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ESOL Endorsement In Guadalajara, Mexico. (Summer 2006)
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Spanish Linguistics and Medieval Peninsular Literature, 2000 Temple University Completed Comprehensive Preliminary Exams with Distinction
K-12 Spanish Teaching Certificate, Level I, 1997 St. Joseph's University
M.A., Political Science, 1992 Georgia Southern University Delegate for Model United Nations, New York
9 Post-M.A., Spanish graduate degree credits earned, 1990 Recipient of the King Juan Carlos Scholarship for summer graduate study in Spain.
Hebrew Ulpan courses in Israel, certificate of completion, 1987, 1989
M.A., Spanish, 1986 Middlebury College
B.A., International Relations/Latin American Affairs, 1985 George Washington University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, 08/2002 to Present
· Teach elementary, intermediate and advanced Spanish language, civilization and culture courses.
· Design and implement an oral proficiency based curriculum.
· Recruit and lead study abroad trip to Guadalajara, Mexico.
· Recruit for University System of Georgia's European Council Study Abroad Program, Paris, France, 2004.
· Serve on faculty committees; provide student academic advisement and counseling.
North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, Georgia
· Taught elementary, intermediate and advanced Spanish language, civilization and culture courses.
· Designed and implemented an oral proficiency based curriculum.
· Served on faculty committees including International Student Association-Strategies for College Success, International Student Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, Committee on Women’s Leadership, Strategies for Improving Taking of PRAXIS exam, Academic Advising Workshop-volunteer participant.
· Provided community volunteer service including Spanish translator and interpreter for NOAH’s Ark (organization for abused women), Lumpkin County Humane Society, and Georgia Equine Rescue League.
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Temporary Instructor of Spanish, Department of Romance Languages, 1999
· Taught intermediate level Spanish language courses.
Savannah Country Day School, Savannah, Georgia
Spanish Teacher, Upper School, 1997 to 1998
· Designed and implemented oral proficiency based curriculum.
· Taught intermediate and advanced Spanish language and literature courses.
· Coordinated Spanish Club activities.
Lamberton Public School/St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Student Teaching Internship, High School, 1997
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Taught 9th Grade Spanish language courses under supervision of cooperating teacher as part of K-12 teacher certification requirement for state of Pennsylvania.
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teaching Assistant, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1994 to 1997
· Taught elementary and intermediate courses in Spanish; lectured and demonstrated with audio-visual aids; developed, administered and graded exams.
· Participated in Department Teaching Internship Program.
· Received Exceptional Teaching Assistant Award: Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania
Adjunct Spanish Instructor, Department of Foreign Languages, College of Adult and Continuing Education, 1994 to 1996Taught elementary and intermediate level Spanish Language tele-courses, as well as Business Spanish.
Jewish Children's Folkshul, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hebrew Sunday School Teacher, 1992 to 1993
· Taught curriculum of: Bible, Hebrew Language, Jewish History and Culture.
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Spanish Instructor, Department of Foreign Languages, 1988 to 1992
· Taught elementary, intermediate and conversation courses in Spanish.
· Prepared syllabi, course outlines, worksheets, and exams.
· Lectured and demonstrated with audio-visual aids.
· Monitored and assisted language laboratory work.
· Introduced students to Spanish and Latin American culture, literature, art, and civilization.
· Judged in the annual, regional foreign language oratorical contest.
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Graduate Assistant, Department of Political Science, 1991 to 1992
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Tutored American Government and monitored students’ progress.· Assisted in the office and in the lecture hall.
· Graded and administered exams.
Savannah Jewish Educational Alliance/Board of Education, Savannah, Georgia
ESL Instructor/Supervisor (Part-time), 1990 to 1991
· Taught beginner to advanced level English as a Second Language to immigrants from the former U.S.S.R.; prepared daily lesson plans; used audio-lingual instruction.
Supervised community volunteer teacher aids.
Savannah Jewish Educational Alliance & Savannah Jewish Federation, Savannah, Georgia
Director of Special Events and Fundraising (JEA) & Assistant Director (SJF), 09/2001 to 08/2002
· Planned, directed and implemented promotional, fundraising, missionary and public relations activities, events and strategies for both organizations.
· Organized and managed annual campaign, including donor tracking, committee development and special event coordination.
· Developed and coordinated committee, program and event staffing efforts, including recruiting, training and working closely with fundraising, community relations, campaign, young leadership and other boards and committees.
· Participated in allocation and other fiscal management activities.
· Facilitated newsletter production, website mastering and multimedia promotions.
Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, Georgia
National Olympic Committee Volunteer, Olympic Village, Savannah, Georgia, 1996
Managed and administered NOC Service Desk to provide required services such as dissemination of information, problem solving, and language translation for Olympic Yachting Athletes, Team Leaders, Coaches, and other VIPs.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Planning Associate, Department of Allocations and Planning, 1993 to 1994
· Prepared and administered a $10 million program budget.
· Coordinated and facilitated Federation's process for consideration of budget proposals that translated community goals and service plans into financial decisions.
· Reviewed and analyzed budget proposals, financial reports, and allocation requests of local Jewish educational institutions.
· Monitored operations and enrollment trends of Federation constituent day and supplementary schools and other agencies of Jewish education.
· Prepared analytical and statistical materials.
· Staffed relevant lay committees.
· Developed and executed an independent planning study on the needs of Jewish teens in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Russian Resettlement Acculturation Coordinator, Department of Allocations and Planning, 1993
· Prepared and administered a $3 million program budget.
· Coordinated, monitored and processed Federation allocations for constituent agency resettlement and acculturation programs.
· Evaluated existing programs while developing and implementing community proposals.
· Staffed lay and professional committees.
Developed community leadership among American and Russian populations.
Council of Jewish Federations, Jerusalem, Israel
Scholarship Volunteer Participant in Project Otzma, 1987 to 1988
Volunteers spent ten months in four different areas of Israeli life.
· Three months on a Kibbutz involved in all aspects of agricultural life and receiving intensive training in Hebrew language.
· Six weeks at Youth Village, teaching English to underprivileged children.
· Three and a half weeks in the south working in the desert on a Moshav.
· Four months at a Project Renewal village providing community services such as teaching English as a second language, working with children from dysfunctional families, aiding the elderly, etc.
INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Annual Conference, Miami Beach, Florida. Paper entitled:
“The Poetry of Juan Álvarez Gato: A Converso Lament?” August 2005.
The Georgia Association of Historians Annual Conference, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. Paper entitled: “Crusade and Conquest: Perceptions of the Other.” April 2004.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
The Southeastern Medieval Association Annual Conference, Stetson University, Daytona Beach, Florida. Paper entitled: “Identifying the Converso Voice in the Poetic Discourse of Rodrigo Cota.” September 2005.
The Eighth Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Conference, Universitá degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy. Paper entitled: “Going to the Sources: The Semitic Influence in the Libro de buen amor.” May 2005.
The Second Annual Conference on Conversos, St. Louis University, Madrid, Spain. Paper entitled: “Identifying the Converso Voice in the Poetry of Juan Álvarez Gato.” May 2005.
The Southeastern Medieval Association, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. Paper entitled: “The Libro de buen amor as Mudéjar Art.” October 2004.
The Seventh Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Conference, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Paper entitled: "A Catalan Contribution to the Converso Controversy." May 2004.
The First Annual Conference on Conversos, St. Louis University, Madrid, Spain. Paper entitled: “Identifying the Converso Voice in Juan Alfonso de Baena’s Cancionero.” May 2004.
The Southeastern Medieval Association: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Paper entitled: "Crusade and Conquest: Parallels between the Old and New Worlds." October 2003.The Sixth Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Conference, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Paper entitled: "An Oriental Interpretation of La Celestina." May 2003.
The Institute of Medieval Studies: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Paper entitled: “A Plea for Convivencia: Rabbi Santob de Carrión and his Proverbios morales,” 2003.
The Eighth Annual Women's Interdisciplinary Studies Conference, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia. Paper entitled: "Misogyny in Jaume Roig's Spill o Llibre de les donnes." March 2003.
The Sixth Annual Conference on the Americas, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia. Paper entitled: "Marginalized Discourses of Colonial Spain." February 2003.
The Southeastern Medieval Association: Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Paper entitled: "DeChristianization in the Sephardic Romancero," September 2002.
The National Association for Hispanic and Latino Studies: Houston, Texas. Paper entitled: “Marginalized Voices of the Spanish Colonial Lettered Cities,” 2000.
The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literature: Orlando, Florida. Paper entitled “The Poetic Discourse of the Spanish Converso Poet, Antón de Montoro: The Voice of a Marginalized Individual,” 2000.
The Institute of Medieval Studies: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Paper entitled “Double Marginalization of Converso Women in Jaume Roig’s Spill o Llibre de les donnes,” 1997.
PANELS ORGANIZED AND CHAIRED
The Institute of Medieval Studies: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Session: North American Catalan Society, Two Panels entitled: "Reassessing Convivencia: Converso Voices – Chorus or Cacophony?" May 2004.
The Seventh Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Conference, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Panel entitled: "Reassessing Convivencia," May 2004.
PUBLICATIONS
“A Plea for Convivencia: Rabbi Santob de Carrión and his Proverbios morales.” The Utah Foreign Language Review. Vol. XIII, June 2004. 1-11.
Book review, Coloquio entre en cristiano y un judío, [Edición crítica y estudio preliminary de Aitor García Moreno]. Hispania, December 2004.
“Identifying the Converso Voice in Fernando de Rojas’ La Celestina.” Mediterranean Studies, Vol. XIII, Spring 2004. 77-105.
“A Catalan Contribution to the Converso Controversy.” Mediterranean Studies, Vol. XIV, Spring 2006. 27-43.
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
"DeChristianization in the Sephardic Romancero," Forthcoming in Medieval Perspectives, Vol. XVIII, Fall 2005.
ARTICLES UNDER CONSIDERATION
“Identifying the Converso Voice in Lazarillo de Tormes” in Approaches to Teaching Lazarillo de Tormes and the Picaresque Tradition, Ed. Anne J. Cruz. Modern Language Association.
ARTICLES UNDER REVISION
“Identifying the Converso Voice in the Poetic Discourse of Rodrigo Cota.”
“Identifying the Converso Voice in the Cancionero de Baena.”
“The Libro de buen amor as Mudéjar Art.”
"The Poetic Discourse of the Spanish Converso Poet, Antón de Montoro: The Voice of a Marginalized Individual." La corónica.
“Marginalized Voices of the Spanish Colonial Lettered Cities.” Hispania.
“Crusade and Conquest: Parallels Between the Old and New Worlds.”
SCHOLARLY EDITIONS
Editor for Brill Publishers, The Netherlands, of a scholarly edition on Conversos as part of their Medieval and Early Modern Iberia publication series. Anticipated publication date, Summer 2007.
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Member of Editorial Board for Mediterranean Studies Association, commencing 2005.
AWARDS, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SCHOLARLY DISTINCTION
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation at the Southeastern Medieval Society Annual Conference, Stetson University, Daytona Beach, Florida, September 2005 - $500.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Department of Modern and Classical Languages Grant for Conference Presentation at the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Annual Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, August 2005 - $300.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation at the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Annual Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, August 2005 - $500.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Internationalization Grant for Conference Presentation at the 8th Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, May 2005 - $500.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Department of Modern and Classical Languages Grant for Conference Presentation at the Second Annual Conference on Conversos, St. Louis University, Plasencia, Spain, May 2005 - $300.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation at the Second Annual Conference on Conversos, St. Louis University, Plasencia, Spain, May 2005. - $500
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Research Grant for Summer Research on Conversos of Medieval Iberia, The Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain May 2005 - $1,000
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation at the Southeastern Medieval Association’s Annual Conference, The College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C., October 2004 - $500
The Marquis’ Who’s Who in America, 58th edition, 2004 for outstanding achievement in and contribution to field of study.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Internationalization Grant for Conference Presentation at the First Annual Conference on Conversos, St. Louis University, Madrid, Spain, May 2004 - $750.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Research Grant for Chairing/Organizing Conference Session Panel entitled "Reassessing Convivencia," at the 7th Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Conference, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, May 2004 - $900.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Chairing/Organizing Conference Session Panel of the North American Catalan Society entitled "Reassessing Convivencia," The Institute of Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 2004 - $500.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation, The Southeastern Medieval Association Conference, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 2003 - $800.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Internationalization Grant for Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship for Summer Travel/Study Seminar to Chile and Argentina, 2003 - $1,500.
Recipient of Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship for Summer Travel/Study Seminar to Chile and Argentina, 2003 - $8,000.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation, The Institute for Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 2003 - $800.
Recipient of Valdosta State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation, The Southeastern Medieval Association Conference, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, October 2002 - $500.
Recipient of North Georgia College and State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation, The Southeastern Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, March 2000 - $500.
Recipient of North Georgia College and State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Presentation, The National Association for Hispanic and Latino Studies, Houston, Texas, February 2000 - $500.
Ph.D. Comprehensive Preliminary Exams Completed with Distinction, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Temple University, 1998.
Recipient of Temple University Graduate Student Travel Grant for Conference Presentation, Institute of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 1997 - $200.
Recipient of Exceptional Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Temple University, 1994-1995.
Recipient of the King Juan Carlos Scholarship for summer graduate study in Madrid, Spain, 1990.
9 Post-M.A. graduate credits earned.
Recipient of Scholarship-Project Otzma for year long study/work in Israel, 1988.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
· Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA)
· Mediterranean Studies Association (MSA) – member editorial board commencing 2005
· South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA)
· Medieval Feminist Forum
· Modern Language Association (MLA)
· Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG)
· Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) - Advisory Board
· Association of College Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
· American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese (AATSP)
· Honorary Member of North American Jewish Forum
· B'nai B'rith Women and Hebrew Women's Aid Society
· Life Member, Hadassah, Women's Organization; Education Chairwoman, Savannah, Georgia, 1989-90
· Savannah Jewish Federation Board, 1989-90
· Committee on Learning Adult Leaders (CLAL), 1989-90
· Young Leadership Committee, Savannah, Georgia, 1989-90
· Chair, Savannah Jewish Federation Youth Committee, 1989-90
DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES
Valdosta State University
· Chair, Hispanic Heritage Month – Fall 2004
· Secretary and Spanish Search Committee – Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005
· Committee to redesign SPAN 2010/3010 and development of New Course Proposal SPAN 4230/4240 – Introduction to Medieval and Golden Age Literature
· Spanish-FLED Candidate Search Committee - 2002-2003
· Professional Standards Committee and MCL Program Review
• Redesign FLED/ESOL Program as part of FLED Study Abroad Program, Guadalajara, Mexico
• MCL Graduate Program Review Committee
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Valdosta State University
· Center for International Programs - Study Abroad Committee 2002-2003 - Program in Madrid, Spain, 2005
· Member Faculty Senate – Fall 2004 - 2007
· Member Wellness Committee – Spring 2004 – to present
· Member Faculty Research Grant Committee - 2003-2005, Chair elect – 2005
· ESOL Program Review Committee - Dept. MCL, Dept. English and COE, Fall 2003, 2004
· Member of Committee to establish a University System of Georgia Middle East Council - Spring 2004 -
• College of Arts and Sciences Awards Committee, Fall 2004 – Spring 2005
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
· Volunteer and Foster Home for Valdosta Humane Society
SPAN 1002 - Introductory Spanish
SPAN 2001 - Introductory Spanish
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Grammar
SPAN 3010 - Conversation & Composition
SPAN 3150 - Spanish Culture & Civilization
SPAN 3200 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
SPAN 4230 - Medieval Spanish Literature
SPAN 4600/6600 - ESOL Methods & Materials
Volunteer in Israel
Extensive Travel in the U.S.A., Caribbean, Mexico, as well as to Canada, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, England, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Morroco, Malta, Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, Greece, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Spoken: English, Spanish, Hebrew
Working knowledge: French, Portuguese, Arabic
Horseback riding, traveling, reading, practicing yoga, and volunteering with the Humane Society and Pet Rescue Organizations