Classical and Modern Languages Faculty
Faculty
Michael Mosier
Associate Professor of Spanish, Chair
Teaches a range of language and conversation courses on campus and in Argentina. He teaches Latin American Short Story and Novel, Latin American Poetry, Modern Latin American Theatre, and Introduction to Latin American Studies. His academic interests include the detective genre in literature, 20th century Latin American narrative, theories of hegemony, and cultural studies. Ph.D. Hispanic Literature.
John Gruber-Miller
Professor of Classics and Edwin R. and Mary E. Mason Professor of Languages
Teaches courses in classics, Greek, and Latin. He is the editor of “When Dead Tongues Speak: Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin” (Oxford University Press, 2006), and of Teaching Classical Languages, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to Latin and Greek pedagogy. He maintains two educational sites: Ariadne: Resources for Athenaze and Let's Review Greek! He received the Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics at the College Level from the American Philological Association. Ph.D., classics, The Ohio State University.
Lynne Ikach
Professor of Russian Studies
Teaches courses in Russian language, literature, and culture, and advises the Russian and Russian studies majors. Her research focuses on autobiographical genres and how they function as both literature and history; she is currently working on a project on the diaries and homes of Lev and Sophia Tolstoy. Ph.D. and M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.A., Grand Valley State Colleges
Devan Baty
Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Research and teaching interests: Early Modern French Literature, Postcolonial Francophone Perspectives. Baty teaches courses in the following interdisciplinary programs: Medieval and Early Modern Studies, International Relations, and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; M.A. and B.A., University of Iowa
Rebecca Wines
Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Research interests: Twentieth-century French and Francophone literatures, French and Francophone film, gender studies, and sports studies. Wines also teaches courses in certain interdisciplinary programs: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies; International Relations; Ethnic Studies. Ph.D. and M.A., University of Michigan; B.A., Whitman College
Alyssa Selmer
Associate Professor of Spanish
Specializes in Golden Age Spain with a focus on subaltern voices. In addition, she is interested in contemporary issues (immigration, race relations, languages, etc.) related to Spain in its European context. Ph.D. in Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics.
Tyler Carrington
Associate Professor of German Studies
Carrington is a cultural historian of modern Germany and specializes in turn-of-the-century masculinity, urban studies, and the history of emotions. His book, Love at Last Sight: Dating, Intimacy, and Risk in Turn-Of-The-Century Berlin (Oxford, 2019), examines the risks and rewards of modern dating in the modern metropolis. Carrington holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; an M.A. in history from Loyola University Chicago; an M.A. in German from Middlebury College; and a B.A. in German from Wheaton College.
Juana New Gavidia
Assistant Professor of Spanish
In addition to teaching Spanish, Dr. New Gavidia's expertise lies in film studies, specifically contemporary Latin American documentary cinema. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in film studies from the University of Iowa, and an M.F.A. in film editing from Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión.
Christopher Hoklotubbe
Assistant Professor of Classics
Teaches courses on the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in the Christian Tradition, the New Testament, Roman Religion, Native American Spiritualities, World Religions, and Religion and American Politics. . Th.D. and M.Div., Harvard Divinity School.
Ulrike Carlson
Lecturer in German Studies
Emeriti
Charles R. Connell
Edwin R. and Mary E. Mason Professor of Languages and Professor of German Emeritus. B.A., Brown University; Universität München; Freie Universität Berlin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Diane Crowder
Professor of French and Women’s Studies Emerita. B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Sally Farrington-Clute
Professor of Spanish Emerita. B.A., Simmons College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University
Carol Lacy-Salazar
Professor of Spanish Emerita. B.A., Duke University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Arizona
Charles Milhauser
Registrar and Professor of Classics Emeritus. B.A., Hunter College; University of North Carolina; L.H.D., Cornell College
Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour
Professor of Spanish Emerita. M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa