KATHERINE M. GATTO, PH.D.
Professor of Spanish
Chair of Department, 1990 - 1997

Language Section:  Spanish
Languages Taught:  Spanish
Other Languages Read or Spoken:  Hungarian, German, Italian
Country of Birth:  Austria

Education:

• A.B., John Carroll University,  magna cum laude
• M.A., Case - Western Reserve University.
• Ph.D., Case - Western Reserve University

Honors & Awards:

• George E. Grauel Faculty Research Fellowship; 1980, 1994, 2001, 2007
• John Carroll University Summer Research Fellowship; 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006
• Council for International Exchange of Scholars Nominee for Fulbright Research Grant to Hungary, 1992-1993
• (N.E.H.) National Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Alfonsine Contributions to Medieval Spanish Literature and Culture, University of Kentucky, 1990
• (N.E.H.) National Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Medieval Spain, Fordham University, 1987
• Exxon Education Foundation Grant, Workshop for the Development of Foreign Language and Literature Programs, MLA Convention, Los Angeles, 1982
• Fulbright Hays Research Scholar, Spain, 1972-1973
• Case Western Reserve University Fellowship, 1970-1971
• NDEA Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University, 1967-1970

Special Service:

• Chairperson of Department, 1990 - 1997

Areas of Specialization in Teaching:

• All levels of Spanish Language, Hispanic Culture, Civilization & Literature

Areas of Specialization in Scholarship & Research:

• Medieval Spanish Literature
• Cinema, especially of Spain, Latin America, Hungary
• Feminism and Cultural Studies
• Hungarian and Hungarian-American Studies
• European Cinema
• Hungarian Women Writers

Publications - Books:

• Spain's Literary Legacy. Ed. and author. University Press of the South, Inc. 2005
• The Lapidary of King Alfonso X the Learned.  An English Edition.  Forward by John E. Keller.  Co-authored with Ingrid Bahler.  University Press of the South, Inc. 1997.  
• Treasury of Hungarian Love;  Poems, Quotations, and Proverbs in Hungarian and English.  Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1996.
• Of Kings and Poets:  Cancionero Poetry of the Trastámara Courts. Co-authored with Ingrid Bahler.  Peter Lang, Inc., 1992.
• Manual terapéutico para el adulto con dificultades del habla y lenguaje, Tomo I, Una selección de materiales de estímulo.  Co-authored with Ingrid Bahler.  Visiting Nurse Service, 1985.
• Numerous essays, articles, translations, reviews in journals, encyclopedias, books.

Community Service / Organizations
                  Civic, Cultural, Ethnic Organization Affiliation or Membership:

• Former Vice-President and Board Member, Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Fulbright Association
• Hungarian Heritage Museum, Cleveland, Ohio