Faculty Profiles

Orna Amiel

Visiting Instructor of Hebrew

M.A., Florida Atlantic University

Leslie Arboleda
Instructor of Spanish
M.A., Florida Atlantic University

Mauricio Almonte
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

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

Carla Calargé
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Ph.D., The University of Iowa

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

Yolanda Gamboa
Associate 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

Michael David HamiltonAssistant Professor of Linguistics
Ph.D., McGill University

Lina HenaoInstructor of Spanish
M.A., Florida Atlantic 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

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

Kristen Lindbeck
Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
Ph.D., Jewish Theological Seminary

Julissa Mansilla-Bjalme

Instructor of Spanish
M.A., Florida Atlantic University

Martha Mendoza
Professor of Linguistics and Spanish
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

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

Emanuele Pettener
Senior Instructor of Italian
Ph.D., Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University

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

Rosemary Rahill

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

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

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

Myriam Swennen RuthenbergProfessor of Italian and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., New York University

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

Evelyn Trotter
Instructor of German and European Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Sumiko Uo
Instructor of Japanese
M.A., New York University

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