Amy M Austin
Other Faculty, Modern Languages
Last Updated: September 18, 2020
about me
Research Interests
Research Interests
Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Literature; Medieval Visual Culture; Practice and Theory of Medieval Reading; Mysticism and Spiritual Constructions; Portrayal of Women in Medieval and Early Modern Literature; Theater and Spectatorship; Bestiaries and Animal Imagery
Teaching Interests
Teaching Interests
Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Literature; Medieval Visual Culture; Practice and Theory of Medieval Reading; Mysticism and Spiritual Constructions; Portrayal of Women in Medieval and Early Modern Literature; Theater and Spectatorship; Bestiaries and Animal Imagery
Biography
Biography
Professor Amy Austin (Ph.D. Emory University 2004) specializes in medieval and early modern peninsular literature.Her research focuses on the practices and theories of medieval reading, mysticism and spiritual constructions, visual studies, and theater and spectatorship. Most recently, Dr. Austin published "Love of Language as the Language of Love: Image, Reading and Translatio Studii et Imperii in Ramon Llull's (1232-1316) Arbre de filosofia d'amor (1298)" in eHumanista (December 2015). Dr. Austin has also published an article on theatricality in Spanish minor theater entitled “Escenificación corporal y autorreferencialidad en el entremés La casa holgona de Pedro Calderón de la Barca.” She is currently co-editing, along with contributing a chapter to the volume Ramon Llull and His Legacy (Brill 2017). Her first book, The Worlds of Ramon Llull: Mapping Translatio in Medieval Iberia is currently under consideration at Brill Press. At UT Arlington, Professor Austin teaches third and fourth year undergraduate courses as well as graduate level courses in Medieval and Early Modern Literature.
Education
Education
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2004
PhD
in Spanish and Portuguese with Honors
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004
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2004
PhD
in Spanish and Portuguese with Honors
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1997
BA
in Spanish & Communication Studies with Honors and Distinction
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1997
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1997
BA
in Spanish & Communication Studies with Honors and Distinction
Appointments
Appointments
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Aug 2014 to
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Graduate Advisor
Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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Aug 2014 to
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Graduate Advisor
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2014 to
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Assistant Professor of Instruction
Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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2014 to
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Assistant Professor of Instruction
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2007 to
2014
Assistant Professor
Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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2007 to
2014
Assistant Professor
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2004 to
2007
Visiting Assistant Professor
Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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2004 to
2007
Visiting Assistant Professor
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2001 to
2004
Teaching Associate
Spanish and Portuguese, Emroy University (Atlanta, GA, United States)
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2001 to
2004
Teaching Associate
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2000 to
2001
Teaching Assistant
Spanish and Portuguese, Emroy University (Atlanta, GA, United States)
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2000 to
2001
Teaching Assistant
Memberships
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- 2013 to Present American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain
- 2013 to Present American Medieval Association
- 2013 to Present Association of Hispanic Classical Theater
- 2013 to Present Illinois Medieval Association
- 2013 to Present Medieval Academy of America
- 2013 to Present Midwest Modern Language Association
- 2013 to Present Modern Language Association
- 2013 to Present Phi Beta Kappa
- 2013 to Present Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship
- 2013 to Present Societé Internationale pour l'Étud de la Philosophie Médiévale
- 2013 to Present Southeastern Medieval Association
- 2013 to Present Texas Medieval Association
Awards and Honors
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- Aug 2020 Faculty Fellow sponsored by Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE)
- Jul 2020 UTA CARES Online Education Resources Grant Recipient for SPAN 3315 sponsored by UTA Libraries
- Jul 2020 ACUE Effective Teaching Practices Course sponsored by University of Texas System
- Apr 2020 Nominated (by students), Outstanding Advisor Award sponsored by University of Texas Arlington
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- Aug 2019 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award sponsored by Texas Board of Regents
- Apr 2019 Nominated (by students) for Outstanding Advisor Award sponsored by University of Texas Arlington
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- Dec 2018 Nominated (by peers), Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Texas at Arlington sponsored by University of Texas Arlington
- Dec 2018 Nominated (by students), Outstanding Academic Advisor award sponsored by University of Texas Arlington
- May 2018 College of Liberal Arts Endowment Grant sponsored by College of Liberal Arts
- Apr 2018 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
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- Dec 2017 Nominated (by peers), Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
- Dec 2017 Nominated (by students), Outstanding Academic Advisor award sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
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- Dec 2016 Nominated (by peers), Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
- Dec 2016 Nominated (by students), Outstanding Academic Advisor award sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
- Sep 2016 Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award sponsored by College of Liberal Arts
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- Dec 2015 Delta Alpha Omega Recognized Professor sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
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- Dec 2008 Travel/Professional Development Award sponsored by College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Arlington
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- Dec 2007 Travel/Professional Development Award sponsored by College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Arlington
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- Nov 2002 Honors for Ph.D. Qualifying Exms sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Emory University
News Articles
News Articles
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Sept 2019 University of Texas at Arlington
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Support & Funding
Support & Funding
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2016 to
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Service Learning Fellow
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2016 to
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Service Learning Fellow
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Sept 2008 to
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Translating Llull: Reading Convivencia through the Lilbre de Meravelles(1288-1289)
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Amy Austin (Funded)
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Sept 2008 to
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Translating Llull: Reading Convivencia through the Lilbre de Meravelles(1288-1289)
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Research Enhancement Program Grant, University of Texas at Arlington -
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Interdisciplinary Seed Grant for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor
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University of Texas at Arlington -
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Interdisciplinary Seed Grant for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor
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Publications
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[]. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/boc.0.0027 -
Book
The Worlds of Ramon Llull: Mapping Translatio in Medieval Iberia
[Austin, AmyM]. "Brill Press". Revising to Resubmit. -
Contested Treasure: Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon
[Barton, Thomas W, Austin, AmyM]. Catalan Review. 32, -
A Companion to Ramon Llull and Lulism (1232 - 1316)
[Austin, AmyM, Johnston, Mark]. Leiden: "Brill Press". -
"Love of Language as the Language of Love: Image, Reading and Translatio Studii et Imperii in Ramon Llull's (1232 - 1316) Arbre de filosofia d'amor (1298)"
eHumanista VITRA
[Austin, AmyM]. eHumanista VITRA. 8, 86-98. -
The Triumphant Juan Rana: A Gay Actor of the Spanish Golden Age
Bulletin of the Comediantes
[Thompson, Peter E, Austin, AmyM]. Bulletin of the Comediantes. 61(2), 145-146. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/boc.0.0027 -
"Escenificación corporal y autorreferencialidad en el entremés La casa holgona de Pedro Calderón de la Barca"
Bulletin of the Comediantes
[Austin, AmyM]. Bulletin of the Comediantes. 58(2), 383-398. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/boc.2006.0018
In Process
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2015
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Presentations
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October 2019
Austin, AmyM, "Growing New Roots: Reading Ramon Llull’s Tree Imagery in the late 15th and Early 16th Century,", Sixteenth Century Studies, St. Louis, MO. (October 19, 2019).
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October 2019
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October 2019
Austin, AmyM, "Reading Ramon Llull's Arbor scientiae Against the Grain", Graduate Association for the Department of of Spanish and Portuguese (GRASP), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. (October 3, 2019).
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October 2019
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May 2019
Austin, AmyM, "Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Ibero-Medieval Texts and Authors II: Self-Fashioning, Identity Formation, and Models of Life ", Kalamazoo, Michigan. (May 10, 2019).
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May 2019
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May 2019
Austin, AmyM (Chair), "Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Ibero-Medieval Texts and Authors: Papers in Honor of Mark D. Johnston I. Lay Learning, Hermeneutics, and Didacticism", Kalamazoo, MI. (May 10, 2019).
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May 2019
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May 2018
Austin, AmyM, ""On Ramon Llull and the Canon"", Kalamazoo, Michigan . (May 13, 2018).
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May 2018
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October 2017
Austin, AmyM, ""How We Know What We Know: Llull’s Knowledge Formation in Arbre de ciéncia (1295 - 96)"", University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. (October 21, 2017).
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October 2017
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October 2017
Austin, AmyM, "Negotiating Chivalry", Medieval Association of the the Midwest, Lawrence, KS. (October 20, 2017).
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October 2017
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July 2017
Austin, AmyM, ""Reading Intellectual Models in Ramon Llull’s Trees of Knowledge"", Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. (July 24, 2017).
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July 2017
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November 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""Combinatory Logic and the Female Voice in Llull’s Llibre del gentil (1274 - 76) and Arbre de filosofia d’amor (1298)", Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. (November 16, 2016).
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November 2016
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November 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""Ramon Llull’s Arbors of Knowledge"", University of Kansas , Lawrence, KS . (November 5, 2016).
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November 2016
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June 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""Women and Intellectual Formation in Ramon Llull’s Arbre de filosofia d’amor (1298) and Llibre del gentil (1274 - 76)"", St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. (June 21, 2016).
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June 2016
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June 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""La poesía de Ramon Llull"", Punto Theca-Antigua Librería Buchholz, Bogotá, Colombia. (June 16, 2016).
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June 2016
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June 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""Mapping the Art of Translatio from Ramon Llull’s Llibre del gentil to Medieval and Early Modern Iberia"", Universidad Nacional de Bogotá y Biblioteca Nacional de Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia . (June 16, 2016).
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June 2016
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June 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""Vías investigativas de los estudios lulianos"", National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia . (June 15, 2016).
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June 2016
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June 2016
Austin, AmyM, ""Strategies for Recruitment in the Humanities: How We Doubled Our Enrollment in One Year"", Texas Graduate Administrative Professionals, Austin, TX. (June 10, 2016).
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June 2016
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June 2015
Austin, AmyM, ""Translatio studii et imperii in the Worlds of Ramon Llull"", North American Catalan Society, Barcelona, Spain. (June 7, 2015).
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June 2015
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May 2015
Austin, AmyM, ""Beyond the Virgin or the Whore: Heroic Female Discourse in Ramon Llull’s Arbre de filosofia d’amor (1298)"", Kalamazoo, Michigan. (May 13, 2015).
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May 2015
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May 2015
Austin, AmyM, ""Mission and Crusade in the Life and Works of Ramon Llull (1232-1316): Papers in Honor of the Seventh-Hundredth Anniversary of his Death"", Kalamazoo, Michigan. (May 13, 2015).
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May 2015
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April 2015
Austin, AmyM, ""Envisioning Medieval Culture: Methods of Pedagogy and Practice"", Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX. (April 24, 2015).
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April 2015
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March 2015
Austin, AmyM, ""Mapping Translatio from Ramon Llull’s Llibre del gentil e dels tres savis (1274-1276)"", The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. (March 13, 2015).
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March 2015
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October 2014
Austin, AmyM, ""Reading Images of Translatio Studii in Ramon Llull’s Arbre de filosofia d’amor"", The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. (October 10, 2014).
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October 2014
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May 2014
Austin, AmyM, ""Knowledge Formation and Translatio studii et imperii in Ramon Llull’s Llibre d’amic e amat"", Western Michigan University , Kalamazoo, Michigan. (May 10, 2014).
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May 2014
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November 2013
Austin, AmyM, ""Reading in Parts: Translatio in Ramon Llull’s Llibre d’amic e amat"", University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. (November 23, 2013).
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November 2013
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October 2012
Austin, AmyM, ""Translating Faith, Ramon Llull, and the Medieval Mediterranean"", University of Houston, Houston, Texas. (October 13, 2012).
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October 2012
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March 2012
Austin, AmyM, ""Identifying Power and the Perfect Caballero in Fifteenth-Century Spain"", University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. (March 16, 2012).
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March 2012
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January 2012
Austin, AmyM, ""Courtesan Bodies and Chivalric Codes in La historia delos nobles caualleros Oliueros de Castilla y Artus d’Algarve (1499?)"", Modern Language Association, Seattle, Washington. (January 6, 2012).
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January 2012
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May 2011
Austin, AmyM, ""Movement, Piety, and the Medieval Page in Ramon Llull’s Arbre de filosofía d’amor"", Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. (May 13, 2011).
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May 2011
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February 2011
Austin, AmyM, ""Oliueros de Castilla, Narrative Frames, and Powers in the Visual"", Illinois Medieval Association, Chicago, Illinois. (February 26, 2011).
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February 2011
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May 2010
Austin, AmyM, ""Mapping Text, Image, and Translatio: Into the Woods with Ramon Llull"", Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. (May 12, 2010).
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May 2010
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November 2009
Austin, AmyM, ""Reading and Semiotics of the Body in Ramon Llull’s Llibre de les bèsties"", University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. (November 6, 2009).
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November 2009
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February 2009
Austin, AmyM, ""Reading Translatio and Convivencia from the Edges of the Medieval Iberian Canon"", University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. (February 20, 2009).
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February 2009
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November 2008
Austin, AmyM, ""On Ramon Llull, the Knight of the Trees and the Medieval Iberian Love in Reading"", University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (November 14, 2008).
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November 2008
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October 2007
Austin, AmyM, "“Love of Language as the Language of Love in El libro de buen amor"", University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin . (October 6, 2007).
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October 2007
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January 2007
Austin, AmyM, ""Branching Out: Authority and Female Authorship in Fifteenth-Century Iberia"", Honolulu, Hawaii . (January 12, 2007).
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January 2007
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November 2006
Austin, AmyM, ""Knowledge, Authorship and the Image of the Tree in Teresa de Cartagena's Arboleda de los enfermos"", University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri . (November 17, 2006).
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November 2006
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April 2006
Austin, AmyM, ""Movement, Reading and Translatio Studii in Ramon Llull’s Arbre de filosofia d'amor"", University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. (April 21, 2006).
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April 2006
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March 2006
Austin, AmyM, ""Entre cuerpos: El teatro breve del Siglo de Oro." Given in conjunction with the course “Stages of Resistance: The Representation of Gender, Politics and Identity in Spanish Theater"", University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. (March 2, 2006).
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March 2006
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March 2006
Austin, AmyM, ""Images and the Art of Medieval Reading"", Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (March 2, 2006).
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March 2006
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December 2005
Austin, AmyM, ""Seeing the Tree Through the Forest: Image as Translatio in Ramon Llull's Llibre del gentil"", Modern Language Association, Washington, DC. (December 29, 2005).
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December 2005
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November 2005
Austin, AmyM, ""The Lion Tamer: Consumption in Ramon Llull ’s Llibre de les bèsties"", Orlando, Florida . (November 19, 2005).
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November 2005
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December 2004
Austin, AmyM, ""Translating Llull: Language, Law, and the Rhetoric of Centrality in Medieval Iberia"", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . (December 29, 2004).
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December 2004
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October 2003
Austin, AmyM, ""Death and the Beast: Reading and Writing the Animal Body in Celestina"", Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies, Newport Beach, California . (October 25, 2003).
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October 2003
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March 2003
Austin, AmyM, ""Autorreferencialidad corporal en el entremés La casa holgona de Pedro Calderón de la Barca"", El Paso, TX. (March 4, 2003).
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Students Supervised
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July 2020Directed Individual/Independent Study
Mory Eddy Coulibaly, I designed and coordinated a summer independent study on Currents in European and Latin American Literature and Thought. This course was taught by me, with guest lectures by four faculty members: Dr. Christopher Conway, Dr. Cynthia Laborde, Dr. Aim´ée Israel Pelletier, and Dr. Alicia Rueda Acedo (Modern Languages)
Independent Study -
May 2019Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Anna Guaderrama, (Modern Languages)
La transformación de la dieta española -
Apr 2019Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
Kathy Abelanet, (English)
Portfolio -
Apr 2019Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair
Rosa Téllez, (Modern Languages) -
Nov 2018Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair
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2017Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
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2017Other
Robert Philips, (Modern Languages)
Master's Thesis Direction
"Deseables e Indeseables: El doble discurso de género en las representaciones de conversos en las Cantigas de Santa María" -
2016Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair
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2016Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
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2015Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair
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Mar 2015Other
Alicia Garza, (Modern Languages)
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Direction
"The Body, Power and Identity in Cabeza de Vaca's Los naufragios" -
Mar 2015Other
Jazmin Chinea Barreto, (Modern Languages)
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Direction
"Breaking the Silence: Unveiling Latin America's Government Corruption Against Human Trafficking" -
Mar 2015Other
Karily García, (Modern Languages)
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Direction
"Re-imaging the Latin American Matriarchy through Memory of My Melancholy Whores (2004)" -
Mar 2015Other
Robert Philips, Recipient of Graduate Dean's Award (Modern Languages)
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Direction
"Bodies & Souls: The Sociopolitical Mechanism of Religious Conversion & Its Representation in the Medieval Spanish Manuscript the Cantigas de Santa María" -
2013Other
Andrew Preissler, Honors Project in conjunction with Spanish 3315: Composition through Literature (Modern Languages)
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2013Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair
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Mar 2013Other
Kari Christopherson, Recipient of Graduate Dean's Award (Modern Languages)
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Direction
"Defining a Nation Devoted to the Virgin: A Comparative Study of Gonzalo de Berceo's Milagros de Nuestra Señora and Alfonso X's Cantigas de Santa María" -
2012Other
Sydney Bay, Honors Project in conjunction with Spanish 3315: Composition through Literature (Modern Languages)
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Mar 2012Other
Jennifer Omaña, (Modern Languages)
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Direction
"The New Testament of the Virgin Mary: An Evangelical Model for The Miracles of Our Lady by Gonzalo de Berceo" -
Apr 2010Master's Thesis Committee Member
Justin Dellinger, Dir. Dr. Sarah Davis-Secord (History)
"True Barbarians?: The Role of Visigothic Iberia in Medieval Persecutory Discourse" -
2009Other
La Cresha Lowe, Honors Project in conjunction with Spanish 3315: Composition through Literature (Modern Languages)
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2007Other
Paul Ersan, Honors Project in conjunction with Spanish 4340: Introduction to Spanish Translation (Modern Languages)
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2006Other
Mary Annesse, Union College (Modern Languages)
Master's Thesis Direction
"El papel didáctico del 'otro' en el Loor de España, los Milagros de Nuestra y las Cantigas de Santa María
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Courses
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SPAN 5391-001CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 -
SPAN 2315-001INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889 | Mav Course: No)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3311-001SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104897 | Mav Course: No)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus -
UNIV-LA 1131-002STUDENT SUCCESS(Course Id: 101210)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5391-001CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984 | Mav Course: No)Summer - Five Week - Second - 2020 Download Syllabus -
MODL 5301-001GRAD READINGS(Course Id: 104604 | Mav Course: No)Summer - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5190-001CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Course Id: 104953)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3311-001SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104897)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
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SPAN 2315-001INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3315-002SPANISH COMPOSITION(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3311-001SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104897 | Mav Course: No)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus -
UNIV-LA 1131-005STUDENT SUCCESS(Course Id: 101210 | Servlearn Desc: Students in UNIV 1131 partnered with Mission Arlington as part of the Building Communities component.)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5313-001HISPANIC LITERATURE & CULTURE(Topic: Don Quixote | Course Id: 104956)Summer - Five Week - Second - 2019 Download Syllabus -
MODL 5304-001CURRENTS(Course Id: 104606)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5314-001SPAN-AM LIT I(Course Id: 104957)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3311-001SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104897)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
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SPAN 5391-005CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018 -
SPAN 2315-002INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3311-001SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104897)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018 Download Syllabus -
UNIV-LA 1131-005STUDENT SUCCESS(Course Id: 101210)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018 Download Syllabus -
MODL 5301-001GRAD READINGS(Course Id: 104604)Summer - Five Week - Second - 2018 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5391-005CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018 -
SPAN 2315-001INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: PENINSULAR MEDIEVAL | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Topic: PENINSULAR MEDIEVAL | Course Id: 104953)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018 Download Syllabus
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SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 5391-005CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
MAVS 1000-033First Year Experience(Course Id: 112266 | Servlearn Desc: In Fall 2017, I developed a service-learning project in MAVS 1000 at Mission Arlington to teach students skills for connecting with the community, developing a sense of personal responsibility, and practicing teamwork. Through this project, I aimed to teach students how to practice empathy and teamwork, and develop leadership and mentoring skills. )Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 2315-001INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 Download Syllabus -
SPAN 3303-001ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Spanish Culture through Film | Course Id: 104919)Spring - Winter Intersession - 2017 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Animals and Monstrosity | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
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SPAN 3305-001ADV SPANISH HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104895)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 3303-001ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 5391-005CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
MAVS 1000-087First Year Experience(Course Id: 112266)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 2315-001INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
MODL 5301-001GRAD READINGS(Course Id: 104604)Summer - Five Week - Second - 2016 -
SPAN 3303-001ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 5190-001CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 5391-005CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Consuming Don Quixote | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Topic: Saints and Sinners | Course Id: 104953)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
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SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 5190-001CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
MAVS 1000-077First Year Experience(Course Id: 112266)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 2315-001INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Saints and Sinners | Course Id: 104916)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Summer - Five Week - Second - 2015 -
SPAN 3303-001ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 5190-001CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Spanish Film | Course Id: 104919)Spring - Winter Intersession - 2015 -
SPAN 5314-001SPAN-AM LIT I(Topic: Civilization and Barbarism | Course Id: 104957)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
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SPAN 3303-002ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 2315-003INTERM SPAN HERITAGE SPEAKERS(Course Id: 104889)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Topic: Minorities in Medieval Lit | Course Id: 104953)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Summer - Five Week - Second - 2014 -
SPAN 3315-002COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Don Quijote | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
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SPAN 3303-001ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 3315-002COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Saints & Sinners | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Topic: Saints & Sinners | Course Id: 104953)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
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SPAN 3303-001ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 4393-005SPANISH INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 104940)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 5190-005CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Short Stories | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
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SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 3315-004COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 5190-005CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Topic: Monstrosity in Medieval Litera | Course Id: 104953)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 3315-006COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Monstrosity in Medieval Lit | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
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SPAN 3303-002ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
SPAN 4310-001PENINSULAR LIT & CUL TO 18TH C(Topic: Saints and Sinners | Course Id: 104916)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
SPAN 5310-001SPAN LIT TO 18C(Topic: Saints and Sinners | Course Id: 104953)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
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SPAN 3303-001ADV SPAN CONVERSATION(Course Id: 104893)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009 -
SPAN 3314-001ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR(Course Id: 104899)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
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Service to the University
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Aug 2020 to Present University Senate ServiceFaculty Senate
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Aug 2020 to Present Committee MemberMODL Student Success Committee
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Aug 2020 to Present Committee MemberWomen's and Gender Studies Advisory Board
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Aug 2019 to Present Committee MemberCRTLE Advisory Board
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Aug 2019 to Present Faculty MentorUniversity of Texas Arlington
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Aug 2018 to Present Faculty AdvisorMODL Graduate Student Organization
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Oct 2017 to Present Workshop OrganizerMODL Graduate Student Professional Development
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Aug 2017 to Present Workshop OrganizerLost Arts Collaborative
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Aug 2014 to Present Graduate AdvisorDepartment of Modern Languages
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2014 to Present Committee MemberCommittee on Student Organizations, University of Texas at Arlington
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2011 to Present Co-coordinaterSPAN 3315, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2007 to Present Committee MemberGraduate Studies Committee
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Nov 2020 to Nov 2020 Conference-RelatedClassroom Management and Dealing with Problems (CRTLE)
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Sept 2020 to Sept 2020 Guest SpeakerGraduate Student Conference on Effective Teaching (CRTLE)
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July 2019 to July 2020 Committee MemberMODL Student Success Task Force
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Aug 2014 to June 2020 Departmental RepresentativeUniversity Enhancement Program (UEP), University of Texas at Arlington
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May 2020 to May 2020 Guest SpeakerStranger (Semester) Things: Reflecting on the All-Campus Movement to Online Course Delivery (CRTLE)
Join this discussion session led by IDEAS and CRTLE Faculty Fellows where we invite faculty to review strategies used to move classes online for Spring 2020. All are invited to discuss their successes and challenges, as well as share tools and strategies that helped along the way. -
May 2020 to May 2020 Guest SpeakerNew Faculty in Years 1-3: The First Years Debrief (and Getting Ready for What's Next)!
Join this interactive seminar in Teams to share experiences, ask questions, and receive guidance from experienced faculty as you reflect on your teaching experiences over your first few years and look ahead to the future. Network with faculty who are on this journey with you! -
Apr 2020 to Apr 2020 Guest SpeakerUTA Faculty Showcase: A Celebration of Teaching Excellence
I presented in the my Makers Literacies project in conjunction with SPAN 3311 (Spanish Culture and Civilization) in the Innovative Teaching Strategies session. -
Apr 2020 to Apr 2020 Guest SpeakerHow to Connect and Engage Your Students in Learning When Teaching Online: Mitigating their Sense of Isolation During a Campus Shutdown (IDEAS and CRTLE)
Do you feel like you are teaching to a computer screen and not the student (human being) on the other end? How do you connect with students in a heartfelt and meaningful way? How can you effectively involve students in their own learning? In this seminar we will discuss how to connect with your students and increase interactivity to humanize your online classes.
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Apr 2020 to Apr 2020 Guest SpeakerMeasuring Student Learning in Online Courses: Assessment Strategies that Work (CRTLE)
We know student assessment in online courses may differ from what we are used to in on-campus courses. But can they still be robust and rigorous? Yes!Join our interactive session with experienced online course designers and your colleagues in this Teams session on useful and meaningful assessment strategies that work. -
Jan 2020 to Feb 2020 Committee MemberCollege of Liberal Arts Dean Search Committee
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Oct 2019 to Oct 2019 Guest SpeakerNew Faculty Continuing Professional Development
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Jan 2019 to Apr 2019 Committee MemberCultural Constructions
With my colleagues Dr. Sonia Kania and Dr. Cynthia Laborde, I helped plan and organize the 2019 Cultural Constructions Conference. My duties consisted of reviewing abstracts, working on programing, organizing graduate student liaisons, and aiding in the overall event. -
Jan 2019 to Apr 2019 ChairpersonSpanish MA Exam Committee
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Sept 2018 to Apr 2019 Committee MemberMODL Cultural Constructions Committee
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Apr 2019 to Apr 2019 JudgeSpotlight on Student Research Forum
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Mar 2019 to Mar 2019 Committee MemberGrade Grievance Committee
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Aug 2018 to Dec 2018 ChairpersonSpanish MA Exam Committee
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2016 to 2018 Faculty AdvisorMalala's Mavericks, University of Texas at Arlington
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2008 to 2018 Co-creator and Faculty RepresentativeMedieval and Early Modern Studies Minor with Jacqueline Stodnick (English) and Sarah Davis-Secord (History), University of Texas at Arlington
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Oct 2018 to Oct 2018 Welcome TableCareer Day
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Apr 2018 to Apr 2018 JudgeHonors Research Syposium
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Jan 2018 to May 2017 Committee MemberCollege of Liberal Arts Spotlight on Student Research Forum
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2014 to 2017 Committee MemberACES Steering Committee, University of Texas at Arlington
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2014 to 2017 Committee MemberWomen and Gender Studies Advisory Board, University of Texas at Arlington
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2014 to 2017 Committee MemberWomen and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Ad-Hoc Committee, University of Texas at Arlington
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Jan 2017 to May 2017 ChairpersonNon Tenure Track Task Force Committee
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Past to Apr 2017 Session Chair"Monsters, Misogyny, and Mayhem in Medieval Iberia," Cultural Constructions Conference, University of Texas at Arlington
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2011 to 2016 Program CoordinatorSPAN 3303, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Aug 2016 PresenterMAVS 1000 Peer Leader Training, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Apr 2016 JudgeHonors Research Symposium, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Mar 2016 Session Chair"Women in Literature," Program in Women and Gender Studies
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Past to Mar 2016 JudgeAnnual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Feb 2016 ReviewerACES Abstracts, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to 2015 Committee ChairCollege-wide Grade Grievance Committee, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to 2015 Selected MemberMAVS 1000 Syllabus Planning and Review Committee, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to 2015 Committee MemberMODL Cultural Constructions Conference Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2014 to 2015 Committee MemberCommittee on Curriculum Development, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2012 to 2015 Faculty AdvisorLa Sociedad Hispánica
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Past to Nov 2015 JudgeHonors Research Symposium, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Feb 2015 ReviewerACES Abstracts, University of Texas at Arlington
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2011 to 2014 Committee MemberSpanish M.A. Exam Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2011 to 2014 RepresentativeUndergraduate Assembly, University of Texas at Arlington
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2009 to 2014 College RepresentativeRecruitment and Retention, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2008 to 2014 Committee MemberAward Ceremony Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2008 to 2014 Committee ChairAwards Ceremony Committee, Department of Modern Languages
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2012 to 2013 Committee MemberChinese Search Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2011 to 2013 Committee MemberForeign Language Curriculum Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2011 to 2013 Co-organizerReading Radio Resources Internship, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Mar 2013 Program Organizer"21st Century Pedagogies," Cultural Constructions Conference, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Mar 2013 Session Chair"Teaching Afro-Diaspora Literature and Film" Cultural Constructions Conference, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Mar 2013 Co-organizerCultural Constructions Conference, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to 2012 Faculty AdvisorReading and Radio Resources Internship, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to 2012 Committee ChairSpanish M.A. Exam Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Mar 2012 Presenter"Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean," Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, Department of History, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Mar 2010 Guest SpeakerLa Sociedad Hispánica Film Series, "La noche oscura" by Carlos Saura, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Feb 2010 to Feb 2010 Program Organizer"Carthusian Aesthetics and the Paratext of Juan de Padilla's Retablo de la vida de Christo (1529)," Dr. Isidro Rivera, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Speaker Series, University of Texas at Arlington
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Feb 2010 to Feb 2010 Workshop OrganizerLectures in Medieval and Early Modern Studies I, University of Texas at Arlington
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2008 to 2009 Committee MemberResearch Enhancement Program Committee, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2007 to 2009 Co-editorSpanish Online Newsletter, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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2007 to 2009 Technology LiaisonSpanish Section Technology Liaison, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Nov 2009 Faculty JudgeOneBook Poster Session on Sustainability, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to Feb 2009 Program Organizer"Living on the Edge in Medieval and Early Modern Spain: A Conference," Plenary speakers: Kathleen Biddick, Dr. Kevin Curran, Dr. Amy Austin, Dr. Amy Tigner, Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Texas at Arlington
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Past to 2007 Member, Ph.D.Qualifying Exam Committee for Deborah Glast, Department of English, University of Texas at Arlington
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2005 to 2007 Faculty AdvisorSpanish Majors, Department of Modern languages and Literatures, Union College
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2004 to 2007 Faculty AdvisorIncoming First-Year Students, Union College
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Past to 2005 Committee MemberCommittee on the Re-articulation of the Spanish Curriculum, Department of Modern Languages, Union College
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Past to 2005 Study Abroad Faculty AssistantPilgrimage Mini-Term Abroad in Spain, Union College
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Service to the Profession
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Past to Aug 2014 Peer Reviewer for "The Importance of Gregorio de los Rios' Treatise for the Mediterranean Garden"Mediterranean Studies Journal
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Nov 2013 to Nov 2013 Session Chair"Spatial, Visual and Verbal Translation in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia," Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literatures
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2008 to 2009 ChairSpanish Peninsular Literature Before 1700. Midwest Modern Language Association
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Past to Nov 2009 Session Chair"Spanish I: Peninsular Literature Before 1700 (Session A and Session B)," The 51st Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association
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Service to the Community
Service to the Community
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June 2020 to June 2020 Guest Speaker (Arlington, TX,Creative Escapes: Art, Literature, and Music (CRTLE)
As we all search for ways to cope during this unprecedented time, it is even more important that we come together as a community to support one another. The Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE) has designed a series that will showcase outstanding UTA faculty and provide an engaging series of sessions to stimulate your mind, and perhaps relieve some stress during this period of uncertainty. Faculty, students, staff, and the community are invited! -
Apr 2018 to Apr 2018 Guest Speaker (Arlington, TX,Thornton Elementary Career Day
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Past to 2017 Service Learning Collaboration in SPAN 4310 (Sanger, Texas, United States)Sanger Middle School
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Past to May 2016 Guest Speaker (Mansfield, Texas, United States)Patrick Elementary College and Career Day
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Past to Mar 2015 Invited Reader from the Community (Mansfield, Texas, United States)Reading Rocks at Crouch Elementary
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