The Modern Languages Department is part of Humanities at Wagner. Faculty offices are on the 1st and 3rd floors of Parker Hall.

Dr. Katica Urbanc, Associate Professor of French and Spanish
BA, Concordia University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Research: Contemporary Peninsular Women Writers (Soledad Puertolas, Carmen Martin Gaite, Almudena Grandes, Rosa Regas)
Classes: All levels of Spanish and French language classes, Upper level literature classes in Peninsular Literature and Culture, Upper level literature class on Francophone Women Writers
Travel: A native of Montreal, Dr. Urbanc has lived in Caracas and Madrid.
Office Phone: 718 390 3368 |Email: kurbanc@wagner.edu
Dr. Urbanc's Website

Dr. Marilyn Kiss, Associate Professor of Spanish & Coordinator of Study Abroad
B.A., University of Missouri; M.A., Middlebury Graduate School of Spanish (Madrid); Ph.D., Rutgers University
Research: Latin American Literature (Griselda Gamboa); Latino Literature of the U.S.; Foreign Language pedagogy
Classes: All levels of Spanish language and literature
Travel: Extensive travel in Latin America, Europe (53 months in Spain), Central America, the Caribbean & the U.S.
Dr. Kiss's Website

Dr. Margarita Sánchez, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Senior Program Coordinator & Department Chair
B.A., University Pontifica Bolvariana; MA, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Research Contemporary Latin American literature, with an emphasis on gender studies.                            Classes: All levels of Spanish language classes, contemporary Latin American literature and culture.                                                                                                                                                                   Travel: A native of Colombia, Dr. Sanchez has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe
Dr. Sanchez's Web site

Dr. Natalie Edwards, Assistant Professor of French and Italian & Coordinator of French Studies
B.A., University of Bath; PGCE, University of Bath, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Research: Twentieth-Century French and Francophone women's writing, particularly autobiography; French cinema.
Classes: All levels of French language classes, upper level classes in French literature and film.
Travel: As a native of Wales, UK, Dr. Edwards is perpetually abroad. She has lived in France, Italy, and Senegal, and has traveled to 38 countries and to 48 states of the USA.
Dr. Edwards's Website

Dr. Colclough Sanders, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian and Coordinator of Italian Studies
B.A., Vassar College; M.A., UC Berkeley; Ph.D., UT Austin                                                                             Research: Foreign Language Pedagogy and Learning Strategies; Heritage Learners of Italian                       Classes: All levels of Italian language and culture; contemporary Italian Women Writers; Italian Cinema        Travel: Dr. Sanders has traveled extensively in Europe and lived in Milan for several years.  
Dr. Sanders's Website  

Adjunct Professors: Prof. Renate Haugueto (German), Prof. Antonella Calarota (Spanish), Prof. Anne Ambrogely (French).