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MODERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES DEPARTMENT CHAIR

 
Perry W. Myers, Associate Professor of German &
Modern Languages and Cultures for the Professions
M.B.A., Baylor University, 1981.
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Appointed 2004.
Bio  E-mail
Phone:  517-629-0357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRENCH

 

 

Dianne P. Guenin-Lelle, Professor.

B.A., University of New Orleans, 1979.

M.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1983.

Ph.D., Louisiana State University,1988.

Appointed 1987.

Research Interests/Theses

Bio  E-mail

Phone: 517-629-0335

 

 

 

 

Emmanuel Yewah, Howard L. McGregor Endowed
Professor of Humanities.

Licencie-es-Lettres, Universite de Yaounde, 1978.

Maitrise, Universite de Yaounde, 1979, M.A., 1982.

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1987.

Appointed 1986.
Research Interests

Bio E-mail

Phone: 517-629-0314

 

 

 

GERMAN            

 
 
Catherine Grimm, Assistant Professor.
M.A., Comparative Literature, UMass, Amherst, 1992.
Ph.D., German Literature and Critical Thought,
Northwestern University, 1998.
Appointed 2003 (Visiting Assistant Professor.)
Assistant Professor 2004.
Bio  E-mail
Phone: 517-629-0269
 
 
 

JAPANESE

 

 

Takami Mohri, Visiting Assistant Professor.

 M.A., Waseda University, 2004. ABD,
Waseda University.

E-mail

Phone: 517-629-0262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPANISH

 

 

Kalen Oswald, Associate Professor. 
B.A., 1995 Utah State University.

M.A.,1997, Ph.D., 2001, University of Arizona.

Appointed 2002.

E-mail

Phone: 517-629-0369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julia Medina, Assistant Professor.

B.A., 1997,

Ph.D. University of California at Davis.

Appointed 2006.

E-mail

Phone: 517-629-0333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcie Noble,
Visiting Instructor

Ph.D. Candidate, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Appointed 2009.

E-mail
Phone:  517-629-0209

 

 

 

 

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants, 2009-2010

 

 

 

 

Linda Clawson, Department Secretary.
B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1979

Department Office:  Vulgamore: 207

Phone: 517-629-0207

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Former Native Speaker Teaching Assistants

 

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants, 2008-2009

 

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2007-2008

 

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants for 2006-2007

 

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2005-2006

 

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2004-2005

 


 

Former Instructors/Professors

 

JAPANESE

 

 

 

 

Chieko Shitara, Visiting Instructor,

Waseda University, 2006-2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINESE

Haojing Cheng, Instructor, Spring 2005

Ph.D. Michigan State University.

 

GERMAN

Eva Kuttenberg, Assistant Professor, 2001-2003

Ph.D. New York University.

 

 
 
Susanne Myers, Adjunct Instructor (French and German). 
 B.A. (Interior Design), UTexas, Austin, 2002.
Study of Law, completed with Second Judicial State Examination (Assessorexamen), Goethe Universität, Frankfurt/Germany,1987.

Study of Law, completed with First Judicial State Examination (Referendarexamen) Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe Universität in Frankfurt/Germany,1984.

Phone: 517-629-0320
 
 

 

SPANISH

Aida Diaz de Leon,

Visiting Assistant Professor, 2004-2005.

 

Susan Drake, Visiting Assistant Professor.

M.A. & Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2005.

 

Alvaro Leiva,

Visiting Assistant Professor, 2004-2005.

Assistant Professor, 2005-2006.

 

 

 

Cecilia McCaleb, Visiting Instructor.

M.A. Western Michigan University

Phone: 517-629-0188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Whitehead-Schwarz, Assistant Professor.

B.A., 1998, Berry College.

M.A., 2000, University of Kentucky.

Appointed 2006.

E-Mail

Phone: 517-629-0209

 

 

 

 

 

 


FACULTY EMERITI

Jörg Baumgartner.
E-mail
Emeritus since 2006.

Ingeborg Baumgartner, Faculty Emerita.
M.A., 1959, University of Wisconsin.
Ph.D., 1970, University of Michigan.
On staff 1966-2001.
Emeritus since 2001.

Max Noordhoorn, Faculty Emeritus.
M.A.,1963, Ph.D., 1971, University of Michigan.
On staff 1968-2002.
Emeritus since 2002.

 

 


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