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Department Chair
Associate Professor
311B Graff Main Hall
ogranados@uwlax.edu
608.785.5243
Specialty areas:
Contemporary Latin American and Latino literature and cultural studies, Caribbean studies, film studies, migration studies and literary translation.
Omar Granados's office hours
Academic Department Associate
Academic Department Associate
315 Graff Main Hall
jking@uwlax.edu
608.785.8324
Chinese
Associate Professor
311C Graff Main Hall
hxu@uwlax.edu
608.785.8312
Specialty areas:
Second Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Pedagogy, Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Hongying Xu's office hours
French
Lecturer
315 Graff Main Hall
ccormier@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Francophone studies, Louisiana Studies, Louisiana literature, Louisiana foodways, southern foodways, postcolonial studies, diasporic studies, Acadian literature, Acadian foodways
Associate Professor
329B Graff Main Hall
akeefe@uwlax.edu
608.785.5246
Specialty areas:
Contemporary French and Francophone cultures, film studies, postcolonial studies, African studies, disability studies
Anna Keefe's office hours
Remote office hours offered: No appointment necessary. If these times don’t work for your schedule OR if you would prefer to meet via Zoom, e-mail me to set something up.
German
Associate Professor
329C Graff Main Hall
shay@uwlax.edu
608.785.8319
Specialty areas:
19th- and 20th-century German literature and philosophy, intermediality (music and language), pedagogy and pop culture, assessment in the foreign language classroom
Shelley Hay's office hours
Remote office hours offered: I am available for in-person or virtual office hours. To schedule an appointment: https://calendly.com/professorin-hay
Hmong
Russian
Teaching Professor
321C Graff Main Hall
nroberts@uwlax.edu
608.785.8621
Specialty areas:
Distance education, blended leaning and technology-mediated language learning.
Spanish
Associate Professor
315E Graff Main Hall
rbrougham@uwlax.edu
608.785.5242
Specialty areas:
Spanish American poetry, Southern Cone, daughter-mother relationships, and performance poetry
Rose Brougham's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual appointments are available. Email me at rbrougham@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual meeting.
Associate Professor
311D Graff Main Hall
vcalmes@uwlax.edu
608.785.8328
Specialty areas:
XX Century Peninsular Literature, Film Studies, 2nd Language Acquisition
Victoria Calmes's office hours
Lecturer
329 D Graff Main Hall
tgabbard-rocha@uwlax.edu
608.785.8313
Specialty areas:
Neurohumanities; Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction); 20th and 21st century Peninsular Spanish literature and media
Tyler Gabbard-Rocha's office hours
Remote office hours offered: By appointment only. Please email me and we'll schedule a meeting together.
Assistant Professor
315H Graff Main Hall
amartingomez@uwlax.edu
608.785.8322
Specialty areas:
Applied and Experimental approches to Spanish Morphosyntax
Second and Heritage Language Acquisition
Antonio Martin Gomez's office hours
Assistant Professor
315G Graff Main Hall
kmorris2@uwlax.edu
608.785.8323
Specialty areas:
Hispanic Linguistics, World Language Pedagogy, Pragmatics, Study Abroad, Curriculum Design, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Teacher Preparation, Academic Literacy
Kimberly Morris's office hours
Assistant Professor
315D Graff Main Hall
aochoacampo@uwlax.edu
608.785.5247
Specialty areas:
Contemporary Latin American literature and culture; women writers; women, gender, and sexuality studies; Latinx studies; and World Languages Education
Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual appointments are available via Zoom upon request.
Teaching Assistant Professor
302C Graff Main Hall
aperezcandia@uwlax.edu
608.785.8331
Specialty areas:
Mass Media Social Communication
Photography
Psychology
Education
Economy and Finance
History of Art
Graphic Design
Journalism
Spanish as a Second Language
Adriana Perez Candia's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual appointment are an option. Email me at aperezcandia@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual meeting.
Associate Professor
315I Graff Main Hall
mstrom@uwlax.edu
608.785.8320
Specialty areas:
Hispanic Linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Social Semiotics, Spanish in the United States, Critical Media Studies, Spanish for the Health Professions
Director of the Language Resource Center
Laboratory Supervisor
321A Graff Main Hall
ddevetter@uwlax.edu
608.785.8325