Faculty & Staff Listing

The School of Linguistics and Language Studies (SLaLS) is made up of a dedicated roster of faculty, contract instructors, language instructors, coordinators, and staff.

Please find a complete list of our current faculty members below, and visit our directories for Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Modern Languages, Credit ESL, and Communication Courses for information about faculty and contract instructors teaching within those areas.

SLaLS Faculty Members

Erik Anonby

Professor (Linguistics/French); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

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Angel Arias

Assistant Professor and Graduate Supervisor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)

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Natalia (Natasha) Artemeva

Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Sabbatical January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

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Ari Black

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (American Sign Language)

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Lev Blumenfeld

Associate Professor (Linguistics); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

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Gillian Bose

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (German); On Leave

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Christie Brien

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Linguistics)

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Christopher Cox

Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); On Leave

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Kim Davis

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Communication Courses for Disciplines & Professions); Coordinator

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Denise DeShaw

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (American Sign Language); Coordinator

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Ioana Dimitriu

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Spanish); Assistant Director (Modern Languages)

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Chloë Grace Fogarty-Bourget

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)

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Guillaume Gentil

Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies/French); Sabbatical January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

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Peggy Hartwick

Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)

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Masako Hirotani

Associate Professor (Linguistics); Director (Language & Brain Lab); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

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Karen Jesney

Assistant Professor (Linguistics); Undergraduate Advisor (ALDS and LING)

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Eva Kartchava

Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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Marlene Lundy

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (ESLA); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

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Laura Luo

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Mandarin Chinese); Coordinator

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Beth MacLeod

Associate Professor and Associate Director (Linguistics)

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Janett Martinez-Amador

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Spanish); Coordinator

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Julie McCarroll

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (ESLA); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

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Lisa Meyer

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Communication Courses for Disciplines & Professions); Sabbatical July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

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David Morton

Lecturer, Teaching Stream (American Sign Language)

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Kumiko Murasugi

Professor (Linguistics)

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Mike Murphy

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (ESLA); Coordinator

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Don Myles

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (ESLA, TESL)

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Geoffrey G. Pinchbeck

Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)

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Michael P.H. Rodgers

School Director and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)

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Marina Sabanadze

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Russian); Coordinator as of January 1, 2025

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Mami Sasaki

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Japanese); Coordinator

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Jaffer Sheyholislami

Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies; Cross-appointed in Linguistics and ICSLAC-Cultural Mediation)

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Daniel Siddiqi

Vice-Provost, Graduate Studies (Office of Graduate Studies); Professor (Linguistics)

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Tamara Sorenson Duncan

Associate Professor and Graduate Supervisor (Linguistics)

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Elizabeth Sowka

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Japanese Language)

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Brian Strong

Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); CTESL and TEAL Supervisor

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Ida Toivonen

Professor (Linguistics/Cognitive Science)

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Cristina E. Trevisan

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Italian Language); Coordinator; Language Advisor (Norman Patterson School of International Affairs)

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Helen Triantafellou

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Communication Courses for Disciplines & Professions)

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Carlos Valdez

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Spanish)

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Rachelle Vessey

Assistant Professor and Assistant Director (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)

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Contact Instructors

For a list of current contract instructors teaching in SLaLS, please visit our directories for Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Modern Languages, Credit ESL, and Communication Courses.

Cross-Appointed Faculty

Craig Bennell (Psychology)
Randall Gess (French)
Shane Hawkins (Humanities)
Olessia Jouravlev (Cognitive Science)
Carmen LeBlanc (French)
John Logan (Psychology/Cognitive Science)
Robin Norris (English)
Donna Patrick (Canadian Studies/Anthropology)
Rajvinder Singh (Cognitive Science)

Honorary and Affiliated Ranks

Distinguished Research Professors

Marie-Odile Junker (Linguistics)
Monique Sénéchal (Psychology; Cross-Appointed)

Adjunct Professors (AP) and Adjunct Research Professors (ARP)

Professors Emeriti

Visiting Scholars and Professors

Marcella Marceddu (Italian Lettrice)
Mortaza Taheri-Ardali (Visiting Professor)