“Narrating Experience, Experiencing Narration: Realism and Affective Response in the Novels of Benito Pérez Galdós”

As part of literary critique of 3 novels, I conducted research on rape law, history of banking, and the supernatural to reveal how societal and ideological perceptions of female gender belied the true centrality of women in upholding the precarious Spanish nation and empire at the end of the 19th century.

Directed by Dr. Lisa Surwillo.

I have taught over 10 Spanish language and literature classes at Stanford. I taught the entire first-year Spanish cycle (SPANLANG 1, 2, and 3), as well as the second-year course 11C: Spanish with a Cultural Emphasis. I co-taught a course on modern Latin American literature with Prof. Jorge Ruffinelli.

I have served in many leadership roles on campus, both in my department and within residential student life. Notable roles include:

• Co-Chair, Graduate Student Programming Board
• Graduate Student Representative, Dept. of Iberian & Latin American Cultures
• Community Associate, Graduate Life Office