Alumni
Alumni: After UMass
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Norman Aechtler (M.A. 2006)
Sandra Alfers (Ph.D. 2003)
Professor of German
Western Washington University
Professor of German
Western Washington University
Visiting Assistant Professor
Centre College
Alison Behling (M.A. 2006)
Indiana University (M.P.A./M.A. 2009)
Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State
Indiana University (M.P.A./M.A. 2009)
Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State
Brenda Bethman (Ph.D. 2009)
Director, Women's Center
Acting Director, Women's & Gender Studies Program
Adjunct Faculty in German
University of Missouri Kansas City
Director, Women's Center
Acting Director, Women's & Gender Studies Program
Adjunct Faculty in German
University of Missouri Kansas City
Ute Bettray (M.A. 2007)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Layfayette College
Visiting Assistant Professor
Layfayette College
Director of German Studies; Associate Professor of German Studies
University of North Dakota
Marzanna Buechel (M.A. 2010)
Daniel Burnfin (M.A. 2015)
PhD Student in German
The University of Chicago
PhD Student in German
The University of Chicago
Timothy Dail (M.A. 2009)
Teacher of German, English, ESOL
Polk County Public Schools
Katherine DeVane Brown (M.A. 2014)
Senior Content Editor
Slang
Jason Doerre (Ph.D. 2016)
Visiting Assistant Professor of German
Trinitiy College
Visiting Assistant Professor of German
Trinitiy College
German Teacher
Phillips Academy Andover
English Language Development Teacher
Medway Public Schools
Florence Feiereisen (Ph.D. 2007)
Associate Professor of German, Chair
Middlebury College
Associate Professor of German, Chair
Middlebury College
Angelica Fenner (M.A. 1990)
Associate Chair Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of German and Cinema Studies
University of Toronto
Associate Chair Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of German and Cinema Studies
University of Toronto
Sarah Fetterhoff (M.A. 2010)
German Teacher
Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School
German Teacher
Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School
Kyle Frackman (Ph.D. 2009, M.A. 2004)
Assistant Professor of Germanic Studies
University of British Columbia
Assistant Professor of Germanic Studies
University of British Columbia
Zorana Gluscevic (Ph.D. 2011)
Jennifer Good (Ph.D. 2004)
Associate Professor of German, Interim Div. Director for German and Russian,
Associate Professor of German, Interim Div. Director for German and Russian,
Associate Director of the University Scholars Program in the Honors College,
and Co-Director of the Baylor in Germany Summer Study Program
Baylor University
Baylor University
Gertraud Gutzmann (Ph.D. 1979)
Professor Emerita of German Studies
Smith College
Professor Emerita of German Studies
Smith College
Anne Hector (Ph.D. 2009)
Sonja Heitgress (M.A. 2012)
Maureen Gallagher (Ph.D. 2015)
Assistant Visiting Teaching Professor of German
University of Notre Dame
Assistant Visiting Teaching Professor of German
University of Notre Dame
Rosalin Happe (M.A. 2019)
Nele Hempel-Lamer (Ph.D. 1998)
Associate Professor of German
California State University Long Beach
Associate Professor of German
California State University Long Beach
Christopher Hench (M.A. 2014)
German Studies, University of California Berkeley (Ph.D. 2017)
German Studies, University of California Berkeley (Ph.D. 2017)
Research Scientist, Amazon
Mareike Herrmann (Ph.D. 1995)
Professor Film Studies, German and Russian Studies Department Chair
College of Wooster
Professor Film Studies, German and Russian Studies Department Chair
College of Wooster
Jeffrey High (Ph.D. 2001, M.A. 1991)
Professor of German Studies
California State University Long Beach
Professor of German Studies
California State University Long Beach
Axel Hildebrandt (Ph.D. 2006, M.A. 1999)
Associate Professor of German
Moravian College
Associate Professor of German
Moravian College
Kevin Holm (M.A. 2019)
German Teacher
Canton High School
April Huffines (M.A. 2010)
Dagmar Jaeger (Ph.D. 2001)
Lecturer in German
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lecturer in German
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jessica Joyce (M.A. 2011)
Emmalie Keenan (M.A. 2020)
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Massachusetts Amherst and Salem State University
Sylvia Klötzer (Ph.D. 1992, M.A. 1987)
Privatdozentin Institut für Germanistik & Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum
Universität Potsdam
Privatdozentin Institut für Germanistik & Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum
Universität Potsdam
Susanne Kord (Ph.D. 1990)
Department Chair and Professor of German
University College London
Department Chair and Professor of German
University College London
Elisabeth Krimmer (Ph.D. 1998)
Professor of German and Undergraduate Faculty Advisor
University of California Davis
Professor of German and Undergraduate Faculty Advisor
University of California Davis
Diane Liu (M.A. 2010)
History, Brown University (M.A. 2012)
History, Brown University (M.A. 2012)
Lead Business Analyst, Hawaii Medical Service Association
Dennis Mahoney (Ph.D. 1977, M.A. 1973)
Emeritus Professor of German
University of Vermont
Emeritus Professor of German
University of Vermont
Alexandra Merley Hill (Ph.D. 2009, M.A. 2005)
Associate Professor, German Studies Program Director and Co-Director Women and Gender Studies minor
University of Portland
Associate Professor, German Studies Program Director and Co-Director Women and Gender Studies minor
University of Portland
Laura McLary (Ph.D. 1996, M.A. 1989)
Professor of German
University of Portland
Professor of German
University of Portland
Leslie Morris (Ph.D. 1992, M.A. 1985)
Professor of German
University of Minnesota
Professor of German
University of Minnesota
Visiting Lecuter in German Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Michael Moynihan (M.A. 2007)
Kerstin Mueller-Dembling (Ph.D. 2005)
Lecturer and Language Program Coordinator
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lecturer and Language Program Coordinator
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Beret Norman (Ph.D. 2004, M.A. 1995)
Associate Professor of German
Boise State University
Associate Professor of German
Boise State University
Andrea Phillips (M.A. 2012)
German Teacher
Wachusetts Regional School District
Victoria Rizo Lenshyn (Ph.D 2018, M.A. 2008)
Rachael Salyer (Ph.D. 2018)
German Teacher
North Andover Public Schools
Sigrit Schütz (Ph.D. 1977)
Emerita Senior Lecturer of German
Amherst College
Emerita Senior Lecturer of German
Amherst College
Stephen Sahlin (M.A. 2005)
Maria Stehle (Ph.D. 2005)
Associate Professor of German
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Associate Professor of German
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Evan Torner (Ph.D. 2013, M.A. 2008)
Assistant Professor of German Studies and Film/Media Studies;
Assistant Professor of German Studies and Film/Media Studies;
Undergraduate Director of German Studies; Director UC Game Lab
University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Donna Van Handle (Ph.D. 1983, M.A. 1976)
Senior Lecturer and Dean of International Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Senior Lecturer and Dean of International Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Colette van Kerckvoorde (Ph.D. 1988, M.A. 1984)
Professor of German and French, Director of Writing and Thinking Workshop
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Professor of German and French, Director of Writing and Thinking Workshop
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Kristina von Held (Ph.D. 1997, M.A. 1991)
Friederike von Schwerin-High (Ph.D., M.A.)
Associate Professor of German and Russian; Chair of German and Russian
Pomona College
Associate Professor of German and Russian; Chair of German and Russian
Pomona College
Jamele Watkins (Ph.D. 2017)
Assistant Professor of German
University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor of German
University of Minnesota
Alyssa (Madeira) Wells (M.A. 2015)
Ph.D. Student, Historical Musicology
The University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ph.D. Student, Historical Musicology
The University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Associate Professor of German, Section Coordinator
University of St. Thomas
Delene White (Ph.D. 2016)
Contract Lecturer of German
Keene State College
Contract Lecturer of German
Keene State College
Assistant, Office of the President, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Margaret Zelljadt (Ph.D. 1976)
Professor Emerita of German and Dean of the Senior Class
Smith College
Professor Emerita of German and Dean of the Senior Class
Smith College
