Faculty & Staff

  • Irina Barclay

    Dr. Irina Barclay

    Professor, Russian & Russian Literature

    LS Dougherty 202 B
    barclayiy@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2918

    Research and teaching interests: Author, translator, and editor of the book, Twenty Years in a Siberian Gulag. A Memoir of the Political Prisoner. I teach in Russian and English and my research and teaching interests include Russian and Slavic Literature in Translation, the methodology of teaching Russian courses for ASU students.

  • Salwa Ali Ben Zahra

    Dr. Salwa Ali Ben Zahra

    Associate Professor, Arabic and Director of the Arabic Program

    LS Dougherty 108 A
    zahrasb@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2304

    Research and teaching interests: English, Arabic and French literatures in multidisciplinary connections with Disability and Postcolonial Studies.

  • Blankenship, Bobby

    Mr. Bobby Blankenship

    Adjunct Instructor, Spanish

    blankenshipbd@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: I teach beginning Spanish 1010 & 1020.

  • Ms. Isabelle Breden

    Adjunct Instructor, French

    expositobredenir@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Beginning level French

  • Dr. Andrea Bryant

    Dr. Andrea Bryant

    Lecturer, German

    bryantad@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Critical Applied Linguistics; Black German Studies; Decolonization; Multiliteracies

  • Victoria Cox

    Dr. Victoria Cox

    Professor, Spanish

    108 B
    coxvk@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-7101

    Research and teaching interests: Spanish Language. Latin American Literature and Culture. Andean Studies. Latin American Women Writers. Performance Studies. Business Spanish.

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    Dr. Elizabeth Deifell

    Senior Lecturer

    deifelled@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Second Language Acquisition, Language Program Coordination, Computer-Assisted Language Teaching and Learning, Heritage Language Instruction

  • Benito del Pliego

    Dr. Benito del Pliego

    Professor, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 210 D
    delpliegob@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2306

    Research and teaching interests: Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Poetry, Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Literature, Transatlantic Studies, Peninsular Studies, Migrations and Exile in the Spanish Speaking World

  • Jeffrey K. Eastman

    Mr. Jeffrey K. Eastman

    Instructor, Literature in Translation

    LS Dougherty 203
    eastmanjk@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8509

    Research and teaching interests: Golden Age Literature in translation. Literature of Israel/ Palestine: In Search of Intercultural Understanding; Research for a monograph on The Enlightenment in Spain. Key Figures: Jovellanos & Cadalso. I am currently affiliated faculty member with The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies.

  • Dr. Adrienne Erazo

    Assistant Professor, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 210 C
    erazoad@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2929

    Research and teaching interests: Spanish for the Professions (Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services). Contemporary Mexican, Central American, and Latinx literature. Latin American immigration in literature. Border theory. Gender studies. Identity theory. Representation of marginalization and otherness.

  • Andres Fisher

    Dr. Andres Fisher

    Professor, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 210 F
    fisheras@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2309

    Research and teaching interests: 20th century poetry, both Peninsular and Latin American. Poetry translation. Literature and culture of Spain and Latin America. Transatlantic studies. Creative writing in poetry.

  • Jim Fogelquist

    Dr. Jim Fogelquist

    Professor, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 103 F
    fogelquistjd@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-3096

    Research and teaching interests: Medieval and Golden Age Spanish literature; Cervantes; Mexican literature and popular culture; Chicano literature

  • Catherine Fountain

    Dr. Catherine Fountain

    Professor, Spanish and TESL/Applied Linguistics
    Assistant Department Chair

    LS Dougherty 103 D
    fountainca@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2308

    Research and teaching interests: Historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, history of the language sciences and the study of indigenous languages; Spanish, Nahuatl.

  • Jean-François Fournier

    Dr. Jean-François Fournier

    Associate Professor, French

    LS Dougherty 210 K
    fournierj@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2307

    Research and teaching interests: Teaching: French Language and Literature; Literature & Film; Political and Cultural History of Contemporary France; Crossed Cultural Glances between France, Germany, and the US. Research:19th Century Fiction and Poetry; Bridges between Literature & Philosophy; Comic Discourses in Literature & Film.

  • K. Martial Frindéthié

    Dr. K. Martial Frindéthié

    Professor Emeritus, French

    frindethiekm@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: French, Francophone Studies, Films and Media Studies, Postcoloniality, Intercultural Communication, Globalization, the Intersection of Literature, Contemporary Literary Theory, and the Political-Ideological Imagination

  • Dr. Darci L. Gardner

    Associate Professor, French
    Graduate Program Director

    LS Dougherty 210 J
    gardnerdl1@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2928

    Research and teaching interests: 19th- and 20th-century France; literature and the visual arts; cognitive approaches to literature; aesthetics

  • Ito, Kinji

    Dr. Kinji Ito

    Assistant Professor, Japanese

    LS Dougherty 103 E
    itok@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-7513

    Research and teaching interests: Japanese language and culture, Japanese-English translation, business Japanese, language pedagogy, second language acquisition

  • Brent James

    Dr. Brent James

    Senior Lecturer, Portuguese & Spanish

    LS Dougherty 210 I
    jamesba@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8225

    Research and teaching interests: Brazilian literature and culture, Afro-Hispanic studies, modern Spain, Basque and Catalan studies

  • Kevin Kennedy

    Dr. Kevin Kennedy

    Professor Emeritus, German

    kennedykg@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: German Language, Literature, and Culture, The Age of Goethe, German Film, Documentaries on German Diaspora.

  • Liz Kunkel, MA

    Lecturer, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 204
    kunkella@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2913

    Research and teaching interests: First and second-year Spanish; Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services

  • Lynn McNeil

    Lynn McNeil

    Senior Lecturer, French

    LS Dougherty 203
    lm72294@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8511

    Research and teaching interests: Beginning & intermediate level French

  • Sarah Miller

    Ms. Sarah Miller

    Lecturer, TESL/Applied Linguistics

    LS Dougherty 210 G
    millers3@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8592

    Research and teaching interests: Sociolinguistics, language pedagogy & critical materials development, intercultural communication, multilingual/cultural educational policy and practice.

  • Dr. Beverly Moser

    Professor, German and TESL/Applied Linguistics

    LS Dougherty 205
    moserba@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2303

    Research and teaching interests: I teach all levels of German and am passionate about language teaching and helping to develop new language teachers for the future. I love working on practical projects like language textbooks, hoping that this work makes language learning more fun for students. Most recently, I've been working on campus on our project for the QEP on Global Learning.

  • Gabriella Motta-Passajou

    Ms. Gabriella Motta-Passajou

    Senior Lecturer, French and Spanish

    LS Dougherty 103 B
    mottapassajo@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8512

    Research and teaching interests: Spanish and French: Beginner II, Intermediate I and II and Conversational Capoeira (Brazilian martial art)

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    Dr. María Patricia Ortiz

    Professor, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 210 F
    ortizmp1@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-7356

    Research and teaching interests: Teaching: Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies, Border Crossings U.S. Hispanic Literature and Culture, and 20th Century Spanish and Latin American Novel. Research: Comparative Literature, and Narratives of women's immigration in relation to literature, culture, and border crossings.

  • Olivia A. Posada

    Ms. Olivia A. Posada

    Senior Lecturer, Spanish

    Howard Street Hall 215
    posadaoa@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8510

    Research and teaching interests: Teach SNH 1010 - 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II, SNH 1040 - 1050 Intermediate Spanish I & II, SNH 1030 - 1060 Accelerated Beginning and Intermediate Spanish, and SNH 2005 Spanish Grammar in Context.

  • Carmen Scoggins

    Ms. Carmen Scoggins

    Adjunct Instructor, Spanish

    scogginscl@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Spanish and Foreign Language Methodology

  • Paul Sebastian

    Dr. Paul Sebastian

    Assistant Professor, Spanish & TESL/Applied Linguistics
    Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Director for World Languages

    LS Dougherty 210 B
    sebastianpl@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2932

    Research and teaching interests: I teach courses in language methodology, second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning and Spanish as a second language. My research deals with the relationship between language and the constructed environment whether that be physical, hybrid, or online.

  • Benjamin Souza

    Dr. Benjamin Souza

    Associate Professor, Spanish Linguistics

    LS Dougherty 109 A
    souzabj@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2305

    Research and teaching interests: I teach all levels of Spanish and specialize in Spanish linguistics. I study a wide array of second language acquisition topics and Spanish phonetics and dialectology.

  • Kendra Souza

    Ms. Kendra Souza

    Senior Lecturer, Spanish

    LS Dougherty 108 C
    souzakl@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-8508

    Research and teaching interests: Beginning and Intermediate Spanish

  • Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand

    Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand

    Professor, German and Global Studies

    LS Dougherty 206
    hellenbranda@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-7225

    Research and teaching interests: Teaching areas include German language and culture, medieval German literature, fairy tales, Arthurian legends, "Mittelalterrezeption" and medievalism.

  • Cindy Trivette

    Ms. Cindy Trivette

    Administrative Assistant

    LS Dougherty 101
    trivetteca@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Administrative Support Specialist, ASU Staff Senator, AppKIDS Committee Member. Hobbies include taking Spanish classes, crocheting, reading and spending time with my family.

  • Xiaofei Tu

    Dr. Xiaofei Tu

    Assistant Professor, Chinese and Japanese

    LS Dougherty 202 D
    tux@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-6649

    Research and teaching interests: East Asian literature and philosophy

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    Dr. Paul Worley

    Professor, Spanish and World Literatures
    Department Chair

    worleypm@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Spanish, Latin American Literatures and Cultures, Global Indigenous Literatures

  • Dr. Wendy Xie

    Professor, Chinese

    LS Dougherty 202 C
    xiew@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2302

    Research and teaching interests: Chinese language of all levels; Twentieth-Century Chinese Poetry, Fiction, and Drama; Chinese Popular Culture; Gender Performance in Chinese Theater and Film; Melodramatic Imagination and Emotional Intimacy

  • Misa Yamamoto

    Ms. Misa Yamamoto

    Senior Lecturer, Japanese

    LS Dougherty 103 G
    yamamotom@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-7083

    Research and teaching interests: All the Japanese language courses: Beginning JapaneseI,II, Intermediate Japanese I, II and Advanced Japanese I, II

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    Dr. Stephen L Young

    Lecturer, Latin and Classical Cultures

    213 Howard St. Hall
    youngsl2@appstate.edu

    Research and teaching interests: Latin; Greek and Roman mythology; Classical philosophy and religion; biblical literature; history of ideas about marriage, gender, freedom, and morality; religion and politics in America.