Geneviève M. Peden,
Professor,
Ph.D. in French Literature,
French Section Head
Dr Peden, a native speaker of French, received her Ph.D. in French literature from Michigan State University in 1989. She started her teaching career in the United States at Michigan State University as a teaching assistant in 1983, then taught at Dickinson College in Carlisle (PA) before coming back to Michigan in 1989.
Her research interests lie in 19th and 20th century French culture and civilization, and in 19th and 20th century literature. She is an active member of several state and national professional associations. Every year, she participates in a number of conferences where she presents the results of her research.
Since she has been at Eastern Michigan University, she has developed new courses to respond to the changing needs of the students and the curriculum. Teaching remains the most gratifying part of her job for her.
349 Alexander Music Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48170
Tel. (734) 487-1498
Email: genevieve.peden@emich.edu
Thomas Vosteen,
Professor,
I was born and raised in Medina, (Western) New York, where I attended high school. After college, I spent 25 years working intermittently as a French-English interpreter under contract with the U.S. Department of State. My duties consisted of accompanying French-speaking official guests of the International Visitor Program of the State Department and interpreting for them in their official meetings and also unofficially in everyday situations. Nearly simultaneously, I taught French intermittently, starting in 1967, at a number of colleges in Iowa and South Dakota until I finished my Ph.D. in 1990 and came to Eastern in 1991.
343 Alexander Music Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Tel. (734) 487-0191