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Full-time Faculty

binita 75 Binita Mehta
Associate Professor
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Adjunct Faculty

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Patricia Barbagallo

Patricia Barbagallo has been an adjunct professor in the French Department since September 2011. Swiss born she received her master’s degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.


Elsa Douineau

Elsa Douineau holds a Masters in Philosophy and Publishing from the Université de Paris IV-La Sorbonne and Université de Paris XIII-Villetaneuse, as well as the DAEFLE (diploma to teach French as a Foreign Language) from the Alliance Française de Paris.

In addition to being an adjunct professor of French  at Manhattanville College, she currently teaches French in Alliance Française du Westchester, and has created a French curriculum at Saints John & Paul School in Larchmont, NY, where, she teaches both French as a foreign language, as well as the French curriculum to the French speaking students. She also gives private instruction to children and adults.

During her career, Elsa Douineau has worked as a publisher for the French Ministry of Education, Albin Michel Jeunesse and Editions d’Organisation. She also worked for more than 10 years as a translator for various French and American companies.