He earned his doctorate in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia in 2008. He has published a number of essays in journals and edited volumes about writer-diplomats such as João Guimarães Rosa, João Cabral de Melo Neto, and Vinicius de Moraes, among others. Under the guidance of Professor Manuel Portela, Dr. Enslen is currently working on a project in the Materialities of Literature Program with the goal of digitally mapping the influence of the Brazilian poem, “Song of Exile.”