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Faculty by Language
Chinese
Associate Teaching Professor of Chinese
Associate Professor of Chinese
Associate Professor of Chinese, Chinese Flagship Director, Chinese Section Head
401.874.4704
yu_wu@uri.edu
Teaching Professor of Chinese
401.874.7025
kittyyang@uri.edu
Associate Teaching Professor of Chinese
Classics
Teaching Professor of Classical Studies
401.874.4703
carpedone@uri.edu
Instructor of Classical Studies
Adjunct Faculty of Classical Studies
Adjunct Faculty of Classical Studies
781.733.0849
xenophon98@uri.edu
French
Assistant Teaching Professor of French
Professor of French; Director Honors Program
401.874.4697
debruin@uri.edu
Professor of French, Director of French IEP, Department Chair
401.874.4702
lars@uri.edu
Professor of French and Film, French Section Head
401.874.4699
lkealhofer@uri.edu
Adjunct Faculty of French
Adjunct Faculty of French
Adjunct Faculty of French; temp IEP Director of French
Assistant Teaching Professor of French; Language Center Coordinator
German
Professor of German; Executive Director, International Engineering Program
401.874.4700
sigrid_berka@uri.edu
Teaching Professor of German
401.874.4709
siula@uri.edu
Associate Professor of German
Assistant Professor of German
Associate Professor of German, German Section Head
401.874.2361
tracksdorf@uri.edu
Italian
Adjunct Faculty of Italian
Adjunct Faculty of Italian
Assistant Teaching Professor of Italian | Coordinator, Italian Program
Professor of Italian
401.874.5968
laluna@uri.edu
Adjunct Faculty of Italian
Professor of Italian & Film Media | Section Head, Italian Program
401.874.4721
csama@uri.edu
Japanese
Associate Teaching Professor of Japanese
Adjunct Faculty of Japanese
Assistant Professor
Spanish
Professor of Spanish
Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish and Coordinator
Associate Director for Grants, Program Development and Global Internship Network for the International Engineering Program, Director, Spanish International Engineering Program, Professor, Spanish and Film/Media
401.874.4698
mertxe@uri.edu
Adjunct Faculty of Spanish
Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
Associate Professor of Spanish
401.874.2670
ignacioperez@uri.edu
Adjunct Faculty of Spanish
Associate Professor of Spanish | Proficiency Coordinator | Director, International Studies and Diplomacy | Faculty Leader, SLOAA
Associate Teaching Professor, Spanish Section Head
Adjunct Faculty of Spanish; IEP Director Spanish
Minors and Coursework
American Sign Language
Adjunct Faculty of American Sign Language
Adjunct Faculty of American Sign Language
Portuguese
Adjunct Faculty of Portuguese






































