School of Humanities:
Literature Faculty (Board of Study)

Kay Ellen Capo (on leave Spring 2013)
Associate Professor of Literature and Theatre and Performance
Conservatory of Theatre Arts
BA, LeMoyne College; MA, PhD, Northwestern University.
kay.capo@purchase.edu

Gari LaGuardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and Literature
BA, Columbia University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania.
gari.laguardia@purchase.edu

Elise V. Lemire
Professor of Literature and
Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor (2011–13)
BA, Yale University; MA, PhD, Rutgers University.
elise.lemire@purchase.edu

Kathleen A. McCormick
Professor of Literature and Pedagogy
BA, Boston College; MA, PhD, University of Connecticut.
kathleen.mccormick@purchase.edu

Gaura Narayan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature
BA (Honors), Delhi University; MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University.
gaura.narayan@purchase.edu

Lee Schlesinger
Associate Professor of Literature
BA, Brandeis University; PhD, Yale University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
lee.schlesinger@purchase.edu

Nina Pelikan Straus
Professor of Literature
BA, Bennington College; PhD, New York University.
nina.straus@purchase.edu

Aviva Taubenfeld (on leave Spring 2013)
Associate Professor of Literature and Writing
BA, MA, PhD, Columbia University.
aviva.taubenfeld@purchase.edu

Gary Waller
Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies
BA, MA, University of Auckland; PhD, University of Cambridge.
gary.waller@purchase.edu

Louise Yelin
Professor of Literature
and Chair, School of Humanities
AB, Bryn Mawr College; MA, PhD, Columbia University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
louise.yelin@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Bell Chevigny
Professor Emerita of Literature
BA, Wellesley College; MA, PhD, Yale University.

Maria Gagliardo
Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish and Literature
Maestra Normal Nacional, Argentina; BA, MA, Hunter College, City University of New York.

Sheldon Grebstein
University Professor Emeritus of Literature
BA, University of Southern California; MA, Columbia University; PhD, Michigan State University. President of Purchase College, 1981–93.

Naomi Holoch
Associate Professor Emerita of French and Literature
BA, Oberlin College; Licence-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence; PhD, Columbia University.

Thomasenia M. Hutchins
Associate Professor Emerita of Literature
BA, MS, Fordham University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Julius Novick
Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies
BA, Harvard University; DFA, Yale University.

Ronnie Scharfman
Professor Emerita of French and Literature
BA, Bryn Mawr College; Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence; MPhil, PhD, Yale University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Richard Stack
Associate Professor Emeritus of Literature
BA, Trinity College, Dublin; PhD, Stanford University.

Robert Stein
Professor Emeritus of Literature
BA, Hofstra University; MA, PhD, Columbia University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Philippa Wehle
Professor Emeritus of French, Drama Studies, and Literature
BA, Bucknell University; MA, Middlebury College; PhD, Columbia University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Updated Jan. 17, 2013

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