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
VZ 612, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

School Administrators

Chris Park

Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures

chris.park@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 610, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Mitch Wood

School Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures

mitchell.wood@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 610, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

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 Simon Perris

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

simon.perris@vuw.ac.nz
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
VZ 614, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Contact for Māori and Pasifika Students

Toaga Alefosio

Lecturer (Teaching) 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

catherine.churchman@vuw.ac.nz

Asian Languages and Cultures

Dr Hui Luo

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

hui.luo@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Limin Bai

Senior Lecturer

School of Languages and Cultures

limin.bai@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 718, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Limin Bai is on Research Leave for the remainder of 2025.

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 (Teaching) in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

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

Dr Michaela Kelly

Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

michaela.kelly@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 707, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

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

Senior Lecturer in Classics

School of Languages and Cultures

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

Dr Simon Perris

Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

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

Dr Babette Puetz

Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

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

Dr Diana Burton

Associate Professor

School of Languages and Cultures

diana.burton@vuw.ac.nz
MY 313, Murphy Building, 21D 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

European and Latin American Languages and Cultures

Dr Charles Rice-Davis

Lecturer in French

School of Languages and Cultures

charles.rice-davis@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Sally Hill

Professor of Global Studies

School of Languages and Cultures

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

Prof Marco Sonzogni

Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

marco.sonzogni@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 615, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

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

Dr Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos

Presenter

Senior Lecturer

Wellington Uni-Professional|School of Languages and Cultures

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

Dr Miguel Arnedo-Gomez

Senior Lecturer

School of Languages and Cultures

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

Prof Sarah Leggott

Professor of Spanish

School of Languages and Cultures

Teaching Fellows

Mariel Lettier

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

mariel.lettier@vuw.ac.nz

Marcella Zanetti

Casual

Examinations Assistant

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures|Academic Office|School of Languages and Cultures

marcella.zanetti@vuw.ac.nz

Courtney McDonald

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

courtney.mcdonald@vuw.ac.nz

Isaac Bennett-Smith

Teaching Fellow

School of Languages and Cultures

isaac.bennett-smith@vuw.ac.nz

Va'aomanū Pasifika

Dr April Henderson

Presenter

Senior Lecturer

Wellington Uni-Professional|School of Languages and Cultures

april.henderson@vuw.ac.nz
OK , 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

Toaga Alefosio

Lecturer (Teaching) in Samoan Studies

School of Languages and Cultures

toaga.alefosio@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

Diploma in University Studies (Pasifika Pathways)

Edna 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 Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

jean.anderson@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Richard Millington

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

richard.millington@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Claudia Bernardi

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

claudia.bernardi@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Andrea Hepworth

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

andrea.hepworth@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Carolina Miranda

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

carolina.miranda@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Dennitza Gabrakova

Honorary Research Associate
School of Languages and Cultures

dennitza.gabrakova@vuw.ac.nz

Dr James Kierstead

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures

james.kierstead@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Mark Masterson

Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

mark.masterson@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 Yiyan Wang

Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

yiyan.wang@vuw.ac.nz