Faculty
Zsuzsanna Abrams
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2319 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, HUM 139 & via zoom
- Office Hours Fall 2023: Mondays 4-5 or by appointment (in-person or via zoom)
Maike Ahrends
- Title
- Lecturer in German
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone (831)459-2781
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, 102
- Office Hours Monday 12 pm -1 pm & by appointment
Mark Amengual
- Title
- Professor and Department Chair
- Director, UCSC Bilingualism Research Lab
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-5341 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 134 Humanities Bldg 1
- Office Hours Email me for an appointment
Byron A Barahona
- Title
- Lecturer in Spanish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4282 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 128 Humanities
- Office Hours Office hours: MF 12:00-1:00: R Carson Acad, Room 201 (Sociology lounge); & by appt in person or virtual (via zoom).
Abdelkader Berrahmoun
- Title
- Lecturer in Arabic
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4727 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 274
- Office Hours Thursdays, 4:00 –5:00 pm
Josefina Bittar
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Phone 8314594422
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 130
- Office Hours By appointment (online or in person)
Gail Brenner
- Title
- Continuing Lecturer
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Writing Program
- Phone 831-331-0617
- Website
- Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 275
- Office Hours Spring 2022 (via Zoom): Wednesdays 5-6 p.m. Pacific Time (W26); Thursdays 5-6 p.m. Pacific Time (W1E); and by appointment
Renée Cailloux
- Title
- Lecturer in French
- FRENCH PLACEMENT TEST (REMOTELY)
- Producer for the Miriam Ellis International Playhouse
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2570 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, Cowell 105
- Office Hours Mondays & Wednesdays @ Cowell 105 from 12 PM to 1 PM, Thursdays on Zoom (bit.ly/3S7vUvO) from 10 AM to 11 AM or by appointment
Carolina Castillo‑Trelles
- Title
- Lecturer in Spanish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2894
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 102
- Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM. Available by appointment outside these hours.
Bryan Donaldson
- Title
- Professor, French & Applied Linguistics
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-5172 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Humanities 1, 137
- Office Hours on leave 2023-2024
Mehran Esfandiari
- Title
- Lecturer
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4727 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 274
- Office Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Javier Fernández Agüera
- Title
- Lecturer in Spanish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2198 (office)
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, 104
- Office Hours Winter 2024: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (10:30-11:30 a.m.) via Zoom by prior appointment.
Sakae Fujita
- Title
- Lecturer In Japanese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-3792 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, 204
- Office Hours MWF 3:00-3:40 pm in person, TU/Th 10:00-10:30 AM via zoom, , or By appointment
Maria Victoria González Pagani
- Title
- Teaching Professor
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4262 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Room 142
- Office Hours Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 - Other times: by appointment.
Ian Andrew Hamilton
- Title
- Lecturer in Japanese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2102
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, Cowell 205
- Office Hours Monday, 11 AM - 12 PM
Saori Hoshi
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone (831)459-5040
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 141
- Office Hours Tuesdays 1:30-2:30PM at HUM 1 #141 and by appointment (in person or via Zoom)
Stephanie Lain
- Title
- Continuing Lecturer in Spanish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4551 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 103
- Office Hours MW 1-2pm
Jonathan S Levitow
- Title
- Lecturer in Yiddish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2198 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 106
- Office Hours Th 2 - 3
Sandra Malone
- Title
- Lecturer in Spanish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4262 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Hum 1 #133 /Via Zoom
- Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Naoko Matsuo
- Title
- Lecturer in Japanese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 204
- Office Hours Monday & Friday 10:00-10:30 am in person, and Wednesday 4:00-5:00 pm on zoom (with advanced sign-up))
Don Miller
- Title
- Lecturer in Applied Lingustics
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 132
- Office Hours Via Zoom: M/W 10-11am , or by appointment. Email to for zoom link: dpmillerr@ucsc.edu
Vincent Minquoy
- Title
- Lecturer in French
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-2198, 4158672535
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, 106
- Office Hours Monday from 11 am to 12 pm or by appointment
Gabriella A Notarianni‑Burk
- Title
- Lecturer in Italian
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831.459.4746
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, ROOM 101
- Office Hours We 11 AM-12 pm (or by appointment)
Toni Prencipe
- Title
- Lecturer in Italian
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4595 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 208 Cowell College
- Office Hours MWF 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (and by appointment) WINTER 2023
Ariel A Pérez
- Title
- Lecturer in Spanish
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4265 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 140
- Office Hours By appointment.
Carine Rohmer
- Title
- Lecturer in French
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-3463 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 237
- Office Hours Winter 2024 : Monday and Wednesday (in office) 1:00-2:30pm OR by appointement on zoom.
Christian Ruvalcaba
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-5615
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 136
- Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Harley Jay Siskin
- Title
- Lecturer in French
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-3463 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Remote
- Office Hours Tuesdays, 2:00-3:00 (remote)
Galia Stein‑Rosen
- Title
- Lecturer in Hebrew
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4746 (office), 206-227-7765
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, Cowell 101
- Office Hours Mondays 5:15-6:15
Elu Tu
- Title
- Lecturer in Chinese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831.459.2198
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, 104
- Office Hours Tuesdays 10-11am @ zoom (Meeting ID: 423 723 7317 ; Passcode: 829556) or by appointment
Ting Ting Wu
- Title
- Lecturer in Chinese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-4442 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Humanities 1, Room 135
- Office Hours Mondays 1:30pm-2:30pm on ZOOM and By Appointment (Contact me for ZOOM link)
Naoko Yamamoto
- Title
- Lecturer in Japanese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone (831)588-2287, (831)689-9316
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 205
- Office Hours Mondays: 11:00 am -12:00 pm (in person) Wednesdays: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (on Zoom)
Keiko Yukawa
- Title
- Lecturer in Japanese
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Website
- Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, Cowell 212
- Office Hours In-person 12:00-1:00pm (M/F) @ Cowell 212; On Zoom 12:00-1:00pm (W)
Eve C Zyzik
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Phone 831-459-3420 (office)
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 131
- Office Hours Monday 10-10:40; Friday 11:45-12:30 and by appointment