Resume

• 2013

  PhD

  Research interests: Latinx Studies (cultural productions); US Multiethnic Literature; Chicana/o Drama

  Theatre and Performance; Chicana Feminisms; U.S. Third World Feminisms; Cultural Studies; Social Justice\n

  English (Latinx Studies)

  Literature of the America's working group

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• 2005

  MA

  English; 20th Century Literature

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA

  English

  School of Embodied Leadership

  L-Team

  LeaderShape

  George Mason University

  Latin American Studies Graduate Certificate

  UNC-Chapel Hill

• UNC Latina/o Studies Program

  Latina/o Studies as a field is constituted out of the transdisciplinary study of Latina/o cultural production and experience in terms of a whole variety of factors. Latinas/os are defined as people of Latin American and/or Iberian heritage living and working in the United States or U.S.-based but also moving between the U.S.

  UNC Latina/o Studies Program

  UNC Latina/o Studies Program Promo Video

  lsp.unc.edu

  UNC Latina/o Studies Program Promo Video

  The Summit Church - Raleigh-Durham

  NC

  Vocalist

  Worship

  Volunteer

  Triangle Rabbits

  Grant Writing

  University Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Website Development

  Literature

  Staff Development

  Photoshop

  Higher Education

  InDesign

  Spanish

  Teaching Writing

  Native Fluency in Spanish

  Teaching

  Student Affairs

  Editing

  WordPress Design

  Event Planning

  Illustrator

  Research

  Bodies That Should Matter: Chicana/o Farmworkers

  Slow Violence

  and the Politics of (In)visibility in Cherrie Moraga’s _Heroes and Saints_

  http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/publications/aztl%C3%A1n-journal-chicano-studies-0

  Bodies That Should Matter: Chicana/o Farmworkers

  Slow Violence

  and the Politics of (In)visibility in Cherrie Moraga’s _Heroes and Saints_

  Latinos Reach New Highs in College Enrollment

  Latinos Reach New Highs in College Enrollment

  Harvesting Dignity: Remembering the Lives of Farmworkers

  Friday

  March 23rd at 6:30pm\nStone Center Theatre

  \nUNC-Chapel Hill\n

  UNC Pauper Players: In the Heights

  _In the Heights_ at the Carrboro ArtsCenter

  April 7-10\n4 SOLD-OUT SHOWS\n\nPlaybill: http://www.playbillder.com/show/vip/UNC_Pauper_Players/2017/In_the_Heights_35255\n\nWatch me discuss and promote the show: http://www.wral.com/news/noticias/video/16622843/\n\nWatch actors from talk about the show! http://www.wral.com/news/noticias/video/16649074/

  Durán

  Durán

  Brandeis University

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  UNC Latina/o Studies Program (LSP)

  Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP)

  Juntos NC

  Freelance Editor

  Writer

  and Fact Checker

  UNC Academic Support Program for Student Athletes

  •\tDeveloped purposeful and appropriate one-on-one instruction that employed a variety of effective teaching strategies and maximized time on writing assignments

  ensuring instruction aligned with NCAA standards\n•\tSet specific academic and behavior goals for change in tandem with the students in every weekly session\n•\tCreated an achievement-oriented and structured learning environment for student-athlete success\n•\tCollaborated with colleagues and the instructional leadership team to regularly evaluate and improve curricular maps\n•\tParticipated in training and leadership development that focused on student motivation and building a strong tutor-student relationship

  Writing Tutor

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Chapel Hill

  NC

  Conference Coordinator

  Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP)

  UNC-Chapel Hill

  ENGL 144: Futurisms in Popular Genres (Spring 2019)\nWGST 233: Introduction to Latina Literature (Spring 2018 & 2017)\nENGL 364: Introduction to Latinx Studies (Fall 2017)\nENGL 105i: Business Writing (Fall 2016)\nENGL 129: Literature & Culture Diversity: Chicana/o Literature & Social Transformation (Spring 2016)\nENGL 105: Writing in the Disciplines

  Teaching Fellow

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Freelance Editor

  Writer

  and Fact Checker

  Florence Levy Kay Fellow in U.S. Latinx Cultural Studies

  Brandeis University

  Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program

  University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

  •\tSupported logistics and execution of weekly professional academic development workshops for a cohort of about 20 underrepresented minority students\n•\tSelected appropriate topics for workshops and recruited interdisciplinary and minority faculty to serve on panels\n•\tAdministered weekly surveys to communicate evaluation impacts to program director \n•\tProvided weekly one-on-one writing instruction to support students’ writing and research progress\n•\tProvided supplementary writing instruction in one-on-one meetings to evaluate students’ writing and academic research progress\n•\tOversaw students’ dorm experience and oriented students with regard to UNC research facilities and program requirements\n•\tPlanned off-campus social activities for students and coordinated transportation\n•\tAssist with the event execution of the MURAP conference \n•\tDeveloped strong working relationships with faculty and staff\n•\tComposed an annual final report about professionalization workshops for institutional funders’ evaluation

  Senior Graduate Assistant

  North Carolina State University

  •\tAssisted Program Director compose training manual and co-facilitated Juntos Academy’s full one day training for 25 college student leaders and support staff\n•\tCo-managed logistics for Academy week’s activities and academic classes

  ensuring effective and cohesive operation on a day-to-day basis \n•\tOrganized and led staff meetings to support leadership

  provide mentorship

  discuss student concerns

  and evaluate the daily successes of Academy\n•\tProvided targeted writing instruction to Academy students according to school grade level

  ranging from rising freshmen to rising seniors\n•\tProactively identified and worked to resolve student or staff concerns during Academy \n•\tDesigned a Qualtrics survey for Academy 2015 and administered survey to 128 students\n•\tComposed and submitted a final report detailing results of Academy student survey with quantitative and qualitative analysis; made recommendations for future Juntos summer programming\n•\tCompiled current data about Juntos NC programs and conducted grant prospect research\n•\tFacilitated research

  development

  review

  and editing of letter of inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation according to guidelines

  persuasively communicating Juntos’ mission and proposed evaluation project

  Bland Fellow Intern

  Juntos NC

  UNC-Chapel Hill

  •\tServe as a primary contact for the program

  while maintaining confidentiality and directing staff

  students

  and faculty

  as necessary

  to program director or other departments \n•\tProvide administrative support to program director

  assisting with program events preparation and logistics

  and budget breakdowns \n•\tDesign all promotional material for program including the culture(s) speaker series flyers and posters\n•\tOversee paperwork for visiting speakers and guests to ensure timely travel and lodging coordination\n•\tManage guest transportation and scheduled on-campus speaking engagement logistics\n•\tCompletely redesigned program website

  creating a user-friendly and technically efficient web presence in Summer 2015 \n•\tCreate

  develop

  and manage all program website content and regularly update events calendar\n•\tTrack site usage statistics and monitor performance\n•\tManage program listserv and forward emails of interest to listserv members\n•\tMaintain records of all program events and co-sponsorships; keep documentation of students who have declared Latina/o Studies as academic minor

  Graduate Research Assistant

  UNC Latina/o Studies Program (LSP)

  North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals

  Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS)

  Latinx Studies Association

  Association for Theatre in Higher Education

  Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States (MELUS)

  French (reading proficiency)

  English

  Spanish

  Mellon Summer Research Dissertation Award

  Institute for the Study of the Americas

  UNC-Chapel Hill

  Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar

  HSF

  Summer Research Fellowship

  UNC Graduate School

  Chancellor’s Doctoral Candidacy Award

  Initiative for Minority Excellence

  UNC-Chapel Hill

  Performing Arts Special Activities Fund Grant

  Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

  UNC-Chapel Hill

  Richard Bland Fellowship

  UNC Graduate School