Languages Faculty + Staff
Your future is in good hands
Whichever of our many language offerings interest you most, the key ingredient is instruction, and there's no doubt about it — our instructors are the "crème de la crème." The faculty and staff in the department of languages are on a mission to increase language proficiency and prepare students to pursue their passions and careers in a global world. They ensure that cultural immersion, student-faculty research, internships and study abroad all work together to promote multilingualism and cultural literacy, a core value of a liberal arts education.
The Department of Languages at UWEC is an incredibly talented department. Every single professor I have had has amazed me with their immense dedication and love for the subject they teach.
Department staff
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Jessica Sertling Miller, Ph.D. (she/her/elle/la)
Languages
Department Chair | Professor
Head of French section・Certified Oral Proficiency tester・French teacher since 2001
- Centennial Hall 4920, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: By appointment only (sabbatical leave AY 2022/2023)
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Alaina Guns
Philosophy and Religious Studies | English | Languages
Department Assistant
- Centennial Hall 4508, Eau Claire | Directions
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Chinese
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Kaishan Kong, Ph.D.
Languages
Associate Professor | TEFL Advisor
- Centennial Hall 4715, Eau Claire | Directions
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Classics
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Matt Waters, Ph.D.
Languages | History
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4923, Eau Claire | Directions
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English as a Second Language
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Tom Carlson
Languages | Intensive English Program
Senior Lecturer
- Centennial Hall 4812, Eau Claire | Directions
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French
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Amanda Hilson (she/her/elle/la)
Languages
Lecturer
- Centennial Hall 4916, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Thursdays 9-10:45am & by appointment
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Jessica Sertling Miller, Ph.D. (she/her/elle/la)
Languages
Department Chair | Professor
Head of French section・Certified Oral Proficiency tester・French teacher since 2001
- Centennial Hall 4920, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: By appointment only (sabbatical leave AY 2022/2023)
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German
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Dr. Josh Brown, Ph.D. (he/him)
Languages
Professor
I am a sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist interested primarily in heritage languages and (American) cultural studies, especially as they relate to identity and folklore.
- Centennial Hall 4604, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1 - 1:50 pm (by appointment only)
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Lynn Verdon, M.A. (she/her/hers)
Languages
Associate Lecturer of German
- Office hours: Wed 11-noon
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Hmong Studies
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Sia Yang
Ad Hoc Program Specialist
- Centennial Hall 1106, Eau Claire | Directions
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Japanese
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Tomomi Kakegawa, Ph.D.
Languages
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4602, Eau Claire | Directions
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Spanish
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Dr. Elena N. Casey, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Assistant Professor
- Centennial Hall 4706, Eau Claire | Directions
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Analisa DeGrave, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4919, Eau Claire | Directions
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Marcela Depiante, Ph.D.
Languages
Associate Professor
- Centennial Hall 4802, Eau Claire | Directions
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Manuel Fernandez, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor | Program Director
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 352, Eau Claire | Directions
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Bibiana Fuentes, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Associate Professor
- Centennial Hall 4707, Eau Claire | Directions
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Anne Hlas, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4921, Eau Claire | Directions
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Paul J. Hoff, D.A. Alum
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4916, Eau Claire | Directions
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Meghan Licon, M.A.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Senior Lecturer
- Centennial Hall 4819, Eau Claire | Directions
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Carter Smith, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4912, Eau Claire | Directions
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Jose Valero, Ph.D.
Languages
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4902, Eau Claire | Directions
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Fabiola Varela-Garcia, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4821, Eau Claire | Directions
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Alfredo Aranda Silva, Ph.D.
Languages | UW-Eau Claire – Barron County
Associate Lecturer
- Meggers Hall 136, Rice Lake | Directions
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Retired Faculty, IAS, and Staff
Adler, Julie
- English as A Second Language, 1996-2018
Armendariz, Angelo, Ph.D.
- Spanish, 1970-2003
Bacharach, Hilde, Ph.D.
- German, 1962-1985
Day, Patrick, Ph.D.
- French, 1998-2019
Duff, Virginia
- Dept. Office, 2009-2016
Gable, Dale
- Spanish, 1991-2015
Gunn, Dick, Ph.D.
- German, 1968-1999
- Spanish, 1991-2022
Johnson, Joyce
- English as A Second Language, 2007-2018
Lazda, Irene, Ph.D.
- German, 1969-2011
Lindseth, Martina Ph.D.
- German, 1998-2021
Merlo, Paul, Ph.D.
- French, 1971-2012
Oswalt, Emilia, Ph.D.
- Russian, English as A Second Language, 2008-2022
Poitzsch, Manfred, Ph.D.
- German, 1964-1996
Ramsey, Judy
- Dept. Office, 1994-2015
- Spanish, 2003-2020
Santos-Phillips, Eva, Ph.D.
- Spanish, 1996-2013
Schafer, Vickie
- Dept. Office, 1981-2023
Strohschänk, Johannes, Ph.D.
- German, 1988-2020
Strohschänk, Marie-France
- French, 1989-2011
Thevenin, Dominique, Ph.D.
- French, 1987-2014
Woodward, Karen, Ph.D.
- French, 1984-2002