Meet Our Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
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Alfredo Garcia-Pardo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Language and Culture
BA, MA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
MA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
MA, PhD, University of Southern California -
Usha Reena Rungoo
Assistant Professor of Language and CultureBA, Trent University (Canada)
MA, Queen’s University (Canada)
MA, PhD, Yale University
Part-Time Faculty
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Marguerite Cattan
Lecturer in Language and CultureBA, Universidad de Lima
MA, California State University Los Angeles -
Aliza Erber
Lecturer in Hebrewaliza.erber@purchase.edu- BA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- MA, Long Island University
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Patrizia Farina
Lecturer in Italianpatrizia.farina@purchase.edu- BA, University of Pisa (Italy)
- PhD, University of Alberta (Canada)
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Camilla Jantke-Chiappari
Lecturer in Germanc.jantkechiappari@purchase.edu- BA, Humberside Business School (UK)
- BA, Fachhochschule Münster (Germany)
- MA, Manhattanville College
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Susan Lauria
Lecturer in Spanishsusan.lauria@purchase.edu- BA, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- MA, Manhattanville College
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Shirley C. Lavareda
Lecturer in Portugueseshirley.lavareda@purchase.edu- AA, Monterey Peninsula College
- BA, University of California, Santa Cruz
- MA, New York University
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Jamilet Ortiz
Lecturer in Spanishjamilet.ortiz@purchase.edu- BA, Hamilton College
- MA, Columbia University
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Naicy Pretill
Lecturer in Spanishnaicy.pretill@purchase.edu- BS, University of La Sabana (Colombia)
- MA, Manhattanville College
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Andoveloniaina Rasolofo
Lecturer in 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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Kalin Wang
(on leave: 2018-19)Lecturer in Chinesekalin.wang@purchase.edu- BA, Peoples University of Beijing (China)
Faculty Emeriti
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James Cookman
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language and Culture (French)- BA, Iona College
- MA, New York University
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Maria Gagliardo
Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish and Literature- Maestra Normal Nacional (Argentina)
- BA, MA, Hunter College, City University of New York
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Naomi Holoch
Associate Professor Emerita of French and Literature- BA, Oberlin College
- Licence-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence (France)
- PhD, Columbia University
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Gregorio Rosenblum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Drama Studies- BA, University of Chile
- MFA, Karlova University of Prague
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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
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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
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David Villecco
Associate Professor Emeritus of Language Arts- BA, Iona College
- MA, St. John’s University
- PhD, Universidad Interamericana (Mexico)
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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