Faculty Directory
The master's degree program in Spanish brings together dedicated faculty, staff and students working together in an academic community that fosters scholarly inquiry, research-based learning, and individual attention.
Graduate faculty are dedicated to mentoring graduate students, especially in developing original research projects. They provide quality teaching in and out of the classroom in order to prepare graduates not only for further study in competitive doctoral programs but also for effective teaching.
Frieda H. Blackwell, Ph.D.Vanderbilt University
Spanish Literature, 19th Century to the present
Jan E. Evans, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
19th and 20th Century Spanish Novel, Miguel de Unamuno
Guillermo Garcia-Corales, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Boulder
Latin American Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Baudelio Garza, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
Contemporary Latin American Literature, Spanish Golden Age
Karol J. Hardin, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
Hispanic Linguistics, Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics
Paul E. Larson, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Medieval Spanish Literature, Literary History
Sijefredo Loa, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
Hispanic Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Linda M. McManness, Ph.D.
University of Washington, Seattle
Hispanic Linguistics, Syntax, Second Language Acquisition
Manuel J. Ortuņo, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Spanish Poetry of the Golden Age, Quevedo. Cross-Cultural Studies
Marian M. Ortuņo, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Spanish Golden Age Literature, Cross-cultural studies
Lizbeth Souza-Fuertes, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Latin American Literature and Civilization
Michael D. Thomas, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
19th and 20th Century Spanish Literature, History of the Spanish Novel
Elizabeth Willingham, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
Spanish American Fiction and Film, Applied Linguistics