Nicole Altamirano

Nicole Altamirano serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish within the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Claremont McKenna College, where she teaches Hispanic Language and Literature courses.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. from University of California, Berkeley
• M.A. from University of California, Berkeley
• Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Altamirano's research explores critical intersections in Hispanic literary traditions, with primary focus on 20th-century Spanish and Latin American literature. Her scholarship examines Golden Age literary works alongside gender dynamics through analyses of women writers and feminist perspectives in Iberian and Latin American contexts. This multidisciplinary approach bridges historical literary analysis with contemporary gender theory.

Her scholarly contributions have been recognized through competitive awards:

• Claremont McKenna Diversity Mini-Grant (Fall 2007)
• Claremont McKenna Dean-of-the-Faculty Travel Grant (Fall 2006)
• University of California Dissertation-Year Fellowship (2005-2006)
• Tinker Summer Field Research Grant (Summer 2005)
• Program for Cultural Cooperation Grant (Summer 2005)

Dr. Altamirano's research trajectory demonstrates sustained external funding support, particularly through the highly selective UC Dissertation-Year Fellowship awarded to only 13 graduate students nationwide for exceptional research potential and contributions to academic diversity. Her summer grants facilitated crucial field research in Spain through the Tinker Foundation and Spanish government cultural programs.