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Head of School

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Professor Lesley Stirling Head of School, Languages and Linguistics Professor in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

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English as a Second Language (ESL)

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Dr Giuseppe D'Orazzi Lecturer in Esl and Applied Linguistics
Dr Kellie Frost Lecturer in ESL +61390354944
Dr Maria Karidakis Lecturer in Introductory Academic Program and ESL; Convenor, IAP +61383447789
Dr Olga Maxwell Lecturer in ESL +61390358754
Dr Lu Yu Lecturer in Esl and Applied Linguistics

European Studies

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Dr Andrew McGregor Senior Lecturer in French Studies; Convenor, French Studies and European Studies +61383448119
Professor John Hajek Professor of Italian Studies, Convenor, Italian studies +61383445168
James Stratford Teaching Specialist- Classics and European Studies

French Studies

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Sabine Batko Tutor in French Studies (Teaching Associ Periodic)
Dr Bertrand Bourgeois Senior Lecturer in French Studies; Graduate Coordinator Languages +61390354504
Daniella Brusac Tutor (Teaching Associate) in French Studies
Dr Tess Do Lecturer in French Studies
Professor Veronique Duche A. R. Chisholm Professor of French, Director of the BA +61390353516
Professor Jacqueline Dutton Professor of French Studies; Head of Arts Discovery
Claire Dumans Senior Tutor in French Studies (Teaching Spec.)
Patrick Kennedy Senior Tutor in French Studies (Teaching Spec.)
Dr Andrew McGregor Senior Lecturer in French Studies; Convenor, French Studies and European Studies +61383448119
Sandrine Michel Senior Tutor (Teaching Specialist) French Studies
Marie Robert Senior Tutor in French Studies (Teaching Spec.)
Dr Nicholas Strole Senior Tutor (Teaching Specialist) French Studies +61383445204
Anne Taille Head Tutor in French Studies (Teaching A Periodic)
Dr Diane de Saint Leger Senior Lecturer in French Studies
Dr Antonia Wimbush Lecturer in French Studies

French Studies honorary staff

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Professor Anne Freadman Professorial Fellow

Gender Studies

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Associate Professor Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
Associate Professor Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383446629
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies +61383447046
Dr CQ Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525

Gender Studies affiliated staff

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Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy +61383440268
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630
Professor Claire Maree Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108
Professor Fran Martin Head of Program, Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820

German Studies

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Associate Professor Heather Benbow Associate Professor in German Studies +61383445102
Dr Andreas Dorrer Lecturer in German Studies +61383445641
Professor Birgit Lang Professor in German +61383447667
Leonetta Leopardi Associate Lecturer in German Studies
Stefan Siemsen Teaching Specialist in German Studies +61383442602
Andreas Wiebel DAAD Lecturer
Dr Jonas Teupert Lecturer in German Studies

German Studies honorary staff

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Professor Alison Lewis Professor Emeritus
Dr Doris Schuepbach Fellow
Dr Leo Kretzenbacher Honorary Fellow +61383445209

Italian Studies

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Matt Absalom Lecturer in Italian Studies, Convenor Italian Studies +61383446986
Antonella Cavallini Lecturer in Italian Studies - Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fellow
Elisabetta Ferrari Lecturer in Italian Studies +61383445177
Dr Vita Giordano Lecturer in Italian Studies +61383447666
Professor John Hajek Professor of Italian Studies, Convenor, Italian studies +61383445168
Dr Laura Lori Senior Tutor in Italian Studies +61390357733
Professor Andrea Rizzi Cassamarca Professor of Italian Studies +61383446984

Italian Studies honorary staff

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Dr Jo Hughson Fellow
Associate Professor Stephen Kolsky Principal Fellow
Dr Roberta Trape Fellow

Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

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Associate Professor Brett Baker Associate Professor of Linguistics; Discipline Chair, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics +61390354687
Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen Academic Lead - Arts Discovery & Tutor (Ta - P)
Rohan Chandran Test Development Specialist, Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC)
Dr Ivy Chen Research Fellow, Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC)
Dr Lucinda Davidson Postdoctoral Fellow in Indigenous child Language Development
Dr Rebecca Defina Postdoctoral Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language +61383445510
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics +61383443676
Giuseppe D'Orazzi Lecturer in Esl and Applied Linguistics
Catherine Elder
Dr Jason Fan Deputy Director, Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC)
Professor Janet Fletcher Professor of Linguistics & Applied Linguistics +61383445190
Professor Helen Fraser Professor Of Linguistics; Director of the Research Hub for Language in Forensic Evidence
Dr Kellie Frost Lecturer in ESL +61390354944
Dr Jennifer Green Postdoctoral Fellow in Australian Sign Languages
Associate Professor Paul Gruba Associate Professor In Communication Skills Languages And Linguistics +61383448973
Ms Annemiek Huisman Research Assistant in the Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC)
Dr Maria Karidakis Lecturer in Introductory Academic Program and ESL; Convenor, IAP +61383447789
Associate Professor Ute Knoch Associate Professor In Language Testing; Director, Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC) +61383445206
Dr Debbie Loakes Postdoctoral Fellow, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Jonathon Lum Lecturer in Linguistics
Philippa Mackey
Dr Olga Maxwell Lecturer in ESL +61390358754
Professor Rachel Nordlinger Professor in Linguistics; Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language; Director, Research Unit of Indigenous Languages (RUIL) +61383444227
Dr Sally O'Hagan Research Fellow, Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC) +61390353971
Associate Professor Carsten Roever Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics +61383444919
Nick Sgro-Traikovski Teaching Specialist
Dr Ruth Singer Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow
Professor Lesley Stirling Head of School, Languages and Linguistics Professor in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Associate Professor Nick Thieberger Principal Fellow of Linguistics +61383448952
Beatrice Venturin Tutor in Lin & Applied Linguistics
Thomas Watson Industry Fellow, Australian Indigenous Languages
Dr Sasha Wilmoth Lecturer in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Dr Lu Yu Lecturer in Esl and Applied Linguistics
Dr Helen Zhao Lecturer in Applied Linguistics +61383449029
Niles Zhao
Trang Nguyen Decra Research Fellow

Linguistics and Applied Linguistics honorary staff

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Dr Ali Albakaa Honorary Fellow +61397085848
Dr Jean Mulder Senior Fellow
Professor Catrin Norrby Principal Fellow
Dr Elizabeth Pearce Senior Fellow
Dr Celia Thompson Fellow
Professor Jill Wigglesworth Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emerita in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics +61383444215

Russian Studies

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Larissa Andreeva Tutor in Russian Studies
Dr Robert Lagerberg Senior Lecturer in Russian Studies; Convenor, Russian Studies +61383445187

Russian Studies honorary staff

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Associate Professor Judith Armstrong Fellow
Dr John Cook Honorary, Languages and Linguistics

Spanish and Latin American Studies

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Elizabeth Bryer Tutor in Spanish & Latin American Studies (Ta)
Associate Professor Mara Favoretto Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies
Isidro Martinez Garcia Senior Tutor in Spanish and Latin American Studies
Professor Adrian Hearn Professor in Latin American Studies +61383443295
Dr Israel Holas Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies
Noryan Jimenez Tutor in Spanish & Latin American Studies (Teac A)
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies; Convenor, Spanish and Latin American Studies +61390354742
Professor Anthony Pym Professor of Translation Studies +61383446648
Dr Silvia Yang Tutor in Spanish and Latin American Studies

Spanish and Latin American Studies honorary staff

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Professor John Griffiths Professorial Fellow
Dr Ralph Newmark Honorary
Dr Deborah Shnookal

Professional staff

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Melissa Bruorton School Manager, Languages & Linguistics +61383447319
Astra Gilfillan Team Leader, Academic Programs (Soll) +61383448690
Liza Lakusa Teaching and Research Officer (Soll) +61383440334
Ashley Michailaros School Manager, Languages & Linguistics +61383449376
Allyra Murray Research Unit Project Officer
Gavin Nebauer Audio Officer (Linguistics Lab and Recording Studi +61383445195
Lourdes Sanchez Guerrero Executive Support Officer, Soll +61383440648
Kathryn Weller Administrative Officer( Ltrc) +61383442645