Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Alfredo Garcia-Pardo
Assistant Professor of Language and CultureChair Language Programs and Coordinator of Linguistics Minor- BA, MA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- MA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- MA, PhD, University of Southern California
Gari Laguardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and Literaturegari.laguardia@purchase.edu- BA, Columbia University
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Full-Time Faculty
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Usha Reena Rungoo
(on leave: Spring 2022- Fall 2022)Assistant Professor of French and Literatureusha.rungoo@purchase.edu- BA, Trent University (Canada)
- MA, Queen’s University (Canada)
- MA, PhD, Yale University
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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Marie Hubert
Lecturer of French- BA, University of Nantes, France
- MA, La Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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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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Shirley C. Lavareda
Lecturer of Portugueseshirley.lavareda@purchase.edu- AA, Monterey Peninsula College
- BA, University of California, Santa Cruz
- MA, New York University
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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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Lunia Vera
Lecturer of SpanishBA, 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 -
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)
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
