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2019 - 2020 Subcommittees Members

Advisory Committee

Heather Colburn

Heather Colburn

Representative, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Phone number: 847-491-8276
Office location: Kresge Hall
h-colburn@northwestern.edu

Elisabeth Elliott

Elisabeth Elliott

Representative, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Phone number:847-491-8082
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-226
eelliott@northwestern.edu

Denise Meuser

Denise Meuser

Representative, Department of German

Phone number: 847-491-8292
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-319
dmeuser@northwestern.edu

Julia Moore

Julia Moore

Representative, English Language Programs

Phone number: 847-491-5776
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
jmm@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Yumi Shiojima

Yumi Shiojima

Representative, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

Phone number: 847-491-2764
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-349
shiojima@northwestern.edu

Francesca Tataranni

Francesca Tataranni

Representative, Department of Classics

Phone number: 847-491-8029
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-363
f-tataranni@northwestern.edu

Hanna Tzuker-Seltzer

Hanna Tzuker-Seltzer

Representative, Middle Eastern and North African Languages Program

Phone number: 847-467-5684
Office location: Crowe Hall  5-159
hanna.seltzer@northwestern.edu

Alessandra Visconti

Alessandra Visconti

Representative, Department of French and Italian

Phone number: 847-491-8271
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-159
a-visconti@northwestern.edu

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Funds Request Committee

Fadia Antabli

Fadia Antabli

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Arabic

Phone number: 847-467-6780
Office location: Crowe Hall 4-1123 
fadia.antabli@northwestern.edu

Chyi Chung

Chyi Chung

Treasurer | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8249
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-536 
c-chung@northwestern.edu

Margaret Dempster

Margaret Dempster

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-467-3884
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-121
m-dempster@northwestern.edu

Denise Meuser

Denise Meuser

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8292
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-319
dmeuser@northwestern.edu

Shannon Millikin

Shannon Millikin

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-0227
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
s-millikin@northwestern.edu

Rami Nair

Rami Nair

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Hindi

Phone number: 847-467-7581
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-429
rnair@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Committee Chair | Chair, Council on Language Instruction Chair | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

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Language Brochure Committee

Hong Jiang

Hong Jiang

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-4419
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-437
hjiang@northwestern.edu

Denise Meuser

Denise Meuser

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8292
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-319
dmeuser@northwestern.edu

Reyes Morán Fuertes

Reyes Morán Fuertes

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7457
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-134
mr-moran@northwestern.edu

Asha Nagaraj

Asha Nagaraj

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8127
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-136
a-nagaraj@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Francesca Tataranni

Francesca Tataranni

Member | Charles Deering McCormick University Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Latin

Phone number: 847-491-8029
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-363
f-tataranni@northwestern.edu

Maria Teresa Villanueva

Maria Teresa Villanueva

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-2612
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-145
m-villanueva@northwestern.edu

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Language Symposium Organizing Committee

Margaret Dempster

Margaret Dempster

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-467-3884
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-121
m-dempster@northwestern.edu

Wen-pin Hsieh

Wen-pin Hsieh

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-4792
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-536
wen-pin.hsieh@northwestern.edu

Hong Jiang

Hong Jiang

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-4419
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-437
hjiang@northwestern.edu

Ihnhee Kim

Ihnhee Kim

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Korean

Phone number: 847-491-2767
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-417
ihnhee.kim@northwestern.edu

Elena Lanza

Elena Lanza

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7476
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-130
e-lanza@northwestern.edu

Erin Leddon

Erin Leddon

Member | Associate Director, English Language Programs

Phone number: 847-467-7092
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
e-mcmahon@northwestern.edu

Shannon Millikin

Shannon Millikin

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-0227
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
s-millikin@northwestern.edu

Julia Moore

Julia Moore

Member | Director, English Language Programs

Phone number: 847-491-5776
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
jmm@northwestern.edu

Reyes Morán Fuertes

Reyes Morán Fuertes

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7457
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-134
mr-moran@northwestern.edu

Rami Nair

Rami Nair

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, Hindi

Phone number: 847-467-7581
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-429
rnair@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Aude Raymond

Aude Raymond

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number:847-467-3929
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-125
araymond@northwestern.edu

Yumi Shiojima

Yumi Shiojima

Member | Professor of Instruction, Japanese

Phone number: 847-491-2764
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-349
shiojima@northwestern.edu

Francesca Tataranni

Francesca Tataranni

Member | Charles Deering McCormick University Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Latin

Phone number: 847-491-8029
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-363
f-tataranni@northwestern.edu

Matthew Taylor

Matthew Taylor

Director, Media and Design Studio

Phone number: 847-467-2716
Office location: Kresge Hall 2-529
mtaylor@northwestern.edu

Ingrid Zeller

Ingrid Zeller

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8290
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-331
izeller@northwestern.edu

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Language Faculty Development Committee

Heather Colburn

Heather Colburn

Member | Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8276
Office location: Kresge Hall
h-colburn@northwestern.edu

Elena Lanza

Elena Lanza

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7476
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-130
e-lanza@northwestern.edu

Dominique Licops

Dominique Licops

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-467-3930
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-175
d-licops@northwestern.edu

Denise Meuser

Denise Meuser

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8292
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-319
dmeuser@northwestern.edu

Paola Morgavi

Paola Morgavi

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Italian

Phone number:847-491-8265
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-143
p-morgavi@northwestern.edu

Peter Mwangi

Peter Mwangi

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Swahili

Phone number: 847-467-2004
Office location: 620 Library Place
peter.mwangi@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Penny Nichols

Penny Nichols

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8282
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-138
pen@northwestern.edu

Sue Pechter

Sue Pechter

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7471
Office location:  Crowe Hall 3-140
s-pechter@northwestern.edu

Christiane Rey

Christiane Rey

Member | Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number:847-467-3881
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-163
c-rey@northwestern.edu

Junko Sato

Junko Sato

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Japanese

Phone number: 847-491-2762
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-347
jsato@northwestern.edu

Patricia Scarampi

Patricia Scarampi

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-467-3685
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-117
p-scarampi@northwestern.edu

Jili Sun

Jili Sun

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-0539
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-534
j-sun@northwestern.edu

Ana Thomé Williams

Ana Thomé Williams

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-1052
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-552
ana-williams@northwestern.edu

Ingrid Zeller

Ingrid Zeller

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8290
Office location: Kresge Hall;3-331
izeller@northwestern.edu

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Orientation and Meetings Committee

Raquel Amorese

Raquel Amorese

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7451
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-530 
r-amorese@northwestern.edu

Chin-Hung Chang

Chin-Hung Chang

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-1649
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-532 
chin-hung.chang@northwestern.edu

Hong Jiang

Hong Jiang

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-4419
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-437
hjiang@northwestern.edu

Martina Kerlova

Martina Kerlova

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Czech and German

Phone number: 847-491-5788
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-325
m-kerlova@northwestern.edu

Ihnhee Kim

Ihnhee Kim

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Korean

Phone number: 847-491-2767
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-417
ihnhee.kim@northwestern.edu

Erin Leddon

Erin Leddon

Member | Associate Director, English Language Programs

Phone number: 847-467-7092
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
e-mcmahon@northwestern.edu

Eunmi Lee

Eunmi Lee

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Korean

Phone number: 847-467-1323
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-421
eunlee@northwestern.edu

Paola Morgavi

Paola Morgavi

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Italian

Phone number:847-491-8265
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-143
p-morgavi@northwestern.edu

Peter Mwangi

Peter Mwangi

Member |  Assistant Professor of Instruction, Swahili

Phone number: 847-467-2004
Office location: 620 Library Place
peter.mwangi@northwestern.edu

Asha Nagaraj

Asha Nagaraj

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8127
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-136
a-nagaraj@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

John Paluch

John Paluch

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8081
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-315
paluch@northwestern.edu

Ryan C. Platte

Ryan C. Platte

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, Ancient Greek

Phone number: 847-467-6976
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-355
ryan.platte@northwestern.edu

Daniela Pozzi Pavan

Daniela Pozzi Pavan

Member | Lecturer, Italian

Phone number:847-467-1448
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-145
d-pavan@northwestern.edu

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Study Abroad Committee

Fadia Antabli

Fadia Antabli

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Arabic

Phone number: 847-467-6780
Office location: Crowe Hall 4-1123 
fadia.antabli@northwestern.edu

María Jesús Barros García

María Jesús Barros García

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8278
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-117
maria.barros@northwestern.edu

Chyi Chung

Chyi Chung

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8249
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-536 
c-chung@northwestern.edu

Margaret Dempster

Margaret Dempster

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-467-3884
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-121
m-dempster@northwestern.edu

Wen-pin Hsieh

Wen-pin Hsieh

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-467-4792
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-536
wen-pin.hsieh@northwestern.edu

Elena Lanza

Elena Lanza

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-7476
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-130
e-lanza@northwestern.edu

Ragy Mikhaeel

Ragy Mikhaeel

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Arabic

Phone number: 847-467-0927
Office location: Crowe Hall 4-117
r-mikhaeel@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Christiane Rey

Christiane Rey

Member | Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number:847-467-3881
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-163
c-rey@northwestern.edu

Deborah Rosenberg

Deborah Rosenberg

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish; Weinbeg College Advisor

Phone number: 847-491-8916
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-142 and 1908 Sheridan Road (Office of Undergraduate Studies & Advising)
deborah-rosenberg@northwestern.edu

Robert Ryder

Robert Ryder

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8295
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-327
rob.ryder@northwestern.edu

Tasha Seago-Ramaly

Tasha Seago-Ramaly

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-2612
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-155
tseagram@northwestern.edu

Yumi Shiojima

Yumi Shiojima

Committee Chair | Professor of Instruction, Japanese

Phone number: 847-491-2764
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-349
shiojima@northwestern.edu

Benay Stein

Benay Stein

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-4389
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-149
bwstein@northwestern.edu

Francesca Tataranni

Francesca Tataranni

Member | Charles Deering McCormick University Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Latin

Phone number: 847-491-8029
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-363
f-tataranni@northwestern.edu

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Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award Committee

Elisa Baena

Elisa Baena

Voting Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8280
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-532 
e-baena@northwestern.edu

Chyi Chung

Chyi Chung

Voting Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8249
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-536 
c-chung@northwestern.edu

Licheng Gu

Licheng Gu

Voting Member | Professor of Instruction, Chinese

Phone number: 847-491-2760
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-530
l-gu3@northwestern.edu

Erin Leddon

Erin Leddon

Committee Chair | Associate Director, English Language Programs

Phone number: 847-467-7092
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
e-mcmahon@northwestern.edu

Denise Meuser

Denise Meuser

Voting Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8292
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-319
dmeuser@northwestern.edu

Rami Nair

Rami Nair

Voting Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Hindi

Phone number: 847-467-7581
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-429
rnair@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Patricia Scarampi

Patricia Scarampi

Voting Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-467-3685
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-117
p-scarampi@northwestern.edu

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Less Commonly Taught Languages Committee

Elisa Baena

Elisa Baena

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8280
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-532 
e-baena@northwestern.edu

David Boyk

David Boyk

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Urdu

Phone number: 847-467-0936
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-425 
davidboyk@northwestern.edu

Elisabeth Elliott

Elisabeth Elliott

Member | Professor of Instruction, Russian; Affiliate, Department of Linguistics

Phone number:847-491-8082
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-226
eelliott@northwestern.edu

Peter Mwangi

Peter Mwangi

Member | Representative, African Studies Program

Phone number: 847-467-2004
Office location: 620 Library Place
peter.mwangi@northwestern.edu

Rami Nair

Rami Nair

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Hindi

Phone number: 847-467-7581
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-429
rnair@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Francesca Tataranni

Francesca Tataranni

Member | Charles Deering McCormick University Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Latin

Phone number: 847-491-8029
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-363
f-tataranni@northwestern.edu

Hanna Tzuker-Seltzer

Hanna Tzuker-Seltzer

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Hebrew

Phone number: 847-467-5684
Office location: Crowe Hall  5-159
hanna.seltzer@northwestern.edu

Ana Thomé Williams

Ana Thomé Williams

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-1052
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-552
ana-williams@northwestern.edu

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Public Relations Committee

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

Ana Thomé Williams

Ana Thomé Williams

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-467-1052
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-552
ana-williams@northwestern.edu

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Membership Committee

Elisa Baena

Elisa Baena

Member | Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8280
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-532 
e-baena@northwestern.edu

Julia Moore

Julia Moore

Member | Director, English Language Programs

Phone number: 847-491-5776
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-132
jmm@northwestern.edu

Asha Nagaraj

Asha Nagaraj

Member | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Spanish

Phone number: 847-491-8127
Office location: Crowe Hall 3-136
a-nagaraj@northwestern.edu

Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Ex-Officio | Assistant Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number: 847-491-2654
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-167
thao.nguyen@northwestern.edu

John Paluch

John Paluch

Member | Professor of Instruction, German

Phone number: 847-491-8081
Office location: Kresge Hall 3-315
paluch@northwestern.edu

Aude Raymond

Aude Raymond

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, French

Phone number:847-467-3929
Office location: Crowe Hall 2-125
araymond@northwestern.edu

Junko Sato

Junko Sato

Committee Chair | Associate Professor of Instruction, Japanese

Phone number: 847-491-2762
Office location: Kresge Hall 4-347
jsato@northwestern.edu

 

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