Jeanie Murphy
Jeanie Murphy, from the United States, received her Ph. D. from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She also holds an M.A. in Spanish/Latin American Studies from American University in Washington, D.C. and a B.A. from Rutgers University. She taught ESL in Valencia, Spain, for two years before beginning her graduate studies. She is currently an Associate Professor of Spanish language and Latin American literature at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. Professor Murphy primarily teaches Latin American narrative and theater but also enjoys offering language courses at all levels. Her recent research has included work on contemporary women writers of the Southern Cone and Latina writers in the United States. She has also been actively engaged with the Fundación Mempo Giardinelli in Resistencia, Argentina, giving workshops and papers as well as organizing a fundraising drive at her college. At present she is also working on final plans for a semester-long study abroad program in Argentina with a service-learning component.
