People

Potrait of Waltraud Maierhofer

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

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.
Portrait of Amanda McFadden

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
Potrait of Bob McMurray

Bob McMurray, PhD

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

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.
Portrait of Beth Mellinger

Beth Mellinger

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

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.
Potrait of Ana Merino

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.
Portrait of Christopher Merrill

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

Lilia Messaoudi

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

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

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

Marguerite Miller

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

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.
Profile of Thomas Mira y Lopez

Thomas Mira y Lopez

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

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

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.
Portrait of Vance Morris

Vance Morris

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

Laura Moser, MFA

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

Haru Nakagawara, MA

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

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.
Portrait of Mercedes Niño-Murcia

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.
Portrait of Yumiko Nishi

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.
Potrait of Suzy Nkurlu

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.
Portrait of Bruce Nottingham-Spencer

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.
Portrait of Samuel

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

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.
Portrait of Ike Okoro

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.
Potrait of Nana Onishi

Nana Onishi, MA

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Japanese
Nana is interested in Japanese, language pedagogy, and second language acquisition
Portrait of William Aborah

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.