Employment:
2008-Present: Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Houston-Downtown.
2002-2008: Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Houston-Downtown.
2001-2002: Instructor of Spanish, University of Virginia.
1995-2001: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia.
2002-2008: Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Houston-Downtown.
2001-2002: Instructor of Spanish, University of Virginia.
1995-2001: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia.
Education:
2001 August University of Virginia. Ph.D. in Spanish and Spanish-American Literature.
Dissertation: El compromiso social, la lírica y los problemas de clasificación: Dos caminos dentro de la
poesía centroamericana (Cardenal, Dalton, Debravo y Escobar Galindo).
Concentrations: 20th Century & Contemporary Poetry, 20th Century Spanish-America, 20th Century Spain,
19th Century Spanish-America.
Dissertation Committee: Donald L. Shaw, Gustavo Pellón, Juan Cano Ballesta, Pablo Davis
1997 May University of Virginia. M.A. in Spanish and Spanish-American Literature.
Master's Thesis: Beyond Ideology: Exploring Roque Dalton's Technique in "La segura mano de Dios" and
"Preparar la próxima hora."
1995 May George Mason University. B.A. (with distinction) in International Studies and Foreign Languages (Spanish).
(1994-1995)
1990-1993 James Madison University.
Dissertation: El compromiso social, la lírica y los problemas de clasificación: Dos caminos dentro de la
poesía centroamericana (Cardenal, Dalton, Debravo y Escobar Galindo).
Concentrations: 20th Century & Contemporary Poetry, 20th Century Spanish-America, 20th Century Spain,
19th Century Spanish-America.
Dissertation Committee: Donald L. Shaw, Gustavo Pellón, Juan Cano Ballesta, Pablo Davis
1997 May University of Virginia. M.A. in Spanish and Spanish-American Literature.
Master's Thesis: Beyond Ideology: Exploring Roque Dalton's Technique in "La segura mano de Dios" and
"Preparar la próxima hora."
1995 May George Mason University. B.A. (with distinction) in International Studies and Foreign Languages (Spanish).
(1994-1995)
1990-1993 James Madison University.
Languages:
Spanish (native language), English (native-like fluency), French (reading proficiency), Portuguese (reading proficiency)