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  2. Faculty
  3. Cooperating Faculty
  4. Teaching Faculty
  5. Faculty Emeritus
  6. Graduate Students
  7. Spanish 1 Instructors
  8. Spanish 2 Instructors
  9. Spanish 3 Instructors
  10. SBLP Supervisors
  11. SBLP Staff
  12. Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows
  13. Postdoctoral Fellows
  14. Visiting Scholars
  15. Staff

Department Head

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Dussias, Paola (Giuli)

  • Professor of Spanish, Linguistics and Psychology

(814) 865-4252

pdussias@psu.edu

Faculty

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Barnard, Mary E.

  • Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature

(814) 865-1180

meb18@psu.edu

Brune, Krista

  • The Dorothy W. Gilpatrick University Endowed Fellow in the Humanities and Associate Professor of Portuguese and Spanish

(814) 863-9465

kbrune@psu.edu

Carlson, Matthew

  • Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics

(814) 865-0104

mtc173@psu.edu

Fernández-Medina, Nicolás

  • Professor of Spanish and Philosophy
  • Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese

(814) 865-1161

nuf3@psu.edu

Lipski, John

  • Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Spanish and Linguistics

(814) 865-6583

jlipski@psu.edu

Marr, Matthew J.

  • Associate Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-7613

mjm66@psu.edu

Martínez, Marco Antonio

  • Assistant Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9466

mam1290@psu.edu

Miller, Karen

  • Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics

(814) 865-1140

kxm80@psu.edu

Ochoa, John

  • Associate Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-8786

jao13@psu.edu

Pulido-Azpíroz, Manuel

  • Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics

mfp149@psu.edu

Roush, Sherry

  • Professor of Italian

(814) 865-1133

slr21@psu.edu

Sierra-Rivera, Judith

  • Associate Professor of Spanish and Latina/o Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-0167

jus55@psu.edu

Torres Cacoullos, Rena

  • Liberal Arts Professor of Spanish and Linguistics

(814) 865-1153

rct11@psu.edu

Townsend, Sarah J.

  • Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

(814) 865-3023

sjt18@psu.edu

Truglio, Maria

  • Professor of Italian and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-1155

mxt34@psu.edu

Udaondo Alegre, Juan

  • Assistant Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-2910

jpu105@psu.edu

Cooperating Faculty

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Agawu-Kakraba, Yaw

  • Professor of Spanish and African Studies

(814) 949-5203

yxa3@psu.edu

Tunno, Patrick

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Italian
  • Associate Teaching Professor, Global Engineering Engagement
  • Director, Center for Global Engineering Engagement

(814) 863-1654

pjt130@psu.edu

Teaching Faculty

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Alvis-Ruiz, Carlos

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 867-3427

caa180@psu.edu

Alvis-Ruiz, Erin

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 867-3427

exh902@psu.edu

Aragón, Aracely

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-4252

axa61@psu.edu

Bauman, Joseph

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies

(814) 865-1171

jrb922@psu.edu

Bede, Dayse

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Portuguese

(814) 865-6536

dpb172@psu.edu

Bruno-Chomin, Giuseppe

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Italian

(814) 863-8858

Caceres, Cesar

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 863-9482

cjc31@psu.edu

Edwards, Michael

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Italian

(814) 863-9398

mje13@psu.edu

Frodge, Brittany

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6534

bbf5214@psu.edu

García-Prudencio, Jaime

  • Assistant Teaching Professor, Spanish for Agricultural Program

(814) 865-0696

jug32@psu.edu

García-Prudencio, Susana

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Director, Spanish Basic and Intermediate Language Programs

(814) 863-9473

szg127@psu.edu

Gearhart, Roxana

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-6534

rbg10@psu.edu

Gutiérrez, Borja

  • Administrative Supervisor, Spanish 2 and 3
  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6587

bxg207@psu.edu

Halberstadt, Lauren

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Director of Engaged Scholarship

(814) 863-9542

lyp5028@psu.edu

Halverson, Justin

  • Lecturer of Spanish and Comparative Literature

jth208@psu.edu

Hernández, María

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-6589

mjh33@psu.edu

Hernández, Miguel

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-3443

muh6@psu.edu

Labrín, Roberto

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 863-9506

rpl140@psu.edu

Laine, Jason

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Italian
  • Director, Italian Language Program

(814) 863-9449

jcl20@psu.edu

Liu, Xin

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Italian
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies

(814) 863-8858

xxl166@psu.edu

Malinchak, M. Thomas

  • Lecturer of Italian

(814) 863-8858

mtm224@psu.edu

Martinez Teruel, Andrea

  • Graduate Student in Comparative Literature

azm1142@psu.edu

Martí-Peña, Guadalupe

  • Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9506

gxm14@psu.edu

Masullo, Tom

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9482

jtm119@psu.edu

Mathews, Myrta

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9688

mho101@psu.edu

McAllister, Alexander

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Supervisor, Spanish 10/20

afm159@psu.edu

Mikulski, Ariana

  • Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6534

amm71@psu.edu

Morello, Henry

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Comparative Literature and Spanish
  • Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Spanish

(814) 863-4927

morello@psu.edu

Passerini, Francesca

  • Lecturer of Italian

(814) 863-9396

fxp4@psu.edu

Pursel, Misty

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6589

mlp279@psu.edu

Pérez de Zabalza, Lucía

  • Lecturer of Spanish
  • Supervisor, Online Spanish Courses

(814) 863-9688

lvp5281@psu.edu

Ramírez-Arballo, Alejandro

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9506

aar14@psu.edu

Ramírez-Bernal, Miguel

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Spanish 100 Supervisor

mzr10@psu.edu

Rivera, Dina

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-4252

dlr5729@psu.edu

Rossi, Michele

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Italian

(814) 863-9398

mur38@psu.edu

Ruscitti-Tovar, Morella

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9482

mxr441@psu.edu

Ryan, Lily

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9688

lkr5387@psu.edu

Sanguino Rodríguez, Daniel

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-4252

dps6044@psu.edu

Sartoni, Eleonora

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Italian

(814) 863-9396

ebs5764@psu.edu

Solano Escolano, Damián

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9441

dvs6223@psu.edu

Valentín-Pagano, Lyvia

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6536

lev3@psu.edu

Ventura, Marta

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 867-3427

mjv4@psu.edu

Wiggins, Emily

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9688

ekw122@psu.edu

Faculty Emeritus

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Blue, Bob

  • Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-1597

wrb10@psu.edu

Cuervo-Hewitt, Julia

  • Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

(814) 863-2910

jch11@psu.edu

Dalbor, John B.

  • Professor Emeritus of Spanish

jbd2@psu.edu

Lima, Robert F.

  • Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Comparative Literatures

rxl2@psu.edu

Peavler, Terry

  • Professor Emeritus of Spanish

tjp@psu.edu

Prescott, Laurence

  • Professor Emeritus of Spanish and African American Studies

Graduate Students

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Andrade Gabiño, María José

  • Literature Faculty Representative (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

mqa5881@psu.edu

Arribas Colmenar, Sara

  • Literature Talks Coordinator (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

sva5811@psu.edu

Blázquez Cuena, Juan

  • Secretary & GPSA Representative (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

jub1537@psu.edu

Callen, Michael (Cole)

  • Linguistics Talks Coordinator (SIPSGO)

(814) 865-0035

mcc390@psu.edu

Herrera Díaz, Gustavo

  • Treasurer (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

gxh79@psu.edu

Rodriguez Cruz, Tiffany

  • Ad-Hoc Committee Member (SIPSGO)

(814) 865-0035

tfr5249@psu.edu

Semo Garcia, Ana Sofía

  • International Programs Liaison (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

abs6823@psu.edu

Vélez Avilés, Jessica

  • Linguistics Faculty Representative (SIPSGO)

(814) 865-0035

jxv473@psu.edu

Spanish 1 Instructors

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Alvis-Ruiz, Carlos

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 867-3427

caa180@psu.edu

Aragón, Aracely

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-4252

axa61@psu.edu

Arribas Colmenar, Sara

  • Literature Talks Coordinator (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

sva5811@psu.edu

Gutiérrez, Borja

  • Administrative Supervisor, Spanish 2 and 3
  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6587

bxg207@psu.edu

Wiggins, Emily

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9688

ekw122@psu.edu

Spanish 2 Instructors

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Andrade Gabiño, María José

  • Literature Faculty Representative (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

mqa5881@psu.edu

Hernández, María

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-6589

mjh33@psu.edu

Ryan, Lily

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9688

lkr5387@psu.edu

Vélez Avilés, Jessica

  • Linguistics Faculty Representative (SIPSGO)

(814) 865-0035

jxv473@psu.edu

Spanish 3 Instructors

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Aragón, Aracely

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-4252

axa61@psu.edu

Blázquez Cuena, Juan

  • Secretary & GPSA Representative (SIPSGO)

(814) 863-9441

jub1537@psu.edu

Gearhart, Roxana

  • Lecturer of Spanish

(814) 865-6534

rbg10@psu.edu

Masullo, Tom

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9482

jtm119@psu.edu

Ramírez-Arballo, Alejandro

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9506

aar14@psu.edu

Ruscitti-Tovar, Morella

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 863-9482

mxr441@psu.edu

SBLP Supervisors

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Bauman, Joseph

  • Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies

(814) 865-1171

jrb922@psu.edu

García-Prudencio, Susana

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Director, Spanish Basic and Intermediate Language Programs

(814) 863-9473

szg127@psu.edu

Gutiérrez, Borja

  • Administrative Supervisor, Spanish 2 and 3
  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish

(814) 865-6587

bxg207@psu.edu

McAllister, Alexander

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Supervisor, Spanish 10/20

afm159@psu.edu

Pérez de Zabalza, Lucía

  • Lecturer of Spanish
  • Supervisor, Online Spanish Courses

(814) 863-9688

lvp5281@psu.edu

Ramírez-Bernal, Miguel

  • Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
  • Spanish 100 Supervisor

mzr10@psu.edu

Smith, Brian

  • Technology Coordinator, Spanish Basic Language Progrm

(814) 867-3644

bps14@psu.edu

SBLP Staff

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Cross, Becky

  • Basic and Intermediate Language Assistant

(814) 863-5417

rlc21@psu.edu

Smith, Brian

  • Technology Coordinator, Spanish Basic Language Progrm

(814) 867-3644

bps14@psu.edu

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows

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Chandler, Lindsey

  • Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow of Spanish

lmc57@psu.edu

Echeverría Arriagada, Carlos

  • Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow of Spanish

(814) 865-0035

cie5@psu.edu

Pahis, Ashley

  • Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow of Spanish

ajp375@psu.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

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Visiting Scholars

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Staff

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Austin, Danielle

  • Administrative Support Assistant

(814) 867-4430

dna5019@psu.edu

Cross, Becky

  • Administrative Support Coordinator 4
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Support Supervisor

(814) 863-5417

rlc21@psu.edu

Osowski, Leah

  • Administrative Support Coordinator 3
  • Faculty Administrative Support

(814) 865-1016

lpo5@psu.edu

Price, Mary

  • Administrative Support Assistant 3
  • SIP Undergraduate Student Support

(814) 865-7233

meo12@psu.edu

Rutten, Heather

  • Administrative Support Assistant 3
  • Graduate Student Support

(814) 863-0997

hxr87@psu.edu