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Rubén Maíllo-Pozo

Ph.D., Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages, CUNY Graduate Center, 2014. Doctoral Dissertation: El humanismo cívico en Castilla a mediados del siglo XV: La batalla campal de los perros contra los lobos de Alfonso de Palencia. With over 20 years of experience, he has taught Spanish language, literature, and culture at various institutions. He has been a Lecturer of Spanish at UGA since Fall 2018, having previously taught at…


Sharina Maillo Pozo

I am associate professor of Latinx Studies and Spanish and serve as the faculty director of the Spanish Residential Community at Mary Lyndon. I specialize in Latinx and Caribbean literature and culture, with a particular focus on the cultural production of the Dominican Republic and its diaspora in the United States. Some of my research papers and reviews have appeared in various edited volumes and the academic journals Ciberletras, Centro…


Timeko McFadden

Timeko McFadden is a doctoral candidate in Hispanic Studies in the Romance Languages Department. She earned a double BA from Converse College in Spanish and Religion and completed her MA in Spanish at UGA.  She teaches Spanish language courses as well as SPAN 2550: Introduction to Latino Literature. She also has served as a writing coach for the Writing Intensive Program and is a member of the editorial board forThe Classic Journal. A…


Emily Rose Kraus

I am happy to announce that I finished my PhD in French and Italian as well as an MA in German in 2024. I was fortunate enough to be able to complete both degrees simultaneously in 4 years. Starting fall 2024, I am working as a full-time instructor in the Romance Languages Department while pursuing an MA in Spanish.  My main areas of study are medieval and 19th-21st-century literature. 


Jane Malicki

My current research interests center around the field of Second Language Acquisition, specifically the acquisition of French and Portuguese by speakers of Spanish, Historical linguistics of French, Spanish and Portuguese and the use of new feminine professional titles in French, Spanish and Portuguese newspapers.


J. Graham Johnson

My name is Graham Johnson and I am PhD Candidate in Hispanic Linguistics here at UGA. I also serve as an Instructor of Record in the Spanish program (SPAN 1001/1002/1110/2001/2002/3050). My dissertation research deals with the use of evaluation and stancetaking as resources for gay identity construction in interaction. My main field of study is pragmatics, with specific interest in discourse analytical methods, discourse markers, pragmatic…


Racheal Fulford

I specialize in Latinx Studies with a focus in contemporary Afro-Latina writers and content creators. My research highlights the use of religion and spirituality as a tool for decolonial action and identity through prose, music, and digital mediums.  While studying at the University of Georgia, I have also had the opportunity to teach beginning and intermediate level Spanish courses (SPAN 1001, 1002, 1110, 2001, 2002), Introduction to…


Chase Fulford

I graduated from UGA with my Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies with a concentration in contemporary Spanish novel and culture. My dissertation focused on the novelistic series by Benjamín Prado titled "Los casos de Juan Urbano." I analyzed the first five novels in his series using the theoretical framework of Linda Hutcheon's work on historiographic metafiction. Before coming to UGA, I earned my Master of Arts in Spanish (M.A.) and Master of Arts in…


Daniel Ferreira da Silva

I have a PhD and a Master's degree in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia (UGA). I first arrived at UGA as a Fulbright Portuguese Teaching Assistant in 2015-2016. I have taught different levels of Portuguese since then, from elementary proficiency to full professional working proficiency, following the ACTFL ILR scale. In 2019, I was also invited to teach an accelerated elementary level of Spanish and have been teaching both…
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