Affiliated Faculty

Ana del Rosario Peña-Oliva, ABD
Lecturer III, Undergraduate Spanish Program Degree Specialist & Sigma Delta Pi Faculty AdvisorPhone: (956) 882-8884
Email: ana.pena@utrgv.edu
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Gabriel González Núñez, PhD
Associate ProfessorPhone: (956) 882-7658
Email: gabriel.gonzaleznunez@utrgv...
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Nazaret Fresno Cañada, PhD
Assistant Professor and Translation and Interpreting Program DirectorPhone: (956) 882-7450
Email: nazaret.fresno@utrgv.edu
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Dorian Gilberto Vázquez, MA
Lecturer IPhone: (956) 665-8780
Email: dorian.vazquez@utrgv.edu
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María Carmona-Alonso, M.A.
Director of Translation and Interpreting OfficePhone: (956) 882-7214
Email: maria.carmonaalonso@utrgv.edu
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J. Joy Esquierdo, PhD
Professor, Bilingual & Literacy Studies, College of Education & P16 Integration / Director, Center for Bilingual StudiesPhone: (956) 665-3605
Email: joy.esquierdo@utrgv.edu
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Alexander V. Stehn, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Associate Director of Center for Bilingual StudiesPhone: (956) 665-7487
Email: alex.stehn@utrgv.edu
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Stephanie Álvarez, PhD.
Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Mexican American StudiesPhone: (956) 665-3212
Email: stephanie.alvarez@utrgv.edu
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Alyssa Cavazos, PhD.
Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy StudiesPhone: (956) 665-8779
Email: alyssa.cavazos@utrgv.edu
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Christian Zúñiga, PhD.
Assistant ProfessorPhone: (956) 665-2023
Email: christian.zuniga@utrgv.edu
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David Martínez-Prieto, PhD.
Assistant ProfessorPhone: (956) 882-7673
Email: david.martinezprieto@utrgv.edu
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Jorge Vidal, ASCE/AEI/M. Arch
Assistant ProfessorPhone: (956) 665-3055
Email: jorge.vidal1@utrgv.edu
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Mariana Alessandri, PhD.
Associate Professor & Director of the Religious Studies ProgramPhone: (956) 665-3024
Email: mariana.alessandri@utrgv.edu
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Michael Whitacre, PhD.
Associate Professor & Program DirectorPhone: (956) 665-8767
Email: michael.whitacre@utrgv.edu
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Mirayda Torres-Ávila, PhD.
Lecturer IIPhone: (956) 665-2498
Email: mirayda.torresavila@utrgv.edu
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Mònica Clua Losada, PhD.
ProfessorPhone: (956) 665-8060
Email: monica.clualosada@utrgv.edu
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Nicolás Pereyra, PhD.
Associate ProfessorPhone: (956) 665-7392
Email: nicolas.pereyra@utrgv.edu
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Remei Capdevila Werning, PhD.
Assistant ProfessorPhone: (956) 665-7112
Email: remei.capdevila@utrgv.edu
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Ryan M. Bessett, PhD.
Assistant ProfessorPhone: (956) 665-3426
Email: ryan.bessett@utrgv.edu
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Sandra I. Musanti, PhD.
Professor & Associate ChairPhone: (956) 882-5738
Email: sandra.musanti@utrgv.edu
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