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Chair

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Dr. Yasmine Beale-Rivaya. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles  
Professor & Chair  
NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities (2021-2024)  
Historical Hispanic Linguistics; Mozarabic; Al-Andalus; Language Change and Contact
Office: Centennial Hall 214B 
Phone: 512.245.2360 
E-mail: yb10@txstate.edu

French Faculty

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Dr. Jennifer Forrest. Ph.D., Yale University
Professor & Division Coordinator
19th-Century French Literature; 19th-Century Circus Culture; Film Studies
Office: Centennial Hall 219
E-mail: jf05@txstate.edu

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Dr. Peter Golato. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Professor
French Linguistics; Applied Linguistics
Office: Centennial Hall 132
Email: pgolato@txstate.edu

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Dr. Carole Martin. Ph.D., New York University
Professor
18th-Century French Literature; Cinema Studies
Office: Centennial Hall 224E
E-mail: cm25@txstate.edu

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Dr. Moira Di Mauro-Jackson. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Professor of Instruction
Late 19th- and 20th-Century French and Italian Literature; Comparative Literature; Italian
Office: Centennial Hall 150
E-mail: md11@txstate.edu

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Dr. Gyongyi Pisak. Ph.D., Emory University
Associate Professor of Instruction
19th-Century Comparative Literature (French, Russian and American); Translation
Office: Centennial Hall 123
Email: g_p55@txstate.edu

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Dr. Mª Luisa Gómez-Ivanov. Ph.D., Boston College
Senior Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 130
E-mail: mg91@txstate.edu

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Ms. Florence Lemoine. M.A., University of Texas at Austin 
Lecturer 
Centennial Hall 139 
E-mail: fml10@txstate.edu

German Faculty

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Dr. Valentina Glajar. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Professor
ACLS Fellow
Division Coordinator
Post-1945 German, Eastern, and Central European Studies
Office: Centennial Hall 224H
E-mail: glajar@txstate.edu

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Dr. Andrea Golato. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Dean of the Graduate College
Professor
German Applied Linguistics, Conversation Analysis
Office: JC Kellam 280
E-mail: agolato@txstate.edu

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Dr. Lisa Haegele. Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis 
Associate Professor 
Fulbright Program Adviser for Undergraduate Students and Alumni 
Interim Associate Dean of Promotion, College of Liberal Arts 
20th- and 21st-Century German and Austrian Cinema; the Sixties in Art, Literature, and Film; Comparative Studies 
Office: Centennial Hall 146 
E-mail: haegele@txstate.edu

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Dr. Michael Conner. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Professor of Instruction
Webmaster and Social Media Coordinator, World Languages and Literatures
19th- and 20th-Century German and Austrian Literature; Pedagogy
Office: Centennial Hall 224D
E-mail: conner@txstate.edu

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Dr. Ewa Siwak. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Professor of Instruction
Office: Centennial Hall 119
E-mail: ewasiwak@txstate.edu

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Ms. Carola Lofton. M.A., Heidelberg University 
Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 117 
E-mail: kae132@txstate.edu

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Dr. Will Weihe. Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 224C
E-mail: zfc14@txstate.edu

Italian Faculty

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Dr. Moira Di Mauro-Jackson. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin 
Professor of Instruction 
Late 19th- and 20th-Century French and Italian Literature; Comparative Literature; Italian 
Office: Centennial Hall 150 
E-mail: md11@txstate.edu

Japanese Faculty

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Dr. Seth Jacobowitz. Ph.D., Cornell University
Assistant Professor
Office: Centennial Hall 148
E-mail: sethjacobowitz@txstate.edu

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Dr. Mayumi Moriuchi. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
TSUS Regents' Teacher & Professor of Instruction
Division Coordinator
Office: Centennial Hall 127
E-mail: mm18@txstate.edu

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Ms. Emiko Miyagawa Linville. M.A., Texas State University-San Marcos
Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 151
E-mail: el1049@txstate.edu

Spanish Faculty

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Dr. Yasmine Beale-Rivaya. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles  
Professor & Chair  
NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities (2021-2024)  
Historical Hispanic Linguistics; Mozarabic; Al-Andalus; Language Change and Contact
Office: Centennial Hall 214B 
Phone: 512.245.2360
E-mail: yb10@txstate.edu

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Dr. Agustín Cuadrado. Ph.D., University of Arizona
Professor
Spanish Graduate Advisor
Contemporary Spanish Narrative; Spanish Cinema; Literary and Cinematic Theory
Office: Centennial Hall 224D
E-mail: ac41@txstate.edu

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Dr. Lucy Harney. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin 
Professor of Spanish and Liberal Arts Associate Dean 
Undergraduate Spanish Advisor 
Professional Spanish Internship Coordinator 
Office: Centennial Hall 224G 
Phone: 512.245.2317
E-mail: harney@txstate.edu

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Dr. Luis Intersimone. Ph.D., Rutgers University
Professor
19th- and 20th-Century Latin American Literature
Office: Centennial Hall 133
E-mail: li12@txstate.edu

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Dr. Catherine Jaffe. Ph.D., University of Chicago
University Distinguished Professor
Division Coordinator
18th-20th Century Spanish and Comparative Literature; Gender and Reading
Office: Centennial Hall 145
E-mail: cj10@txstate.edu

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Dr. Sergio Martínez. Ph.D., University of Arizona
Professor &  Associate Chair
Academic Program Director, Quito, Ecuador
Mexican and Mexican-American Literature
Office: Centennial Hall 222
E-mail: sm55@txstate.edu

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Dr. J. Yuri Porras. Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professor
Spanish Literature and Theater of the Golden Age; Spanish Culture; Zarzuela
Office: Centennial Hall 152
E-mail: porras@txstate.edu

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Dr. Sharon Ugalde. Ph.D., Stanford University
University Distinguished Professor
20th- and 21st-Century Poetry of Spain; Gender Studies
Office: Centennial Hall 141
E-mail: su01@txstate.edu

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Dr. Carlos Abreu Mendoza. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill             
Associate Professor             
Modern Latin American literature             
Office: Centennial Hall 137   
E-mail: cam366@txstate.edu

Dr. Matthew Juge. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley             
Associate Professor             
Linguistics, Historical Morphology and Semantics             
Office: Centennial Hall 122           
E-mail: mj13@txstate.edu

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Dr. Blake Locklin. Ph.D., Cornell University             
Associate Professor             
20th-Century Spanish American Literature; Comparative Literature             
Office: Centennial Hall 142           
E-mail: blocklin@txstate.edu

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Dr. David Navarro. Ph.D., Western University (London, Ontario, Canada)             
Associate Professor             
Medieval Iberian Literature             
Office: Centennial Hall 134           
E-mail: davidnavarro@txstate.edu

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Dr. Alexandra Gonzenbach Perkins. Ph.D., University of Miami             
Associate Professor             
Presidential Fellow      
20th- and 21st-Century Latin American narrative; Theatre; Performance             
Office: Centennial Hall 144       
E-mail: agperkins@txstate.edu

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Dr. María de las Nieves Pujalte. Ph.D., Ohio State University             
Associate Professor             
Coordinator of Second-Year Spanish             
18th- and 19th-Century Spanish Literature             
Office: Centennial Hall 138      
E-mail: mp42@txstate.edu

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Dr. Romy Ceron Canche. Ph.D., University of Arizona
Visiting Assistant Professor in Latin American Literature
Office: Centennial Hall 131
E-mail: wwt16@txstate.edu

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Dr. Margaret Dunaway. Ph.D., Harvard University    
Professor of Instruction   
Office: Centennial Hall 114  
E-mail: md43@txstate.edu

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Dr. Gloria Velásquez. Ph.D., Texas State University-San Marcos             
Professor of Instruction        
Office: Centennial Hall 149 
E-mail: gv11@txstate.edu

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Ms. Carolina Wilson. M.A., Texas State University-San Marcos             
Professor of Instruction          
First-Year Spanish Coordinator              
Office: Centennial Hall 129  
E-mail: cw50@txstate.edu

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Dr. Beth Bernstein. Ph.D., University of New Mexico             
Associate Professor of Instruction           
17th- and 20th-Century Peninsular Theater             
Office: Centennial Hall 135
E-Mail: bethb@txstate.edu

Ms. María Diocares. M.A., Texas State University-San Marcos             
Associate Professor of Instruction          
Office: Centennial Hall 125
E-mail: md27@txstate.edu

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Dr. Susana Villanueva Eguia Lis. Ph.D., Texas Tech University             
Associate Professor of Instruction      
Mexican and Chicano literature; Latin American women writers; Modernist poetry; contemporary Maya writers of the Yucatan peninsula; Caribbean literature             
Office: Centennial Hall 129         
E-mail: slis@txstate.edu

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Ms. Alba Melgar. M.A., Texas State University-San Marcos             
Associate Professor of Instruction            
Office: Centennial Hall 153
E-mail: am39@txstate.edu

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Ms. Lauren Dungan. M.A., Texas State University             
Assistant Professor of Instruction     
Office: Centennial Hall 136
E-mail: led81@txstate.edu

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Mr. Wyatt Ince. M.A., Texas State University             
Assistant Professor of Instruction              
Office: Centennial Hall 116     
E-mail: wli2@txstate.edu

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Ms. Cecilia McMahon. M.A., Texas State University     
Assistant Professor of Instruction      
Office: Centennial Hall 224A     
E-mail: scm168@txstate.edu

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Mr. José Rivera. M.A., Texas State University             
Assistant Professor of Instruction            
Office: Centennial Hall 116
E-mail: jrr162@txstate.edu

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Ms. Luann Williams. M.A., Texas State University             
Assistant Professor of Instruction          
Office: Centennial Hall 151             
E-mail: lw1255@txstate.edu

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Dr. Lupita Limage-Montesinos. Ph. D., University of Texas at Austin             
Senior Lecturer             
Office: Centennial Hall 120
E-mail: ll27@txstate.edu

Mr. Antonio Alfau. M.A., University of Texas at Austin             
Lecturer             
Office: Centennial Hall 128
E-mail: aa35@txstate.edu

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Ms. Susi Ledesma. M.A., Texas State University
Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 126
E-mail: susiledesma@txstate.edu

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Mr. Jasen Rodriguez. M.A., Texas State University
Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 128
E-mail: jdr271@txstate.edu

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Ms. Olivia Vance. M.A., Texas State University
Lecturer
Office: Centennial Hall 126
E-mail: okv2@txstate.edu

American Sign Language Faculty

Mr. James Gardner. M.A., Gallaudet University
Extension Educator 
E-mail: jgardner@txstate.edu

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Mr. Corey Gember. M.S., McDaniel College             
Extension Educator             
E-mail: cjg252@txstate.edu

Ms. Jill Kowalsky, M.A., American University              
Extension Educator 
E-mail: jk55@txstate.edu

Arabic Faculty

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Ms. Noha Mohama-Akkari. MSIS, Texas State University             
Extension Educator             
Office: Centennial Hall 124
E-mail: nm22@txstate.edu

Chinese Faculty

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Ms. Li Yu. M.A., Sichuan University  
Chinese Language & Literature, Teaching Chinese as a Second-Language  
Extension Educator             
Office: Centennial Hall 124
E-mail: fws30@txstate.edu

Latin Faculty

Dr. Matthew Juge. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley             
Associate Professor             
Office: Centennial Hall 122
E-mail: mj13@txstate.edu

Portuguese Faculty

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Dr. Lydia Marques. Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin             
Extension Educator             
Office: Centennial Hall 124             
E-mail: lm16@txstate.edu

Russian Faculty

Ms. Anastasia Maltseva. M.A., Altai State University (Russia)             
Extension Educator             
Office: Centennial Hall 123
E-mail: a_m1664@txstate.edu

Professor Emeritus

Dr. Miriam Balboa Echeverría. Ph.D., University of Washington  
Professor Emerita  
Presidential Distinction Scholar  
Honorary Professor of International Studies  
Women's Studies; Latin American Literature; Modern Spanish Literature  
E-mail: me01@txstate.edu

Dr. James J. Champion. Ph.D., University of Michigan  
Professor Emeritus  
Spanish Linguistics  
Office: Centennial Hall 118 
E-mail: jc04@txstate.edu

Dr. Robert Fischer. Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University 
Distinguished Professor Emeritus  
Computer-Assisted Language Learning

Dr. Roberto Galván. Ph.D., Tulane University  
Professor Emeritus  
Spanish Linguistics

Dr. Antonio Gragera. Ph.D., University of Massachusetts              
Associate Professor Emeritus         
Second Language Acquisition; Computer Assisted Language Learning  
E-mail: ag20@txstate.edu

Dr. Dona Reeves-Marquardt. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin  
Professor Emerita  
Medieval German Language and Literature; Germans from Russia Studies; German-Americana  
E-mail: dr03@txstate.edu