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
Dr Peter Gu
Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5606

Director, English Language Institute

Dr Angela Joe
Dr Angela Joe
Director English Language Institute
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 213, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- angela.joe@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5607

School Manager (Administration)

Bernie Hambleton
Bernie Hambleton
School Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 212, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- bernie.hambleton@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5601

Administration staff

Janet Attrill
Janet Attrill
Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- janet.attrill@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5894
Alastair Baldwin
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, Room 208, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Patrick Coelho
Patrick Coelho
IELTS Centre Coordinator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 208, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- patrick.coelho@vuw.ac.nz
Carlos Espinoza
Carlos Espinoza
ELI Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 205, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- carlos.espinoza@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6472
Micky Vale
Micky Vale
Database Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Sign Language Interpreter
Disability Services
- micky.vale@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5322
- VZ, Room 314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Matthew Vink
Matthew Vink
Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 463 5255
- VZ, Room 210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- matthew.vink@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5255

Academic staff

Oliver Ballance
Oliver Ballance
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 206, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- oliver.ballance@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4590
Dr Sasha Calhoun
Dr Sasha Calhoun
Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 044639537
- VZ, Room 318, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- sasha.calhoun@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9537
Dr Victoria Chen
Dr Victoria Chen
Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 303, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- victoria.chen@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5616
Robin Cohen
Robin Cohen
Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- robin.cohen@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4940
Diane Comer
Diane Comer
Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- diane.comer@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4352
Cherie Connor
Cherie Connor
English Language Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 307, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- cherie.connor@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5629
AProf Averil Coxhead
AProf Averil Coxhead
Director, Trimester 3 Project
Vice-Chancellor's Office
- VZ, Room 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
Anna Dowling
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 214, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- anna.dowling@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5605
Karen Falconer
Karen Falconer
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 402, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- karen.falconer@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5627
Dr Peter Gu
Dr Peter Gu
Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5606
David Holmes
David Holmes
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 312, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- david.holmes@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8781
Dr Alastair Ker
Dr Alastair Ker
IELTS Examiner
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Senior Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- alastair.ker@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5623
- +64 27 5635623
- VZ, Room 310, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Prof John Macalister
Prof John Macalister
Associate Dean (International)
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- MY, Room 308, Murphy Building, 21D Kelburn Parade
Prof Meredith Marra
Prof Meredith Marra
Professor of Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 463 5636
- VZ, Room 409, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- meredith.marra@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5636
Dr Rachel McKee
Dr Rachel McKee
Associate Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 317, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- rachel.mckee@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5626
Prof Miriam Meyerhoff
Prof Miriam Meyerhoff
Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 301, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
AProf Jonathan Newton
AProf Jonathan Newton
Associate Professor · Programme Director, Master's in TESOL, Master's in Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 044635622
- VZ, Room 418, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Dr Le Nguyen
Dr Le Nguyen
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 214, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- le.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9779
Dr Jean Parkinson
Dr Jean Parkinson
Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 417, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- jean.parkinson@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8009
Kamala Patel
Kamala Patel
Senior Tutor WRIT
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- kamala.patel@vuw.ac.nz
Natalia Petersen
Natalia Petersen
Senior Language Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 305, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- natalia.petersen@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5621
Sara Pivac Alexander
Sara Pivac Alexander
Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- sara.pivacalexander@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4386
Dr Katherine Quigley
Dr Katherine Quigley
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · English Language Institute
- VZ, Room 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Senior Tutor WRIT
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · WRIT Programme
- VZ, Room 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- katherine.quigley@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5612
Nicky Riddiford
Nicky Riddiford
Senior ELI Teacher · Course Coordinator & Teacher, Skilled Migrant Programme
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · English Language Institute
- 04 463 6471
- VZ, Room 309, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- nicky.riddiford@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6471
Rachael Ruegg
Rachael Ruegg
Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 411, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- rachael.ruegg@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5628
Dr Corinne Seals
Dr Corinne Seals
Senior Lecturer · Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 405, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- corinne.seals@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5608
Dr Anna Siyanova
Dr Anna Siyanova
Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 203, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Dr Stephen Skalicky
Dr Stephen Skalicky
Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 407, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- stephen.skalicky@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8678
Susan Smith
Susan Smith
ELI Senior Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 311, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- susan.smith@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Derek Wallace
Dr Derek Wallace
Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 319, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- derek.wallace@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5630
Prof Paul Warren
Prof Paul Warren
Professor in Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 04 463 5631
- VZ, Room 320, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Philippa Lyall
Philippa Lyall
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
IELTS Examiner
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- philippa.lyall@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4531
Jean Arnold
Jean Arnold
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- KP22, Room 201, 22 Kelburn Parade
- jean.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9577
Alison Hamilton-Jenkins
Alison Hamilton-Jenkins
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 4635617
- VZ, Room 304, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- alison.hamilton-jenkins@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5617
Ricky Barrow
Ricky Barrow
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 04 463 5632
- VZ, Room 202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
IELTS chief Invigilator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 04 463 5632
- VZ, Room 202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- ricky.barrow@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5632
Natasha Clark
Natasha Clark
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- natasha.clark@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5618
Dr Ha Hoang
Dr Ha Hoang
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 5617
- VZ, Room 304, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- ha.hoang@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4941
Tim Edwards
Tim Edwards
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
ELI/ELTO Relief Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
IELTS Examiner
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- tim.edwards@vuw.ac.nz
Toby Harris
Toby Harris
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- 463 8491
- KP22, Room 202, 22 Kelburn Parade
- toby.harris@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8491
Dr Marianne M
Dr Marianne M
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- marianne@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4937
Eva Jiang
Eva Jiang
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- KP22, Room 201, 22 Kelburn Parade
- eva.jiang@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5643
Beverley McAndrew
Beverley McAndrew
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- KP22, 22 Kelburn Parade
- beverley.mcandrew@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4092
Sarah Patterson
Sarah Patterson
ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · ELTO
- 022 091 6964
- KP22, Room 206, 22 Kelburn Parade

Adjunct staff

Dr Sara Cotterall
Dr Sara Cotterall
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- KP10, 10 Kelburn Parade
- sara.cotterall@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4474
David Crabbe
David Crabbe
Adjunct Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- Room 415, Von Zedlitz Bldg Kelburn Pde
- david.crabbe@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635619

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

David McKee
David McKee
Teaching Fellow
- Room 316, Von Zedlitz Bldg Kelburn Pde
- 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
Dr Bernadette Vine
Researcher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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
Prof Laurie Bauer
Emeritus Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 415, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- laurie.bauer@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4256
Prof Janet Holmes
Prof Janet Holmes
Emeritus Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 415, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Prof Paul Nation
Prof Paul Nation
Emeritus Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- VZ, Room 415, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
- paul.nation@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4254

Staff

Head of School

Director, English Language Institute

School Manager (Administration)

Administration staff

Patrick Coelho

Patrick Coelho

Academic staff

Robin Cohen

Robin Cohen

Karen Falconer

Karen Falconer

Kamala Patel

Kamala Patel

Philippa Lyall

Philippa Lyall

Jean Arnold

Jean Arnold

Alison Hamilton-Jenkins

Alison Hamilton-Jenkins

Ricky Barrow

Ricky Barrow

Natasha Clark

Natasha Clark

Dr Ha Hoang

Dr Ha Hoang

Tim Edwards

Tim Edwards

Toby Harris

Toby Harris

Dr Marianne M

Dr Marianne M

Eva Jiang

Eva Jiang

Beverley McAndrew

Beverley McAndrew

Sarah Patterson

Sarah Patterson

Adjunct staff

David McKee

David McKee

Research staff

Emeritus Professors