Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Alfredo Garcia-Pardo
Assistant Professor of Language and CultureCo-chair of Language and Culture and Coordinator of Linguistics Minoralfredo.garciapardo@purchase.edu- BA, MA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- MA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- MA, PhD, University of Southern California
Gari Laguardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and LiteratureCo-Chair of Language and Culturegari.laguardia@purchase.edu- BA, Columbia University
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Full-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty
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Patrizia Farina
Lecturer of Italianpatrizia.farina@purchase.edu- BA, University of Pisa (Italy)
- PhD, University of Alberta (Canada)
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Camilla Jantke-Chiappari
Lecturer of Germanc.jantkechiappari@purchase.edu- BA, Humberside Business School (UK)
- BA, Fachhochschule Münster (Germany)
- MA, Manhattanville College
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Liat Kadosh
Lecturer of HebrewMA, Bar Ilian University and Laura/Alvan Siegal College of Judial Studies
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Dianey Lujan
Lecturer, Language and Culture -
Naicy Pretill
Lecturer of Spanishnaicy.pretill@purchase.edu- BS, University of La Sabana (Colombia)
- MA, Manhattanville College
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Andoveloniaina Rasolofo
Lecturer of Frencha.rasolofo@purchase.edu- Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Antananarivo (Madagascar)
- MA, University of Cincinnati
- PhD, University of Oregon
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Chris Reineck
Lecturer, Language and Culture -
Lunia Vera
Lecturer of Spanish- BA, Universidad Católica Santa María of Arequipa
- BA, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín of Arequipa
- MAT, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
- PhD, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos of Lima, Peru
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Contributing Faculty
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Robert Watson
Lecturer of Cinema StudiesLecturer of French- PhD, Vanderbilt University
- MA, University of Leeds (UK)
- BA, Baylor University
Faculty Emeriti
James Cookman
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language and Culture (French)- BA, Iona College
- MA, New York University
Maria Gagliardo
Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish and Literature- Maestra Normal Nacional (Argentina)
- BA, MA, Hunter College, City University of New York
Naomi Holoch
Associate Professor Emerita of French and Literature- BA, Oberlin College
- Licence-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence (France)
- PhD, Columbia University
Gregorio Rosenblum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Drama Studies- BA, University of Chile
- MFA, Karlova University of Prague
Ronnie Scharfman
Professor Emerita of French and Literature- BA, Bryn Mawr College
- Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence (France)
- MPhil, PhD, Yale University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Renneth Sorhaindo
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language and Culture (Spanish)- BA, Iona College
- MA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- MSc, Lehman College, City University of New York
- PhD, Pennsylvania State University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
David Villecco
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language Arts- BA, Iona College
- MA, St. John’s University
- PhD, Universidad Interamericana (Mexico)
Kalin Wang
Faculty Emeritus of Chinesekalin.wang@purchase.edu- BA, Peoples University of Beijing (China)
Philippa Wehle
Professor Emerita of French, Drama Studies, and Literature- BA, Bucknell University
- MA, Middlebury College
- PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
