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Faculty and Staff Directory


Chair

Joseph Mai

Joseph Mai

Department Chair; Professor of French
Email: jmai@clemson.edu
Office: 716 Strode


American Sign Language

Bo Clements, M.S., Certified ASLTA - Professional/Master

Bo Clements, M.S., Certified ASLTA - Professional/Master

Section Head, Senior Lecturer of American Sign Language
Email: wrcleme@clemson.edu
Office: 361-D Humanities Hall


Jody Cripps, Ph.D.

Jody Cripps, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of ASL
Universal Design, Signed Music, Signed Language Pathology, Language and Literacy Acquisition for Deaf Children
Email: jcripps@clemson.edu
Office: 309 Strode
Phone: 864-642-1786


Anthony Fattibene, M.S.

Anthony Fattibene, M.S.

Lecturer of American Sign Language
Email: afattib@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall
Phone: 8645588687


Stephen Fitzmaurice, Ph.D.

Stephen Fitzmaurice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Interpreting: ASL
Email: sfitzma@clemson.edu
Office: 705 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-431-7778


Tasha Goodrich

Tasha Goodrich

Lecturer of ASL
Email: tashag@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Jason Hurdich, M.Ed.; CDI

Jason Hurdich, M.Ed.; CDI

Senior Lecturer of American Sign Language (ASL)
Email: jhurdic@g.clemson.edu
Office: 361-C Humanities Hall


Chinese

Yanming An, Ph.D.

Yanming An, Ph.D.

Professor of Chinese & Philosophy
Email: yanming@clemson.edu
Office: 614 Strode


Su-I Chen, Ph.D.

Su-I Chen, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer of Chinese; Director of Language Lab
Email: schen@clemson.edu
Office: 230A Daniel Hall


Ling Rao, Ph.D.

Ling Rao, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Chinese
Email: lingr@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Yanhua Zhang, Ph.D.

Yanhua Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chinese
Email: yhzhang@clemson.edu
Office: 304 Strode


French

Mylene Boudreau, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Mylene Boudreau, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Lecturer
Email: myleneb@clemson.edu
Office: 201 Edwards Hall
Phone: (864) 656-7622


Kelly Digby Peebles, Ph.D.

Kelly Digby Peebles, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of French
Email: kpeeble@clemson.edu
Office: 710 Strode
Phone: (864) 656-8922


Anne Salces y Nedeo

Anne Salces y Nedeo

Senior Lecturer of French
Feminist Rhetorics, New Materialism, History, Philosophy
Email: asalces@clemson.edu
Office: Daniel Hall 330C


Amy Griffin Sawyer, M.A.

Amy Griffin Sawyer, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of French
Email: agriff2@clemson.edu
Office: 230C Daniel Hall
Phone: 864-656-3393


Pauline De Tholozany, Ph.D.

Pauline De Tholozany, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of French
18th- and 19th-century French literature and cultural history; 18th- and 19th-century representations of slavery and colonized groups; Affect theory, emotions in Literature; Social customs, salons and rules of civility; Transatlantic literature, relation between French and Hispanic literature in the 19th and 20th centuries/
Email: pdethol@clemson.edu
Office: 512 Strode


Eric Touya de Marenne, Ph.D.

Eric Touya de Marenne, Ph.D.

Professor of French and Interdisciplinary Studies; Chevalier des Palmes Académiques
20th-21st century French/Francophone Literature and Culture, Women's Studies and Leadership, Public Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature, Ethics, and Social Studies
Email: etouya@clemson.edu
Office: 505 Strode


Kenneth Widgren, Ph.D.

Kenneth Widgren, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer of French
Email: kwidgre@clemson.edu
Office: 230D Daniel Hall


German

J Lee Ferrell, M.A.

J Lee Ferrell, M.A.

BMW Principal Lecturer of German
Email: ferrell@clemson.edu
Office: 501 Strode
Phone: 864-656-3421


Susanne Masterson

Susanne Masterson

Lecturer of Technical German
Email: skmaste@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Johannes Schmidt, Ph.D.

Johannes Schmidt, Ph.D.

Professor of German; Director of ML Program
Johann Gottfried Herder, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 18th century, German philosophy; Holocaust / Shoah studies
Email: schmidj@clemson.edu
Office: 704 Strode


Gabriela Stoicea, Ph.D.

Gabriela Stoicea, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of German and Interdisciplinary Studies
Science & Culture in the European Context; Body Studies; Gender & Sexuality Studies; History & Theory of the Novel; Epic Theater; German & East European Cinemas; Translation Studies
Email: stoicea@clemson.edu
Office: 513 Strode


Italian

Roberto Risso, Ph.D.

Roberto Risso, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Italian
Email: rrisso@clemson.edu
Office: 301 Strode


Julia Schmidt, M.A.

Julia Schmidt, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Italian
Email: schmid3@clemson.edu
Office: 704 Strode


Japanese

Miyabi Ozawa, Ph.D

Miyabi Ozawa, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of Japanese
Japanese linguistics, Conversation Analysis, discourse analysis, usage-based approaches
Email: mozawa@clemson.edu
Office: 303 Strode Tower


Kumiko Saito, Ph. D.

Kumiko Saito, Ph. D.

Associate Professor of Japanese
Email: ksaito@clemson.edu
Office: 308 Strode


Satomi Saito, Ph.D.

Satomi Saito, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Japanese
Email: ssaito@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Latin

Kenneth Tuite, Ph.D.

Kenneth Tuite, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer
Email: ktuite@clemson.edu
Office: 516 Strode


Russian

Stephanie Morris, M.A.

Stephanie Morris, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Russian
Email: semrrs@clemson.edu
Office: 706 Strode


Olga Volkova, Ph.D.

Olga Volkova, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Russian
Email: ovolkov@clemson.edu
Office: 706 Strode


Spanish

Raquel Anido, Ph.D.

Raquel Anido, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish
Email: ranido@clemson.edu
Office: 510 Strode


Yezid Flores, M.Ed.

Yezid Flores, M.Ed.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: yflores@clemson.edu
Office: 361-5 Humanities Hall


Alma Garcia-Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Alma Garcia-Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish, Coordinator for Spanish 1000/2000 Levels
Email: aygarci@clemson.edu
Office: 501 Strode


Daniel Garcia-Vieyra, M.Ed.

Daniel Garcia-Vieyra, M.Ed.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: ddgarci@clemson.edu
Office: 501 Strode


Emily Goebelt, M.A.

Emily Goebelt, M.A.

Lecturer of Spanish
Email: egoebel@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities


Lee Kirven

Lee Kirven

Lecturer of Spanish
Email: lkirven@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Nora Logue, M.A.

Nora Logue, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: nlogue@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Stephanie M. Madison, Ph.D.

Stephanie M. Madison, Ph.D.

Visiting Lecturer
Email: stephm@clemson.edu
Office: Humanities 361


Magdaléna Matušková, Ph.D.

Magdaléna Matušková, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish
Latin American history, culture, and literature with special emphasis on the Caribbean, Latin American–Eastern Europe relations, translation studies, film studies, service-learning
Email: mmatusk@clemson.edu
Office: 313 Strode


Ana Paula Miller, M.A.

Ana Paula Miller, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish; Schedule Coordinator
Email: ana2@clemson.edu
Office: 715 Strode
Phone: (864)656-1670


Arelis Moore, MD, PhD, MPH, MEd.

Arelis Moore, MD, PhD, MPH, MEd.

Associate Professor of Spanish and Community Health
Community Health and Well-being; Social Determinants of Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Health Disparities; Health Equity; Health Promotion; Underrepresented communities; Latinx.
Email: ared@clemson.edu
Office: 504 Strode Tower


Salvador A. Oropesa, Ph.D.

Salvador A. Oropesa, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Spanish
Email: oropesa@clemson.edu
Office: 603 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-656-3544


José Luis Ortiz-Rosario, M.A.

José Luis Ortiz-Rosario, M.A.

Lecturer of Spanish
Email: jlortiz@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


George Palacios, Ph.D.

George Palacios, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish
Afro-Latin America, Latin America, Colombian and Brazilian Literatures and Cultures, US-Latin American Relations, Literary and Cultural Relations of the Global South.
Email: gpalaci@clemson.edu
Office: 515 Strode
Phone: 864-656-3393


Melva Persico, Ph.D.

Melva Persico, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: mpersic@clemson.edu
Office: 230B Daniel Hall
Phone: 864-656-2852


Rosa M. Pillcurima, M.A.

Rosa M. Pillcurima, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish; Modern Languages Placement Test and Exit Exam Coordinator
Email: rpillcu@clemson.edu
Office: 330 B Daniel Hall


Mónica M. Rojas de Massei, Ph.D.

Mónica M. Rojas de Massei, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish
Email: mmassei@clemson.edu
Office: 503 Strode


Ellory Schmucker, M.A.

Ellory Schmucker, M.A.

Principal Lecturer of Spanish; Director of LIH Program
Email: eschmuc@clemson.edu
Office: 330-A Daniel Hall


Daniel J. Smith, Ph.D.

Daniel J. Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish
Email: daniels@clemson.edu
Office: 508 Strode


Graciela E Tissera, Ph.D.

Graciela E Tissera, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish
Comparative Literature; Contemporary Fiction; Creative Inquiry Projects (Research: Health and Business); Film Studies; International Business; International Health; Latin American Essay and Poetry; Latin American Poets in the USA; Literary & Critical Theory; Spanish-American Modernism; Spanish for the Professions; Translation.
Email: gtisser@clemson.edu
Office: 713 Strode


Ricardo A. Velasco Trujillo, PhD

Ricardo A. Velasco Trujillo, PhD

Assistant Professor of Spanish / Latin American Cultural Studies
Cultural Production in Post-Conflict & Post-Authoritarian Societies; Memorialization and Cultural Activism; Transitional Justice; Symbolic Reparation; Social Documentation; Critical Digital Media Practices; Digital & Public Humanities; Fieldwork and Ethnography in the Humanities.
Email: ricardv@clemson.edu
Office: 310 Strode


Eben Williams, Ph.D.

Eben Williams, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Spanish
Email: ebenwil@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Debra Williamson, M.A.

Debra Williamson, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: DEBRA4@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Maureen Zamora

Maureen Zamora

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: mzamora@clemson.edu
Office: 361 Humanities Hall


Staff

Anna Grace Araiza

Anna Grace Araiza

Academic Advisor
Email: agheise@clemson.edu
Office: 703 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-656-6433


Kelley Crisler

Kelley Crisler

Administrative Assistant, South Carolina Educational Interpreting Center
Email: kcrisle@clemson.edu
Office: University Center of Greenville, Suite A5
Phone: 864-941-7565


Deborah L Hammond

Deborah L Hammond

Administrative Coordinator
Email: dhammo2@clemson.edu
Office: 717 Strode
Phone: 864-656-3393


Kristie Miller

Kristie Miller

Fiscal Analyst
Email: kmill23@clemson.edu
Office: 714 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-656-2626


Dorcas L. Perez

Dorcas L. Perez

Academic Advisor
Email: dorcasp@clemson.edu
Office: 715 Strode Tower


Jennifer Place-Lewis, M.S.

Jennifer Place-Lewis, M.S.

Project Director, South Carolina Educational Interpreting Center
Email: jplacel@clemson.edu
Office: University Center of Greenville, Suite A-5
Phone: 317-414-5807


Retired and Emeritus Faculty

Clementina R. Adams, Ph.D.

Clementina R. Adams, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish, Member of the CAAH Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Email: adamsc@clemson.edu


Ed Arnold

Ed Arnold

Emeritus Professor of German
Email: miriamed5@aol.com
Phone: 864-639-6235


John Bednar, Professor Emeritus

John Bednar, Professor Emeritus

Director of Language and International Trade and Professor of French
Email: jcb_clemson@hotmail.com
Office: Home: 111 Rowland Drive, Central, SC 29630
Phone: 864-650-1036


William A. Brant, Ed.D.

William A. Brant, Ed.D.

Senior Lecturer of American Sign Language


Joan Bridgwood, D.M.L.

Joan Bridgwood, D.M.L.

Senior Lecturer of Russian
Email: bjoan@clemson.edu


Mechthild Cranston, Ph. D.

Mechthild Cranston, Ph. D.

Professor of French, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques, Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Member of the Emeritus College at Clemson
Email: cransto@g.clemson.edu


Scott K Harris

Scott K Harris

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: harriss@clemson.edu


Paula R. Heusinkveld, Ph.D.

Paula R. Heusinkveld, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Spanish
Email: prheus@g.clemson.edu
Phone: 864-723-4336


Joni K Hurley, Ph.D.

Joni K Hurley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish


Toshiko Kishimoto

Toshiko Kishimoto

Associate Professor of Japanese
Email: ktoshik@clemson.edu


Jeff Love, Ph.D.

Jeff Love, Ph.D.

Research Professor of German and Russian
Email: gjlove@clemson.edu


Jo Ann McNatt, Ph.D.

Jo Ann McNatt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus of French and Spanish
Email: jamcnat@yahoo.com


Cathy A Robison

Cathy A Robison

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Email: crobiso@clemson.edu


Karyna Szmurlo, Ph.D.

Karyna Szmurlo, Ph.D.

Professor of French


Barbara M. Zaczek, Ph.D.

Barbara M. Zaczek, Ph.D.

Professor of Italian
Email: bzaczek@clemson.edu


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