Linguistics Department
Pawley Hall 450K
456 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2175
Fax: (248) 370-3144

Faculty and Staff
The faculty in the Department of Linguistics have interests that cover all core areas of linguistics as well as language instruction.
Please contact our staff for more information about the Department of Linguistics or to be put in touch with one of our faculty members.
Full-Time Faculty
Rebecca Gaydos
Special Instructor
Applied linguistics, Teaching English as a Second Language
490E Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2176
gaydos@oakland.edu
Kuniko Nielsen
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Phonetics, Psycholinguistics, Speech Perception and Production
450C Pawley Hall
(248) 364-8807
nielsen@oakland.edu
Jason Overfelt
Assistant Professor
Syntax, Syntax-Semantics Interface, Experimental Linguistics
490D Pawley Hall
(248) 364-8848
overfelt@oakland.edu
Samuel Rosenthall
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Graduate Advisor
Phonology
450D Pawley Hall
(248) 364-8805
srosenth@oakland.edu
Michael B. Smith
Professor
Cognitive Linguistics, Syntax and Semantics, German and Russian Linguistics
450B Pawley Hall
(248) 364-8811
smith@oakland.edu
Part-Time Faculty
Kelly Bambrick
Special Lecturer
michiya@oakland.edu
Daniel Brengel
Lecturer
dtbrenge@oakland.edu
Jill Duffield
Lecturer
cjduffield@oakland.edu
Julie Farmer
Lecturer
jafarmer@oakland.edu
Kay Garkusha
Lecturer
kgarkusha@oakland.edu
Gleice Jones
Lecturer
gosilva@oakland.edu
Alexandria Murphy
Lecturer
acmurphy@oakland.edu
Helena Riha
Special Lecturer
riha2@oakland.edu
Angela Super
Special Lecturer
super@oakland.edu
Melissa Vervinck
Lecturer
mevervi2@oakland.edu
Rhonda Yates
Special Lecturer
rmyatesr@oakland.edu
Teaching Assistant
Rachel Sharpe
Linguistics Graduate Assistant
rachaelsharpe@oakland.edu
Emeritus
Peter J. Binkert
(Linguistics, Classics)
William Schwab
(Linguistics, English)
Daniel H. Fullmer
(Linguistics, English)
Linda Hubarth
Linguistics Office Assistant II
450K Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2175
hubarth@oakland.edu