Degrees

PhD, Spanish Literature, Pennsylvania State University
MA, Spanish, Pennsylvania State University
BA, Spanish and German, St. Norbert College

Research Interests

Ekphrasis and the intersection of visual arts and literature; the historical novel in late 20th and early 21st centuries in Spain; women’s writing in Spain in the post-war period to the present; and the Künstlerroman genre.

Teaching Areas

19th, 20th and 21st century literature; historical literature, especially historical memory and Spanish Civil War literature; art and artists in literature.

Courses Offered

Spanish 474 – Survey of Spanish Literature and Civilization
Spanish 769/765 – Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Civilization: Historical Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novels

Selected Publications