Spanish

This is a category that describes the language expertise of each faculty member: Spanish

Javier García León

Associate Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 458

 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) […]

Concepción Godev

Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 408

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 […]

Jeffrey A. Killman

Associate Professor & Coordinator of Spanish
Mebane Hall 462

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., […]

Aura Lawson-Alonso

Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Mebane Hall 459B

  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

Associate Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 457

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, […]

Christopher Mellinger

Graduate Director and Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 461

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

Adjunct Instructor of 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 Olivo Diaz

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Spanish
Mebane Hall 421

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 […]

Olga Padilla-Falto

Teaching Professor of Spanish & Coordinator of Elementary Spanish
Mebane Hall 460

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 […]

Anton Pujol

Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 423A

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 […]