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Dr. Gabriel Ignacio Barreneche Associate Professor of Spanish
(407) 691-1770
Dr. Gabriel Barreneche received his B.A.
degree in Spanish and International Studies from Boston College and
participated in that institution’s study abroad program at the Universidad
de San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. After completing his undergraduate
degree, Dr. Barreneche moved to San Diego, California, and worked in a
housing program for migrant farm workers through the Jesuit Volunteer
Corps. He then returned to academia and completed his M.A. and Ph.D. in
Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Barreneche’s
academic interests include contemporary Caribbean and Latin American
literature, U.S. Latino literature, as well as instructional technology
and the pedagogy of engaged learning.
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Margareth
Bay Spanish Lecturer
(407) 691-1069
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish,
University of Central Florida. Master of Arts in Spanish, University of
Central Florida (expected July 2009). She focused her studies on foreign
language education, Latin American literature and Spanish linguistics.
Before starting her teaching career at Rollins college, Ms. Bay taught
Spanish in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program with Seminole
County Public Schools for two and a half years and holds a professional
teaching certificate in Spanish from the state of Florida. Her interests
include second language acquisition and Hispanic literature in the U.S.
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Jennifer Blenis
Spanish Lecturer
(407) 646-2680
B.A. in Spanish from Furman
University. M.A. in Spanish from Florida State University. Interests
include Spanish-American Contemporary Prose Fiction and Poetry.
Professor Blenis’ homepage
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Gladys Colón Spanish Lecturer
(407) 975-6478
M.A. in Spanish from the
University of Central Florida. B.A. degree in Education with a major in
History from Universidad Metropolitana in Puerto Rico. Taught United
States and World History in Puerto Rico and Spanish at the University of
Central Florida and Seminole County Public Schools. Former Associate
Member of the American Translators Association. Holds Professional
Teaching certificate from the State of Florida. Worked as Assistant to
the Coordinator of the ESOL/Foreign Language Department of Seminole
County Public Schools. Teaching interests include Spanish language with
an emphasis on grammar and the use of technology.
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Dr. Rosana Díaz-Zambrana
Associate Professor of Spanish
(407) 646-2143
Dr. Rosana
Díaz-Zambrana completed her B.A. in
Comparative Literature at the University of Puerto Rico in
Mayagüez where she was born and raised. She
earned her M.A. & Ph.D. degrees at the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, also in Comparative Literature. She focused her studies
on Modern Latin American Literature, more particularly, on contemporary
Brazilian and Southern Cone narratives. Before coming to Rollins, she was
a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She
has presented papers in national and international conferences on memory,
exile and the notions of home in contemporary authors. Her teaching
interests include Latin American narratives that deal with trauma and
memory; film and culture.
Professor Diaz-Zambrana's Homepage
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María R. Paniagua-Tejo
Spanish Lecturer
(407) 646-2386
B.A. Rollins College. M.A. in Spanish
University of Central Florida. Teaching experience at
Pitzer College (SILC), Vanderbilt University and University of
Central Florida. Interests include Spanish language, literature and
culture.
Professor Paniagua's homepage
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Dr.
Alberto Prieto-Calixto Associate
Professor of Spanish.
(407) 646-2217
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Hispanic Studies
Program Coordinator
Licenciado en Filosofía y
Letras University of
Valladolid, Spain.
M. A. in Spanish, Arizona State
University. Ph. D. in Spanish, Vanderbilt University. Teaching fields:
Hispanic Literatures (XVI-XVII Centuries), Spanish Film and Civilization.
Dr. Prieto-Calixto has presented numerous
papers at professional national and international conferences, including
presentations on film, literature, and pedagogy. Author of several
articles and book collaborations, he is also Director in Residence of
Verano Español
(Rollins’s Summer program in Spain).
Professor Prieto-Calixto’s homepage.
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Dr. Patricia Tomé
Assistant Professor of Spanish (407)
691-1379
Patricia Tomé received her B.A. in
Spanish and Journalism from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
After completing her degree, she worked as a journalist at Univisión, a
Spanish-language TV network in New York. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D.
from The University of Kansas. She has taught at Universidade de
Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Oklahoma City Community College and
Instituto de Línguas en Vitória, Brasil. Her teaching interests include
20th and 21st century Latin American Literature, Cuban and Cuban
American literatures and film, and modern Latin American and Peninsular
drama.
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