Faculty

Our professors are distinguished scholars, active researchers, published writers, and faithful Christians who demonstrate what it means to be both Christ-followers and leaders in their academic fields. As mentors and role models, they play a huge role in the integration of faith and learning at Bethel.

Department Chair

Graciela Perez

Professor of Languages and Cultures | gsp99626@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2024

Dr. Graciela Perez is a professor of Comparative Literature and Comparative Cultures happily joining Bethel University! She has taught, researched and actively engaged in conference presentations internationally in South America, USA and Europe. Her most recent publications include topics like: intercultural spaces, transcultural spaces, and trans literatures, ecocriticism, the transposition of Biblical images to the literary world, the dialogue of cultures among others. Dr. Graciela S. . . . read more.

Emeritus/Emerita Faculty

Barrett Fisher

| b-fisher@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 1988

Department Chair for Languages and Cultures

Faculty

Lisa Bekemeyer

Adjunct Instructor of Languages and Cultures | ldb86486@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2001

I am passionate about teaching language through CI (Comprehensible Input) and TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling). I base my courses on these tenants and strive to help my learners gain a variety of strategies for teaching language through content.

Undergrad

Faculty

Department Chair

Graciela Perez

Emeritus/Emerita Faculty

Barrett Fisher

Faculty

Lisa Bekemeyer

Adjunct Faculty

Laura Elias

Gina Maltese-Preciado

Sarah Steil

Becki Tate

Accreditation

University accreditation