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Michel Soares do Carmo

PhD Student and Teaching Assistant of Portuguese/Spanish at University of Georgia, Michel Soares do Carmo holds a M.A. in Linguistics and a B.A. in Languages and Literatures with a concentration in Portuguese, both from Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG). He has extensive experience in teaching through different levels (middle and high school; university; adult education) and ages (from 12 to 71). Right before starting his PhD Studies, he was a…


Vanessa Revheim

Vanessa Revheim is a Ph.D. student in Hispanic Linguistics at the University of Georgia. She has been actively engaged in community-based learning, serving as a teaching assistant for SPAN/LACS 4090S: Practicum in Service Learning, where she supported students’ partnerships with Spanish-speaking communities in Athens, GA. Vanessa’s research focuses on heritage language acquisition, particularly the maintenance of Brazilian Portuguese in…

Darío Lizancos Robles
Congratulations to Dr. Darío Lizancos-Robles!

Congratulations to Darío Lizancos Robles on the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation entitled “Fluidez oral en ASL: Aplicaciones a los programas de estudio en el extranjero" ("Oral fluency in SLA: Applications to study-abroad programs"). Furthermore, we are happy to announce that Darío has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance, German, & Slavic…
Romance Languages

Congratulations to Dr. María Morado-Vázquez!
Congratulations to Dr. María Morado-Vázquez!

Congratulations to University of Georgia's newest PhD in Romance Linguistics, Dr. María Morado-Vázquez, who successfully defended her dissertation, "La adquisición del orden sujeto-verbo en la intransitividad y la interfaz sintaxis-discurso: Un estudio sobre la entrada lingüística dirigida al estudiante" on July 15, 2022. Enhorabuena and Parabéns, Dr. Morado-Vázquez! Timothy Gupton (major professor) Chad Howe Avizia Long Margaret Quesada
Linguistics, Romance Languages

Jorge Garcia-Granados
Congratulations to Dr. Jorge García-Granados!

Congratulations to Jorge García-Granados, who has successfully defended his dissertation, La travesía de tres Faustos andinos: Dramas de condenación en el Perú colonial del siglo XVIII. Congratulations, Dr. García-Granados!  Examination committee: Luis Correa-Díaz José Antonio Rodríguez-Garrido, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima (external evaluator) Alberto Villate Elizabet Wright (major professor)
Romance Languages

Fernán Gómez-Monedero
Congratulations to Dr. Fernán Gómez Monedero!

Congratulations to Fernán Gómez Monedero, who has successfully defended his dissertation titled Privilegios negociados en Don Quijote, Fuenteovejunay La serrana de la Vera. A hearty congratulations to Dr. Gómez-Monedero!   Examination Committee: Dana Bultman Alberto Villate-Isaza  Elizabeth Wright (major professor)
Romance Languages

Asmah Hyat
Congratulations to Dr. Asmah Hyat!

Congratulations to our newest PhD in Francophone Studies, Dr. Asmah Hyat, who has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation entitled “The ‘I’ in Hybrid Identities: Paradoxes of Muslim Women Written and Writing in Contemporary French Fiction.” Félicitations, Asmah!   Rachel Gabara Catherine Jones Jonathan Haddad Jonathan Krell Esra Santesso
Romance Languages


Congratulations to Mélanie Hélin-Longayrou!

We are pleased to announce that Mélanie Hélin-Longayrou has successfully defended her master's thesis entitled “Des Accents d’Occitan: L’influence de l’occitan sur la prononciation des voyelles nasales en français méridional" in which she argues for Occitan influence in the distinctive Southern French pronunciation of nasal vowels. Félicitations, Mélanie! Diana Ranson Catherine Jones Gary Baker
Romance Languages

Congratulations to Raymond Friedman!
Congratulations to Raymond Friedman!

We are pleased to announce that Raymond Friedman has passed his written and oral exams for the MA degree in French (non-thesis with a specialization in linguistics). Félicitations, Raymond ! Diana Ranson Catherine Jones Gary Baker
Romance Languages

Congratulations to Connie Taylor!
Congratulations to Connie Taylor!

We are pleased to announce that Connie Taylor has passed her written and oral exams for the MA degree in French (non-thesis with a specialization in linguistics). Félicitations, Connie ! Diana Ranson Catherine Jones Gary Baker
Romance Languages
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