Hispanic Studies Faculty

Dr. Ryan Hallows has been teaching Spanish language and culture at Carroll since the fall of 2014 and is very happy to be part of the Carroll community. He has been teaching at the university level since 2004. Ryan has presented his research at major national and international conferences in the United States, the Caribbean and South America and continues to develop new research projects that include undergraduate participation. Ryan has spent time in Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Sergio Restrepo-Mesa, PhD is Assistant Professor and Director of the Spanish for Health Professions Program. He obtained his PhD in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures from The Catholic University of America. His current research projects are focused on the political potential of art and on the representation of the human and social aspects of health in Hispanic cultural production. These special interests inform his teaching, as for example in his advanced courses “Post-Global Financial Crisis Latin American Cinema” and “Cultivating Compassion: A Hispanic Approach to Human-Centered Health Professions.