Faculty and Staff
![Headshot of Yamile Silva, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/silva-bio.jpeg)
Yamile Silva, Ph.D.
Program director and associate faculty; Associate Professor of World Language and Cultures
O'Hara Hall 316 | 570-941-7778
Faculty
![Headshot of Michael Allison, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/mike-allison.jpg)
Michael Allison, Ph.D.
Associate faculty; Professor of Political Science
O'Hara Hall 409 | 570-941-4392
![Headshot of Susan Mendez, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/mendez-pic_2020.jpg)
Susan Mendez, Ph.D.
Associate faculty; Professor of English and Theatre
Center of Literary and Performing Arts 203 | 570-941-4317
![Headshot of Janice Voltzow, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/voltzow.jpg)
Janice Voltzow, Ph.D.
Associate faculty; Professor of Biology
Loyola Science Center 255 | 570-941-4378
![Headshot of Ovidiu Cocieru, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/cocieru-o-6-crop.jpg)
Ovidiu Cocieru, Ph.D.
Affiliated faculty; Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Brennan Hall 415 | 570-941-4728
![Headshot of Will Cohen, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/will-cohen-100x100.jpg)
Will Cohen, Ph.D.
Affiliated faculty; Professor of Theology / Religious Studies
Loyola Science Center 423 | 570-941-4545
![Headshot of Michelle Maldonado, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/michelle-maldonado.jpg)
Michelle Maldonado, Ph.D.
Affiliated faculty; Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
michelle.maldonado@scranton.edu
St. Thomas Hall 5124 | 570-941-7520
![Headshot of El-Habib Zanzana, Ph.D.](/academics/cas/latin-amer-latinx-studies/assets/images/habib2.jpg)
El-Habib Zanzana, Ph.D.
Affiliated faculty; Professor of World Languages and Cultures
O'Hara Hall 318 | 570-941-7759
Staff
Donna Rupp, MBA
Administrative Assistant
Alumni Memorial Hall 200 | 570-941-7630