Regular Graduate Faculty

Maryrica Ortiz Lottman
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 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 […]

Anton Pujol
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
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 […]

Allison Stedman
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 […]

Kai-Uwe Werbeck
I am an Associate Chair and Associate Professor of German and Affiliate Faculty of Film Studies at UNC Charlotte. My research interests include German postwar film and literature, global horror cinema, hip-hop culture, and media studies. I have published on Heinrich Böll, Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, Rainald Goetz, and no-budget splatter films. I am also one […]