Dayna Oscherwitz, Associate Professor
M.A., French Literature, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Ph.D., French, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Areas of special interest: French cinema; African cinema; postcolonial studies;immigration studies
French Area Chair
oscherwi@smu.edu
Paola Tettamanzi Buckley, Lecturer
M.A., New York University, 1989
Areas of special interest: second language acquisition; applied languages; translation and interpretation; business French
Coordinator, French internships
pbuckley@smu.edu
Gwendoline Aaron, Lecturer
Licenciée en sciences de l'éducation, Université de Liège (Belgium), 1997
M.A., French, University of North Texas, 2005
Areas of special interest: Didactics of French as first or second language; technology in language education; testing and evaluation.
Coordinator, French 1401 & French 1402
gaaron@smu.edu
Kathleen Hugley-Cook, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., French, the John Hopkins University, 1980
Areas of special interest: Diderot; 18th century novel; French phonetics
khugley@smu.edu
William Beauchamp, Associate Professor
M.A., French, Middlebury College (Université de Paris - Sorbonne), 1956
Ph.D., French & Romance Philology, Columbia University, 1969
Areas of special interest: 19th & 20th century French & Francophone literature and culture; critical theory; semiotics and cultural studies.
bbeaucha@smu.edu
Janet Dodd
jdodd@smu.edu
Martin Kincaid, Lecturer
M.A., French Literature, University of Cincinnati, 1997
Ph.D., French Literature, University of Cincinnati, 2003
Areas of special interest: French language and culture; 20th century and contemporary French literature
mkincaid@smu.edu
Denis Bettaver, Lecturer
M.A., French Literature, University of Texas at Arlington, 2002
Areas of special interest: teaching French as second language; business French; study abroad; theater
bettaver@smu.edu
Heather Garrett Pelletier, Senior Lecturer
M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2000
Ph.D., French Language and Literature, Vanderbilt University, 2004
Areas of special interest: 20th century French literature; literary theory; phonetics; composition; French language instruction
heatherp@smu.edu
Rita Winandy, Senior Lecturer
Ph.D., French, University of Pittsburgh, 1969
Areas of special interest: French language and culture, French language instruction, 18th century French literature, study abroad coordinator, French 2401 & French 3455 Director, SMU-in-South of France Faculty sponsor, French Club
rwinandy@smu.edu
Herve Tchumkam, Assistant Professor
DEA, Comparative Literature, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
Ph.D French and Francophone Studies, University of Pennsylvania Areas of special interest: French and Francophone Studies; African and Postcolonial Studies; Comparative Literature and Literary Theory; Political Philosophy.
htchumkam@smu.edu
Thierry Tirado, Visting Lecturer
M.A., French Literature, University of Texas at Arlington, 2011
Areas of special interest: French literature and culture, French naturalist movement, legal and business French
ttirado@smu.edu
Rachel E. Ney, Lecturer
License in English (Universite de Nancy 2)
Maitrise in American Literature (Universite de Nancy 2)
DEA in American Literature (Universite de Nancy 2)
Ph.D., French, Northwestern University
Areas of special interest: 20th and 21st century U.S. and French transnational literatures and cultures; critical theory; the philosophy of the image in literature and film; memory studies; translation processes and challenges in multilingual and transnational sites; use of multimedia technology in learning and teaching
rney@smu.edu