Faculty and Staff Directory

Department Chair

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Suwako Watanabe, Ph.D. 

Department Chair; Professor of Japanesesuwako@pdx.edu503-725-5284FMH 315T 2-3pm, W 1-2pm (in person), or by appointment

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American Sign Language

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Alyssa Blea, Ph.D.

Alyssa Blea, ASL Faculty
Adjunct Assistant Professorablea@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316MW 9-10am, TR 1-2pm (by appointment; in person or online)

Justin Coleman, M.A. 

Senior Instructor IIjcoleman@pdx.eduEmail onlyFMH M427TR 1:30-3:30pm (in person), F (online, by appointment only)

C. Jonah Eleweke, Ph.D. 

Teaching Associate Professor; Section Headjeleweke@pdx.edu503-444-8138FMH M328TBD
Saida Espy, M.A.Adjunct Instructorsespy@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316MW 10-11am (in person or online by appointment)

Marie Fernstrom, B.S. 

Adjunct Senior Instructormarif@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TR 2-3pm (in person or online)

Sara Weiner-Collier, MSW 

Adjunct Senior Instructorsbw5@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TR 4-5pm (in person), or by appointment (online). Zoom invitation will be sent if appointment scheduled.

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Arabic

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Afaf Azar, B.A. 

Adjunct Senior Instructorafaf2@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Yasmeen Hanoosh, Ph.D. 

Yasmeen Hanoosh
Professor; Section Headyhanoosh@pdx.eduEmail onlyFMH M320T 2:30-3:30 (in person), or by appointment

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Chinese

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Li-Ya Mar, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant Professorlmar@pdx.edu503 725-5226FMH 316TBD
Yingying Sun, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant Professoryingsun@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TR 12:30-1:30pm (in person), or by appointment

Stephen Wadley, Ph.D. 

Stephen Wadley
Professor; Section Headwadleys@pdx.edu503- 725-5293FMH M433TR 1-2pm (in person), or by appointment

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French

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Annabelle Dolidon, Ph.D. 

Professordolidon@pdx.edu503-725-5294FMH 430GOn sabbatical

Gina L. Greco, Ph.D 

Gina L. Greco
Professorgrecog@pdx.edu503-725-5287FMH 430HT 11-11:50am, R 4-5pm (in person)

Chrystèle Luneau, Ph.D. 

Chrystele Luneau
Adjunct Assistant Professorcluneau@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TR 10:45-11:15, T 2-3pm (in person); or by appointment (via Zoom)

Brian Mather, M.A. 

Brian Mather
Adjunct Senior Instructorbsm@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TW 2-3pm (online - see Canvas course page for Zoom link)

Julie Nelson, M.A. 

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

Ida Nyberg, M.A. 

Ida Nyberg, French Faculty
Adjunct Senior Instructorida2@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Jennifer Perlmutter, Ph.D. 

Jennifer Perlmutter
Professor; Section Headjrp@pdx.edu503-725-5278FMH 430FMW 10:15-11:15am (in person), or by appointment

Stéphanie Roulon, M.A. 

Teaching Assistant Professor; First- and Second-Year Coordinatorsroulon@pdx.edu503-725-9589FMH M429TR 2-3pm, or by appointment

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German

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Dana Capage, M.A. 

Dana Capage
Instructor of German, First- and Second-Year Coordinator; DSaP Program Coordinatordcapage@pdx.edu503-725-5295FMH M325MT 12:30-2pm, or by appointment

Carrie Collenberg-González, Ph.D. 

Carrie Collenberg-Gonzalez
Director, Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik; Associate Professor; Section Headcarrie23@pdx.edu503-725-5285FMH 430BWR 10-11:30am (in person or online), or by appointment

Steven Fuller, Ph.D. 

Steven Fuller
Associate Professorfullers@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 316F 3:15-4:15pm (in person). Please schedule meetings in advance via email.

Moshe Rachmuth, Ph.D. 

Moshe Rachmuth
Assistant Professor; Section Headrachmuth@pdx.edu503-725-8783FMH M326W 3:30-5:20pm (in person in UCB 465F, ring bell for entry)

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Italian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Lindsay Eufusia, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant Professorleufusia@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316M 3-4pm (in person), W 10:30-11:30am (online), or by appointment

Angela Zagarella, M.A. 

Angela Zagarella,
Teaching Assistant Professor; Section Headzagarea@pdx.edu503-725-9576FMH 430DMWF by appointment (online), TR 2:30-3:30pm (in person or online)

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Japanese

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Takefumi ArigaGraduate Teaching Assistanttakefumi@pdx.edu503 725-5297FMH 345M 1-3pm (in person or online)
Keiko Sugiue Choi, M.A.Adjunct Instructorksugiue@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345R 10:30-11:45am, 2-2:45pm (in person)

Karen Curtin, Ph.D. 

Karen Curtin
Assistant Professorukaren@pdx.edu503-725-9578FMH M425R 12-2pm (online)

Shizuka Fukuo

Shizuka Fukuo, Japanese Faculty
Graduate Teaching Assistantsfukuo@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345W 3:30-4:40pm, F 2-3pm (in person or online by appointment)

Jon Holt, Ph.D. 

Jon Holt
Professor; Section Headjoholt@pdx.edu503-725-5936FMH M332M 12-1pm, T 11am-12pm (in person or online), or by appointment

Kana Ito, M.A.

Kana Ito, Japanese Faculty
Adjunct Instructoritok@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD
Narumi Iwasaki, M.A. Adjunct Senior Instructorniwasaki@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345M 10-11am, F 12:30-1:30pm (in person)

Laurence R. Kominz, Ph.D. 

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

Natsuko Llewellyn, M.A. 

Natsuko Llewellyn
Adjunct Senior Instructorlnatsuko@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345T 10-11am, 12-1pm (in person)

Keerthy Suthari

Keerthy Suthari, Japanese faculty
Graduate Teaching Assistantkeerthy@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345TBD
Koichiro UnoGraduate Teaching Assistantkoichuno@pdx.edu503-725-5297FMH 345WR 12:20-1:20pm (in person or online), or by appointment

Suwako Watanabe, Ph.D. 

Suwako Watanabe
Department Chair; Professorsuwako@pdx.edu503- 725-5284FMH 315T 2-3pm, W 1-2pm (in person), or by appointment

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Korean

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Jihye Kim Ameling, M.A. 

Jihye Kim
Adjunct Senior Instructorjihye@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316MW 10:30-11:30am (in person), F 10:30-11:30am (online)

Young-Juo Han, M.A. 

Young-Juo Han
Senior Instructor I; Section Headyhan@pdx.edu503-725-5937FMH M321MW 1-2pm (in person)

Jang, Youn Joo, Ph.D.

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

 FMH 316

MW 10-11:30am (in person)

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Latin

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Timothy Nidever, M.A. 

Timothy Nidever
Senior Instructor II; Section Headtnidever@pdx.edu503-725-5212FMH 430AT 10:30-11:30am, F 3-4pm (in person), or by appointment

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Norwegian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Thomas Birnie, Ph.D. 

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

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Persian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Anousha Sedighi, Ph.D. 

Anousha Sedighi
Professor; Section Headsedighi@pdx.edu503-725-8784FMH M330W 8-10am (online)

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Portuguese

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours
Cynthia Sloan, Ph.D.Associate Professor; Section Headsloanc@pdx.edu503-725-5283FMH 430ETR 12-1pm (in person), W (by appointment)

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Russian

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Daria Aleeva, M.A. 

Daria Aleeva
Senior Instructor IIdaleeva@pdx.edu503-725-5229FMH M323On sabbatical

Anna Alsufieva, Ph.D. 

Anna Alsufieva
Teaching Assistant Professoralsufiev@pdx.edu503-725-5282FMH M324T 12:30-2pm (online), W 12:50-2pm (in person), or by appointment

William Comer, Ph.D. 

William Comer
Director, Russian Flagship;  Professor; Section Headwcomer@pdx.edu503- 725-3539FMH 315GM 1-2:30pm, T 1-2pm (in person or online). If attending online, please notify in advance via email.

Cassio de Oliveira, Ph.D. 

Cassio de Oliveira
WLL Associate Chair; Associate Professorcassio@pdx.edu503-725-8728FMH 430LM 2-3pm, W 11am-12pm (in person), or by appointment (in-person or online)

Nila Friedberg, Ph.D. 

Nila Friedberg
Professornfriedbe@pdx.edu503- 725-5290FMH M426TBD
Elena Ivanova, Ph.DAdjunct Assistant Professoreivanova@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 323M 12:45-1:45pm (in person), R 12-1pm (online)
Iryna (Ira) McIntoshGraduate Teaching Assistantiraearuh@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316WF 10am-11am, or by appointment

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Spanish

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Fationa Aliaj, Ph.D. 

Ona Aliaj
Adjunct Assistant Professoraliaj@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Keilan Bernal, M.A.

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

Lyndsie Compton, M.A. 

Adjunct Senior Instructorlyndsie@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316W 2-3pm (in person), F 12-1pm (online), or by appointment

Enrique E. Cortez, Ph.D. 

Enrique E. Cortez
Professorecortez@pdx.edu503-725-8064FMH M322TBD

Craig Epplin, Ph.D. 

Craig Epplin, Spanish Faculty
Associate Professorepplin@pdx.edu503-725-5206FMH 430CTR 1-1:50pm (in person)

Simón Garay, M.A.

Simon Garay, Spanish Faculty
Adjunct Instructorsigara2@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316MW 2-3pm

Elizabeth Giannone, M.A. 

Elizabeth Giannone
Adjunct Senior Instructoreliz4@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316MW 10-11:50am (in person)
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 M424MW 2-3pm (online, by appointment only)
Lucas LiquoriGraduate Teaching Assistantliquori@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 317MW 3-4pm (in person)
Hank LoosGraduate Teaching Assistanthloos@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317T 8:50-9:50am, R 12-1pm (in person)
Juan Menjívar, M.S.Adjunct Instructorjmenjiv@pdx.edu(503) 725-5226FMH 316TBD

Adrian Miller, M.A. 

Adrian Miller
Adjunct Senior Instructoradrian.rose.miller@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316T 10:45-11:45am (online), R 10:45-11:45am (in person)

Sussie Catherine Morales

Sussie Morales, Spanish Faculty
Graduate Teaching Assistantsussie@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 317TBD

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

Lisa Notman
Instructor & First-Year Coordinatorlnotman@pdx.edu503-725-5979FMH M423M 9-10am, T 11am-12pm (in person)

Eva Núñez, Ph.D. 

Eva Núñez-Méndez
Professorenunez@pdx.edu503-725-8785FMH M430On sabbatical

Jessica Orellana Lima, M.A. & M.A.T.

Jessica Orellana, Spanish Faculty

 Adjunct Instructor, Heritage Speakers

jyo@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TR 6:30-7pm
Emili Abril Ortiz VillanuevaGraduate Teaching Assistantor8@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317M 12:30-1:30pm or by appointment, W 4-5pm or by appointment (in person)

DeLys Ostlund, Ph.D. 

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

Lianna Perry Fountain

Lianna Perry Fountain, Spanish Faculty
Graduate Teaching Assistantlkp2@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317TWRF 10am-8pm, by appointment

Lindsay Perwak, M.A. 

Adjunct Senior Instructorlperwak@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316MTWR 4-6pm (online) - by appointment only.
Lina Quiroga-Gonzalez, M.A.Adjunct Senior Instructorlina@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316M 2:10-3:10pm, R 12:10-1:10pm (in person)

Eli Ronick, M.A. 

Eli Ronick
 
Adjunct Senior Instructorronick@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TR 9-10am (in person)
Bailie SalcidoGraduate Teaching Assistantbowey@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317TR 1-2pm (in person)

Robert Sanders, Ph.D. 

Robert Sanders
 
Associate Professor; Section Headrsanders@pdx.edu503-725-5296FMH M418TR 3-4pm (online), other times available by appt
Leonel SepúlvedaGraduate Teaching Assistantsepulve@pdx.edu503-725-5228FMH 317TR 12-2pm (in person or online), or by appointment

Veronica Short, M.A. 

Veronica Short
 
Adjunct Senior Instructorvshort@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316Online by appointment. Email to schedule.
Cynthia Sloan, Ph.D.Associate Professorsloanc@pdx.edu503-725-5283FMH 430ETR 12-1pm (in person), W (by appointment)
Jose Valdivia, M.A.Adjunct Instructorvaldivia@pdx.edu503-725-5226FMH 316TBD

Inés Warnock, M.A. 

Ines Warnock
 
Teaching Assistant Professor of Spanish; Second- and Third-Year Coordinator, Spanish Undergraduate Advisoriwarnock@pdx.edu503-725-5292FMH 430JT 12-1pm, R 12:30-1:30pm (in person). Schedule here.

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Swedish

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Christina Kreft-Tengblad, M.A. 

Christina Kreft-Tengblad
Adjunct Senior Instructor; Section Headkreftc@pdx.eduEmail onlyCH 124T 3:30-4:30pm (by appointment)

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Vietnamese - Heritage

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Quy Nguyen, M.Ed. 

Quy Nguyen
Adjunct Senior Instructor; Section Headquy@pdx.eduEmail onlyFMH 316F 10am-12pm (online)

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Second Language Acquisition

NameTitleEmailPhoneOfficeStudent Hours

Steven Thorne, Ph.D. 

Steven Thorne
Professorsteven.thorne@pdx.edu503-725-9846FMH M428R 4-5pm (in person in UCB 335P), or by appointment

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Emeriti Faculty

NameLanguage
Dirgham SbaitArabic
Jonathan PeaseChinese
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 

Photo of Malcolm Goldman
World Language Requirements Specialist and Office Coordinatorworld@pdx.edu503-725-5291FMH 315
Adam HealyAcademic and Program Coordinatorhealyad@pdx.edu503-725-3243FMH 315D
Rose LewisRussian Flagship Coordinatorroslewis@pdx.edu503-725-5180FMH 315H
Cam NguyenStudent Office Assistantcn25@pdx.edu503-725-3522FMH 315
Maddie SaundersStudent Office Assistantsaun4@pdx.edu503-725-3522FMH 315

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

NameLanguage
Quinn BicerArabic
Madison Fahlman-KatlerASL
Kody KoenigASL
Katy LeiChinese
Nora MickFrench
Skelen PorterfieldHebrew
Luke MarshallItalian, Spanish
Hungviet NguyenJapanese
Robert PinkardJapanese
Ashton SawyerKorean
Madison TerryKorean
Christina OsbornLatin
Witchuda ChaisongNorwegian
Aileen WysePersian
Spencer ImmelRussian
Antonio Servín-GonzálezSpanish
Jesper RydellSwedish
Sandy NguyenVietnamese

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