Foreign Languages and Literatures - Faculty

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is an integral part of Queensborough Community College’s global outreach endeavor. The cultural and linguistic diversity of its faculty members and the rich variety of their research interests bring to the classroom a multicultural perspective that is essential to understanding the world-at-large. The faculty is highly experienced and qualified, and thoroughly dedicated to teaching and scholarly research. The Department's course offerings range from elementary to advanced foreign language, literature, and culture courses.

Click on the faculty's name to access that faculty's mini-biography and home page.

Faculty Member/Contact Information

Arabic

Osorio, Jose
Professor and Chairperson
Arabic, Italian, and German Coordinator
Email: JOsorio@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5432
Office: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 10:00-12:00pm & Wed. 11:00-12:00pm (In person)

Mohammed, Amany
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: AMohammed@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 9:00-10:00am (LA 111) & Thurs. 9:00-10:00am (LA 112) (In person)

 

Chinese

Lai, Wei
Associate Professor and Chinese Coordinator
Email: WLai@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5375
Room: H217 
Office Hours: Tues. 10:00-11:00am (In person) & Thurs. 11:00-1:00pm (Online)

 

French

Reeves, Sharon
Associate Professor and Deputy Chairperson and French Coordinator
Email: SReeves@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5412
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 11:00-12:00pm & Thurs. 12:00-2:00pm (In person)

Avens, Indra
Adjunct Lecturer
Email: IAvens@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5447
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. 12:00-1:00pm (In person) 

Efthimiou, Jeanine
Adjunct Lecturer
Email: JEfthimiou@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 9:10-10:10am (In person) Tues. 3:00-4:00pm (Online by Appt.)

Gonzalez, Nidia
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: NGonzalez@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 4:00-5:00pm (Online)

 

German

Osorio, Jose
Professor and Chairperson
German, Italian, and Arabic Coordinator

Email: JOsorio@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5432
Office: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 10:00-12:00pm & Wed. 11:00-12:00pm (In person)

Rossi-Miller, Monica
Adjunct Lecturer
Email: MRossimiller@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. 12:30-1:30pm & Wed. 11:00-12:00pm (Online by Appt.)


Italian

Osorio, Jose
Professor and Chairperson
Italian, Arabic, and German Coordinator

Email: JOsorio@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5432
Office: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues 10:00-12:00pm & Wed 11:00-12:00pm (In person)

Santoro, Maurizio
Professor
Email: MAsantoro@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5451
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon., Tues. & Wed. 11:00-12:00pm (In person)                                                   

Rossi-Miller, Monica
Adjunct Lecturer
Email: MRossimiller@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217                                                                                            
Office Hours: Tues. 12:00-1:00pm (Online)

 

Spanish

Chaves-O’Flynn, Carolina
Assistant Professor and Spanish Coordinator
Email: CChaves@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5373
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. 8:00-10:00am (In person)

Sánchez, Mélida
Assistant Professor and Spanish Coordinator
Email: MSanchez@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5435
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. 11:00-12:00pm & Wed. 10:00-12:00pm (In person)

Borrachero, Aranzazu
Professor
Email: ABorrachero@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5454
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:30pm (In person Room H241) & Wed. 10:00-11:00am (Online)

Garcia-Conde, Luisa
Associate Professor
Email: LGarciaConde@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5452
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. 10:00-11:00am (Online) & Tues. 12:00-2:00pm (In person)

Gonzalez, Nidia
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: NGonzalez@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 5:00-6:00pm (Online)

Madrigal, Jose Luis
Professor
Email: JMadrigal@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5374
Room: H217
Office Hours: Wed. 9:00-10:00am (Online by Appt.) & Thurs. 9:00-10:00am & 12:00-1:00pm (In person)

Osorio, Jose
Professor and Chairperson
Arabic, German and Italian Coordinator

Email: JOsorio@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5687
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 10:00-12:00pm & Wed. 11:00 - 12:00pm (In person)

Raya, Eladia
Associate Professor
Email: ERaya@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5450
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. 10:00-12:00pm & 2:00-3:00pm (In person)

Reeves, Sharon
Associate Professor and Deputy Chairperson and French Coordinator
Email: SReeves@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5412
Room: H217
Office Hours: Tues. 11:00-12:00pm & Thurs. 12:00-2:00pm (In person)

Ruiz, Luz Marina
Adjunct Lecturer
Email: LRuiz@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Wed 5:00-6:00pm (In person)

Sabani, Laura
Professor
Email: LSabani@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone/Voice Mail: (718) 281-5432
Office: (718) 631-6259
Room: H217
Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 11:00-12:30pm (In person)

Faculty by Language

Arabic

Full-Time: Jose Osorio (Coordinator)
Adjunct: Amany Mohammed (Adjunct Assistant Professor)

 

Chinese

Full-Time: Wei Lai (Coordinator)
 

French

Full-Time: Sharon Reeves (Coordinator)
Adjuncts: Indra Avens, Jeanine Efthimiou, Nidia Gonzalez

 

German

Full-Time: Jose Osorio (Coordinator)
Adjunct: Monica Rossi-Miller

 

Italian

Full-Time: Jose Osorio (Coordinator)
Adjuncts: Monica Rossi-Miller, Maurizio Santoro

 

Spanish

Full-Time: Carolina Chaves (Coordinator), Luisa Garcia-Conde, Jose Madrigal, Jose Osorio, Eladia Raya, Sharon Reeves, Laura Sabani, Melida Sánchez (Coordinator), Aranzazu Borrachero,
Adjuncts: Nidia González,  Luz Marina Ruiz,

 

Emeritus

Professor Emeritus

Anne-Marie Boubon

Antonella Ansani

Lorena Ellis

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