Maria Dolores Morillo

Maria Dolores Morillo is an Associate Professor of Spanish at California State University, Fresno's College of Arts and Humanities, specializing in Medieval and Early Modern Spanish literatures and cultures. She earned her PhD in Spanish from Columbia University and holds an MA in Spanish from Ohio University.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Spanish (Columbia University)
  • M.A. in Spanish (Ohio University)
  • B.A. in English (Universidad de Sevilla)

Her research focuses on verisimilitude and mimesis in Cervantes's plays and Sor Juana's interludes, with publications in Cervantes, Anuario de Estudios Cervantinos, Theatralia, and Cuadernos Cervantes. Current projects examine women actors and theater managers post-1631 Actors' Guild foundation, emphasizing work-family dynamics.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Miguel de Cervantes
  • Golden Age Drama
  • Picaresque Novel
  • Gender Studies
  • Trans-Atlantic Studies
  • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's Theater

She explores pedagogical innovations including Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and virtual teaching methodologies for Spanish Golden Age texts. Her publications span topics from Cervantes's El viejo celoso to 19th-century Spanish novels and 20th-century Spanish drama.