French Faculty

Full-time Faculty

Edward Dawley, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Maryland at College Park
dawley@american.edu
Edward Dawley received his BS in French from Georgetown University, his master's in French from Howard University, and certificates of proficiency in interpretation and translation from French and Spanish into English from Georgetown University. (Read more)

Nadia Harris, Associate Professor
PhD, Georgetown University
nharris@American.edu
Born and raised in Istanbul where she attended French schools, Professor Harris completed most of her undergraduate work in French literature at the Sorbonne. She holds a master's in French literature and linguistics and a PhD in French literature and government from Georgetown University. Professor Harris is the author of Marguerite Yourcenar: vers la rive d'une Ithaque intérieure (Anma Libri, 1994).... (Read more)

Elizabeth Lang, Instructor
MA, University of Pennsylvania
elang@american.edu
Elizabeth Lang has taught at AU since 1991 and now coordinates the intermediate French program in LFS.  Her primary interest is in political, economic, social and cultural issues in Francophone Africa, and international development. She does extensive freelance translation, interpretation, and writing/editing for a number of African embassies in Washington and for Africa-related NGOs.

Danièle Rodamar, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Michigan
rodamar@american.edu
A native speaker of French, Professor Rodamar's research interests include 16th- and 17th-century French literature, the history of ideas, international studies, and language teaching and methodology. Her publications include articles on Montaigne, including "La Logique de Port-Royal et Montaigne" in Romance Quarterly, and articles on technology and education, and language education assessment and accountability. (Read more)

Josette Wisman, Associate Professor
PhD, Catholic University
jwisman@american.edu
Professor Wisman's research interests include Medieval and Renaissance literature, French language, civilization and history. Her dissertation highlighted the nascent humanism of the 15th century as seen in France's first professional woman writer, Christine de Pizan. (Read more)

 
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Scholar in Residence

Usasi Chatterjee
PhD, McGill University, Montreal
usaurus@yahoo.com

Adjunct Faculty

Anna Bachman
MA, The University of Wisconsin at Madison
bachman@american.edu

Mariam Bréant
MS, Coppin State University, MD
MA, University of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
breant@american.edu

Kately Demougeot
EDD, Morgan State University, MD
demougeo@american.edu

Claudia Gotea
PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
cgotea@american.edu

Mary Guibert
MA, American University
guibert@american.edu

Hannah Neville
MA, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
hannahneville@gmail.com

Annette Claire Schwartz
MA, University of Versailles
aschwart@american.edu