Language and Culture

Major

BA

Meet Our Faculty

Department Chair

Alfredo Garcia-Pardo
(on leave: Spring 2023)
Assistant Professor of Language and Culture
Co-chair of Language and Culture and Coordinator of Linguistics Minor
- BA, MA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- MA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- MA, PhD, University of Southern California
alfredo.garciapardo@purchase.edu
Gari Laguardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and Literature
Co-Chair of Language and Culture
- BA, Columbia University
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
gari.laguardia@purchase.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Ennis Addison

Visiting Assistant Professor
- MA, Auburn University

Part-Time Faculty

Patrizia Farina

Lecturer of Italian
- BA, University of Pisa (Italy)
- PhD, University of Alberta (Canada)
patrizia.farina@purchase.edu
Camilla Jantke-Chiappari

Lecturer of German
- BA, Humberside Business School (UK)
- BA, Fachhochschule Münster (Germany)
- MA, Manhattanville College
c.jantkechiappari@purchase.edu
Liat Kadosh

Lecturer of Hebrew

MA, Bar Ilian University and Laura/Alvan Siegal College of Judial Studies
Dianey Lujan

Lecturer, Language and Culture
Cecilia Minchala

Lecturer of Language and Culture
Naicy Pretill

Lecturer of Spanish
- BS, University of La Sabana (Colombia)
- MA, Manhattanville College
naicy.pretill@purchase.edu
Andoveloniaina Rasolofo

Lecturer of French
- Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Antananarivo (Madagascar)
- MA, University of Cincinnati
- PhD, University of Oregon
a.rasolofo@purchase.edu
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
Mary Waller

Lecturer of Spanish
- BA, University of Leeds, England

Contributing Faculty

Robert Watson

Lecturer of Cinema Studies

Lecturer 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 Chinese
- BA, Peoples University of Beijing (China)
kalin.wang@purchase.edu
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