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 Background

Education:

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Ph.D, French, Minor in Spanish, 5/2008
[Dissertation: Subject to Individuality: Sex, Religion and the Politics of Identity in the Early Romantic novel]
MA., University of New Orleans, French Literature, Minor in Spanish, 5/2000
University of New Orleans, Bachelor of Arts (Summa cum Laucle), French, Minor in Spanish (12/1 997)
Université de Nice, Nice, France, DeuglLicense Program (06/1987- 06/1 990)
Lycée International de Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France, Baccaluréat Al (French and math) 7/1987

Experience:

A. Academic — Teaching

University of New Orleans
Instructor of French and Spanish, 812006 — present

• Teaches undergraduate course Practical French Phonetics
• Teaches undergraduate courses in French
• Teaches undergraduate courses in French online
• Teaches basic Spanish course

Dillard University, New Orleans
Adjunct Instructor of French, 12/2005-8/2006

• Taught Intermediate French

Tulane University, New Orleans
Adjunct Instructor of French, 8/2003-8/2005

• Taught Advanced French grammar and composition
• Taught Basic French courses
Tulane University, New Orleans

Graduate Assistant, 8/2000-8/2003

• Taught Advanced French grammar and composition
• Taught Basic French language classes.
• Taught Survey of French Literature as assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Poe

University of New Orleans

Graduate Assistant in French, 8/1998-8/2000

• Taught beginning French levels 1 and 2
• Taught beginning Spanish Level I

Scholarly and Creative Productivity

4. Participation at Professional Meetings

c. Conferences attended

XV International George Sand Conference, New Orleans, La., Dec 5-8 2002

5. Other scholarly or creative activities

d. Professional Society Membership

Member of the Modern Language Association (MLA)
Member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
Member of Phi Gamma Mu International Honor Society

6. Awards

2000 Graduate Assistantship, Tulane University, August/2000
1999 William Y. Lobdell, Jr. Foreign Language Faculty Scholarship, May/99
1999 Dean’s Award 1998-99
1998 UNO Chancellor’s medal, University of New Orleans, Dec. /98
1998 Golden key national honor society Scholarship Award, Dec. /1998
1997 Outstanding Achievement in French, University of New Orleans, April 1997

9. Major Areas of Creative or Research Interest

Early French colonization of the Antilles
Mid-eighteenth to early nineteenth century French literature and civilization
(1750-1850)
Identity Construction
Gender studies

10. Other professional accomplishments

D. Academic Service

a. On-campus
Courses and Curricula Committee, Fall 2008-present
Public Relations Committee, UNO Foreign Language Department, Fall 2008-present
Library committee UNO Foreign Language Department, FaB 2007- Fall 2008

E. Other Service

Assistance with “Get to Know UNO”, 2007, 2008
Assistance with GNO Literary Rally at UNO, 1998, 1999, 2006 Committee member for French 3500 Senior Seminar Oral and written exams (responsible for Phonetics and Grammar sections),
2008 Committee member for the creation of the French 1002 and 2001 departmental exit exams, 2007, 2008