Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, 586 Pioneer Drive 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2060
Fax: (248) 370-3170
The department of Modern Languages and Literatures has 17 full-time and 23 part-time faculty members with one administrative staff member. We maintain an active research environment and are committed to mentoring and assisting students to achieve excellence in the modern languages that we teach.
Department Office
Phone: (248) 370-2060
Fax: (248) 370-3170
O'Dowd Hall, Room 372
586 Pioneer Drive
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan 48309-4482
Department Chairperson
Professor Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo
314 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2073
campoycu@oakland.edu
Administrative Staff
Ms. Linda Hubarth
Administrative Secretary
hubarth@oakland.edu
373 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2061
Faculty in Arabic
Dunya Mikhail
Special Lecturer
mikhail@oakland.edu
357 O'Dowd Hall
Faculty in Chinese
Hsiang-Hua (Melanie) Chang, Ph.D. 张相华
Associate Professor
Director for "Spring in Beijing" and Exchange Program at China Foreign Affairs University
Director for "Chinese Language and Culture in Taiwan" and Partnership Program at National Dong Hwa University
Adviser for CIEE, GEO, and USAC programs in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan
chang23@oakland.edu
362 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4248
Chensi Wang, M.A. 王晨思
Special Lecturer
chensiwang@oakland.edu
355 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2060
Asian Professors Emeriti
Carlo Coppola
Professor Emerita of Hindi-Urdu
Munibur Rahman
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Hindi-Urdu
Amitendranath Tagore
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chinese
Faculty in French
Dikka Berven
Special Instructor
Advisor for GEO program in Angers, France,
and CIEE programs in Toulouse, Rennes and Paris, France
dberven@oakland.edu
353 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2043
Rebecca Josephy
Associate Professor
rjosephy@oakland.edu
352 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2081
Director of the Cannes faculty led study abroad.
Jennifer Law-Sullivan
Associate Professor
Director of University of Orléans / Oakland University Exchange Program
Advisor for study abroad program in Montréal, Canada
law@oakland.edu
366 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2080
Adjunct Faculty
Bernadette Donohue
Special Lecturer
donohue@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Jamila Doppke
Special Lecturer
doppke@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Maissa Saker
Special Lecturer
msaker@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Professors Emeriti
Dolores Burdick
Professor Emerita
Stacey Hahn
Professor Emerita
Don R. Iodice (in memoriam)
Professor Emeritus
David Jaymes
Professor Emeritus
Faculty in German
Angineh Djavadghazaryans
Associate Professor
djavadghazaryan@oakland.edu
350 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2063
Anja Wieden
Associate Professor
Director of the Universität Oldenburg / Oakland University Student Exchange Program
Director of the Summer Study Abroad Program at Kapito in Münster
wieden@oakland.edu
358 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2071
Adjunct Faculty
Cornelia Schaible
Special Lecturer
schaible@oakalnd.edu
357 O'Dowd Hall
Ulrike Treder
Special Lecturer
treder@oakland.edu
133 O'Dowd Hall
Professors Emeriti
Jack Barthel
Professor Emeritus
Christopher Clason
Professor Emeritus
Renate Gerulatitis
Professor Emerita
Barbara Mabee
Professor Emerita
Jack R. Moeller (in memoriam)
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Robert Simmons
Professor Emeritus
Faculty in Hebrew
Nira Lev
Lecturer
lev@oakland.edu
376 O'Dowd Hall
Faculty in Italian
Caterina Pieri
Special Lecturer
Advisor for Italian Study Abroad Programs
pieri@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4304
Gregory Tokarski
Special Lecturer
tokarski@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4304
122 O'Dowd Hall
Faculty in Japanese
Robert Del Greco
Assistant Professor
delgreco@oakland.edu
354 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2066
Stephen Filler
Associate Professor
Director of Nanzan University / Oakland University Exchange Program,
Advisor for Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) and CIEE study-in-Japan programs
filler@oakland.edu
375 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2070
Akiko Kashiwagi-Wood
Associate Professor
kashiwag@oakland.edu
360 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4565
Adjunct Faculty
Yukiko Arima
Special Lecturer
arima@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2732
111 O'Dowd Hall
Michele Plattenberger
Special Lecturer
Director of Business Communications in Japan Study Abroad Program,
Director of Business Communication, Culture and Etiquette, Professional Development Training
plattenb@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2732
111 O'Dowd Hall
Professors Emeriti
Seigo Nakao
Professor Emeritus
Faculty in Spanish
Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo
Associate Professor
campoycu@oakland.edu
314 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2073
Mary Hartson
Associate Professor
hartson@oakland.edu
312 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2001
Aldona Pobutsky
Professor
pobutsky@oakland.edu
356 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2069
Raquel Prieta
Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education
rprieta@oakland.edu
373 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2153
Cecilia Saenz-Roby
Associate Professor
saenzrob@oakland.edu
364 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2072
Adjunct Faculty
Elizabeth Anderson
Lecturer
eanderso@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4129
Fatima Ferreira
Special Lecturer
ferreira@oakland.edu
248) 370-2060
Tara Gardner
Special Lecturer
gardner@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4258
Angela Arrieta
Special Lecturer
milliken@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Maria Ploof
Special Lecturer
ploof@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Dario Puñal
Lecturer
dpunal@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Mayra Schmalzried
Special Lecturer
schmalzr@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Eyda Vaughn
Lecturer
eevaughn@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2060
Professors Emeriti
Frances Meuser
Professor Emerita
Professor Emeritus
Carmen Urla
Professor Emerita
Julia Urla
Retired Special Instructor