JOHN DOWNTON HAZLETT CURRICULUM VITAE

BACKGROUND

Education:

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: Ph.D., English, 1984. Dissertation: "Self and History: Essays on American Historiography and Autobiography." Director: Robert Sayre. M.A., English, 1980.

COE COLLEGE: B.A., cum laude, English, 1971. Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Experience:

A. Academic

JANET DUPUY COLLEY ENDOWED PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, University of New Orleans, 2008-present

INSTRUCTOR, University of New Orleans Writing Workshops in Cork, Ireland. Summer, 2013

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, University of New Orleans Glories of France Summer Study Program, Montpellier, France, Summer 2010

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, University of New Orleans Costa Rica Summer Program, San Ramon, Costa Rica, Summer 2009

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, University of New Orleans Prague Summer Seminars, Prague, Czech Republic, Summer 2006

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, University of New Orleans Madrid Summer Seminars, Madrid, Spain. Summer 2003

DIRECTOR, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. Spring 2003-present

DIRECTOR, AREA STUDIES MINORS, College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. Fall 2003-present

ACADEMIC ADVISOR FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES, Division of International Studies, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. August 2001-present

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, College of Liberal Arts, 2 University of New Orleans, Louisiana. January 1999-January 2001

INTERIM DIRECTOR, ASIAN STUDIES MINOR, College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. August 2000-August 2001

PROFESSOR (American Literature), University of New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1998- present

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (American Literature), University of New Orleans, Louisiana. August 1991-1998.

VISITING PROFESSOR (English as a Second Language), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Central de Veracruz. Córdoba (Veracruz), Mexico. August 1997-June 1998.

VISITING PROFESSOR (American Literature and Culture), University of Salamanca, Spain. September 1991-June 1992.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (American Literature), University of New Orleans, Louisiana. August 1986-August 1991.

FULBRIGHT LECTURER (American Literature and Culture), Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. October 1985-June 1987.

CONSULTANT in Curricular Design, American Studies Program, University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. January 1986-June 1986.

INSTRUCTOR of ESL, Institute of Languages, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. October 1 1985-January 1986.

INSTRUCTOR, Department of English, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, California. September 1983-June 1985.

TEACHING ASSISTANT, Department of English, University of Iowa. 1973-1975.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Department of English, University of Iowa. 1972-1973.

B. Other Professional

SCIENCE EDITOR, Department of Physiology/Anatomy, University of California, Berkeley. July 1979-October 1985.

STAFF WRITER, City Arts Monthly, San Francisco, 1983-84.

SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY 3

1. Publications

A. Books

a. Scholarly books i. Refereed: My Generation: Collective Autobiography and Identity Politics (Madison: U of Wisconsin P, 1998). Wisconsin Series on American Autobiography. General Editor: William Andrews. 288 pp.

ii. Non-refereed: none

b. Text books i. Refereed: none ii. Non-refereed: none

B. Refereed/Invited Publications

a. Book chapters: none b. Journal articles

“The Thrill of Being Here: Letter from Fortín de las Flores, Mexico,” The Southern Review 42 (Winter 2006): 30-46.

"Generational Theory and Collective Autobiography," American Literary History 4 (Spring 1992): 77-96.

"The American Generational Autobiography: Malcolm Cowley and Michael Rossman," Prospects: An Annual Journal of American Cultural Studies, Vol. 16., ed. Jack Salzman (New York: Cambridge UP, 1991), pp. 421-442.

"The Situation of American Autobiography: Generic Blurring in 'Contemporary' Historiography," Prose Studies: History, Theory, Criticism 13 (1990): 261-277.

"Re-reading 'Rappaccini's Daughter': Giovanni and the Seduction of the Transcendental Reader," ESQ: A Journal of the American Renaissance 35 (1989): 42-68. Reprinted in: Anja Barnard, ed. Short Story Criticism. Vol. 64. Gale Group, 2003.

"Repossessing the Past: Discontinuity and History in Alfred Kazin's A Walker in the City," Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly 7 (1984): 325-340.

"Literary Nationalism and Ambivalence in Washington Irving's The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus," American Literature 55 (1983): 560-575.

"Conversion, Revisionism, and Revision in Malcolm Cowley's Exile's Return," The South Atlantic Quarterly 82 (1983): 179-88. 4

c. Refereed monographs: none

d. Refereed proceedings:

“’Crossing the Border’: Constructions of National Character in U.S.-Mexico Transnational Travel Narratives.” Actas del V Congreso del SAAS (Spanish Association of American Studies). Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). 3-5 April 2001. pp. 51-65.

"Self Myths and the Autobiography of Renunciation in 20th Century North America." Actas del X Congreso Nacional AEDEAN (Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo- Norteamericanos). Zaragoza, Spain: AEDEAN, 1988. 355-362.

C. Other Publications

a. Non-refereed academic journal articles: none

b. Others:

Article: John D. Hazlett. “Letter from the Gulf: Paradise Lost, Redux.” Canoe & Kayak Magazine. Vol. 38, Issue 5, August 2010. Photographic coverage of BP Oil Spill: Grand Isle, Grand Terre Isle, Elmer’s Island, Barataria Bay. May 20-30, 2010. Photos have been featured in Mother Jones Magazine, the PBS documentary Need to Know, and online versions of the Huffington Post and Newsweek. See: http://motherjones.com/environment/2010/05/oil-spill-bp-grand-isle-beach. Photos also available at https://picasaweb.google.com/jhazlett1949/20100611GrandeTerreIslandJune1020 10# Photographic coverage of Tea-Party Rally, Houma, LA, June 19, 2010, featured in Mother Jones Magazine and available at: https://picasaweb.google.com/jhazlett1949/20100619TeapartyRallyAndCocodrie# Photographic coverage of BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund with Federal Administrator Kenneth Feinberg, Houma Louisiana. March 27, 2011. Photographs in Mother Jones Magazine and available at: https://picasaweb.google.com/jhazlett1949/GrandIsleElmerIslandAndMathewsLA WithMacMcClelland?authkey=Gv1sRgCKSt4YyQ7_3tew# Article: “New International Studies Program Established at University of New Orleans,” World Affairs Council of New Orleans Newsletter (May and Summer Issues 2005). 1500 words.

Book reviews: Review of Steven J. Hunsaker. Autobiography and National Identity in the Americas. (Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1999) in a/b: Auto/Biography Studies 16:2 (Winter 2001): 295-302. http://facstaff.uww.edu/hoganj/Hazlett162.html

5 Review of Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson, eds. De/Colonizing the Subject: The Politics of Gender in Women's Autobiography (Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1992) in a/b: Auto/Biography Studies 13 (1998): 131-38.

Review of John D. Barbour, Versions of Deconversion: Autobiography and the Loss of Faith (Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1994) in a/b: Auto/Biography Studies 11 (1996): 139-43.

Review of Robert Folkenflik, ed., The Culture of Autobiography: Constructions of Self- Representation (Stanford: Stanford UP, 1993) in a/b: Auto/Biography Studies 9 (1994): 277-85.

Review of Antonia Sánchez Macarro, ed., Studies in American Literature: Essays in Honor of Enrique García Díez, (València: Universitat de València, 1991) in Atlantis: Revista de la Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos 13 (1991): 223- 27.

Pedagogical publications:

Series of booklets co-authored with Silvia San Martín on American films for advanced students of American language and culture. Series entitled: No Olvides Tu Inglés. Guía de Comprensión: Modismos, Localismos, Giros Coloquiales. Languages: Spanish/English. Publisher: Marketing Editorial, Madrid, Spain. Titles in series:

Frantic (Frenético) (June 1994). 24 pp. Ghost (March 1994). 26 pp. Lethal Weapon (Arma Letal) (February 1994). 43 pp. The Accidental Tourist (El turista accidental) (January 1994) The Untouchables (Los intocables) (December 1993). 36 pp. The Color Purple (El color púrpura) (October 1993). 40 pp. Dangerous Liaisons (Las amistades peligrosas) (September 1993). 40 pp. Out of Africa (Memorias de Africa) (July 1993). 39 pp. Home Alone (Solo en casa) (April 1993). 48 pp. Sleeping with the Enemy (Durmiendo con su enemigo) (March 1993). 40 pp. Pacific Heights (De repente, un extraño). (February 1993). 48 pp. Alien (El octavo pasajero) (January 1993). 40 pp. Miller's Crossing (Muerte entre las flores) (December 1992). 55 pp. Abyss (El abismo) (November 1992). 55 pp. The War of the Roses (La guerra de los Rose) (October 1992). 40 pp. Wall Street (Wall Street) (September 1992). 56 pp. Working Girls (Armas de mujer) (July 1992). 56 pp. Die Hard (Jungla de cristal) (June 1992). 48 pp. Star Wars (La guerra de las galaxias) (May 1992). 40 pp. Commando (Comando) (April 1992). 24 pp. The Jewel of the Nile (La joya del Nilo) (March 1992). 32 pp. The Fly (La mosca) (February 1992). 24 pp. 6 Cocoon (January 1992). 24 pp.

American short story masterworks series, co-edited, introduced, and annotated with Silvia San Martín. Series entitled: El inglés en sus textos. Languages: Spanish/English. Publisher: Marketing Editorial, Madrid, Spain. Titles in series:

Sherwood Anderson's The Egg [El huevo] February 1994 Kate Chopin's Désirée's Baby, The Story of an Hour, The Storm [El bebé de Désirée, El cuento de una hora, La tormenta] January 1994 Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wall-Paper [El papel amarillo] December 1993 Samuel Clemen's The Story of the Old Ram and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County [El cuento del viejo carnero y La rana saltarina del Condado de Calaveras] November 1993 Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle [Rip Van Winkle] October 1993 Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown [El joven Goodman Brown] September 1993

Theater Reviews:

"The Participation Paradox," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 5 (March 1983): 27. "Point of Order's Blunted Message," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 5 (February 1983): 31. "Marxist-Socialist Meets Anarcho-Feminist: Dornacker-Davis Do Fo-Rame," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 5 (January 1983): 29. "A Dreamscape of Storytelling: A Travelling Jewish Theatre," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 4 (December 1982): 41. "Playwrights on the Edge of Experience," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 4 (August 1982): 37. "Casting for the Human Struggle: American Stage's Charles Gordone," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 4 (November 1982): 21. "Mirror Performance: Narcissism and Political Image," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 4 (October 1982): 31. "Subversion of the Audience: Chris Hardman's Meta-Theatrics," San Francisco's City Arts Monthly 4 (September 1982): 37.

2. ITEMS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BUT NOT YET PUBLISHED

None

3. ARTISTIC OR OTHER CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

“Constructions of National Character in U.S.-Mexico Transnational Travel Narratives.” Plenary Lecture, Spanish Association of American Studies. Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). April 6, 2001.

7 “Travel Narrative and the State of North American Autobiography.” Paper, Spanish Association of American Studies. Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). April 6, 2001.

"¿Como Fue la Contracultura de los Años Sesenta en los Estados Unidos de America?" Invited lecture given at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey-- Campus Central de Veracruz, Córdoba, Mexico, March 20, 1998.

"American and Spanish Women's Autobiography: A Comparative Study," paper presented as part of a panel entitled "American Studies and Foreign Cultures: Directions in Comparative Research," The Southern Historical Association, New Orleans, 2 November 1990.

"Generationalism and the Ideology of Autobiography," International Autobiography Conference, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine. 30 September 1989.

"Estudiar e Investigar en Los EE.UU.," 40 Aniversario Programa Fulbright, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. 6-9 May 1987. Also delivered at Fulbright Commission, Madrid, Spain. 8 June 1987.

"Vietnam Narratives: The Validation of Those Who Went," Jornadas Sobre Estudios Norteamericanos: Revisión y Actualización, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. 29 April 1986. Also delivered during: "Ciclo de Conferencias del Centro de Estudios Norteamericanos de la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares," Spain. 21 May 1987.

"The Ideology and Literature of Youthism in 20th Century America," Universidad de Málaga, Spain. 12-13 March, 1987. Also delivered during Jornadas Sobre Estudios Anglo-Americanos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. 31 March 1987.

"Re-reading 'Rappaccini's Daughter': The Seduction of the Transcendental Reader," Anglo-American Week, Universidad Deusto, Bilbao, Spain. 9 April 1986. Also delivered at: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 27 March 1987.

"Myths of the Self and the Autobiography of Renunciation in 20th Century America," X Congreso Nacional AEDEAN, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. 16-20 December 1986.

"Self and History: American Autobiographies of the 1960s," Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 9 May 1986.

"Vietnam Veteran Memoirs: American Myth and Narrative Strategy," Universidad del Pais Vasco, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. 20 March 1986.

"American Literature from the 60s to the Present: Autobiography," Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, Madrid, Spain. 6 March 1986.

"The Subject Matter of Biography: Great Men, Minor Lives, and Collective Identities," IX Congreso Nacional AEDEAN, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. 17-20 December 1985.

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5. OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Service in role of discussant, critic, reviewer for professional meeting or publications

Manuscript review, Cambridge University Press, MS by Shawn Smallman and Kimberley Brown entitled Introduction to International Studies. Spring 2009. Manuscript review, University of Iowa Press. MS by Craig Monk (University of Lethbridge) entitled Writing the Lost Generation: Expatriate Autobiography and the Character of American Modernism. Summer 2007. Member, Editorial Board, Lifewriting Annual, Biographical and Autobiographical Studies. AMS Press. Appointed, Spring 2006. Manuscript reviewer, Lifewriting Annual. Biographical and Autobiographical Studies. Brooklyn: AMS Press. Reviewed manuscript entitled “E Pluribus Unum: Narratives of National Belonging in Coming-of-Age Anthologies.” Summer 2005. Manuscript reviewer, Longman Publishers (Penguin Academic Series). Reviewed two- volume anthology manuscript entitled American Literature, edited by William Cain (ISBN: 0-321-11623-2). October 2003. Manuscript reviewer, a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, 1991-present. Manuscript reviewer, State University of New York Press. Reviewed manuscript entitled Redirecting the Gaze: Third World Women Filmmakers, edited by Diana Robin and Ira Jaffe, 1997.

B. Service in role of officer, session organizer or chairperson of professional organization and/or meeting

Organizer, “A Gathering of BAIS Majors and Founding of the BAIS Student Club” hosted with Mary Grace Bernard, MH 212, September 26, 2013. University of New Orleans Organizer, Presentation by Brian Manning, Director of Operations, Mama Maji . “Careers Opportunities in International Development.” November 26 2013. MH 212, University of New Orleans. Organizer, Lecture by Tom Garrett of the Independent Republican Institute (IRI) and Leslie Campbell of the National Democratic Institute (DNI). “Democracy in the Post-Arab Spring World: A Progress Assessment of Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen.” October 29, 2013. KH 211, University of New Orleans Organizer, Lecture for the World Affairs Council of New Orleans by Tom Garrett of the Independent Republican Institute (IRI) and Leslie Campbell of the National Democratic Institute (DNI). “Arab Spring, Two Year After.” October 29, 2013 The Attic at Lucy's, 701 Tchoupitoulas Street Organizer, Presentation by Flora Williams, JET: Japan Exchange and Teaching Program. October 15, 2013, MH 222, University of New Orleans Organizer, Presentation by Megan Geissler, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. “Internships and Travel Opportunities in the Mid-East.” October 14, 2013, MH 212, University of New Orleans 9 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO 18 Member Delegation to the National Model United Nations Conference, Sheraton/Hilton Hotels, New York City, New York, March 24-30, 2013. Delegation won Outstanding Delegation Award and four Outstanding Position Paper Awards. Organizer, UNO Model United Nations Delegation Round-Table Discussion with Permanent Mission of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations, New York City, New York, March 26, 2013 Participant, “Round-Table Discussion on K-12 Internationalization” with Morris Jeff Community School Principal Patricia Perkins, Morris Jeff Community School, New Orleans March 22, 2013 Organizer, “Study Abroad Programs at UNO,” for BAIS students, Liberal Arts, Room 236, March 21, 2013 Co-organizer, Lecture by Dr. Larry Blechman, Co-founder of Stimson Center, “Confronting the Nuclear Threat,” for World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Zea Restaurant, December 11, 2012 Presenter, “Internships and Careers in International Studies,” for BAIS students, University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts, Room 236, November 20, 2012 Presenter, “UNO’s BA in International Studies Program—History and Present Status,” for UNO Dept. of Admissions Staff, University of New Orleans, Milneburg Hall, Room 218, November 20, 2012 Organizer, Lecture/Discussion by Diplomat in Residence, University of Houston Donna Blair, “Dept. of State Undergrad and Graduate Fellowship Programs,” University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts, Room 197, November 14, 2012 Organizer, Lecture by Vladimir Đorđević, Dept. of International Relations and European Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic; “Kosovo & Serbia Pursue Membership in the EU: Prospects for Success & Implications for US Foreign Policy,” University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts., Room 236, November 13, 2012 Organizer, Lecture by Ken Okoth, Director, Children of Kibura Foundation—Kenya; “Kenya on the Edge – Population, Politics and Paths to Progress,” Loyola University, October 11, 2012 Organizer, Lecture by Dr. Y. Alp Aslandogan, The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, “Turkey’s Journey of Democratization,” University of New Orleans, University Center, Room 211A, October 3, 2012 Organizer, Lecture/Discussion by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Pettit, US Department of State, Liberal Arts, Room 197, September 21, 2012 Organizer, Lecture by Bob Marshall, Pultizer Prize Winning Outdoors Writer, Times Picayune, “The Politics of Nature Writing in Southern Louisiana,” Education Bldg., Room 222, April 26, 2012 Organizer, Lecture by Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheryl Benton, US Department of State, “The Work of the U.S. State Department and Careers in Foreign Affairs” Liberal Arts, Room 197, April 12, 2012 Organizer, UNO Model United Nations Delegation Visit to and Talk by Gabriele Juen, Chargé d’affaires, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, New 10 York City, New York, April 5, 2012 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO 14 Member Delegation to the National Model United Nations Conference, Sheraton Hotel, New York City, New York, April 1-6, 2012 Delegation won Distinguished Delegation Award. Organizer, Talk by Madeline Stoddart, Recruiter, “Study Abroad Opportunities in the Middle East: The Aftermath of the Arab Spring.” The American University in Cairo, Liberal Arts Bldg, Room 197, March 21, 2012 Co-organizer, Model United Nations Club Fundraiser for national conference in New York. Homer Hitt Alumni Center. Raised $2000 for student housing and travel to National Conference. March 14, 2012 Organizer, Talk by and Conversation with Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor, United Nations Foundation for Model United Nations IS 3090 Students. UNO, Liberal Arts 197. March 1, 2012 Organizer, BA in International Studies “Hang-Out and Pizza Party,” Liberal Arts Building, Room 197, March 1, 2012 Organizer, PubNite at The Irish House, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, March 1, 2012 Organizer, Arab Spring Lecture by Thomas E. Garrett (Independent Republic Institute) and Leslie Campbell (National Democratic Institute), BA in International Studies, Kirschman Hall 222, January 18, 2012 Organizer, “The Arab Spring: Prospects for Democracy” talk by Thomas E. Garrett (Independent Republic Institute) and Leslie Campbell (National Democratic Institute), co-sponsored with World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Vacherie Restaurant, New Orleans, January 18, 2012 Organizer and Host, WACNO PubNite, The Bombay Club, December 8, 2011 Organizer, Talk by Leland Miller, Managing Director/Co-founder, Avascent International and China Town Hall, World Affairs Council of America Webcast by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Bldg., New Orleans, November 16, 2012 Organizer, Talk by Dr. Lawrence Taylor, National University of Ireland. "Murder, Marijuana, and Migration." Levin Hall, Tulane University, September 22, 2011. Organizer, Talk by Dr. James Mokhiber, Great Decisions: Horn of Africa. Milton H. Latter Library, September 21, 2011 Organizer, Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Stacey, US Department of State, “Another New World Order? Bin Laden, the Arab Spring, and the Future of Global Politics” Byblos Restaurant, New Orleans. May 21, 2011 Organizer, Lecture by Bryn Barnard, Title: “The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World.” Tulane University, April 8, 2011. Organizer, Public School Outreach Program, World Affairs Council of New Orleans. Bryn Barnard presentations at International School of Louisiana (ISL) and International High School (IHS). Title: “From Orchestras to Orange Juice: How Muslims Made the Modern World.” April 8, 2011 Organizer, Talk by Director Kaitlyn Summerill and screening of film documentary: “Shed No Tears: Child Trafficking in Benin.” April 14, 2011. Organizer, Talk by Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting, Austrian Ambassador to the 11 UN, for IS 3090 Course. April 2, 2011. Organizer, Talk by and Conversation with Former Consul General of Honduras to New Orleans, Mayra Pineda, IS 3090. February 8, 2011 Organizer and Host, WACNO PubNite with Phi Beta Delta, The Bombay Club, February 3, 2011. Organizer, Conversation with Honduran Ambassador to the United Nations, Maria Elizabeth Flores Flake, IS 3090 Course. New York City, April, 20, 2011 Co-organizer, U. S. Army War College, Eisenhower Series College Program. Panel presentation on Combat Leadership, Recruiting for the All-Volunteer Force, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Panelists: Capt. William G. Davis, Col. Eric T. Judkins, Col. Jeff Marlette, Lt. Col. Alan F. Rebholz, Col. Irving Smith III, Col. Aaron A. Webster, WWII Museum, April 2010 Organizer, Documentary video screening by Klein Bros. Productions. Documentary title: “What Are We Doing Here?: The effects of World Aid Programs in Africa.” UNO. April 2010 Organizer, Lecture by Nicole McClelland, Human Rights Correspondent for Mother Jones Magazine and author of For Us Surrender is Out of the Question: A Story from Burma’s Never-Ending War. Lecture Title: Inside Burma: An American Correspondent's Experience and US Policy Analysis.” Tulane University. April 2010 Organizer, Lecture by Gillian Sorenson, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Foundation. Lecture title: “The Role of the USA in Strengthening the UN.” UNO. March 2010 Co-organizer, Panel discussion by Humpty Dumpty Institute on Post-Conflict Land- Mine Proliferation Crisis. Co-sponsored by BAIS, WACNO, and Amnesty International. UNO. March 2010 Co-organizer, Lecture by Dr. Reza Aslan, author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam and How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror. Lecture title: “The Future of the Iranian Dream.” UNO. November 2009 Organizer, Alumni Panel Discussion of Post-Graduation Opportunities with BAIS Alumni. UNO Library. November 2009 Organizer, BAIS Resume and Cover Letter Workshop, in cooperation with the Career Development Center. UNO Library, November 2009 Local Organization Committee Member, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, November 19-12, 2009 Co-Organizer, Documentary Film Screening of "Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story." Followed by panel discussion with Dr. Katsumi Sohma, President, US- Japan Forum, and Ms. Christina Kiel, former German diplomat to Pyongyang, North Korea, October, 2009. Organizer, Panel Discussion by Unión Civica Democrática, Honduran political action group discussion of the constitutional crisis and ouster of President Zelaya in Honduras during Fall 2009. UNO. September 2009. Co-organizer, new World Affairs Council website calendar, providing listings of 12 international activities of area organizations, including WACNO, Tulane’s Stone Center, UNO’s Austria Center, and BA in International Studies Program, Loyola’s programs in Latin American and Middle Eastern Studies, the World Trade Center, and New Orleans Citizen’s Diplomacy Council, the Asian Pacific American Society, among others, 2009-2010 Co-Moderator with Alea Cot. “Infusing Internationalization into the Undergraduate Curriculum” and “Action Session on Inter-Campus Internationalization,” Conference of Louisiana Colleges and Universities. New Orleans, March 19, 2004 Introducer & Interviewer, Le Ly Hayslip, author of Child of War/Woman of Peace and When Heaven and Earth Changed Places on University of New Orleans campus, October 18, 2000 Chair, Early American Cultural Identities Session, Southern American Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, February, 1993 Organizer, North American Film and Culture Cycle, Universidad de Salamanca, 1992 Member, Executive Committee, Southern American Studies Association, 1991-93 Chair, Postmodern American Literature Session, Southern American Studies Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, February, 1991 Chair, 19th Century American Literature Session, Philological Association of Louisiana, March 1988

C. General editorship of journal, monograph series, book series

D. Professional society membership

Modern Language Association American Studies Association The Autobiography Society Fulbright Association Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society (chapter founding member)

6. AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, PRIZES

Distinguished Delegation Award (Representing the Syrian Arab Republic), National Model United Nations—New York, April 13-18, 2014 Two Outstanding Position Paper Awards (Representing the Syrian Arab Republic), National Model United Nations—New York, April 13-18, 2014 Outstanding Delegation Award (Representing Vietnam), National Model United Nations—New York, March 23-29, 2013 Four Outstanding Position Paper Awards (Representing Vietnam), National Model United Nations—New York, March 23-29. 2013 Distinguished Delegation Award (Representing Austria), National Model United Nations—New York, April 1-5, 2012 Outstanding Delegation Award (Representing Honduras), National Model United Nations-New York, April 2011 Distinguished Service Award, Honors Program, Spring 2011 13 Janet Colley Dupuy Endowed Professorship of International Studies, 2008-present English Graduate Faculty Award, 2006 Austrian Government Katrina Relief Award, 2006 Gordon H. Mueller International Leadership Medallion, 2003 Department of English Service Award, 1997. University of New Orleans Research Council Summer Scholar Award, 1994 University of New Orleans Research Council Summer Scholar Award, 1991 University of New Orleans, Released-Time Course Reduction, Spring 1991 University of New Orleans, Released-Time Course Reduction, Spring 1990 University of New Orleans Research Council Summer Scholar Award, 1989 University of New Orleans, Released-Time Course Reduction, Fall 1988 Fulbright Lectureship, Complutense University of Madrid, 1985-87 Teaching/Research Fellow, University of Iowa, 1972-78 Undergraduate Fellow, New York City Program in the Fine Arts, 1971 Undergraduate Fellow, Newberry Library in the Humanities, 1970-71 Stuart Fellow, Coe College, 1968-1971 Ramsey Fellow, Coe College, 1967-68

7. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

A. Grants and contracts received.

Principal investigator or equivalent

Project Title: Model United Nations Club Fundraiser for national conference in New York. Homer Hitt Alumni Center, New Orleans. Amount raised: $1300 for student housing and travel. Role: Faculty Advisor Date: March 14, 2012

Project Title: Model United Nations Club Fundraiser for national conference in New York. Galvez Restaurant, New Orleans. Amount raised: $2000 for student housing and travel. Role: Faculty Advisor Date: March 24, 2011

Project Title: Iran Study Group with guest speakers Dr. Barry M. Blechman and Dr. Dan Brumberg. Grant offered by National Office World Affairs Council. Role: Grant writer Amount raised: Grant unsuccessful. Date: March 2011

Project Title: The National Collegiate Conference Association (NCCA) Educational Scholarship for the National Model United Nations-NY Conference. Role: Co-Writer Amount of scholarship: $1000. Application successful. 14 Date: February 2011

Project Title: “UNO Diversity Grant: International Internship Scholarship for Students in BAIS Program” Source and Amount of Grant: UNO Diversity Committee, $1000 Role: Co-author with Cherie Fontenot Date Approved: March 2005

Project Title: “UNO Diversity Grant: International Internship Scholarship for Students of Color/BAIS Program” Source and Amount of Grant: UNO Diversity Committee, $1000 Role: Co-author with Cherie Fontenot Date Approved: March 2004

Project Title: "University of New Orleans--University of Salamanca Faculty Exchange Program in North American Literature and Culture." Source and Amount of Grant: Spanish Consulate of New Orleans, $1500. Role: Organizer. Date approved: May 1991

Project Title: "University of New Orleans--University of Salamanca Faculty Exchange Program in North American Literature and Culture," Source and Amount of Grant: Spanish-North American Joint Committee for Cultural and Educational Cooperation, $1500. Date approved: May 1991

Project Title: "University of New Orleans--University of Salamanca Faculty Exchange Program in North American Literature and Culture," Sources and Amount of Grant: TWA, Iberia Airlines, $2500 [Grant is for round-trip transportation for American participants in exchange]. Date approved: May 1991

b. Not principle investigator

B. Grants and contracts applied for. a. Principle investigator b. Not principle investigator

8. THESIS COMMITTEE SERVICE (Limit to last three years)

Thesis Director: Director, MA Thesis Committee, Courtney Hilden. “Romantic Rhetoric and Appropriation in William Apess’s A Son of the Forest,” May, 2014 Director, MA Thesis Committee, Douglas Barry. “Letters from a Loyalist: Crèvecoeur and the Recycled Narrative of Western Civilization.” April, 2011 Director, Honors Thesis. Gioel Gioacchino. "The United Nations and Palestine Refugees: 15 Assessing UNRWA’s Strengths and Weaknesses.” Senior Honors Thesis. April, 2010

Thesis Reader:

Andrew Gibbs, “Don’t Bow Down: The New Orleans Response to the Double- Consciousness of the Harlem Renaissance,” MA Thesis, May, 2014 Karen Jensen, “Toni Morrison’s Depiction of Beauty Standards in Relation to Class, Politics of Respectability, and Consumerism in Song of Solomon,” MA Thesis, October, 2013 Amanda Baudot, “Vampirism in Hawthorne’s ‘The Birthmark,’ The Scarlet Letter, and ‘The Minister’s Black Veil,’” MA Thesis. April 5, 2013 Coleen Maidlow, “Navigating a Wasteland: Women and the American Dream in Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” MA Thesis. November 12, 2012 Patricia Thomas, “’Bury Your Head between My Knees and Seek Pardon’: Gender, Sexuality, and National Conflict in John Okada’s No-No Boy.” MA Thesis. June 16, 2012 Rory Callais, “Come As You Are, As I Want You to Be: The Grunge/Riot Grrrl Movements, Identity Construction, and Composition Pedagogy.” MA Thesis. May 16, 2012 Fahreta Muminovic. “Perception versus Reality: Assessing the Academic Experiences of the UNO Immigrant Community.” BA Honors Thesis. April 30, 2012 Ambata Kazi-Nance. “Traumatic and Healing Memory in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony and Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon.” MA Thesis. March 26, 2012 Meghan McCormack. “Close to the Source.” MFA Thesis. November 3, 2011 Leon Perniciaro. “Shifting Understandings of Imperialism: A Collision of Cultures in Starship Troopers and Ender’s Game.” MA thesis. May 2011 Emily Zeanah. “Lightless Mornings: A Fine Legacy.” MFA thesis. May 2011 Leslie Straight. “Transcendental Mirrors: Thoreau’s Pond, Poe’s Sea, and Melville’s Ocean.” MA Thesis. May 2011 Kristie Leonard, “The Yuppie as the New Frontiersman: The Gentrification of Manhattan in the 1980s and Yuppie Culture and Masculinity in Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City and Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho.” Honors Thesis. Fall 2008.

9. MAJOR AREAS OF CREATIVE OR RESEARCH INTEREST: American Literature, 1492-present; American Cultural and Literary Criticism; Autobiography; Travel Narrative; Non-Fiction Prose 10. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

A. Manuscripts submitted or in progress

Monograph-length study of US-Mexico travel narratives entitled Building Character: Constructions of National Character in US-Mexico Transnational Travel Narratives. In circulation. Travel narrative/memoir in progress treating experiences in Mexico 16 “Building Character: Constructions of the Yankee in Mexican Transnational Travel Narratives, 1830-1950” (17000 word manuscript in circulation) “Wild New Orleans: An Exploration of the Back Lagoons of New Orleans City Park,” in progress

B. Course/Program design and development

Developed new course ENGL 4033/5033: American Modernism for delivery in Fall 2014 Developed new course ENGL 4391 for Writing Workshops Cork, Ireland: Contemporary Irish Travel Writing, Summer 2013 Developed new course ENGL 4391: Writing American Nature, Spring 2012 Developed new course IS 3090: Model United Nations, Fall/Spring 2010-2011 Developed new course ENGL 2398 for Glories of France Program, Travel Writing: France, Summer 2010 Developed new course ENGL 2398 for Costa Rica Summer Program, Latin American Travel Narrative, from Christopher Columbus’s Letters to Richard Grant’s God’s Middle Finger, Summer 2009 Developed new on-line version of ENGL 2030 (American Literature Survey to 1860), Spring 2009 Developed new on-line version of ENGL 6007 (American First Person Narrative), Fall 2008 Developed new course for American Literature curricula, Constructing Masculinity in American Literature, 1500-Present (ENGL 4391), Summer 2007. Developed new course for Prague Summer Seminars, Central European Travel Narrative (ENGL 4391), Summer 2006. Developed new course in American Literature Survey series, American Literature, 1492- 1820 (ENGL 4030), Spring 2005. Developed new course in American Travel Literature, 1850-present (ENGL 4391), Fall 2004 Developed business track for B.A. in International Studies, Fall 2003-present Developed and taught new course on American and British Travel Literature in Spain (ENGL 4391), Summer 2003 Developed and taught new course on American Travel Literature 1490-1865 (ENGL 4091), Spring 2003 Development of concentrations for Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Spring 2001-present Service on Subcommittee for Curricular Design and Reform of Internationalization Task Force, Spring 2002 Co-writer, Proposal for a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Spring 1999-present Service on Ad hoc American Literature Committee, reviewing and restructuring sophomore and upper-level courses in American literature, 2001-2002 Conversion of all my courses to Blackboard Web Site Courses, 2001-2002 Graduate Seminars on Mexico-U.S. Travel Narrative (2001), Introduction to Graduate Studies in English (1999), American First Person Narratives, 1500-1865 (1995, 1998), American First Person Narratives, 1865-Present (1997), American Literary Naturalism (1990), American Autobiography (1988). 17 Service on Graduate Advisory Committee and as Graduate Coordinator reviewing and restructuring the MA and MAET programs, 1994-1997.

C. Special recognition for teaching

English Graduate Faculty Award, for Contributions to the Enhancement of English Graduate Education. 2006. Book Gift Certificate from English Graduate Organization (EGO) for Contributions to English Graduate Education. 1997.

D. Academic service a. on-campus

Department of English: Member, Graduate Advisory Committee. 1988-89, 1994 (Secretary), Fall 2008, 2013-present Organizer, lecture/discussion in ENGL 4391: Contemporary Irish Travel Writing, with David Monagan, author of Ireland Unhinged: Encounters with a Wildly Changing Country and Jaywalking with the Irish, UNO Creative Writing Workshops, Cork, Ireland, June 2013 Organizer, lecture/discussion in ENGL 4391: Contemporary Irish Travel Writing, with Jasper Winn, author of Paddle: A Long Way around Ireland, UNO Creative Writing Workshops, Cork, Ireland, June 2013 Administrator, MA Exam in Spanish for English Department. 1998-present Member, Ad-hoc Committee on American Literature. 1987-present Member, English Department Advisory Committee, 1989-91 (Secretary, Spring 1990). Fall 1998, 2004-2006 Liaison, Department of English International Exchange Programs. Spring 1999-present Member, Department of English Distance Education Committee, 2006-2012 Chair, English Department Committee on Retention, Promotion, and Tenure, 2005-2007 Member, English Department Committee on Retention, Promotion, and Tenure. 1992-93, 2004- 2006 Guest Lecturer, “Overview of American Literary Studies," in ENGL 6280, Introduction to Graduate Studies in English. Instructors: Robert Bourdette (Spring 1991), Carl Malmgren (Fall 1995), Peter Schock (Spring 1996), Kevin Marti (Fall 2005) Guest Lecturer, "International Study Abroad Opportunities for UNO Students,” in ENGL 6280. Instructor: Miriam Miller (Fall 2005) Coordinator, Graduate Studies, Department of English. Fall 1994-Spring 1997 Chair, Graduate Advisory Committee. Fall 1994-97 Member, Undergraduate Advisory Committee. 1987-88, 1992-93, 2001-2003 Member, English Department Hiring Committee. 1992-93, 1998-99 Co-Editor, Good News (Departmental Newsletter). 1989-91 Member, Committee on Computers in the English Major. 1988-89 Panel Chair, "Gender Diversity and the Media," at University of New Orleans Colloquium "Towards 2000: Gender Diversity Now and into the Next Century." April 18-19, 1997 Guest Lecturer, "American National Identity and Autobiography," in WS 2090, Autobiography and Ethnography: Women Writing Within and Across Cultures. Instructor: Mary Carruth. March 26, 1997 18 Organizer/Moderator, English Department Panel Discussion "Is There Life after the Masters Degree? Options for Graduates with an MA or MFA in English," University of New Orleans. 5 April 1995 Panelist, English Faculty Workshop "Negotiating Differences in the Multicultural Classroom: A Workshop," University of New Orleans. 15 February, 1995 Panelist, English Faculty Colloquium Series, "Genre, Gender, Generation: Three Readings of Forrest Gump," University of New Orleans. 3 November, 1994

College of Liberal Arts Service:

Member, Committee on Promotion, Tenure, and Retention, Fall 2008-2009, 2012-2014 Co-Organizer, Lecture by Taner Akçam, Visiting Professor, The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota. “The Armenian Genocide of 1915: Relevance and Ramifications for US - Turkish Relations and EU Membership,” February 27, 2008. Organizer, Lecture by Rene Dinesen, Danish Counsellor to Danish Mission to the UN, “Is the UN Relevant in the 21st Century,” January 29, 2008. Organizer, BAIS Internships in International Office of Mayor of New Orleans (2003), World Affairs Council of New Orleans (2004), Honduran Consulate of New Orleans (2004), Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce (2004), Hispanic Business Resource and Technology Center (2006), French-American Chamber of Commerce (2004), Canadian Honorary Consulate (2004), Louisiana International Trade Center (2004), Louisiana Coast Guard Coastal Restoration Projects (2007), Catholic Charities (2007), Next Step ESL Program (2007), World Trade Center First Stop Program (2007), Port of New Orleans (2007), Zen Temple New Orleans (2008), International School of Louisiana (2008), Asian American Pacific Society (2008), Vietnamese Youth Outreach (2008). Presenter, BAIS Program, International Night, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011 Recruiter, BAIS Program, UNO's Spring Testing Weekend, April, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Recruiter, BAIS Program, Get-to-Know-UNO, November 11, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Host, State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Anne Bodine, State Dept. Careers, October 23, 2006 and again in April 2007 Co-writer, Proposal for a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. Spring 2002. Presented to Louisiana Board of Regents, March 26, 2003 Co-writer, Letter of Intent. Bachelor of Arts in International Studies New Program Proposal. Presented the Letter of Intent to LSU Board of Supervisors, August 29, 2001 and the Board of Regents, February 27, 2002 Organizer, Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship Exchange Program, Department of Foreign Languages, University of New Orleans and Department of Hispanic Philology, University of Salamanca, Fall 2001-present. Presenter, “International Opportunities for Faculty” at Chairs’ Forum on Internationalization at UNO, March 8, 2001 Co-organizer (with Ellis Marsalis, Jeff Cox, and C. Johnson), UNO Jazz Orchestra Performance in Teatro Castro Alves, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, May 21-28, 2000 19 Co-organizer (with Susan Bryson, Joyce Zonana, and T.R. Johnson), Lecture Series: "Women's Life-Writing: Mapping Our Twenty-First Century Selves," University of New Orleans, 2000-2001 Guest Speaker, College of Liberal Arts Advisory Board, "International Studies and Internationalization in the College of Liberal Arts," UNO Administration Building. November 16 1999 Chair, Liberal Arts Internationalization Committee. Fall 1999-2001 Consultant, Master of Arts in International Studies Proposal. Spring 2000-2002 Consultant, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Proposal. Spring 1999-2003 Coordinator, UNO/Universitat Jaume I Student Exchange Program. Spring 1999-Spring 2001 Coordinator, UNO/Charles University Student Exchange Program. Spring 1999-Spring 2001 Co-Organizer, Academic Exchange Agreement between UNO and the Universidad de Costa Rica. Spring 1999-Spring 2001 Co-Organizer (with Susan Bryson and Joyce Zonana), Lecture Series on Global Issues Affecting Women. Spring 1999-Spring 2000 Organizer, Graduate Student Exchange Program between UNO and the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). Spring-Fall 2001 Host, Antonio Celada, Professor of American and Canadian Literature, University of Salamanca, who was conducting research in New Orleans on Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. September, 1999 Co-Organizer (with Glaucia Glenn), visit of Paolo Emilio, Brazilian choro musician from Federal University of Bahia who gave a workshop in the Dept. of Music, a performance in the Sandbar, and an interview on WWOZ radio’s Brazilian music program, “Tutu bem,” hosted by Katrina Geenen. Spring 1999 Co-Organizer (with Richard Katrovas), visit of Frantisek Vrhel, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University, and Jan Stodola, Coordinator of the UNO/Charles University Student Exchange Program in Prague. Spring 1999 Organizer/presenter: Liberal Arts International Programs Booth at UNO’s International Night, April 8, 2000 Consultant, master web site link page dedicated to international programs at UNO and web sites for Liberal Arts international programs. 1999-2001

Campus Wide Service: Chair, Quality Enhancement Plan Committee on Global Learning, Spring 2014-Present Faculty Associate, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Read/Evaluate End-of-Program Papers each semester, 2009-present Member, Latin American Outreach and Recruiting Team, 2006-present. Recruiting trips to Honduras (October 18-21, 2006; Oct 8-11, 2008), Belize (November 1-4, 2006), Guatemala (February 6-9, 2007; Feb 3-8, 2009; October 20-26, 2009; March 6-11, 2011), Colombia (Nov 12-15, 2008; Apr 13-17, 2009; November 9-15, 2009; November 1-6, 2010), and Dominican Republic (Mar 17-21, 2009; October 6-10, 2009; October 19-22, 2010) Recruiter, Nepal. Traveled to: Kathmandu and Pokhara, Jan 4-16, 2011 Member, International Recruiting Task Force, UNO, Fall/Spring, 2010-11 Presenter: “Ten Days in Nepal: A PowerPoint Slide Show and Talk.” Nepal Night, Homer Hitt 20 Alumni Center, April 11, 2011 Faculty Advisor, Model United Nations Club, 2010-present Faculty Advisor, Nepalese Student Association, 2008-present Member, Fulbright Review Committee. 2002-present Faculty Advisor, Amnesty International, UNO campus, 2009-2013 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO Delegation to National Model United Nations Conference, April 13-18, 2014 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO Delegation to National Model United Nations Conference, March 24-March 30, 2013 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO Delegation to National Model United Nations Conference, April 1-April 6, 2012 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO Delegation to National Model United Nations Conference, April 17-April 22, 2011 Faculty Advisor/Organizer, UNO Delegation to National Model United Nations Conference, March 27-April 1, 2010 Faculty Advisor/Editor, BA in International Studies Newsletter, 2009-present Faculty Advisor/Editor, BA in International Studies Weblog, 2009-present Faculty Advisor/Editor, BA in International Studies Facebook, 2009-present Co-Chair, Deans Task Force on Budget-Driven Restructuring, Spring 2010 Member and Secretary, University Policy Committee, 2008-2012 Member, University Senate, College of Liberal Arts, 2008-2013 Member, University Charges Committee, 2008-2013 Member, Program & Building Committee on UNO Center for International Studies, 2008-present Recruiter, BAIS Program, The Louisiana School of Science, Mathematics, and the Arts in Natchitoches (Mar 2, 2009) Member, University Charges Committee. Spring 2002-Spring 2005, 2008-2011 Member, UNO Internationalization Task Force. Fall 1999-2008 Co-host, Delegation from Hessen Universities, Spring 2007 Co-host, Armel Esnel, Normandy School of Business, September 21, 2006 Co-organizer, UNO International Internship Program through EUSA (Dublin, London, Paris, Madrid, Geneva). 2005 Co-organizer, Academic Exchange Agreement between UNO and Middlesex University (London). 2005 Interim-President, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. 2005-2006 Vice-President, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. 2004 Founding Member, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. 2003 Host, Vietnamese Delegation to UNO. CIV sponsored visit. December 9, 2003 Member, University Peer Review Oversight Committee. 2003-2004 Member, Summer Scholar/Research Council Grant Committee. 2003 Co-wrote with Diana Hulse-Killacky, Call for FITT Proposals for Internationalization of Courses, and served as member of Review Committee for FITT proposals (Cohort 9), Fall 2001 Chair, Subcommittee on Methods to Increase UNO Student Participation in Study-Abroad Programs. November-December 2000. Internationalization Task Force. Proposal submitted December 4, 2000 Presenter, "Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Opportunities at UNO," Study Abroad Fair, 21 UNO Library. November 13, 2000 Organizer, Lecture on “Hate in the New Millennium” by Mark Potok, from Southern Poverty Law Center and Editor, Intelligence Report. 24 March 2000, UNO Moderator: “Consolidating Peace through Development: Ecuador and Peru” 24 March 2000, UNO Speaker, Chairs’ Forum on “Global U: International Studies, Students, Scholars,” 20 March 2000, UNO Co-Organizer (with Philip Coulter), Academic Exchange Programs between UNO and Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic), the University of West Bohemia (Plzen, Czech Republic), Palacky University (Olomouc, Czech Republic), Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia), and Czech Technical University (Prague, Czech Republic). 1999- Spring 2001 Organizer, Student Exchange Program between UNO and the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). Spring 2000-Spring 2001 Advisor, Latin American Students Association. Spring 1999-2001 Member, Latin American Scholarship Committee. Spring 1999-2001 Co-Organizer, UNO-Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico) Faculty Exchange. 1997-98 Organizer, UNO-University of Jaume I (Spain) Faculty Exchange. 1995-96 Organizer, UNO-University of Salamanca (Spain) Faculty Exchange. 1990-93 Co-Organizer (with Glaucia Glenn), Academic Exchange Agreement between UNO and the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil). Spring 1999-Spring 2001

b. Off-campus (speaking engagements)

Speaker: “Internationalizing Higher Education in the U.S.” Rotary Club of Dillibazar, Kathmandu, Nepal, January 13, 2010 Participant: World Trade Center Round Table. Plimsoll Club, New Orleans. A meeting of 22 regional leaders in international trade and development, including Chambers of Commerce, the City of New Orleans, Port Authorities, Universities, and other NPO’s. November 22, 2010 Invited Speaker, Five-seminar series: “North American Gothic Narrative from Mary Rowlandson’s Captivity and Restoration to David Fischer’s The Fight Club,” Faculty of Diplomacy and International Relations of the Universidad Americana in Cooperation with the U.S. Embassy, Managua, Nicaragua. October 6-10, 2003 Lecturer, North American Film and Culture Cycle. Lecture title: "Individualism and the Western Frontier in the Coen Brother's Blood Simple," Universidad de Salamanca, 8 April 1992 Lecturer, North American Film and Culture Cycle. Lecture title: "Ronald Reagan's Star Wars Fantasy and 'El Sueño Perdido de la Seguridad Ciudadana' in Paul Verhoeven's Robocop," Universidad de Salamanca, 25 March 1992 Lecturer, North American Film and Culture Cycle. Lecture title: "William Faulkner's 'The Bear,' American Frontier Myths, and the Vietnam Legacy in Michael Cimino's Dear Hunter," Universidad de Salamanca, 17 March 1992 Lecturer, North American Film and Culture Cycle. Lecture title: "Crevecoeur and Henry James 22 as Background for Wim Wender's Characterizations of Europeans and Americans in The American Friend," Universidad de Salamanca, 11 March 1992 Lecturer, North American Film and Culture Cycle. Lecture title: "The Quixotic Tradition in American Literature and Lewis Teague's Jewel of the Nile," Universidad de Salamanca, 26 February 1992 Lecturer, North American Film and Culture Cycle. Lecture title: "Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown,' Sigmund Freud, and David Lynch's Blue Velvet," Universidad de Salamanca, 18 February 1992

E. Other service

President, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, 2009-2011 Member, Board of Directors, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Fall 2006-Present First Vice President in Charge of Programs, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Fall 2011- present Supervisor, Internship Program, World Affairs Council of New Orleans. Supervised three Tulane interns: Ryan Fischer, Katie Stone, and Esin Efe. Spring Semester, 2011 Member, New Orleans Citizen Diplomacy Council, 2010 First Vice President in Charge of Programs, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Fall 2007- 2009 Member, Executive Committee, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Fall 2007-Present Member, Education Committee, World Affairs Council of New Orleans, Fall 2007-2009 Member-nominee, Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, Fall 2009 Member, Planning Committee. Study Abroad Summer Program. International School of Louisiana. 2005-2006.

11. LANGUAGES: Speak, read, and write Spanish

C:/resume/cv.lsu 23 Addendum: Complete Thesis Work

Thesis Director: Charlotte Newfield, “Impressions of Greece: A Content Analysis of Student Ethnographies,” BA Honors Thesis. Spring 2003 Andrea Battaglia, "Defying the Typical Conversion Narrative: The Search for the Self and the Sacred in William Apess’A Son of the Forest,” MA in English. Spring 2000 Jason Smith, "William Apess's Native-ity: A Son of the Forest as a Native American Narrative," Spring 1997 Lisa Larkin Hollis, "Songs My Grandmothers Sang: Oral Narratives of Three New Orleans Matriarchs," Spring 1997 Thomas Uskali, "Hawthorne on Utopia: The Blithedale Romance and 'The Artist of the Beautiful,'" Fall 1996 Reine Bouton, "The Construction of the Feminine in Frank Norris's McTeague," Summer 1994 Amy Porche, "Irreconciliable Differences: Hobbesian and Rousseauian Rhetoric in Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer," Spring 1994 Ann Fisher, "Characterization and the Depiction of New York's Leisure Class in Edith Wharton's Fiction: Pitfalls of Feminist Criticism," Summer 1991 Wendy Stroud, "A Failed Feminism: Women without Women in Five Short Stories of Dorothy Parker," Spring 1990 Judith Parton, "Insiders and Outsiders in the Fiction of Eudora Welty," Spring 1988

Thesis Reader:

William David, “The Mythic Conquest of Time in Faulkner’s Fiction.” MA in English. May 2010 Mark Cancellieri, “’In the Bonds of Womanhood’: William Gilmore Simms’ Woodcraft and Southern Constructions of the Plantation Mistress,” MA in English. Spring 2002 Pia Koestner, “Ordering the Chaos Within: Sartor Resartus as Model for Self- Interpretation,” MA in English. Spring 2002 Henry Alpert, “Sleepwalking without a Net,” Collection of Short Stories, MFA thesis, Spring 2002 Kathleen Amende, “Mapping Desire in the Works of Rosemary Daniel,” Spring 1999 John Blake Bailey, "An Improbable Fiction: The Inauthentic Self in the Work of Richard Yates," Fall 1998 Pia Koestner, "Carlyle, Arnold, and Mill on Industrialization," B.A. Honors Thesis, Spring 1997 Rachel Orfila, "Speaking for Herself: Gender and Narration in Aurora Leigh and The Blithedale Romance," Spring 1997 Jennifer Rowland, "No More Damsels in Distress: The Growing Independence of Heroines in Selected Disney Films, 1989-1996" Spring 1997 Maxine Conant, The Land of Enchantment (MFA fiction collection), Spring 1996 Stephen Fronabarger, "Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' as Political 24 Allegory," Summer 1995 Justin Dean, "Private Pasts with Public Shadows in Two Novels of E.L. Doctorow," Spring 1995 Edward Henk, "Muckraking the Muckraker: Literature and History in Upton Sinclair's Oil!" Spring 1995 John Hawkshead, "Entrapment in Herman Melville's 'Bartleby the Scrivener,'" Fall 1994. Tara Judson, "Punning with Ideas in the American Romance: Melville's The Confidence Man as a Critique of Hawthorne's Representational Mode," Summer 1994 Janet Barnwell, "Identity and Unity in Faulkner's Go Down Moses," Spring 1994 Alex Rawls, "The Darkening Vision of Sinclair Lewis: The Influence of H.L. Mencken on Elmer Gantry," Summer 1991 Stephen Clay Coward, "Dreams, Dreaming, and Dream Imagery in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Short Stories," Summer 1991 Nancy Dixon, "The Early Works of Sally Rhett Roman," Summer 1991 William Curry, "Laurence Sterne's Influence on Washington Irving's A History of New York," Spring 1990 Val Cavalier, "The Homoerotic Theme in Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1855-1860)," Fall 1989 Shira Schwam-Baird, Dept. of Foreign Languages, "Simone de Beauvoir's Memoires d'une jeune fille rangee: Novelizing of the Self in a Woman's Autobiography," Spring 1989 Bonnie Cannatella, "The 'Demon Lover': Female Psychology and the Alter Ego in the Romance and Gothic Novel of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries," Fall 1987