Staff

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Head of School

Dr Nicola Gilmour

Head of School
School of Languages and Cultures

nicola.gilmour@vuw.ac.nz
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
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

lissa.harrop@vuw.ac.nz

Chris Park

Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures

Postgraduate Coordinator

Dr Shin Takahashi

Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

shin.takahashi@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 708, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Honours Coordinators

Dr Shin Takahashi

Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

shin.takahashi@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 708, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Mark Masterson

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

mark.masterson@vuw.ac.nz
OK 514, 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
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 Mark Masterson

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

mark.masterson@vuw.ac.nz
OK 514, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, 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
VZ 718, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Hui Luo

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

hui.luo@vuw.ac.nz
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
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

Dennitza Gabrakova

dennitza.gabrakova@vuw.ac.nz

AProf Stephen Epstein

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

stephen.epstein@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 717, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Catherine Churchman

Lecturer in Asian Studies
School of Languages and Cultures

catherine.churchman@vuw.ac.nz

Classics

Dr Hamish Cameron

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

hamish.r.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
OK 516, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Diana Burton

Associate Professor · Classics
School of Languages and Cultures

diana.burton@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6784
OK 515, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mark Masterson

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

mark.masterson@vuw.ac.nz
OK 514, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

James Kierstead

james.kierstead@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Babette Puetz is on Research Leave in T1, 2024.

Dr Babette Puetz

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

babette.puetz@vuw.ac.nz
OK 513, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Prof Jeff Tatum

Professor of Classics
School of Languages and Cultures

jeff.tatum@vuw.ac.nz
OK 509, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Simon Perris is on Research Leave in T1, 2024.

Dr Simon Perris

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

simon.perris@vuw.ac.nz
OK 512, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

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
VZ 702, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Prof Sally Hill

Associate Dean, Academic Programmes · Professor of Global Studies
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

sally.hill@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 604, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Nicola Gilmour

Head of School
School of Languages and Cultures

nicola.gilmour@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 611, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Marco Sonzogni

Reader
School of Languages and Cultures

marco.sonzogni@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 603, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Carolina Miranda

carolina.miranda@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Charles Rice-Davis

Lecturer in French

School of Languages and Cultures

charles.rice-davis@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Claudia Bernardi

Senior Lecturer in Italian

School of Languages and Cultures

claudia.bernardi@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 601, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Jana Loorparg

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

jana.loorparg@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Yuri Cerquiera dos Anjos is on Research Leave in T1, 2024.

Dr Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

yuri.anjos@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 716, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Va'aomanū Pasifika

Dr April Henderson

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

april.henderson@vuw.ac.nz
OK 310, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Dr Nalani Wilson-Hokowhitu

Lecturer in Pacific Studies

School of Languages and Cultures

nalani.wilson-hokowhitu@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Sadat Muaiava

Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

sadat.muaiava@vuw.ac.nz
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

Diploma in University Studies (Pasifika Pathways)

Edna 'Ungatea Tu'itupou-Havea

Programme Director, Pasifika Pathways
School of Languages and Cultures

edna.havea@vuw.ac.nz
OK 318, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

Adjuncts/Visiting Scholars

Dr Jean Anderson

Adjunct Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

jean.anderson@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Andrea Hepworth

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

andrea.hepworth@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Niusila Faamanatu-Eteuati

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

niusila.faamanatueteuati@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Emalani Case

Honorary Research Associate
School of Languages and Cultures

emalani.case@vuw.ac.nz

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

hansgerd.delbruck@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Art Pomeroy

Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

art.pomeroy@vuw.ac.nz
OK 517, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade