Faculty and Staff

Marcos Rohena-Madrazo

(they/them)

Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies & Linguistics

Email:: mrm@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5659
Office:: Voter 111
Office Hours:: Fall 2026: Mon & Wed 2:15-3:00, Fri 10:45-12:15, or by appointment

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:: Fall 2026: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2:30-3:30 p.m. any by appointment.

Brandon Baird

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies & Linguistics

Email:: bbaird@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5456
Office:: Voter Hall 208
Office Hours:: Fall '26- Monday: 11:30am-1:00pm, Tuesday: 9:00am-10:30am, and by appt.

Laura Biester

she/her

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Email:: lbiester@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-4217
Office:: 75 Shannon Room 214
Office Hours:: Fall 2026: Monday 2:30-3:30pm, Tuesday 11:30am-12:30pm, Thursday 1:00-2:00pm

Hang Du

John D. Berninghausen Professor of Chinese

Email:: hdu@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5257
Office:: Voter Hall 105
Office Hours:: Academic Year 2026-2027: On Sabbatical

Florence Feiereisen

Professor of German

Email:: ffeierei@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5820
Office:: FIC 230
Office Hours:: Fall 2026: Monday 2:00-3:00 p.m. and Friday 8:30-9:45 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:: Mondays 2:30–3:30 PM, Wednesdays 2:30–3:30 PM, Fridays 12:15-1:15 PM, and by appointment.

Stefano Mula

Chair of the Italian Department and Professor of Italian

Email:: smula@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5530
Office:: Axinn 201
Office Hours:: FALL 2026: Wednesday 10am-11am, Thursday 10am-12pm and by appointment.

Marybeth Nevins

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Email:: mnevins@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5019
Office:: Munroe Hall 110
Office Hours:: Fall 2026: Monday, 3:00pm-4:30pm; Thursday, 1:30pm-3:00pm

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:: Fall 2026: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30am - 12:30pm; Wednesdays 2:10pm - 3:10pm; and by appointment

Thor Sawin

Associate Dean of Curriculum, Middlebury Language Schools

Email:: tsawin@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-4110
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:: Fall: Monday 1:30-3:00 PM, Wednesday 2:30-4:00 PM, and by appointment

John Spackman

Department Chair, Professor of Philosophy

Email:: jspackma@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-3271
Office:: Twilight Hall 309
Office Hours:: Fall 26: Tuesday 2:30-4:00 and Friday 2:00-3:30

Abner Zhang

Lecturer in Chinese

Email:: abnerz@middlebury.edu
Office:: Voter Hall 104
Office Hours:: Fall 2026 - Tuesday 10:40 AM–12:30 PM；Friday 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:: Fall 2026: Wednesdays 2:30-4:00, Fridays 9:30-11:00 & by appointment