It is the College’s pleasure to welcome a new faculty member to the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.  Dr. Rossitza Ivanova joins us as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures.  Dr. Ivanova studied English and Comparative Literary studies at the University of Warwick, UK, were she also earned her Ph.D. in Contemporary American Indian Literary Studies.  

Here are a few things about our new colleague:

Hobbies: I love quiet times for reading and gardening, as well as active times for biking and hiking. 

Research:  Curriculum development in composition and rhetoric; working with multi-lingual writers, Contemporary American Indian literature (especially issues related to teaching and audience response).

Personal Life:  My husband and I have an eight year-old boy.

Interesting Facts:  I did a Fulbright lectureship a few years ago in my home country of Bulgaria and I got to teach in my Alma Mater.  I am looking for opportunities to develop cross-cultural initiatives between the two universities.