Find Academic Supervisors

Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez is an Assistant Professor of higher education at Seton Hall University in the Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy within the College of Education and Human Services. A scholar-practitioner with extensive experience in both academic and administrative roles, his work centers on the intersection of organizational theory around higher education institutions, their global interconnectedness, and current global policies and practices of internationalization of higher education. Previously, he worked for nine years in México as Director for International Cooperation at the Tecnológico de Monterrey System and later as the first Director for International Programs of the innovative shared services center. His educational background includes a PhD in Higher Education from the University of Arizona (2020), an MS in Finance from EGADE Business School (2012), and a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey (2006). His doctoral dissertation, 'Conscientious Academic Capitalism: Mexican Counternarratives to Anglo-American University Internationalization Practices,' won the 'Dissertation of the Year' award from the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Higher Education SIG in 2022. Castiello-Gutiérrez's research interests span higher education, internationalization of higher education, equity and inclusion in higher education, and qualitative research methods. His scholarly work examines ethical approaches to internationalization, balancing public and private purposes of higher education, organizational theory in higher education administration, and the impact of global events like the pandemic on international student mobility. He has authored or co-authored over 30 scholarly publications that have been featured in prominent media outlets including PBS and the Chronicle of Higher Education. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on the impact of global crises on higher education, particularly examining university leadership during the pandemic, international student experiences, and critical approaches to internationalization that challenge neoliberal and neocolonial frameworks. His work spans diverse methodologies including qualitative research, policy analysis, and comparative studies across multiple countries. Dissertation of the Year award by CIES Higher Education SIG (2022) Harold Josephson Award for Professional Promise in International Education (2019) Best Article of the Year, CIES Study Abroad and International Students SIG (2022) Outstanding Author Contribution in the 2024 Emerald Literati Award CHDCM Teacher of the Year 2025 As an active scholar-practitioner, Castiello-Gutiérrez serves on multiple editorial boards including as Founder and Associate Editor of the Critical Internationalization Studies Review and as Chairperson of the Critical Internationalization Studies Network. He has presented his research at numerous international academic conferences and provides expert commentary to media outlets on issues related to international higher education. His teaching at Seton Hall includes courses on equity and diversity in higher education, international and comparative higher education, and advanced qualitative research methods.

• Higher Education
• International Higher Education
• Internationalization of Higher Education
• +5 more

Emine AKGÜN is a Lecturer at Üsküdar University, with a focus on Political Science and Public Administration. She earned her BSc in Public Administration from Adnan Menderes University in 2019 and an MSc in Political Science and Public Administration from Trakya University in 2023. BSc: Public Administration, Adnan Menderes University (2019) MSc: Political Science and Public Administration, Trakya University (2023) Her research interests include Globalization, Nationalism, Ideologies, Turkish Nationalism, and the History of Political Thoughts. She has published on topics such as Basque separatism, Ottoman-era women's organizations, Wilsonian principles, and the impact of right-wing populism on Brazil's pandemic response. Emine Akgün has presented research at international conferences like the Eurasian Conference on Language and Social Sciences (2023) and the International Conference on Global Practice of Multidisciplinary Scientific Studies (2022). She serves on administrative committees, including the Quality Commission and Events Commission.

• Globalization
• Nationalism
• Ideologies
• +4 more

Monica Gonzalez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, College of Education. Her scholarship centers on Chicanx/Latinx language, literacies, and community knowledge systems, particularly examining how bilingual youth navigate sociopolitical worlds through home and community knowledge. Her educational background includes a double major in Latina/Latino Studies and Spanish from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2011), a Master's degree from the University of Utah (2013), and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder (2018). University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Latina/Latino Studies & Spanish, 2011) University of Utah (M.A., 2013) University of Colorado Boulder (Ph.D., 2018) Dr. Gonzalez's research focuses on Chicanx/Latinx education, bilingual pedagogies, and community-based learning, with particular emphasis on raciolinguistic justice and resistant literacies. She investigates how youth participatory action research and Chicana/Latina feminist frameworks can transform educational spaces, often documenting multimodal expressions of knowledge in community settings. Her work consistently challenges deficit perspectives on Latinx communities while centering embodied knowledge and linguistic expertise. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent thematic focus on translanguaging practices, critical linguistic cariño in teacher education, and chisme as resistant pedagogy. Her scholarship demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication through participatory design research and multimodal analysis, with growing attention to embodied literacies and girlhood/womanhood resistance against white heteropatriarchy. Dr. Gonzalez has received significant recognition including: Cultivating New Voices Fellow, National Council of Teachers of English AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship She actively collaborates with The Fugitive Literacies Collective to develop educational fugitivity frameworks for youth of color, and teaches graduate courses including Qualitative Research in Language and Literacy Education and undergraduate courses on social justice in education. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes creating transformative educational experiences that bridge classroom and community contexts.

• Chicanx/Latinx Education
• Bilingual Education
• Literacy Studies
• +4 more

Prof. Dr. Emer O'Sullivan is Professor of English Literature at the Institute of English Studies, Leuphana University Lüneburg, holding this position since 2004. She concurrently serves as Dean of Studies for the Leuphana Semester and Complementary Studies (since 2018) and sits on the university's Board of Trustees (since 2018). Education: Habilitation in Comparative Literature, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M (1999) Ph.D. in German Literature, Freie Universität Berlin (1987) M.A. in German and English, Freie Universität Berlin (1984) B.A. in English, German and Spanish, University College Dublin (1980) Research Interests: Comparative Literature Translation Studies Image Studies Children's Literature Foreign Language Education Intercultural Education Her research centers on intercultural dimensions of literature in educational contexts, particularly children's literature in foreign language acquisition. She explores national stereotypes' aesthetic functions in literary texts and co-authored eight bilingual children's books with Dietmar Rösler, bridging theoretical scholarship with practical pedagogical applications. Supervision: Guided 11 Ph.D. candidates including Onur Cicek, Inga Dwenger, Ilka Flöck, Jonna Kaßner, Onwu Inya, Diana Pili-Moss, Torben Schmidt, Sabrina Völz, Sina Werner, Jana Pohl (defended 2009), and current student Yasmin Lehmann Yasmin Lehmann's dissertation examines "Disaster, Youth, Nostalgia: Re-imagining the 1910s in contemporary British and German culture"

• Comparative Literature
• Translation Studies
• Image Studies
• +3 more

Tanya Flores is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. She has held this position since 2022 and was promoted from Assistant Professor (2014-2022). She also served as Associate Chair of her department from 2021 to 2024. Her research spans linguistics, phonetics, sociolinguistics, and bilingualism, with a focus on Hispanic communities, hard-of-hearing children, and language contact situations. PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from Indiana University (2014) MA in Spanish and Portuguese from Indiana University (2009) MA in Spanish Literature from University of Oregon (2003) Her research explores phonetic variation in Spanish-speaking populations, including studies on Chilean radio speech, Japanese-Spanish bilinguals, and hard-of-hearing children. Key methodologies include acoustic analysis, speech accommodation studies, and longitudinal language development tracking. Her recent publications examine grammatical variation in Chilean Spanish and Peruvian speech patterns, while older works investigate code-switching and morphological adaptation in immigrant communities. Notable scientific awards include the Utah Presidential Leadership Fellow (2022-2023), University Research Committee Faculty Fellow Award (2018), and federal Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship (2013). She has secured grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the COH International Travel Program for bilingualism research in Spain. Teaching activities include courses on Spanish phonetics , special topics in linguistics, and honors thesis supervision. Her grants and publications emphasize community-based research involving Latinx families of deaf/hard-of-hearing children and international collaborations studying language contact phenomena.

• Linguistics
• Phonetics and Speech Science
• Sociolinguistics
• +4 more

Dr. Abdenour Padillo Saoud serves as a Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film within the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Assistant on the ERC-Starting Grant project "Digital Al-Andalus: Radical Perspectives Of and Through Al-Andalus," funded by UKRI. Previously, he held Assistant Professor positions in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Granada and University of Alcalá de Henares. His research centers on historical narratives of the Islamic West (al-Andalus and Maghreb), with expertise in: Premodern Arabic historiography Dynamics of historical knowledge production and transmission Representations of the Islamic past in media culture Digital Humanities methodologies Medieval Maghreb history Recent publications reveal deep engagement with Mamluk-era historiography's portrayal of al-Andalus, intellectual connections between Arabia and al-Andalus, and reinterpretations of Islamic historical writing through digital frameworks. Scientific Awards: No awards mentioned in source material. He secured competitive funding through ERC/UKRI for "Digital Al-Andalus" and previously contributed to Spanish Ministry-funded projects including "Al-Andalus and the Maghreb in the Islamic East." As a former predoctoral researcher at CSIC's School of Arabic Studies in Granada, he maintains strong institutional research networks. Padillo Saoud collaborates within the "Digital Al-Andalus" project team, developing interdisciplinary digital tools to analyze Islamic Iberian history through computational methods and critical theory frameworks.

• Arabic and Islamic Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Digital Humanities
• +3 more

Dr. Rebeca Fernández Rodríguez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities, specializing in Spanish linguistics. She is affiliated with the Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) and serves as National Coordinator for Masterlanguage Spanish. Previously, she held positions at the University of Amsterdam (2015-2021) and Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro in Portugal (2010-2015). Her research focuses on historical aspects of Spanish in contact with languages from the Americas and the Philippines, particularly examining linguistic documentation compiled by missionaries, sailors, and explorers. She specializes in missionary linguistics, historical lexicography, and the circulation of knowledge between Europe, Asia, and America. She is currently editing the oldest grammar (1627) and bilingual dictionary (ca. 1760) of the Iloko language and co-editing the Routledge Handbook on the History of Descriptive Linguistics. Her most recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on 18th-century linguistic documentation, missionary language studies, and Philippine linguistics. Her work spans across historical linguistics, lexicography, and translation studies with particular emphasis on colonial language contact situations. She frequently employs digital tools in her historical linguistics research. Dr. Fernández Rodríguez holds significant editorial responsibilities including serving as desk editor for ERLACS (CEDLA) since 2018 and as a member of the editorial teams for Language & History and the Iberoamericana/Vervuert series Lingüística misionera. She is president of the Asociación de Hispanistas del Benelux and chairs the Executive Committee of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas. She actively participates in international research projects including Digital Pallas (2019-present), ChEDiL Chinese-European Dictionaries (2024-2027), and has previously contributed to projects on Patagonian lexicography and Philippine indigenous languages. She regularly organizes the Spain Today annual conference commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Historical Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Language Contact
• +8 more

Gustavo Herrera Diaz is an Assistant Professor of Romance Studies at Brandeis University, specializing in the intersection of classical traditions and Latin American cultural production. His academic journey spans institutions in Cuba and the United States, with current research focusing on transnational circuits of material and symbolic mediations across the Iberian Atlantic. His educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.A. from Pennsylvania State University and a B.A. from Universidad de la Habana. This foundation supports his interdisciplinary approach to classical reception studies in the Latin American context. Herrera Diaz's research interests center on how ancient Greek traditions encounter syncretic religions like Candomblé, Santería, Espiritismo, and Palo Monte in Latin America. He challenges traditional associations between classics and whiteness, exploring the Africanization of mythical figures such as Dionysus, Orpheus, and Medea in Cuban and Brazilian cultures from the 1940s to the present. His work examines media technologies, performance practices, and artifacts involved in these cultural intersections and their implications for identity, race, gender, religion, and human agency. His publications reveal a consistent focus on classical reception in Latin American theater and literature, with particular attention to Cuban cultural production. The research demonstrates how Greek mythology has been transformed within Afro-diasporic religious contexts and how these transformations challenge conventional narratives about cultural heritage and identity formation in the Americas. Brandeis Career Hero 2024 Theodore and Jane Norman Fund for Faculty Scholarship (2023) Herrera Diaz's academic trajectory demonstrates significant engagement with both teaching and research in Romance Studies, with particular emphasis on how classical traditions are reimagined in contemporary Latin American contexts. His work bridges disciplinary boundaries between classical studies, theater studies, religious studies, and postcolonial theory, creating innovative frameworks for understanding cultural exchange across the Atlantic world. His institutional affiliations with Brandeis University and previous connections to Universidad de la Habana highlight his transnational scholarly perspective, which informs both his research methodology and pedagogical approach to teaching Latin American literature and culture.

• Latin American Literature and Culture
• Caribbean Studies
• Latin American Theater and Performance
• +3 more

Burghard Baltrusch is a Professor of Galician and Latin Philology at the University of Vigo's Faculty of Philology and Translation in Galicia, Spain. Since 2015, he has directed the International José Saramago Chair at the University of Vigo, an institution funded internationally by the Instituto Camões and the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. He coordinates the BiFeGa research group in Cultural Studies, Translation and Interpretation, recognized as a GRC group by the Xunta de Galicia since 2019, and collaborates with the Institute of Comparative Literature Margarida Losa at the University of Porto. Baltrusch obtained his doctorate (doctor philosophiae) from the University of Bonn in 1996 after studying at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne (Germany), Nova de Lisboa (Portugal), and Complutense (Spain). His academic journey has been dedicated to Lusophone literatures, particularly focusing on the intersection of literary studies, cultural analysis, and political discourse within Portuguese-speaking contexts. His primary research interests center on contemporary poetry and its relationship to political discourse, with special attention to the works of Fernando Pessoa and José Saramago. Baltrusch has pioneered studies examining how poetic expression functions in public spaces, the hermeneutics of translation, and the political dimensions of literary works. His scholarship demonstrates a consistent engagement with how literature interacts with social movements, critiques of neoliberal capitalism, and questions of identity and resistance. The researcher has particularly focused on Galician and Portuguese literary traditions while maintaining a comparative perspective that spans Iberian and Lusophone contexts. Analysis of Baltrusch's recent publications reveals a sustained exploration of the intersection between poetic expression and political discourse, particularly in contemporary Iberian and Lusophone contexts. His work consistently examines how poetry engages with social conflicts, political movements, and cultural resistance. A significant portion of his recent scholarship focuses on José Saramago's legacy, Adília Lopes' feminist poetry, and the visual-literary dialogue between writer José Saramago and artist Graça Morais. His research demonstrates increasing attention to intermedial approaches, examining how poetry interacts with visual arts, performance, and digital media in contemporary cultural production. Burghard Baltrusch has directed the International José Saramago Chair since 2015 and established the JANGADA network in 2019, which connects nine José Saramago chairs worldwide along with five additional chairs and four research centers. He has served as principal investigator for two significant research projects on "Contemporary Poetry and Politics" funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. His academic leadership extends to coordinating the BiFeGa research group and formerly serving as coordinator of the Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Literary Studies. Through these roles, he has mentored numerous graduate students and fostered international academic collaborations across Iberian and Lusophone institutions. As director of the International José Saramago Chair and coordinator of the BiFeGa research group, Baltrusch leads initiatives that bridge academic research with public engagement. His work with the JANGADA network has created a global platform for Saramago studies, while his research group focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to literary studies, translation, and cultural analysis. The researcher has organized numerous conferences, exhibitions, and collaborative projects that bring academic scholarship into dialogue with contemporary cultural and political issues, particularly through events examining the 50th anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution and exhibitions exploring the relationship between Saramago's literary work and Graça Morais' visual art.

• Contemporary Poetry
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Translation
• +7 more

Nancy Parks, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, specifically at the Fresno campus. She also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Program at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research. Education: B.A. in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley (1997) B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature, University of California, Berkeley (1997) MD in Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center (2004) Residency in General Surgery, UCSF Fresno (2009) Fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2012) 2018 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training at UCSF Dr. Parks specializes in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery . Her clinical work includes attending on Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and Trauma ICU teams. She is deeply involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows through clinical and didactic instruction. Her research spans topics in General Surgery, Traumatology, Endocrinology, Bacteriology, Public Health, and Transplantation , focusing on trauma management, surgical outcomes, infection control, and medical education. Notably, she has co-coordinated the East Bay Women in Surgery Group to support female surgeons and residents. Scientific Awards & Memberships Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) Active member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, East Bay Surgical Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Association for Academic Surgery As an advisor, Dr. Parks mentors general surgery residents and fellows, though specific student names are not listed publicly. Her publications reflect expertise in trauma imaging, cost-effectiveness in surgery, infectious disease prevention, and surgical education.

• General Surgery
• Trauma Surgery
• Surgical Critical Care
• +5 more

Tim Abeln serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL), within the College of Arts and Sciences. His teaching encompasses all levels of language and culture instruction, with specialized expertise in Latin American and Mexican literature and culture. He actively directs study abroad programs in Toledo, Spain, and short-term initiatives in The Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Education: B.A. in Spanish and Education from Webster University (St. Louis), including semester and summer study in Guadalajara, Mexico M.A. in Spanish from Bowling Green State University, with research focused on Mexican Literature and Mexican identity; additional study at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara His scholarly work centers on Mexican Literature and Mexican Identity , extending to broader Latin American Literary Studies and Cultural Identity Research . He integrates these interests through immersive language pedagogy and cross-cultural education, demonstrated by his leadership in international programs across Spanish-speaking regions. His teaching philosophy emphasizes authentic cultural engagement through both classroom instruction and experiential learning abroad. No information was provided regarding scientific awards, student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.

• Mexican Literature
• Mexican Identity
• Latin American Literature
• +3 more

Manuel José Vial Dumas serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Private Law at the University of Girona under the Serra Hunter Professorship program, while also contributing as a collaborating professor at the Open University of Catalonia and faculty in the University of Buenos Aires Doctoral Program since 2016. His academic credentials include: Doctorate in Law with European Mention, University of Girona Licentiate in Juridical and Social Sciences, University of Chile His research specializes in the History of Family Law and Successions, modern judicial systems analysis, and interdisciplinary connections between law and prospective literature, forming a cohesive focus within legal historiography. International academic engagements feature: Visiting Researcher at University of Genoa (2008) and University of Athens (2010) Visiting Professor at Catholic University of Chile (2014) and Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (2016) He directs the Traducción y comprensión del contexto cultural program for Chinese legal translation students and advises Zhejiang Wanli University's Center for Hispanic Languages and Cultures. Professional affiliations include: Secretary of the Spanish Society of Law and Literature Member of the Research Group on History of Legal Science (University of Girona) Member of the Juridical Culture Chair (University of Girona) Member of Falling in Law Study Commission (International Law and Culture Network)

• History of Law
• Family Law
• Successions
• +2 more

Mikel Labiano is a Professor of Greek Philology at the University of Valencia since 2003, affiliated with the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication and the Department of Classical Philology. He is actively involved in the GRATUV research group and has published extensively on ancient Greek drama and medical texts. PhD in Classical Philology (University of Salamanca, 1999) Specializes in Aristophanic comedy and Corpus Hippocraticum His research focuses on: Linguistic features of Attic drama Conversational analysis in ancient texts Pseudepigraphic documents and authorship attribution Dialectal variation in Greek texts Imperative constructions in tragedy Stylistic parody mechanisms Recent publications analyze: Particle combinations in Platonic dialogues Comparative suffixes in Aristophanic comedy Imperial decrees in Hippocratic corpus Technical language parody in drama He teaches courses in Greek language and classical philology at multiple levels.

• Ancient Greek Linguistics
• Classical Philology
• Greek Comedy
• +6 more

Daisy Braverman is a Lecturer in Judeo-Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences and associated with the Penn Language Center and Jewish Studies Program. She specializes in linguistic and cultural intersections of Sephardic Jewish heritage. Education: Ph.D. from Columbia University Her research focuses on Language Contact , Language, Culture, and History , and General Linguistics , with a particular emphasis on the preservation of Judeo-Spanish traditions and its literary expressions. She has contributed to scholarly discussions on Judeo-Spanish Theater, reflecting interdisciplinary ties between linguistics and cultural studies. Braverman's 2007 publication on Judeo-Spanish Theater highlights her work in documenting linguistic diasporas and their historical narratives. Her contributions span linguistic preservation, cultural-historical analysis, and interdisciplinary literature studies.

• Language Contact
• Language, Culture, and History
• General Linguistics
• +1 more

Karen Graubart is a Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in colonial Latin America, Spanish language and literature, Islamic studies, gender and sexuality, legal history, race and ethnicity, and Atlantic world studies. She is available to direct dissertations and has been recognized for her scholarly contributions. Education: Ph.D., University of Massachusetts - Amherst Research Interests: Karen's work examines early modern Spanish Empire structures through the lens of religious and racial self-governance, focusing on marginalized communities' agency in Seville and Peru. Her innovative methodology combines GIS mapping with traditional archival research, challenging Eurocentric narratives in Atlantic world studies. Scientific Awards: Transatlantic Studies Association Book Prize (2022) for Republics of Difference Ligia Parra Jahn Prize (2007) for With Our Labor and Sweat Grants & Fellowships: Her research has been supported by prestigious institutions including the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, John Carter Brown Library, American Association of University Women, and Fulbright programs.

• History
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Islamic Studies
• +10 more