Britta Simon

Britta Simon holds a master’s degree in Medieval Latin and Medieval German from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany, and a PhD from University of Washington. She held an academic position at University of Iowa, worked for Microsoft Corporation in localization, terminology management, and natural language processing. For the past 15 years, she has been working in administrative positions in student affairs and academic program management at University of Washington.

Britta has taught a variety of courses at UW, including German language courses, a course on medieval literature, and career and job-readiness courses for undergraduate and graduate students. She also DJ’d her own medieval music own radio show on a local radio station for 10 years.

She enjoys teaching students and supporting them in navigating their path towards graduation.