People

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Melissa Meisterheim		Melissa Meisterheim, Ph.D. Title/Position Director Email melissa-meisterheim@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-5630 Melissa earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Iowa. Her interests include first and second language acquisition of vocabulary as well as materials development.
Dan Junis		Dan Junis Title/Position ESL Programs Coordinator Email daniel-junis@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0688
Sue Almén-Whittaker		Sue Almén-Whittaker Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email sue-almen-whittaker@uiowa.edu Phone 319-467-1242 Sue graduated with a bachelor’s in Scandinavian Studies and an area emphasis in Japanese Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College. She received her master’s in Applied English Linguistics and a TESOL certificate from The University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Alicia Ambler		Alicia Ambler Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email alicia-ambler@uiowa.edu Phone 319-384-3428 Alicia graduated with her bachelor's and master's degrees in Linguistics with an emphasis in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from the University of Iowa.
Eric Bodin		Eric Bodin Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email eric-bodin@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-1424 Eric received his bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and master’s degree in TESL/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University in 2002. He has taught in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Ames (Iowa), and now Iowa City.
Jennifer Brown		Jennifer Brown Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email jennifer-e-brown@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2882 Jen grew up in Gardner, Kansas. She earned her bachelor's degree in Linguistics (with a German minor) from the University of Iowa, as well as her master's in Linguistics with a TESL emphasis. In addition to serving as the Department Testing Coordinator, she teaches in the Iowa Intensive English Program and Teaching Assistant Preparation in English program.
Amy Chastain		Amy Chastain Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email amy-chastain@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2885
Ryan Kaduce		Ryan Kaduce Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email ryan-kaduce@uiowa.edu Phone 319-467-1245 Ryan received his master’s degree in linguistics with a TESL emphasis from the University of Iowa, where he also earned a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and anthropology. Prior to becoming a University of Iowa faculty member, Ryan spent a year abroad teaching English as a Foreign Language in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Wuhan, China.
Molly Kelley		Molly Kelley Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email molly-kelley@uiowa.edu Phone 319-384-2005 Molly came to the University of Iowa in 2009 from el Instituto del Progreso Latino in Chicago.
Rebecca Yeager		Rebecca Yeager Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction Email rebecca-yeager@uiowa.edu Phone 319-467-1232 Rebecca has an M.A. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics and a B.A. in English Composition, both from Indiana University. She cares deeply about preparing her students to meet the demands of their university courses, and designs her classes accordingly to focus on authentic language tasks wherever possible.