Recent Job Placements

​Graduates of the Spanish Master’s program enter varied fields  
Recent jobs include

Carrillo Yáñez, Edwin Alejandro. Class of 2020. 

• After graduation, he worked as dispatch helping non-English speakers.
• He now works at Baird ISD and as an adjunct at Tarleton State University.

Akines, Arielle. Class of 2015.

• Director, Language Resource Center and Guest Instructor of Spanish at Wheaton College (IL).
• Thesis: "Hispanic Representations on Media Platforms: Perspectives and Stereotypes in The Meme, Television, Film, and YouTube"

Campos, Isis. Class of 2015.

• Ph.D in Spanish from the University of Houston 2022
• Visiting Assistant Professor at Denison University 2020-Present

di Gregorio, Lorella. Class of 2014

• Lecturer in Spanish and Italian. Course Coordinator, SPA 105 and 201 (starting from Fall 2023). Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, University of Miami
• Thesis: “¿PRIMO HERMANO O FALSO AMIGO? ESPAÑOL PARA ITALIANOS." Committee Chair: Matthew L. Juge

Yakel, Allison. Class of 2014.

• Language Services Manager, University of Texas Houston Behavioral Sciences Center.
• Thesis: “Adult Literacy among the Hispanic Population of Central Texas: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outcomes”   
   

Navarro, Enrique. Class of 2007.

• Associate Dean of the Graduate School & Associate Professor, Wichita State University.
• Thesis: “Las tres Habanas de Abilio Estévez: la representación del espacio urbano en su literatura”

Garza, Alejandro. Class of 2005.

• Associate Professor of Spanish / International Initiatives Committee Member at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas. 
• Ph.D. student in Higher Education at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. 
• Founder and editor of the student magazine El Lago Artístico
• Founder of the student scholarship James Palmer Global Scholarship