He holds a PhD from University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Franco’s previous publications include A favor de la esfinge: la novelística de Jorge Eduardo Eielson and In(ter)venciones del yo: Escritura y sujeto autobiográfico en la literatura hispanoamericana (1974–2002). He has published in several journals such as Revista Iberoamericana and Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana. Dr. Franco has also edited José María Arguedas: hacia una poética migrante.