Professor of Spanish

B.A. St. John's University; M.A. Brooklyn College, Mphil, Ph.D. City University of New York. Additional Studies: University of Madrid. (1986)

Areas of teaching and research: Dr. Plasencia is the Coordinator of the Modern Language Discipline.  He has lived, studied and  traveled in several Spanish-speaking countries. His  primary literary interest is the contemporary Hispanic essay. As a result, he has published several articles and given numerous presentations on such writers as Miguel de Unamuno, José Ortega y Gasset, José Vasconcelos and Antonio Pedreira.  He teaches all levels of Spanish as well as courses in culture and literature.

office telephone:  4135

email address:      gplasenc@stac.edu

office location:     M-134