Faculty & Staff

The History, Language & Global Culture faculty and staff are here to help the Suffolk University community as a whole—students should contact their professors and administrators to address questions and concerns.

The department is located on the 10th floor of the 73 Tremont Street building. The office is open Mondays - Fridays from 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. You can contact us at: 617-573-8116

Full-Time Faculty

Barbara Abrams
Professor & Department Chair

Robert J. Allison
Professor

Charles Cramer
Associate Professor

Chris Dakin
Instructor, Language Laboratory

Saraí García
Spanish Instructor

Kathryn Lasdow
Assistant Professor

Thomas McGrath
Associate Professor

Iani Moreno
Associate Professor

Marjorie Salvodon
Professor & Associate Dean

Ronald Suleski
Professor

Edie Sparks
Professor, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences 

Yong Xue
Associate Professor

Emeritus Professors

Bob Bellinger
Associate Professor Emeritus

Kenneth S. Greenberg
Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Celeste Kostopulous-Cooperman
Professor Emerita

Joseph M. McCarthy
Professor Emeritus

Michèle Plott
Associate Professor Emerita

Patricia A. Reeve
Associate Professor Emerita

Jay Rosellini
Professor Emeritus

Part-Time Faculty

Part-time faculty may be reached at the main department phone number, 617-573-8116. The part-time faculty offices are located at 73 Tremont Street, Room 1035 and Room 1043.

Poliana Alarcón B
Lecturer
MA, Boston University
MA, Worcester State University
BA, Universidad Mayor, Chile 

Suzann L. Bedrosian, MA, CP
Lecturer
MA, Lesley College
BSSW, Rochester Institute of Technology 

Iain L. Bernhoft
 Senior Lecturer
PhD, Boston University 

Matteo Casini
 Senior Lecturer
PhD, University "Ca' Foscari," Venice, Italy
BA, University "Ca' Foscari," Venice, Italy

Luis Castillo
Lecturer
MA, Columbia University

José L. Díaz Báez
Lecturer
MA, University of Puerto Rico
BA, University of Puerto Rico

Pascale Florestal
Visiting Guest Artist Professor
BA, Ithica College 

Christian Guarino
Lecturer
MEd, Lesly University
BA, Suffolk University

Shelley Drake Hawks
Lecturer
PhD, Brown University
MA, Harvard University
BA, Dartmouth College 

Lester Lee
Senior Lecturer
BA, Antioch College
MA, Johns Hopkins University
MA, Harvard University
MA, Candidate United Theological Seminary

Shawn Quigley
Lecturer
MA, University of Massachusetts Boston
BA, Suffolk University

Leon Rozmarin
Lecturer
Ph.D, Boston University
MA, Boston University
MA, University of Chicago
BA, Suffolk University

Shahram Shadbash
Senior Lecturer
PhD, Boston University

Jennifer S. Tafe
Lecturer
PhD, Boston University
MA, George Washington
BA, Manhattanville College

Lauren Taylor
Lecturer
MA, Boston College 

Department Staff

Emily Devlin
Administrative Coordinator
617-573-8285
Office: 73 Tremont St., 10th Floor