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MEET THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY!

(This information subject to change-- we apologize for any gaps or errors)

Last updated: 30 June 2008


name office number office hours office tel. e-mail
Arango, Gustavo
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302A Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3444 arangog@oneonta.edu
BA (Social communication, Journalism): U.P.B. Medellín, Colombia; MA (Spanish and Latin American literature): Rutgers University; PhD (Latin American Literature): Rutgers U. Research interests: Latin American Literature and Journalism, Creative Writing in Spanish.
Bounou, Latifa 306A Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3212 bounoul@oneonta.edu
Assistant Professor of French and Arabic
Byam, Rebeca 313 Schumacher by app't 436-3652 rbyam11740@aol.com
Spanish Instructor
Byrne, Susan
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We wish you all the best in your new position at Yale!
Camacho, Alix
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Enjoy your recent retirement!
Caswell, Allen
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313 Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3652 caswelae@oneonta.edu
BA (Psych.), Oberlin College; Fulbright Scholar (political science), Univ. of Strasbourg, France; MPA (public & international affairs), Princeton; Doctoral candidate (French & German-- all courses completed), Middlebury. Because he has always enjoyed teaching, Mr. Caswell has come out of retirement to teach French. In his "first career" as a U.S. diplomatic and consular officer, his responsibilities included English-French translation and interpreting. He worked in American embassies in North and West Africa as well as in the State Department in Washington. In his long career at SUCO, he served primarily as Director of International Education, but also additionally for a time as an Associate Professor of French. He has advised many students about study abroad opportunities, and organized programs and exchanges in France, Quebec and elsewhere. Current interests: include Quebecois civilization and intercultural communication.
de Waal, Karin
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313 Schumacher  , and by app't 436-2480 dewaalkv@oneonta.edu
BA (French Education): Rutgers Univ.; MA (French): Montclair State Univ.; Research interests: Politics and the Arts in France and Quebec, Québecois Literature, Formative Evaluation and student responsibility in foreign language acquisition.
Fages, Guiomar 306B Schumacher  , and by app't    
Our new professor of Spanish-- ¡bienvenida!
Flores, Pablo
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313 Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3652 floresph@oneonta.edu
Spanish Instructor
Gámez-Romero, Laura 313 Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3652 gamezrle@oneonta.edu
Spanish Instructor
Graham, Naomi
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302 Schumacher by app't only 436-2549 grahamn@oneonta.edu
Italian Instructor
Johnson, T. Michele
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313 Schumacher MW3:55 - 4:55 and by app't 436-3652 asl1and2students@citlink.net
AAS (American Sign Language Interpreting for the Deaf): Suffolk County Community College; BS (Elementary Education): SUNY Oneonta; MSEd (Deaf and Hard of Hearing): Hunter College. Member: Phi Sigma Iota, Kappa Delta Pi, ASLTA (American Sign Language Teacher's Assoc.), NAD (Nat'l Assoc. for the Deaf). Current Interest: Freelance interpreting of all kinds, especially musical interpreting.
Montoya, María Cristina
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301 Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3242 montoymc@oneonta.edu
BA (Social Communication/Journalism): Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia; MA (Communication and Education): Teacher's College, Columbia Univ.; Currently doing graduate study at SUNY-Albany in Spanish Linguistics; Teaching areas: Spanish for Bilinguals, Writing, English as a Second Language; Advisor: HOLA Spanish Club.
Nahson, Daniel 306C Schumacher  , and by app't    
Our new Spanish professor-- ¡bienvenido!
 
313 Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3652  
German Instructor: our graduate exchange student from Würzburg, Germany. Herzlich Willkommen!
Ryall, William
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We wish you all the best in your recent retirement!
Small, Elizabeth
Dept. Chair

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300B Schumacher  , and by app't 436-3409 smalle@oneonta.edu
AB (Comparative Literature): Cornell Univ.; MA & PhD (Spanish): Yale Univ.; Research interests: 19th & 20th-century Peninsular Spanish poetry, and current Spanish science fiction.
Tsan, Loli 300A Schumacher  , and by app't    
Our new French and Italian professor-- bienvenue!
Waterhouse, Marilyn (Dept. Secretary)
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300 Schumacher Office Hours
M-F 8-4
436-3409 waterhmn@oneonta.edu
Secretarial Certificate: SUNY Delhi;
Anything you want to know-- she's the one to ask!