2007 M.A. Spanish, magna cum laude University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Spanish & Portuguese

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1 MEREDITH LYN JEFFERS, Ph.D. Department of Modern Languages, Plaza Building 360 Metro State University of Denver Denver, Colorado Cell phone: (518) EDUCATION 2013 Ph.D. Spanish, summa cum laude, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Dissertation: Transcription in Twenty-First Century Peninsular Spanish Literature Director: Dr. Nina Molinaro 2007 M.A. Spanish, magna cum laude, Department of Spanish & Portuguese 2005 B.A. Spanish and English, magna cum laude Lafayette College ACADEMIC POSITIONS Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Metro State University of Denver, August 2014-May Lecturer of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Metro State University of Denver, May 2014-July Lecturer of Spanish, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures,, Graduate Part Time Instructor,, University of Colorado at Boulder, Lead Graduate Part-Time Instructor,, University of Colorado at Boulder, Introductory Spanish Assistant Coordinator,, University of Colorado at Boulder, Modified Language Program Assistant,, University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate Teaching Assistant,,, COURSES TAUGHT Department of Modern Languages, Metro State University of Denver, present. SPN 4020, Advanced Writing and Grammar SPN 3200, Culture & Civilization of Spain SPN 2120, Spanish Reading and Composition II SPN 2110, Spanish Reading and Composition I SPN 2010, Intermediate Spanish I Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures,,

2 ASPN 454, Cultural Foundations of Hispanic Literature (fully online course) ASPN 319, Representative Works of Postwar Spanish Narrative, 1940-present. ASPN 312, Representative Spanish Authors ASPN 301z, Advanced Composition and Conversation.,, 2005-present. SPAN 1010, Introductory Spanish I. SPAN 1020, Introductory Spanish II. SPAN 2110, Second Year Spanish I. SPAN 2120, Second Year Spanish II. SPAN 3000, Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition. SPAN 3001, Advanced Spanish Conversation. Anderson Language and Technology Center (ALTEC),, present. Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced Spanish Language for Graduates, Faculty and Professionals. Advanced Conversation and Culture for Graduates, Faculty and Professionals. English as a Second Language. Casa Americana (Valencia, Spain), Beginning English, Intermediate English, Advanced English and Conversation. PEDAGOGIC & TECHNOLOGY TRAINING Flipped Classroom Academy, Institute for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Leadership (ITLAL),. Selected for participation in hybrid class development following application and interview process. Online Course Development (FLEX) Program, Information Technology Services (ITS) Faculty Technology Resources,. Selected for participation in development of fully online course following application and interview process. Faculty Technology Program, Interactive Media Center,. Advanced classes on Blackboard, Dreamweaver, CSS, Editing HTML, InDesign, Zotero, Audacity, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Faculty Teaching Program. Institute for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Leadership (ITLAL),. Advanced classes on pedagogic theory and methodology. Foreign Language Technology Program, Anderson Language and Technology Center (ALTEC),. Lead Graduate Teacher Certification, Graduate Teacher Program of the Graduate School, University of Colorado at Boulder. Leads are nominated to be instructed in teaching consultation, pedagogy, testing and evaluation of other graduate teachers, program planning, and intellectual entrepreneurship. Lead training readies leads to work as administrative liaisons between the Graduate Teacher Program and their home departments, and prepares them to lead workshops, carry out videotape consultations with graduate teachers, and lead microteaching sessions. Graduate Teacher Certification, Graduate Teacher Program of the Graduate School, University of Colorado at Boulder.

3 Certification requirements include: minimum two semesters of teaching at CU-Boulder, 20 Graduate Teacher Program workshops, 20 hours of Discipline-Specific workshops, receiving two videotape consultations as a classroom instructor, completion of Kolb Learning Styles Inventory and Wingspread Faculty Teaching Inventory, faculty observation and evaluation of my teaching, completion of teaching portfolio, and completion of training from Office of Discrimination and Harassment. Methods and Pedagogy Seminar,, University of Colorado at Boulder. PEDAGOGY PRESENTATIONS Invited Presenter for Graduate Teacher Program September 2012 International TA Training: Understanding Different Teaching Styles. Graduate Teacher Program Fall Intensive,. September 2011 August 2011 August 2011 How to Apply Course Content Creatively. ATLAS Teaching Series,. Succeeding as an Instructor of Record. Graduate Teacher Program Fall Intensive,. Graduate Mentor Programs at US Institutions. Invited to Present to Research Committee from the Japan Professional School of Education and Nihon University.. Discipline-Specific Workshops April 2012 Compositions: Choosing Topics, Determining Appropriate Resources, and Grading with Useful Feedback. Department of Spanish & Portuguese,. April 2011 Authentic Language Interactions in the Classroom. Department of Spanish & Portuguese,. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Reconstructing the Catastrophe of los vencidos: Transcription in La voz dormida. Collapse, Catastrophe, and Rediscovery: Spain s Cultural Panorama in the Twenty-First Century. Eds. Jennifer Brady, Ibon Izurieta, and Ana María Medina. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Albany s Spanish Author: Gonzalo Torrente Ballester and the Exiled Artist s Intellectual Circle of Alternative Communities in Contemporary Latin American and Iberian Literature. Eds. Luis Hernán Castañeda and Javier González. (under review) PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS October 2014 The Trial of Pascual Duarte: A Flipped Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Spanish Literature. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association: Boise, ID. October 2012 Trans-Atlantic Transcription in Bilbao-NewYork-Bilbao. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association: Boulder, CO.

4 April 2012 March 2012 October 2011 April 2011 October 2009 March 2007 The Man in the Mirror: Gabriela Bustelo s Veo veo. Framing Narrative Conference: Boulder, CO. Desengañar/desangrar: Genres of Violence in Los desengaños amorosos. Northeast Modern Language Association: Rochester, NY. "Women, Writing, and War: Dulce Chacón's La voz dormida." Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association: Scottsdale, AZ. Transcribir un pasado fantasmal: Llámame Brooklyn de Eduardo Lago. Mysterious Phantoms Conference: Boulder, CO. Poner voz a la memoria: la recuperación y la reconstrucción del pasado en Los girasoles ciegos de Alberto Méndez. Mid-Atlantic Conference of Hispanic Literature: Lawrence, KS. A Marriage of Readings in Tirso de Molino s El amor medico. Association for Hispanic Classical Theater Conference: El Paso, TX. ACADEMIC SERVICE January 2014-present November 2013-present August 2011 April 2013 August 2010 May 2013 August May 2013 August May 2012 May May 2012 August May 2012 January May 2012 Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Karina Walker, Reader Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures MA Exam Committee Member, Contemporary Peninsular Studies Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference Organizer of Recovery, Relapse, and Withdrawal Advisor to University of Colorado Spanish Club Coordinator of the Graduate Student Mentor Program Introductory Spanish Assistant Language Coordinator Lead Graduate Instructor Department of Spanish & Portuguese Co-editor of Calandria, online research journal Coordinator of Mesa Española, Spanish conversation club

5 May 2012 April 2012 August January 2012 April 2010 March 2006 May 2008 HONORS AND GRANTS December 2013 November 2013 April 2012 March 2012 May 2011 August 2011 Coordinator of Summer Study Abroad Orientation Course Anderson Language and Technology Center (ALTEC) Conference Organizer of Framing Narrative Research Assistant to Professor Andrés Prieto Conference Organizer of Other Bodies: Performance and Theatricality in Spanish and Portuguese Literature and Arts Liaison for Spanish Translators/Interpreters University of Colorado Legal Aid Clinic Flipped Classroom Academy Grant Candidates selected for the program receive a $1,000 grant allocation for professional use upon completing the course redesign project and meeting all of the program benchmarks. Online Course Development (FLEX) Program Grant Candidates selected for the program receive full salary and compensation to develop and implement a fully online course for the 2014 Summer Session that is based on course alignment with General Education requirements. Graduate Student Teacher Excellence Award Awarded to best graduate student teacher following nomination, semester-long observation and evaluation by faculty from inside and outside of the home department, Faculty Course Questionnaire and student evaluations, and completion of teaching portfolio. United Graduate Student Government Group/Outreach Grant Maximum award given, used for organization of Framing Narrative Summer Travel Grant Awarded funding to travel to Spain to conduct dissertation research Graduate Teacher Program Best Should Teach Award

6 August 2010 October 2009 January 2007 Graduate Teacher Program Best Should Teach Award Conference Travel Grant United Graduate Student Government Travel Grant RESEARCH INTERESTS Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Peninsular Spanish Literature and Film Regional Identities & Marginalized Author Circles in Spain and Latin America Foreign Language Teaching Methodology Instructional Technology Composition and Rhetorical Strategies Golden Age Narrative and Theater RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE April 2014 present Translator (EN - ES) of the study La reputación de México en los Estados Unidos: la marca país y la diáspora mexicana. Dante Pérez and Carlos Quintero. Harvard U; Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC January 2014 present August 2013 present December 2010 present April 2011 August 2009 January - March 2009 May August 2007 May- August 2007 May August 2005 Freelance Translator and Proofreader for ODesk. Copyeditor and Proofreader for Hispania, the official journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Translator/Interpreter for Golden County Public Defender s Office in Golden, CO Translator/Interpreter for University Lecture by Father Ernesto Cardenal in Boulder, CO Translator/Editor (ES-EN) for Dr. Patricia Romero Lankao, Professor- Investigator at la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco; National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO Translator for Valresa Manufacturing, Spain Division in Valencia, Spain Translator for Project Lead the Way STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Curriculum in Saratoga, NY Assistant Coordinator of Advanced Liberal Arts Program CIEE Study Abroad Program in Barcelona, Spain Assistant Program Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Skidmore College in Saratoga, NY

7 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) Modern Language Association (MLA) Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers (CCFLT) Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT) LANGUAGES English: Native fluency. Spanish: Near-native fluency. Catalan: Advanced intermediate proficiency; (Advanced Proficiency Certification in progress). Portuguese and French: Reading and translation knowledge.