Faculty & Staff
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Mr. Bobby Blankenship
Adjunct Instructor, SpanishResearch and teaching interests: I teach beginning Spanish 1010 & 1020.
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Dr. Victoria Cox
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 108 B
coxvk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7101Research and teaching interests: Spanish Language. Latin American Literature and Culture. Andean Studies. Latin American Women Writers. Performance Studies. Business Spanish.
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Dr. Elizabeth Deifell
Senior LecturerSanford Hall 511
deifelled@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8598Research and teaching interests: Second Language Acquisition, Language Program Coordination, Computer-Assisted Language Teaching and Learning, Heritage Language Instruction
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Dr. Benito del Pliego
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 D
delpliegob@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2306Research and teaching interests: Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Poetry, Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Literature, Transatlantic Studies, Peninsular Studies, Migrations and Exile in the Spanish Speaking World
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Dr. Adrienne Erazo
Assistant Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 A
erazoad@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2929Research and teaching interests: Spanish for the Professions (Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services). Contemporary Mexican, Central American, and Latinx literature. Latin American immigration in literature. Border theory. Gender studies. Identity theory. Representation of marginalization and otherness.
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Dr. Andres Fisher
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 H
fisheras@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2309Research and teaching interests: 20th century poetry, both Peninsular and Latin American. Poetry translation. Literature and culture of Spain and Latin America. Transatlantic studies. Creative writing in poetry.
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Dr. Jim Fogelquist
Professor, Spanishfogelquistjd@appstate.edu
(828) 262-3096Research and teaching interests: Medieval and Golden Age Spanish literature; Cervantes; Mexican literature and popular culture; Chicano literature
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Dr. Catherine Fountain
Professor, Spanish and TESL/Applied LinguisticsLS Dougherty 103 D
fountainca@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2308Research and teaching interests: Historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, history of the language sciences and the study of indigenous languages; Spanish, Nahuatl.
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Liz Kunkel, MA
Lecturer, SpanishLS Dougherty 206
kunkella@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2913Research and teaching interests: First and second-year Spanish; Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services
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Dr. María Patricia Ortiz
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 103 B
ortizmp1@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7356Research and teaching interests: Teaching: Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies, Border Crossings U.S. Hispanic Literature and Culture, and 20th Century Spanish and Latin American Novel. Research: Comparative Literature, and Narratives of women's immigration in relation to literature, culture, and border crossings.
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Ms. Olivia A. Posada
Senior Lecturer, SpanishHickory Campus, Room 1464 A
posadaoa@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8510Research and teaching interests: Teach SNH 1010 - 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II, SNH 1040 - 1050 Intermediate Spanish I & II, SNH 1030 - 1060 Accelerated Beginning and Intermediate Spanish, and SNH 2005 Spanish Grammar in Context.
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Dr. Karola Rico García
Visiting Assistant ProfessorL S Dougherty Hall 210C
ricogarciaj@appstate.edu
Research and teaching interests: All levels of Spanish, English as a Second Language, The Mesoamerican Cultural Tradition, Global and Intercultural Connections (Indigenous Peoples of Mexico), The Culture and Civilization of Spanish America, Field Methods in Linguistics, and Academic Discourse.
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Ms. Carmen Scoggins
Adjunct Instructor, SpanishResearch and teaching interests: Spanish and Foreign Language Methodology
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Dr. Paul Sebastian
Associate Professor, Spanish & TESL/Applied LinguisticsUndergraduate Teacher Education Program Director for World LanguagesLS Dougherty 210 B
sebastianpl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2932Research and teaching interests: I teach courses in language methodology, second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning and Spanish as a second language. My research deals with the relationship between language and the constructed environment whether that be physical, hybrid, or online.
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Dr. Benjamin Souza
Professor, Spanish LinguisticsLS Dougherty 109 A
souzabj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2305Research and teaching interests: I teach all levels of Spanish and specialize in Spanish linguistics. I study a wide array of second language acquisition topics and Spanish phonetics and dialectology.
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Ms. Kendra Souza
Senior Lecturer, SpanishLS Dougherty 108 C
souzakl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8508Research and teaching interests: Beginning and Intermediate Spanish
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Anneliese Thomae Elias
Adjunct InstructorLS Dougherty 103 C
thomaeeliasam@appstate.edu
Research and teaching interests: Spanish language, language justice
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Dr. Paul Worley
Professor, Spanish and World LiteraturesDepartment ChairLS Dougherty 101A
worleypm@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6709Research and teaching interests: Spanish, Latin American Literatures and Cultures, Global Indigenous Literatures
Emeritus Faculty
Per the Appalachian State University Faculty Handbook, Emeritus/Emerita/Emeritx faculty status is a privilege that may be conferred to honor a faculty member who has retired, resigned due to a long-term disability, or who has died after a distinguished professional career that included significant contributions to the University.
The title is awarded to faculty members with permanent tenure and at least ten years of employment at Appalachian State who demonstrate one or more of the following: a substantive record of scholarly achievement commensurate with national and international standards within the specific discipline; a recognized record of outstanding teaching and educational contributions; and evidence of significant service both to the University and to the candidate’s respective discipline.
- Dr. K. Martial Frindéthié (French)
- Dr. Rainer Goetz (Spanish)
- Dr. Kevin Kennedy (German)
- Dr. Richard McGarry (Linguistics, TESL)