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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

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, Claire Basnett, 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 mlac.undergraduate@durham.ac.uk

General Contacts

Role	Email
Postgraduate Student Support	mlac.pgsupport@durham.ac.uk
Erasmus Student Officer	mlac.incomingerasmus@durham.ac.uk
Year Abroad	mlac.yearabroad@durham.ac.uk
Learning & Teaching Manager	mlac.learningandteachingmanager@durham.ac.uk
School Manager	mlac.schoolmanager@durham.ac.uk
Operations Coordinator	mlac.operations@durham.ac.uk
Finance Officer	artsandhumanities.financeteam@durham.ac.uk
Research Officer	artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk
Postgraduate Admissions	mlac.pgadmissions@durham.ac.uk
Head of School	mlac.hos@durham.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School (Research)	mlac.dhosresearch@durham.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School (Teaching)	mlac.dhosteaching@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
Chair of Board of Examiners	mlac.cboe@durham.ac.uk

Administration

Name	Position	Contact
Dr Philip Bolton	School Manager	philip.bolton@durham.ac.uk
Miss Isabella Briers	Learning and Teaching Administrator	isabella.m.briers@durham.ac.uk
Mr Tom Claydon	Learning and Teaching Manager	tom.claydon@durham.ac.uk
Miss Helen Cant	Learning and Teaching Administrator	helen.j.cant@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Joanna Cant	Operations Coordinator	mlac.operations@durham.ac.uk
Miss Jessica Crinson	Learning and Teaching Administrator	jessica.crinson@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Vicky Holding	Learning and Teaching Coordinator (Assessment)	vicky.holding@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Katherine Hunt	Learning and Teaching Administrator (Assessment)	katherine.hunt@durham.ac.uk
Ms Lucia Luck	PG Co-ordinator	lucia.luck@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Tina O'Donnell	Learning and Teaching Administrator (Assessment)	tina.o'donnell@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Chermaine Patey	Learning and Teaching Administrator (Assessment)	chermaine.patey@durham.ac.uk

Arabic Studies

Name	Position	Contact
Dr Raphael Cormack	Assistant Professor	raphael.cormack@durham.ac.uk
Professor Abir Hamdar	Professor Deputy Head of School (People and Workplace Culture)	abir.hamdar@durham.ac.uk
Ms Suhair Hindiyeh	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	suhair.hindiyeh@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Salima Jaljule	Assistant Professor (Teaching) TLRP Coordinator	salima.jaljule@durham.ac.uk
Professor Daniel Newman	Professor	daniel.newman@durham.ac.uk
Professor Paul Starkey	Emeritus Professor	p.g.starkey@durham.ac.uk
Dr Aziza Zaher	Associate Professor (Teaching) Careers Liaison	aziza.zaher@durham.ac.uk

Chinese Studies

Professor Qing Cao	Professor Director of Studies (Chinese)	qing.cao@durham.ac.uk
Miss V Chu	Lecturer (Teaching)	w.v.chu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yunhan Hu	Assistant Professor	yunhan.hu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jin Huang	Assistant Professor	jin.huang@durham.ac.uk
Dr William Schaefer	Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture	william.schaefer@durham.ac.uk
Mr Don Starr	Assistant Professor Director of Studies (Japanese) Director MA in Translation Studies	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk
Professor Binghan Zheng	Professor in Chinese Translation	binghan.zheng@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
Mr Alexandre Burin	Teaching Fellow	alexandre.burin@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dominique Carlini-Versini	Assistant Professor	dominique.carlini-versini@durham.ac.uk
Dr Laura Chuhan Campbell	Associate Professor	l.j.campbell@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jan Clarke	Professor	jan.clarke@durham.ac.uk
Professor David Cowling	Professor	Contact David Cowling
Dr Amaleena Damlé	Associate Professor Deputy Director of Research (Grants)	amaleena.damle@durham.ac.uk
Professor Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze	Professor	catherine.dousteyssier@durham.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Hickmott	Associate Professor Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies	sarah.hickmott@durham.ac.uk
Professor Christopher Lloyd	Emeritus Professor	c.d.lloyd@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon McKinnon	Assistant Professor	s.g.mckinnon@durham.ac.uk
Mr Corentin Mallet-Pont	Language Assistant	corentin.mallet-pont@durham.ac.uk
Professor Richard Maber	Emeritus Professor	r.g.maber@durham.ac.uk
Professor Gerald Moore	Professor	gerald.moore@durham.ac.uk
Prof John O'Brien	Emeritus Professor	john.o'brien@durham.ac.uk
Dr Orane Onyekpe-Touzet	Teaching Fellow	orane.onyekpe-touzet@durham.ac.uk
Mme Vasanti Piette	Assistant Professor	vasanti.piette@durham.ac.uk
Miss Ludivine Pla	Language Assistant	ludivine.pla@durham.ac.uk
Dr Zoë Roth	Associate Professor	zoe.roth@durham.ac.uk
Professor Marc Schachter	Professor Director of Studies (French)	marc.schachter@durham.ac.uk
Professor Richard Scholar	Professor	richard.scholar@durham.ac.uk
Professor Luke Sunderland	Professor	luke.sunderland@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ed Welch	Professor Head of School	edward.j.welch@durham.ac.uk
Professor Thomas Wynn	Professor	thomas.wynn@durham.ac.uk

German Studies

Dr Yael Almog	Associate Professor	yael.almog@durham.ac.uk
Dr Petra Bauer	Assistant Professor	petra.bauer@durham.ac.uk
Dr Polly Dickson	Assistant Professor	polly.l.dickson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jonathan Long	Professor	j.j.long@durham.ac.uk
Professor Claudia Nitschke	Professor	claudia.nitschke@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alexis Radisoglou	Assistant Professor Director of Studies (German)	alexis.radisoglou@durham.ac.uk
Dr Tracey Reimann-Dawe	Assistant Professor	tracey.reimann-dawe@durham.ac.uk
Professor Janet Stewart	Professor Executive Dean (A&H)	janet.c.stewart@durham.ac.uk
Mr Samuel Thompson	Teaching Fellow	samuel.j.thompson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Ward	Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Education	simon.ward2@durham.ac.uk
Ms Gina Wrobel	DAAD Lektorin	gina.wrobel@durham.ac.uk

Hispanic Studies

Professor Andrew Beresford	Professor	a.m.beresford@durham.ac.uk
Professor Marcela Cazzoli	Professor	marcela.a.cazzoli@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lara Escudero-Batzán	Lecturer (Teaching)	l.m.escudero-baztan@durham.ac.uk
Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández	Professor	santiago.fouz@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Maria-Victoria Hedley	Assistant Teaching Fellow	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 Director of Studies (Hispanic Studies)	manuel.hijano@durham.ac.uk
Dr Penélope Johnson	Associate Professor (Teaching)	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
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	axel.perez-trujillo@durham.ac.uk
Ms Heiddy Roberts	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	Contact Heiddy Roberts
Dr Nicholas Roberts	Associate Professor Chair, UG Board of Examiners	Contact Nicholas Roberts
Dr Sacramento Roselló	Teaching Fellow	sacramento.rosello@durham.ac.uk
Professor H. Rosi Song	Professor	rosi.song@durham.ac.uk
Professor Mike Thompson	Emeritus Professor	m.p.thompson@durham.ac.uk

Italian Studies

Dr Salvatore Campisi	Assistant Professor/Co-Director of Studies (Italian)	salvatore.campisi@durham.ac.uk
Professor Carlo Caruso	Honorary Professor	carlo.caruso@durham.ac.uk
Professor Stefano Cracolici	Professor	stefano.cracolici@durham.ac.uk
Dr Pietro Dalmazzo	Assistant Teaching Fellow	pietro.dalmazzo@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/Co-Director of Studies (Italian)	luca.malici@durham.ac.uk
Ms Patrizia Meuti	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	Contact Patrizia Meuti
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
Mrs Elena Vignali	Lecturer (Teaching)	elena.vignali@durham.ac.uk
Professor Katrin Wehling-Giorgi	Professor	katrin.wehling-giorgi@durham.ac.uk

Japanese Studies

Dr Hansun Hsiung	Assistant Professor	hansun.hsiung@durham.ac.uk
Dr Fusako Innami	Associate Professor in Japanese and Performance Studies	fusako.innami@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kayo Kondo	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	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 Director of Studies (Japanese)	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk
Ms Sayo Wilkinson	Lecturer (Teaching)	sayo.wilkinson@durham.ac.uk

Russian Studies

Professor Andy Byford	Professor Director of Research	andy.byford@durham.ac.uk
Dr Ekaterina Chown	Associate Professor (Teaching)	ekaterina.chown@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Branka Grundy	Assistant Professor	branka.grundy@durham.ac.uk
Professor Alexandra Harrington	Professor Deputy Executive Dean (People and Workplace Culture)	a.k.harrington@durham.ac.uk
Dr Viktoria Ivleva	Associate Professor	viktoria.ivleva@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Pirani	Honorary Professor in MLAC Centre for Culture and Ecology	simon.pirani@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dušan Radunović	Associate Professor Director of Studies	dusan.radunovic@durham.ac.uk
Professor S Tyulenev	Professor	sergey.tyulenev@durham.ac.uk
Dr Panayiotis Xenophontos	Teaching Fellow	panayiotis.xenophontos@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

Translation Studies

Professor Kevin Lin	Professor in Practice	Contact Kevin Lin
Professor Ita Mac Carthy	Professor	ita.k.mac-carthy@durham.ac.uk
Ms Etsuko Okahisa	Part-time Teacher [Japanese]	Contact Etsuko Okahisa
Professor Sergey Tyulenev	Professor	sergey.tyulenev@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 Hazel Donkin	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	hazel.donkin@durham.ac.uk
Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández	Professor	santiago.fouz@durham.ac.uk
Dr Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián	Associate Professor	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	fiona.r.johnstone@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Lolli	Assistant Professor	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	simon.ward2@durham.ac.uk

Centre for Foreign Language Study

Mr Abedal-Mutaleb Al-Zuweiri	Lecturer (Teaching) - Arabic	abedal-mutaleb.al-zuweiri@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Agnès Bastien-Langham	Lecturer (Teaching) - French	agnes.bastien@durham.ac.uk
Ms Teresa Bauza-Bosch	Teaching Fellow	teresa.bauza-bosch@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yoonjoung Choi	Lecturer (Teaching) - Korean	Contact Yoonjoung Choi
Dr Géraldine Crahay	Lecturer (Teaching) - French	geraldine.crahay@durham.ac.uk
Mr Mark Critchley	Director, Centre for Foreign Language Study	mark.critchley@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Mary Fender	Language Services Coordinator	m.j.s.fender@durham.ac.uk
Ms Emiko Kamimoto	Lecturer (Teaching) - Japanese	emiko.kamimoto@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Zhanna Kozmenko-Ihssen	Lecturer (Teaching) - German	zhanna.kozmenko-ihssen@durham.ac.uk
Miss Shelley Lau	Learning and Teaching Administrator	shelley.lau@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Laura Lewis	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - German	laura.h.wichmann@durham.ac.uk
Ms Fernanda Lourenco	Part-time Teacher - Portuguese	fernanda.lourenco@durham.ac.uk
Dr Elinor Parks	Lecturer (Teaching) - German	elinor.parks@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kristina Pla Fernandez	Lecturer (Teaching) - Spanish	kristina.pla-fernandez@durham.ac.uk
Ms Nuria Polo-Pérez	Lecturer (Teaching) - Spanish	nuria.polo-perez@durham.ac.uk
Ms Giusy Stott	Lecturer (Teaching) / Italian Language Programme Coordinator (Centre for Foreign Language Study)	giuseppina.stott@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kaoru Umezawa	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - Japanese	Contact Kaoru Umezawa
Mrs Heesoo Warner	Lecturer (Teaching) - Korean	heesoo.warner@durham.ac.uk