Paola Cadena-Pardo

Paola Cadena-Pardo is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Romance Studies at the University of North Carolina, where she also serves as Executive Producer of the ROMS Podcast. She founded and leads the RecordArte podcast, a non-fiction narrative exploring intimate, chronicle-literary life stories. Her roles include teaching Latin American literature, podcasting, and heritage language courses.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Cincinnati (2016)
• MA in Spanish, University of Cincinnati (2016)
• BA in Education and Language Pedagogy (Spanish/English), Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Colombia (2005)

Research Interests: Cadena-Pardo specializes in autobiographical texts (diaries, letters, interviews) and their analysis of creative processes, particularly the interplay between narrative and poetic elements. She recently published a book on Julio Cortázar and Alejandra Pizarnik's creative experiences. Her current work explores digital media, audio documentaries, and podcasting as pedagogical tools in language and literature education.

Publications & Creative Work: In addition to her academic articles, she authored three poetry collections: Hotel (2008), Cinema (2012), and Apartamento 4 (2020). Her research spans from migratory narratives in Cortázar’s works to Deleuzean theory in poetic creation.

Awards & Grants: No awards explicitly mentioned, but her creative and academic contributions highlight sustained excellence in literary studies and pedagogy.

Labs/Teams: She leads the RecordArte podcast initiative, bridging narrative storytelling with academic inquiry.