I am a Full Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California and a Harvard-trained scholar working across narrative, identity, multilingual communication, digital culture, and human-centered AI. This page provides an overview of my research and applied expertise, academic appointments, international experience, leadership, languages, and community engagement.
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and Model Behavior
How AI systems interpret language, narrative, identity, context, and human intention; responsible AI, privacy and consent, multilingual evaluation, and the design of trustworthy human–machine interactions.
Storytelling, Platforms, and Digital Culture
AI-assisted storytelling, digital archives, social platforms, algorithmic memory, and the ways emerging technologies shape personal expression, collective narratives, and public trust.
Genetic Identity, Kinship, and Relational Data
How DNA technologies and data platforms affect personal identity, family relationships, privacy, law, media ethics, and public discourse.
Multilingual and Cross-Cultural Communication
Translation, localization, cultural interpretation, transnational communication, and the challenges of designing technologies and narratives for users across languages and cultures.
Migration, Borders, and Cultural Memory
Immigrant story archives, border narratives, world literature, cultural studies, and transnational memory cultures.
Narrative Identity and Philosophical Interpretation
Autobiography, biography, memoir, public testimony, phenomenological hermeneutics, and philosophical questions concerning identity, interpretation, agency, and human–machine interaction.
Qualitative research and synthesis
Narrative and discourse analysis
Ethical and philosophical analysis
Multilingual and cross-cultural evaluation
Curriculum and learning design
Rubric and assessment development
Program strategy and organizational change
Long-form, editorial, and public-facing writing
Interdisciplinary and international collaboration
PhD, Harvard University
Professor
Saint Mary’s College of California
Research and teaching in narrative, identity, cross-cultural communication, world literature, translation, digital culture, and human-centered AI.
I am fluent in five languages and have studied five additional languages to an intermediate level. My multilingual experience informs my work on translation, cultural interpretation, localization, linguistic bias, and the evaluation of AI systems across different cultural and communicative contexts.
Fluent: English, German, French, Spanish, Hungarian
Intermediate study: Russian, Japanese, Italian, Dutch, Latin
Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies
University of Mainz · 2026
📍 Mainz, Germany
Waseda University
2026
📍 Tokyo, Japan
University of Buenos Aires
2026
📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina
IAU–ACM
2024
📍 Barcelona, Spain
University of Bordeaux
2019
📍 Bordeaux, France
Chair
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Saint Mary’s College of California
Lead curriculum, program strategy, faculty coordination, staffing, assessment, and organizational change.
Director
Global and Regional Studies
Saint Mary’s College of California
Direct an interdisciplinary program connecting global learning, regional expertise, curriculum development, and cross-campus collaboration.
Director, Honors Program · 2020–2025
Saint Mary’s College of California
Led a program serving approximately 250 students, doubled membership over five years, and expanded the Student Research Conference and Showcase from approximately 30 presenters to more than 300.
Professional and Nonprofit Leadership
Held elected, board, and representative roles in national and international organizations, including AHEA, MLA, and RMMLA. Responsibilities have included organizational strategy, conference leadership, fundraising, budgeting, scholarly collaboration, and international network building.
Literacy Volunteer · 2+ years
Taught literacy skills to children in underserved public-school communities.
Hungarian Language and Culture Educator · 10+ years
Taught Hungarian language and culture to heritage speakers and supported intergenerational community connections.
Film Festival and Public Humanities Organizer · 5+ years
Developed French film programming and community-facing cultural events connecting academic work with broader audiences.