Research Interests
Spanish language and culture.
Spanish language; Culture of Spain and Latin America; Spanish and Latin American literature; Miguel Cervantes' Don Quijote.
Education
- Ph D: Romance Languages, (2013), Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
Dissertation/Thesis Title: The Dangerous Novelas ejemplares - MA: Foreign Languages – Spanish Literature, (2005), George Mason University - Fairfax, VA
Dissertation/Thesis Title: Imperialism in Don Quijote - BA: Spanish Language and Literature / International Affairs, (1993), Mary Washington College - Fredericksburg, VA
Selected Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Service (2013), Service, Community - Hussman Center for Adults with Autism
Selected Presentations
- Imperalismo en ‘El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha’ - V Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánica, March 2006 - Lima, Peru
- 1492 and Hispanic Heritage - Hispanic Heritage Month, September 2005 - Norfolk, VA