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Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Modern Language - Spanish
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1996
SAC 343
(989) 463-7170
Office Hours: MW 8:30-9:30; 11:30-12:00; Th 8:30-10:00, Fri 11:30-12:00 and also by appointment
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Education

  • Ph.D., Spanish, Michigan State University (1993)
  • M.A., Spanish, Michigan State University (1988)
  • B.A., Spanish, Aquinas College (1986)

Research Interests

Literary Translation, Hispanic Women's Literature, Liberal Arts Education

Recent Courses Taught

Selected Book Publications

  • Josefina Leyva, Translator Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D..  Operation Pedro Pan: The Exodus of Cuba's Children.  University Press of the South.  Latin American Studies Series ed.  2011.
  • Josefina Leyva, Translator Deborah Dougherty.  Ruth, The One Who Fled The Bible..  University Press of the South.  September 1, 2006.
  • Deborah A Dougherty.  Heroes: Death Denied in Selected Dramas of the Golden Age.  University Press of the South.  2000.

Selected Articles

  • Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D..  "Voices and Echoes: The English Translation of _Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia_."  Translation Review.  2005, No. 69, 71-75  December 2005.

Selected Chapter Book Publications

  • "Translating History: Remembering the Fiftieth Anniversary of Operation Pedro Pan." In El Mundo Ficcional de Josefina Leyva, Metáfora de la Libertad, edited by Berta Bilbao Richter, 67-76. Argentina: Alexandria Library, 2011.
  • "Marriage as sacrifice: Girardian Ritual in El Conde Partinuples." In Hispanic Studies in Honor of Robert L. Fiore, edited by Chad M. Gasta and Julia Dominguez, 163-173. Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta, 2009.

Recent Presentations

Professional Memberships

  • Comediantes
  • American Literary Translators Association
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Association of Classical Hispanic Theater

Service to the College

Service to the Profession

 

For five consecutive years, the Corporation for National and Community Service has named Alma College to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging students, faculty and staff in meaningful service. More than 85 percent of Alma's 2011 graduating class participated in academic service learning during their time at Alma College.

 

Graduate Profile

Dr. Dave Sherwood
Graduation: 1985
Major: Biology and Art

Dave Sherwood was helping his brother pack when he came across an old paper from high school. Written when he was 17, it described what he thought his life would be like in 15 years.

He was shocked to find the paper actually described his current life.

Sherwood works as a doctor in the small mountain community of Ouray, Colo., where he lives with his wife and three children.