mgismondi@pmu.edu.sa
Michael Gismondi joins PMU as Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences. He has a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies (Literature and Cultural Studies) from the University of Illinois Chicago and an M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Oklahoma.
He has over twenty years of experience teaching English and Spanish in Thailand, Japan, Peru, and the United States. Through scaffolded, student-centered lessons, he helps students develop critical analysis, clear writing, and intercultural understanding.
He has published on Teresa de Ávila, Counter-Reformation spirituality, and the intersections of theology, selfhood, and gender in Early Modern Spain. His research examines concepts of selfhood in Early Modern literature, particularly the ways mystical theology shaped political and ethical thought in the West.
He is committed to PMU’s mission to prepare students to navigate an increasingly compressed and interwoven world with creativity, confidence, and cross-cultural competence.
PhD in Hispanic Studies, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2023
MA in Hispanic Studies, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2011
MA in Journalism and Mass Communication (Professional Writing), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 2002
BA in Spanish, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1997
Gismondi, M. A. (2024). “Un gusano tan vil”: Christological humility and the affirmation of the self in the works of Teresa de Jesús. Hispania, 107(4), 451–464. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a948369
Instructor, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1999–2002
English Language Co-Teacher & Curriculum Consultant, U.S. Peace Corps / Ministry of Education, Thailand, 2004–2006
Instructor, NOVA English Conversation School, Narita, Japan, 2006–2007
Instructor, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2009–2026
Coordinator – Elementary Spanish I, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2016–2018; 2019–2021
Assistant Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 2026–Present
UNIV 1211 – Professional Development and Competencies
COMM 1321 – Oral Communication
FURS 1311 – Introduction to Futures Skills
Teresa de Ávila, Counter-Reformation, Early Modern Spain.
