September 2005 - Present | Member, Women's Studies Advisory Board, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ English | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Women's and Gender Studies | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts | |
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Present | Program Review Committee Co-Chair, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2017 - 2018 | Undergraduate Educational Policies Committee Chair, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2016 - 2018 | English Department Chair, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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August 2012 - 2018 | Member, Undergraduate Educational Policies Board, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2012 - 2013 | Faculty Advisor for Riverrun, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2009 - July 2013 | Director, Women's and Gender Studies, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2009 - 2010 | Member, Women's Resorce Center Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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January 2006 - July 2009 | Coordinator, Women's Studies Program, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2007 - 2008 | Member, Bookstore Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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September 2007 - June 2008 | Member, Campus Facilities Planning Board, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2006 - July 2008 | Facuty Advisor for the English Club, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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Research Interests
Research and Teaching American Literature, Research and Teaching Latina/o Literature, Research and Teaching Literature of the Americas, Research and Teaching Globalization Studies, Research and Teaching Feminist and Postcolonial Theory and Literature, Research and Teaching Cultural Studies and Film, and Research and Teaching Composition
Professional Service and Affiliations
Member, American Comparative Literature Association | Member, American Studies Association | Member, Society for Multi-Ethnic Literatures (MELUS) |
Courses
- US Latino/ Literature and the Americas
- The American Novel
- Mark Twain and America
- Introduction to Literary Analysis
- Greek Thought
- Globalization and the Inter-American Novel
- Freshman Composition (English 4 and 5)
- Film Adaptation
- Beyond Baywatch: Exploring California's Literary Landscapes
- Bay Area Wild
- 20th Century American Literature
- 19th Century American Literature
- 19th and 20th Century Thought
2000 | Ph.D Comparative Literature, University of Texas at Austin | |
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1995 | M.A. Comparative Literature, University of Texas at Austin | |
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1991 | B.A. English, Spanish, University of California, Davis | |
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1990 | University of Valencia | |
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Links
Contact Information
Office:
Dante Hall - 302
Office Hours - Fall 2015:
Monday 10:30-12:00
Tuesday, Thursday 3-4:00
Phone: 4166
Mail: P.O. Box 4730
Email: