Chair, Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures
Associate Professor, German Program Director
Office: Anselm 108
Phone: 972-721-5020
E-Mail: jieidt@udallas.edu
Dr. Eidt has taught at the University of Dallas since fall 2006. He has been department chair since 2009. His teaching and research interests include the literature of the 19th century, romantic music aesthetics, poetry, German Opera, and German film. He is director of the German Program and a participating member of the Comparative Literary Traditions faculty. Dr. Eidt has published articles on Rainer Maria Rilke, the intersections of music and iterature in 19th century Germany, the films of Werner Herzog, as well as translations of German poetry. Dr. Eidt is also on the board of trustees and programing committee of the Dallas Goethe Center, which promotes German language and culture in the DFW area.
Office: Anselm 103
Phone: 972-721-5212
E-Mail: lmeidt@udallas.edu
Dr. Laura Eidt has taught in the German, Spanish, and Comparative Literature programs at the University of Dallas since 2006, and is co-director of the Comparative Literary Traditions Program. She is particularly interested in the interrelations of various art forms, especially literature, the visual arts, and film. Having studied English, Spanish, French, and Italian (in addition to her native German) at various points in her life, she is also highly interested in how languages are learned, how they are related, and effective ways of teaching foreign languages.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office: Modern Languages Department, Anselm 107
Phone: 972-721-5200
E-Mail: jespericueta@udallas.edu
Affiliate Instructor of Italian
Italian Program Director
Office: Anselm 221
Phone: 972-265-5746
E-Mail: vforte@udallas.edu
Valeria Forte, professor of Italian Language and Literature, has taught at the University of Dallas since fall 2002. Her academic expertise combines two major areas of research: literature and archaeology. Her fields of interest are Italian and Classic Literature, Jewish Studies, and Mediterranean Archaeology.
Affiliate Instructor of Spanish
Office: Anselm 217
Phone: 972-265-5705
E-Mail: nlasswell@udallas.edu
Nicole Lasswell is an affiliate instructor of Spanish and has taught at the University of Dallas for 5 years. Not only is she an instructor here, shes also an alumni of the university (03). It is her extensive knowledge of the UD experience, and her great love for the university and its core curriculum, that brought her back to teach at UD
Assistant Professor of French
Office: Anselm A109
Phone: 972-721-5373
Fax: 972-721-4039
E-Mail: jlewallen@udallas.edu
Associate Professor of French
Director, French Program
Office: Carpenter Hall 207
Phone: 972-721-5248
Fax: 972-721-4039
E-Mail: smaddux@udallas.edu
Associate Professor of Spanish
Office: Anselm 104
Phone: 972-721-5163
E-Mail: mperez@udallas.edu
Dr. Mara Luisa Perez-Bernardo has taught at the University of Dallas since 2003-2004. Her principal interest and area of research lie in the field of 19th century Spanish literature, with special interest in realism and naturalism. More precisely, her investigations center on Emilia Pardo Bazan's narratives, and the intersection between literature and journalism in 19th century Spain. She has written several articles on Pardo Bazan, and has presented various papers at different international conferences.
Professor Prez-Bernardo received her Ph.D in Spanish from The Catholic University of America. She holds an A.B.D. in English Philology from University of Valladolid (Spain), a M.A. in Spanish from West Virginia University, and a B.A. in English Philology from University of Valladolid (Spain).
Affiliate Instructor of Spanish
Coordinator, Lower-division Spanish Program
Office: Anselm 215
Phone: 972-265-5797
E-Mail: irodriguez@udallas.edu
Irina Rodriguez has taught Spanish at the University of Dallas since 2010. Fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese in addition to her native Russian and Ukrainian, she is greatly interested in world literature. Irina has extensive experience working in university-level teaching, international marketing and interpreting. She holds a Masters degree in Philology and Foreign Languages and an M.S. in Journalism.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Spanish
Coordinator, Upper-division Spanish program
Office: Anselm 105
Phone: 972-721-5229
E-Mail: aschreiber@udallas.edu
Dr. Borja received a B.S. Ed. from Baylor University and an M.A. from the University of Northern Iowa, with all course work completed in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She earned a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. As a doctoral candidate, Dr. Borja received a Graduate Fellowship and multiple Kennedy Fellowships for Golden Age Studies. Her dissertation studied the fifteenth century Castilian novel, Crcel de Amor, using a structural thematic approach to analyze the texts political and metanarrative content. Dr. Borja taught at the University of North Texas for three years before joining the faculty at the University of Dallas in 2009.
Professor of Spanish
Adjunct Professor of History
Office: Anselm 106
Phone: 972-721-5367
E-Mail: awilhel@udallas.edu
Office Manager
Office: Anselm 112 Modern Languages/Classics
Phone: 972-721-5220
Fax: 972-721-4039
E-Mail: rlatimer@udallas.edu
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