Rubí Ugofsky-Méndez

Spanish Professor at the UMHB Modern Foreign Languages Department. Dr. Ugofsky-Méndez received her BA in Spanish, with a minor in Political Science at the University of Texas Pan American, then a MA in Spanish Literature at the University of Nebraska and a PhD in Spanish Literature from the University of Nebraska as well. Dr. Ugofsky-Mendez´ area of expertise revolves around Spanish baroque poetry. She has published, for example, Voces femeninas españolas desde dentro: El discurso masculino reconfigurado por mujeres en El libro de romances y coplas del Carmelo de Valladolid, (c. 1590-1609) with Peter Lang in 2014 and ”Voces conventuales” Las mujeres y la construcción cultural by Aquilafuente at University of Salamanca in 2018. In addition, Dr. Ugofsky-Méndez has also written creative writing works like “Marina” and “Sol de Granada” published by the Baylorian in 2017 and 2020, respectively, and a poetry book titled Memorias de la Sirena by Caletita that will be released in the near future. Rubi is also part of the group if writers Escritores de la frontera, a group of writers in Texas and the Northern part of Mexico. In addition, Dr. Ugofsky-Méndez is a Certified Oral Proficiency Tester accredited by ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages organization) since 2013. Dr. Ugofsky-Méndez is also the sponsor or UMHB Spanish Club.