Department
of
Languages & Literatures
Main Office
Department of Languages & Literatures
Administration Building, Room 222 Tacoma, WA 98447
Claudia Berguson
Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies
Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003
- (253) 535-7512
- berguscj@plu.edu
Kirsten M. Christensen
Associate Professor of German, On-leave 2011-2012
Ph.D., Germanic Studies, emphasis on Medieval and Early Modern Literature and Culture, University of Texas, 1998
- (253) 535-8775
- kmc@plu.edu
Maria Ferrer-Lightner
Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
Ph.D., Spanish Literature and Theory of Literature, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain, 2010
- (253) 535-8133
- lightnmj@plu.edu
Jennifer Jenkins
Assistant Professor of German & Chair, Scandinavian Area Studies Program
Ph.D., Modern German Literature and Culture, University of Wisconsin, 2008
- 253-535-8227
- Personal Web site
- jlj@plu.edu
Mark Jensen
Associate Professor of French
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1989
- (253) 535-7219
- Personal Web site
- jensenmk@plu.edu
Dean Krouk
Visiting Assistant Professor, Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2011
- 253-535-7491
- krouk@plu.edu
Paul Manfredi
Associate Professor of Chinese
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2001
- (253) 535-7216
- manfredi@plu.edu
Paloma Martínez-Carbajo
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, On-leave 2011-2012
Ph.D., Spanish, University of Washington, 2000
Eric Nelson
Associate Professor Of Classics & Chair of the Department of Languages and Literatures
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1992
- (253) 535-7235
- nelsoned@plu.edu
Susan K. Allard-Nelson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
Ph. D., Philosophy, University of Warwick, 2003
- 253-535-7985
- nelsonsk@plu.edu
Carmiña Palerm
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001
- (253) 535-7756
- palerm@plu.edu
Laurence Schumann
Visiting Instructor of French
M.A., French Literature & Civilization, University of Maryland, College Park, 1994
- 253-535-7784
- Schumala@plu.edu
Rochelle Snee
Associate Professor of Classics
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981
- (253) 535-7220
- sneere@plu.edu
Troy Storfjell
Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies, On-leave 2011-2012
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2001
- (253) 535-8514
- Personal Web site
- storfjta@plu.edu
Arthur C. T. Strum
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph. D., Germanic Studies, Cornell University, 1997
- 253-535-8774
- strumac@plu.edu
Giovanna Urdangarain
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008
- 253-535-7240
- urdangga@plu.edu
Leihua Wang
Visiting Assistant Professor, Chinese
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2010
Rebecca Wilkin
Associate Professor of French
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000
- (253) 535-7313
- wilkinrm@plu.edu
Tamara R. Williams
Professor of Hispanic Studies
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989
- (253) 535-7678
- williatr@plu.edu
Bridget Yaden
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies & Language Resource Center Director
Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003
- (253) 535-8330
- yadenlbe@plu.edu