June 2016 undergraduate and graduate student awards
Current students:
Acosta Álvarez, Paloma
paloma_aa@ymail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Alvarado, Fernando
tempio5@hotmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Aponte, Marlene
marleneapontelaw@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Literature
Avillán León, Petra E
petra.avillan@upr.edu
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Barrows, Elizabeth
Eliterit@hotmail.com
Completed M.A. in Linguistics.
Pursuing Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Beloucif, Oihida
boihida@yahoo.fr
Ph.D. student in Linguistics
Bermúdez, Keila
calypzo69@yahoo.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Main interest: 18th Century and Restoration British Literature – Satire.
Brady, Kate
kate.brady@uprrp.edu
Ph.D student in Literature.
Cardona, Maritza
obsidian_vamp@yahoo.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Pursuing Ph.D. in Literature.
Cardona Durán, Mayra
mayra@cardona.com
PhD student in Linguistics
Cole, Essah T.
essah.cole@upr.edu
M.A. student in Literature.
Corum, Micah
micahcorum@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Crespo Valedón, Dàmarys
cadiema3@gmail.com
Ph.D student in Linguistics.
Crichfield, Heather
Ph.D. student in Literature.
De Jesús Colón, Miguel A.
madjc07@gmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Del Toro, Lourdes
msldeltoro@gmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Delgado, Sally J.
sallyj.delgado@upr.edu
Completed M.A. in Linguistics.
Pursuing Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Dougherty, John
ioandoc@aol.com
M.A. student in Literature.
El Gammal-Ortiz, Sharif
sharif.elgammal@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Literature.
Figueroa Negrón, Edmarie
edmarie.figueroa@upr.edu
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Figueroa Padilla, Awilda
wldfigueroa@yahoo.com
Ph.D. student in Literature.
González Cotto, Lourdes
scramblingschwa@gmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Linguistics.
González, Frances’Lee
alles.glueck.der.welt@live.com
Ph.D. student in Literature.
Heffelfinger Nieves, Cristal Rosana
cristal.heffelfinger@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Hernández Amateau, Moises
hdzmoises@aol.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Joseph-Haynes, Marisol
maritica@yahoo.com
Ph.D student in Linguistics.
Juchniewicz, Adam
ajuchniewicz@gmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Interests include: Shakespeare, translation, and language variation.
Le Compte, Pier Angeli
pieranpr@hotmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics. Professor of English & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at UPR Ponce.
Le Duc, Lori
leduclori@yahoo.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
López Carrasquillo, Estibaliz A.
estibalizann@hotmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
López Rivera, Lillian
adoquines@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Literature.
Lozano Cosme, Jenny
jlozanocosme@gmail.com
Pursuing Ph.D. in LInguistics.
Márquez Acevedo, Marshley
marshley.marquez@upr.edu
M.A. student in Literature.
Márquez Carrasquillo, Narielys
caribbean_jade@hotmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Areas of interest: Early 20th Century Fiction, African American Literature, Latino Studies, Diaspora Studies.
Martínez Ortiz, Laura
laura.martinezortiz@upr.edu
Ph.D. student in Linguistics
Medina Hernández, Migdalia
migdali13@hotmail.com
Completed M.A. in Linguistics.
Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Mejía González, Gabriel
gabriel.mejia@upr.edu
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Meléndez Ríos, Rafael
M.A. student in Literature.
Meyers Santiago, Wildaly
meyerssantiago@gmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Morales, Natalia
natalia.mrls@yahoo.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Completed B.A. in Education, ESL
Moreno Aponte, Glenda
g_morenoaponte@hotmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Muñoz Soto, John P.
bekbek_2014@outlook.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Ocasio-Russe, Lizbettte
lor209@nyu.edu
MA student in Literature
Ortiz Monclova, Gabriela
gabriela.ortiz6@upr.edu
M.A. student in Literature
Pacheco Torres, Argeo
argpachtrres@yahoo.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Parada, Gabriel
gmpa90@gmail.com
M.A. Student in Literature.
Pérez Vázquez, Estefanía
estefaniaisabel.perez@gmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Ramos Pedroza, Tamara
tamararamospedroza@gmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Ríos Jones, Pedro
st.pedro@gmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Now pursuing Ph.D in Literature.
Rivera Cornier, Frances S.
frances.s.rivera@gmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Rivera, Janice
janice.rivera7@yahoo.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Rodriguez-Iglesias, Carlos
ceripr@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Rodríguez-Santiago, Norma L.
norma.liz.rodz@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Literature.
Rodríguez Vélez, Luisa
M.A. student in Literature.
Roman Ortiz, Illianiz
illianizroman@gmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Romero Ramírez, Catilia
caden20@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Literature
Rosado Lausell, Saadi
M.A. student in Literature.
Sánchez, Luis
is.g2009@hotmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics
Sánchez, Yazmin
sanchez.yazmin@upr.edu
Ph.D. student in Literature.
Sánchez Galan, Luis A.
ls.g2009@hotmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Zenaida
zenaida.sanjurjo@upr.edu
Ph.D. student in Literature.
Student Representative from 2011 to 2013.
Santiago Hernandez, Wilfredo R.
wilfredo.santiago5@upr.edu
M.A. student in Literature.
Santiago Pérez, Marisol
marisol.santiago1@upr.edu
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Seide, Cliton
scelly8@gmail.com
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Soto Díaz, Victor Rene
vicener@me.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Silva, Hilda L.
silmar236@hotmail.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Stark, Andrea
arstark@mac.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Vázquez Droz, Paola
paola.vazquez14@upr.edu
M.A. student in Literature.
Valle Jiménez, Ramón
ramon.valle@upr.edu
M.A. student in Linguistics.
Vergne Vargas, Aida
avergne@mac.com, aidavergne@gmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Alumni:
Albert Hanson, Darlene
darlenealbert@hotmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Alonso Cruz, Brenda E.
rednails13@yahoo.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Blackburn, Catherine
cblackburn@suagm.edu
Completed Ph.D in Literature.
Carmona, Veronica
gallabi86@gmail.com
Completed M.A. in Linguistics
Concepción, Elda
pinkrose@prtc.net
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Cortés, Ileana
crazzyspice@hotmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Delgado López, Nayra B.
nayra.delgadolopez@upr.edu
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Part-time professor of English Department, General Studies, UPR-Río Piedras Campus.
Domínguez-Rosado, Brenda
brenda.dominguez1@upr.edu
Completed PhD in Linguistics.
Assistant Professor of English at UPR-Bayamón
Everson, Sally
sallyeverson2008@yahoo.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature
Graduate Student Representative, 2003-2005
Co-editor of Sargasso journal.
Fernández, Michelle
director@watervlietpubliclibrary.org
Completed M.A. in Literature.
García, Ana María
kinoislas@yahoo.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Garcia Vega, Melissa
melissa.garcia4@upr.edu
Completed Ph.D. in Literature
García-Crespo, Naida
naidagarcia@aim.com, naidagarcia@netscape.net
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Interests include: American Literature, Feminism, and Postmodernism.
Gómez Álvarez, Jennifer C
jengomezus@yahoo.com
P.h. D student in Linguistics.
González-López, Cándida
t_w29@hotmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Haiman, Ada
iaiahaiman@gmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature. Was professor of English, General Studies, UPR-Río Piedras Campus. Now retired.
Harris, Jo Anne
jharris9@ggc.edu
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Irizarry Quintero, Anamari
anamari.irizarry@gmail.com
Completed Ph.D in Linguistics.
Professor of Business Communication at the College of Business Administration, UPR-Rio Piedras
La O, Hannia
hannialao@gmail.com
López Mora, Sonia E.
slopez47@gmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics
López Mazzeo, Denise
dlopez_mazzeo@hotmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature. Professor of English, General Studies, UPR-Río Piedras.
Area of interest: Caribbean Women’s Narratives of Diaspora.
Luciano Feal, Elsa
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Professor of English, UPR-Arecibo Campus.
Meléndez Ríos, Rafael
rafael.melendez.rios@gmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Miranda, Katherine
kmiranda354@gmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Myers Vega, Linda
lindy_girl14@hotmail.com
Completed M.A. in Linguistics.
Nevarez Araujo, Daniel
arbitrarymadness@gmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature
M.A. student representative, 2005-2008.
Main interests: 20th century fiction, Film Studies, Criticism and Cultural Studies.
Olmedo Otero, Eileen M.
olmedoeileen@gmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Ortiz, Amparo
pandora826@hotmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature.
Ortiz Hernández, Keyla
keyla_o@yahoo.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Ortiz Sanoguet, Rafael
titosanoguet@aol.com
Completed M.A. in Literature
Pérez, Edgardo
edgardo.perez4@upr.edu
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Professor of Spanish, UPR-Arecibo Campus.
Pérez, Pedro
peshi917ster@gmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Currently teaching literature in English Department in Humanities.
Pittmann, Cynthia S.
cynthia.pittmann@upr.edu
Completed Ph.D. in Literature. English Professor of English Department, General Studies, UPR-Río Piedras Campus.
Area of interest: memoir, autobiography creative nonfiction, and creative writing.
Puig, Raquel
rpuig@intermetro.edu
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Was Ph.D. student representative.
Rodríguez, Aida Luz
aijus@yahoo.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Soucy, Linette
linsoucy@hotmail.com
Completed M.A. in Literature
Retired professor General Studies, UPR-RP
Tagirova, Tatiana
ttagirova@hotmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Torres-Rivera, Carmen M.
carmen.torres1@upr.edu
Blog: Caribbean are We
Completed Ph.D in Linguistics.
Ursulin, Diana
dianaursulin@hotmail.com
Ph.D. student in Linguistics.
Vázquez, Víctor M.
ziggyvazquez@gmail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics. Teaches English at U.H.S.
Main interests: Sociolinguistics, ethnographic studies.
Viada, Marta
martaviada@yahoo.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Full-professor at the Inter-American University of P.R., San Germán Campus.
Villafañe Colón, Davieliz
davie_vc@yahoo.com
M.A. student in Literature.
Main Interests: Shakespeare’s Plays, 20th Century American Literature, and Literature through Film.
Villanueva, Orville
doctor_oov@ymail.com
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics.
Villanueva, Wendell
wendellv57@yahoo.com
Completed Ph.D. in Literature.
Walicek, Don E.
Completed Ph.D. in Linguistics. Former Graduate Student Representative. Main interests: Sociolinguistics, Creolistics, Language and Ideology.
Currently Associate Professor of English, Director of Programa Graduado de Linguistica, College of Humanities, UPR, Rio Piedras.