2018 - Present | Director, Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2009 - Present | Member, Hip Hop and Social Justice Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2009 - Present | Member, Sexual Assault Crisis Response Team (SARCT), Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2007 - Present | Faculty Advisor, Hermanas Unidas, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2006 - Present | Board Member, International Area Studies, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Global and Regional Studies | |
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2006 - Present | Member, Women's Studies Board, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ World Languages and Cultures | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Women's and Gender Studies | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Global and Regional Studies | |
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2013 - 2014 | Director, Global and Regional Studies, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2002 - 2003 | Graduate Writing Assistant, Interdisciplinary Program in the Humanities, Stanford University | |
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Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine | ||
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2014 - Present | Judge, International Latino Book Awards | Present | Member, Alpha Mu Gamma | Present | Member, Latin American Studies Association | Present | Member, Modern Languages Association | Present | Member, Saint Mary’s Honor Society | 2004 - 2005 | Mentor, Puente Program | 2002 - 2003 | Graduate Student Liaison, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University | 2000 - 2001 | Peer Mentor, Partners for Academic Excellence, Stanford University | 2000 - 2001 | Mentor, Spanish for Home-Background Speakers, Stanford University | 2000 | Graduate Student Representative, Stanford University |
Honors and Awards
- Research Fellow, Office of the Provost Faculty Research Grant (2016-2017)
- Br. Manuel Vega Faculty/Staff Latino Empowerment Award (2011)
- Scholarship for Teaching and Learning, Saint Mary's College of California
Courses
- Spanish 106: Advanced Conversation
- Spanish 10: Conversation and Composition
- Spanish 11: Introduction to Literature
- Spanish 9: Spanish for Spanish Speakers
- JanTerm 136: Border Crossings: A literary and visual history of Latin America
- JanTerm: Constructing the City: Limits, Boundaries and Alternative Spaces (team-taught course)
- Spanish 130: Representing the Latin American Body: Race, Class and Gender in Latin American Literature, Film and Photography
- Spanish 141: Survey of Latin American Literature II
- WOMST 100 Body of the Nation: Mapping Gender, Identity and Performance in Latin America
2005 | Ph.D. Spanish and Humanities, Stanford University | |
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2000 | M.A. Spanish, Stanford University | |
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1998 | Single Subject Teaching Credential Spanish, San Jose State University | |
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Contact Information
Office: Dante Hall 306
Phone: 925-631-4568
Mail: P.O. Box 4730
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