Faculty

Amer

Mahmoud Amer

  • Professor - Arabic, Tesol
  • Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • M.A., University of Toledo (Ohio)
  • B.A., Mutah University

Stefanie Amiruzzaman

Stefanie Amiruzzaman

  • On leave, 2024-25
  • ASL/Deaf Studies Coordinator 
  • Assistant Professor - American Sign Language
  • B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University 
  • Samiruzzaman@wcupa.edu
  • Mitchell Hall 125
  • Pronouns: she/her

Shannon Athey

Shannon Athey

Bartles

Jason Bartles

  • Graduate Coordinator
  • Professor - Spanish
  • M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
  • B.A., Gettysburg College

Cabrera

María José Cabrera-Puche

  • Lower-level Spanish Coordinator
  • Assessment Coordinator
  • Coordinator of Undergraduate Teacher Education 
  • Professor - Spanish
  • Ph.D., Rutgers University
  • M.A., M.Ed., West Virginia University
  • B.A., Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Campillo

Marcos Campillo-Fenoll

  • Spanish Coordinator
  • Professor - Spanish
  • M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.A., Universidad de Murcia

Krause

Cristóbal Cardemil-Krause

  • Department Chairperson
  • Professor - Spanish
  • M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
  • B.A., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Colovic

Jelena Colovic-Markovic

  • Director of TESOL Program
  • Professor - TESOL
  • Ph.D., The University of Utah, Salt Lake City
  • M.A., Brigham Young University
  • B.A., The University of Belgrade

Corbin

Megan Corbin

  • Professor - Spanish
  • B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Corbitt

William Keith Corbitt

  • Associate Professor
  • M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
  • M.A., University of Delaware
  • B.A., High Point University
  • A.A., Monterey Peninsula College

Goutal

Brigitte Goutal

  • Instructor - French
  • M.A., Ph.D, Harvard University
  • Mitchell Hall 201
  • 610-436-3433

Hernandez

Gloria Maité Hernández

  • Associate Professor - Spanish
  • Ph.D., Emory University
  • B.F.A. in Theater (Playwriting and Acting)
  • Instituto Superior de Arte. La Habana (Cuba)

Johannes

Daniela Johannes

  • Associate Professor - Spanish, Women's and Gender Studies
  • M.A., Ph.D.,The University of Arizona
  • B.A., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Landwehr

Margarete J. Landwehr

  • Professor - German
  • M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
  • B.S., Georgetown University

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Charles J. McGowan

  • Instructor - American Sign Language
  • M.S.Ed. McDaniel College
  • B.A. Gallaudet University
  • Mitchell Hall 201
  • cmcgowan2@wcupa.edu
  • Pronouns: he/him

Moser

Joseph W. Moser

  • Department Webmaster
  • Professor - German
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
  • M.A., Ohio State University
  • B.A., Hiram College

Mugnai

Metello Mugnai

  • Italian Coordinator
  • Associate Professor - Italian, Spanish
  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Laurea quadriennale in Italian Studies, Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)

Niiler

Meg Niiler

  • Coordinator of Graduate Teacher Education 
  • Assistant Professor - Spanish
  • Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • M.A., University of Delaware

Pagan

Iliana Pagán-Teitelbaum

  • Associate Professor - Spanish
  • M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
  • B.A., University of Puerto Rico

Park

Innhwa Park

  • Assistant Chairperson
  • Professor - TESOL
  • Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
  • M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
  • B.A., Seoul National University

Rasselle

Roxane Petit-Rasselle

  • French Coordinator
  • Associate Professor - French
  • Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
  • M.A., University of Delaware
  • Maîtrise, Université Lyon 3
  • Mitchell Hall 235
  • 610-436-3433
  • Pronouns: she/her

Naoko

Naoko Rotunno

  • Instructor - Japanese
  • M.A., Slippery Rock University, PA
  • B.A., Ochanomizu University, Japan 
  • nrotunno@wcupa.edu
  • Mitchell Hall 205B
  • 610-436-1119

Sanchez

Ana C. Sánchez

  • Associate Professor - Spanish
  • M.A., West Chester University
  • B.A., M.A., National University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica)

Sanz

Israel Sanz-Sánchez

  • Linguistics Program Director
  • Professor - Spanish, Linguistics
  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
  • M.A., San Diego State University
  • B.A., Universidad de Valladolid

Smidt

Esther (Chui Kian) Smidt

  • Professor - TESOL
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota
  • M.A., Iowa State University
  • B.Ed., University of Exeter, England
 

Speh

Alice J. Speh

  • Russian Coordinator
  • Professor - Russian
  • M.A., Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
  • B.A., Brown University

Maria Van Liew

Maria Van Liew

  • Professor - Spanish
  • M.A., Ph.D., University of California at San Diego
  • B.A., Clark University

Wolff

Dominik Wolff

  • Associate Professor - TESOL
  • Ph.D., Michigan State University
  • M.A., Syracuse University
  • B.A., Gerhard Mercator University

Zhou

Yunong Zhou

  • Mitchell Hall 205A
  • 610-436-1124