Faculty and Staff

Program Coordinators

Sa'ed Atshan ’06

Associate Professor

Peace & Conflict Studies

Sociology & Anthropology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7365
  2. Parrish Hall W237B
  1. Profile
Sa'ed Atshan

James Blasina

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, Medieval Studies

On Leave - Academic Year

Music

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6003
  2. Lang Music Building 403

Links

  1. Profile

Director, Critical Mass (medieval-renaissance vocal ensemble)

Interests: chant; liturgy; gender; monasticism; middle ages; choral repertory

Note: During the 2025-2026 academic year, Professor Blasina continues in his role as Coordinator of the Program in Medieval Studies.
 

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John Bundschuh

Assistant Professor

Modern Languages & Literatures-Japanese

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5537
  2. Kohlberg Hall 308

Links

  1. Profile
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Desiree Diaz

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, Latin American & Latinx Studies

Spanish

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7682
  2. Kohlberg Hall 338
  3. Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Links

  1. Profile

Interests: Latin American literature and cultural studies, Caribbean literature and visual culture, US Latino/a studies, film studies, performance studies, popular and material culture, urban studies. 

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Frank Durgin

Elizabeth and Sumner Hayward Professor

Program Coordinator, Cognitive Science

Psychology & Neuroscience

Cognitive Science

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8678
  2. Singer Hall 204
  3. Singer Hall 351

Links

  1. Publications

Interests: Human visual cognition and perceptual learning; eye-movements and attention; adaptation; depth perception; representation of number; computer modeling and simulation of cognitive processes.


Office Hours: Students can schedule appointments with Professor Durgin through Google Calendar at: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3…

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Sibelan Forrester

Susan W. Lippincott Professor of Modern and Classical Languages

Division Chair, Interdisciplinary

Section Head, Russian

On Leave - Spring

Modern Languages & Literatures-Russian

Comparative Literature

Interpretation Theory

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8162
  2. Kohlberg Hall 340

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Homepage

Interests: Russian and East European women writers; gender and sexuality in language and literature; Modernism; literary and scholarly translation and translation theory

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Anthony Foy

Associate Professor

Department Chair, Black Studies

English Literature

Black Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6867
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 207
  3. Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday , 11:00-12:30 and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile
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Tamsin Lorraine

Professor

Program Coordinator, Interpretation Theory

Philosophy

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8423
  2. Beardsley Hall 211A
  3. Office Hours: S'26 Tues & Thurs 12:35pm-2:00pm and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile

Interests: Phenemonology, Existentialism, Post-Structrualism, Feminist Theory

Professor Tamsin Lorraine

Ayse Kaya

Professor

Political Science

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8471
  2. Old Science Hall 311
  3. Office Hours: Please book an appointment using Google calendar

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Website
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Lei Ouyang

(she-her-hers-herself)

Associate Professor

Music

Asian American Studies

Asian Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-2020
  2. Lang Music Building

Links

  1. Profile

Co-Director, Chinese Music Ensemble

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Patricia White

Centennial Chair

Director, Aydelotte Foundation

Film & Media Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8148
  2. Martin Hall 109

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Aydelotte Foundation
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Carina Yervasi

Associate Professor

Executive Director, Global Engagement

Modern Languages & Literatures-French & Francophone Studies

Global Engagement Office

Global Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8167
  2. Kohlberg Hall 309
  3. Cunningham House
  4. Office Hours: Mondays (in person, Kohlberg 309) : 5-6pm - No appointment necessary in person in Kohlberg 309 || Tuesdays/Thursdays (in person, Kohlberg 309) : 2:40-4:30pm - Sign up via link ||  Fridays (virtual) : 12:30-3:00pm - Sign up via link

Links

  1. Profile
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Staff

Kelly Gomez Zimmer

(she-her-hers-herself)

Administrative Coordinator

Interdisciplinary Programs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5048
  2. Old Science Hall 107

Links

  1. Profile
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Deb Sloman

(she-her-hers-herself)

Administrative Assistant II, Classics; Administrative Assistant II, Asian Studies; SCP Replacement, Political Science

Classics

Interdisciplinary Programs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8165
  2. Old Science Hall 110
  3. Old Science Hall 107
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