Nicolás Hernández, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Nicolás Hernández, Jr. Associate Professor of Spanish, earned the B.A. summa cum laude, with majors in French and Spanish from Iona College; the M.A. in Hispanic Literature from Cornell University; the M.A. Theol. from St. Bernard's School of Theology; and the Ph.D. from Cornell University in the field of Romance studies with a major in Hispanic Literature and a minor in Comparative Literature. His special field of interest is 19th and 20th Century Peninsular literature and Spanish American literature since modernismo; in comparative literature his specialty is in romanticism, symbolist poetry, and the novel of realism.
Latin American Studies:
Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico
Research, publication, and papers:
Creative writing// computing in the humanities
Honors:
Teaching awards and research awards from Russell Sage College; National Endowment for the Humanities Institutes and Seminar, etc.
Special courses:
With Prof. Millie Estes Puerto Rico: Cultural, Historical & Nutritional Perspectives; Spanish for the Health Professions; Latin American Society in Films
Co-curricular Activities:
Advisor to Spanish House; Advisor to Rotaract; past President of the Rotary Club of Troy, NY; member of the Board of Advisors of the Center for Cross-Cultural Study (Seville, Spain); Instructor and Instructor Trainer in Health & Safety for the Northeastern New York Chapter of the American Rd Cross
Music:
Piano, organ, accordion, keyboard
Graphic Arts:
Painting, drawing, printmaking, digital photography
