Heather Jerónimo

Heather Jerónimo is an Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), part of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences and the Department of Languages & Literatures. She has been at UNI since 2014 and leads a two-week Barcelona study-abroad program. She advises the UNI chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish honor society.

Her education includes a Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Doane College, respectively. Her teaching spans courses like Elementary Spanish, Advanced Writing, Hispanic Literature, and Cultural Perspectives of Barcelona.

Her research focuses on 20th/21st-century Spanish literature and film, emphasizing gender, sexuality, family dynamics, migration, and aging. Notable themes include queer aging, non-normative parenthood, and the intersection of media with identity formation. Her articles often analyze these topics through literary and cinematic lenses.

While no scientific awards are listed, her work has been published in journals like Bulletin of Spanish Studies and Afro-Hispanic Review. She actively engages with contemporary Spanish cultural debates through interviews and critical essays.