Contact Us

The Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature is located in the Shiffman Building, Room 116. Get directions to our offices and the Brandeis campus.

Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature
Brandeis University
415 South Street, MS 024
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
USA

(781) 736-3200
(781) 736-3207 Fax
lindab@brandeis.edu

Department Chair

Steve Dowden
Office: Shiffman 211
(781) 736-3218
dowden@brandeis.edu

Academic Administrator

Linda Boothroyd
Office: Shiffman 116
(781) 736-3200
lindab@brandeis.edu

Undergraduate Advising Heads

German:

Steve Dowden
Office: Shiffman 211
(781) 736-3218
dowden@brandeis.edu

Russian:

David Powelstock
Office: Shiffman 113
(781) 736-3347
powelstock@brandeis.edu

Chinese:

Yu Feng
Office: Mandel 119
(781) 736-2961
yfeng@brandeis.edu

Japanese:

Hiroko Sekino
Office: Mandel 116
(781) 736-2976
sekino@brandeis.edu

Program Directors

Russian:

Irina Dubinina
Office: Shiffman 113
(781) 736-3223
idubinin@brandeis.edu

Chinese:

Yu Feng
Office: Mandel 119
(781) 736-2961
yfeng@brandeis.edu

Japanese:

Hiroko Sekino
Office: Mandel 116
(781) 736-2976
sekino@brandeis.edu
German:       Kathrin Seidl
                       Office: Shiffman 210
                       (781) 736-3299
                       kseidlgo@brandeis.edu
Chair, European Cultural Studies Program

Stephen Dowden
Office: Shiffman 211
(781) 736-3218
dowden@brandeis.edu