Faculty and Staff
James W. Scott, Professor of German. Chairperson.
B.A., Juniata College, 1965; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1971.
Scott teaches German and courses in the culture, civilization and literature of German-speaking countries. His most recent scholarly presentations have ranged from Kafka's short fiction to cabaret in the GDR and communicative testing. At present he is preparing a new translation of Iwein, an Arthurian epic by Hartmann von Aue. He chairs a state selection committee for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program.
Telephone: 717-867-6255
Address: Humanities 310-B
Email: scott@lvc.edu
Jean-Marc Braem, Assistant Professor of French.
Licencé, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1980; M.A., Princeton University, 1985; Ph.D., 1989.
Braem teaches courses on all levels of Francophone language, culture and civilization. He has written on censorship in French literature and the instructional use of films in French.
Telephone: 717-867-6252
Address: Humanities 301-B
Email: braem@lvc.edu
Richard W. Chamberlin, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages.
B.A., Hillsdale College, 1988; A.M., University of Michigan, 1990; PhD., 1997.
Chamberlin teaches courses at all levels in both French and German. His areas of research are German and French medieval literature, as well as the literary relations between the 20th-century German literature and culture.
Telephone: 717-867-6256
Address: Humanities 301-A
Email: chamberl@lvc.edu
Ivette Guzman-Zavala, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish.
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 1991; M.A., Syracuse University, 1998; Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2004.
Guzman Zavala, a native of Puerto Rico, teaches Spanish language courses at all levels. She pursues research interests in Latin America and the Hispanic Caribean. Her conference presentations and publications chiefly involve the representation of childhood and motherhood in literary texts and the visual arts. She is painter as well as a literary scholar and her works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions.
Telephone: 717-867-6254
Address: Humanities 303-A
Email: guzman@lvc.edu
Diane M. Iglesias, Professor of Spanish.
B.A., Queens College, 1971; M.A., 1974; Ph.D., City University of New York, 1979.
Iglesias teaches courses in Spanish language, culture, civilization, literature, and also foreign language methodology. She has published articles and presented numerous papers on Spanish Peninsular literature, teaching methodology, and multiculturalism at international conferences.
Telephone: 717-867-6251
Address: Humanities 310-C
Email: iglesias@lvc.edu
Joelle Stopkie, Professor Emerita of French.
Licence, Sorbonne, 1960; M.A., New York University, 1963; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College, 1979.
Telephone: 717-867-
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Email: stopkie@lvc.edu
Charles T. Cooper, Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish.
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1942; M.A., Middlebury College, 1965.
Telephone: 717-867-
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Jose Vargas-Vila, Lecturer in Spanish.
A.A., Miami-Dade Community College, 1976; B.A., Florida International University, 1978; M.A., University of Miami, 1992
Vargas-Vila teaches Spanish language at all levels. He has written on Latin American politics and is an enthusiastic sponsor of educational travel.
Telephone: 717-867-6253
Address: Humanities 310-B
Email: vargas@lvc.edu
Jared Larson, Visiting Assistant Instructor of Spanish.
M.A., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; M.A., University of Delaware.
Larson teaches Spanish language classes. His research has investigated Spanish nationalism and the reemergence of Islam in contemporary Iberia.
Telephone: 717-867-6257
Address: Humanities 310-B
Email: larson@lvc.edu
Theresa Y. Bowley, Adjunct Instructor of French.
B.A., Barrington College, 1981; M.A., Middlebury College, 1982.
Bowley teaches French language at the elementary and intermediate level.
Telephone: 717-867-6870
Address: Humanities 310-A
Email: bowley@lvc.edu
Barbara Nissman-Cohen, Adjunct Instructor of French.
Premier Degré, La Sorbonne, 1975; B.A., Ithaca College, 1976; M.S., Montclair State College, 1984.
Nissman-Cohen teaches French language at the elementary level.
Telephone: 717-867-6870
Address: Humanities 310-A
Email: cohen@lvc.edu
Support Staff
Rebecca Corum, Secretary, Humanities.
Telephone: 717-867-6355
Address: Humanities 307
Email: corum@lvc.edu