People - Faculty

Ia Dübois

Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Adviser
idubois@u.washington.edu
206-685-7962
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Swedish, 20th Century, 21st Century, Ethnic Studies, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams

Barbro Osher Endowed Professor of Swedish Studies; Graduate Program Coordinator
lotta@u.washington.edu
206-543-6099
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Swedish

Iveta Grinberga

Visiting Lecturer of Latvian
ivetag@uw.edu
Baltic Studies, Latvian

Taija Hämäläinen

Visiting Lecturer of Finnish
taija@uw.edu
206-543-6883
RAI 305Y
Office Hours: Thursdays at 10.30 - 11.30 or by appointment
Finnish, Language Pedagogy, Second Language Acquisition

Christine Ingebritsen

Professor; Director, Center for West European Studies
ingie@u.washington.edu
206-543-0675
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Scandinavian Area Studies, Norwegian, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, International Studies, Political Science , Ecology and Sustainability

Lars Jenner

Part Time Lecturer
larsj5@uw.edu
206-552-1973
Raitt 305T
Office Hours: MW 11:00-12:00 and by appointment
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Swedish, Ethnic Studies, Folklore and Mythology, Translation , Ethnography

Kyle Korynta

Visiting Lecturer
korynta@uw.edu
Raitt 305T
Office Hours: MW 11:30 - 12:20, or by appointment
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Norwegian, 19th Century, Drama, Film/Cinema

Terje I. Leiren

Sverre Arestad Endowed Professor in Norwegian Studies
leiren@uw.edu
206-543-7233
305U Raitt Hall
Office Hours: Monday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, and by appointment
Scandinavian Area Studies, Norwegian, 19th Century, 20th Century, History, Medieval

Andrew K. Nestingen

Associate Professor
akn@uw.edu
206-543-0643
Raitt 305P
Office Hours: M,W 11:30-12:20
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Finnish, 20th Century, Cultural Studies, Film/Cinema

Desiree Ohrbeck

Visiting Lecturer of Danish
ohrbeck@u.washington.edu
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Danish, Language Pedagogy, Novel/Prose Fiction

Jan Sjåvik

Professor and Department Chair
sjavik@u.washington.edu
206-685-2551
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Norwegian, Critical Theory, Literary Criticism

Guntis Šmidchens

Kazickas Family Endowed Professor in Baltic Studies; Associate Professor of Baltic Studies; Head, Baltic Studies Program
guntiss@uw.edu
206-616-5224
Raitt 305 V
Baltic Studies, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Folklore and Mythology, History

Marianne Stecher

College of Arts and Sciences Professor in Danish Studies; Associate Professor
marianne@u.washington.edu
206-543-6084
Raitt 305N
Office Hours: Tuesdays 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm or by appointment
Scandinavian Literature and Culture, Danish, Literary Criticism, Novel/Prose Fiction, Postcolonial Studies, Textual Studies

Aušra Valančiauskienė

Visiting Lecturer of Lithuanian
ausrav@uw.edu
206-685-1420
Raitt 305W
Office Hours: Wednesday 11.00-12.00 or by appointment
Lithuanian, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Language Pedagogy, Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition

Emeritus Faculty

Name Title
Anderson, A. Gerald Instructor and Librarian Emeritus
Sehmsdorf, Henning Associate Professor Emeritus
Steene, Birgitta Professor Emerita

Adjunct and Affiliate Faculty

Name Title
Klaus Brandl Adjunct Assistant Professor (German)
Sarah Bryant-Bertail Adjunct Associate Professor Emerita (Drama)
Peter Cohan Adjunct Associate Professor (Architecture)
Lizette Gradén Affiliate Associate Professor
Katherine Jane Hanson Affiliate Associate Professor (Scandinavian)
Mette Hjort Affiliate Professor (Visual Studies, Lingnan University)
Violeta Kelertas Affiliate Professor 
Jens Lund Affiliate Assistant Professor 
Brian Magnusson  Affiliate Assistant Professor (Scandinavian, University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Paul R. Norlen  Affiliate Assistant Professor 
Tiina Nunnally  Affiliate Faculty (Scandinavian)
Steve Pfaff  Adjunct Professor (Sociology)
Aldis Purs Affiliate Assistant Professor
Sven H. Rossel Affiliate Professor (Scandinavian, Universität Wien)
Marianne Stølen Affiliate Assistant Professor