Research Overview

Research Interests

• Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Spanish theatre, particularly the works of Nicolás and Leandro Fernández de Moratín, and Ramón de la Cruz)
• nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spanish poetry

Courses Offered (subject to change)

• SP 101:  Elementary Spanish I (Fall)
• SP 102:  Elementary Spanish II (Spring)
• SP 152:  Intermediate Spanish II (Fall/Spring)
• SP 200:  Advanced Spanish Composition (Fall/Spring)

Teaching

Using transitions in the language classroom and contextualizing lesson plans to enhance second-language acquisition

Honors and Activities

• University of Rochester Students’ Association Government’s Professor of the Year in the Humanities, 2016