Elzbieta Sklodowska
Spanish language and literature educator
Born Jan. 15, 1955, Wysokie Mazowieckie, Poland; came to U.S., 1989; daughter of Mieczyslaw and Halina (Stypulkowska); married Philip Syng Boehm; child: Alexander.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), 1979, dr. hab., 1991, University of Warsaw (Poland); Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis (MO), 1983.
Career: assistant prof., University of Warsaw, 1983-90; associate prof., Washington University, 1990 -.
Author: Testimonio hispanoamericano: historia, teoria, poetica, 1992; La parodia en la nueva novela hispanoamericana, 1991; over 40 articles on Spanish American literature criticism.
Member of: Polish Society of Hispanists; Polish Society of Latino American Studies; MLA; Latino American Studies Association.
Honors: award for literature essay, Premio Plural (Mexico), 1984, and Premio Discurso Literario, University of Oklahoma, 1988; University of Pittsburgh, Mellon postdoctoral fellowship, 1987-88; fellowship, National Humanities Center, 1989-90; Peter Lang book award, Northeast Modern Language Association, 1991.
Languages: Polish, Spanish, English.
Hobbies: travel, translating, theater.
Office: Washington University, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, St. Louis, MO 63130.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.