German faculty
Glenn Ehrstine, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor, German
Glenn explores intersections of literature, religion, and politics in medieval Germany, focusing on theater, devotion, and cultural change from Catholicism to Protestantism.
Sarah Fagan, PhD
Title/Position
Professor, German
Professor, Linguistics
Sarah Fagan’s research and teaching interests include Germanic linguistics, theoretical linguistics, and the German language
Elke Heckner, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction, German
Elke studies Holocaust memory, teaches German, and works on justice and human rights issues.
Kirsten Kumpf Baele, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction, German
Anne Frank Initiative Director
Kirsten E. Kumpf Baele is the Director of the Anne Frank Initiative (AFI) and a Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction in German at the University of Iowa.
Waltraud Maierhofer, PhD
Title/Position
Professor, German
Affiliate Faculty, Translation
Waltraud is a professor of German and Global Health at Iowa, studying culture, health, and human rights through literature and history.
Bruce Nottingham-Spencer, PhD
Title/Position
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor of Instruction, German
Bruce Nottingham-Spencer currently supervises the Elementary German program and teaches a variety of courses, including German Composition and Conversation, and Business German.