Profile
Passions:
– Teaching about Spanish and Latin American literatures, cultures, music and dances.
In my free time:
-Member of Takiri Folclor Latino, a Latin American dance group with focus on Colombian dances,
-Travel to the Caribbean (Puerto Rico) and Latin America (Colombia).
Academic Credentials
Ph.D. in Spanish Literature – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
MA in Spanish Literature – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
BA in Spanish and German (Cum Laude) – Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
Publications
La culture francophone: Le monde à l’écoute. In co-authorship with Bénédicte Boisseron. Hackett Publishing. Indianapolis, Indiana. March 2016.
Three Centuries of Spanish Short Stories: Literary Selections and Activities for the Student of Spanish. Focus Publishing, Newburyport, MA. March 2010.
“Let’s Play…Vocabulary!” Ecos. February, 2006.
La imposibilidad de la “mujer” presentada en cinco novelas postfranquistas. Peter Lang, New York, NY. 2004.
“Algo más sobre el Tratado VI del Lazarillo” in co-authorship with Alfred Rodríguez, Hispanófila 113, 1995.