JENNIFER ISASI VELASCO Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1114 Oldfather Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 [email protected] EDUCATION Present Present 2013 2011 University of Nebraska-Lincoln PhD Major: Hispanic Studies Expected: May 2017 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Certificate on Digital Humanities Expected: May 2015 University of Nebraska-Lincoln M.A. Major: Hispanic Studies University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain B.A. Major: English Studies Certificate on Modern Languages and Technologies TEACHING EXPERIENCE Present University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lead Instructor at the Spanish Tutoring and Writing Center. Duties include: assisting students on writing and developing research essays for advanced and upper level classes; guiding undergraduate students on assisting students for beginning and intermediate courses; development and maintenance of Tu revista, the magazine of the Tutoring Center, as well as to select, edit and curate texts that are posted on it. 2011- Present University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teaching Assistant, Spanish as a Second Language. Duties include sole instruction, creation and grading of activities, homework assignments, quizzes, reviews, exams and final exams, both in-person and online. Courses taught: Beginning, 101 and 102 (2011-2012) Second Year, 201 and 202 (2012-2013) Second Year, 202 (Summer 2013 and 2014) Accelerated Second Year, 210 (Fall 2013) Second Year, Intensive Conversation 203 (Spring 2014) Second Year, Intensive Writing 204 (Spring 2014) Advanced Writing, 304 (Fall 2014) Intro. to the Analysis of Communication in Spanish, 305 (Spring 2015) 2014 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Spanish Coordinator. Duties included creation and revision of syllabi and exams and final exams for the Basic Language Program during the 2nd 5week session, Summer 2014. Jennifer Isasi 1 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2013-Present University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Assistant on the digital project “The Vocabulary of Politics in Spanish during the Age of Absolutism.” Directed by Dr. Óscar Pereira Zazo (UNL), Dr. José Valero (UWEC), and the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities (UNL). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2014 Digital Humanities Forum 2014: Nodes & Networks in the Humanities, Lawrence, The University of Kansas, (September 2014) Poster: “A Methodology for Character Networks at a Macroanalytical Level.” 2014 The XVII Annual Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Symposium, Columbus, Ohio State University, (April 2014) Paper: “Las tragedias de Calderón: ‘los dos cuerpos del rey’ como sistema de control social.” M. Condello, R. Harrison, J. Isasi, A. Kinnaman, A. Kumari – Nebraska Literary Lab. 2012 Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (MACHL), Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (October 2012) Paper: “Resultado de la ruptura de la realidad en el personaje de Abelarda en Miau de Benito Pérez Galdós.” Panel chair: Dr. Harriet Turner AFFILIATIONS 2012-Present Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas, Butler University ACADEMIC AND UNIVERSITY SERVICES University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures 2013-Present Assistant at the Spanish Cineclub 2013-Present Assistant at the Mesa de español - Spanish Conversation Table 2013-2014 Secretary and Treasurer at the MLL Graduate Student Association 2014 DH, MLL Colloquium Series: “An Introduction to Digital Humanities and the Graduate Certificate at UNL” 2013 Workshop: “Writing our First Academic CV” for the Graduate Student Association 2013 Assistant at the 2013 Big Red Road Show 2012-Present Assistant at the Language Fair 2012 Assistant at the Mid-American Conference on Hispanic Literature 2013 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities (CDRH) Assistant at the Digital Humanities 2013 Conference 2013-Present 2008-2011 2009 University of Deusto-Bilbao, CIDE Representative of the CIDE Program at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chairperson on Conversation Lessons for students of Spanish Tourist Guide for American students Jennifer Isasi 2 2012 Others Invited Lecturer: “Euskaldunak etorkin”. High school workshop at Lauaxeta Ikastola, Amorebieta, Spain. SCHOLARSHIPS 2013- Present 2013- Present 2012- Present 2011-2013 University of Nebraska-Lincoln George Rogers Memorial Merit Fellowship Teaching Assistantship for P.h.D. Studies George Rogers Memorial Merit Fellowship Teaching Assistantship for M.A. Studies ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES 2011 A2 German Level at Bilbao Language School, Spain 2007 First Certificate in English (FCE), Cambridge University, UK 2007 English as a Foreign Language at Embassy CES, Hastings, UK LANGUAGES Spanish: native English: near-native or proficiency Basque: near-native Portuguese, German, Italian: low intermediate COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office: high level, all versions; Internet technologies: high level; LaTeX; R language and R Studio environment; Ruby; Acrobat Pro and Photoshop CS3: user level. Macintosh and Windows RESEARCH INTERESTS Spanish Literature, Digital Humanities and Textual analysis (abstract models, data mining, mapping), British and American Literatures, Comparative Literature, 19th Realism-Naturalism Movements, Language Acquisition, English and Spanish Linguistics, Cinema. REFERENCES Teaching Research Jennifer Isasi Dr. Lola Lorenzo Bethany Sanio Dr. Kelly Kingsbury-Brunetto Dr. Óscar Pereira Zazo Dr. Harriet Turner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 3
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