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At Cornerstone University, you’ll get the full college experience with a Christ-centered worldview. Learn more about the undergraduate experience below.
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Persevere in what you know you’re capable of. Our programs for adults provide a creative approach to learning anchored in Christ-centered virtues as you follow your unwavering purpose.
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Go further as an influencer in your work and community. Our graduate programs prepare you to open new doors as you reach your God-given potential.
Grand Rapids
Theological Seminary
At Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, we're dedicated to learning, serving and leading through rigorous scholarship and a humble approach to Scripture.
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Education
- Ph.D., Western Michigan University
- M.A., Western Michigan University
- B.A., Calvin College
Campus Involvement
- Co-adviser for Ritmos
Leticia Espinoza, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Spanish
- Traditional Undergraduate Humanities Division
Education
- Ph.D., Western Michigan University
- M.A., Western Michigan University
- B.A., Calvin College
Campus Involvement
- Co-adviser for Ritmos
Dr. Leticia Espinoza has been a part of the community since 1998. Originally from México, she arrived in Grand Rapids to finish her engineering degree. Instead, she graduated from Calvin College with a major in business/communications and a minor in English; and her doctorate in Hispanic literature from Western Michigan University. At Cornerstone, she teaches language and literature.
“Students become self-aware and learn to practice hospitality in response to diversity when they immerse in foreign language learning and literature; they reflect on God’s love towards all strangers as they become equipped to thrive in their chosen profession.”
Contact Info
- Phone:616.254.1650
Hobbies
- GARDENING
- GRILLING
- READING
Research Interests
- U.S. LATINO LITERATURE
- MEXICAN LITERATURE
- PRE-COLONIALISM
- SEXUALITY AND IDENTITY
- PENINSULAR LITERATURE
- COMPARATIVE STUDIES
- COMICS AND LITERATURE INTERSECTIONALITY
- MOTHERHOOD AND IDENTITY
- LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY
Publications
- "Language, desire and identity in Shipwrecked Body." The Hilltop Review 6.1.
Presentations
- "La Sexualidad Como Vehículo De La Identidad De Género, Sexual Y Nacional En La Novelística Panhispánica Del Siglo XXI," Western Michigan University: Dissertation (October 2016)
- "La identidad masculina dominicana en Estados Unidos mediante la sexualidad en This is How you Lose Her," Oakland University: Michigan Academy (February 2014)
- "Las Violetas son las flores del deseo: Cuerpos prohibidos que aguijonan la tentación incestuosa sin complacencia," Grand Valley State University: Conferenca de las Américas (March 2013)
- "La construcción de la feminidad en Cuerpo Náufrago," Grand Valley State University: XXII Annual Conference of the AILCFH (2013)
- "La fantasía y la realidad de la sexualidad femenina en Lazos de sangre y The House on Mango Street," Hope College: Michigan Academy (2013)
- "La Araucana como punto de partida para la identidad española y chilena," Michigan State University Conference: Tropos (March 2011)
Awards
- Martin Luther King Jr.-Cesar Chavez-Rosa Parks Fellowship for Future Faculty
- Department-level Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
- Department-level Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award
