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Administrative and Support Staff

Academic Administration

School Director | Assistant and Associate Directors | Advisors and Supervisors |
Coordinators | Administrative and Technical Support Staff

School Director

Don Myles

  • Interim School Director (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
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Michael P.H. Rodgers

  • School Director and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
  • Email Michael P.H.

Assistant and Associate Directors

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Beth MacLeod

  • Associate Director and Associate Professor (Linguistics); Sabbatical July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
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Carlos Valdez

  • Assistant Director (Modern Languages) and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Spanish)
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Peggy Hartwick

  • Assistant Director and Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Sabbatical July 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026
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Rachelle Vessey

  • Assistant Director (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Sabbatical July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
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Tamara Sorenson Duncan

Tamara Sorenson Duncan

  • Associate Director (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor (Linguistics); Sabbatical July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
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Advisors and Supervisors

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Angel Arias

  • Graduate Supervisor and Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Director (Language Assessment and Testing Research Unit); On Leave Until December 18, 2026
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Brian Strong

  • CTESL, TESL, and TEAL Supervisor and Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Sabbatical July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
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Eva Kartchava

Eva Kartchava

  • Graduate Supervisor (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
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Geoffrey G. Pinchbeck

  • CTESL, TESL, and TEAL Supervisor (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
  • Email Geoffrey G.
Karen Jesney

Karen Jesney

  • Undergraduate Advisor for LING and ALDS (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor (Linguistics); Sabbatical July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
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Kumiko Murasugi

Kumiko Murasugi

  • Undergraduate Advisor for LING and ALDS, SLP Practicum Coordinator and Professor (Linguistics)
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Lev Blumenfeld

  • Graduate Supervisor and Associate Professor (Linguistics)
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Coordinators

Modern language coordinators are listed here.

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Julie McCarroll

  • Coordinator (as of July 1, 2026) and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (ESLA)
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Kim Davis

  • Coordinator and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Communication Courses for Disciplines & Professions)
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Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy

  • Coordinator and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (ESLA)
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Administrative and Technical Support Staff

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Heather Dugas

Kimberley Seguin

Kimberley Seguin

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Mike Barker

Rachel Kashul

Rachel Kashul

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Tabbatha Malouin

On Leave: Judy Greiner