Faculty & Staff Directory
At the University of Northern Iowa, your professors are scholars who put teaching first. They emphasize learning — both inside and outside the classroom — that will help you connect your education to the real world.
Get to know our department, and learn more about our faculty and staff by browsing the directory below.
Administrative Faculty
Faculty
Erika Bass
Assistant Professor of English
English-Teaching Advisor
erika.bass@uni.edu
(319) 273-7193
Dennis Conrad
Instructor of French
dennis.conrad@uni.edu
(319) 273-3805
Jeffrey S. Copeland
Professor of English
jeffrey.copeland@uni.edu
(319) 273-3323
Elise DuBord
Professor of Spanish
elise.dubord@uni.edu
(319) 273-2183
Carmen Durham
Assistant Professor of TESOL
carmen.durham@uni.edu
(319) 273-3775
Hilal Ergül
Assistant Professor of TESOL
hilal.ergul@uni.edu
(319) 273-2729
Aliza Fones
Assistant Professor of TESOL
aliza.fones@uni.edu
(319) 273-6911
Joshua Gordon
Assistant Professor of TESOL
joshua.gordon@uni.edu
(319) 273-2673
Vince Gotera
Professor of English
vince.gotera@uni.edu
(319) 273-7061
David Grant
Professor of English
david.grant@uni.edu
(319) 273-2639
Jackie Gruenwald
Instructor of English
jackie.gruenwald@uni.edu
(319) 273-2377
Julie Husband
Professor of English
julie.husband@uni.edu
(319) 273-3849
Caroline S. Ledeboer
Assistant Professor of Instruction of English
English and TESOL Advisor
caroline.ledeboer@uni.edu
Personal Office (319) 273-2031 -------- Advising Office (319) 273-2854
Gabriela Olivares Cuhat
Graduate College Associate Dean
Associate Professor of Spanish
gabriela.olivares@uni.edu
(319) 273-6102
Nick Roos
Instructor of English
nick.roos@uni.edu
(319) 273-6908
Jesse G. Swan
Professor of English
jesse.swan@uni.edu
(319) 273-2089
Grant Tracey
Professor of English
grant.tracey@uni.edu
(319) 273-3782
Karen Tracey
Associate Professor of English
karen.tracey@uni.edu
(319) 273-2571
Penny Wang
Assistant Professor of Instruction of Chinese and TESOL
congcong.wang@uni.edu
(319) 273-6504
Siegrun Wildner
Professor of English
siegrun.wildner@uni.edu
(319) 273-7131
Debra Young
Instructor of English
dyoung@uni.edu
(319) 273-6812
Staff
Statement of Support
We, the Faculty of the Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Northern Iowa, stand in solidarity with BIPOC communities and the call to end systemic racism. We acknowledge our own place in systems of oppression. Many of us work with languages connected to histories of colonial power, subjugation, settlement, slavery, and genocide. We cannot sanitize the narratives and linguistic power of our profession. We also acknowledge how we have work to do. As we uphold peaceful protests, we also acknowledge that additional action and advocacy must happen.
To this end, we:
• pledge to redouble our efforts to support and encourage antiracist readings, content, and assignments in our current courses and beyond;
• stand with faculty who deliver culturally relevant instruction and, in so doing, connect with our most vulnerable students, especially Black and indigenous students who are at greatest risk from police and epidemiological violence;
• pledge to listen to stories of systemic racism and oppression, and offer support to those who do the difficult work of sharing these stories;
• counsel and demand of our administrators, Regents, and legislators a more inclusive and cooperative relationship with BIPOC faculty, staff, and students; and
• ask the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences as well as the Faculty Senate to strive to live up to the goals outlined in the College and University’s Strategic Plan.