Annie Ornelles
Lecturer, Romance Studies
Teaching focus:
Spanish Language
Previous positions:
- Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University, 2017-2021, 2023-2025
- Assistant Language Program Director, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University, 2018-2020, 2023-2024
- Fulbright Research Grantee, The Fulbright Commission Spain (University of Santiago de Compostela & University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain), 2021-2023
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Hispanic linguistics, Georgetown University, 2025
- M.S., Hispanic linguistics, Georgetown University, 2018
- B.A., Spanish and English, Wake Forest University, 2012
Last book read:
“The Mountain in the Sea” by Ray Nayler
In your own time/when not working:
Painting (mainly oil and watercolor), hiking and spending time outdoors, photography, playing/watching soccer
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
All levels of Spanish!
What most excites you about Cornell:
I am excited to live somewhere with such a bright intellectual scene, artistic/creative and communal character and direct access to nature. I also look forward to getting to know my students and colleagues in the Romance studies department!