Michael Mendoza

Michael Mendoza received his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Florida in 2000. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut in 2004 specializing in literature, Latin and history. He then began a Ph.D. program in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at UCONN. After teaching part-time for community colleges and state universities in Connecticut, he moved back to Florida in 2011 to teach full time for Seminole State College at the Lee Campus at Oviedo where he serves as a liaison to the Grindle Honors Institute. He has since been recognized with the Distinguished Honors Faulty Award in 2022 and as an Endowed Teaching Chair in 2023. In his time at Oviedo, he enjoys hosting guest speaker events, advising a student anime club and conducting book clubs revolving around superheroes and graphic novel literature.