Modern Languages Faculty

Louis Stelling, French  - The newest member of the department, Louis holds a doctorate in French from SUNY Albany. His research focuses on Sociolinguistics.

Emilia Sciarra-Laos, Spanish and Italian - Emilia was born and raised in Lima, Peru.  She is a bilingual speaker of Spanish and Italian, and is currently working on her dissertation on experimental Hispanic poetry through SUNY Albany.  To contact Emilia, please email her at Emilia.Sciarra-Laos@mcla.edu

Graziana Ramsden, Spanish and Italian - Graziana was born and raised in Italy, and has been at MCLA since 2002, where she directs the Modern Languages program. She holds a doctorate in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of California at Santa Barbara.  She has lived many years abroad and has studied at the Universitat Autonoma in Barcelona, Spain, at the University of Venice, Italy, and at the Hammersmith and West London College in London.  Her research interest span from second language acquisition to gender studies.  At MCLA, she is member of the Women's Center, of the Honors Advisory Board and of the Editorial Board of MCLA's own journal The Mind's Eye.  To contact Graziana, please email her at Graziana.Ramsden@mcla.edu.

Rita Nnodim, French and German - Rita holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Birmingham, England and is fluent in German, English, French, and Yoruba.  To email Rita, please write to R.Nnodim@mcla.edu

Susan Chilson, Spanish - Susan holds a BA in Spanish from UMass, and an MA in Spanish from the School of International Training in Brattleboro, VT, and teaches Spanish locally at Drury High School.  To email Susan, write to Susan.Chilson@mcla.edu.