Dr. Jill Beckman is the Department Executive Officer (DEO) of the Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures (DLLLC) and an Associate Professor.

Emilie Maurel-Destruel is an Associate Professor of French whose primary research explores the semantic and pragmatic underpinnings of sentence structure variation and how the principles that govern this variation are manifested in French.

Sue's interests include teaching pronunciation, listening and note-taking skills, reading, and reflective learning.

Learn more about Daniel Devitt, an Associate Professor in Linguistics, at the University of Iowa.

Elena Gavruseva is an Associate Professor researching linguistics at the University of Iowa.

Becky Gonzalez is a linguist specializing in multilingual language acquisition. She works in the area of syntax, with a focus on argument structure, and is especially interested in the factors (linguistic and non-linguistic) that influence linguistic outcomes in different types of multilinguals.

Bob studies speech perception, word recognition, word learning and neuroscience in all kinds of people.

Melissa Meisterheim is the Director of English as a Second Language Programs as well as an Associate Professor of Instruction.

Jerzy is a professor in the field of linguistics at the University of Iowa.

Christine studies how age, experience, and native language affect how adults perceive and produce a second language.

Nozomi Tanaka specializes in morphosyntax, child language development, second language acquisition, and heritage languages.