
Francis Whitfill
PhD Student
New Cabell Hall 438
Office hours: Monday 12:30-2:30PM
Education
- PhD in Spanish - University of Virginia (In progress)
- MA in Spanish - Idaho State University (2023)
- BA in Spanish, German - Murray State University (2010)
Teaching Experience
- Spanish 2010 - University of Virginia (Fall 2025)
- Spanish, ESL (Grades 9-12) – Roanoke City Public Schools, VA (2022-2024)
- Spanish, German (Grades 9-12) – Benton County Schools, TN (2012-2015, 2017-2022)
- Spanish (Grades 9-12) – Williamson County Schools, TN (2015-2016)
- English for Professionals (Individual Lessons for Adults) - Mexico City (2010-2012)
Research Interests
- Medieval and Early Modern Spanish Literature
- Clerical poetry and religious discourse
- Literary depictions of Satan and evil
Professional Memberships
- Cervantes Society of America
- EMoDiR (Early Modern Religious Dissents and Radicalism) International Research Group
- Renaissance Society of America
Panels Organized
- Upcoming: “Satan the Seductor: Willful and Unwitting Damnation in Early Modern Europe” (Renaissance Society of America, San Francisco, 2026)
University Service Activities
- Facilitator, Organizer – Spanish Conversation Meetups
Fellowships and Awards
- Charles Gordon Reid Summer Fellowship, University of Virginia: funding to study Latin at the Summer Language Institute (2025)
- Graduate Creative Writing Grant, Idaho State University (2022)
Language
Office Address/Hours
438 Office Hours: Monday 12:30-2:30PM