Faculty and Administration

Administrative Office
St. John Hall, Room 434 E
Tel (718) 990-6314
Fax (718) 990-5954

Zoe Petropoulou, Ph.D. Chair
Coordinator, French Program. Areas of specialization: French contemporary culture, the 18th-century French epistolary novel and French women writers. Study Abroad Coordinator, Advisor for all students studying French, and Academic Advisor of Francophone Circle.
(718) 990-5205
petropoz@stjohns.edu

Michèle H. Jones, Ph.D.
Director, Global Language Center. Areas of specialization: translation studies, 19th-century French literature and francophone literature.
(718) 990-6041
jonesm@stjohns.edu

Mary-Jane Highfield, Ph.D.
Areas of specialization: French linguistics, history of the French language, French language pedagogy.
(718) 990-6314
highfiem@stjohns.edu

Mark Cohen Ph.D. 
Areas of specialization: 16th century French Litarature and 20th century literary criticism.
cohenm2@stjohns.edu

Diane Paravazian, M.A.
Areas of specialization: 16th-century French literature, business French, cross-cultural and United Nations programs.
(718) 990-5206
paravazd@stjohns.edu

Steve Puig, Ph D.
Areas of specialization:  20th and 21st century French Literature.
(718) 990-8094
puigs@stjohns.edu