Toby Weisslitz Graves received her B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also holds a graduate certificate in Latin American Studies. In addition to publishing scholarly research articles on Colombian and Brazilian literature and film, Dr. Graves has taught a variety of Spanish courses dealing with language, literature and film as well as School of Communication courses on Environmental Communication, Media Techniques, Latin American Documentary, Displacement, and Advertising Campaigns. In addition to teaching, Dr. Graves supervises online courses, TAs, and adjunct instructors for the School of Communication, and she has been active in teaching for FSU International Programs as well.

• Ph.D., Comparative Literature, 2010. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Master of Arts, Comparative Literature, 2006. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature, 2003. University of Wisconsin at Madison.