Guide to Experts

Kent State has numerous experts, including witnesses, historians and other members of the university community, who are available for media interviews about the history and impact of May 4. Their contact information can be found in the Guide to Experts by entering "May 4" in the block marked "expertise".

Professor of Spanish
AIH (Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas), AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese)
Olga Rivera
Professor of Spanish, Coordinator of Intermediate Spanish Courses
Ohio Foreign Language Association
Maria E Zaldivar
Graduate Assistant, Spanish
Maria Teran Somohano
Graduate Assistant, Classics
Michael Sweet
Lecturer in Spanish
Mason Shuman
Associate Lecturer of Spanish
Mariana Romero-González
Graduate Assistant, Spanish
Michael McGovern
Assistant Professor of French; Elementary French Coordinator
Matt Kemp
Emeritus Professor
Maryann De Julio
Associate Lecturer of Spanish
María Cristina Brett Páez
Adjunct Instructor of Arabic
Malahat Malahfji
Associate Lecturer of American Sign Language
Lawrence Nehring
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