Christine Atkins, Ph.D.

Department	Languages and Cultures
Title	Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures Faculty Athletics Representative
Background	B.A., University of Chicago M.A., University of Chicago M.A., M.Phil., Yale University Ph.D, Yale University
Office	Aquinas Hall, Room 234
Phone	(203) 401-4071
Email	catkins@albertus.edu
Courses	Español Básico I y II Español Intermedio I y II Conversación avanzada y composición Senior Seminar 20th-century Latin American and Spanish Film Major Writers of Latin American Literature Issues of Anxiety & Assimilation in Puerto Rican and Nuyorican Literature Revolutionary Literature & Culture of Cuba The Short Stories of Borges, Kafka, and Poe Borges y sus precursores: Borges, Kafka y Poe Introducción a la literatura latinoamericana del siglo XX Introducción a la literatura latinoamericana The Boom of Latin American Literature Issues of Social Justice in Latin American Literature Siglo de Oro: Teatro y poesía
Description	Dr. Christine Dolan Atkins earned her B.A., cum laude, and M.A. degrees in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Chicago. is a leader, subject matter expert, and advocate for cultural diversity. She earned her B.A., cum laude, and M.A. degrees in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Chicago. As a first-generation undergraduate student, she not only excelled in academics (Dean’s List) but in athletics as well as a varsity basketball player and cross-country runner. Atkins was one of two students selected to study abroad and spent several years living in Spain. During this time, she played basketball for the Universidad de Sevilla’s National Team. Dr. Atkins received her PhD from Yale University’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her research interests include 20th and 21st-century Latinx literature, film, and cultural studies, with a focus on post-revolutionary Cuba and Puerto Rican/Nuyorican literature. Dr. Atkins joined the faculty of Albertus Magnus College in 2008 and serves as Chairperson of the Department of Languages & Cultures. She also led the Honors Program from 2010-2020. During this time, she created leadership, service, experiential learning, and scholarship opportunities for students, and revised program requirements, which led to a marked increase in retention and four-year graduation rates. Other contributions include being Faculty Mentor to the Albertus women’s basketball and softball teams, serving as Faculty Chair from 2019-2021; Co-Chair of the Student Life and Experience Committee on the College’s last two strategic plans; and Co-Chair of the College’s 2021 NECHE Self-Study. Prior to Albertus, Dr. Atkins taught at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Skidmore College, Suffolk University, and Boston College. She also has been a private tutor since her graduate student days at Yale. Outside the classroom, Atkins has participated in five Dana Farber Jimmy Fund Boston Marathons and has volunteered with Unified Sports/Special Olympics since 2005.
Publications	Collaborated on The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories (1997) and A History of Cuban Baseball (1999) by Roberto González Echevarría Translated Ricardo Güiraldes's "El trenzador" for The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories (1997) Edited Ventanas, an intermediate text for Vista Higher Learning, 2002 Faculty advisor, Entérate, a student-run magazine at Suffolk University, 2003 - 2004 Member of Sigma Delta Pi national Hispanic Honors Society and National Collegiate Honors Council
Affiliations	Coach, Special Olympics/Unified Sports, Amity High School, 2005 - present