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.

Sohair teaches a variety of 3rd and 4th year French courses at the University of Iowa.

Mohamed Ahmed is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.

Aron Aji leads the Translation Workshop, and teaches courses on retranslation, poetry and translation; theory, and contemporary Turkish literature

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

Gleisson Alves Santos is a translator, educator and researcher who engages with these practices through an artistic and interdisciplinary approach.

Newell Ann Van Auken teaches classical Chinese literature, a major world literary tradition spanning over thirty centuries, deeply influential throughout East Asia, extending into contemporary times and resonating across the globe.

Ari has taught classes on the Middle East, Jewish history, and Food Studies, and Designing an International Studies Project for the International Studies Department.

Emma is a writer, editor, and Spanish translator exploring Latin American female voices, feminine rage, and translation as a form of literary alchemy.

Andrea is a Graduate Student and Fellow in the University of Iowa.

Professor Anna Barker teaches Russian culture and literature, curates exhibits, and leads public programs on authors like Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and more.

Kelly Bedeian is the Assistant Director and Grant Administrator for the Institute for International Business in the Tippie College of Business.

Dr. Ben Romdhane is a Fulbright Almuna and an advocate of Integrated approach to Arabic language Instruction.

Amy Benfer is a Graduate Student/Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa.

Britta is a graduate student in French and Francophone World Studies at the University of Iowa.

Professor Cinzia Sartini Blum teaches Italian at UI and researches futurism, modernism, migration, and women writers.

Lauren Booker is a Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa.

Elizaveta Bukatina is a Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa.

Ulrike Carlson is a Adjunct Instructor from the University of Iowa.

Rebecca teaches a variety of courses, including Deaf Gain: Redefining Deaf People, Culture, and Language and Deaf Representations in the Media.

Brett Cloyd supports UI students and faculty with research in public policy, global studies, and more. He’s also the Fulbright Librarian.

Jessica Cohen is an award-winning Hebrew-English translator, known for translating top Israeli authors and winning the 2017 Man Booker International Prize.

Deborah Contrada taught Italian language and literature courses at the University of Iowa.

Marie is a French and English scholar pursuing a PhD at Iowa. She loves hiking, cooking, music, and books.