Gabriela Romero

Professor, Spanish

Library and Academic Resources Center 011B
(636) 627-2508
gromero@lindenwood.edu

Biographical Information

Dr. Gabriela E. Romero is a Full Professor of Spanish and Department Head of English, Languages, and Interdisciplinary Studies in the College of Arts and Humanities at LU. She earned her MA in Spanish, a Graduate Certificate in Language Instruction, and her Ph. D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from Washington University in St. Louis. She also holds a degree in English and Teacher Training from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. She has extensive teaching experience, both domestically and abroad, designing and teaching online and on-ground courses on writing, ESL, English writing and literature, Spanish language, and Hispanic and LatinX literatures and cultures. Her research interests include Latin American women writers; women and gender studies; avant-garde literature; gender and modernity, LatinX literature and culture, and language acquisition through literature. As a University citizen, she works to support diversity and multiculturalism and deeply involved with the Hispanic community in the area. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and received awards in teaching and writing. She also presents papers in conferences domestically and abroad.

Academic Interests

• LatinX identity
• Diversity and multiculturalism
• Latin American women writers
• Women and gender studies
• Gender and modernity
• Language acquisition through literature
• Composition and academic writing

Courses Taught

Dr. Romero has taught the following courses:

• English Composition I
• Elementary Spanish I and II
• Intermediate Spanish I and II
• Advanced Oral Expression and Grammar
• Advanced Written Expression and Grammar
• Latin American Culture and Civilization
• Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature
• Masterpieces of Peninsular Spanish Literature
• The Novel of the Mexican Revolution
• The Spanish-American Short Story
• The Role of Women in Hispanic Societies
• Latin American Modern Cities
• Hispanic (Mis)Representations
• LatinX Literature