Administrative Assignments
General questions about financial matters and course schedules for upcoming semesters go to Narda Wakoluk (as of 8/29/21). General questions about enrollment, declaring a Linguistics major, and graduate admission materials go to Michelle McBride.
Department Chair
Joe Pater
(413) 577-1308
pater@umass.edu
Undergraduate Program Director
Contact for questions about our undergraduate program.
Kristine Yu
(413) 545-6830
krisyu@linguist.umass.edu
Graduate Program Director
Contact for graduate program requirements and policies not covered in the Graduate Handbook.
Ana Arregui
(413) 545-9930
ana@linguist.umass.edu
Graduate Admission Director
Contact for *graduate* admissions questions not covered here or on the Graduate School website.
Kyle Johnson
(413) 545 6940
kbj@linguist.umass.edu
Undergraduate Recruitment
Ellen Woolford
(413) 545-6841
woolford@linguist.umass.edu
Kristine Yu
(413) 545-6830
krisyu@linguist.umass.edu
Undergraduate Advisors
Michael Becker
michael@linguist.umass.edu
Brian Dillon
(413) 577-4198
brian@linguist.umass.edu
Vincent Homer
(413) 545-6836
vincenthomer@umass.edu
Magda Oiry
(413) 545-6826
moiry@linguist.umass.edu
Ellen Woolford
(413) 545-6841
woolford@linguist.umass.edu
Kristine Yu
(413) 545-6830
krisyu@linguist.umass.edu
Undergraduate Club Advisor
Seth Cable
(413) 577-0796
scable@linguist.umass.edu
Honors Program Coordinator
John Kingston
(413) 545-6833
jkingstn@umass.edu
TA Coordinators
Faruk Akkus
fakkus@umass.edu
Shota Momma Negishi
snegishi@umass.edu
Personnel Committee Chair
Seth Cable
(413) 577-0796
scable@linguist.umass.edu
Curriculum Committee Chair / Scheduling
Brian Dillon
(413) 577-4198
brian@linguist.umass.edu
Library Liaison
Seth Cable
(413) 577-0796
scable@linguist.umass.edu
Faculty Senate
John McCarthy
413-545-6223
jmccarthy@linguist.umass.edu
Center for the Study of African American Languages (CSAAL) Director
Lisa Green
(413) 577-0937
lgreen@linguist.umass.edu
Language Acquisition Lab Director
Thomas Roeper
(413) 545-6834
roeper@linguist.umass.edu
Phonetics Lab Director
John Kingston
(413) 545-6833
jkingston@linguist.umass.edu
Cognitive Science of Language Lab Director
Brian Dillon
(413) 577-4198
brian@linguist.umass.edu
Director of Linguistics Certificate Programs
Magda Oiry
(413) 545-6826
moiry@linguist.umass.edu
