Spanish

 Dr. Javier García León is an Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation. He is associate editor of the Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics and has been conducting interdisciplinary research in language, power, and representation. He has worked on Languages in Contact (Spanish and Creole Languages in the Caribbean) […]

Concepcion Godev teaches courses in the fields of Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Spanish as a second language. Her research focuses on pedagogical aspects of translation and second language acquisition. In the last three years she has engaged in redesigning her undergraduate and graduate courses for online asynchronous delivery. Appointments Professor of Spanish Linguistics & Translation […]

Coordinator of Spanish Jeffrey Killman is an associate professor of Spanish at UNC Charlotte, where he teaches a range of topics including legal translation, scientific and technical translation, translation technologies, and translation theory. He has also taught translation practice courses at the American University and the University of Texas at Brownsville. He holds a Ph.D., […]

  Education M.A. Spanish, Translating and Translation Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2011) Spanish Appointments Senior Lecturer in Spanish, Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation, 2021-present Lecturer in Spanish, Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation, 2014-2021 Affiliate Faculty of Latin American Studies 2016-present

Maryrica Ortiz Lottman is an Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research examines 17th-century comedias as they were originally performed and as they are staged today, especially in relation to gardens and landscapes. Her publications include extended interviews with some of the top theater directors in the UK, […]

Graduate Director Christopher D. Mellinger is a Professor in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation and is affiliate faculty for the Latin American Studies program at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Mellinger holds a Ph.D. in Translation Studies from Kent State University. He also holds certificates in Spanish-English interpreting and Spanish […]

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 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 […]