Dr. Leonor Ceballos
Professor Leonor Ceballos is a Professor of Spanish and the Program Director of Spanish inside the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah Tech. She also served as Department Chair of History, Humanities, and Modern Languages in 2010-2013. She has been a faculty member at Utah Tech since 2007.
Born and raised in Spain, Professor Ceballos earned a BA degree in English Philology at the University of Deusto in Bilbao and a Certificate in Languages Teaching. Professor Ceballos did her graduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she received a Maser Degree in Spanish Philology (2004) and a Doctorate in Peninsular Literature (specialized in women’s writers in pre- and post- Spanish Civil War) (2007). She has taught an array of courses at Utah Tech University since 2007: Beginners to Advanced Grammar courses, Culture and the History of Spain, Literary Analysis, Spanish Literature, Spanish Cinema, and Medical Spanish.
Her main interests are in Spanish literature narrative, the Spanish Civil War, the Generation of ’27 and the Generation of ’98. Professor Ceballos also loves poetry and drama from both Spain and Latin America. She is currently working on Spanish practical guides for physical therapy professionals and humanitarian workers
Professor Ceballos loves travelling with her husband and daughter, teaching, reading, writing, cooking, and watching soccer. She is probably the biggest FC Barcelona fan in Southern Utah.