Research Interests
Colonial Latin American Literatures and Cultures
Indigenous Knowledge-Production in Spanish America and Asia
Connections Between Pacific and Atlantic Colonialisms
Cartography and Cultural Geography of Early Modern China, the Philippines, and Japan
Jesuits and Indigenous Knowledge-Networks
Education
Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Latin American Studies Certificate
Asia Studies Certificate
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
M.A. in Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
B.A. in World Languages and Cultures - Spanish
Chinese Language Minor
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2021-2025
2019-2021
2014-2019
International Education
Graduate Programs
Lexis Japan Language Program
Kobe, Japan
Summer 2023
Istituto di Studi Classici
Rome, Italy
Summer 2022
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo/Tulane University (Virtual)
Summer 2020
São Paulo, Brazil
Undergraduate Programs
Italian Language School in Florence
Florence, Italy
Lanzhou Jiaotong University - 兰州交通大学
Summer 2019
Fall 2017-Spring 2019
Lanzhou, China
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summer 2018
Zhejiang University - 浙江大学
Hangzhou, China
University of Virginia - Semester at Sea
United States, Japan, China, Vietnam, Burma, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, & England
Summer 2016
Spring 2016
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology - 香港科技大学
Hong Kong
Fall 2015
Extremadura University
Cáceres, Spain
Spring 2015
CPI-School of Languages
Costa Rica
Winter 2014
Scholarly Publications
Articles in Referred Journals
1. “La transculturación de las representaciones iconográficas en los manuscritos mexicanos: la reproducción del guerrero vencido a través de varios documentos precolombinos y textos coloniales.” Hispanic Review, vol. 91, no. 2, 2023.
2. “Martín de Rada in the Spanish Philippines: Intercontinental Narratives Across Contemporary Political Institutions of the Spanish Empire." Hispanófila. (forthcoming)
3. "Navigating the Spanish-Chamorro Transoceanic Encounter: Authorship and Collaborative Work in the Boxer Codex." (Under consideration)
4. "Crossing the Spanish Pacific: Early Chinese Cartographic Knowledge and Epistemic Encounters in Manila." (In progress)
Transcriptions
1. No attribution. "Carta informando sobre el estado de las misiones de California, 1776 diciembre 25." Texas Data Repository, VI, 2022.
2. No attribution. "Letter of Privilege." Vellum Manuscript Leaf, Vanderbilt University, 1454. JSTOR, 2023.
International and National Conferences
1. "Spanish Reports, Chinese Geographical Knowledge, and the Cartographic Pacific." 56th Annual Meeting, American Society for 18th Century Studies. Philadelphia, PA, USA. April 9–11, 2026.
2. "From Spain to Manila via Mexico: Martín de Rada and Chinese Knowledge in the Late Sixteenth-Century Philippines." LASA/Asia: Encounters and Connections between Asia, Oceania, and Latin America. Melbourne, Australia. November 19–21, 2025.
3. Archive, Literature, and Assemblage in the Boxer Codex." American Comparative Literature Association Annual Meeting. National Taiwan University, Taiwan, June 15–18, 2022.
4. "Depicting China's Location in the Early Modern Period: Cartographic Tables Across the Seas." LASA/Asia: Rethinking Trans-Pacific Ties: Asia and Latin America Virtual Congress. February 15-19, 2022.
5. "La transculturación de las representaciones iconográficas en los manuscritos mexicanos: la reproducción del guerrero vencido a través de varios documentos precolombinos y textos coloniales." Kaleidoscope: Roots and Uprootedness. Madison, WI, USA. October 8–9, 2021.
6. "The Spanish Imperial Archive in Manila: Mapping China in Late-Sixteenth Century." V CHAM International Conference, Frontiers of Humanity and Beyond. Towards New Critical Understanding of Borders. Lisbon, Portugal. July 21–23, 2021.
Invited Talks
1. "My Journey as a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow." Center for the Humanities at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. September, 4 & 25, 2024.
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor
Kalamazoo College
Department of Spanish Language and Literatures
> SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish
> SPAN 301: Introduction to Hispanic Literature
> SPAN 480: Constructing Spanish-America
> SPAN 490: Colonial Latin Asia
Fall 2025-Present
Instructor of Record
Vanderbilt University
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
> PORT 1103: Intensive Elementary Portuguese
> SPAN 3304: Contemporary Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World
> SPAN 3302: Spanish for Oral Communications
> SPAN 3301W: Intermediate Spanish Writing
> SPAN 1102: Elementary Spanish II - Hybrid
> SPAN 1101: Elementary Spanish I - Hybrid
Spring 2025
Fall 2024
Spring 2021
Fall 2021
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Spring 2023
Adjunct Faculty
Fisk University
Department of Modern Foreign Languages
> SPAN 102-08: Elementary Spanish II
> SPAN 102-09: Elementary Spanish II
Spring 2023
Course Assistant
Vanderbilt University
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
> PORT 5425: Vidas Secas. Cap. 5, 6, 8, & 9. (Taught in Portuguese)
> SPAN 5425: A Hora da Estrela. (Taught in Portuguese)
Fall 2020
Fall 2020
Teaching Assistant
Vanderbilt University - Study Abroad Program
Alicante, Spain
> SPAN 3302: Spanish for Oral Communication through Cultural Topics
Maymester 2024
Vanderbilt University
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
> SPAN 3891: Special Topics in Hispanic Culture - Nashville en español
Spring 2021
Qingyang School Attached to Beijing Normal University
Gansu, China, 北京师范大学庆阳附属学
Fall 2018
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Assist professors with English course work.
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Organize and led the English Corner Club.
University of Valencia - Study Abroad Program
Valencia, Spain
Summer 2017
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Contribute with the pre-departure and logistics of the program.
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Take charge of social media outreach and coordinated weekly after- school events.
Administrative Experience
Assistant Editor
Vanderbilt University
Afro-Hispanic Review, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Published volumes: 41.1 (Spring 24); 41.2 (Fall 24); 42.1 (Spring 25); 42.2 (Fall 25)
Fall 2022-Spring 2025
Conversation Spanish
Team Leader
Vanderbilt University
Center for Languages
Fall 2022; Spring 2025
Hall Coordinator
Vanderbilt University
McTyeire Spanish Hall
Fall 2021-Spring 2022
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Promote the use of Spanish language and the awareness of Hispanic cultures by leading weekly dinner conversations and study breaks.
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Live with over 20 multi-cultural undergraduates to engage in daily Spanish conversations.
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Manage administrative duties regarding programing guides, data entry, and language reports.
Ambassador
Iowa State University
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Spring 2017
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Assist college students with language majors and study abroad programs.
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Take charge of social media outreach and coordinate social events.
Departamental Service
Member
Vanderbilt University
Committee: SPAN 3304 - Spanish Minor for Professions
Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Member
Vanderbilt University
Committee: Language Integration in the Residential Communities (LIRC)
Spring 2023
Archival Experience
Spanish Manuscripts Student Assistant
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Fall 2022-Spring 2023
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Create metadata for Spanish language manuscripts and publications on Manuel Zapata Olivella’s and J. Leon Helguera’s Collections.
Researcher
Archivo General de la Nación
Mexico City, Mexico
Summer 2022
Researcher
Archivo General de las Indias
Seville, Spain
Summer 2022
Academic Projects
1. From Manuscript to Digital Mapping: Transcription and Translation of the Boxer Codex, 2024.
2. Contributor. Unlocking the Colonial Archive. Latin American Studies and Collections (LLILAS Benson), University of Texas at Austin, 2022.
Scholarships & Awards
Professional Development Award, 2025
Kalamazoo College
Digital Humanities Mini-Grant, 2022
Center for Digital Humanities, Vanderbilt University
Harold Stirling Award, 2022
Graduate School, Vanderbilt University
Russell G. Hamilton Scholarship, 2019-2024
Vanderbilt University
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, 2018
Benjamin A. Gilman
George W. Catt Scholarship, 2018
College of Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
CIEE Gilman GO Global Grant, 2018
CIEE
Fred Schleifer Scholarship, 2017
Iowa State University
Study Abroad Scholarship, 2016
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
W. Stanton Deming Minority Scholarship, 2016
Iowa State University
Lewis and Nancy International Scholarship, 2015
Semester at Sea
Semester at Sea - Lewis Patler Scholarship, 2015
Semester at Sea
Iowa State University Putter Prize Scholarship, 2015
Iowa State University
Huskamp and Peterson Scholarship, 2015
Iowa State University
American Legion Scholarship, 2014
American Legion
National Geographic Students Expeditions Scholarship, 2014
National Geographic
Water Stone Bank Scholarship, 2014
Water Stone Bank
College of Arts and Science Language Training Grant, 2023
College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University
College of Arts and Science Language Training Grant, 2022
College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University
Graduate Leadership Institute Dissertation Enhancement Grant, 2021
Russell G. Hamilton, Vanderbilt University
Chinese Government Scholarship 2017-2019
Lanzhou Jiaotong University - 兰州交通大学
Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Scholarship, 2018
Iowa State University
Dean's High Impact Scholarship, 2018
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
National Horatio Alger Association Scholarship, 2014-2018
Horatio Alger Association
Louise Semmons Scholarship, 2017
Iowa State University
Sojourner Scholarship, 2016
Iowa State University
GE Foundation/LULAC National Scholarship, 2015
GE Foundation/LULAC
Semester at Sea - O'Sullivan Scholarship, 2015
Semester at Sea
Study Abroad Scholarship, 2015
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
Iowa State University Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship, 2015
Iowa State University
Great Lakes National Scholarship, 2014-2015
Great Lakes
Scholastic Fund for Students of Hispanic Descent Scholarship, 2014
Scholastic Fund for Students of Hispanic Descent
Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship, 2014
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Assistantships & Fellowships
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship, 2023
ACLS
Provost's Graduate Fellowship, 2022
Vanderbilt University
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship, 2020
CLACX, Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 2018-2019
Lanzhou Jiaotong University - 兰州交通大学
Summer Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship, Spain, 2017
Iowa State University - University of Valencia
Honors & Awards
Excellence in Teaching Award
2022
Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Vanderbilt University
Excellence in Reserach
2021
Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Vanderbilt University
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2024
Vanderbilt University
Ellen Gregg Ingalls for Excellence Classroom Teaching - Nomination, 2022
Vanderbilt University
E. Imman Fox Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2022
Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Vanderbilt University
Graduate Student Spotlight of the Month, 2022
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University Campus Partner of the Year Award, 2022
Vanderbilt University
Ford Foundation Pre-dissertation Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2022
Ford Foundation Fellowship
Simon Collier Travel Award, 2022
CLACX, Vanderbilt University
Ford Foundation Pre-dissertation Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2021
Ford Foundation Fellowship
Miguel Enguídanos Award for Excellence in Research, 2021
Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Vanderbilt University
Languages, Skills, & Certificates
Spanish
Native Speaker
English
Proficient
Portuguese
Advanced
Italian
Upper Intermediate
Mandarin
Intermediate
HSK level 5 - 汉语考试水平五级
Latin
Elementary
Japanese
Elementary
Paleography
16th Century Paleography in Spanish Certificate - University of Texas at Austin