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Director
afb3@nyu.edu
Álvaro Fernández Bravo is Associate Professor at Universidad de San Andrés and researcher at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la Argentina (CONICET). Álvaro has been involved in international education for several years. He worked as Director of Undergraduate International Programs at Universidad de San Andrés and coordinated the Summer Spanish Program at the same University. As the director of NYU Buenos Aires he has been working hard to generate positive relationships with local institutions. He is currently teaching Spanish American Short Story at NYU Buenos Aires.
He has a PhD from the Department of Romance Languages, Princeton University and has a Licenciatura en Letras from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He completed his postdoctoral studies at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. He has taught at Temple University, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidadde Mar del Plataand Universidad de San Andrés, among others. He is currently working on intellectual networks and the market of symbolic goods in Latin America and aresearch project on the construction of cultural patrimonies in Latin America.
Álvaro has published numerous books and articles, among which are: Literaturay frontera (1999), El valor de la cultura: arte, literatura y mercadoen América Latina (2007), and a new edition of Mi fe es el hombreby María Rosa Oliver (2008). His articles appeared in Margens/Márgenes,Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, Nepantla andthe Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies. He received severalgrants and scholarships, the latest being a grant for the Project"Recoveries of the Real: New Argentine and Brazilian Cinema in the GlobalImage World" by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK.
Language Coordinator
silvialuppino@nyu.edu
Silvia has been working at NYU in Buenos Aires since 2008. She coordinates all language coursesand keeps an open communication with instructors and the Director of SpanishLanguage Programs. She monitors and evaluates tutoring assignments andmaintains a regular correspondence with students regarding activitiesconcerning the language program as a whole. She has received her Licenciaturaen Letras degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires and postgraduate certification as Experto en Enseñanza de Español comoLengua Extranjera from the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, in Spain. She hasbeen working in international education for various years. She has taught Spanish as a Foreign Language at public and private universities, and she has also coordinated the Spanish as a Foreign Language department of the Laboratorio de Idiomas at Universidad de Buenos Aires. From 1998 till 2008 Silvia Luppino has served as the Academic Coordinator of Spanish as a Second Language for Refugees, a program run by UBA and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
She is currently the director of the collection Clásicos Argentinos Original/Adaptación (Editorial Voices del Sur), a series of classic literary works by Argentinean writers including didactic material for Spanish students. Her research focuses on the relationship between language and culture, and on the development of didactic material for non-native speakers.
Assistant Director for Administration
As Assistant Director for Administration Rob is responsible for the financial and administrative management of NYU Buenos Aires. This includes financial control, internal and external reporting, supplier management, payroll, tax and legal, performance measurement, facilities management, and IT systems.
Rob is a New Zealand Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor in Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington. He left New Zealand in 1990 to gain professional and personal experience and spent 4 years living and working in London as well as exploring Europe, and North and South America. One ofthese trips was to Argentina where he fell in love with the passionate people and stunning landscapes and hehas now been living in Buenos Aires for the last 10 years.
Outside his professional interests Rob enjoys traveling, the outdoors, writing and photography. He is apassionate supporter of the All Blacks and Los Pumas!
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
maria.pirovano@nyu.edu
María joined NYU Buenos Aires in 2008 and is responsible for the academic management of the site. She is the liaison between faculty and students and also between the NYU Buenos Aires academic program and New York office. María provides guidance and assistance to professors and students, is responsible for academic policy and calendar, coordinates academic events, and manages attendance issues. She has a degree in Tourism from Universidad del Salvador and a Diploma in Cultural, Heritage and Tourism Management. During 1992 she spent a year abroad in Scotland. She has worked in international education for seven years now and before joining NYU Buenos Aires was part of the Foreign Studies Office at Universidad de San Andrés.
In her spare time Maria likes to read, travel and spend time with friends and family.
Assistant Director for Student Life
alejandra.lombardo@nyu.edu
Alejandra joined the NYU Buenos Aires Team in 2010. As the Assistant Director ofStudent Life at NYU in Buenos Aires, Alejandrais responsible for dealing with housing, welfare and all aspects of studentlife while students are in Argentina.She oversees the department of Student Life at NYU BA and is in charge ofplanning, organizing and overseeing extra curricular activities, communityservice, experiential learning, visiting programs, immigrations, healthservices and security aspects of the program. She provides guidance andintervention to students as well as wellness programming and helps studentswith daily concerns outside the classroom.
Alejandra obtained her Master’s degree in CollegeStudent Development and Counseling at Northeastern University.She has studied and worked in countless places giving her first handexperience on what it is like to live abroad. Alejandra has also beenvery pro active in the community service world. She is passionate about what shedoes and is proud of having coordinated and participated in volunteer projectssuch as children’s shelter in Mexico,hurricane relief in the Bahamasand as a translator for a nursing program in the Dominican Republic. She hasworked in the education field for over 10 years and absolutely loves it.Alejandra enjoys working with students and is devoted to making their abroadexperience the best experience of their lives.
Student Life & Administrative Assistant
Pedro joined NYU Buenos Aires in 2009. Heis about to receive his degree in Latin American Literature at Universidad de BuenosAires. He is responsible for the NYU in Buenos Aires book collection and the managing editor for NYUBA’s Journal, Colectivo NYU/BA. Pedroalso helps with Student Life Services as a provider of cultural and travelinformation for students. He also helps with administrative assistance andextra curricular activities. Before joining NYU Buenos Aires Pedro taughtSpanish in different private institutions.
Student Life & Administrative Assistant
Christine provides assistance with various student life services. She helps students with their daily concerns, housing and welfare needs. She is in charge of organizing extra curricular, volunteer and community service activities, and supports administrative functions. Christine received her Bachelor's degree from Union College in New York and is currently working towards her Master's in Translation at the Universidad de Belgrano. She was born in Switzerland, where she lived for many years before moving to New York with her family. Christine first discovered Buenos Aires through one of her college study abroad experiences. She moved to Buenos Aires in 2008 and taught English in the local branch of a U.S. based company before joining the NYU team.
Student Life Coordinator
Florencia has been working for NYU BA sinceAugust 2008. She coordinates various Student Life services such as immigrations,ensuring that students’ visas are issued in a timely and efficient manner.Florencia also works in the area of experiential learning and along with theAssistant Director of Student Life helps with the development of communityservice and internship programs. She also coordinates all NYU visiting programsto Buenos Airesand administrates the housing process along with the department of StudentLife.
Florencia has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Universidad de San Andrés and is currently studying law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires School of Law. She is also a teaching assistant at the Universidad de San Andrés. While studying at San Andrés she was involved with international student activities. She participated in various events organized by the Foreign Studies Office and shared her apartment with foreign students for more than four years. Florencia has also participated in different cultural exchange programs at Rotterdam University, Holland and Memphis, USA.
Andres is the NY site representative for NYU Buenos Aires and NYU Paris. He is excited to assist students as they prepare to study at NYU Buenos Aires!
Staff Spotlight
Maria has been on the staff at NYU Buenos Aires since the first semester. Students will find her in her office on the top floor of the center able to help with scheduling or class questions. Past students have commented on how much they appreciate Maria's caring nature and positive attitude.
