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Mr. Bobby Blankenship
Adjunct Instructor, SpanishResearch and teaching interests: I teach beginning Spanish 1010 & 1020.
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Dr. Zhiyuan Chen
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 A
chenzhi@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7822Research and teaching interests: Theoretic & Applied Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Literatures, Anthropology, Economics
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Dr. Victoria Cox
Professor, Spanish108 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. 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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Mr. Jeffrey K. Eastman
Lecturer, SpanishLS Dougherty 203
eastmanjk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8509Research and teaching interests: Beginning & Intermediate Spanish, Golden Age Literature in translation. Literature of Israel/ Palestine: In Search of Intercultural Understanding; Research for a monograph on The Enlightenment in Spain. Key Figures: Jovellanos & Cadalso. I am currently affiliated faculty member with The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies.
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Dr. Adrienne Erazo
Assistant Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 C
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 F
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, SpanishLS Dougherty 103 F
fogelquistjd@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 LinguisticsAssistant Department ChairLS 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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Dr. Brent James
Senior Lecturer, Portuguese & SpanishLS Dougherty 210 I
jamesba@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8225Research and teaching interests: Brazilian literature and culture, Afro-Hispanic studies, modern Spain, Basque and Catalan studies
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Liz Kunkel, MA
Lecturer, SpanishLS Dougherty 204
kunkella@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2913Research and teaching interests: First and second-year Spanish; Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services
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Ms. Gabriella Motta-Passajou
Senior Lecturer, French and SpanishLS Dougherty 103 B
mottapassajo@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8512Research and teaching interests: Spanish and French: Beginner II, Intermediate I and II and Conversational Capoeira (Brazilian martial art)
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Dr. María Patricia Ortiz
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 F
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, SpanishHoward Street Hall 215
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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Ms. Carmen Scoggins
Adjunct Instructor, SpanishResearch and teaching interests: Spanish and Foreign Language Methodology
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Dr. Paul Sebastian
Assistant Professor, Spanish & TESL/Applied LinguisticsFirst and Second Year Spanish CoordinatorUndergraduate 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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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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Dr. Benjamin Souza
Associate 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.
