Faculty - General Education
English (English as a Second Language, Composition, English Literature)
Head of Department
Samia Geldner
Country of Origin: Libya/Germany
Current Position: English Department Head, Webster Vienna
Education: BA, The American College of Switzerland, 1983; MA, Stanford University, 1989
Academic Area: English as a second language; composition, English literature
Webster, 1989 – present
| samiageldner49@webster.edu |
Faculty
Curtis Carlson
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: English Teacher, Berlitz
Education: BA San Diego State University, 1971; CTEFLA, International House, London, 1994; DipTEB, Guildhall University, London, 1996
Academic Area: English as a second language
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: English Teacher, Berlitz
Education: BA San Diego State University, 1971; CTEFLA, International House, London, 1994; DipTEB, Guildhall University, London, 1996
Academic Area: English as a second language
Webster, 1991 – present
Dr. Dorothy Kopel
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: Head of Dept. of General Education, Webster Vienna
Education: BA, Northwestern University, 1987; MA and PhD, Cornell University, 1996 and 2000
Academic Area: composition, general studies
| curtiscarlson09@webster.edu |
Dr. Susan Doering
Country of Origin: UK
Current Position: UG advisor, Webster Vienna, adjunct professor
Education: MA Oxford University (UK), 1975; PhD University of Vienna, 1984
Academic Area: English composition, comparative literature, cultural studies
Webster, 2007 – present
| doering@webster.ac.at |
Andrew Horsfield
Country of Origin: UK
Current Position: core faculty member, Webster Vienna; professional translator for Vienna's leading museums
Education: MA, Cambridge University (UK), 1985
Academic Area: English as a second language, composition, English literature, general studies, film studies
Webster, 1995 – present
| horsfield@webster.edu |
Dr. Dorothy Kopel
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: Head of Dept. of General Education, Webster Vienna
Education: BA, Northwestern University, 1987; MA and PhD, Cornell University, 1996 and 2000
Academic Area: composition, general studies
Webster, 2002 – present
| kopel@webster.edu |
Elnora ten Wolde
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: BA, James Cook University, 2002; Mag. University of Vienna 2010
Academic Area: composition
Webster, 2009 – present
| tenwolde02@webster.edu |
Dr. Lydia Wazir-Staubmann
Country of Origin: Lebanon
Current Position: Writing Center Coordinator
Education: BA, Lewis and Clark College, 1995; MA, Webster University Vienna, 1998; Doctorate, University of Vienna, 2009
Academic Area: English; Webster, 2004 – present
| lydiawazir37@webster.edu |
Victoria Williams
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: teacher, University of Music Performing Arts, Vienna Austria,
Studies at Ulster County Community Colege, Texas University and the University of Chigiana, Siena Italy
Education: MA, New England Conservatory
Academic Area: English as a Second Language;
Webster, 1991 – present
| vwilliams62@webster.edu |
General Education
Head of Department
Dr. Dorothy Kopel
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: Head of Dept. of General Education, Webster Vienna
Education: BA, Northwestern Univ., 1987; MA and PhD, Cornell University, 1996 and 2000
Academic Area: composition, general studies;Webster, 2002 – present
| kopel@webster.edu |
Faculty
Dr. Susan Doering
Country of Origin: UK
Current Position: UG advisor, adjunct professor, Webster Vienna,
Education: MA Oxford University (UK), 1975; PhD University of Vienna, 1984
Academic Area: comparative literature, cultural studies
Webster, 2007 – present
| doering@webster.ac.at |
Prentiss Dunn
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: BA, Baylor University, 1967; BA., Indiana University, 1972; MFA in music, Master of Divinity, Seabury–Western Episcopal Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL, 1982
Academic Area: music; Webster, 2001 – present
| prentissdunn87@webster.edu |
Dr. William Fulton
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: BS, University of Redlands, 1966; PhD, University of Minnesota, 1971
Academic Area: philosophy; Webster, 1982 – present
| fulton@webster.edu |
Ms. Johanna Posset
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna, University of Vienna; translator
Education: Magister, University of Vienna, 1990
Academic Area: German; Webster, 2001 – present
| johannaposset75@webster.edu |
Jean-Pascal Vachon
Country of Origin: Canada
Current Position: writer/translator BIS Records (Stockholm); public relations officer (Quebec Immigration Office/Vienna)
Education: BA, Université Laval, Québec, 1988; BA in Musicology, University of Montreal, 1990; MA, University of Montreal, 1994
Academic Area: music; Webster, 2005 – present
| vachon@webster.ac.at |
Ibrahim Wazir
Country of Origin: Lebanon
Current Position: teacher, American International School
Education: BA, Haigazian College, 1973; .MA, Webster University, 1982
Academic Area: mathematics
Webster, 1984 – present
| wazir@webster.ac.at |
