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Bonnie L. Gasior, Ph.D. is Professor of Spanish, at California State University, Long Beach. Her areas of expertise include the literature of early modern Spain and colonial Spanish-America, with a focus on women’s studies. She has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as Hispania, Laberinto, Cervantes, Bulletin of the Comediantes, and Chasqui and is the co-editor of three edited volumes: Crosscurrents: Transatlantic Perspectives on Early Modern Hispanic Drama (Bucknell UP, 2006); Making Sense of the Senses in the Spanish comedia (2017, Juan de la Cuesta, & winner of the 2020 Vern Williamsen Prize for comedia studies) and Reconsidering Early Modern Spanish Literature through Mass and Pop Culture: Contemporizing the Classics for the Classroom (Juan de la Cuesta, 2021). In addition, she is co-author of a literary analysis textbook, Redes literarias: la literatura hispánica en su contexto socio-histórico (McFarland Publishers, 2018). Her most recent project is a co-authored manuscript (with 91ÖÆƬ³§ colleagues Beth Manke [HDEV] and Michelle Chang [CCE]) that explores internships through the lens of provocative praxis, reimagining higher education as a space where social-justice-driven learning experiences empower students to engage critically, ethically, and intrepidly in the world: InternsHIPs, High-Impact Practices and Provocative Praxis in Higher Education: A Social Justice Framework Based on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Routledge 2023).

Dr. Gasior finds joy in integrating research, service, leadership, and teaching endeavors. From 2015–2019, she served as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, followed by her role as Interim Director of the University Honors Program from 2019–21. From 2020–25, she expanded her systemwide impact as a Faculty Fellow with the CSU Chancellor’s Office’s Innovative Teaching and Future Faculty Development, helping certify more than 1,500 faculty across the system in Mental Health First Aid. She recently earned a 91ÖÆƬ³§ FRA‑IE small grant (2025–27) to extend this work by certifying graduate students as part of a broader research initiative.

 As a proud Pittsburgh, PA native, she has twice led students on Alternative Spring Break experiences serving communities in McKees Rocks (2018) and East Liberty (2019) as part of her course on urban poverty (UNIV 300). She has also supported global learning by organizing two summer study abroad programs in Madrid, Spain (2003; 2004) and participating in two student trips to Cuba (2012; 2015). In 2019, she was honored with a system-wide CSU Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award.