Staff

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Head of School

Dr Sasha Calhoun

Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sasha.calhoun@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Director, English Language Institute

Dr Angela Joe

Associate Dean, International

Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

angela.joe@vuw.ac.nz
MY 308, Murphy Building, 21D Kelburn Parade

School manager (administration)

Bernie Hambleton

School Manager

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

bernie.hambleton@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 212, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Administration staff

Janet Attrill

Administrator

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

janet.attrill@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Minh Ta

School Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

minh.ta@vuw.ac.nz
006448874006
VZ 210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Micky Vale

Research Fellow
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · Deaf Studies Research Unit

Sign Language Interpreter
Disability Services

micky.vale@vuw.ac.nz

Sarah Hunn

School Administrator

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sarah.hunn@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 205, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Jean Arnold

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jean.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 502, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Oliver Ballance

Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

oliver.ballance@vuw.ac.nz

Research Areas:

Vocabulary

Corpus linguistics

Computer-assisted language learning

Language for specific purposes

Second language acquisition

Ricky Barrow

ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ricky.barrow@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 215, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Sasha Calhoun

Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sasha.calhoun@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: The functions of prosody and intonation, i.e., the rhythm, timing and tune of speech... read more

Linguistics

Dr Victoria Chen

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

victoria.chen@vuw.ac.nz

Research Areas: Syntax, historical linguistics, diachronic morphosyntax, typology; Austronesian languages; Austronesian comparative linguistics... read more

South-East Asian languages (excl. Indonesian) Pacific Peoples linguistics and languages Linguistics Historical, comparative and typological linguistics

Natasha Groves

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

natasha.groves@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 308, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Shelley Dawson

Lecturer

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

shelley.dawson@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 407, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language and power, ideologies, identity and representation, gender and sexuality, study abroad, critical pedagogy,... read more

Language, communication and culture Cultural studies Applied linguistics and educational linguistics Discourse and pragmatics Sociolinguistics Critical theory Gender studies

Anna Dowling

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

anna.dowling@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 310, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Tim Edwards

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

tim.edwards@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 505, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Karen Falconer

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

karen.falconer@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 303, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Peter Gu

Associate Professor

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz

Research Areas: Learner autonomy and learning strategies
Language testing and assessment
Vocabulary acquisition... read more

Education LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy Education assessment and evaluation Learning sciences Teacher education and professional development of educators Educational psychology English as a second language Applied linguistics and educational linguistics

Alison Hamilton-Jenkins

ASEAN Academic Program Manager

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

alison.hamilton-jenkins@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 304, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Toby Harris

ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

toby.harris@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Ha Hoang

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ha.hoang@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Rachel McKee

Associate Professor

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

rachel.mckee@vuw.ac.nz
VZ VZ317, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Sociolinguistic variation in sign language; Teaching and learning sign language; Interpreting; Sign language policy and planning; Deaf community ethnography;... read more

Translation and interpretation studies Applied linguistics and educational linguistics Sociolinguistics Lexicography and semantics Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax)

Dr Robby Nadler

Lecturer (Teaching)

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

robby.nadler@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 403, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy Technical writing Discourse and pragmatics Language studies Creative arts and writing Creative and professional writing Feminist and queer theory Jewish studies Artificial intelligence

AProf Jonathan Newton

Associate Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Research Areas: ◾ Task-based language teaching (TBLT)
◾ Language teacher professional learning and development
◾ Intercultural language teaching and learning
◾... read more

Language, communication and culture English as a second language Applied linguistics and educational linguistics

Dr Le Nguyen

Senior ELI Teacher

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

le.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 214, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

AProf Jean Parkinson

Associate Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jean.parkinson@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 417, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: ◾Genre analysis
◾Discourse analysis, using corpus methods
◾English for Specific Purposes
◾Disciplinary writing
◾Digital genres
◾Visual... read more

Language studies English as a second language Applied linguistics and educational linguistics Discourse and pragmatics

Kamala Patel

Senior Tutor WRIT
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

kamala.patel@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Natalia Petersen

Senior ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

natalia.petersen@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 305, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Ha Thi Phuong Pham

English Language Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

hathiphuong.pham@vuw.ac.nz

Sara Pivac Alexander

Senior Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sara.pivacalexander@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Teaching and learning sign language, Deaf Studies... read more

Language, communication and culture Language studies

Nicky Riddiford

Senior ELI Teacher · Course Coordinator & Teacher, Skilled Migrant Programme
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · English Language Institute

nicky.riddiford@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6471
VZ 309, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Rachael Ruegg

Senior Lecturer · Writing Programme Director
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

rachael.ruegg@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 319, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Instruction and assessment of writing, Language testing and assessment, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), English medium instruction (EMI)... read more

Creative arts and writing Language studies Linguistics

Dr Corinne Seals

Associate Dean, Research · Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

corinne.seals@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 405, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: -Language and identity
-Translanguaging, especially to support language reclamation efforts
-Forensic linguistics
-Heritage and community... read more

Language, communication and culture Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies Language studies Linguistics Applied linguistics and educational linguistics Discourse and pragmatics Sociolinguistics

Dr Anna Siyanova

Associate Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

anna.siyanova@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 203, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: - second language acquisition
- bilingualism
- psycholinguistics
- corpus linguistics
- formulaic language
- vocabulary
- eye... read more

Psychology Language, communication and culture Language studies English as a second language Linguistics Applied linguistics and educational linguistics

Dr Stephen Skalicky

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

stephen.skalicky@vuw.ac.nz
VZ 320, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: - Language and Cognition
- Figurative Language
- Natural Language Processing
- Computational Linguistics
- Satirical Discourse
-... read more

Psychology Linguistics Computational linguistics