Education
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2005
PhD
in Hispanic Literature/ Applied Linguistics
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 2005
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2005
PhD
in Hispanic Literature/ Applied Linguistics
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2000
MA
in Spanish
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 2000
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2000
MA
in Spanish
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1995
BA
in Spanish
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1995
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1995
BA
in Spanish
Appointments
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Sept 2017 to
Present
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
College of Liberal Arts ,University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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Sept 2017 to
Present
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
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2014 to
Present
Associate Professor of Spanish
Modern Languages ,University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)Graduate Courses: SPAN 5313: La diáspora negra y la literatura afro-caribeña hispánica/The Black Diaspora and Hispanic Afro-Caribbean Literature. (UT Arlington, spring 2008, fall 2010, spring 2012, spring 17) SPAN 5315: Literatura Latinoamericana y Caribeña contemporánea/Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Literature. (UT Arlington, spring 2014, spring 2016) Undergraduate Courses SPAN 4313 Reggae en español and Digital Humanities. (UT Arlington, fall 2017) SPAN 4334: Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Cuba. (UT Arlington, fall 2016) SPAN 4313: Hip-Hop in Latin America and the Caribbean. (UT Arlington, fall 2014) SPAN 4313: Literatura y cultura afro-caribeña hispánica/Hispanic Afro-Caribbean Literature and Culture. (UT Arlington, spring 2008, fall 2009, fall 2010, fall 2011, fall 2012, fall 2013) SPAN 4313: Afro-Latin American Cinema. (UT Arlington, Winter Intersession 2010/2011 and 2011/2012; spring 2013) SPAN 3315: Composition through Literature. (UT Arlington, fall 2007, fall 2008, spring 2009, fall 2009, spring 2010, fall 2011, fall 2012) SPAN 3312: Latin American Culture and Civilization. (UT Arlington, fall 2008, spring 2010, fall 2010, spring 2011, fall 2011, spring 2012, fall 2012, spring 2013, fall 2013, spring 2014, fall 2015) SPAN 3302: Hispanic Literature in Translation: Literature and Culture of the Afro-Hispanic/Brazilian Diaspora. (UT Arlington, spring 2009) WOMS 2310: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies. (UT Arlington, fall 2013) Online course development WOMS 2310: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (co-developed) WOMS/MAS/DIVR 3301: Introduction to Latina/Hispanic Feminism (co-developed) SPAN 3312: Latin American Civilization and Culture SPAN 5313: The Black Diaspora and Hispanic Afro-Caribbean Literature SPAN 5315: Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Literature -
July 2014 to
June 2018
Director of Women's and Gender Studies Program
University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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2014 to
Present
Associate Professor of Spanish
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2007 to
2014
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Modern Languages ,University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
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2007 to
2014
Assistant Professor of Spanish
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2005 to
2007
Post-Doctoral Fellow
African and African American Studies ,Washington University (SaintLouis, MO, United States)
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2005 to
2007
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Memberships
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- 2002 to Present Afro-Latin American Research Association
- 2002 to Present College Language Association
- 2002 to Present International Association of Hispanic Female Literature
- 2002 to Present Latin American Studies Association
- 2002 to Present Modern Language Association
- 2002 to Present Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum
Awards and Honors
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- Apr 2010 Panamanian Council of New York Award sponsored by Panamanian Council of New York
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- Dec 2003 Dissertation Fellow sponsored by Southern Regional Education Board
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- Dec 1998 Teacher of the Year sponsored by Denbigh High School
Publications
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“Globalization, Transculturation, and Hybrid Identity in Panamanian Music: Reggae en Español”
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“Transatlantic and Transcultural Dialogues on Identity, Culture, and Migration”
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“’In Full Color:’ Rachel Dolezal’s Cultural Misappropriation of Blackness.”
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“‘Reading’ the Caribbean and U.S. in Panamanian reggae en español, a transcultural/transnational musical art form.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson, Bryce, Benjamin, Sheinin, David]. "University of Pittsburgh Press". -
When the Devil Knocks: The Congo Tradition and the Politics of Blackness in Twentieth-Century Panama, Reneé Alexander Craft
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 91(1/2), 133-134 [.]
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“Expanding Definitions of Caribbean Identity in Melanie Taylor Herrera’s Fiction.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 40, 201-214 [.]
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“La identidad afropanameña en la literatura desde el siglo XX hasta el nuevo milenio.” [Trans. “Afro-Panamanian Identity in the Literature from the Twentieth Century to the New Millennium.”]
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 13(2), 27-37 [.] -
The Politics of Race in Panama: Afro-Hispanic and West Indian Literary Discourses of Contention
[Watson, SonjaStephenson].(1), Gainesville, FL: "University Press of Florida". -
The Politics of Race in Panama: Afro-Hispanic and West Indian Literary Discourses of Contention
[Watson, SonjaStephenson].(2), Gainesville, FL: "University Press of Florida". -
“Beleño, Joaquín, Hernández Gaspar Octavio, Lowe de Goodin, Melva, Wilson, Carlos Guillermo.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson, Gates, HenryLouis, Knight, FranklinK]. "Oxford University Press". -
“‘Reading’ National Identity in Panama through Renato, a First Generation Panamanian reggae en español Artist.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson].
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Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now, Touré
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 17, 83-86 [.] -
“Teaching Afro-Latin American Culture Through Film: Raíces de mi corazón and Cuba’s guerrita de los negros.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 96(1), 70-79 [.] -
“The Grandchildren of Felicidad Dolores and the Contemporary Afro-Hispanic Historical Novel: A New Reading.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson, Tillis, Antonio]. 30-50 [.] New York: "Routledge". -
“Poetic Negrism and the National Sentiment of Anti-West Indianism and Anti-Imperialism in Panamanian Literature.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 35, 459-474 [.] -
“Changó, el gran putas.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson, Ihrie, Maureen, Oropesa, Salvador]. Santa Barbara, CA: "ABC-CLIO". -
“Entrevista con Carlos E. Russell.”
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“Liminalidad, identidad y ‘conciencia doble’ en Gamboa Road Gang, una novela del Canal.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 15, 95-107 [.] -
“‘Double Bind/Double Consciousness’ in the Poetry of Carmen Colón Pellot and Julia de Burgos.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 30, 69-82 [.] -
Antología del personaje negro en la cuentística de escritoras centroamericanas
[Watson, SonjaStephenson, Muñoz, WillyO]. 294-252 [.] -
“Nationalist Rhetoric and Suppression of Black Consciousness: Literary Whiteness in Poems by Federico Escobar and Gaspar Octavio Hernández.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 169-186 [.] -
“‘Are Panamanians of Caribbean Ancestry an Endangered Species’? Critical Literary Debates on Panamanian Blackness in the Works of Carlos Wilson, Gerardo Maloney, and Carlos Russell.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 231-254 [.] -
“The ‘Failed’ Project of Blackness in Contemporary Afro-Puerto Rican Discourse.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 243-51 [.] -
“Changó, el gran putas: Contemporary Afro-Hispanic Historical Novel.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 67-86 [.] -
“The Use of Language in Melva Lowe de Goodin’s De/From Barbados a/to Panamá: A Construction of Panamanian West Indian Identity.”
[Watson, SonjaStephenson]. 28-44,
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Book
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Book Review
2017
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2016
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2015
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Journal Article 2014
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Book Review
2013
Journal Article 2013
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Book Chapter
2012
Journal Article 2012
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Other
2011
Journal Article 2011
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Book Review
2010
Journal Article 2010
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2009
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Book Review
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Journal Article
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Journal Article
2005
Presentations
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April 2019
Watson, Sonja (Author & Presenter), "Expanding Narratives of Panamanian reggae en español: The Story of Rude Girl (La Atrevida)", University of Texas at Arlington, Raleigh/Durham NC. (April 6, 2019).
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October 2018
Watson, Sonja, "La palabra anda suelta: Reflexiones sobre el pensamiento afro en América Latina", University of Texas at Arlington, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. (October 4, 2018).
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August 2018
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“21 Years of PALARA: The Past, Present, and Future.” ", Afro-Latin American Research Association, Houston, TX. (August , 2018).
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August 2018
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Globalization, Transculturation, and Hybrid Identity in Panamanian Music: Reggae en Español.”", Afro-Latin American Research Association, Houston, TX. (August , 2018).
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April 2017
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Homenaje/Homage a/to Carlos ‘Cubena’ Wilson.”", College Language Association, Columbia, MO. (April , 2017).
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November 2016
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "The Urban Fiction of Panamanian Cuentista Melanie Taylor Herrera", Houston, TX. (November , 2016).
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August 2016
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Reading” the Caribbean in Panamanian reggae en español, a Transcultural/ Transnational Musical Art Form", Afro-Latin American Research Association, Curação. (August , 2016).
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April 2016
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Transracial Identity and Hip Hop Culture: from Rachel Dolezal to Iggy Azalea.” ", College Language Association, Houston, TX. (April 6, 2016).
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April 2015
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Short Stories by Melanie Taylor Herrera: Expanding Definitions of Black Female Panamanian Identity", College Language Association, Dallas, TX. (April 8, 2015).
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March 2014
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Forging Afro-Panamanian Identity: Past, Present and ", University of Florida at Gainesville. (March 21, 2014).
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March 2014
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Reading” National Identity in Panama through Renato, a First-Generation Panamanian reggae en español Artist.", College Language Association. (March 16, 2014).
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February 2014
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Forging Afro-Panamanian Identity: Past, Present and Future", University of Texas at Panamerican. (February 26, 2014).
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December 2013
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Transformations and Adaptations. Expanding Approaches to the Critical Analysis of Afro-Latin American Literature through Film.”", Modern Language Association Convention: “Avenues of Access.” , Boston, MA. (December , 2013).
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March 2013
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Teaching Afro-Latin American Culture through Film: Raíces de mi corazón and Cuba’s guerrita de los negros.” ", MODL, UTA, Arlington, Texas. (March 1, 2013).
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2012
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Forging Afro-Panamanian Identity through reggae en españo", Afro-Latin American Research Association, Costa Rica. ( , 2012).
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2012
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Revising the Canon: Historical Revisionism in Cubena’s Trilogy", San Francisco, CA. ( , 2012).
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2012
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Teaching Afro-Latin American Culture through Film: Raíces de mi corazón and Cuba’s guerrita de los negros", . College Language Association, Atlanta, GA. ( , 2012).
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February 2011
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“Double Bind/Double Consciousness” in the Poetry of Carmen Colón Pellot and Julia de Burgos", Philadelphia, PA. (February 28, 2011).
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2010
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "“New Narratives in Panamanian West Indian Discourse: Reading Panama from both Sides of the Atlantic.”", College Language Association. ( , 2010).
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April 2010
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Afro-Panamanian literature and culture", Panamanian Council of New York, Brooklyn, NY. (April 7, 2010).
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March 2010
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Poetic Negrism and the National Sentiment of Anti-West Indianism and Anti-imperialism", Dominican Republic. (March , 2010).
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November 2009
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Anti-West Indianism and Anti-imperialism in the Canal Zone", Midwestern Association of Latin American Studies (MALAS). (November , 2009).
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March 2009
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Mulatez and the Creation of a Feminine Poetic Space in the Works of Carmen Colón Pellot and Julia de Burgos", University of Maryland Eastern Shore. (March , 2009).
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November 2008
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Carlos E. Russell and the Discourse of Post-Nationalism in Twentieth -Century Panama", Purdue University. (November , 2008).
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March 2007
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Liminalidad, identidad y “conciencia doble” en Gamboa Road Gang, una novela del Canal", University of Texas at Arlington. (March 13, 2007).
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December 2006
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Changó, el gran putas: Contemporary Afro-Hispanic Historical Novel.", Philadelphia, PA. (December , 2006).
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2006
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Beyond the Nation-State: Carlos E. Russell and the Discourse of Post-Nationalism in Panama", University of Missouri-Columbia. ( , 2006).
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2004
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "National Rhetoric and Negritude: The Invisibility of Blackness in the New Republic of Panama", Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures & African American Studies, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. ( , 2004).
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2004
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "The Social Protest Novels of Joaquín Beleño C.: A Study of the Inherent Conflicts and Contradictions of Anti-imperialism and Negritude in the Canal Zone", University of Tennessee-Knoxville. ( , 2004).
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2004
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "The Use of Language in Melva Lowe de Goodin’s De/From Barbados a/to Panamá: A Construction of Panamanian West Indian Identity", Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN. ( , 2004).
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2003
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Race, Class, and Gender in the Works of Carolina María de Jesus and María de los Reyes Castillo Bueno (Reyita)", University of Tennessee-Knoxville. ( , 2003).
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2002
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Gamboa Road Gang and the Spanish-American Postboom: A Novel of Transition.", Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. ( , 2002).
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Watson, SonjaStephenson, "La evolución de la figura del negro en la literatura medieval al Siglo de Oro.", Furman University, Greenville, SC. ( , 2002).
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Watson, SonjaStephenson, "La identidad múltiple en los ensayos de Nicolás Guillén", Panamá City, Panamá. ( , 2002).
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2000
Watson, SonjaStephenson, "Los desafíos de Susana San Juan", Veracruz, México. ( , 2000).
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Support & Funding
This data is entered manually by the author of the profile and may duplicate data in the Sponsored Projects section.-
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Sept 2019 to
Sept 2020
Exploring Tribal Representation across American Indian-produced radio in US Reservation and Urban Contexts (TRR)- Visiting Scholar Dr. Katie Moylan sponsored by
University of Leicester - $11684
Sonja Watson (Funded)
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June 2019 to
Aug 2019
National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Award-HSI Institutions sponsored by
National Endowment for the Humanities-HSI Institutions - $50000
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June 2019 to
July 2019
Globalization, Transculturation, and Hybrid Identity in Panamanian Music: Reggae en Español sponsored by
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) - $8400
Sonja Watson (Funded)
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Sept 2019 to
Sept 2020
Exploring Tribal Representation across American Indian-produced radio in US Reservation and Urban Contexts (TRR)- Visiting Scholar Dr. Katie Moylan sponsored by
University of Leicester - $11684
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Past to
2017
The Charles T. McDowell Center for Critical Languages and Area Studies Study Abroad Scholarship sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington, College of Liberal Arts - $2395
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Past to
July 2017
College Prep Grant sponsored by
Jack and Jill of America Foundation - $3237
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Past to
2016
COLA Endowment Research Grant sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington, College of Liberal Arts - $839
(Funded)
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Past to
Jan 2016
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington, College of Liberal Arts - $9618
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June 2014 to
Aug 2015
Panamanian Reggae en Espanol: Transculturation, Hybridity, and Identity sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington - $9903
Sonja Watson (Funded)
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Past to
July 2015
AAUW, Arlington Branch sponsored by
AAUW - $353
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Past to
July 2015
BNSF Railway sponsored by
BNSF Railway - $1000
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Past to
2014
Research Enhancement Grant sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington, College of Liberal Arts - $9903
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Past to
Oct 2014
Dallas Women’s Foundation Grant sponsored by
Dallas Women’s Foundation - $3000
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Past to
2012
The Charles T. McDowell Center for Critical Languages and Area Studies Study Abroad Scholarship sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington, College of Liberal Arts - $2000
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Past to
2009
Innovative Teaching Grant sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington - $4350.95
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Past to
2009
Research Enhancement Grant sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington - $8040
(Funded)
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2008 to
2009
Center of Mexican American Studies Research Grant sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington - $1500
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Sept 2008 to
Aug 2009
The Cultural Politics of Race in Afro-Panamanian Discourse sponsored by
- $8040
Sonja Watson (Funded)
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Past to
2002
Research Grant sponsored by
W. K. McClure Fund Scholarship, University of Tennessee - $2500
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Past to
2002
Travel Grant sponsored by
University of Florida - $750
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Past to
1998
Study Abroad Scholarship sponsored by
U.S. Embassy of Spain - $
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Past to
2017
The Charles T. McDowell Center for Critical Languages and Area Studies Study Abroad Scholarship sponsored by
University of Texas at Arlington, College of Liberal Arts - $2395
Students Supervised
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PresentSpencer Evans, MFA Candidate
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2016(Modern Languages)
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Courses
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MODL 5393-004MODL GRADUATE INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 113434)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 -
UNIV-LA 1131-001STUDENT SUCCESS(Course Id: 101210)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
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UNIV-LA 1131-001STUDENT SUCCESS(Course Id: 101210)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
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MAS 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Cuba | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Summer - Five Week - First - 2017 -
SPAN 5313-001HISPANIC LITERATURE & CULTURE(Topic: Latin Am Lit & Culture | Course Id: 104956)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017 -
WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
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SPAN 4334-002CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC CULTURE(Course Id: 104936)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Summer - Five Week - First - 2016 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Summer - Five Week - First - 2016 -
WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016 -
SPAN 5315-002SPAN-AM LIT II(Topic: 20th C Ltn Am & Caribbean Lit | Course Id: 104958)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
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WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
SPAN 4313-002HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN FILM | Course Id: 104919)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015 -
WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
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MAS 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Afro/Hispanci Caibban Lecture | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Reggaetón | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
WOMS 4393-001INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 107240)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Cine AfroLatino Americano | Course Id: 104919)Spring - Winter Intersession - 2014 -
MAS 3312-002LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 3312-002LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014 -
SPAN 5315-001SPAN-AM LIT II(Topic: Contemp Ltn Am & Caribbean Lit | Course Id: 104958)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
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MAS 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Afro/Hispanci Caibban Lecture | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
WOMS 2310-001INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES(Course Id: 107205)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 5391-004CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
MAS 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Course Id: 104919)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Afro-Latin American Film | Course Id: 104919)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
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SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 5391-004CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: AFRO-HISPANIC CARIBBEAN LIT | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Afro-Latin American Film | Course Id: 104919)Spring - Winter Intersession - 2012 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 5315-001SPAN-AM LIT II(Topic: 20th C Latin Am & Caribbean Li | Course Id: 104958)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012 -
SPAN 4393-004SPANISH INTERNSHIP(Course Id: 104940)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
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SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Lit. Afro-Caribena Hispanica | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
MAS 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 3312-001LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 3315-005COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 5190-004CONF COURSE(Course Id: 104945)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 5391-004CONF CRSE SPANISH LIT(Course Id: 104984)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Course Id: 104919)Spring - Winter Intersession - 2011 -
MAS 3312-002LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011 -
SPAN 3312-002LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
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SPAN 3315-001COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
SPAN 3315-002COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
SPAN 5313-001HISPANIC LITERATURE & CULTURE(Course Id: 104956)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
SPAN 3315-003COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
MAS 3312-002LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010 -
SPAN 3312-002LATIN AM CULTURE/CIVILIZATION(Course Id: 104898)Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
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SPAN 3315-002COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE(Course Id: 104900)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009 -
SPAN 4313-001HISPANIC CULTURE(Topic: Afro-caribena Lit & Culture | Course Id: 104919)Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
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Service to the University
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2015 to Present Committee MemberACTP Committee, MODL, UTA
Member, ACTP Committee, 2015–Present. Served as a member of the department’s tenure and promotion review committee. As a committee member, I prepared reports for candidates under review in the area of teaching, research, and/or service. -
2014 to Present Committee MemberDiversity and Inclusion Committee
Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2014–Present. Committee oversees issues of diversity and inclusion at a university-wide level. -
Dec 2018 to Aug 2019 Committee ChairCoLA Honors Plan
Chaired a College level committee to develop a new CoLA honors plan that incorporated experiential learning. -
May 2019 to June 2019 Committee ChairMilitary Transfer Experience Ad hoc Committee
Charged with leading an interdisciplinary committee to create a process to award military transfer credit to veteran students at UTA. -
2016 to 2017 Committee MemberProvost Search Committee
Member, Provost Search Committee, 2016-2017. Appointed by the President to serve on the Provost Search Committee -
2015 to 2017 Committee MemberCollege of Liberal Arts Research Committee
Member, College of Liberal Arts Research Committee, 2015–2017. Served on the College of Liberal Arts REP/FDL and Research Committee. Reviewed internal submissions for University wide research awards. -
Past to 2016 Committee ChairACTP Committee, MODL, UTA
Chair, ACTP Committee, spring 2016. Chaired the department’s tenure and promotion review committee. As Chair, I was responsible for assuring that all appropriate tenure and promotion guidelines were followed. I summarized reports for candidates under review in the area of teaching, research, and/or service and submitted them to the MODL Chair. -
2007 to 2016 Library RepresentativeDepartment of Modern Languages, UTA
Library Representative, Department of Modern Languages, fall 2007–2014 and fall 2016. Served as a liaison between the department of Modern Languages and Jody Bailey, the subject library representative for our department. -
July 2015 to July 2016 Sub-Committee ChairCampus Climate for Women Task Force
Sub-Committee Chair, Campus Climate for Women Task Force, July 2015–July 2016. Appointed by the President to serve on bi-weekly committee and chair the sub-committee on work/life balance. As sub-committee chair, I researched and prepared a report on work/life balance for the President. -
2011 to 2015 Co-SponserSociedad Hispánica (Spanish Club), MODL, UTA
Co-Sponsor, Sociedad Hispánica (Spanish Club), Spring 2011–2015. As co-sponsor, I helped students develop activities during Spanish Heritage Month, and coordinated bake sales and guest speakers. For instance, students frequently invite faculty members from the Spanish section to lecture on grammar topics such as the placement of written accent marks. The society also has an ongoing film series that highlights Latin American and Spanish culture, which I assist in organizing. -
2012 to 2014 Faculty FellowCenter for African American Studies (CAAS)
Faculty Fellow, Center for African American Studies (CAAS), 2012-2014. Participated in the development of all research and community-based activities for CAAS during the 2012-2013 academic year including the organization of the CAAS symposium, Critical Issues in Black Studies. Attended biweekly meetings and presented research on Afro-Hispanic identity at two brown bag workshops and a lecture series. -
2008 to 2014 Committee MemberDepartmental Awards Ceremony Committee, MODL, UTA
Member, Departmental Awards Ceremony Committee, Fall 2008–2014. Served on the awards ceremony committee for the department of Modern Languages, which included planning activities for the event, selection of the menu, and assisting with award letter preparation. -
2008 to 2014 Committee MemberTeacher Education Council
Member, Teacher Education Council, 2013–2014 and 2008–2009. The Teacher Education Council provides a liaison between the Center for Professional Teacher Education and other academic departments. -
2012 to 2013 Committee ChairUTA MODL Cultural Constructions Symposium
Chair, UTA MODL Cultural Constructions Symposium, 2012–2013. Organized a one-day symposium on 21st century pedagogies, including organizing three panel sessions and inviting two guest speakers to present the feature film Maestra (Teacher) about the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign. Symposium held March 1, 2013. -
2010 to 2013 Committee ChairDepartmental Awards Ceremony, MODL, UTA
Chair, Departmental Awards Ceremony, 2010–2013. Chaired the annual awards committee for the Department of Modern Languages. As chair, I coordinated and organized the ceremony for seven languages and secured talent and guest speakers. -
Past to Mar 2013 JudgeACES
ACES Judge, March 27, 2013. Served as a judge of undergraduate and graduate student research at the Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES). I judged nine student research presentations from the Department of Psychology and the Department of Communications. -
2009 to 2012 Committee MemberUndergraduate Assembly
Member, Undergraduate Assembly, fall 2009–Spring 2012. Served on the legislative body of the University Faculty in undergraduate academic affairs. -
2008 to 2012 Board MemberWomen’s Studies Advisory Board, CoLA
Board Member, Women’s Studies Advisory Board, spring 2008–Fall 2012. Elected to be a member of the Women’s Studies Advisory Board for the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. I participated in the annual Lunafest Cinema project which showcases films that deal with issues in Women’s and Gender Studies. I participated in activities during Women’s History Month ranging from attending events to entertaining guest speakers by escorting them to the airport, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I also selected scholarship recipients of our inaugural scholarship. -
2008 to 2009 Research AssociateCenter for Mexican American Studies. CoLA
Research Associate, Center for Mexican American Studies, spring 2008–Spring 2009. Participated in monthly faculty symposiums that dealt with current issues in Latin America and the Hispanic Caribbean.
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2017 to Present Co-editorSociety of Friends of the West Indian Museum
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2009 to Present Board MemberSociety of Friends of the West Indian Museum
Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum
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