Program Director
Dr. Darci Gardner
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Box 32063, L.S. Dougherty Hall
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-2928
Fax: 828-262-7079
gardnerdl1@appstate.edu
French
Dr. Jean-François Fournier
fournierj@appstate.edu
Research interests: 19th Century Fiction and Poetry; Bridges between Literature & Philosophy; Comic Discourses in Literature & Film
Dr. Darci Gardner
gardnerdl1@appstate.edu
Research interests: 19th and 20th century France; literature and the visual arts; cognitive approaches to literature; aesthetics
Spanish
Dr. Victoria Cox
coxvk@appstate.edu
Research interests: Colonial and contemporary Latin America, Argentine theatre and literature
Dr. Adrienne Erazo
erazoad@appstate.edu
Research interests: Contemporary Mexican, Central American, and Latinx literature. Latin American immigration in literature. Border theory. Gender studies. Identity theory. Representation of marginalization and otherness.
Dr. Andres Fisher
fisheras@appstate.edu
Research interests: Contemporary poetry in Spain and Latin America, poetry translation, cultural studies, creative writing
Dr. Catherine Fountain
fountainca@appstate.edu
Research interests: Language change and variation, multilingualism and language policy, indigenous languages of the Americas
Dr. Maria Patricia Ortiz
ortizowensmp@appstate.edu
Research interests: Contemporary Hispanic comparative literature, Hispanic authors in the US, Gender studies
Dr. Benito del Pliego
delpliegob@appstate.edu
Research interests: Contemporary poetry in Spain and Latin America, literature and migrations of Spanish speakers, creative writing
Dr. Benjamin Souza
souzabj@appstate.edu
Research interests: Bilingualism, second language phonology, effects of frequency on language production
LLC and Applied Linguistics
Dr. Beverly Moser
moserba@appstate.edu
Research interests: Discourse analysis of and acquisition of L2 reading, writing skills, teaching methodology
Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand
hellenbranda@appstate.edu
Research interests: Medieval German culture and literature, Middle Ages and Arthurian literature and arts, fairy tales
Dr. Paul Sebastian
sebastianpl@appstate.edu
Research interests: Foreign language methodology, second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, and linguistic landscapes