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Our MLAC Team provide a range of valuable support and advice to see you through your time with us. If you are experiencing difficulties which are having an impact upon your studies by preventing you from progressing or engaging academically, please contact our Student Support Officer, Claire Basnett, at mlac.studentsupport@durham.ac.uk If you have any queries relating to academic processes and information – such as timetabling, module choices, assessments, extension requests, or programme regulations – please contact our Learning and Teaching Team at mlac.undergraduate@durham.ac.uk
Other enquiries
Postgraduate Student Support	mlac.pgsupport@durham.ac.uk
Erasmus Student Officer	mlac.incomingerasmus@durham.ac.uk
Year Abroad	mlac.yearabroad@durham.ac.uk
Learning & Teaching Manager	mlac.learningandteachingmanager@durham.ac.uk
School Manager	mlac.schoolmanager@durham.ac.uk
Operations Coordinator	mlac.operations@durham.ac.uk
Finance Officer	artsandhumanities.financeteam@durham.ac.uk
Research Officer	artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk
Postgraduate Admissions	mlac.pgadmissions@durham.ac.uk

Head of School	mlac.hos@durham.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School (Research)	mlac.dhosresearch@durham.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School (Teaching)	mlac.dhosteaching@durham.ac.uk
Director of Postgraduate Studies	mlac.dpgs@durham.ac.uk
Director of Research	mlac.dor@durham.ac.uk
Director of Undergraduate Studies	mlac.duge@durham.ac.uk
Chair of Board of Examiners	mlac.cboe@durham.ac.uk

Administration

Name	Position	Contact
Dr Philip Bolton	School Manager	philip.bolton@durham.ac.uk
Miss Isabella Briers	Learning and Teaching Administrator	isabella.m.briers@durham.ac.uk
Mr Tom Claydon	Learning and Teaching Manager	tom.claydon@durham.ac.uk
Miss Helen Cant	Operations Coordinator	mlac.operations@durham.ac.uk
Miss Jessica Crinson	Learning and Teaching Administrator	jessica.crinson@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Vicky Holding	Learning and Teaching Coordinator (Assessment)	vicky.holding@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Katherine Hunt	Learning and Teaching Administrator (Assessment)	katherine.hunt@durham.ac.uk
Ms Kim Huntingdon	Administrative Assistant	kim.huntingdon@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Kathleen Lowson	Assistant Manager (Learning and Teaching)	kathleen.lowson@durham.ac.uk
Ms Lucia Luck	PG Co-ordinator	lucia.luck@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Tina O'Donnell	Learning and Teaching Administrator (Assessment)	tina.o'donnell@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Chermaine Patey	Learning and Teaching Administrator (Assessment)	chermaine.patey@durham.ac.uk

Arabic Studies

Name	Position	Contact
Dr Raphael Cormack	Assistant Professor	raphael.cormack@durham.ac.uk
Professor Abir Hamdar	Professor	abir.hamdar@durham.ac.uk
Ms Suhair Hindiyeh	Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)	suhair.hindiyeh@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Salima Jaljule	Assistant Professor (Teaching) / TLRP Coordinator	salima.jaljule@durham.ac.uk
Dr Mandana Mashayekhi-Ghoyonloo	Part-time Teacher	mandana.mashayekhi-ghoyonloo@durham.ac.uk
Professor Daniel Newman	Professor / Director of Studies	daniel.newman@durham.ac.uk
Professor Paul Starkey	Emeritus Professor	p.g.starkey@durham.ac.uk
Dr Aziza Zaher	Associate Professor (Teaching) / Careers Liaison	aziza.zaher@durham.ac.uk

Chinese Studies

Dr Qing Cao	Associate Professor	qing.cao@durham.ac.uk
Miss V Chu	Lecturer (Teaching)	w.v.chu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dongning Feng	Teaching Fellow	dongning.feng@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yunhan Hu	Assistant Professor	yunhan.hu@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jin Huang	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	jin.huang@durham.ac.uk
Dr William Schaefer	Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture	william.schaefer@durham.ac.uk
Mr Don Starr	Assistant Professor (Teaching) / Director of Studies (Chinese) / Director MA in Translation Studies	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk
Professor Binghan Zheng	Professor in Chinese Translation	binghan.zheng@durham.ac.uk

French Studies

Professor Kathryn Banks	Professor	kathryn.banks2@durham.ac.uk
Dr Marie-Claire Barnet	Associate Professor	marie-claire.barnet@durham.ac.uk
Dr Samuel Bootle	Associate Professor	s.d.bootle@durham.ac.uk
Mr Alexandre Burin	Teaching Fellow	alexandre.burin@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dominique Carlini-Versini	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	dominique.carlini-versini@durham.ac.uk
Dr Laura Chuhan Campbell	Assistant Professor	l.j.campbell@durham.ac.uk
Dr Madeleine Chalmers	Teaching Fellow	madeleine.chalmers@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jan Clarke	Professor / Director of Studies	jan.clarke@durham.ac.uk
Professor David Cowling	Professor / Head of School	Contact David Cowling
Dr Amaleena Damlé	Associate Professor	amaleena.damle@durham.ac.uk
Professor Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze	Professor	catherine.dousteyssier@durham.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Hickmott	Assistant Professor / Deputy Director of UG Education (Curriculum Development)	sarah.hickmott@durham.ac.uk
Professor Christopher Lloyd	Emeritus Professor	c.d.lloyd@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon McKinnon	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	s.g.mckinnon@durham.ac.uk
Mr Corentin Mallet-Pont	Language Assistant	corentin.mallet-pont@durham.ac.uk
Professor Richard Maber	Emeritus Professor	r.g.maber@durham.ac.uk
Professor Gerald Moore	Professor / School EDI Lead	gerald.moore@durham.ac.uk
Prof John O'Brien	Emeritus Professor	john.o'brien@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Orane Onyekpe-Touzet	Teaching Fellow	orane.onyekpe-touzet@durham.ac.uk
Mme Vasanti Piette	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	vasanti.piette@durham.ac.uk
Miss Ludivine Pla	Lectrice	ludivine.pla@durham.ac.uk
Mr Roger Ravanelli	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	roger.ravanelli@durham.ac.uk
Dr Zoë Roth	Associate Professor / Deputy Director of Research (Grants)	zoe.roth@durham.ac.uk
Professor Marc Schachter	Professor	marc.schachter@durham.ac.uk
Professor Richard Scholar	Professor	richard.scholar@durham.ac.uk
Professor Luke Sunderland	Professor	luke.sunderland@durham.ac.uk
Professor Thomas Wynn	Professor	thomas.wynn@durham.ac.uk

German Studies

Dr Yael Almog	Associate Professor	yael.almog@durham.ac.uk
Dr Petra Bauer	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	petra.bauer@durham.ac.uk
Dr Polly Dickson	Leverhulme Early Career Fellow	polly.l.dickson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jonathan Long	Professor	j.j.long@durham.ac.uk
Professor Claudia Nitschke	Professor / Director of Research	claudia.nitschke@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alexis Radisoglou	Assistant Professor / Director of Studies	alexis.radisoglou@durham.ac.uk
Dr Tracey Reimann-Dawe	Assistant Professor (Teaching) / Deputy Head of School (Teaching)	tracey.reimann-dawe@durham.ac.uk
Dr Michiel Rys	Teaching Fellow	michiel.rys@durham.ac.uk
Professor Janet Stewart	Professor / Executive Dean (A&H)	janet.c.stewart@durham.ac.uk
Mr Samuel Thompson	Teaching Fellow	samuel.j.thompson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Ward	Associate Professor / Director, BA in Visual Arts & Film	simon.ward2@durham.ac.uk
Ms Gina Wrobel	DAAD Lektorin	gina.wrobel@durham.ac.uk

Hispanic Studies

Professor Andrew Beresford	Professor	a.m.beresford@durham.ac.uk
Dr Marcela Cazzoli	Associate Professor (Teaching) / Director of UG Education	marcela.a.cazzoli@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lexie Cook	Assistant Professor	alexandra.cook@durham.ac.uk
Dr Miguel Domínguez Rohan	Teaching Fellow	miguel.dominguez-rohan@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lara Escudero-Batzán	Lecturer (Teaching)	l.m.escudero-baztan@durham.ac.uk
Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández	Professor	santiago.fouz@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Maria-Victoria Hedley	Assistant Teaching Fellow	m.v.hedley@durham.ac.uk
Dr Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián	Associate Professor / Director of Postgraduate Studies	f.j.adrian@durham.ac.uk
Dr Manuel Hijano	Assistant Professor	manuel.hijano@durham.ac.uk
Professor Claudia Hopkins	Professor / Director of the Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art	claudia.h.hopkins@durham.ac.uk
Dr Penélope Johnson	Associate Professor (Teaching) / Director MA in Translation Studies	penelope.johnson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Laura León Llerena	Associate Professor	laura.m.leonllerena@durham.ac.uk
Ms Mari Carmen Maya Medina	Lecturer (Teaching)	m.c.maya@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kerstin Oloff	Associate Professor	k.d.oloff@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yarí Pérez Marín	Associate Professor / Director of Studies	yari.perez-marin@durham.ac.uk
Dr Axel Pérez Trujillo	Assistant Professor	axel.perez-trujillo@durham.ac.uk
Ms Heiddy Roberts	Assistant Teaching Fellow	Contact Heiddy Roberts
Dr Nicholas Roberts	Associate Professor	Contact Nicholas Roberts
Dr Sacramento Roselló	Teaching Fellow	sacramento.rosello@durham.ac.uk
Professor H. Rosi Song	Professor / Deputy Head of School (Research)	rosi.song@durham.ac.uk
Professor Mike Thompson	Emeritus Professor	m.p.thompson@durham.ac.uk

Italian Studies

Dr Salvatore Campisi	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	salvatore.campisi@durham.ac.uk
Professor Carlo Caruso	Honorary Professor	carlo.caruso@durham.ac.uk
Professor Stefano Cracolici	Professor	stefano.cracolici@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ita Mac Carthy	Professor	ita.k.mac-carthy@durham.ac.uk
Dr Luca Malici	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	luca.malici@durham.ac.uk
Ms Patrizia Meuti	Part-time teacher	Contact Patrizia Meuti
Dr Martina Piperno	Assistant Professor	martina.piperno@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Tessicini	Honorary Fellow	dario.tessicini@unige.it
Dr Katherine Travers	Teaching Fellow	katherine.l.travers@durham.ac.uk
Dr Francesco Venturi	Honorary Fellow	francesco.venturi@durham.ac.uk
Dr Katrin Wehling-Giorgi	Associate Professor / Director of Studies / Director MA in Languages, Literatures and Cultures	katrin.wehling-giorgi@durham.ac.uk

Japanese Studies

Dr Hansun Hsiung	Assistant Professor	hansun.hsiung@durham.ac.uk
Dr Fusako Innami	Associate Professor in Japanese and Performance Studies / Deputy Director of Research (Impact)	fusako.innami@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kayo Kondo	Assistant Lecturer	kayo.kondo@durham.ac.uk
Ms Ritsuko Koso-Kirk	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	ritsuko.koso@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Lolli	Assistant Professor	dario.lolli@durham.ac.uk
Mr Don Starr	Director of Studies (Chinese)	d.f.starr@durham.ac.uk
Ms Sayo Wilkinson	Lecturer (Teaching)	sayo.wilkinson@durham.ac.uk

Russian Studies

Professor Andy Byford	Professor	andy.byford@durham.ac.uk
Dr Ekaterina Chown	Assistant Professor (Teaching) / Chair UG Board of Examiners	ekaterina.chown@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Branka Grundy	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	branka.grundy@durham.ac.uk
Professor Alexandra Harrington	Professor / Faculty of Arts & Humanities Equality Diversity Inclusion Lead	a.k.harrington@durham.ac.uk
Dr Viktoria Ivleva	Assistant Professor / Director of Studies	viktoria.ivleva@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Pirani	Honorary Professor in MLAC / Centre for Culture and Ecology	simon.pirani@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dušan Radunović	Associate Professor	dusan.radunovic@durham.ac.uk
Professor S Tyulenev	Professor	sergey.tyulenev@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Olga Zabotkina	Lecturer (Teaching)	o.a.zabotkina@durham.ac.uk
Professor Patrick Zuk	Professor of Russian Cultural Studies and Music	patrick.zuk@durham.ac.uk

Translation Studies

Professor Kevin Lin	Professor in Practice	Contact Kevin Lin
Professor Ita Mac Carthy	Professor	ita.k.mac-carthy@durham.ac.uk
Ms Etsuko Okahisa	Part-time Teacher [Japanese]	Contact Etsuko Okahisa
Mr Angus Turvill	Part-time Teacher [Japanese]	Contact Angus Turvill
Professor Sergey Tyulenev	Professor	sergey.tyulenev@durham.ac.uk
Professor Binghan Zheng	Professor in Chinese Translation	binghan.zheng@durham.ac.uk

Visual Arts and Film

Professor Stefano Cracolici	Professor	stefano.cracolici@durham.ac.uk
Dr Hazel Donkin	Assistant Professor (Teaching)	hazel.donkin@durham.ac.uk
Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández	Professor	santiago.fouz@durham.ac.uk
Dr Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián	Associate Professor / Director of Postgraduate Studies	f.j.adrian@durham.ac.uk
Professor Claudia Hopkins	Professor / Director of the Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art	claudia.h.hopkins@durham.ac.uk
Dr Fusako Innami	Assistant Professor in Japanese and Performance Studies / Deputy Director of Research (Impact)	fusako.innami@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dario Lolli	Assistant Professor	dario.lolli@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jonathan Long	Professor	j.j.long@durham.ac.uk
Professor Gerald Moore	Professor	gerald.moore@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yarí Pérez Marín	Associate Professor / Director of Studies	yari.perez-marin@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alexis Radisoglou	Assistant Professor / Director of Studies	alexis.radisoglou@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dušan Radunović	Associate Professor	dusan.radunovic@durham.ac.uk
Dr William Schaefer	Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture	william.schaefer@durham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Ward	Associate Professor / Director, BA in Visual Arts & Film	simon.ward2@durham.ac.uk

Centre for Foreign Language Study

Mr Abedal-Mutaleb Al-Zuweiri	Lecturer (Teaching) - Arabic	abedal-mutaleb.al-zuweiri@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Agnès Bastien-Langham	Lecturer (Teaching) - French	agnes.bastien@durham.ac.uk
Ms Teresa Bauza-Bosch	Teaching Fellow	teresa.bauza-bosch@durham.ac.uk
Miss Helen Cant	Learning and Teaching Administrator	helen.j.cant@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yoonjoung Choi	Lecturer (Teaching) - Korean	Contact Yoonjoung Choi
Dr Marion Coderch	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - Spanish	marion.coderch@durham.ac.uk
Dr Géraldine Crahay	Lecturer (Teaching) - French	geraldine.crahay@durham.ac.uk
Mr Mark Critchley	Director, Centre for Foreign Language Study	mark.critchley@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Mary Fender	Language Services Coordinator	m.j.s.fender@durham.ac.uk
Dr Yu Gu	Assistant Teaching Fellow - Chinese	yu.gu@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Anna Johnston	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - French	anna.johnston@durham.ac.uk
Ms Emiko Kamimoto	Lecturer (Teaching) - Japanese	emiko.kamimoto@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Zhanna Kozmenko-Ihssen	Lecturer (Teaching) - German	zhanna.kozmenko-ihssen@durham.ac.uk
Miss Shelley Lau	Learning and Teaching Administrator	shelley.lau@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Laura Lewis	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - German	laura.h.wichmann@durham.ac.uk
Dr Li Li	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - Chinese	li.li@durham.ac.uk
Ms Fernanda Lourenco	Part-time Teacher - Portuguese	fernanda.lourenco@durham.ac.uk
Dr Elinor Parks	Lecturer (Teaching) - German	elinor.parks@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kristina Pla Fernandez	Lecturer (Teaching) - Spanish	kristina.pla-fernandez@durham.ac.uk
Ms Nuria Polo-Pérez	Lecturer (Teaching) - Spanish	nuria.polo-perez@durham.ac.uk
Mr Roger Ravanelli	Deputy Director	roger.ravanelli@durham.ac.uk
Ms Giusy Stott	Lecturer (Teaching) / Italian Language Programme Coordinator (Centre for Foreign Language Study)	giuseppina.stott@durham.ac.uk
Ms Motoko Takahashi	Lecturer (Teaching) - Japanese	motoko.takahashi-wilson@durham.ac.uk
Miss Cynthia Tavars	Lecturer (Teaching) - French	Contact Cynthia Tavars
Dr Kaoru Umezawa	Assistant Professor (Teaching) - Japanese	Contact Kaoru Umezawa
Ms Irene Velasco-Lopez	Lecturer (Teaching) - Spanish	irene.velasco-lopez@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Heesoo Warner	Lecturer (Teaching) - Korean	heesoo.warner@durham.ac.uk