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Current Students

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General Contacts

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Administration

This is where you will find the contact details for our Professional Services colleagues

Arabic Studies

Our Department of Arabic can boast an international reputation in the field of Arabic and Middle Eastern studies

Chinese Studies

Durham has a long history of teaching East Asian languages: our first lecturer in Chinese was appointed in 1952

Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, China.

French Studies

Our teaching and research benefits from a wide range of staff expertise across French and Francophone cultures from the Middle Ages to the present day

German Studies

Our colleagues in German Studies cover a rich selection of challenging and rewarding areas of German language and culture

Hispanic Studies

Our colleagues in Hispanic Studies include internationally recognised experts in literature, film, and cultural studies from the Middle Ages to the present day

Italian Studies

Italian at Durham is one of the top Italian units in the UK, regularly appearing in the top five in major national league tables

Japanese Studies

Japanese language, literature and related subjects have been studied at Durham University for well over half a century

Russian Studies

In addition to our language courses, our research in Russian Studies spans the period from the seventeenth century to the present

Translation Studies

Translation is the rock upon which MLAC is built. Though it interests most of us, we list here only those of us who teach, practice or carry out research into translation

Visual Arts and Film

The interests of our colleagues in Visual Arts and Film span from ancient Rome to today, and are almost global in their geographical reach

TESOL and Applied Linguistics

Develop sought-after skills in teaching English to non-native speakers and open the door to new career opportunities.

Centre for Foreign Language Study

Our colleagues in CFLS offer courses in up to twenty different languages for students, staff and members of the public

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Meet our staff

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Meet our staff

Current Students

Our MLAC Team provide a range of valuable support and advice to see you through your time with us. If you are experiencing difficulties which are having an impact upon your studies by preventing you from progressing or engaging academically, please contact our Student Support Officer, Jess Robson at mlac.studentsupport@durham.ac.uk

If you have any queries relating to academic processes and information – such as timetabling, module choices, assessments, extension requests, or programme regulations – please contact our Learning and Teaching Team at arts.taughtprogrammes@durham.ac.uk

General Contacts

Role	Email
Learning and Teaching Team	arts.taughtprogrammes@durham.ac.uk
Student Support Officer	mlac.studentsupport@durham.ac.uk
Year Abroad	arts.yearabroadprogrammes@durham.ac.uk
Learning & Teaching Manager	mlac.learningandteachingmanager@durham.ac.uk
School Manager	mlac.schoolmanager@durham.ac.uk
Operations Administrator	mlac.operations@durham.ac.uk
Finance Officer	artsandhumanities.financeteam@durham.ac.uk
Research Officer	artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk
Head of School	mlac.hos@durham.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School	mlac.deputyhos@durham.ac.uk
Director of Postgraduate Studies	mlac.dpgs@durham.ac.uk
Director of Research	mlac.dor@durham.ac.uk
Director of Undergraduate Studies	mlac.duge@durham.ac.uk
Director of Year Abroad	mlac.dya@durham.ac.uk
Chair of Board of Examiners	mlac.cboe@durham.ac.uk

Administration

Name	Position	Contact
Miss Alice Wilson	School Manager	alice.wilson@durham.ac.uk
Miss Helen Cant	Learning and Teaching Administrator	helen.j.cant@durham.ac.uk
Ms Jean Coverdale	Operations Administrator	j.o.t.coverdale@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Nina Cowley	Faculty Global Opportunities Coordinator	nina.cowley@durham.ac.uk
Miss Jessica Crinson	Learning and Teaching Administrator	jessica.crinson@durham.ac.uk
Helen Ferguson	Learning and Teaching Manager	h.l.hewitson@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Katherine Hunt	Learning and Teaching Administrator	katherine.hunt@durham.ac.uk
Miss Shelley Lau	Learning and Teaching Coordinator	shelley.lau@durham.ac.uk
Ms Lucia Luck	Postgraduate Research Coordinator	artsandhumanities.pgrteam@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Tina O'Donnell	Learning and Teaching Administrator	tina.o'donnell@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Jess Robson	Student Support Officer	mlac.studentsupport@durham.ac.uk
Ms Emma Wilson	Learning and Teaching Administrator	e.r.wilson@durham.ac.uk

Arabic Studies

Name	Position	Contact
Mrs Ouassima Arbaouch	Seminars/Lectures (PTT)	ouassima.arbaouch@durham.ac.uk
Dr Raphael Cormack	Assistant Professor	raphael.cormack@durham.ac.uk
Professor Abir Hamdar	Professor Director of Studies (Arabic)	abir.hamdar@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Salima Jaljule	Assistant Professor	salima.jaljule@durham.ac.uk
Dr Aziza Zaher	Associate Professor	aziza.zaher@durham.ac.uk
Dr Mozhgan Williamson	Persian Lecturer	mozhgan.williamson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Paul Starkey	Emeritus Professor	p.g.starkey@durham.ac.uk

Chinese Studies

Professor Qing Cao	Professor	qing.cao@durham.ac.uk
Ms Vicky Chu	Lecturer (Teaching)	w.v.chu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yunhan Hu	Assistant Professor	yunhan.hu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jin Huang	Assistant Professor Co-Director of Studies (Chinese)	jin.huang@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yung-Hang Bruce Lai	Teaching Fellow	yung-hang.lai@durham.ac.uk
Dr Li Li	Assistant Professor	li.li@durham.ac.uk
Dr William Schaefer	Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture	william.schaefer@durham.ac.uk
Mr Don Starr	Assistant Professor Co-Director of Studies (Chinese)	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk
Professor Binghan Zheng	Professor in Chinese Translation	binghan.zheng@durham.ac.uk
Dr YuanYuan Hu	Postdoctoral Researcher	yuanyuan.hu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Xiao Ge	Postdoctoral Researcher	xiao.ge@durham.ac.uk

French Studies

Professor Kathryn Banks	Professor	kathryn.banks2@durham.ac.uk
Dr Marie-Claire Barnet	Associate Professor	marie-claire.barnet@durham.ac.uk
Dr Samuel Bootle	Associate Professor	s.d.bootle@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dominique Carlini-Versini	Associate Professor	dominique.carlini-versini@durham.ac.uk
Dr Laura Chuhan Campbell	Associate Professor Director of Studies (French)	l.j.campbell@durham.ac.uk
Dr Nawel Cotez	Career Development Fellow in French & Francophone Studies	nawel.cotez@durham.ac.uk
Dr Amaleena Damlé	Associate Professor Director of Research	amaleena.damle@durham.ac.uk
Professor Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze	Professor	catherine.dousteyssier@durham.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Hickmott	Associate Professor Deputy Director of Liberal Arts	sarah.hickmott@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon McKinnon	Assistant Professor	s.g.mckinnon@durham.ac.uk
Professor Gerald Moore	Professor Director of Liberal Arts	gerald.moore@durham.ac.uk
Dr Zoë Roth	Associate Professor	zoe.roth@durham.ac.uk
Professor Richard Scholar	Professor Director/Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies	richard.scholar@durham.ac.uk
Professor Luke Sunderland	Professor	luke.sunderland@durham.ac.uk
Dr Rob Twiss	Career Development Fellow in French	robert.j.twiss@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ed Welch	Professor Head of School	edward.j.welch@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jan Clarke	Emerita Professor	jan.clarke@durham.ac.uk
Professor David Cowling	Emeritus Professor	d.j.cowling@durham.ac.uk
Professor Christopher Lloyd	Emeritus Professor	c.d.lloyd@durham.ac.uk
Professor Richard Maber	Emeritus Professor	r.g.maber@durham.ac.uk
Professor John O'Brien	Emeritus Professor	john.o'brien@durham.ac.uk
Professor Marc Schachter	Emeritus Professor	marc.schachter@durham.ac.uk

German Studies

Dr Yael Almog	Associate Professor	yael.almog@durham.ac.uk
Dr Polly Dickson	Assistant Professor Director of MA Languages, Literature and Cultures	polly.l.dickson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jonathan Long	Professor	j.j.long@durham.ac.uk
Professor Claudia Nitschke	Professor Co-Director of Postgraduate Research	claudia.nitschke@durham.ac.uk
Dr Elinor Parks	Assistant Professor in German Language	elinor.parks@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alexis Radisoglou	Associate Professor Director of Studies (German)	alexis.radisoglou@durham.ac.uk
Dr Tracey Reimann-Dawe	Associate Professor Associate Executive Dean, Education, Faculty of Arts and Humanities	tracey.reimann-dawe@durham.ac.uk
Professor Janet Stewart	Professor Executive Dean (A&H)	janet.c.stewart@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Ward	Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Education	simon.ward2@durham.ac.uk

Hispanic Studies

Professor Andrew Beresford	Professor	a.m.beresford@durham.ac.uk
Professor Marcela Cazzoli	Professor Director of MA TESOL Director of Recruitment and Admissions	marcela.a.cazzoli@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lara Escudero-Baztán	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	l.m.escudero-baztan@durham.ac.uk
Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández	Professor	santiago.fouz@durham.ac.uk
Ms Maria-Victoria Hedley	Lecturer (Teaching)	m.v.hedley@durham.ac.uk
Professor Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián	Professor Deputy Director of Research (Impact)	f.j.adrian@durham.ac.uk
Dr Manuel Hijano	Associate Professor	manuel.hijano@durham.ac.uk
Dr Penélope Johnson	Associate Professor	penelope.johnson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Laura León Llerena	Associate Professor	laura.m.leonllerena@durham.ac.uk
Ms Mari Carmen Maya Medina	Lecturer (Teaching)	m.c.maya@durham.ac.uk
Ms Patrizia Meuti	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	patrizia.meuti@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kerstin Oloff	Associate Professor	k.d.oloff@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yarí Pérez Marín	Associate Professor	yari.perez-marin@durham.ac.uk
Dr Axel Pérez Trujillo	Associate Professor Director of Studies (Hispanic Studies)	axel.perez-trujillo@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kristina Pla Fernández	Assistant Professor	kristina.pla-fernandez@durham.ac.uk
Ms Heiddy Roberts	Assistant Lecturer	heiddy.roberts@durham.ac.uk
Dr Nicholas Roberts	Associate Professor Chair of the UG and PGT Boards of Examiners	n.d.t.roberts@durham.ac.uk
Miss Elsa Sala Gonzalo	Language Assistant (Catalan)	elsa.sala-gonzalo@durham.ac.uk
Professor H. Rosi Song	Professor	rosi.song@durham.ac.uk
Professor Mike Thompson	Emeritus Professor	m.p.thompson@durham.ac.uk
Ms Janita Van Dyk	Post Doctoral Research Associate	janita.g.van-dyk@durham.ac.uk

Italian Studies

Dr Costanza Barchiesi	Career Development Fellow in Italian Studies	costanza.barchiesi@durham.ac.uk
Dr Salvatore Campisi	Assistant Professor Year Abroad Director	salvatore.campisi@durham.ac.uk
Professor Stefano Cracolici	Professor	stefano.cracolici@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lorenzo Dell’Oso	Assistant Professor	lorenzo.dell'oso@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ita Mac Carthy	Professor	ita.k.mac-carthy@durham.ac.uk
Dr Luca Malici	Assistant Professor Director of Studies (Italian) Communications Officer	luca.malici@durham.ac.uk
Ms Patrizia Meuti	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	patrizia.meuti@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Elena Vignali	Lecturer (Teaching)	elena.vignali@durham.ac.uk
Professor Katrin Wehling-Giorgi	Professor Co-Director of Postgraduate Research	katrin.wehling-giorgi@durham.ac.uk
Professor Carlo Caruso	Honorary Professor	carlo.caruso@durham.ac.uk
Dr Pietro Dalmazzo	Honorary Fellow	pietro.dalmazzo@durham.ac.uk
Dr Martina Piperno	Honorary Fellow	martina.piperno@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Tessicini	Honorary Fellow	dario.tessicini@unige.it
Dr Francesco Venturi	Honorary Fellow	francesco.venturi@durham.ac.uk

Japanese Studies

Dr Hansun Hsiung	Associate Professor	hansun.hsiung@durham.ac.uk
Dr Fusako Innami	Associate Professor in Japanese and Performance Studies Director of Studies (Japanese)	fusako.innami@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kayo Kondo	Assistant Professor	kayo.kondo@durham.ac.uk
Ms Ritsuko Koso-Kirk	Assistant Professor	ritsuko.koso@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Lolli	Assistant Professor	dario.lolli@durham.ac.uk
Mr Don Starr	Assistant Professor	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk

Russian Studies

Professor Andy Byford	Professor Director of Studies (Russian)	andy.byford@durham.ac.uk
Dr Ekaterina Chown	Associate Professor	ekaterina.chown@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Branka Grundy	Assistant Professor	branka.grundy@durham.ac.uk
Professor Alexandra Harrington	Professor	a.k.harrington@durham.ac.uk
Dr Viktoria Ivleva	Associate Professor	viktoria.ivleva@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dušan Radunović	Associate Professor	dusan.radunovic@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Olga Zabotkina	Lecturer	o.a.zabotkina@durham.ac.uk
Professor Patrick Zuk	Professor of Russian Cultural Studies and Music	patrick.zuk@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Pirani	Honorary Professor in MLAC Centre for Culture and Ecology	simon.pirani@durham.ac.uk
Professor Irina Sirotkina	Honorary Professor	irina.sirotkina@durham.ac.uk
Professor Roger Smith	Honorary Professor	roger.smith2@durham.ac.uk
Dr Vladimir Liparteliani	Honorary Fellow	vladimir.liparteliani@durham.ac.uk

Translation Studies

Dr Dominique Carlini-Versini	Associate Professor (French)	dominique.carlini-versini@durham.ac.uk
Dr Ekaterina Chown	Associate Professor (Russian)	ekaterina.chown@durham.ac.uk
Dr Laura Chuhan Campbell	Associate Professor Director of Studies (French) Co-Director of the MA in Translation Studies	l.j.campbell@durham.ac.uk
Dr Raphael Cormack	Assistant Professor (Arabic)	raphael.cormack@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yu Gu	Assistant Professor (Chinese)	yu.gu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yunhan Hu	Assistant Professor (Chinese) Specialised Translation Co-ordinator	yunhan.hu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jin Huang	Assistant Professor (Chinese) Co-Director of the MA in Translation Studies	jin.huang@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Salima Jaljule	Assistant Professor (Arabic)	salima.jaljule@durham.ac.uk
Dr Penélope Johnson	Associate Professor (Spanish)	penelope.johnson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kayo Kondo	Assistant Professor (Japanese)	kayo.kondo@durham.ac.uk
Professor Kevin Lin	Professor in Practice	kevin.lin@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ita Mac Carthy	Professor (Italian)	ita.k.mac-carthy@durham.ac.uk
Dr Luca Malici	Assistant Professor (Italian)	luca.malici@durham.ac.uk
Ms Mari Carmen Maya Medina	Lecturer (Spanish)	m.c.maya@durham.ac.uk
Dr Tracey Reimann-Dawe	Associate Professor (German)	tracey.reimann-dawe@durham.ac.uk
Kim Sanderson	Professional Translator (French/German)	kim.f.sanderson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Sergey Tyulenev	Professor (Russian)	sergey.tyulenev@durham.ac.uk
Mr Don Starr	Assistant Professor (Chinese)	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk
Professor Binghan Zheng	Professor in Chinese Translation	binghan.zheng@durham.ac.uk

Visual Arts and Film

Professor Stefano Cracolici	Professor	stefano.cracolici@durham.ac.uk
Dr Rosalind Hayes	Career Development Fellow	rosalind.c.hayes@durham.ac.uk
Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández	Professor	santiago.fouz@durham.ac.uk
Dr Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián	Professor Deputy Director of Research (Impact)	f.j.adrian@durham.ac.uk
Dr Fusako Innami	Assistant Professor in Japanese and Performance Studies	fusako.innami@durham.ac.uk
Dr Fiona Johnstone	Assistant Professor Deputy Director of Visual Arts and Film	fiona.r.johnstone@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Lolli	Assistant Professor Director MA Visual Culture	dario.lolli@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jonathan Long	Professor	j.j.long@durham.ac.uk
Professor Gerald Moore	Professor	gerald.moore@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yarí Pérez Marín	Associate Professor	yari.perez-marin@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alexis Radisoglou	Assistant Professor	alexis.radisoglou@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dušan Radunović	Associate Professor	dusan.radunovic@durham.ac.uk
Dr William Schaefer	Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture	william.schaefer@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Ward	Associate Professor Director of Visual Arts and Film	simon.ward2@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alina Sinelnyk	Honorary Fellow	alina.sinelnyk@durham.ac.uk

TESOL and Applied Linguistics

Professor Marcela Cazzoli	Professor Director of MA in TESOL Director of Recruitment and Admissions	marcela.a.cazzoli@durham.ac.uk
Dr Philip Nathan	Associate Professor	p.b.nathan@durham.ac.uk
Lesley Kendall	Associate Professor	lesley.kendall@durham.ac.uk
Michael Barcomb	Assistant Professor Deputy Chair of the UG and PGT Boards of Examiners	michael.r.barcomb@durham.ac.uk
Nuria Polo Pérez	Lecturer	nuria.polo-perez@durham.ac.uk
Michele Le Roux	Bank Teacher	michele.a.le-roux@durham.ac.uk