Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Anthony Paul Domestico
Associate Professor of Literatureanthony.domestico@purchase.edu- AB, Harvard University
- MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University
Full-Time Faculty
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Gari Laguardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and Literaturegari.laguardia@purchase.edu- BA, Columbia University
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
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Elise Lemire
Professor of Literatureelise.lemire@purchase.edu- BA, Yale University
- MA, PhD, Rutgers University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Kerry Manzo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Literaturekerry.manzo@purchase.edu- BA and MA, University of Texas, El Paso
- PhD, Texas Tech University
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Paul Megna
Assistant Professor of Literaturepaul.megna@purchase.edu- BA, SUNY Buffalo
- MA, University of Rochester
- PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Gaura Narayan
(on leave: Fall 2021-Spring 2022)Associate Professor of Literaturegaura.narayan@purchase.edu- BA (Honors), University of Delhi (India)
- MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University
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Mariel Rodney
Assistant Professor of Literaturemariel.rodney@purchase.edu- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MA, PhD, Columbia University
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Usha Reena Rungoo
(on leave: Fall 2021-Spring 2022)Assistant Professor of French and Literatureusha.rungoo@purchase.edu- BA, Trent University (Canada)
- MA, Queen’s University (Canada)
- MA, PhD, Yale University
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Aviva Taubenfeld
Associate Professor of Literature and WritingDirector, School of Humanities- BA, MA, PhD, Columbia University
aviva.taubenfeld@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Part-Time Faculty
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Dolores Obuch
Lecturer in Literaturedolores.obuch@purchase.edu- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MA, Columbia University
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Michael Taub
Lecturer in Jewish Studies- BA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- MA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
michael.taub@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Faculty Emeriti
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
Thomasenia M. Hutchins
Associate Professor Emerita of Literature- BA, MS, Fordham University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kathleen McCormick
Professor Emerita of Literature and Pedagogy- BA, Boston College
- MA, PhD, University of Connecticut
kathleen.mccormick@purchase.edu- 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 (France)
- MPhil, PhD, Yale University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Lee Schlesinger
Associate Professor Emeritus of Literature- BA, Brandeis University
- PhD, Yale University
lee.schlesinger@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Richard Stack
Associate Professor Emeritus of Literature- BA, Trinity College, University of Dublin (Ireland)
- PhD, Stanford University
Gary Waller
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Literature and Cultural Studiesgary.waller@purchase.edu- BA, MA, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
- PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
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
Louise Yelin
Professor Emerita of Literature- AB, Bryn Mawr College
- MA, PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
