Faculty

Joshua Bousquette

Associate Professor of Germanic Studies & Linguistics, 2016-2018 Lilly Teaching Fellow
bousquet@uga.edu
(706) 542-2457

Charles Byrd

Principal Lecturer in Russian, Flagship K-12 Outreach Coordinator
byrdc@uga.edu
(706) 583-8169

Ryan Carroll

Academic Professional Associate, German Language Coordinator
James.Carroll@uga.edu

Heide Crawford

Principal Lecturer in German, Co-coordinator, ENGR-GRMN Dual Degree Program
hacraw@uga.edu
(706) 542-2442

Stephanie Elder

Instructor (2021- current), Graduate Teaching Assistant (2017-2021)
sa57449@uga.edu

Berna Gueneli

Associate Professor of German, Study Abroad in Berlin Co-director
berna.gueneli@uga.edu
706-542-6211

Victoria Hasko

Director of the Russian Flagship Program
vhasko@uga.edu

Sofia Ivanova

Russian Flagship Program Coordinator, Russian Residential Community Coordinator
sivanova@uga.edu

Martin Kagel

A.G. Steer Professor and Associate Provost for Global Engagement
mkagel@uga.edu
7065422202

Jared Klein

Adjunct Professor, Germanic & Slavic Studies, Distinguished Research Professor, Dept. of Classics
jklein@uga.edu

Keith Langston

Professor of Russian and Linguistics, Head, Linguistics Department
langston@uga.edu
(706) 542-2448

Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics, Associate Professor, Germanic & Slavic Studies
vleesch@uga.edu
(706) 542-2440

Brigitte Rossbacher

Department Head of Germanic & Slavic Studies, Associate Professor of German
rossbach@uga.edu
(706) 542-2458

Birgit Rutledge-Riel

Instructor of German
briel@uga.edu

Alexander Sager

Associate Professor of German , Study Abroad and Internship Coordinator (German-Speaking Countries)
asager@uga.edu
(706) 542-2446

Alexandra Shapiro

Lecturer, Russian Flagship Program, Program Co-director, Study Russian in Armenia and Georgia Study Abroad
aeshapiro@uga.edu

Alexander (Sasha) Spektor

Associate Professor of Russian, Russian Program Coordinator
spektoa@uga.edu
(706) 542-3663

Olga Thomason

Principal Lecturer in Russian, Associate Director, Russian Flagship Program
olgath@uga.edu
(706) 542-7826

Jan Uelzmann

Associate Professor of German, Graduate Coordinator
Jan.Uelzmann@uga.edu

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