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Education

Ph.D., Literatures, Cultures and Languages, University of Valencia

M.A., Spanish Literature, The Pennsylvania State University (2015), magna cum laude

Teaching with Technology Certificate, The Pennsylvania State University (2014)

B.A., Translation and Interpretation, University of Valencia (2012)

M.Ed., Secondary Education, Universidad Católica de Valencia (2009)

Year Abroad, Latin American Studies and English Linguistics, University College London (2008)

B.A., English Philology, University of Valencia (2008)

Research Interests

• Second Language Acquisition
• Communicative and Proficiency-Based Pedagogy
• Instructional Technology
• Sociocultural Animation in Learning
• Education Abroad
• Creative Translation
• Institutional Translation and Interpreting
• 19th and 20th Century Peninsular Spanish Literature
• Women’s Studies
• The Avant-Garde
• Literary Theory

Teaching

United States

University of Virginia (2015-Present)

• SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN 1020 Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 2020 Advanced Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 4040 Translation from Spanish to English
• Engaging Aesthetics (Fall 2022)
• Engaging Differences (Fall 2022)

The Pennsylvania State University (2013-2015)

• SPAN 002 Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 003 Intermediate Spanish

St. Bonaventure University (2012-2013)

• SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 102 Intermediate Spanish

Study Abroad

University of Virginia – Hispanic Studies in Valencia (Summer 2015, 2016, 2017)

• SPAN 2020 Advanced Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 3030 Cultural Conversations
• SPAN 3050 Spanish for Medical Professionals

Spain

• Españolé Instituto Cervantes Accredited Center, Valencia
  • Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish courses (Summer 2014)
• ​Juan XXIII Middle and High School, Valencia
  • Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced English courses (2011-2012)
• University of Valencia, Language Center
  • Intermediate and Advanced English courses (Summer 2011)
• Gran Asociación Middle and High School, Valencia
  • Elementary and Intermediate English courses (2009)

Freelance Translation

International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) Global monthly Newsletters (2013-2017)

Presentations

“Madre-Tierra, Madre Cósmica en el pensamiento intelectual de Gabriela Mistral”, III International Conference "FEmale Creations in Literary and Intercultural Education" July 14th-16th, 2022 Universitat de València - Facultat de Magisteri Valencia (Spain)

“El camino identitario en la poesía de Concha Méndez: melancolía de la maternidad”, III International Conference "FEmale Creations in Literary and Intercultural Education" July 14th-16th, 2022 Universitat de València - Facultat de Magisteri Valencia, Spain

“Imagen especular como superación del lenguaje en La hora de la estrella”, XXX AEGS/AGSS Conference: “Redes trasatlánticas. Re-presentar y re-conocer: Cinco siglos de iniciativas y aportes por parte de las mujeres hispánicas”, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2020.

“María Eugenia contra sí misma: el intento frustrado de empoderamiento en Ifigenia de Teresa de la Parra”, XXIX AEGS/AGSS Conference: “CreadorAS en la Educación Literaria e Internacional”, Universitat de València - Facultat de Magisteri Valencia, Spain, 2019.

“Student Motivation and Meaningful Learning in the ePortfolio”, AAEEBL SE Regional Conference, University of Virginia, 2017.

“Madres a Hijas: Mujer y Memoria en la Poesía de Juana Castro”, Congreso Internacional de Literatura Española Contemporánea (CILEC XVIII), Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Oporto, Portugal, 2017.

“Women in Spain”, St. Bonaventure University, New York, 2013.

“Spanish Culture and History”, Allegany-Limestone Central School, New York, 2013.

“Sharing your culture”, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Conference, Washington, D.C. 2012.

Grants & Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award, The Pennsylvania State University, 2015

Translation and Interpretation Grant, Civil Society Forum, United Nations DESA and NGO Committee for Social Development, UNHQ, New York, 2013

Graduate Assistantship, Dept. of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program, IIE and U.S. Department of State, 2012

Translation Grant, Unit DGT.C.ES.01 “Law, citizenship, administrations and external relations”, European Commission, Directorate-General for Translation, Brussels, Belgium, 2010

Erasmus Grant, University College London, UK, 2007