It took time to find my compass, but once I did, writing my dissertation was the best experience of my life. After that I wore rented velvet and the world briefly stopped in recognition. People who doubted me were silenced and my achievement refuted their mockery. The process prepared me to author a completely different treatise that will shake the entire world.
Dissertation
The “most futile and vain” Work of Father Francisco Ximénez: Rethinking the Context of Popol Vuh.
Post-doc
“Disparities of Discourse in Popol Vuh[: Constructing Images of the Self-same and of the Other].” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Annual Convention. 6 November 2009.
“Ma(r)king Popol Vuh.” Untying Tongues: Literatures in Minority or Minoritized Languages in Spain and Latin America. Spec. issue of Romance Notes. 51.1 (2011): 97-106. Print.
“(Re)writing (Hi)story.” Debunking The Maya Myth: Reassessing The Doomsday Prophecy. Valdosta State University Arts and Sciences Lecture Series. 2 October 2012.
“Flying Indians [Regarding the flying mast that the Indians used in their major festivals].” Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo. Ed. Eric Zolov. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, USA: ABC-CLIO, 2015. 664-666. Trans. of “Del palo volador de que usaban estos indios en sus fiestas principales.” Monarquía Indiana. By Juan de Torquemada. Vol. 3. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1975-83. 434-437. Print.
| PH.D. | Romance Languages The University of Alabama |
| M.A. | Spanish/Latin-American Studies The University of Alabama |
| B.A.U.H. | Spanish/Mathematics University of Montevallo |