Faculty

Dr. Chikako Mori is a Senior Lecturer of Japanese. She has been serving as coordinator since Fall 2015 and designated student advisor of Japanese Studies program since Spring 2017. Education Ed.D. Learning, Design and Technology, UNC Charrlotte (2025) M.Ed. Cultural Studies, Ohio University (2004) B.A. International Relations, Chubu University, Japan (1998) Appointments Senior Lecturer, UNC […]

Kate O’Brien is an Adjunct Instructor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Translation at UNC Charlotte. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Spanish and is teaching Elementary Spanish 1102. Kate has experience teaching middle and high school, and has received her Spanish teaching certification. Kate received her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Gettysburg […]

Graciela Y. Olivo Diaz is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Translation at UNC Charlotte. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Spanish with a concentration in translation and interpreting studies. Graciela has received a Bachelors in Spanish with a concentration in applied language alongside a undergraduate certificate in business […]

Coordinator Elementary Spanish Olga Padilla-Falto is a Teaching Professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation at UNC Charlotte. She is the Coordinator for Elementary Spanish classes. A native of Puerto Rico, earned a doctorate degree in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown University. In 2007 she was awarded a Certificate for Teaching Excellence […]

Coordinator of Undergraduate Certificate German for Engineering Bianca Potrykus is a Senior Lecturer of German. In addition, she serves as Director of the German for Engineering Certificate program and Coordinator of the University of Kassel partnership. She has been the faculty director of the study abroad spring break program in Berlin, Germany, since 2017. She […]

Coordinator of Undergraduate Certificate of Translating Spanish-English Education M.B.A., International Business and Marketing, University of Chicago (2002) Ph.D., Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Pennisular Literature, University of Kansas (1998) M.A., Spanish Literature, University of South Carolina (1992) B.A., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain (1989) Appointments Professor of Spanish, UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Spanish, UNC […]

Mónica Rodríguez-Castro, Ph.D, is a Professor in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, Dr. Rodríguez-Castro was an Assistant Professor at University of Louisville (KY). She teaches specialized translation practice (Scientific, Technical, Medical, Legal Translation), computer-assisted-translation tools and project management. She has […]

Born and raised in Madrid (Spain) and moved to the US when she was 14, María has been linked to her first language, Spanish, her whole life. After earning a certification degree in Spanish Translation during her undergraduate student life at UNC Charlotte, she decided to continue her passion to be a bridging connection between Spanish and […]

Coordinator of the French Program Advisor for French Minors LANG Honors Program Director As a literary historian specializing in French cultural history, my goal is to help students learn to read texts on multiple levels, analyzing not only their content, but also their form and style. My classes are designed to encourage students to look […]

Education M.A. Spanish – Language, Literature & Culture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2011 ● Certificate in Business Spanish, UNC Charlotte, 2010 ● B.A. Business Administration and Spanish, Furman University, Greenville, SC, 2003