EDUCATION
Ph.D. Spanish, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, January 2008.
M.A. Spanish, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2002.
B.A. English and Spanish, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1997.

DISSERTATION
The Relationship between Barcelona and Madrid from Futurism (1909) to Surrealism (1929).

AREAS OF INTEREST
20th century Peninsular poetry and theater, Visual Studies, Media Studies, Urban Studies and Multiculturalism.

PUBLICATIONS

• “The Dissection of Memory in Juan Marsé’s Si te dicen que caí.”  Bulletin of HispanicStudies, 25pp. in typescript (forthcoming).
• “Building Bridges: Joan Salvat-Papasseit’s Contribution to the Poetic Avant- Garde Movement in Madrid.” Catalan Review: International Journal of Catalan Culture 17.2 (2003): 9-33.

THEATER PRODUCTION

• Retablo de la avaricia, la lujuria y la muerte, Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Assistant Director, UVA 2002)
• Bodas de sangre, Federico García Lorca (Assistant Director, UVA 2003)
• Yonquis y Yanquis, José Luis Alonso de Santos (Assistant Director, UVA 2004)
• Fuera de quicio, José Luis Alonso de Santos (Assistant Director, UVA 2006)