Sonja S. Watson

Dr. Sonja S. Watson serves as Dean of the AddRan College of Liberal Arts at Texas Christian University. Her academic expertise includes Afro-Panamanian Literature, Hispanic Caribbean studies, Latin-American Cultural Studies, Panamanian reggae en español, and diversity initiatives in higher education. She previously held positions as Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Director of Women's & Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Modern Foreign Languages (Hispanic Literature/Applied Linguistics) from the University of Tennessee, an MA in Spanish from the University of Tennessee–Knoxville, and a BA in Spanish from the College of William and Mary.