Romance and Classical Studies

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Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Classical Studies
•  Philip S. Peek, (Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago), Greek and Roman Literature, Narratology, Humor

French
• Robert Berg, (Ph.D., University of Illinois), French cinema, Business French, 19th-Century French Literature, Contemporary France Bio and Books  
• Beatrice Guenther, Ph.D., Princeton University), Francophone Literature & Culture, (Quebec, Algeria), 19th-century French & German Studies, Interculturalité & Gender Bio 
• Mireille Rebeiz, (Ph. D.,)
• Deborah Schocket, (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania), 19th-century French Literature and Society
• Opportune M. C. Zongo, (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz), Francophone, Anglophone African, Caribbean, Women's, and Cultural Studies
 

Greek
• Philip S. Peek, (Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago), Greek and Roman Literature, Narratology, Humor

Italian
• Carlo Celli, (Ph.D., UCLA), Italian Bio and Books

Latin
• Philip S. Peek, (Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago), Greek and Roman Literature, Narratology, Humor

Spanish 
• Francisco Cabanillas, (Ph.D.,University of Connecticut, Storrs), Caribbean Literature and Culture; US Latino Literature and Culture
• Federico Chalupa,(Ph.D., University of Arizona ), Spanish American Cultures and Literatures; Andean Narratives; Racial and Gender Studies; Critical Theory
• E. Ernesto Delgado, (Ph.D.,University of Kentucky), Early Modern Spanish Literature and Culture; Spanish Golden Age Drama; Religion and Politics in Spain; Gender and Cultural Studies; Spanish History and Film; Creative Writing
• Cynthia M. Ducar, (Ph.D., University of Arizona), Spanish Socio-linguistics, Spanish as a Heritage Language, Spanish as a Second Language
• Valeria Grinberg Pla, (Ph.D.. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany), Southern Cone Cultural Studies, Memory, History and Fiction in Latin America, Central American Literature,  
 Afro-Caribbean Culture
• Lynn Pearson, (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin), Second Language Acquisition, Interlanguage Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, and Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Pedro Porbén (Ph.D., University of Michigan), Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Literature, Film, and Cultural/Critical Theory, Trans-Atlantic Studies
• Nathan Richardson, (Ph.D., University of Kansas), Contemporary Spanish Novel, Film and Culture, Narrative Theory, Culture and Politics of Soccer Bio and Books 
• Amy Robinson, (Ph.D.. University of Minnesota), Latin American Literature and Culture, 19th and 20th-Century Mexico

Continuing Lecturers

Classics
• James M. Pfundstein, (Ph.D., University of Minnesota), Seneca, Latin Drama and Epic, Ancient Science, Mythology Bio

Spanish
• Cynthia Whipple, (MA, Bowling Green State University), Spanish Language and Culture, Study Abroad and Intercultural Learning

Full and Part-Time Instructors

French
•Jennifer K. Wolter, (Ph. D.,)

Italian
• Mariella Zucchi-Bingman, (MA, Bowling Green State University) 

 •  Federica Colleoni, (Ph D.,)

Spanish
• Carmen Alvarez, (MA, Bowling Green State University)
• Tricia Cavins, (MA, Bowling Green State University), Latin American Literature, Spanish as a Second Language, Spanish Culture
• Lesnny Marquina,
•  Laura Simmons,
• Margaret Vaillancourt 
• Carlos Velasquez-Torres,  

Department Organization

Department Chair Nathan Richardson 
Graduate Coordinator-French   Deborah Schocket
Graduate Coordinator-Spanish  Amy Robertson
Undergraduate Advisor-Classics Philip S. Peek
Undergraduate Advisor-French Opportune Zongo
Undergraduate Advisor-Spanish Francisco Cabanillas
Resident Director AYA French Kevin Kane   
Resident Director AYA Spanish Susana Juarez            

Staff
Administrative Assistant   Linda Meek
Department Secretary Cheryl Schick