Geraldine Poizat-Newcomb

Geraldine Poizat-Newcomb serves as Senior Lecturer in French and Romance Languages at the University of Oregon's School of Global Studies and Languages, where she has been active since at least 1992. Her academic focus bridges French Renaissance literature, gender studies, and cross-cultural comparative analysis.

• Doctorate in French Renaissance Literature (University Lyon II, 1997)
• Agrégation de Grammar (Indo-European Historic Linguistics) (Paris, 1989)
• Masters in Classics (University Lyon II, 1988)

Her research explores intersections of gender representation, narrative theory, and philosophical concepts across European and American cultural contexts, with particular emphasis on Montaigne's essays and contemporary reinterpretations of classical texts.

Publications include analyses of urban legends, fairy tale symbolism, and cross-cultural comparisons between Western philosophical traditions and Eastern spiritual concepts. Her work spans three academic decades (1990s-2000s) and has been presented at conferences in Puerto Rico and Oregon.