Faculty
Director of the MA Program
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Peter De Costa, Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B257 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 884-7728
Core Faculty
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Aline Godfroid, Professor
Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B253 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 353-6432
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Debra Hardison, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B256 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 884-1507
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Shawn Loewen, Professor
Ph.D., University of Auckland in New Zealand
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B255 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 353-9790
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Charlene Polio, Professor
Ph.D., UCLA
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B251 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 884-1502
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Patti Spinner, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B258 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
517-353-0754
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Koen Van Gorp, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Leuven
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B262 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
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Paula Winke, Professor & SLS Director
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B252 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 432-1149
Affiliated Faculty
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Dustin De Felice, Associate Professor, Director of the English Language Center
Ph.D., Northeastern Illinois University
English Language Center
B230 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
Phone: (517) 432-2337
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Senta Goertler, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B266 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
Phone: (517) 355-5079
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Amy Kroesche, Instructor
M.A., Michigan State University
Advisor/Instructor, English Language Center
Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
Professor Emeritus
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Susan Gass, University Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
B202 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Road
(517) 353-0800