Faculty

Department Chair

Name Contact
Vicente Diaz
Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Melvin and Gertrude Waldfogel Scholar of the College
612-625-2376
vmdiaz@umn.edu
3 Scott Hall

Regular Faculty

Name Contact
Christine Taitano DeLisle
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
612-625-3821
cdelisle@umn.edu
320 Scott Hall
Vicente Diaz
Professor
612-625-2376
vmdiaz@umn.edu
3 Scott Hall
Nick Estes
Assistant Professor
nestes@umn.edu
330 Scott Hall
Brendan Kishketon
Associate Professor
Director of Ojibwe Language Program
612-625-2973
bkishk@umn.edu
13 Scott Hall
Sheryl Lightfoot
Professor
slightft@umn.edu
248 HHH
Gabriela Spears-Rico
Assistant Professor 
612-624-4530
spearsrg@umn.edu
Melanie Yazzie
Assistant Professor
 

Affiliate Faculty

Name Contact
Bianet Castellanos
Professor
612-624-8031
mbc@umn.edu
19 Scott Hall
David A. Chang
Distinguished McKnight Professor 
612-624-9045
dchang@umn.edu
1143 Heller Hall
Brenda Child
Professor
612-625-0895
child011@umn.edu
209 Scott Hall
Michael Dockry
Assistant Professor
651-625-3733
mdockry@umn.edu
301K Green Hall
Katherine Hayes
Associate Professor
kathayes@umn.edu
19 Scott Hall
Elizabeth Sumida Huaman
Professor
eshuaman@umn.edu
206 Burton Hall
Meixi
Assistant Professor
 
meixi@umn.edu
211D Burton Hall
Jean O'Brien
Professor
612-626-5330
obrie002@umn.edu
1041 Heller Hall

Emeriti Faculty

Name Contact
Patricia Albers
Professor Emeritus 
alber033@umn.edu
David Wilkins
Professor
wilkinsd@umn.edu

Teaching Specialists

Name Contact  
Zoe Brown
Teaching Specialist, Ojibwe Language Program
612-624-5378
brow3692@umn.edu
6 Scott Hall
Online Office Hours: 1:20-2:20pm on MW
Cantemaza Neil McKay
Senior Teaching Specialist
Director of Dakota Language Program 
612-624-6808
mckay020@umn.edu
10 Scott Hall