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Dr. David Walter Aguado, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Foreign Language Education. Dr. David Walter Aguado is of Spanish and French ancestry. Though born and raised in Cuba, he also studied in Germany, Canada and the U.S. He specializes in Latin American Literature and in Second Language Acquisition methodology. He has taught for over 30 years in 7 countries. EMAIL
Dr. Amy I. Aronson-Friedman, Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages, B.A. in International Relations / Latin American Affairs, The George Washington University; M.A. in Spanish Middlebury College, M.A. in Political Science, Georgia Southern University; Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics and Medieval Spanish Literature, Temple University; Spanish. Email - Web Page
Dr. Fleming Bell, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Spanish Language, Lower Division Coordinator
Dr. Luis G. Bejarano, Professor of Spanish. Ph.D. in Spanish, Latin American Literature, and cultural studies, University of Oklahoma. M.A. Spanish Linguistics, University of Georgia. B.A. Foreign Language Education, Universidad del Valle. E-mail - Web Page
Anne Bowen, Instructor of Spanish E-Mail
Edris Brennan, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spanish, Email
Dr. Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto, Assistant Professor, Spanish for Professionals.Prof. Espinosa-Dulanto’s writing as well as her academic research departs identifying herself as a woman of color, a Mestiza from the Borderlands, and a non-mainstream person in the US. From that perspective, she explores the construction and transmission of knowledge in US schools. Prof. Espinosa-Dulanto has taught in urban and rural settings, worked in teacher professional development, and had poetry readings in Asia, Europe, Latin America and in the United States. Currently, Prof. Espinosa-Dulanto is working on a Poetry Collection, “Finding Home in Memory: Stories of Immigration, Diaspora, and Dis/location. E-mail
Dr. Michelle A. Forbes, Assistant Professor of Spanish, ESOL. Director/Advisor, VSU Latin-American Student Association. Ph.D. in Spanish, Afro-Hispanic Linguistics, University of Missouri-Columbia. M.A. in Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Eastern Michigan University. B.A. in Linguistics, Wayne State University-Detroit. Fulbright Scholar 2009, Guatemala. Main research interest: Garífuna socio-linguistic history (www.GarifunaResearch.com); other research interests: contact linguistics, historical linguistics, pidgins and creoles of the Caribbean. Email
Dr. Ellen Lorraine Friedrich, Associate Professor, Spanish, A.B. Spanish, magna cum laude, University of Georgia; M.A.T. in Romance Languages, University of Georgia; Ph.D. in Romance Philology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Study Abroad: Burgos, Spain; Prades, France; Lisbon, Portugal; Pisa, Italy. Director, Seville Summer Study Abroad Program. E-mail
Dr. Ransom F. Gladwin, IV, Associate Professor, Spanish, ESOL, Foreign Language Education; Coordinator of Foreign Language Education; Ph.D. in Spanish and Second Language Acquisition, Florida State University; M.A. in Education (Dual Professional Educator Certification in Spanish and History), Furman University; B.A. in History, Furman University, 1994. E-mail
Dr. Moses Hardin, Associate Professor of French, Foreign Language Education; B.A., Johnson C. Smith University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University; French. E-mail
Lizbeth Heath, Instructor of Spanish, Email
Kimberly Johnson, Instructor of Spanish-Undergraduate Advisor, Foreign Language Education: M.A. in Teaching Languages (Spanish and ESOL), The University of Southern Mississippi, B.S. in Secondary Education (Spanish), Valdosta State University. Email
Dr. Babacar Mboup, Assistant Professor of French E-Mail
Irina McClellan, Instructor of Russian language; B.A, St. Petersburg State University, Russia; M.A. Valdosta State University. Web Page - E-mail
Brian Nelson; Instructor of Spanish. B.A. in Spanish and German, SUNY Oswego, 1989; Fulbright Scholar, 1989-90; PhD (ABD) in Comparative Literature (Modern Latin American Fiction and Poetry, Modern German Fiction, and Minority Discourse), University of California at Davis.E-mail-WebPage
Dr. Ericka Parra; Assistant Professor of Spanish: B.A. in Latin American Studies, UNAM; M.A. w/dissertation in Latin American Studies, UNAM; MA in Teaching Foreign Languages, Illinois State University; Ph.D. Spanish and Latin American Literatures and Cultures, Florida University. LASA (Latin American Student Association). Summer Study Abroad. Spanish. E-mail
Beatriz Potter, Lecturer of Spanish -Email
Dr. Victoria Russell, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Foreign Language Education; Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition & Instructional Technology, University of South Florida; M.A.T. in Spanish Language & Literature, Jacksonville University; B.S. in Business Administration (International Business with Specialization in Spanish), Auburn University. Dr. Russell is the director of the Summer Study Abroad Program in Cádiz, Spain, which offers courses in language, literature, culture, and foreign language pedagogy. varussell@valdosta.edu
Patricia A. Saunders, Sr.Administrative Secretary, B.A. Legal Assistant Studies, MA Public Administration (Spring, 14). 15 years experience as an Administrative Asst., 5 years experience as a Paralegal. 15 years experience in web development, print, and online publishing, specializing in copyright and trademark research. E-mail
Dr. Ana Victoria Soady, Professor and Department Head of Modern and Classical Languages; A.B., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., McMaster University; Latin. Web Page - E-mail
Gabriele Stellmacher, Instructor of French and German; M.A., English, M.A., French, Freie University Berlin; M.A., Ph.D. candidate, Florida State University; German and French. E-mail
Dr. Sandra Walker, Professor Emerita, Modern and Classical Languages; B.A., Valdosta State College, M.A., Ph.D., Emory University; Spanish. E-mail
Dr. Susan Wehling, Professor of Spanish, Foreign Language Education, Spanish for The Social Sciences: B.A., Arizona State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; Spanish. Web Page E-mail
Dr. Jane Whitehead, Professor of Latin and French; B.A. Wellesley College; M.A. (Latin), Trinity College; M.A. and Ph.D. (Classical Archaeology), Yale University, Latin and French. Web Page
Dr. Krisztina Weller, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Dr. Weller earned a doctorate specializing in Gothic and post Gothic fantasy/horror, from the University of Toronto. Although Canadian-Hungarian, her studies have taken her to Santander, Salamanca, Madrid and Barcelona Spain, and also to Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, the Southwestern U.S. and Miami. She shares the philosophy that to experience things ‘foreign’ is a great way to explore this adventure we call life. EMAIL
Dr. John M. Woodruff, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Email