DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
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Gastón A. Celaya Bustamante – Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.S. University of Sonora, 2000
M.A. The University of Arizona, 2006
Ph.D. The University of Arizona, 2011
Gbustamante2@washcoll.edu
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Elena Deanda – Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A. Universidad Veracuzana, 2001
M.A. Vanderbilt University, 2007
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, 2010
Edeanda2@washcoll.edu
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James Martin – Associate Professor of German
B.A. Rider University, 1995
M.A. Georgetown University, 1999
Ph.D. Georgetown University, 2004
Research Interests
Contemporary Austrian Literature
Colonialism in 18th & 19th Century German Literature
Film and Visual Media
Jmartin6@washcoll.edu
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Pamela Pears – Associate Professor of French, Faculty Advisor – European Studies Concentration
B.A. Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 1993
M.A. University of Pittsburgh, 1996
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 2001
Research and Teaching Interests
Francophone Women Writers from Former French Colonies
Honors
Alumni Association’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2009
Ppears2@washcoll.edu
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Kaitlin Thomas
B.A. in Music, Washington College, 2007
B.A. in Hispanic Studies, Washington College 2007
M.A. New York University, Madrid, 2011
2010-2011 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Ambassadorial Scholar
Migrant Liaison & Hispanic Parent Coordinator, Queen Anne’s County Board of Education & Kent County Board of Education
Spanish Interpreter, MD Judiciary System
Spanish Interpreter, Queen Anne’s County Board of Education & Kent County Board of Education
Hispanic Consultant and Liaison, Legal Offices of Bryan DeGregory, LLC
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Collin Ashmore – Visiting Instructor of Spanish
B.A. Truman State University, 2005
M.A. University of Delaware, 2008
Cashmore2@washcoll.edu
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Liz Gilbert – Lecturer in French
B.A. Washington College, 2005
M.A. Washington College, 2011
Egilbert2@washcoll.edu
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Katherine Maynard – Department of Modern Languages Chair, Associate Professor of French
B.A. University of Michigan, 1993
M.A. University of Washington, 1996
DEA University of Geneva, 2001
Ph.D. University of Washington, 2003
Research interests:
Renaissance and Reformation France
Epic Poetry
Nationhood and National Identity
Kmaynard2@washcoll.edu
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Leonardo Solano – Lecturer in Spanish
B.A. University of Costa Rica, 2003
M.A. West Virginia University, 2009
M.A. University of Maryland, 2012
Lsolano2@washcoll.edu
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Cristina Casado Presa – Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A. University of León, 2000
M.A. State University of New York at Buffalo, 2002
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008
ON LEAVE FALL 2012
Areas of Research
Spanish Literature and Culture
20th Century Peninsular Theatre
20th Century Peninsular Novel
Women Studies
Film Studies
Cultural Studies
Ccasadopresa2@washcoll.edu
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Nicole Grewling – Assistant Professor of German
M.A. Washington University, 1999
State Examinations, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 2000
Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 2007
Research Interests:
Nineteenth-Century German Literature and Culture
German Colonialism
Travel Writing
Feminist Criticism
Ngrewling2@washcoll.edu
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Noriko Narita – Lecturer in Japanese, Assistant to the Provost, Director to Mentor Program of the Office of International Programs
B.A. Meiji Gakuin University
M.S. Bucknell University
Nnarita2@washcoll.edu
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Shawn Stein – Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A. University of Colorado at Boulder, 1998
M.A. University of California at Riverside, 2000
Ph.D. University of California at Riverside, 2006
Research Interests:
Satire, film, and gender studies in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world
Sstein2@washcoll.edu