330 N. Carroll #102, Madison WI, 53703     e-mail: wmrueter@wisc.edu     Phone: (608) 658-1139

Associate Advisor / Lecturer, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1018 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr., Madison WI 53706

PhD     University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Spanish, December 2009

Specialization in Medieval Spanish Literature, with supporting areas of study in Golden Age and Modern Spanish Literature. Minor in Medieval Studies. Language requirements have been completed for Latin and Arabic. Preliminary exams completed in August 2005.

Title of dissertation: "Aljamiado Narratives of Muhammad's Ascension to Heaven: The Moriscos and the Miraj." Thesis adviser: Ivy Corfis.

MA       University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Spanish, 2002

BA        Millikin University, Decatur, IL. Spanish and Psychology, 1996 Institutue of European Studies, Madrid, Spain. Junior year abroad (1995)