (Tagalog)
Instructor
Watson Hall 309
(815) 753-6457
rgallocrail@niu.edu
Concepcion Gliesman, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 309
(815) 753-6457
cgliesma@niu.edu
Maddalena Ham, MA (French & Italian)
Instructor
Watson Hall 311
mham@niu.edu
William Harrison, PhD (Spanish & Portuguese)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 312
(815) 753-6460
wharrison@niu.edu
John Hartmann, PhD (Thai)
Presidential Teaching Professor
Board of Trustees Professor
Watson Hall 314
(815) 753-6462
jhartman@niu.edu
Nicholas Henriksen, PhD (Spanish)
Assistant Professor
(on leave 2011/2012)
Patricia Henry, PhD (Indonesian)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 123
(815) 761-1790
phenry@niu.edu
Mya Hla, MA (Burmese)
Instructor
Watson Hall 309
(815) 753-6457
mhla@niu.edu
Frances Jaeger, PhD (Spanish)
Associate Professor & Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Watson Hall 112
(815) 753-6443
fjaeger@niu.edu
Yuko Kato, MA (Japanese)
Watson Hall 119
(815) 753-6450
ykato@niu.edu
Renée Kerwin
Staff
Watson Hall 111
(815) 753-6441
rkerwin@niu.edu
Emily Knudson-Vilaseca, PhD (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 117
(815) 753-6463
eknudsonvilaseca@niu.edu
Joanna Kot, PhD (Russian)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 312
(815) 753-6460
jkot@niu.edu
Kheang Leang, MA (Khmer)
Instructor
DuSable Hall 310
(815) 753-6458
kleang@niu.edu
Maryline Lukacher, PhD (French)
Professor
Watson Hall 122
(815) 753-6453
mlukache@niu.edu
Kristi McAuliffe, MA (German)
Instructor
Watson Hall 123
kmcauliffe@niu.edu
Candace Medina, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 316
(815) 753-6464
cmedina@niu.edu
Eloy Merino, PhD (Spanish)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 115
(815) 753-1501
emerino@niu.edu
Lynne Meyer
Staff
Watson Hall 111
(815) 753-1501
lmeyer@niu.edu
Rita Miller
Staff
Watson Hall 111
(815) 753-6442
ramiller@niu.edu
Chris Nissen, PhD (Italian)
Professor
Watson Hall 113
(815) 753-6444
cnissen@niu.edu
Patrick O’Connor, MA (French & Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 310
(815) 753-6458
poconnor2@niu.edu
Grant Olson, PhD (Language Learning Center & Thai)
Supportive Professional Staff
Watson Hall 101
(815) 753-6455
golson@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
Robert Reichle, PhD (French)
Assistant Professor
Watson Hall 115
(815) 753-1501
rreichle@niu.edu
Dawn Rogodzinski-Lisa, MA (Spanish)
Instructor
Watson Hall 301
(815) 753-6918
drogi@niu.edu
Greg Ross, PhD (Foreign Language Residence Program & French)
Supportive Professional Staff
Watson Hall 121
(815) 753-6452
gross@niu.edu
Lanhui Zhang Ryder, MA (Chinese)
Instructor
Watson Hall 310
(815) 753-6458
lryder@niu.edu
Linda Saborío, PhD (Spanish)
Assistant Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies
Watson Hall 114
(815) 753-6448
lsaborio@niu.edu
Francisco Solares-Larrave, PhD (Spanish)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 311
(815) 753-1501
fsolares@niu.edu
Ion Soltan, MS (Language Learning Center)
Supportive Professional Staff
Watson Hall 101
(815) 753-5677
isoltan@niu.edu
Laura Steele, PhD (Classics)
Instructor
Watson Hall 316
(815) 753-6464
lsteele@niu.edu
Friedemann Stuebing, MA (German)
Instructor
Watson Hall 308
(815) 753-6445
fstuebing@niu.edu
Stephen Villaseca, PhD (Spanish)
Assistant Professor
Watson Hall 315
(815) 753-6463
svilaseca@niu.edu
Robert Walsh, MA (Teacher Certification, German & Spanish)
Supportive Professional Staff
Watson Hall 118
(815) 753-6449
flcert@niu.edu
Philippe Willems, PhD (French)
Associate Professor
Watson Hall 315
(815) 753-6463
pwillems@niu.edu
Teaching and Graduate Assistants
William Avila (Classics)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
wavila1@niu.edu
Nurul Azis (Indonesian)
Fullbright Teaching Assistant
Zulauf Hall 101
nazis@niu.edu
Daniel Berrones (Spanish)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
dberrones1@niu.edu
Micah Bowman (Spanish)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
mbowman3@niu.edu
Mellisa Campbell (Classics)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
mcampbell6@niu.edu
Cody Happ
Spanish Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
chapp1@niu.edu
Syarifa Farah Nabilah Syed Idrus (Malay)
Fullbright Teaching Assistant
Zulauf Hall 101
ssyedidrus@niu.edu
Adriana Martinez (Spanish)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
amartinez7@niu.edu
Brenda Martinez (FL Residence Program)
Graduate Assistant
Watson Hall 121
(815) 753-6422
bmartinez2@niu.edu
Michael Melo (Tagalog)
Fullbright Teaching Assistant
Zulauf Hall 101
mmelo1@niu.edu
Mohamed Mohd Nor (Language Learning Center)
Graduate Assistant
Watson Hall 101
(815) 753-6455
mmohdnor@niu.edu
Julie Moteau (French)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9415
jmoteau1@niu.edu
Chanida Phongnapharuk (Thai)
Fullbright Teaching Assistant
Zulauf Hall 101
cphonanapharuk@niu.edu
Natee Prasanpanich (Language Learning Center)
Graduate Assistant
Watson Hall 101
(815) 753-6455
nprasanpanich@niu.edu
Piyathida Sereebenjapol (Language Learning Center)
Graduate Assistant
Watson Hall 101
(815) 753-6455
psereebenjapol@niu.edu
Daniela Slivkova (Spanish)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9143
dslivkova@niu.edu
Myriam Souffrant (French)
Teaching Assistant
DuSable Hall 137
(815) 753-9415
msouffrant@niu.edu
Anna Zhiganova (Russian)
Fullbright Teaching Assistant
Watson Hall 317
(815) 753-6465
azhiganova@niu.edu