Gosia Lee

Gosia Lee is a Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Advisor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in Hispanic Literatures & Cultures and Hispanic Studies. She holds a Ph.D. (2002) and MA (1998) in Romance Languages from UNC-Chapel Hill, alongside prior studies in Italian Philology at Jagiellonian University in Poland (1987-1990). Her career spans teaching, advising, and interdisciplinary research.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Romance Languages, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2002
  • MA, Romance Languages, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1998
  • Italian Philology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

Her research and teaching focus on Italian Travel Literature, Indigenous Cultures, and innovative pedagogical methods using digital tools like video and photography. She advises students in Hispanic Literatures & Cultures and teaches courses such as SPAN 300 (Advanced Grammar), SPAN 333 (Cinema for Spanish Conversation), and online language courses.

• Awards:
  • 2015 Buchan Excellence Award for Advising Project

She speaks Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, and has working knowledge of Russian and French. An avid traveler, she has visited 85 countries, including 18 Spanish-speaking nations, informing her culturally immersive teaching approach.