Faculty & Staff Directory

Modern Languages and Literatures

1 Campus Drive, Mackinac Hall B-2-243 Allendale, MI 49401
[email protected]
(616) 331-3203

Department Chair

Janel Pettes Guikema
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 331-3657

Department Staff

Christopher Cirefice

Christopher Cirefice (LRC)

Assistant Language Resource Center Coordinator 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-124 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8767

Staff

Avis Merry (MLL)

Joint Academic Department Coordinator with History Department
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-243 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3203

Staff

Lolita Salindong (MLL)

Department Coordinator 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-243 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3203

David Shultz

David Shultz (LRC)

Coordinator of the Language Resource Center
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-130 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2513

Student Assistants

Student Assistant-Maddie

Lenka Fific

Student Assistant 
Major: International Relations

Student GD-Elise

Elise Tchieng

Student Graphic Design Office Assistant 
Major: Cardiovascular Sonography

Stefan Likic

Gracie Varisto

Student Assistant 
Major: Psychology
Minor: Chinese Language

Arabic Faculty

Professor Majd Al-Mallah

Majd Al-Mallah

Section Coordinator 

Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-218 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3634
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Chinese Faculty

Professor  Meghan Cai

Meghan Cai

Section Coordinator 

Associate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-214 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2870
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Professor Yan Liang

Yan Liang

Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-144 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2405
Profile

Min-Hui Sall

Min-Hui Sall

Part-Time Faculty
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-236 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3315

French Faculty

Professor Anne Caillaud

Anne Caillaud

Section Coordinator

Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-3-243 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3371
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Professor Severine Collignon

Séverine Collignon

Senior Affiliate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-253 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8904

Professor David Eick

David Eick

Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-255 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3497
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Professor Janel Pettes Guikema

Janel Pettes Guikema

Department Chair

Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-247 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3657 
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Professor Carol Wilson-Tiesma

Carol Wilson-Tiesma

Senior Affiliate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-238 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8503

German Faculty

Professor Donovan Anderson

Donovan Anderson

Associate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-251 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8595
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Professor Regina Koehler

Regina Koehler

Section Coordinator 

Associate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-132 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2961
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Professor Kevin Neitzert

Kevin Neitzert

Senior Affiliate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-220 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3039

professor Mitchell Place

Mitchell Place

Senior Affiliate Professor 
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-210 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3239

Italian Faculty

Professor Gisella Licari

Gisella Licari

Section Coordinator 

Senior Affiliate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-126 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3458

Japanese Faculty

Professor Jason Herlands

Jason Herlands

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-104 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2940
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Professor Kristi Pawlak

Kristi Pawlak

Part-Time Faculty
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-229 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3462

Professor Jeremy Robinson

Jeremy Robinson

Section Coordinator 

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-136 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8907
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Spanish Faculty

Professor Rebeca Castellanos

Rebeca Castellanos

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-112 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3220
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Professor Ernesto Cid

Ernesto Cid

Senior Affiliate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-116 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8768

Fabio Espitia

Fabio Espitia

Language Coordinator (100-200 Levels)

Senior Affiliate Professor
Email: [email protected]
office Address: D-2-138 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3177

Professor Carmen Fernandez Florez

Carmen Fernandez Florez

Assistant Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-212 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3179
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Professor Sandra Fernandez-Tardani

Sandra Fernandez-Tardani

Senor Affiliate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-234 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8903

Professor Maria Fidalgo-Eick

Maria Fidalgo- Eick

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-263 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8567
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Professor Mayra Fortes Gonzalez

Mayra Fortes Gonzalez

Section Coordinator 

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-118 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3804
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Professor Laura Fox

Laura Fox

Assistant Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-128 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2512
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Professor Elizabeth Gansen

Elizabeth Gansen

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-216 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8769
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Professor Sarah Mather

Sarah Mather

Senior Affiliate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-242 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8905

Sarah Matthews

Sarah Matthews

Affiliate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-222 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8529

Professor Gabriela Pozzi

Gabriela Pozzi

Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-261 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2478
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Sandra Raak

Sandra Raak

Visiting Faculty
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-232 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-2034

Professor Nicole Rasch

Nicole Rasch

Part-Time Faculty
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-223 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8544

Professor Medar Serrata

Medar Serrata

Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-114 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3459
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Professor Michael Vrooman

Michael Vrooman

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-230 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-8566
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Professor Keith Watts

Keith Watts

Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: B-2-257 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3168
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professor Jason Yancey

Jason Yancey

Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-134 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3372
Profile

Professor Lourdes Yen

Lourdes (Huei Lan) Yen

Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Address: D-2-120 MAK
Office Phone: (616) 331-3169
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In Memoriam

Past Faculty

Natalia Gómez

Obituary

Past Faculty

Zulema Moret

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