Jason Busic, who earned his doctorate in Spanish literatures and culture from The Ohio State University in June 2009, has been named assistant professor of modern languages at Saint Michael's College, starting this fall semester.
A specialist in Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, Dr. Busic will be teaching Spanish language courses, Spanish conversation, possibly Caribbean poetry, a course titled “The Sounds of the Spanish Language” and other areas of Spanish literature. His dissertation is titled “Saving the Lost Sheep: Study, Notes and Translation of Pedro Guerra De Lorca’s Catecheses mystagogicae pro aduenis ex secta Mahometana: Ad Parochos, & Potestates (1586).”
An experienced teacher, Dr. Busic taught Spanish literature courses at Ohio State, as well as beginning and intermediate Spanish language courses. At the same time he taught Spanish I and III at Brookhaven High School in Columbus, and earlier at Ohio University in Athens.
Dr. Busic earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Ohio University in 2002; his master’s from Ohio University in 2004, and his doctorate from Ohio State in 2009, all the degrees in Spanish literature.