Mary Symbolism in the Religious Romances of  Francisco de Medrano.  Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2004.

"La globalización como mecanismo de transformación de los ecosistemas socioculturales en Santiago de Chile.” (Submitted for publication)

 

The Virgin Mary: Religious Symbols in a Villancico of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.  Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies Proceedings 1993 and 1994. Ed. Theo R. Crevena. Alburquerque: University of New Mexico, 1995.

 

INVITED REVIEWS

 

Review, Ultimo Cuerpo de Campanas (The Last Toll of the Bells) by Rafael Montesinos: Translation, Lola Hidalgo-Calle, and Mark Putnam. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2006 (in print).

Founder, General Editor and Director, The Coastal Review: A Peer-reviewed Online Journal, (as part of SECCLL--Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures).
 

Founder & Director, Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL), Annual Meeting.
 

Francisco de Medrano (1570–1607): Translation of His Religious Romances. (In progress).
 

Anthology of Peninsular Literature: España desde la Edad Media hasta el Barroco. (In progress)
 

Conventual Literature: Illustrious Nuns of Spain (Sor Marcela de San Félix / Sor María de Agreda/ Madre Juana de la Cruz) (In progress)
 

Guide to all Spanish-Speaking Countries: A Few Facts

6.   “The Atlantic World: Spain, the European Union, and the Americas.” The Year of Spain Presentation Series, Institute for Global Initiative, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, April 22, 2004.

5.    “Hispanics in Business and Industry,” Co-presenter with Drs. Antonio Serna and Maritza Bell-Corrales, Hispanic Awareness Month, Georgia Southern University, September 16, 2004

4.    “Cultural Adjustments and Cross cultural Insights for Classroom Teaching and Learning," Fulbright Group to Chile, Armstrong Atlantic State University, May 14, 2003.

3.    "Chile: An Introduction to its History and Culture,” Fulbright Group to Chile, Armstrong Atlantic State University, May 14, 2003.

2.    “Hispanics in Business and Industry,” Co-presenter with Dr. Antonio Serna, Hispanic Awareness Month, Georgia Southern University, September 16, 2003.

1.     "Tecnología aplicada a la enseñanza del español en Internet." Paper presented at Mester Seminarios de E.L.E. [Español Lengua Extranjera], Curso de Formación y Especialización del Profesorado de E.L.E.(Español como Lengua Extranjera), Academia Mester y Cursos Internacionales de la Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, July 21, 2001.

International Refereed Presentations

            2.    “Chile: An Overview of the Repression Period through Cinema.” Paper presented at the 88th. AATSP (American Association of Teachers of

            Spanish & Portuguese) Annual Conference, Salamanca, Spain, June 28 - July 2, 2006.

            1.    “La economía política en Chile y los conflictos con los países vecinos.” Paper presented at the “IV Congreso Internacional, El Español

            Baluarte del humanismo: Literatura, Lengua y Cultura, Asociación Hispánica de humanidades,” Madrid, Spain, June 24 - 27, 2006.
 

18.    “La globalización como mecanismo de transformación de los ecosistemas socioculturales en Santiago de Chile.” Paper presented at Fifth Biennial Florida International University Conference on Spanish and Latin American Literatures and Film, February 23-25, 2006.

17.    “Editorial Translation: Translating Idioms and Expressions.” Paper presented at the 54th. Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, October 14-16, 2004.
 

16.   “Juana la Loca or Joanna the Mad: Finding the Truth Between Fact and Fiction." Paper presented at 57th. Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 15-17, 2004.

15.   Lucem Post Tenebras:  Maintaining and Reconciling the Human and Religious Reality in Miguel Martin's Diario de una impostura.  Paper presented at 56th. Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 24-26, 2003.

14.    "Between Domestic Life and Spiritual Matters: The Works of Sor Marcela de San Félix"  Paper presented at the Twenty Second Annual Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 9-11, 2002.

13.    "Of Food and Humor: The loas of Sor Marcela de San Félix." Paper presented at 55th. Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 18-20, 2002.

12.   "The Works of Sor Marcela de San Félix (1605-1687): Poet and Dramatist of the Golden Age."  Paper presented at the 71st. Annual SAMLA Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November 9-11, 2001.

11.   “Renewal and Transformation: The Mary Symbol of Virgo in Francisco de Medrano's Romance Assumpsion de Nuestra Señora."  Paper presented at the Twenty First Annual Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10-12, 2001.

10.   “Sor Maria Jesús de Agreda: Mystical Journeys and the Phenomenon of Bilocation.”  Paper presented at 54th. Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 19-21, 2001.

9.    “Madre Maria Jesús de Agreda: Her Epistolary Relationship with King Philip IV.”  Paper presented at 53rd Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 27-29, 2000.

8.    “Machiavelli’s Virtù and Fortuna: Parallelisms between Soldier Autobiographies and the Picaresque Novel.”  Paper presented at 52nd  Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 22-24, 1999.

7.    “Heaven and Earth: The Mary Symbol of Sponsa in Francisco de Medrano’s romance “Otro super illud aperi mihi etc.”  Paper presented at 51th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 16-18, 1998.

6.   “Ideals and Practical Realities--Mentors, Peers, and the Balanced Academic Life.”  Paper presented  with Drs. Jeanette Hecker, Doralina Martínez-Conde at the American Association for Higher Education Conference on Faculty Roles and Rewards, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 1998.

5.   “A Spanish Soldier’s Autobiography: The Case of Good and Bad Spirits in Vida y Trabajos de Jerónimo de Pasamonte.”  Paper presented at 50th  Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 17-19, 1997.

4.   "Mary as a symbol in Francisco de Medrano's Romance 4: "De la natividad." Paper presented at 49th  Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 18-20, 1996.

3.   "The Virgin Mary: Religious Symbol in a Selected Poem of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz."  Paper presented at the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies - Annual Meeting, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, February 16-20, 1994.

2.    "The Virgin Mary: An example of Love and Sorrow in one of Francisco de Medrano's romances of the Nativity." Paper presented at the Thirteenth Annual Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 13-15, 1993.

1.   "La dicotomía vida-muerte en algunos poemas de Carlos Bousoño."  Paper presented at the University of New York, Stoney Brook, New York, October, 1988.

10.   Chile’s Economic Model: Its Effects on Chilean Life.”  Paper presented at Third Annual Spring Conference on the Americas, Savannah, Georgia, April 14-15, 2000.

9.    “The Maintenance of the Target Language in the Classroom: The Five C’s.” Presentation given with Dr. Judith Schomber at FLAG/SCOLT 1998 Joint Conference, Savannah, Georgia, February 26-28, 1998.

8.   "Chile in the 21st. Century: A New World of Opportunities."  Paper presented at Americas Council First Annual Conference, Savannah, Georgia, May 24, 1997.

7.   “FLAG Summer Language Camps for Elementary, Middle School, and High School Students and Teachers,” Presentation given at FLAG conference, Savannah, Georgia, February 22, 1977.

6.   “Decoding the clichés in vernacular Spanish,”  Paper presented at FLAG Conference, Savannah, Georgia, February 21, 1997.

5.   "The Wines of Chile: Past and Present."  Paper presented at FLAIR (Foreign Language Alliance for International Rapport) and the Southeast Foreign Language Collaborative, Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia, November 8-9, 1996."

4.   "Dichos y proverbios de tradición popular en la clase de español: Enfocándonos en la cultura y en la gramática," Paper presented at FLAG - Annual Meeting, Augusta, Georgia, February 18, 1996.

3.   Session Presider, "Parlon de l'art en classe," Jenny Davison, FLAG - Annual Meeting, Augusta, Georgia, February 18, 1996.

2.  "Foreign Languages For Business Careers: Preparing Your Students (Spanish Session), Paper presented at FLAG - Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, February 11, 1995.

1.   "Foreign Languages For Business Careers: Preparing Your Students (Joint Session - French, German, Spanish), Panel discussion at FLAG - Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, February 11, 1995.

8.    “Early Modern Women Writers: Conventual Literature of Spain,” Sigma Delta Pi, Fall 2005 Initiation, Department of Foreign Languages, Georgia Southern University, November 17, 2005.

 

7.   Introduction to movie, “Juana la Loca: Mad Love,” Fifth International Film Festival, Department of Foreign Languages, Georgia Southern University, March 25, 2004.

6.   Introduction to movie, “No se lo digas a nadie,” Fourth International Film Festival, Department of Foreign Languages, Georgia Southern University March 4, 2003.
 

5.   Colloquium on Education in Latin America, Center for the Study of International Schooling, College of Education, Georgia Southern University, November 16, 1999.

4.   Teaching an Online Class, CET Open House: Faculty Showcase, CET, Georgia Southern University, March 26, 1999

3.   "Spanish for Business: A Sample Lesson," Paper presented at the Southeast Georgia Collaborative, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, May 7, 1996.

2.    "Maintaining the Use of the Target Language in the Foreign Language Class," Paper presented with Dr. Judith Schomber at the Southeast Georgia Collaborative, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, November 7, 1995.

1.   "Realia for the Foreign Language Classroom."  Paper presented with Drs. Judith H. Schomber and Doralina Martínez-Conde at The Southeast Georgia Collaborative, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, January 25, 1994.