School of Humanities:
Language and Culture Faculty (Board of Study)

Habiba Boumlik
Lecturer in French (part-time)
M.S., Université de Besancon; M.S., Ph.D., Université de Strasbourg. French as a foreign language; Arabic and Islamic studies.
habiba.boumlik@purchase.edu

Gari LaGuardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and Literature
B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Spanish and Latin American literature.
gari.laguardia@purchase.edu

Carolina Sanin
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Licenciatura, Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia); M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University. Medieval and early modern Spanish narrative; modern Latin American prose; translation theory and practice; creative writing in Spanish.
carolina.sanin@purchase.edu

Ronnie Scharfman
Professor of French and Literature
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. French and Francophone literature; contemporary European literature.
ronnie.scharfman@purchase.edu

Renneth Sorhaindo
Associate Professor of Language and Culture
B.A., Iona College; M.A., Hunter College; M.Sc., Lehman College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service. Spanish language.
renneth.sorhaindo@purchase.edu

Kalin Wang
Lecturer in Language and Culture (part-time)
B.A., People's University of Beijing. Chinese language.
kalin.wang@purchase.edu

Emeritus Faculty

James Cookman
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language and Culture (French)
B.A., Iona College; M.A., New York University.

Maria Gagliardo
Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish
Maestra Normal Nacional, Argentina; B.A., M.A., Hunter College.

Naomi Holoch
Associate Professor Emerita of French and Literature
B.A., Oberlin College; Licence-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence; Ph.D., Columbia University. Contemporary French women writers.

Gregorio Rosenblum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Drama Studies
B.A., University of Chile; M.F.A., Karlova University of Prague. Spanish language and literature; theatrical production and direction.

David Villecco
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language Arts
B.A., Iona College; M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., Universidad Inter-Americana, Mexico.

Philippa Wehle
Professor Emerita of French, Drama Studies, and Literature
B.A., Bucknell University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Columbia University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. French language and literature; contemporary theatre and performance.

Updated Sept. 4, 2008