Lecturer Spanish Language Supervisor Affiliate Faculty, Institute of Women's Studies I am a Lecturer in Spanish and Supervisor of the Spanish Language Program. My teaching and research explore 20th- and 21st-century Latin American literature and culture, with particular attention to queer representation before, during, and after Latin American dictatorships. My work examines how literature and film negotiate power, space, and identity in the post-dictatorship era. In addition to my literary scholarship, I teach courses in Medical Spanish and Spanish-English Medical Interpreting, where students gain applied experience through service-learning partnerships with the UGA College of Pharmacy and Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia. These courses prepare students for community engagement and professional interpreting in healthcare settings. I am the faculty advisor for España en Corto, UGA’s annual short film festival of Spanish-language cinema, and for the Global Brigades – UGA Chapter, which leads medical and public health service trips abroad. I also serve as Coordinator for the UGA en España Madrid/Barcelona Maymester Program. My teaching integrates cultural inquiry, social justice, and professional preparation, encouraging students to see language as a tool for connection, advocacy, and transformation. Research Research Interests: My research was featured on the UGA Graduate School website in June 2019 Frequently Taught Courses Courses Regularly Taught: ROML 2550 SPAN 1001 SPAN 1002 SPAN 1110 SPAN 2001 SPAN 2001E SPAN 2002 SPAN 2550 SPAN 3010 SPAN 3020 SPAN 3020H SPAN 4004 SPAN 4004S SPAN 4080 SPAN 4990R Selected Publications Selected Publications: "Gay Dads Make Strange Bedfellows in Vos porque no tenés hijos by Osvaldo Bazán" in progress "Crossing Borders and the Coyolxauhqui Imperative in I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" (2023) under review "Mhoris eMm: 'When queerness is normalized, something else will appear to destabilize it': A Conversation with Martin Ward" Latin American Literature Today 6: May (2018). Versión en español - (https://bit.ly/2SLooW5) and in English (https://bit.ly/2QS577M) "(Re)escribiendo la heteronormatividad en tiempos de Pinochet: una lectura queer de Tengo miedo torero de Pedro Lemebel" Textos híbridos 5: (2016). (https://bit.ly/2Bd4Xyh) Education Education: Ph.D University of Georgia, 2019 M.A. University of Tennessee, 2009 B.A. Armstrong State University, 2006
