Academic Study
Ph.D. Candidate in Cultural Studies in
Education. 3.9 GPA. Coursework in Applied Linguistics, Anthropology, Sociology,
Chicana/o Studies, Women’s
Studies, and World Arts & Cultures. 2006-present.
· Dissertation (in progress): Thriving in The Contaminated Valley: Media Education for Chicana/o Farmworker Students. Ethnography
of a dynamic media arts classroom in California’s Coachella Valley. Douglas
Kellner, chair; Danny Solórzano, Kris Gutiérrez & Abel Valenzuela,
Jr., committee members.
4.0 GPA; M.A. in Bicultural-Bilingual
Studies. Coursework in Education, History, and Language Policy. 2003-2006.
· Thesis: The
Alamo 2004: Everybody in Texas is Going (2006). Semiotic analysis of
Disney's box-office bomb, and sociocultural shifts which make Texas' creation myth
an irrelevant symbol. Marie “Keta” Miranda, chair.
3.8 GPA; Summa Cum
Laude, With Honors in the Liberal
Arts, and With Distinction. Coursework
in Russian, Spanish, Art, and Music Theory. 1993-1998.
· Honors thesis: Чернобыльна Хроніка/Chernobylna Khronika (1998).
In the former Soviet Union, I researched the social aftermath of the Chernobyl
Accident. Sebastian Knowles, chair.
Research Interests
· critical media literacy
· school access and equity
· ethnography & community action research
· immigrant students
· nationalism
· language policy
· second language acquisition
Teaching Experience
I am a T.A. for the foundation qualitative methods
course. I help students one-on-one to produce and revise strong research
proposals, and deliver course content on methodology and institutional
review. Greg Tanaka,
professor.
·
Education 222A: Qualitative Methods and Design
Issues in Educational Research – Fall 2009
Adjunct Professor – Santa
Monica College, ESL Department
2009-present
My classes are large, diverse, and enthusiastic,
covering intermediate and advanced community college writing. The focus is on
essay structure and communicative strength with academic language. Toni
Randall, chair (310) 434 4260.
·
ESL 11A: Basic English 1– Spring 2009
·
ESL 21A: English Fundamentals – Summer 2009
·
ESL 21B: Advanced Academic Writing– Summer
2009
·
ESL 21B: Advanced Academic Writing– Fall 2009
·
ESL 21A: English Fundamentals – Winter 2010
·
ESL 11B: Basic English 2 – Spring 2010
·
ESL 10W: Multiple Skills Preparation – Summer
2010
I lead my own ESL university classrooms, designing my
own curriculum. I taught international and immigrant students to write
fluently within their disciplines. I also am a tutor in the Graduate Writing
Center and rater in university
placement testing. Linda Jensen,
ESL supervisor.
· AL-ESL 35: Approaches to University Writing – Winter
2007
· AL-ESL 35: Approaches to University Writing –
Spring 2007
· AL-ESL 35: Approaches to University Writing –
Summer 2007
· AL-ESL 97A: Preparation for Graduate School in
the U.S. – Summer 2007
· Applied Linguistics-ESL 33C: Advanced English for
Academic Purposes – Fall 2007
· AL-ESL 33G:
Advanced English for Academic Purposes for Graduate Students – Spring
2008
· AL-ESL 97A: Preparation for Graduate
School in the U.S. –Summer
2008 (3 sections)
· AL-ESL 33G:
Advanced English for Academic Purposes for Graduate Students –Spring
2009
As part of a unique cohort program based on critical
pedagogy, I was a community college writing tutor.
English degree program at UNAM’s San Antonio campus, fusing academic and real-world
content. Marilyn Ramírez, director (210) 222 8626.
· English IV: intermediate grammar & writing –
Fall 2002
· English V: high-intermediate grammar &
writing – Spring 2003
· English Summer Institute: middle school academic
English – Summer 2003
· English VIII: college grammar and writing– Fall
2003
· English IV: intermediate grammar & writing –
Fall 2002
· English intensive III: low-intermediate grammar
& writing– Spring 2004
· English intensive V: high-intermediate grammar
& writing – Spring 2004
· English Basic: beginner writing & speaking – Summer
2004
· English VI: advanced grammar – Summer 2004
· Inglés para Sobrevivencia: survival
English for the Mexican Consulate – Fall 2004
· Inglés para Sobrevivencia: survival
English for the Mexican Consulate – Spring 2005
· English IX: college grammar and writing – Summer
2005
· English individualized course: advanced grammar –
Spring 2006
English as a Second Language Instructor – San Antonio College 2002-2003
I taught grammar at every level, managing, guiding, and evaluating 3 classes
at once (30 students each), accounting for various student needs. I created long-range lesson plans,
coordinating class progress with other instructors.
English Teacher – Idiomas
Lincoln School 2001
I taught English part-time to middle-class Mexican
teenagers and adults. The small classes centered on conversation skills. I developed
and instituted a course teaching English pronunciation for Mexican Spanish
speakers. Querétaro, México. Petrina Soto (52)(442) 216 7955.
Work Experience
As a mentor for
the teaching certificate practicum, I host student-teachers in my classroom;
meet weekly with them to review classroom strategies; oversee their lesson
plans; and guide student-teachers to revise and improve their teaching.
Ethnographer – University of Texas at San Antonio Culture and Policy Institute 2004-2005
I documented bilingual non-profits, in San Antonio’s Westside. Qualitative
and quantitative reports for Annie E. Casey Foundation – covering leadership,
social capital, economic development, and biculturalism. Ray Garza.
I designed and managed the department site content for
professors; designed Language Policy Network
of Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA) with
Bernard Spolsky; designed and co-edited PoliMemos,
Lumina Foundation’s research hub on Latina/os and higher education. Raymond Padilla; Wayne Wright (210)
458 4426.
I helped organize and videotape conferences and
workshops for the Academy, where pre-service teachers become culturally-efficacious
to serve diverse populations.
I developed ad campaigns and managed every ad appearing
in the newspaper and monthly magazines, working with advertising
representatives and clients to create dynamic advertisements. I reduced
printing errors at this newspaper, winning employee awards. Don DePerro,
Publisher (614) 461 4040.
Volunteer – El Puente de Esperanza, I.A.P., Querétaro, México 2001-2002
Charity to empower indigenous families. Full-time for 12
months. High school tutor, pre-school teacher, janitor, gardener, network
administrator; designed and built 4 solar ovens. Conchita
Walker (907) 945 3285.
Rick Titus,
creative director (614) 461 4040
Graphic Designer – AB Specialty Packaging
1995-1996
Bilingual bag design and manufacturing facility,
Hialeah, Florida.
Presentations
·
“Original Documentaries of F.I.R.M.E., Desert
Mirage High School.” Chair and organizer. Panel at California Association of Freirean Educators Conference. UCLA Paulo
Freire Institute. May 20, 2010.
·
“Undocumented Paradox: Activist Immigrants and
the California
Dream Act.” Paper presented at American
Educational Research Association Annual
Meeting, Denver.
April 30, 2010.
·
“The Push and Pull of Neoliberalism:
Curriculum, Capitalism, and Change.” Session chair at AERA Annual Meeting, Denver.
April 30, 2010.
·
“Cultural Dilemmas of Media Education for Chicana/o
Farmworker Students.” Presentation at AERA International Curriculum Seminar
(4.015) of the AERA Annual Meeting,
San Diego. April
12 & 13, 2009.
·
“How to Write an Abstract: Concrete
Recommendations.” Graduate workshop, Graduate
Writing Center Workshops series. UCLA. August 14, 2009. gsa.asucla.ucla.edu/gsrc/gwc/events/gwc_workshops.htm
·
“Multiperspectival Cultural Studies.” Invited
guest lecture, graduate course Introduction
to Social Science & Comparative Education (Sol Cohen, professor). UCLA. October 29, 2008.
·
“Undocumented Paradox: Activist Immigrants and
the California
Dream Act.” Panel presentation, at California
Association of Freirean Educators Conference. UCLA Paulo Freire Institute.
May 14, 2008.
·
“California Dream Act.”
Panel chair at Undocumented Undergrads:
Immigrant Students and the California Dream
Act Conference. UCLA Labor Center/IDEAS. March 1, 2008.
·
“Foundations
of Bicultural Theory.” at We Are Here:
(Im)migrant Youth at the Center of Social Activism
and Critical Educational Scholarship. UCLA Spencer Foundation Symposium. May
3, 2007.
·
“Davy Crockett Today.” Invited guest lecture, Introduction to Chicano Studies (Marie
“Keta” Miranda, professor). UTSA. October 31, 2005.
·
“Teaching ESL with Language Lab Software.”
Bilingual workshop for instructors at UNAM. April 4, 2005.
·
“Desegregating
Language Skills: The How and Why of Integrated Pronunciation.” Presentation at UNAM & TexTESOL Conference
II. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, San Antonio Campus. February
28, 2004.
Publications
·
Hinton, Kip Austin & Van Heertum, Richard.
“Deconstructing the Superhero: American Idols in Film” (2010). Center for the Study of Women: Update (special
issue on media & gender) Sept. http://www.csw.ucla.edu
·
The Alamo
2004: Everybody in Texas is Going (2006). Master’s thesis. University
of Texas at San Antonio, Division of
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies. [OCLC: 75182820]
·
Observation,
Reaction, and Fusion: Self-Empowerment in the Westside (2005). Report for Making Connections. San Antonio: Culture & Policy
Institute/Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.mc-sa.org
·
Kip Austin Hinton, Carol Brochin-Ceballos
& Joyelle Payne. “Viva La Educación:
Teachers can end high-stakes testing” (2005). San Antonio: TAKS Boycott Association. http://taksboycott.blogspot.com
Preparing for submission
· “Chicana/o Critical Media Literacy”
·
“English as a Second Language Ideology: Asian
International and Immigrant Students”
·
“Playing
Indian: The WarChiefs
and Control of History”
·
“Just
another Stop on the Tour: Texas Nationalism at the Alamo”
· “Subjugating The New World”
·
“Objectivity In Perspective: Novick’s That Noble
Dream and Other Myths”
Awards
·
Division B Stipend Award, AERA Annual Meeting (2009
& 2010)
·
University of California Regents Award
(2007-08)
·
UCLA University Fellowship (2006-07)
·
UTSA Graduate Assistantship (2004-06)
·
OSU Arts and Sciences Honors Research
Scholarship (1996)
·
OSU Scarlet and Gray Scholarship (1994)
·
elected to Phi Beta Kappa honor society (1997)
·
The Ohio State Excellence in Scholarship award
(1996 & 1997)
·
12 quarters on Dean’s List at OSU (1993-1997)
Academic Service
·
American
Educational Research Association reviewer, Division B section 4 – Ecological and Community Justice (2011)
·
AERA reviewer, Division J section 6 – Society, Culture & Change (2010)
·
AERA reviewer, SIG -
Democratic Citizenship in Education (2010)
·
AERA reviewer, SIG - Qualitative Research (2010)
·
representative, UCLA Graduate Student Council in Education (2007-2009)
·
organizer, Undocumented
Undergrads: Immigrant Students and
the California Dream Act Conference (March 1, 2008)
·
representative, UCLA School of Education Faculty Executive Committee
(2007-2008)
·
mentor, Communities
in Schools program, Wrenn Middle School, San
Antonio (2005-2006)
·
member, Phi
Beta Kappa Scholarship Committee, San Antonio (2003-2005)
·
Phi
Beta Kappa Board of Directors,
San Antonio (2003-2006)
·
Student representative, English Executive Committee, The Ohio State University (1995-1997)
etc.
·
Theatre: co-writer/lead actor in Ice House, at Guadalupe Teatro (June 30,
2006); co-writer/actor in Revolution/Revelation,
at Guadalupe Theatre (June 25, 2005); actor
in Guillermo Gómez-Peña’s Epcot El Alamall, at Jump-Start Theater (June 18, 2004); actor
in Cirque du Jerk, MadLab Theater (1999); lead actor in A Doll’s House, OSU (1996)
·
webmaster/editor of websites including: TAKS
Boycott Association, a political initiative on public school
assessment in Texas, and the award-winning, first Zora Neale Hurston website
·
Fluent conversational and academic Spanish
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