Faculty and Staff
Department Administration
Mila Ganeva, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor of German
Irvin Hall 170
(513) 529-1821
ganevamm@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 2:30pm-3:30pmTuesdays: 1:00pm-2:00pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment.
Ms. Juanita L. Schrodt
Administrative Assistant
Irvin Hall 168
(513) 529-2526 - Department Office
(513) 529-2516 - Direct Line
(513) 529-2296 - Fax
schrodjl@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours
Mondays thru Fridays from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Faculty in Arabic
Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Arabic
Language Program Coordinator for Arabic
Arabic Language Table Advisor
Irvin Hall 150
(513) 529-1849
bergmae3@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 1:30pm-2:30pmWednesdays: 1:30pm-2:30pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings via Skype. Call name is "embergman."
Faculty in Chinese
Xiuwu Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chinese
Peabody Hall 13
(513) 529-5661
liux@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 4:00pm-5:00pmThursdays: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Send an email to set up a Zoom meeting.
Liang Shi, Ph.D.
Professor of Chinese
Irvin Hall 147
(513) 529-2231
shil@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 1:20pm-2:40pm
Thursdays: 1:20pm-2:0pm
If the above does not meet your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom.
Lihong (Helen) Wang, M.A.
Senior Lecturer of Chinese
Irvin Hall 162
(513) 529-2521
wangl2@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 3:00pm-4:00pmTuesdays: 1:00pm-2:00pm via Zoom only
Wednesdays: 3:00pm-4:00pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom or Google Chat.
Haosheng Yang, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Chinese
Lead Departmental Advisor for Chinese
Department Assistant Chair
Irvin Hall 138
(513) 529-1840
yangh5@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 10:30am-11:30amWednesdays: 10:30am-11:30am
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom.
Faculty in German
Catherine Grimm, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor of German
Lead Departmental Advisor for German
German Language Table Advisor
German Club Advisor
German Social Media Pages Administrator
Irvin Hall 144
(513) 529-2585
grimmcc@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesdays: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Fridays: 3:00pm-4:00pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom.
John M. Jeep, Ph.D.
Professor of German
Faculty in Medieval Studies
Delta Phi Alpha (German Honorary Society) Advisor
Director, Intensive German Summer Program
Irvin Hall 166
(513) 529-1852
jeepjm@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 8:00am-8:30am; 2:45pm-3:30pm
Wednesdays: 10:00am-11:30am
Thursdays: 8:00am-8:30am; 2:45pm-3:30pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment.
Joseph D. O'Neil, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of German
Irvin Hall 158
(513) 529-2514
oneiljd@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 11:00am-12:00pmThursdays: 2:00pm-3:00pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment.
Nicole Thesz, Ph.D.
Professor of German
European Studies Advisor
GRAMELAC Education Abroad Scholarship Committee Chair
Irvin Hall 134
(513) 529-1854
theszn@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours
On leave for the 22-23 academic year.
Henrik S. Wilberg, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of German
Irvin Hall 131
(513) 529-2513
wilberhs@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 1:00pm-2:00pmThursdays: 1:00pm-2:00pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment.
Faculty in Japanese
Kazue Harada, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Japanese
Lead Departmental Advisor for Japanese
Irvin Hall 152
(513) 529-3365
haradak@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 2:45pm-3:45pmTuesdays: 10:30am-11:30am
Thursdays: 10:30am-11:30am
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom or WebEx.
Noriko Tsunoda Reider, Ph.D.
Professor of Japanese
Japanese Language Table Advisor
Irvin Hall 149
(513) 529-2522
reidernt@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 2:45pm-3:45pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-11:30am
Thursdays: 2:45pm-3:45pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via WebEx.
Ayako Hotchi Reiff, M.Ed.
Associate Lecturer of Japanese
Japanese Culture and Language Club Advisor
Co-Director, Intensive Japanese Summer Program
Irvin Hall 164
(513) 529-0516
reiffah@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 11:30am-12:30amWednesdays: 11:30am-12:30am
Fridays: 11:30am-12:30am
If the above does not fit your schedule or you would like a seperate Zoom meeting, email for appointment.
Tomoyuki Yabe, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor of Japanese and Linguistics
Co-Director, Intensive Japanese Summer Program
Irvin Hall 140
(513) 529-3367
yabet@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Wednesdays: 9:30am-10:00amFridays: 12:40pm-1:10pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via WebEx.
Faculty in Korean
Ms. Hyeryun Choi
Instructor of Korean
Irvin Hall 127
(513) 529-2582
choih9@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Wednesdays: 2:30pm-3:30pm
If above does not fit your schedule, email for appointment. Virtual meetings via Webex.
Faculty in Russian
Brendan Mooney, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian
Irvin Hall 135
(513) 529-2581
mooneybg@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Mondays: 2:45pm-4:15pmWednesdays: 2:45pm-4:15pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom.
Benjamin M. Sutcliffe, Ph.D.
Professor of Russian
Lead Departmental Advisor for Russian
East European Club Advisor
Irvin Hall 148
(513) 529-1822
sutclibm@MiamiOH.edu
Office Hours Spring Semester 2023
Tuesdays: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Thursdays: 12:00pm-1:00pm
If above does not fit your schedule or you would like a virtual meeting, email for appointment. Virtual meetings held via Zoom.
Emeriti Faculty
- Dr. Gisela E. Bahr (German)
- Dr. Peter E. Carels (German)
- Dr. Robert Di Donato (German)
- Dr. Irina Goncharenko-Rose (Russian)
- Dr. Quanyu Huang (Chinese)
- Dr. Mieko Ono (Japanese)
- Dr. Ruth H. Sanders (German)
- Mr. David C. Siebenhar (German)
- Dr. Dieter Stroinigg (German)
- Dr. Audrone B. Willeke (German)
- Dr. Margaret (Gretchen) Ziolkowski (Russian)
Contacts for Interdepartmentally Related Programs
East Asian Literature and Cultures (China Concentration Major)
Advisor: Dr. Haosheng Yang
138 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-1840
Hosting Department: Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
172 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-2526
East Asian Literature and Cultures (Japan Concentration Major)
Advisor: Dr. Kazue Harada
152 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-3365
Hosting Department: Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
172 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-2526
German Major
Advisor: Dr. Catherine Grimm
144 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-2585
Hosting Department: Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
172 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-2526
Linguistics Major
Advisor: Dr. Aaron Shield
24 Bachelor Hall | (513) 529-2524
Hosting Department: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
2 Bachelor Hall | (513) 529-2500
Middle East, Jewish, and Islamic Studies Minor
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Gordon
271 Upham Hall | (513) 529-5128
Hosting Department: Department of Global and Intercultural Studies
120 MacMillan Hall | (513) 529-5333
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Sutcliffe
148 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-1822
Hosting Department: Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
172 Irvin Hall | (513) 529-2526