Jennifer Parrack

Jennifer Parrack is an Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), where she has been since 1999. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and specializes in Spanish Peninsular literature, with a focus on gender studies, memory studies, and post-Franco narratives. Her teaching emphasizes experiential learning through service projects, study abroad, and community engagement.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Spanish, University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests:

Her early work explored monstrosity and fantasy in 19th-century Spanish women's writing, such as Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda's Sab and Adelaida García Morales's El silencio de las sirenas. Recent research investigates how objects mediate personal and collective memory in post-Franco narratives. She employs interdisciplinary methods to analyze cultural trauma, material culture, and gender dynamics in Spanish literature.

Awards:

• 2018 UCA Teaching Excellence Award

Professional Activities:

Parrack serves as an AP Spanish Literature and Language reader since 2000 and has contributed to program assessment in UCA's Spanish department. She actively connects students with volunteer opportunities, alumni networks, and enrichment programs to foster global citizenship and linguistic proficiency.