Staff

View the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies’ staff list, including role and contact details.

Administration staff
Academic staff
Research staff
Adjunct staff

Head of School

Dr Peter Gu

Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5606
VZ 211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Director, English Language Institute

Dr Angela Joe

Director English Language Institute
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

angela.joe@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5607
VZ 213, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

School Manager (Administration)

Bernie Hambleton

School Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

bernie.hambleton@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5601
VZ 212, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Administration staff

Janet Attrill

Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

janet.attrill@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5894
VZ 210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Alastair Baldwin

IELTS Invigilator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

IELTS chief Invigilator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

School Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

alastair.baldwin@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5610
VZ 208, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Patrick Coelho

IELTS Centre Coordinator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

patrick.coelho@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 208, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Carlos Espinoza

ELI Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

carlos.espinoza@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6472
VZ 205, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Micky Vale

Database Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Matthew Vink

Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

matthew.vink@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5255
463 5255
VZ 210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Oliver Ballance

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

oliver.ballance@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4590
VZ 206, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Sasha Calhoun

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sasha.calhoun@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9537
044639537
VZ 318, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Victoria Chen

Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

victoria.chen@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5616
VZ 303, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Robin Cohen

Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

robin.cohen@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4940
VZ 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Diane Comer

Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

diane.comer@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4352
VZ 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Cherie Connor

English Language Teacher · ASEAN Programmes Academic Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

cherie.connor@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5629
VZ 307, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

AProf Averil Coxhead

Director, Trimester 3 Project
Vice-Chancellor's Office

VZ 403, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Director, Trimester 3 Project · Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Vice-Chancellor's Office · School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Anna Dowling

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

anna.dowling@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5605
VZ 214, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Karen Falconer

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

karen.falconer@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5627
VZ 402, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Peter Gu

Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5606
VZ 211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

David Holmes

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

david.holmes@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8781
VZ 312, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Alastair Ker

Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Senior Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Prof John Macalister

Associate Dean (International)
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

john.macalister@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4849
04 463 5609
+64 27 5635609
MY 308, Murphy Building, 21D Kelburn Parade

Prof Meredith Marra

Professor of Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

meredith.marra@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5636
463 5636
VZ 409, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Rachel McKee

Associate Professor · Programme Director, NZSL Studies
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · Deaf Studies Research Unit

rachel.mckee@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5626
VZ 317, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Prof Miriam Meyerhoff

Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

miriam.meyerhoff@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5614
027 860 1497
VZ 301, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

AProf Jonathan Newton

Associate Professor · Programme Director, Master's in TESOL, Master's in Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jonathan.newton@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5622
+64274138302
044635622
VZ 418, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Le Nguyen

ELI Teacher ELIN101
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

le.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9779
VZ 214, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Jean Parkinson

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jean.parkinson@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8009
VZ 417, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Kamala Patel

Senior Tutor WRIT
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

kamala.patel@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Natalia Petersen

Senior Language Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

natalia.petersen@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5621
VZ 305, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Sara Pivac Alexander

Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sara.pivacalexander@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4386
VZ 314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Katherine Quigley

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · English Language Institute

VZ 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Senior Tutor WRIT
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · WRIT Programme

VZ 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Nicky Riddiford

Senior ELI Teacher · Course Coordinator & Teacher, Skilled Migrant Programme
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · English Language Institute

nicky.riddiford@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6471
04 463 6471
VZ 309, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Rachael Ruegg

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

rachael.ruegg@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5628
04 4635628
VZ 411, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Corinne Seals

Senior Lecturer · Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

corinne.seals@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5608
VZ 405, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Anna Siyanova

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

anna.siyanova@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5922
0223112435
VZ 203, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Stephen Skalicky

Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

stephen.skalicky@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8678
VZ 407, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Susan Smith

ELI Senior Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

susan.smith@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 311, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Derek Wallace

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

derek.wallace@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5630
VZ 319, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Prof Paul Warren

Professor in Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

paul.warren@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5631
027 564 5631
04 463 5631
VZ 320, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Philippa Lyall

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

IELTS Examiner
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Jean Arnold

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jean.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9577
KP22 201, 22 Kelburn Parade

Alison Hamilton-Jenkins

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

alison.hamilton-jenkins@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5617
4635617
VZ 304, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Ricky Barrow

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ricky.barrow@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5632
04 463 5632
VZ 202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Natasha Clark

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Dr Ha Hoang

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ha.hoang@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4941
04 463 5617
VZ 304, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Tim Edwards

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

tim.edwards@vuw.ac.nz
4639577
KP22 201, 22 Kelburn Parade

Toby Harris

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

toby.harris@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8491
463 8491
KP22 202, 22 Kelburn Parade

Dr Marianne M

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

marianne@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4937
VZ 202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Eva Jiang

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

eva.jiang@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5643
KP22 201, 22 Kelburn Parade

Beverley McAndrew

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

beverley.mcandrew@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4092
KP22, 22 Kelburn Parade

Sarah Patterson

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · ELTO

Adjunct staff

Dr Sara Cotterall

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sara.cotterall@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4474
KP10, 10 Kelburn Parade

David Crabbe

Adjunct Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

david.crabbe@vuw.ac.nz
04 4635619
415, Von Zedlitz Bldg Kelburn Pde

Dr Irina Elgort

Senior Lecturer
Centre for Academic Development

irina.elgort@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5970
Room 107, 10 Waiteata Road

Sai Hui

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

04 464 5600

Dr David McKee

Interested Party
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

david.mckee@vuw.ac.nz

Professor Jack Richards

Adjunct Lecturer

Elaine Vine

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

elaine.vine@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5600
Room 416, Von Zedlitz Bldg Kelburn Pde

Shunji Yamazaki

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

04 463 5600

Research staff

Dr Bernadette Vine

Researcher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

bernadette.vine@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4639
VZ, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Emeritus Professors

Prof Laurie Bauer

Emeritus Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

laurie.bauer@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4256
VZ 415, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Prof Janet Holmes

Emeritus Professor · Associate Director, Language in the Workplace Project team
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

janet.holmes@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5619
+64 27 5635614
VZ 415, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Prof Paul Nation

Emeritus Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

paul.nation@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4254
VZ 415, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade