Faculty and Staff

Marcos Rohena-Madrazo

(they/them)

Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies & Linguistics

Email:: mrm@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5659
Office:: Carr Hall 207
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Tuesday 2:15-3:00 PM, Wednesday 9:30-11:45 AM in my office and on zoom. For other times, make an appointment here: https://calendly.com/mrm-midd/1-on-1_30min

Danielle Denis

Academic Coordinator: German, Japanese Studies, Russian, Linguistics and Studies in Modern Hebrew and Israeli Society

Email:: ddenis@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5532
Office:: FIC Freeman 218
Office Hours:: In Office: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:15-2:00 p.m., Remote: Wednesday 8:15-2:00 p.m.

Sayaka Abe

Associate Professor of Japanese Studies and Linguistics, Chair of Japanese Studies

Email:: sabe@middlebury.edu
Office:: FIC Freeman LF01E
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and by appointment.

Brandon Baird

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies & Linguistics

Email:: bbaird@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5456
Office:: Voter Hall 208
Office Hours:: Wednesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday 11:15 AM-12:15 PM, and by appointment

Laura Biester

she/her

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Email:: lbiester@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-4217
Office:: 75 Shannon Room 214
Office Hours:: Winter 2026: By appointment

Hang Du

Dept. Chair/John D. Berninghausen Professor of Chinese

Email:: hdu@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5257
Office:: Voter Hall 105
Office Hours:: SPRING 2026: Monday 11:00AM-12:30PM; Thursday 3:30PM-5:00PM; or by appointment.

Florence Feiereisen

Professor of German

Email:: ffeierei@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5820
Office:: FIC 230
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Wednesday 2:00-3:00 p.m., Friday 8:30-9:30 a.m. and by appointment.

Karin Hanta

Director Feminist Resources Center and Chellis House

Email:: khanta@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5937
Office:: Chellis House 3
Office Hours:: Summer 2019: N/A

Laura Lesta García

Assistant Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Email:: llestagarcia@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5923
Office:: Voter Hall 206
Office Hours:: Monday 2:10-3:40 PM, Thursday 1:00-2:30 PM, and by appointment

Anna Melnikova

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

Email:: melnikova@middlebury.edu
Office:: Freeman International Center 205
Office Hours:: Fall 2025: Monday 11:00-12:30 p.m. and Thursday 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Stefano Mula

Dept. Chair/Professor of Italian

Email:: smula@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5530
Office:: Voter Hall 115
Office Hours:: SPRING 2026: Monday and Tuesday 10:40-11:10am in ATD 102; Monday 2-3pm, in Voter 115; Tuesday 11:30am-12:30pm, in Voter 115; and by appointment.

Marybeth Nevins

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Email:: mnevins@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5019
Office:: Munroe Hall 110
Office Hours:: Winter 2026: Monday and Wednesday, 3pm-4pm; or by appointment

Olga Parshina

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology and PSYC Community Coordinator

Email:: oparshina@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-2580
Office:: McCardell Bicen Hall 275
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Tuesdays 11:15am - 12:15 and 2:15pm - 3:15pm; Thursdays 11:15am - 12:15pm; and by appointment

Thor Sawin

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Language Schools

Email:: tsawin@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (831) 647-4110
Office:: 207 Sunderland Hall, Middlebury

Shawna Shapiro

Professor of Writing and Linguistics

Email:: sshapiro@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5977
Office:: Munroe Hall 119

Usama Soltan

Surdna Professor of Linguistics and Arabic

Email:: usoltan@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5869
Office:: Voter Hall 016
Office Hours:: SPRING 2026: On academic leave.

John Spackman

Department Chair, Professor of Philosophy

Email:: jspackma@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-3271
Office:: Twilight Hall 309
Office Hours:: W26: T, Th 1:00-2:30

Abner Zhang

Lecturer in Chinese

Email:: abnerz@middlebury.edu
Office:: Voter Hall 104
Office Hours:: SPRING 2026: Tuesdays 10:40 AM–12:30 PM；Wednesdays 10:40–11:50 AM；Or by appointment.

Gyula Zsombok

Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies

Email:: gzsombok@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-3044
Office:: Le Chateau 103
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Tuesdays 9:00-10:30. Wednesdays 2:30-4:00 & by appointment