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Education

Ph.D., Romance Languages, 20th Century Latin American Literature and Culture,
University of New Mexico (2003). Dissertation: “La renovación permanente: cuestión de identidad en la narrativa corta de Sergio Ramírez Mercado”

M.A., Spanish, University of New Mexico (1996)

B.A., Spanish, University of New Mexico  (1995)       

Teaching Experiences
1999 - Present: Assistant Professor, Spanish, Department of Modern Languages,  Literatures, and Linguistics, University of Oklahoma.
2000 - Present: First Year Spanish Coordinator – Teaching Assistants Supervisor.
Responsible to coordinate 64 First Year Spanish Sections and
supervise 37 Teaching Assistants and Instructors.
1995 - 1999 Teaching Assistant, Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico


OTHER RELATED EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
1997 - 1999 Researcher, Spanish Colonial Research Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Transcribed historical records of Spanish explorers in the Americas from archaic Spanish to Modern Spanish; edited academic articles for the Center’s quarterly magazine, Colonial Latin American Historical Review
1997 - 1999

Researcher, National Parks Service, United States Government, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Translated brochures, information, and literature for a variety of national parks sites (the early Spanish missions in San Antonio, Texas; translated Programa de manejo del area de protección de flora y fauna Cañon de Santa Elena (book relating to plants and animals along the U.S.-Mexico border)

 

Courses Taught

1999 - Present
·         Currently responsible for upgrading, reading and grading the 4000 level
      courses for the Independent Studies and Distance Learning Departments
·         The New Novel in Latin America (Seminar) 5213
·         Neustadt Class (Special Seminar.) The Writings of Claribel Alegría (Fall 2006)
·         Spanish-American Short Story (Seminar) 5453
·         Senior Capstone 4183
·         Latin American Civilization  4323
·         Survey of Spanish American Literature II 4103
·         Survey of Spanish American Literature I  4093
·         Reading Spanish Literature  3853
·         Advanced Composition  3423
·         Advanced Spanish Conversation  3073
·         Beginning Spanish continued   2113, 2223 and 2523
·         Spanish 1115, 1225 undergraduate beginning Spanish
 
1995 -1999
·         Spanish 301, Latin American Civilization and Culture. Spring 1999.  
     Responsible for creating entire course format and for grading
·         Spanish 301, Mexico's History and Culture.  Summer 1998. 
     Responsible for creating entire course format and for grading
·         Spanish 201, Spanish for heritage speakers
·         Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202, undergraduate beginning and intermediate
     Spanish

 

 Awards

 

2008 University of Oklahoma Junior Faculty Summer Research Program     

2006 Harvey L. Johnson SCOLAS Award for the best book in Latin American Studies

2004 Visible Magazine SCMLA Prize for Best Paper in Hispanic Studies in Spanish
 

Professional Affiliation


Modern Language Association
Latin American Studies Association
South Central Modern Language Association
Southwest Council of Latin American Studies

Service/ Volunteer/ Personal

Chair Ph.D. Dissertation Committee for Mrs. Huei Lan Yen. Department of Modern Languages Literatures and Linguistics. University of Oklahoma.

Chair MA Thesis Committee for Mr. Shawn McDaniel. Department of Modern Languages Literatures and Linguistics. University of Oklahoma.

Committee Member for Diego Batista, Dept. of Mod. Langs., Lits., and Lings. (expected defense date: 2XXX)

Committee Member for Carlos Torres, Dept. of Mod. Langs., Lits., and Lings. (expected defense date: 2XXX)

Ph.D. Dissertation Committee member for Mr. Samuel Manickam. Department of Modern Languages Literatures and Linguistics. University of Oklahoma.

Ph.D. Dissertation Committee member for Mrs. Margarita Peraza-Rugeley. Department of Modern Languages Literatures and Linguistics. University of Oklahoma.

Ph.D. Dissertation Committee member for Mr. Edgar G. Cajas. Department of Music. University of Oklahoma.

Title of dissertation: Music Education in Central America: a Comparative Study of Educational Policies and Practices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Faculty Advisor, Tierra Tinta, Annual Conference on Latin American, Spanish, and Luso-Brazilian Literatures, Graduate Student Association, Spanish, University of Oklahoma  (2005-Present)

Editorial Committee for Céfiro [Literary Journal] (2008-Present)  

Editorial Committee for Novosantanderino [Literary Journal]  (2008- Present)

Departamental Scholarship Committee Member  (2003-Present)

Enrollment Issues Task Force (2008-Present) 

Faculty Advisor for Pegaso (Literary Journal) (2008)

 Editorial Board member for Pegaso, Literary Journal (2007-Present)

Contributing Editor for World Literature Today, Literary Journal (2006-Present)

President, Spanish and Portuguese, Graduate Student Association, University of New Mexico (1997-1998)

Soccer coach, founded and coached a successful team of middle school children considered “at risk,” mainly immigrants from Mexico and Central America (1994-96)

Languages: Spanish (native speaker); English (near native competence); Portuguese (reading knowledge)