Academic Advisors

Jon Beasley-Murray

Associate Professor of Spanish
Associate Head of Hispanic Studies
Undergraduate Advisor for Majors and Minors in Hispanic Studies
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Comparative Literature, Cross-Cultural Studies, Hispanic Literature and Culture, Latin American Literature and Culture, Theory and Criticism, Visual Culture

Kim Beauchesne

Associate Professor of Spanish
Graduate Advisor
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Colonial Literature and Culture, Latin American Literature and Culture, Postcolonial Studies, Travel Writing

Daniela Boccassini

Professor of Italian
Undergraduate Advisor for Minors in Italian Studies (July-Dec)
Undergraduate Advisor for Honours in Romance Studies (July-Dec)
Associate Head of Italian Studies
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604–822–4006

Luisa Canuto

Assistant Professor of Teaching
Language Program Director (Italian)
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604–822–1572

Farid Laroussi

Associate Professor of French
Associate Head of French Studies
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604–822–4679
Contemporary Literature, Francophone Literature and Culture, French Literature and Culture, Postcolonial Studies

Brianne Orr-Álvarez

Assistant Professor of Teaching
Language Program Director (Spanish)
Director, FHIS Learning Centre
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Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Latin American Literature and Culture, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning and Educational Leadership (SoTL/SoEL), Second-Language Teaching and Learning

Stéphanie Palisse

Assistant Professor of Teaching
Language Program Director (French)
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604–822–4038
Gender Studies, Linguistics, Second-Language Teaching and Learning

Alessandra Santos

Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Chair of the Latin American Studies Program
Undergraduate Advisor for Majors and Minors in Latin American Studies
Undergraduate Advisor for Portuguese
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604–822–2346
Brazilian Literature and Culture, Comparative Literature, Latin American Literature and Culture, Postcolonial Studies, Queer and Gender Studies, Theory and Criticism, Visual Culture

Gaoheng Zhang

Assistant Professor of Italian Studies
Undergraduate Advisor for Minors in Italian Studies (Jan-June)
Undergraduate Advisor for Honours in Romance Studies (Jan-June)
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604–827–5264
Colonial Literature and Culture, Comparative Literature, Contemporary Literature, Cultural Studies, Film, Gender Studies, History and Literature, Italian Literature and Culture, Popular Culture, Postcolonial Studies, Theory and Criticism, Travel Writing, Visual Culture