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# Faculty | Department of English, World Languages and Literatures

Department of English, World Languages and Literatures

##  Faculty 

Meet the faculty of Manhattan University's Department of English, World Languages and Literatures, a community of award-winning scholar-teachers in literary studies, creative writing, and Spanish in Riverdale, NY. Our professors are devoted to the undergraduate classroom and use New York City's literary culture, theater, and publishing scene as an extension of every course.

 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/504625.jpg)  [Claudia Beneduce](/directory/claudia.beneduce)Adjunct

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/534385.jpg)  [Evgueni Bezzubikoff](/directory/evgueni.bezzubikoff)Adjunct

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/446732.jpg)  [Dana Cadman](/directory/dana.cadman)Adjunct

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/362237.jpg)  [Brian Chalk](/directory/brian.chalk)Coordinator of Veterans & Ease

English

Professor

English

Associate Dean

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/52971.jpg)  [Kevin Coogan](/directory/kevin.coogan)Adjunct

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/444670.jpg)  [Dev Harris](/directory/dev.harris)Adjunct

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/343996.jpg)  [Adam Koehler](/directory/adam.koehler)Professor

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/53041.jpg)  [Heidi Laudien](/directory/heidi.laudien)Associate Professor

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/53780.jpg)  [Rocco Marinaccio](/directory/rocco.marinaccio)Professor

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/550008.jpg)  [Armel Jovensel Ngamaleu](/directory/armel-jovensel.ngamaleu)Adjunct

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/392942.jpg)  [Lissette Nunez](/directory/lissette.nunez)Adjunct

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/329330.jpg)  [Deirdre O'Leary Cunningham](/directory/deirdre.oleary-cunningham)Associate Professor

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/428012.jpg)  [Cristina Pérez Jiménez](/directory/cristina.perez-jimenez)Associate Professor

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/291522.jpg)  [Laura Redruello](/directory/laura.redruello)Professor

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/362240.jpg)  [Evelyn Scaramella](/directory/evelyn.scaramella)Associate Professor

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/430620.jpg)  [Maritza Sloan](/directory/maritza.sloan)Adjunct

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/403531.jpg)  [Mohammed Tkachmita](/directory/mohammed.tkachmita)Adjunct

Modern Languages & Literatures

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/415624.jpg)  [Melinda Wilson](/directory/melinda.wilson)Adjunct

English

Director of the Center for Academic Success

Center for Academic Success

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/473313.jpg)  [Joann Winkler](/directory/joann.winkler)Adjunct

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/345545.jpg)  [David Witzling](/directory/david.witzling)Visiting Associate Professor

English

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198)