PhD, Cornell University
MA and BA, University of California, Irvine
Born in Havana, Cuba, professor Hernández claims Santa Ana, California, as his American
hometown, and street sweep on Main Street, Disneyland, as his first paying job. The
professor earned his Ph. D. in Romance Language Studies from Cornell University in
1991. He has worked as an interpreter, translator, and TESOL instructor (Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages) while a professor of Spanish. Professor Hernández
has lectured on Amazonian, or “jungle,” narratives, detective fiction writing, the
Mexican Revolution, El Cid in the times of the Reconquista and medieval Spain, on
the remarkable adventures of Don Quijote and the Spanish Golden Age, and publishes
mainly on detective and mystery fiction from the Spanish – speaking world. Professor
Hernández is Director of the Foreign Language Lab, where he is a vocational trainer
for those wishing the experience of leading language – learning sessions for other
students, and the Coordinator of the Licensure Program, in collaboration with the
School of Education. He is Director of Study Abroad, Spain, and leads summer programs
with daily classes and homestays for intensive language learning, in collaboration
with Estudio Sampere, Madrid, and the Office of Global Education and Engagement at
Radford University.