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Priscila Calatayud-Fernández works as an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Iberian Studies in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Georgia. She defended her dissertation, Inoperative Figures of Work (1930-2014), at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she taught courses on Peninsular Cinema and Narrative. Priscila’s field of expertise is Modern and Contemporary Iberian Studies, with an emphasis on literature and…
One of my main commitments is to implement new and effective methods of teaching, such as the use of audiovisuals and the implementation of new technologies that empower and help students invest in a deeper way with their learning. Practices and educational experiences in past times have led us to enrich the philosophical concept of education. Search, understanding, and reflection have always been and continue to be the main drivers for…
Lisette C. Whitehead is a master's student in Hispanic Studies in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia. Her research interests include Latin American literature written by women, Latinx studies, decolonial perspectives, gender theories, and education.  Currently, she teaches SPAN 1001 at UGA and also teaches Spanish and English as a Second Language (ESL) at The Hello House in East Athens, Georgia. In the summer…
My research interests lie in phonetics and phonology.  More specifically, my research focuses on laboratory phonology, phonological representations, and sociophonetic variability.  Disentangling surface forms (the sounds we produce) from abstract forms (how they are represented in the brain) has always been a primary goal for phonological theories, but finding appropriate methods to test these questions is challenging.  I use a…
My name is Ally Bigham and I am from Charlotte, North Carolina. I graduated from Wofford College located in Spartanburg, SC where I received my B.A. in Spanish with a minor in Business. During my time at Wofford I was a member of the inaugural softball team and Co-President of Sigma Delta Pi. I conducted undergraduate research and investigated Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality in the Spanish Civil War through Newspapers where we focused mainly on…
Daniela Hernández is in her first year of her Master's program at the University of Georgia. She earned her bachelor's in World Languages and Culture with a focus in Spanish for the Professions from Georgia College & State University in 2023. Prior to enrolling at UGA, she was working with individuals aged 8 - 55  in the role of a Spanish tutor. Currently, she is a mentee for Spanish 1110 and is excited about honing her teaching skills…

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