People

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.

Dominique Mbao
Title/Position
Graduate Student, Masters of Arts in French
Graduate Diversity Scholarship
Dominique Mbao is a graduate student within the field of French at the University of Iowa.

Amanda McFadden, MS
Title/Position
Adjunct Instructor, International Studies
Director for Academic & Leadership Programs in the Pomerantz Career Center
Amanda McFadden is the Director for Academic & Leadership Programs in the Pomerantz Career Center

Bob McMurray, PhD
Title/Position
Professor, Linguistics
Bob studies speech perception, word recognition, word learning and neuroscience in all kinds of people.

Melissa Meisterheim, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction, English as a Second Language
Associate Professor of Instruction, Linguistics
Melissa Meisterheim is the Director of English as a Second Language Programs as well as an Associate Professor of Instruction.

Beth Mellinger
Title/Position
Senior Accountant
Beth Mellinger is a Senior Accountant at the University of Iowa.

Marlen Mendoza
Title/Position
Business Owner & President of LULAC Iowa City Chapter
Marlen Mendoza is a business owner and runs a policy consulting business out of their home in North Liberty, IA. In her professional life, she works with various DC-based nonprofits.

Ana Merino, PhD
Title/Position
Affiliate Faculty, Translation
Ana directs the Spanish Creative Writing MFA at Iowa. She’s an award-winning poet and comics scholar with work translated into many languages.

Christopher Merrill, PhD
Title/Position
International Writing Program Director
Affiliate Faculty, Translation
Christopher Merrill directs the International Writing Program and works across genres with books that include four collections of poetry, several edited volumes, and books of nonfiction.

Lilia Messaoudi
Title/Position
PhD Candidate
Lilia Messaoudi is a graduate student and PhD candidate at the University of Iowa.

Erel Michaelis
Title/Position
Graduate Student, Master of Fine Arts in Literary Translation
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Translation
Erel Michaelis is a graduate student and teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.

Celeste Miller
Title/Position
Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Linguistics
Celeste Miller is a graduate student within the field of Linguistics at the University of Iowa.

Marguerite Miller
Title/Position
Adjunct Instructor, German
Marguerite Miller is an Adjunct Instructor in the University of Iowa.

Margaret H. Mills, PhD
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus, Russian
Margaret H. Mills was a Professor of Russian language and linguistics and the former Chair of the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages at the University of Iowa.

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

Beatrice Mkenda, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction, Swahili
Beatrice Mkenda teaches Swahili at Iowa and focuses on language teaching, culture, and developing learning materials.

Leo Moore
Title/Position
Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Linguistics
Leo Moore is a graduate student within the field of Linguistics at the University of Iowa.

Vance Morris
Title/Position
HR Generalist
Vance Morris is an HR Generalist at the University of Iowa.

Laura Moser, MFA
Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Translation
Laura Moser is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the field of Translation.

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

Samuel Negin
Title/Position
Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Linguistics
Samuel Negin is a graduate student within the field of Linguistics at the University of Iowa.

Mercedes Niño-Murcia, PhD
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus, Linguistics
Professor Mercedes Niño-Murcia researches language, inequality, and identity in bilingual and immigrant communities in Latin America and the U.S.

Yumiko Nishi, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Japanese
Yumiko Nishi's primary research areas have been verb semantics and the second language acquisition of aspect.

Suzy Nkurlu, PhD
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Swahili
Suzy Nkurlu teaches Swahili at Iowa, specializing in adult learning, multicultural education, and student-centered language instruction.

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.

Samuel Nsoh Afanabah
Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant, French and Francophone World Studies
Samuel is a PhD candidate in French and Francophone World Studies from the University of Iowa.

Otosirieze Obi-Young
Title/Position
Graduate Student, Masters of Fine Arts in Literary Translation
Graduate Teaching Assistant, French
Otosirieze Obi-Young is a graduate student and teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.

Ike Okoro Ikechukwu
Title/Position
PhD Candidate, French
Graduate Teaching Assistant, French
Ike Okoro Ikechukwu is a PhD Candidate and teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.

Nana Onishi, MA
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Japanese
Nana is interested in Japanese, language pedagogy, and second language acquisition

William Osei-Aborah
Title/Position
PhD Candidate, French
Graduate Teaching Assistant, French
Osei-Aborah is a PhD student in French studying literature, politics, and identity, with a focus on social justice, colonialism, and cultural history.
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