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Dr. Maria Akrabova, Department Chair and Associate Professor

Maria Akrabova, Ph.D. is the chair of the World Languages Department and Associate Professor of Spanish. Maria received her M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics and Translation from Sofia University and her Ph.D. in Latin American Narrative from the University of Kansas. She has received prestigious honors for her teaching excellence including the Mortar Board Award for Teaching Excellence (2007) and the Educator Contribution Award, from MANA: A National Latina Organization (2007).

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Alexis Magaña | Academic Advisor

Office Hours – 

Mondays: Plaza 339

9:00 AM-3:00 PM Appointments Only (both in-person and virtual appointments)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM drop-ins (both in-person and virtual appointments)

Tuesdays: Virtual

9:00 AM-3:00 PM Appointments Only (virtual appointments)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM drop-ins (virtual appointments)

Wednesday and Thursday: Plaza 339

9:00 AM-3:00 PM Appointments Only (both in-person and virtual appointments)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM drop-ins (both in-person and virtual appointments)

Fridays: Virtual

9:00 AM-3:00 PM Appointments Only (virtual appointments)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM drop-ins (virtual appointments)

World Languages Staff

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Maria Bracamontes

Program Assistant

mbracamo@msudenver.edu 303-615-1722
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Alexis Magaña

Academic Advisor

amagana6@msudenver.edu 303-605-5884

American Sign Language Faculty

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Kim Harris, M.A.

Instructor of American Sign Language

kharri69@msudenver.edu 303-615-1990
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Lynn Wismann, M.A.

Instructor of ASL

wismannh@msudenver.edu

Chinese Faculty

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Jian Guatney, M.A.

Instructor of Chinese

jguatney@msudenver.edu 303-615-1730

French Faculty

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Jean-François Duclos, Ph.D.

Professor of French

jduclos@msudenver.edu 303-615-0371
Andreea M. Prundeanu-Thrower

Andreea M. Prundeanu-Thrower, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of French

aprundea@msudenver.edu 303-615-1310
Ann Williams

Ann Williams, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of French

gascona@msudenver.edu
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Synthia Auligné

Instructor of French

sauligne@msudenver.edu

German Faculty

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Lawrence Glatz, Ph.D.

Professor of German

glatz@msudenver.edu 303-615-0477

Italian Faculty

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Simona Sansovini, M.A.

Senior Lecturer of Italian

sansovin@msudenver.edu 303-615-1108

Japanese Faculty

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Kayoko Moore, M.A.

Instructor of Japanese

kmoore71@msudenver.edu 303-615-1746
Professor Setsu Kawada

Setsu Kawada

Instructor of Japanese

skawada@msudenver.edu 303-615-1733
Professor Rivera Rios

Masami Rivera Ríos

Instructor of Japanese

mariverari@msudenver.edu 303-615-1722
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Maximilian Shakely

Instructor of Japanese

mshakely@msudenver.edu 303-615-1722

Spanish Faculty

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Oriol Casañas

Instructor of Spanish

casanas@msudenver.edu 303-615-1727
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Kelly Conroy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish

kconroy5@msudenver.edu 303-615-0313
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Roberto J. Forns-Broggi, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

fornsbro@msudenver.edu 303-615-0426
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Wendy Gallagher

Senior Lecturer of Spanish

wgallag1@msudenver.edu 303-615-0448
Professor Jose García-Paine

José García-Paine, Ph.D.

Instructor of Spanish

jgarciap@msudenver.edu 303-615-1729
Professor Graham Ignizio

Graham Ignizio, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

gignizio@msudenver.edu 303-615-0611
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Meredith Jeffers, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

mjeffer8@msudenver.edu 303-615-0633
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Victoria Kargar, M.A.

Instructor of Spanish

vkargar@msudenver.edu
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Lunden MacDonald, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

mannl@msudenver.edu 303-605-5623
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Enrique Mejía, M.A.

Instructor of Spanish

mejia@msudenver.edu 303-615-1737
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Cristina Míguez Cruz, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

cmiguez@msudenver.edu 303-615-0858
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María Rey-López, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

lomaria@msudenver.edu 303-615-1054

World Languages Contact Information

Email the World Languages Webmasters

Campus Location

Plaza Building, Room 360

Office Hours

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Phone

303-615-1122

 

Mailing Address

Department of World Languages
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Campus Box 26
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO
80217-3362

Faculty Mailbox Locations

Plaza Building, Room 360