Staff

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Head of School

Dr Nicola Gilmour

Head of School
School of Languages and Cultures

nicola.gilmour@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5296
VZ 611, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Deputy Head of School

Dr Babette Puetz

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

babette.puetz@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 7407
OK 513, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

School Manager

Lisa Lowe

School Manager
School of Languages and Cultures

lisa.lowe@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6699
VZ 612, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

School Administrators

Lissa Harrop

SLC School Administrator

lissa.harrop@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5405
VZ 610, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Chris Park

Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures

Lona Nguyen

School Administrator

School of Languages and Cultures

Postgraduate Coordinator

Prof Yiyan Wang

Professor of Chinese
School of Languages and Cultures

yiyan.wang@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6456
VZ 701, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Honours Coordinators

Prof Yiyan Wang

Professor of Chinese
School of Languages and Cultures

yiyan.wang@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6456
VZ 701, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Simon Perris

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

simon.perris@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5478
OK 512, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Contact for Students with Disabilities

Dr Monica Tempian

Senior Lecturer in German
School of Languages and Cultures

monica.tempian@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5548
VZ 614, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Contact for Māori and Pasifika Students

Toaga Alefosio

Lecturer in Samoan Studies

School of Languages and Cultures

toaga.alefosio@vuw.ac.nz

Rainbow Representative

Dr Catherine Churchman

Lecturer in Asian Studies
School of Languages and Cultures

Language Learning Centre (LLC)

Dr Diego Navarro

Language Technology Specialist

Language Learning Centre

diego.navarro@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5792
VZ 004, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Asian Languages and Cultures

Dr Limin Bai

Senior Lecturer · Director of Asian Languages and Cultures
School of Languages and Cultures

limin.bai@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6462
VZ 718, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Catherine Churchman

Lecturer in Asian Studies
School of Languages and Cultures

Dr Hui Luo

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

hui.luo@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6461
VZ 714, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Shin Takahashi

Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

shin.takahashi@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6465
VZ 708, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Yoshie Nishikawa

Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

yoshie.nishikawa@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 705, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Associate Professor Stephen Epstein is on Research Leave in T1, 2023

AProf Stephen Epstein

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

stephen.epstein@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5703
VZ 717, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Dennitza Gabrakova is on Research Leave for T1 and T2, 2023

Dr Dennitza Gabrakova

Senior Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

dennitza.gabrakova@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6466
VZ 706, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Classics

Dr Hamish Cameron

Lecturer in Classics · Director of Classics
School of Languages and Cultures

hamish.r.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6783
OK 516, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Diana Burton is on Research Leave in T1, 2023

Dr Diana Burton

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

04 463 7484
MY 313, Murphy Building, 21D Kelburn Parade

Associate Dean (Students) · Senior Lecturer in Classics
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · School of Languages and Cultures

04 463 6784
OK 515, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Babette Puetz

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

babette.puetz@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 7407
OK 513, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr James Kierstead

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

james.kierstead@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6785
OK 511, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mark Masterson

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

mark.masterson@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6909
OK 514, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Simon Perris

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

simon.perris@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5478
OK 512, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Professor Jeff Tatum is away on Research Leave on T1, 2023

Prof Jeff Tatum

Professor of Classics
School of Languages and Cultures

jeff.tatum@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5846
OK 509, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Isaac Bennett-Smith

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

isaac.bennett-smith@vuw.ac.nz

European and Latin American Languages and Cultures

Dr Miguel Arnedo-Gomez

Senior Lecturer · Director of European and Latin American Languages and Cultures
School of Languages and Cultures

miguel.arnedo-gomez@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5602
VZ 702, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

AProf Sally Hill

Associate Professor · Associate Professor of Italian
School of Languages and Cultures

sally.hill@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5298
VZ 604, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

yuri.anjos@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5798
VZ 716, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Nicola Gilmour

Head of School
School of Languages and Cultures

nicola.gilmour@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5296
VZ 611, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Marco Sonzogni

Reader
School of Languages and Cultures

marco.sonzogni@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6284
VZ 603, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Andrea Hepworth

Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies
School of Languages and Cultures

andrea.hepworth@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5321
VZ 707, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Monica Tempian

Senior Lecturer in German
School of Languages and Cultures

monica.tempian@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5548
VZ 614, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Claudia Bernardi is on Research Leave in T1 and T2, 2023

Dr Claudia Bernardi

Senior Lecturer in Italian

School of Languages and Cultures

claudia.bernardi@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5646
VZ 601, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Carolina Miranda is on Research Leave in T1, 2023

Dr Carolina Miranda

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

carolina.miranda@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5647
VZ 704, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Richard Millington is on Research Leave in T1, 2023

Dr Richard Millington

Senior Lecturer in German
School of Languages and Cultures

richard.millington@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5975
VZ 615, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Charles Rice-Davis is on Research Leave in T1, 2023

Dr Charles Rice-Davis

Lecturer in French
School of Languages and Cultures

charles.rice-davis@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5789
VZ 715, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Antonella Sarti-Evans

Research Assistant

Teaching Fellow

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antonella.sartievans@vuw.ac.nz

Lynne Bulloch

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

lynne.bulloch@vuw.ac.nz

Va'aomanū Pasifika

Dr April Henderson

Senior Lecturer · Director of Va'aomanū Pasifika
School of Languages and Cultures

april.henderson@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5829
OK 310, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Sadat Muaiava

Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

sadat.muaiava@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6541
OK 317, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Toaga Alefosio

Lecturer in Samoan Studies

School of Languages and Cultures

toaga.alefosio@vuw.ac.nz

Kaitlin Abbott

School Administrator · Equity Liaison
School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations

kaitlin.abbott@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3107
MY 518, Murphy Building, 21D Kelburn Parade

Diploma in University Studies (Pasifika Pathways)

Edna Havea

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

edna.havea@vuw.ac.nz

Adjuncts/Visiting Scholars

Emeritus Professors

Prof John Davidson

Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

john.davidson@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6781
022 123 1944
OK 517, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Prof Hansgerd Delbruck

Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

Prof Art Pomeroy

Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

art.pomeroy@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6781
OK 517, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Staff

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Head of School

Deputy Head of School

School Manager

School Administrators

Lissa Harrop

Chris Park

Lona Nguyen

Postgraduate Coordinator

Honours Coordinators

Contact for Students with Disabilities

Contact for Māori and Pasifika Students

Rainbow Representative

Language Learning Centre (LLC)

Dr Diego Navarro

Asian Languages and Cultures

Classics

Isaac Bennett-Smith

European and Latin American Languages and Cultures

Dr Antonella Sarti-Evans

Lynne Bulloch

Va'aomanū Pasifika

Kaitlin Abbott

Diploma in University Studies (Pasifika Pathways)

Edna Havea

Adjuncts/Visiting Scholars

Jean Anderson

Emalani Case

Niusila Faamanatueteuati

Emeritus Professors