Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview, Sopi 2009
  • Translation/Interpretation Certificate, University Northern Iowa 1992
  • M.A., University Northern Iowa 1992
  • B.A., University Northern Iowa 1989
  • Training Program in Language and Research, American Language Institute, Georgetown University 1987
  • B.A., Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica) 1987
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Lecturer in the Department of Romance Studies, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2017
  • Spanish Cultural Advisor in the Department of Romance Studies, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2014 - 2015
  • Actting Coordinator of Spanish 63, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Service Learning. Service Learning. 2015
  • Service Learning . Service Learning. 2014
  • D. Paletz. Trinity College. 2013
  • Humanities Writ Large Grant. Duke University. 2013
  • Professional Development. Romance Studies. 2013
  • Professional Development. Romance Studies . 2012
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Cross-cultural studies
  • English language--Acquisition
  • Health Education
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Intercultural communication
  • Language acquisition
  • Service learning
  • Spanish language
  • Spanish language materials
  • Spanish language--Acquisition
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  Global Scholarship

  • Teaching

    • Costa Rica (Country) 
    • Mexico (Country) 
    • United States of America (Country) 
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Vargas, BF, and Fernandez, B. in progress. 2011.
    • contributor, . Gente Intermedio. 2011.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • CULANTH 306: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2018
  • GLHLTH 270T-6: Voices in Global Health: Spanish Tutorial 2018
  • GLHLTH 326: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2018
  • GLHLTH 326A: Language, Culture, and Health in Costa Rica 2018
  • LSGS 306: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2018
  • SPANISH 203: Intermediate Spanish 2018
  • SPANISH 270T-1: Voices in Global Health: Spanish Tutorial 2018
  • SPANISH 306: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2018
  • SPANISH 306A: Language, Culture, and Health in Costa Rica 2018
  • SPANISH 313: Bridging Cultures: Latino Lives and Experiences in NC 2018
  • HOUSECS 59: House Course 2017
  • GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2016
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • Academic Advisor to first and second year students
    I also provide advising to individual students with regards to their Spanish courses and study abroad options when requested.
    Independent Studies
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Unintended Consequences of Study Abroad Programs on Host Communities. CLAG_Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers. UNA_Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). May 2018  2018
  • Helping Students Explore Global Health Issues from Within Languages and Cultures. CLAC_Culture and Languages Across the Curriculum . Center for World Languages and Cultures. April 2018  2018
  • Developing Intercultural Competence at Home and Abroad. ACTFL_American Council Teaching Foreign Languages. November 2017  2017
  • Building Bridges Through Language, Culture and Service. Chataqua Talks. Duke University. November 2016  2016
  • Use of Technology in the Spanish Classroom. ACTFL_American Council Teaching of Foreign Languages. November 2016  2016
  • Connecting Students to Native Speakers through Technology. Foreign Language Assoc. of North Carolina. October 2016  2016
  • Fostering Intercultural Competence in the Language Learner. Foreign Language Association of North Carolina. October 2015  2015
  • Knowledge in the Service of Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning through Community. The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC and Duke . The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. February 2015  2015
  • Building Intercultural Competence through Community-Based Learning. ACTFL-American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2014  2014
  • Best practices in Service Learning. Challenges and possibilities. December 10, 2013  2013
  • Revising Curricula: New Visions for Studying Health and Migration in the Americas. Panel participant. December 10, 2013  2013
  • Taking the language out of the classroom and into the community. December 10, 2013  2013
  • Two Way Bridges Project . 2013 - 2014  2013 - 2014
  • Two Way Bridges: Connecting Duke, Durham and the Americas. ACTFL . 2013  2013
  • Beyond Grading: Maximizing Student Ownership of Learning through Task-based Teaching. December 10, 2012  2012
  • Collaborative Projects to Promote Language Acquisition through Culture. December 10, 2012  2012
  • Projects to Maximize Students’ Language Production. December 10, 2012  2012
  • Beyond Grading: Maximizin Students' Owenership of Learning through Task Based Teaching. November 1, 2012  2012
  • Learner centered collaborative projects to promote language acquisition through culture. November 1, 2012  2012
  • Maximizing students’ language production.. March 1, 2012  2012
  • Students Centered Tasks that Promote Collaboration and Cultural Awareness. December 10, 2011  2011
  • Student-Centered Projects and Collaborative Learning. October 1, 2011  2011
  • Student-Centered Projects. October 1, 2011  2011
  • Allowing students to be teachers for a day. December 10, 2010  2010
  • Allowing students to be teachers for a day. April 1, 2010  2010
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  Service to the Profession

  • Professional organizations member : ACTFL, FLANC, SCOLT. 2010  2010
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  Service to Duke

  • Academic Advisor. Duke University . 2014  2014
  • Lead Organizer. Intercultural Competence Working Group. Duke University. 2014 - 2016  2014 - 2016
  • Coordinator. Coordinator Intermediate Spanish. Duke University. 2010  2010
  • Working Group Participant. Spanish Service-learning Working Group. Duke University. 2010 - 2010  2010
  • Mentor. House Course faculty. Duke University. 2008 - 2008  2008
  • Coordinator. Intermediate Spanish Program. Duke University. 2002  2002

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