All visiting faculty

Portrait of Jessica Cohen

Jessica Cohen

Title/Position
Translator in Residence
Jessica Cohen is an award-winning Hebrew-English translator, known for translating top Israeli authors and winning the 2017 Man Booker International Prize.
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Koku Gamia, PhD

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor, French
Koku is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the University of Iowa.
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Leah Leone Anderson, PhD

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor, Translation
Leah Leone Anderson translates Spanish and Portuguese literature and writes on Borges, feminism, and translation.
Profile of Thomas Mira y Lopez

Thomas Mira y Lopez

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor, Translation
Thomas Mira y Lopez is a writer, editor, and translator from Brazilian Portuguese.
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Haru Nakagawara, MA

Title/Position
Visiting Instructor, Japanese
Haru Nakagawara teaches each elementary and intermediate levels of Japanese language courses.
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Erik Scaltriti, PhD

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor, Italian
Erik Scaltriti teaches Italian language and culture.
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Bela Shayevich, PhD

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor, Translation
Bela Shayevich is a Soviet American writer and translator.