Background
Noel was born on December 25, 1961, in Liverpool, England.
Noel was born on December 25, 1961, in Liverpool, England.
Bachelor in French and Hispanic Studies, University Liverpool, 1984. Master of Arts in Spanish, University Georgia, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish, University Michigan, 1991.
Assistant professor Spanish, Southeastern Louisiana U., Hammond, 1991-1992;
assistant professor Spanish, U. Georgia, Athens, 1992-1996;
associate professor Spanish, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1996. Senator U. Georgia Faculty Senate, Athens, since 1994, chair steering committee, 1995-1996.
Member Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, International Courtly Literature Society (secretary North America branch 1993-1994, session chair North America branch 1994-1995), Renaissance Society of America, Medieval Academy American (Van Courtlandt Elliott prize 1996), British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Sigma Delta Pi.