Professor Wendelin Guentner taught 19th-century French literature at UI, publishing widely on travel writing, art, and cultural discourse.

David Hagan teaches French language and literature through the fourth year and occasionally offers graduate courses on the French Enlightenment.

Ida is an MFA candidate in literary translation, novelist, and translator of German, French, Swedish, and Chinese.

Ellie Healy is currently an Academic Advisor for Neuroscience and Health & Human Physiology majors at the University of Iowa.

Elke studies Holocaust memory, teaches German, and works on justice and human rights issues.

Kendall Heitzman is an associate professor at the University of Iowa and translates contemporary Japanese fiction and poetry.

Greta Henderson is a graduate student and Iowa Arts Fellow at the University of Iowa.

Geoffrey Hope has an interest in both foreign language teaching and in Renaissance literature.

Dabin Jeong is a graduate student and Iowa Arts Fellow at the University of Iowa.

Katharina is a German-English translator and future teacher, interested in U.S. culture, history, and poetry at the University of Iowa.

Professor Chuanren Ke is an expert in Chinese second language acquisition, with extensive research, teaching, and leadership roles at the University of Iowa.

Over her career, Paula designed and developed the linguistics program at both the undergraduate and graduate level within the department. While Paula’s focus was Spanish, she also taught and advised students in the Department of Linguistics and had a joint appointment in Linguistics.

Danica Kim is a graduate student at the University of Iowa.

Seoyeon Kim (She/her/hers) is an MA student in Linguistics, and a TA for Korean class.

Caleb is a PhD student in anthropology studying TB, stigma, and health care among Marshall Islanders in the U.S. and globally at UIowa.

Anna Kolesnikova has been working in the Russian program at the University of Iowa since 2007, teaching a variety of language and culture courses. Her areas of expertise are the Russian language and culture, and technology in second language acquisition.

Kostina develops assessments, interactive face-to-face courses, and curricula for Russian language, culture, and civilization, and intensive Russian courses for students, professionals, and heritage learners.

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.

Ethan is a linguist studying how speech perception is shaped by identity, experience, and environment. He leads VoiceLab and co-founded the ROLE Collective.

Learn more about Michel S Laronde Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa.

James Legutki is a graduate student and teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.

Takako received an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1967 during a time when there were very few women and very few people of color in the workshop.

Leah Leone Anderson translates Spanish and Portuguese literature and writes on Borges, feminism, and translation.

Andy has an MA in Linguistics with a focus on teaching English as a second language from the University of Iowa.

Dr. Yanjie Li's research interests center on foreign language acquisition and pedagogy.

Katja Liimatta teaches Italian at the University of Iowa, focusing on literature, women’s studies, and Italian culture.

Clara Lopez is currently the Equity Coordinator at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.

Irene Lottini directs the Italian program at Iowa. She teaches language and film, focusing on Italian cinema and its ties to other arts.

Philip Lutgendorf, retired UI professor, is known for his work on the Ramayana, Hanuman, and Indian popular culture.

Anna is an MFA/MA student in translation and French, focused on political texts, translator agency, and literature’s role in shaping historical memory.