Meet the Team
2025-2026 Organizing Committee
Carrie Jackson
she/her
Faculty Coordinator
Professor of German and Linguistics, Department Head, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Deborah Adeyeye
she/her
Graduate Student Leader
PhD Student in German Linguistics and Language Science
Ogochukwu Ukwueze
he/him
Graduate Student Leader
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature and Visual Studies
2025 Mentors
Ana Romañach Álvarez
Ana Romañach Álvarez
PhD Candidate in Hispanic Linguistics and Language Science
Bangce Cheng
he/him
PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature and Asian Studies
Deborah Adeyeye
she/her
Graduate Student Leader
PhD Student in German Linguistics and Language Science
Jonathan E. Abel
he/him
Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies
Jordan Hansen
he/him
PhD Student in German Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Mackenzie Gentz
she/her
PhD Student in Germanic Linguistics and Language Science
María José Omodeo
she/her
PhD Student
Merve Şen
she/her
PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature and Visual Studies
Robert R. Edwards
he/him
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English and Comparative Literature