{"id":23,"date":"2018-07-17T14:42:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T14:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/wll\/faculty\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:35:06","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/wlc\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty & Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WCSU students in Barcelona in 2018<\/p><\/div>\n

Full-Time WLC Faculty<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Galina Bakhtiarova<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor, Spanish, and Chairperson
\n
\nOffice<\/strong>: Higgins Hall, Room 218B, Midtown Campus<\/p>\n

Office Hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On campus and online meetings via: https:\/\/us.bbcollab.com\/collab\/ui\/session\/guest\/8bdf6569f89f48179038244966ee20ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday: 2:00 pm \u2013 4:00pm
\nWednesday: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
\nFriday: 10am-11am<\/p>\n

Phone<\/strong>: (203) 837-8734
\nEmail<\/strong>: bakhtiarg@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Kelli Custer, Ph.D.<\/strong>, (she\/her) on leave Fall 2025<\/strong><\/span>
\nProfessor, Composition, and Associate Chair
\nCoordinator of\u00a0 the Writing Center<\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> custerk@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: <\/strong>203.837.3941<\/p>\n

\n

Stacey Alba Hawkins<\/strong><\/span>, Ph.D.<\/span> <\/strong>
\nProfessor, Spanish
\nOffice:\u00a0<\/strong>Higgins Hall, Room 218C, Midtown Campus<\/p>\n

Office Hours:
\n<\/strong>Monday 8 – 9am
\nTuesday 2:30 – 3:30 pm
\nWednesday 5 – 6pm<\/p>\n

https:\/\/us.bbcollab.com\/guest\/cb276c6c9d0349a68bed10916c2d955e<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtual meetings and in person meetings available by appointment.
\nSend email for an appointment:\u00a0hawkinsa@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone<\/strong>: (203) 837-8485
\nEmail<\/strong>: Hawkinsa@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Cameron Phillips<\/span><\/strong>, <\/strong>MFA in Creative and Professional Writing
\n<\/span>Interim Coordinator, Writing Center<\/p>\n

Haas Library, Room 302
\n181 White St.
\nDanbury, CT 06810<\/p>\n

(203) 837-8728
\nwritingcenter@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Vittoria S.\u00a0Rubino<\/a>, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Composition
\nCoordinator of Composition<\/p>\n

Office: Higgins Hall, 218A
\nMonday\/Thursday 1:30-2:30pm
\nWednesday 9:30am-12:30pm<\/p>\n

Phone: (203) 837 \u2013 8025
\nrubinov@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Part-Time WLC Faculty<\/span><\/p>\n

Office Hours for Part-Time Faculty Are By Appointment<\/p>\n

Language Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carmen Crisostomo-Lenz<\/strong><\/a>, M.A., Spanish
\nHamid El Khalfi<\/strong><\/a>, Ph.D., Arabic
\nErnest Fabrizio-Garcia<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0M.S., Spanish
\nPatrizia Farina<\/strong><\/a>, A.B.D., Italian
\nRenate Ludanyi<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> Ph.D., German
\nJames Matranga<\/strong><\/a>, M.A., French
\nMiriam Oliveira<\/strong><\/a>, M.A., Portuguese
\nSandra Pe\u00f1a<\/strong><\/a>, Ed.D., Educational Leadership, M.A., Spanish<\/span>
\nMiguel Purgatorio<\/strong><\/a>, M.A., Spanish<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Composition Faculty<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Deatra (Dee) Anderson<\/strong><\/a>, MA in English, Writing Emphasis<\/p>\n

Leah Begg<\/strong><\/a>, Ph.D. in English<\/p>\n

Brendan Dyer<\/strong><\/a>, MFA in Creative and Professional Writing<\/p>\n

Sara Flores<\/strong><\/a>, MA in English Literature and Museum Studies<\/p>\n

Amanda Gallagher<\/strong><\/a>, MS in Education<\/p>\n

David Griffith,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0MA in Education Curriculum and Instruction, Bilingual and Special Education<\/p>\n

Chet Jordan<\/strong><\/a>, Ph.D. in Urban Education<\/p>\n

Louis Samuel Nicolosi<\/strong><\/a>, Ph.D., English Literature<\/p>\n

Ellen O\u2019Donnell<\/strong><\/a>, MFA in Creative and Professional Writing<\/p>\n

Alice Schuette<\/strong><\/a>, MA in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration: Writing Arts and Education<\/p>\n

Laura Stuart<\/strong><\/a>, MFA in Creative Writing<\/p>\n

Casey Rudkin<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0PhD in Composition and Rhetoric<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WLC STAFF
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

Ms. Krista Brooks<\/strong>
\nDepartment Secretary<\/p>\n

Office<\/strong>:
\nHiggins Hall – Room 201 (Midtown Campus)
\nMonday-Friday: 9am – 4pm
\nPhone<\/strong>: 203-837-9166
\nEmail<\/strong>: brooksk@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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