Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Western Maryland College (Renamed McDaniel College)
Westminster, Maryland 
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B.A. with Honors in Spanish
Summa Cum Laude                                        
University of Colorado                  
Boulder, Colorado  
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M.A. in Spanish
University of Colorado                 
Boulder, Colorado 
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Ph.D. in Spanish
Employment History
University of Louisville          
1982-1983       
Instructor of Spanish 
Indiana U Southeast              
1983-l984        
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish 
University of Louisville          
1984-1985       
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
University of Louisville           
July 1, 1985     
Assistant Professor of Spanish 
University of Louisville           
July 1, 1989     
Promoted to Associate Professor of Spanish 
University of Louisville           
July 1, 1999     
Promoted to Full Professor of Spanish 
University of Louisville           
2002-2022       
Director of Latin American and Latino Studies
University of Louisville           
2003-2022        
Founder/Director LALS Panama Program         
University of Louisville           
July 1, 2022     
Retired as Professor Emerita of Spanish 
Teaching
Basic, intermediate, and advanced Spanish language courses
Advanced undergraduate courses taught in Spanish on Hispanic literature 
and culture
Graduate courses on Latin American narrative fiction
Introduction to Latin American Studies
Supervision of Latin American and Latino Studies Internships
 
            