Maria Jordan

María V. Jordán is a Senior Lector in Spanish & Portuguese and Lecturer in History at Yale University, specializing in early modern Spanish literature and cultural history. Educated at Universidad de Puerto Rico (Río Piedras) and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.), her research examines prophetic traditions, dream narratives, and cross-cultural exchanges in the Hispanic world. Jordan has received prestigious fellowships from the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs.

Her scholarly publications include monographs on dream interpretation in Spain's Golden Age and transatlantic spirituality. Current projects investigate women's roles in Hispanic societies and dissidence in early modern Spain. Jordan served as Associate Master of Ezra Stiles College from 2004-2008 and joined Yale's faculty in 1998.

Teaching encompasses graduate and undergraduate courses on women in Hispanic societies and cultural dissent. Her work demonstrates rigorous archival engagement with historical manuscripts and religious texts from Spain and Latin America.