BA, University of California at La Jolla, 1970; MA (1974), PhD (1985), SUNY Stony Brook
Teaching Experience
SUNY Old Westbury; Hamilton College
Specialties
Latin American contemporary novel, women and women writers in Latin America
Interests
Feminist literary criticism, Latin American women writers, Caribbean literature, feminism and politics in contemporary Latin America, women writers / Latin America, Spain
Publications
Mujer, mitificación y novela (1989)
Work on Rosario Castellanos in Revista Interamericana and in Lugar de Encuentro
"Women and Sexuality in Latin America" in Trends in History
"At the Crossroads: Latina's Affirmation of Life" in Breaking Boundaries
Articles in An Anthology of Latin American Literature of Exile, La obra de Carlos Fuentes, Theorizing About Essays (1993)
Articles onBlack Colombian Poets (2007,2008)
Articles on Laura Restrepo (2008)
Hilvanando Silencios: A Critical Anthology on the Hispanic Caribbean Feminist Essay (2008, Verbum, Madrid, Spain)
Articles on Ana Maria Britton (2009), Mayra Montero, Manuel Zapata Olivella
Professional Experience
Translator, New York College of Pediatric Medicine
Distinctions
Ford Foundation grant for research and course development; Picker Fellowship; Research Fellow in Latin American Studies at Cornell University
