Faculty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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