Beret Norman received her PhD in Germanic Literatures from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; she teaches all levels of German language, literature and culture courses, as well as UF 200 and Honors Colloquium courses. Her research interests lie in the areas of contemporary German and Austrian literature, film and culture, and she has published and presented papers on authors Julia Franck, Julia Schoch and Antje Rávik Strubel, as well as on filmmaker Barbara Albert. Dr. Norman is co-advisor of the German Club and greatly enjoys advising students.