
Modern Languages Professors
Perla AbregoVisiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 024 | (434) 223-7207 pabrego@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. Visit our southern neighbors in Mexico. |
Dr. Dieudonne K. AfatsawoAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 303 | (434) 223-6336 dafatsawo@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language." |
Dr. Jana M. DeJongAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 311 | (434) 223-6211 jdejong@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language." |
Dr. Dirk R. JohnsonAssociate Professor and Chair of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 319 | (434) 223-6204 drjohnson@hsc.edu Immersed in German, you build command of the spoken as well as the written word. |
Dr. Julia E. PalmerAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 316 | (434) 223-6213 jpalmer@hsc.edu To be truly bilingual, you must also be bicultural. This is why a study abroad experience is essential if you want to master another language. |
German A. SalinasAdjunct Associate in Modern Languages Bagby Hall 321 | (434) 223-6887 gsalinas@hsc.edu Employers think students who have studied other languages build accuracy and ease in their own. |
Tianran L. SavaiinaeaLecturer in Chinese Bagby Hall 316 | (434) 223-7269 tsavaiinaea@hsc.edu Employers think students who have studied other languages build accuracy and ease in their own. |
Dr. Renee Marie SeverinAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 320 | (434) 223-6201 rseverin@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. You learn from native speakers while studying in your host country. |
Dr. Susan M. SmithProfessor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 302 | (434) 223-6986 ssmith@hsc.edu Open up your world: Learn a language and study abroad. |
Salif Famory TraoreVisiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 006 | (434) 223-6839 straore@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language." |
Dr. Alfonso VaronaAssistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 314 | (434) 223-6335 avarona@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. Visit our southern neighbors in Mexico. |











