Faculty and Staff Directory

Department Chair

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Suwako Watanabe, Ph.D. 

Department Chair; Professor of Japanesesuwako@pdx.edu503-725-5284FMH 315TBD

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American Sign Language

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Alyssa Blea, Ph.D.

Alyssa Blea, ASL Faculty
Adjunct Assistant Professorablea@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Justin Coleman, M.A. 

Senior Instructor IIjcoleman@pdx.eduEmail onlyFMH M330TBD
Rebecca Edwards, M.A.Adjunct Instructorre8@pdx.eduEmail onlyFMH 316TBD

C. Jonah Eleweke, Ph.D. 

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Teaching Associate Professor; Section Headjeleweke@pdx.edu503-444-8138FMH M328TBD

Marie Fernstrom, B.S. 

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Adjunct Senior Instructormarif@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Sara Weiner-Collier, M.S.W.

Adjunct Senior Instructorsbw5@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

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Arabic

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Afaf Azar, B.A. 

Adjunct Senior Instructorafaf2@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD
Afifa Bounama, M.A.Adjunct Instructorafifab@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

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French

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Annabelle Dolidon, Ph.D. 

Professor; Section Headdolidon@pdx.edu503-725-5294FMH 430GTBD

Gina L. Greco, Ph.D 

Gina L. Greco
Professorgrecog@pdx.edu503-725-5287FMH 430HOn Sabbatical AY 25-26

Chrystèle Luneau, Ph.D. 

Chrystele Luneau
Adjunct Assistant Professorcluneau@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Brian Mather, M.A. 

Brian Mather
Adjunct Senior Instructorbsm@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Julie Nelson, M.A. 

Julie Nelson
Adjunct Senior Instructorjulie6@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Jennifer Perlmutter, Ph.D. 

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Professorjrp@pdx.edu503-725-5278FMH 430FTBD

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German

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Dana Capage, M.A. 

Dana Capage
Adjunct Instructor of German, First- and Second-Year Coordinator; DSaP Program Coordinatordcapage@pdx.edu503-725-5295FMH M325TBD

Carrie Collenberg-González, Ph.D. 

Carrie Collenberg-Gonzalez
Director, Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik; Associate Professor;carrie23@pdx.edu503-725-5285FMH 430BOn Sabbatical AY25-26

Steven Fuller, Ph.D. 

Steven Fuller
Associate Professor; Section Headfullers@pdx.edu503-725-9570FMH M333TBD

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Hebrew - Modern

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Galia Peleg, M.P.H. & M.Sc.Adjunct Instructorpeleg@pdx.edu(503) 725-5226FMH 316TBD

Moshe Rachmuth, Ph.D. 

Moshe Rachmuth
Associate Professor; Section Headrachmuth@pdx.edu503-725-8783FMH M326, UCB 465FTBD

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Italian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Angela Zagarella, M.A. 

Angela Zagarella,
Teaching Assistant Professor; Section Headzagarea@pdx.edu503-725-9576FMH 430DTBD

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Japanese

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Keiko Sugiue Choi, M.A.Adjunct Instructorksugiue@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD

Karen Curtin, Ph.D. 

Karen Curtin
Assistant Professorukaren@pdx.edu503-725-9578FMH M425TBD

Jon Holt, Ph.D. 

Jon Holt
Professor; Section Headjoholt@pdx.edu503-725-5936FMH M332TBD

Kana Ito, M.A.

Kana Ito, Japanese Faculty
Adjunct Instructoritok@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD

Nana Kawada

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Graduate Teaching Assistantnkawada@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD

Laurence R. Kominz, Ph.D. 

Laurence R. Kominz
Emeritus Professor; Adjunct Professorkominzl@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD

Natsuko Llewellyn, M.A.

Adjunct Senior Instructorlnatsuko@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD

Suwako Watanabe, Ph.D. 

Suwako Watanabe
Department Chair; Professorsuwako@pdx.edu503- 725-5284FMH 315TBD

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Korean

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Jihye Kim Ameling, M.A. 

Jihye Kim
Adjunct Senior Instructorjihye@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Young-Juo Han, M.A. 

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Senior Instructor I; Section Headyhan@pdx.edu503-725-5937FMH M321TBD

Youn Joo Jang, Ph.D.

Youn Joo Jang, Korean Faculty
Adjunct Assistant Professoryounjoo@pdx.edu   503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

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Latin

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Timothy Nidever, M.A. 

Timothy Nidever
Teaching Assistant Professor; Section Headtnidever@pdx.edu503-725-5212FMH 430ATBD

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Norwegian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Thomas Birnie, Ph.D. 

Dr. Birnie
Adjunct Assistant Professor; Section Headbirnie@pdx.eduEmail onlyCH 124W 4-6pm (online or in person). Please request a meeting at least 24 hours in advance.

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Persian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Anousha Sedighi, Ph.D. 

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Professor; Section Headsedighi@pdx.edu503-725-8784FMH M433TBD

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Portuguese

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Cynthia Sloan, Ph.D.Professor; Section Headsloanc@pdx.edu503-725-5283FMH 430EOn Sabbatical

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Russian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Anna Alsufieva, Ph.D. 

Anna Alsufieva
Teaching Associate Professoralsufiev@pdx.edu503-725-5282FMH M324TBD

William Comer, Ph.D. 

William Comer
Director, Russian Flagship;  Professor; Section Headwcomer@pdx.edu503- 725-3539FMH 315GTBD

Cassio de Oliveira, Ph.D. 

Cassio de Oliveira
WLL Associate Chair; Associate Professorcassio@pdx.edu503-725-8727FMH 430LTBD

Nila Friedberg, Ph.D. 

Nila Friedberg
Professornfriedbe@pdx.edu503- 725-5290FMH M426TBD
Elena Ivanova, Ph.DAdjunct Assistant Professoreivanova@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD
Anna SomakGraduate Teaching Assistantsomak@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

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Spanish

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Lissa Cabrera-Song

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Graduate Teaching Assistantjso@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317M/W 10:30-11:30am (in person)

Lyndsie Compton, M.A. 

Adjunct Senior Instructorlyndsie@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Enrique E. Cortez, Ph.D. 

Enrique E. Cortez
Professorecortez@pdx.edu503-725-8064FMH M322On Sabbatical AY25-26

Craig Epplin, Ph.D. 

Craig Epplin, Spanish Faculty
Associate Professorepplin@pdx.edu503-725-5602FMH 430CTBD

Simón Garay, M.A.

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Adjunct Instructorsigara2@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Elizabeth Giannone, M.A. 

Elizabeth Giannone
Adjunct Senior Instructoreliz4@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD
Erin HansonGraduate Teaching Assistanterinhans@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317TBD
Trycia HeislerGraduate Teaching Assistanttryciah@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317TBD
Jennifer Hensley, M.A.Adjunct Senior Instructorjhensley@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Isabel Jaén Portillo, Ph.D. 

Isabel Jaén Portillo
Professorjaen@pdx.edu503-725-3506FMH M424TBD

Adrian Miller, M.A. 

Adrian Miller
Adjunct Senior Instructoradrian.rose.miller@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Lisa Notman, M.A. & M.S.

Lisa Notman
Instructor & First-Year Coordinatorlnotman@pdx.edu503-725-5979FMH M423TBD

Eva Núñez, Ph.D. 

Eva Núñez-Méndez
Professorenunez@pdx.edu503-725-8785FMH M430TBD
Emili Ortiz Villanueva, M.A.Adjunct Instructoror8@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

DeLys Ostlund, Ph.D. 

DeLys Ostlund
Professor; Associate Dean, Faculty & Professional Staffdelys@pdx.edu503-725-9840CH 341N/A

Lindsay Perwak, M.A. 

Adjunct Senior Instructorlperwak@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD
Lina Quiroga-Gonzalez, M.A.Adjunct Senior Instructorlina@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Eli Ronick, M.A. 

Eli Ronick
 
Adjunct Senior Instructorronick@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Robert Sanders, Ph.D. 

Robert Sanders
 
Associate Professor; Section Headrsanders@pdx.edu503-725-5296FMH M418TBD

Veronica Short, M.A. 

Veronica Short
 
Adjunct Senior Instructorvshort@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD
Cynthia Sloan, Ph.D.Professorsloanc@pdx.edu503-725-5283FMH 430EOn sabbatical

Inés Warnock, M.A. 

Ines Warnock
 
Teaching Assistant Professor of Spanish; Second- and Third-Year Coordinator, Spanish Undergraduate Advisoriwarnock@pdx.edu503-725-5292FMH 430JTBD

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Swedish

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Christina Kreft-Tengblad, M.A. 

Christina Kreft-Tengblad
Adjunct Senior Instructor; Section Headkreftc@pdx.eduEmail onlyCH 124TBD

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Second Language Acquisition

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Steven Thorne, Ph.D. 

Steven Thorne
Professorsteven.thorne@pdx.edu503-725-9846FMH M428TBD

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Emeriti Faculty

NameLanguage
Dirgham SbaitArabic
Jonathan PeaseChinese
Stephen WadleyChinese
Claudine G. FisherFrench
Eric SwensonFrench
Stephen WaltonFrench
William FischerGerman
Kathleen Godfrey, Ed.D.German
Timm MenkeGerman
Laureen NussbaumGerman
Linda ParshallGerman
Laurence KominzJapanese
Patricia J. WetzelJapanese
Sandra FreelsRussian
Martha HickeyRussian
Galina KoganRussian
George T. CabelloSpanish
Roderic DimanSpanish
Earl L. ReesSpanish

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Staff

For general inquiries, email world@pdx.edu or call 503-725-3522, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

NameTitleEmailPhoneOffice

Malcolm Goldman 

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CLAS Academic Services Coordinatorworld@pdx.edu503-725-5291N/A
Rose LewisRussian Flagship Coordinatorroslewis@pdx.edu503-725-5180FMH 315H
Darrow OmarDepartment Manager - WLL, Math, Englishkomar@pdx.edu503-725-3235FMH 315C

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Language Tutors (email world@pdx.edu to contact). 

Tutoring schedule

NameLanguage
Ash GardAmerican Sign Language
Khloud ZamzamiArabic
Betty LopezFrench
TBDGerman
Skelen PorterfieldHebrew
Luke MarshallItalian
Eliza MortimerJapanese
Madison TerryKorean
Doug JonesLatin
Barbod NohpariPersian
TBDRussian
Nina GalloSpanish
Elisha HirschfieldSpanish
Karolina SidebaeckSwedish
Evelyn NguyenVietnamese

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