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I was born and raised in Guatemala City, Central America, by a Guatemalan mother and a German father. I earned a B.S. in business administration from Babson College and worked for over ten years for an American shipping company in my home country. In my early thirties, I decided to go back to school to study literature, and I earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Spanish literature from Harvard University.
While I was working on my dissertation, I came to Madrid to do research, and I fell in love with the country. Soon after, in 2001, I started working for Syracuse Madrid as a part-time professor, teaching a vast array of courses in Spanish literature and film. Eventually, in 2012, I became the director of the Syracuse Madrid program.
I use he/his/él pronouns.
Ph.D., Spanish literature – Harvard UniversityDegrees
M.A., Spanish literature – Harvard University
B.S., business administration – Babson College