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:: Fall 2025: Monday & Wednesday 2:15-3:00pm, Friday 10:45am-12:15pm, or by appointment. Office hours in person and on zoom, see prof's webpage for zoom link.

Danielle Denis

Academic Coordinator: German, Japanese, 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
Tel:: (802) 443-5486
Office:: FIC Freeman LF01E
Office Hours:: Fall 2025: Wednesday 1:00-4:00 p.m. via Zoom 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:: Wed- 9:00-11:00am, Thurs- 11:15am-12:15pm, 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 2025 (week 1): Tuesday 2-3, Wednesday 3-4 Thursday 2-3, and 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:: FALL 2025: Monday 11AM-12:30PM; Thursday 2:30-4:00PM; and by appointment.

Florence Feiereisen

Professor of German

Email:: ffeierei@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5820
Office:: FIC 230
Office Hours:: Fall 2025: Monday 12:30-1:30 p.m. and Thursday 8:45-9:45 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:: Monday 2:15-3:15 PM, Wednesday 2:30-3:30 PM, Friday 12:00-1:00 PM, and by appointment.

Anna Melnikova

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

Email:: melnikova@middlebury.edu
Office Hours:: Fall 2025: Monday 11:00-12:00 p.m. and Tuesday 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Stefano Mula

Dept. Chair/Professor of Italian

Email:: smula@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5530
Office:: Voter Hall 115
Office Hours:: FALL 2025: Monday 1:30-3pm and Tuesday: 11:15-12:45pm, and by appointment.

Marybeth Nevins

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Email:: mnevins@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5019
Office:: Munroe Hall 110
Office Hours:: Fall 2025: On Sabbatical

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 2025: Tuesdays 1:00pm - 2:00pm; Wednesdays 2:10pm - 3:10pm; Thursdays 1:00pm - 2:00pm; 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
Office Hours:: Fall 25: T/Th 11:15am-12:15pm, Fri 11am-12pm, and by appointment

Usama Soltan

Surdna Professor of Linguistics and Arabic

Email:: usoltan@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5869
Office:: Voter Hall 016
Office Hours:: FALL 2025: Mondays from 11:15am to 12:45pm, Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:15pm, and by appointment.

John Spackman

Department Chair, Professor of Philosophy

Email:: jspackma@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-3271
Office:: Twilight Hall 309
Office Hours:: S25: on leave

Abner Zhang

Lecturer in Chinese

Email:: abnerz@middlebury.edu
Office:: Voter Hall 104
Office Hours:: FALL 2025: Tuesday, 10:40 am–12:30 pm., Wednesday, 10:40 am–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 2025: Mondays 2:15-3:15 pm; Tuesdays 9:00 am-11:00 am and by appointment