John K. Moore, Jr., Assistant Professor of Spanish, earned a Ph.D. in Romance Languages – Spanish Literature in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His critical edition of the Libro de los huéspedes was awarded the MLA Committee on Scholarly Editions Seal of Approval. John’s co-edited monographic issue of La corónica entitled The Road to Santiago and Pilgrimage contains his article “Juxtaposing James the Greater: Interpreting the Interstices of Santiago as Pilgrim and Matamoros,” which received an Honorable Mention in the 2007 Frederick W. Conner Prize in the History of Ideas. John also has authored: introductions to his edited volumes; articles on the Libro de los huéspedes, Teresa de Cartagena, and other topics; and several book reviews. Moore’s forthcoming co-edited volume of essays in homage to Prof. Frank A. Domínguez is currently under contract.

Moore teaches a wide array of courses at all levels. He has had the opportunity to instruct in the UAB Honors program, as well as to guide student honors theses, public presentations, and a published article. For two years running, Moore has been one of only two UAB nominees to Carnegie’s US Professors of the Year Awards program.

Moore currently serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. He represents the UAB School of Arts and Humanities in the Faculty Senate. Moore is a Road Scholar with the Alabama Humanities Foundation Speakers Bureau and has spoken on a variety of topics locally, nationally, and internationally.