Faculty Profiles
Visiting Instructor of Hebrew
M.A., Florida Atlantic University
Senior Instructor of Spanish
M.A., Florida Atlantic University

Mauricio Almonte
Senior Instructor of Spanish
M.A., Bowling Green State University; C.Phil., Vanderbilt University
Senior Instructor of Spanish
M.A., Bowling Green State University; C.Phil., Vanderbilt University

Prisca Augustyn
Professor of German and Linguistics
Program Head, German
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Professor of German and Linguistics
Program Head, German
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Géraldine Blattner
Associate Professor of French and Linguistics
Coordinator, French Basic Language Program
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Associate Professor of French and Linguistics
Coordinator, French Basic Language Program
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Frédéric Conrod
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature (French, Spanish)
Director, Graduate Studies
Ph.D., The University of Colorado at Boulder
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature (French, Spanish)
Director, Graduate Studies
Ph.D., The University of Colorado at Boulder

María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ph.D., Washington University in St Louis
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ph.D., Washington University in St Louis

Yolanda Gamboa
Professor of Spanish
Ph.D., Purdue University

Nuria Godón-Martínez
Associate Professor of Spanish
Program Head, Spanish
Ph.D., The University of Colorado at Boulder

Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilín
Professor of Spanish and Caribbean Literature
University Honors Coordinator
Ph.D., Yale University
Professor of Spanish and Caribbean Literature
University Honors Coordinator
Ph.D., Yale University


Michael J. Horswell
Dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Viktor Kharlamov
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Program Head, Linguistics
Ph.D., University of Ottawa
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Program Head, Linguistics
Ph.D., University of Ottawa

Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti
Visiting Assistant Professor of Latin American and Luso-Brazilian Studies
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Latin American and Luso-Brazilian Studies
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis



Marcella Munson
Chair, Department of Languages, Linguistics & Comparative Literature
Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Chair, Department of Languages, Linguistics & Comparative Literature
Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Emanuele Pettener
Assistant Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies; Writer-in-Residence
Ph.D., Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Assistant Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies; Writer-in-Residence
Ph.D., Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University

Nancy Poulson
Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Former Director, Graduate Studies
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Former Director, Graduate Studies
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rosemary Rahill
Senior Instructor of French
Coordinator, French Online Minor
M.A.T., Florida Atlantic University
Senior Instructor of French
Coordinator, French Online Minor
M.A.T., Florida Atlantic University

Michael Rapoport
Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Director, Arabic Studies Program
Ph.D., Yale University
Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Director, Arabic Studies Program
Ph.D., Yale University

Ramona Rendon
University Instructor of Spanish
Coordinator, Spanish Online Minor
M.A., Florida Atlantic University; C.Phil., Florida International University
University Instructor of Spanish
Coordinator, Spanish Online Minor
M.A., Florida Atlantic University; C.Phil., Florida International University

Romain Rivaux
Senior Instructor of French and Linguistics
Director, Continuing Education Language Program
Ph.D., University François-Rabelais, Tours, France
Senior Instructor of French and Linguistics
Director, Continuing Education Language Program
Ph.D., University François-Rabelais, Tours, France

Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg
Professor Emerita of Italian and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., New York University
Professor Emerita of Italian and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., New York University

Ilaria Serra
Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies
Director, Italian Studies Program
"Laurea," University of Venice Ca' Foscari; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies
Director, Italian Studies Program
"Laurea," University of Venice Ca' Foscari; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Justin White
Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Coordinator, Spanish Basic Language Program
Ph.D., Florida State University
Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Coordinator, Spanish Basic Language Program
Ph.D., Florida State University