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​Todd Decker

​Todd
Decker

Paul Tietjens Professor of Music Professor of Musicology, American Culture Studies, and Film and Media Studies,
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
Nathan Dize

Nathan
Dize

Assistant Professor of French Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies (Courtesy Affiliation)
Aiden Ecker

Aiden
Ecker

Peer Advisor (Spain, WU Program in Spain SP 2025)
José E. Figueroa-López

José E.
Figueroa-López

Professor of Statistics & Data Science Associate Chair of Statistics and Data Science
Director of Graduate Studies
Esther Gabel

Esther
Gabel

Lecturer in Art History and Archaeology Study Abroad Advisor for Art History and Archaeology
Linling Gao-Miles

Linling
Gao-Miles

Senior Lecturer in Global Studies Affiliated faculty for the Asian American Studies minor
Jason Gardner

Jason
Gardner

Lecturer in Philosophy Philosophy–Neuroscience–Psychology Advisor
Sabnam Ghosh

Sabnam
Ghosh

Lecturer, Asian American Studies
Lisa Gilbert

Lisa
Gilbert

Senior Lecturer in Education
​Seth Graebner

​Seth
Graebner

Associate Professor of French and of Global Studies​ Director of Undergraduate Studies in Global Studies
Coordinator of European Studies and Global Cultural Studies concentrations
​Leonard Green

​Leonard
Green

Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences and Economics
Kelly Heath

Kelly
Heath

Director of Global Education
Erin Hennessey

Erin
Hennessey

Program Manager of Overseas Programs
Brett Hyde

Brett
Hyde

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, and Linguistics Director of Linguistics
​Ignacio Infante

​Ignacio
Infante

Chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Director of Undergraduate Studies in Spanish
Professor of Comparative Literature and Thought and Romance Languages and Literatures in Spanish
Lance Jenott

Lance
Jenott

Senior Lecturer in Classics and Religious Studies, Director of Religious Studies
Katherine Kerschen

Katherine
Kerschen

Lecturer in Germanic Languages and Literatures
​Tristram R. Kidder

​Tristram R.
Kidder

Edward S. and Tedi Macias Professor , Professor of Anthropology Professor of Environmental Studies (Courtesy Affiliation)
Co-Director, Program in Public Health & Society
Mijeong Mimi​ Kim

Mijeong Mimi​
Kim

Teaching Professor of Korean Language Korean Study Abroad Advisor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Nic Koziolek

Nic
Koziolek

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & PNP
Esther Viola Kurtz

Esther Viola
Kurtz

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Performing Arts Department (Affiliate), 
Department of African and African-American Studies (Affiliate),
(On sabbatical Spring 2026)
Gracie Lester

Gracie
Lester

Study Abroad Advisor
Grace Lewis

Grace
Lewis

Peer Advisor, University of Auckland with IES Abroad (Fall 2023)
Joe Loewenstein

Joe
Loewenstein

Professor of English​ Director of Undergraduate Studies, Comparative Literature
Director of the Humanities Digital Workshop and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

​Todd  Decker

  • Paul Tietjens Professor of Music
  • Professor of Musicology, American Culture Studies, and Film and Media Studies,
    Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

Tietjens Hall 204 / Blewett Hall 102

Nathan  Dize

  • Assistant Professor of French
  • Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies (Courtesy Affiliation)

Ridgley 303

​Seth  Graebner

  • Associate Professor of French and of Global Studies​
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies in Global Studies
    Coordinator of European Studies and Global Cultural Studies concentrations

Ridgley 404

Brett  Hyde

  • Associate Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, and Linguistics
  • Director of Linguistics

Wilson Hall 114

​Ignacio  Infante

  • Chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies in Spanish
    Professor of Comparative Literature and Thought and Romance Languages and Literatures in Spanish


Ridgley 120

​Tristram R.  Kidder

  • Edward S. and Tedi Macias Professor
  • Professor of Anthropology
  • Professor of Environmental Studies (Courtesy Affiliation)
    Co-Director, Program in Public Health & Society

McMillan Hall 120

Mijeong Mimi​  Kim

  • Teaching Professor of Korean Language
  • Korean Study Abroad Advisor
    Director of Undergraduate Studies

Busch Hall ​235

Esther Viola  Kurtz

  • Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology,
  • Performing Arts Department (Affiliate), 
    Department of African and African-American Studies (Affiliate),
    (On sabbatical Spring 2026)

Blewett Hall, 304

Joe  Loewenstein

  • Professor of English​
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Comparative Literature
    Director of the Humanities Digital Workshop and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
    Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

Duncker 204 and Umrath 235