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Our People



Jonathan Judaken

Jonathan
Judaken

Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought , Professor of History
Andrez Katz

Andrez
Katz

Associate Professor of Law
Stephanie Kirk

Stephanie
Kirk

Director of the Center for the Humanities Professor of Spanish, Comparative Literature, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
John Klein

John
Klein

Professor of Art History and Archaeology Department Chair, Art History and Archaeology
Esther Viola Kurtz

Esther Viola
Kurtz

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Performing Arts Department (Affiliate), 
Department of African and African-American Studies (Affiliate),
(On sabbatical Spring 2026)
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Silvia
Ledesma Ortiz

Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Emilye Lombardo

Emilye
Lombardo

Academic & Administrative Coordinator
Gicela Medina

Gicela
Medina

Graduate Student, Spanish
Martin Mejia

Martin
Mejia

Lecturer in Latin American Studies
​Rebecca Messbarger

​Rebecca
Messbarger

​Professor of Italian Affiliate Professor of History, Art History, Performing Arts, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Italian
Co-Founder and First Director of Medical Humanities
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​Stamos
Metzidakis

​Professor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature, University College Lecturer
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Camila
Micán Rondón

Academic & Publications Coordinator
Ally Milner

Ally
Milner

Lecturer in Spanish
Diana J. Montaño

Diana J.
Montaño

Associate Professor of History​ Director of Undergraduate Studies in History
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Michelle
Monter

Graduate Student, Spanish
​Mabel  Moraña​

​Mabel
Moraña​

William H. Gass Professor in Arts and Sciences , ​Professor of Spanish Program Director of Latin American Studies
John Mundell

John
Mundell

Postdoctoral Fellow, AFAS
Joel Ngameleu Ngameni

Joel
Ngameleu Ngameni

Graduate Student, French
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Samuel
Okogie

Graduate Student, French
​Eloísa  Palafox​

​Eloísa
Palafox​

​Associate Professor of Spanish
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Nelson
Pardiño

Lecturer in Spanish
Jessica Patschull

Jessica
Patschull

Academic & Administrative Coordinator
Hector Pineda Cupa

Hector
Pineda Cupa

Graduate Student, Spanish
Victor Putinier

Victor
Putinier

Graduate Student, French

Stephanie  Kirk

  • Director of the Center for the Humanities
  • Professor of Spanish, Comparative Literature, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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John  Klein

  • Professor of Art History and Archaeology
  • Department Chair, Art History and Archaeology

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Esther Viola  Kurtz

  • Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology,
  • Performing Arts Department (Affiliate), 
    Department of African and African-American Studies (Affiliate),
    (On sabbatical Spring 2026)

Blewett Hall, 304

​Rebecca  Messbarger

  • ​Professor of Italian
  • Affiliate Professor of History, Art History, Performing Arts, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
    Director of Undergraduate Studies in Italian
    Co-Founder and First Director of Medical Humanities

Ridgley 410