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Lisa M. Merschel

Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257
2122 Campus Drive, Box 90269, Durham, NC 27708-0269

Research Interests


Machine Translation, L2 Writing

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Bacca Fellow · 2023 - 2024 Awarded by: Thompson Writing Program Collaborate with Duke faculty on innovative teaching and research projects.
Bacca Fellow · 2022 - 2023 Awarded by: Language, Arts and Media Program
Grant Recipient · 2017 Awarded by: CIT Jump-Start CIT Jump-Start grant to purchase 15 Boomalang licenses for Spanish 203
Grant Recipient · 2011 Awarded by: Thompson Writing Program “To be or to be not: Machine Translation in the Language Classroom” with Joan Clifford, Laura Florand, Joan Munné and Deb Reisinger
Grant Recipient · 2010 Awarded by: Center for Institutional Technology