Spanish Graduate Program
Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas
Program Overview
The Spanish MA and PhD programs at Texas Tech
University balance training in the teaching of Spanish
language and culture with developing focused
research skills and uphold a firm commitment to
professional development and mentoring. Students
are strongly encouraged to pursue a Portuguese
minor (encompassing language, literature, and
cultural studies) and take courses in another discipline
during their time on campus. With expert mentoring
from renowned faculty, PhDs in Spanish from Texas
Tech University master the key concepts of cultural
studies, literary and film studies, linguistics, second
language acquisition, applied linguistics, digital
humanities, just to name a few of the areas of
strength the program enjoys. Our alumni have found
teaching positions, research positions, translation
work and job opportunities in diplomatic service,
government, and international business as well
as academia.
Texas Tech University and West Texas
Texas Tech University serves a large and diverse
student body of approximately 39,000 students. A
public university, TTU enjoys both Research I and
Hispanic-Serving Institution status and is located on
the South Plains of West Texas. Lubbock is home to a
population of more than 250,000 people and is
known as the “Hub City,” where TTU students and
faculty enjoy a vibrant cultural center and a low cost
of living.
Funding and Financial Support
Accepted applicants for both the MA and PhD
programs receive funded nine-month Teaching
Assistantships. A great number of our highly qualified
applicants are eligible for university-wide graduate
scholarships and fellowships that offer h igher
stipends, teaching releases and research assistantships.
Our students also have access to department,
college and university-wide travel and research
grants and summer teaching appointments on the
Lubbock campus and throughout the academic year
on the program’s campus in Sevilla, Spain.
How to Apply
The application deadline is January 4th, 2021,
although early application is strongly recommended.
Applicants who submit their materials earlier
have a better chance of acquiring supplementary
university-wide funding.
Information on the application process can be
found here:
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/classic_modern/ spanish/
spanishgradprograms.php
Further information on our graduate programs,
faculty, students and events can be found on the
links below.
TTU Hispanic Linguistics Program
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/classic_modern/spanish/
linguistics.php
TTU Literature and Cultural Studies Program
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/classic_modern/spanish/
LiteratureCulturalStudies.php
Questions?
Contact Dr. Susan Larson (susan.larson@ttu.edu)
Literature and Cultural Studies Recruiter
Contact Dr. James Lee (james3.lee@ttu.edu)
Linguistics Recruiter
Texas Tech Spanish and
Portuguese Graduate Faculty
Our 16 graduate faculty members make up a dynamic group of internationally recognized
scholars who are the source the energy, ideas and innovation underlying our two main areas of
specialization: Literature and Cultural Studies and Linguistics.
Dr. Britta Anderson Dr. Alicia Miklos
britta.anderson@ttu.edu alicia.miklos@ttu.edu
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis PhD, The Ohio State University
Border Studies; Latinx and Mexican Literature and Culture; 20th-21st Century Latin American Literatures and Cultures;
20th and 21st Century Latin America; Performance Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Media Studies;
Visual Culture; Public Art; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Central American chronicles and Crime Reporting;
Queer Theory Central American Noir Literature

Dr. John Beusterien Dr. Carmen Pereira-Muro

john.beusterien@ttu.edu carmen.pereira@ttu.edu
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Animal Studies; Cervantes; Early Modern Spain; Spanish 18th and 19th Centuries Literature and Culture;
Spanish Southwest; Environmental Studies; Race Studies Realism; Romantic Poetry; Gender and Nationalism
Spanish Cultural Studies; Galician Studies
Dr. George Cole
george.cole@ttu.edu Dr. Genaro J. Pérez
PhD, Arizona State University genaro.perez@ttu.edu
Afro-Cuban Literature and Culture; Hispanic Drama; Poetry; PhD, Tulane University
Historical Fiction; Detective Fiction; Comic Books and Graphic Latin American Literature; Chicano Literature; Contemporary
Novels; Science Fiction and Horror; Cinema Mexican Narrative; Hispanic Detective Fiction; Post-war
Peninsular Narrative; Hispanic Fairytales
Dr. Idoia Elola
idoia.elola@ttu.edu Dr. Brendan Regan
PhD, University of Iowa brendan.regan@ttu.edu
L2 Writing; L2 Digital literacies; FL & HL Learners' Cognitive PhD, University of Texas – Austin
Writing Processes; Sociocultural Approaches to (Digital) Writing; Sociolinguistics; Sociophonetics; Phonetics/Phonology;
Feedback & Revision; Collaborative Writing Using Social Tools; Dialects/Languages in Contact; Language Ideologies/Attitudes
Linguistic Landscapes
Dr. Bernd Reiter
Dr. Sara Guengerich bernd.reiter@ttu.edu
sara.guengerich@ttu.edu PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
PhD, University of New Mexico Latin America, Democracy, Race, Decolonization
Spanish American Colonial Literature and History; Indigenous
Peoples of the Andes; Cultural and Gender Studies; Dr. Brandon Rogers
Afro-Hispanic Narratives in Colonial Archival Documents brandon.rogers@ttu.edu
PhD, University of Minnesota
Dr. Antonio Ladeira Phonetics, Phonology, Prosody, Mapudungun, and Translation
antonio.ladeira@ttu.edu
PhD, University of California at Santa Barbara Dr. Raychel Vasseur
19th and 20th century Luso-Brazilian literatures; Women authors raychel.vasseur@ttu.edu
of Portugal and Brazil; Lusophone African Literatures; Portuguese PhD, University of Iowa
and Brazilian poetry; Travel Literature Study Abroad; L2 Willingness to Communicate; Intercultural
(Communicative) Competence Development; L2 Oral Proficiency
Dr. Susan Larson Development; Web 2.0 Tools; Collaborative Writing
susan.larson@ttu.edu
PhD, University of Arizona Dr. Jorge Zamora
Urban Studies; Cultural Geography and Spatial Theory; Theories jz.zamora@ttu.edu
of Representation; The Historical Avant-Garde; Spanish Film; PhD, Texas Tech University
Contemporary Spanish Literature Hispanic Crime Fiction; Hispanic Historical Fiction; Horror and
the Grotesque in Hispanic Fiction; Professional Spanish
Dr. James Lee
james3.lee@ttu.edu
PhD, University of Texas – Austin
Applied Linguistics; Second Language Acquisition;
Input Processing; Comprehension
Eye-Tracking Methodology