Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures

Career Paths of Recent Graduates

romance languages & literatures

M.A.'s

Christopher ALBERG (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1999) Teacher, Walpole High School, MA

Astrid ALLEN (M.A. Hispanic Studies 2006)Teacher, Brookline High School, MA

Shelbrey ALTHOFF BLANC (M.A. French, 2001) Teacher, Holy Name High School, Parma Heights, OH

Simona BARELLO (M.A. French, 1998; Ph.D. French NYU) English Instructor, Università Popolare di Roma’s continuing education program and Italian Instructor, Iowa State University in Rome, Italy

At the margins At the Margins of the Margins: Female Identities within Beur Literature and Film. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Luz BARRIENTOS (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2001) Teacher, Wellesley High School, MA

Tera BARSKI (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2003)
National Clinical Research Coordinator for Hepatitis C Study, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sarah BARTELS-MARRERO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2002) Teacher, Amigos School, Cambridge, MA

Nicole BARTLETT (M.A. French, 2000) Volunteer Tutor, River School, Weston, MA

Lauren BATTAGLIA (M.A. Italian, 2008) Project Manager at Gardner-Nelson & Partners, New York, NY

Cynthia BENT (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1993)
Teacher and Department Chair, Concord-Carlisle High School, MA

Carole BERGIN (M.A. French, 2000) Preceptor in French, Harvard University

Ricardo BOGLIONE (M.A. Italian, 2001; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) Instructor, Società Dante Alighieri, Montevideo, Uruguay

Jessica L. BOLLINGER (M.A./M.B.A. 2006)
Associate, Lane Berry Investment Bank, Denver, CO.

Robert "Henry" BORRERO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2001) Clinical Instructor, Fordham University

Maura BULMAN (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1997) Teacher and Dept. Chair, Marshfield High School, MA

Felicia CALABRIA (M.A. Italian. 2006) Bigelow High School, MA

Angela CARCIA (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2002) Spanish Teacher and Director of Diversity, the Rivers School, Weston, MA

Richard CHIASSON (M.A. French) Professor and Dept. Chair, Bunker Hill Community College, MA

Mark W. CONNOLLY (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2002) Teacher, Milton Academy, MA

Kristin COTTER (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2003)
Elementary School Teacher, Milton, MA

Caterina DACCI (M.A. Italian, 1994) On-site Coordinator, BC Program in Parma, Italy

Carrie DEBLOIS (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2007) Teacher, Acton-Boxborough High School, MA

Tiffany DECOFF (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2006) Teacher, Danvers High School, MA

Lisa DI NANNO (M.A, Italian, 2008) Lecturer, Salem State College

Jacqui DRAIN CRONIN (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1996) High School Teacher, Noble and Greenough, Dedham, MA

Tanya DUARTE (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2004)
Elementary School Teacher, Devotion School, Brookline, MA

Carmela FAZZINO-FARAH (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1998) Managing Editor, ESL, Cengage Learning, Boston, MA

Adriana FINDIKU (M.A. Italian, 2006) Lecturer, Suffolk University

Marcial FLORES (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2001) Lecturer, Northeastern University

Francesco FRATTO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1996) District-wide Coordinator of Languages Other Than English and English as a Second Language, Half Hollow Hills Central School District, NY; Member, Board of Directors of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Ombretta FRAU (M.A. Italian, 1998; Ph.D. Harvard) Associate Professor, Mt. Holyoke, South Hadley, MA

Mantea Espatriata: da Torino a Honolulu. Editor. Salerno Editrice, Rome, 2007
Pirandello Co-author of critical edition Luigi Pirandello, il Taccuino di Harvard. Mondadori, Milano 2002.

Brook GENTILE (M.A. French, 2000) Consultant, Deloitte and Touche, NYC

Isaia GIANETTI (M.A. Italian, 2005) Lecturer, Suffolk University

Bill C. GILBERT (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1995) Teacher, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO

Gilmar GONZÁLEZ (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1993) Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

Amber HALL HERISSON (M.A. French, 2005) French literature teacher, International School of Paris

Alan HARTMAN (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2005; M.A. in Italian, Middlebury) Instructor of Foreign Languages and Program Director of Modern Foreign Languages, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Olmanda HERNÁNDEZ GUERRERO (M.A. in Hispanic Studies, 2000) Lecturer, Brandeis University

Shelly HUBMAN (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1998) Lecturer, Pima Community College, and Kiva Volunteer in Tucson, AZ

Michael J. KELLY (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2004) Lecturer, Boston College

Christopher LAFOND (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1994) Lecturer & Assistant Coordinator of Intermediate Spanish, Boston College

Maija LANGELAND SCARPACI (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2003) Teacher, Hamilton-Wenham High School, MA

Kate LAVALLE (M.A. French, 2008) Teacher, Milton Public Schools French Immersion School, MA

Sara LEHMAN (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1998: Ph.D. Boston University) Assistant Professor, Fordham University

Tratado Tratado verdadero del viaje y navegación by Fray Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa, edited by Sara L. Lehman. Juan de la Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs, 2008.

Sarah LINK (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2005) Freelance Editor, Spanish-language textbooks

Lisa LOBERG (M.A. French, 2001) French Instructor and Director of Study Abroad, California Lutheran University

Lisa LOCICERO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1990)
Teacher and 11th Grade Principal, Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, MI

Emilio LOCILENTO (M.A. Italian, 2003) Proprietor, "Tutto Italiano" gourmet food chain, Boston area

Fabiana LÓPEZ DE HARO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2006) Teacher, Ransom Everglades School, Coconut Grove, FL

Magdalena MALINOSKA (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2006) Ph.D. Candidate, Boston University 

Emilio MAZZOLA (M.A. Italian, 2000) Teacher, Newton North High School, MA

Edgar MEJÍA (M.A. Hispanic Studies,  2000; Ph.D. Boston University) Assistant Professor of Spanish, Providence College, RI

Wilson Judd MELON (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2009) Ph.D. Candidate, Purdue University

Marco Antonio MIRANDA CASTRO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1996) Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

Elizabetta MISURACA (M.A. Italian, 2006)
Italian Instructor, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI

Laurie MOORE THAKKAR (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2004) Instructor, Florida Community College, Kent Campus, Jacksonville

Louise NEARY (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1990) Ph.D. University of Illinois) Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University

Eliza ORFAO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2003) Teacher, Fairfield Ludlowe High School, CT

Holly PARK (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1999) Social Services Supervisor, West Side Campaign Against Hunger, NYC

Clara PASTOR (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2006) Editor, Editorial Crítica, Barcelona, Spain

Lori Ann PERRETTA (M.A. Italian, 2006) Teacher, Winchester High School, MA

Rita PICCOLO SABATTIS (M.A. Italian, 1999) Assistant Director for Study Abroad, Boston College

Patrizia PISTONE (M.A. Italian, 2008) Teacher, Watertown High School, MA

Michela PIZZOLANTI (M.A. Italian, 2005) Teacher, Arcadia High School, Greece, NY

Patrizia RODOMONTI (M.A. Italian, 2002) Lecturer, Harvard University

Isabelle RONFARD (M.A. French, 2002) Oakhill Middle School, Newton, MA

Stephen ROSS (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1993) Teacher, Newton Country Day, MA

Gabriel DEL ROSSI (M.A. Italian, 2003) Ski Instructor and Bike Tour Leader, Aosta, Italy

Silvana SÁNCHEZ (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2002) Teacher, North Providence High School, RI

Tania SANTANDER ATAUCHI (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2005) Instructor, Stonehill College, MA and St. John's Seminary, MA.

Federico SCHNEIDER (M.A. Italian, 1998; Ph.D. Yale) Assistant Professor of Italian, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA

Cristina SCHULZE (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2000; Ph.D. Boston University) Teaching Assistant, Harvard University; Recipient of the Certificate of Distinction in Teaching

Jessica SETZER (M.A. French, 2002) Teacher, Charlotte Country Day, NC

Alexandra SEWALL (M.A. French, 2003) Teacher, French Immersion Elementary School, Milton, MA; Recipient of the Milton Foundation for Educations's 2006 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award

Jennifer SOPKO HEE (MAT Hispanic Studies, 1999) Teacher, Newton South High School, MA

Michael STRAYER (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2008) English composition teacher/volunteer, Okomfo Anoyke Secondary School, Wiamoase, Ghana

Laura SWEENEY (M.A. Italian, 2004) Teacher, Newton North High School, MA

Michael TARASCIO (M.A. Italian, 2008) Teacher, Billerica Memorial High School, MA

Karen THOMAS SHAW (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1999) Teacher, Hingham High School, MA

Annalisa TROMBETTA (M.A. Italian, 2007) Teacher, Lexington High School, MA

Mario TRUBIANO (M.A. Hispanic Studies, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts) Professor of Spanish, University of Rhode Island

Teresita TZIKAS (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1994) English Language Learners' Program Coordinator, Newton Public Schools, MA

Natalia VERJAT (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2005) Teacher, Keller Independent School District, Keller, TX; Instructor, Tarrant County Community College, Fort Worth, TX

Sarah VINCENT (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 2004) Teacher, Woburn High School, MA

Iolanda VOLPE (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1995) Teacher, Concord-Carlisle High School, MA

David WACKS (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1998; Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley) Assistant Professor, University of Oregon- Eugene

Framing Iberia Framing Iberia: Maqamat and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain (Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World), Brill Academic Publishers, 2007.
Women and Song Co-editor of Wine, Women And Song: Hebrew And Arabic Literature In Medieval Iberia. Juan de La Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs, 2004.

Petra WIRTH (M.A. Italian, 1998; Ph.D UCLA) Faculty Fellow in French and Italian, Colby College

Catherine WOOD LANGE (M.A. Hispanic Studies, 1992; Ph.D. SUNY-Stony Brook) Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston College

Shaping the madre patria Shaping the madre patria: Spanish and Argentinean Icons of the 1940s, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008


Ph.D.'s

Patricia T. ANDERSON (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2003) Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Susan BÉCAM (Ph.D. French, 1995)
ESL/Literacy Coordinator, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA

Becam Rhyme in Gace Brule's Lyric: Formal and Semantic Interplay. Peter Lang, 1998

Elizabeth BLOOD (M.A. and Ph.D. Plan II, French & Italian, 1998) Associate Professor of French and Italian, Salem State College, MA

Blood Co-author of Intrigue: langue, culture et mystère dans le monde francophone, 2nd Edition. Prentice Hall, 2007

Leanna BRIDGE-REZVANI (Ph.D. French, 2005) Lecturer, MIT

Ali BURK (M.A. and Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2008) Lecturer, Boston College

Anna CAFARO (Ph.D. Plan II, Italian & Spanish, 2008) Visiting Assistant Professor, Bard College

Anne L. CANTÚ (M.A. and Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2003) Lecturer of Spanish, Tufts University

Armelle CROUZIÈRES-INGENTHRON (M.A. and Ph.D. French, 1996) Associate Professor of French, Middlebury College

Crouzieres Femmes et écriture de la transgression. (Co-Editor with Hafid Gafaïti.) Paris : L'Harmattan, Collection Etudes Francophones et Comparées / Francophone and Comparative Studies, vol. 2. December 2005,
Crouzieres Le Double pluriel dans les romans de Rachid Boudjedra. Paris: Editions L'Harmattan, 2001.

Patricia FAGAN-DISTASIO (Ph. D. Hispanic Studies, 2002) Assistant Professor, University of Alaska-Anchorage

María Luisa GÓMEZ (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2003) Lecturer, Suffolk University, MA

Thierry GUSTAVE (M.A. French, Ph. D. French, 2009) Teacher, Lincoln School, Providence, RI

Pamela HOFFER (Ph.D. French, 2004)
Instructor, Babson College, MA

Hoffer Reflets réciproques: A Prismatic Reading of Stéphane Mallarmé and Hélène Cixous. Peter Lang Publishing, 2006

Kinsley HYLAND ALEXANDER (Ph.D. French, 2007) Teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, CO

Victoria JORDAN (MAT French, Ph.D. Medieval Studies, 1995) Latin Teacher, Ellis School, Pittsburgh, PA; Recipient of College Board Award for excellence in the teaching of AP courses, 2006.

Nancy MILNER KELLY (Ph.D. French, 2003) Development/Production Editor, Elm Street Publications in Wellesley, MA

Yonsoo KIM (M.A.; Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2006) Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Liliane LACOSTE (Ph.D. French, 1996)
Assistant Professor, SUNY Farmingdale

Barbara LÓPEZ-MAYHEW (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2001) Associate Professor and Dept. Chair, Plymouth State University, NH

Lopez Mayhew La traición en la amistad de María de Zayas. Edición, introducción y notas de Bárbara López-Mayhew. Newark, Del.: Juan de la Cuesta, 2003.

Jin LU (M.A. and Ph.D. French, 1995)
Professor, Purdue University, Calumet, IN

Lu Qu'est-ce qu'un philosophe? Eléments d'une enquête sur l'usage d'un mot au siècle des Lumières. Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 2005.

Tamara MÁRQUEZ-RAFFETTO (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 1998) Lecturer, Tufts University

Ana MEDEIROS (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. French, 1994) Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literary Studies, Kent University, Canterbury, England

Les Visages de l'autre: Alibis, Masques et Identité dans 'Alexis ou le Traité du vain combat', 'Denier du rêve' et 'Mémoires d'Hadrien' de Marguerite Yourcenar. Peter Lang, 1996

Peter NEISSA (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2004) Teacher and Chair of the Spanish Department, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Dictatorship Dictatorship: The Imposition of U.S. Culture on Latin America Through Translation. Floricanto Press, Encino, California, 2008
Druglord The Druglord: A Historical Biography, Floricanto Press, Encino, California, 2004
UNder False Colors Under False Colors, Floricanto Press, Encino, California, 2000.

Daniel O'SULLIVAN (Ph.D. French, 2000)
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi. Recipient of the 2008 College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Senior Fellow of the University of Mississippi Residential College, 2009.

Marian Marian Devotion in Thirteenth-Century French Lyric, University of Toronto Press, 2005. Winner of the Best First Book award from the Southeastern Medieval Association.

Luciano PARISI (Ph.D. Plan II, French and Italian, 1998) Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter, UK.

Manzoni Manzoni e Bossuet, Alessandria: Edizioni dell’Orso, 2003

Pascale PERRAUDIN (M.A. and Ph.D. French, 1998) Associate Professor of French, Saint Louis University

Kate RISSE (M.A. and Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2005) Lecturer, Tufts University

William SCHENCK (Ph.D. Plan II, French & Italian, 2008) Assistant Director, Croft Institute for International Studies, University of Mississippi-Oxford

Ilaria SCOLA (Ph.D. Plan II; Italian & Hispanic Studies, 2008) Independent Scholar

Scola Interdiscorsività nell'opera di Leone de' Sommi. Ravenna: Longo, 2008.

Mauricio SOUZA (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 1998) Profesor Titular, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia

Ricardo Jaimes Freyre Ricardo Jaimes Freyre, Obra poética y narrativa. Colección Letras Fundacionales. (Recopilación y fijación de textos, introducción, notas y cronología de Mauricio Souza Crespo). Plural Editores, La Paz, 2005.
Lugares Lugares comunes del Modernismo: Dos aproximaciones a Ricardo Jaimes Freyre, Plural Editores, La Paz, 2003.

Jeffrey STAHLEY (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 1997) Assistant Professor, Wilmington College of Ohio

Emmanuelle VANBORRE (M.A .and Ph.D. French, 2007) Assistant Professor, Gordon College, MA

Alberto VILLATE ISAZA (Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, 2008) Assistant Professor, St. Olaf College, MN

Yu Wen WANG (M.A. and Ph.D. French, 1998) Teacher of Mandarin Chinese, Needham High School, MA