Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Virginia 1998
  • M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1992
  • B.A., Washington University 1989
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Lecturer, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2015
  • Director of Community-Based Language Initiatives in Service-Learning, Service Learning Program, Education 2014 - 2015
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Jumpstart Grant. Office of Instructional Technology. 2014
  • Thompson Writing Program Grant for Research on Machine Translation. Thompson Writing Program. November 2013
  • Course Development Award. Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South. November 2012
  • Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award. Duke U. Program in Service-Learning. 2012
  • Study Abroad Site Exploration Grant. Global Education Office. June 2011
  • DukeEngage Site Exploration Grant. DukeEngage. July 2010
  • Faculty Fellowship in Oral Assignments. Center for Instructional Technology. January 2010
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Clifford, J. "Pedro Shimose." In Dictionary of Literary Biography, edited by MA Salgado. Bruccoli Clark Layman, 2003.
    • Clifford, JE, Earp, S, and Reisinger, D. "Course Management Systems and Foreign Language Curricula: The Case of Blackboard at Duke University." In The Heinle Professional Series in Language Instruction, edited by L Lomika and J Cooke-Plagwitz, 2-8. Heinle, 2003.
    • Clifford, J. "Adolfo Bioy Casares." In Reference Guide to Short Fiction, edited by N Watson. St James Press, 1994.
    • Clifford, J. "A Letter About Emily." In Reference Guide to Short Fiction, edited by N Watson. St James Press, 1994.

  • Journal Articles

    • Merschel, LM, Reisinger, D, and Clifford, J. "Meeting the Challenges of Machine Translation." The Language Educator 8 (October 2013). (Academic Article)
    • Merschel, LM, Clifford, J, and Munné, J. "Surveying the Landscape: What is the Role of Machine Translation in Language Learning?." @tic revista d’innovació educativa (2013). (Academic Article)
    • Clifford, JE. "The Female Bildungsromane of Beatriz Guido." Hispanofila , no. 132 (March 2001): 125-139. (Academic Article)

  • Other Articles

    • Clifford, J, and al, E. "Voices from the Latino Community in North Carolina." (2005).
    • Clifford, J. "Textos en contexto: Literatura hispanoamericana en multimedia by Julia Van Loan." The Reading Matrix: An International On-line Journal 2 (June 2002).
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  Artistic Works & Non-Print Media

  • Digital Media

    • Mariposa Stories Project. Creator. 2009
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • SPANISH 303: Introduction to Cultural Studies 2017
  • SPANISH 312: Community-Based Research with Spanish-Speakers 2017
  • SPANISH 496: Honors Thesis 2017
  • LSGS 308S: Latino/a Voices in Duke, Durham, and Beyond 2016
  • SPANISH 308S: Latino/a Voices in Duke, Durham, and Beyond 2016
  • SPANISH 394: Research Independent Study 2016
  • SPANISH 493: Research Independent Study 2016
  • GLHLTH 326: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2015
  • LSGS 306: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2015
  • SPANISH 140A: Duke in Alicante: Intensive Elementary Institute 2015
  • SPANISH 301: Advanced Spanish Writing 2015
  • SPANISH 306: Health, Culture, and the Latino Community 2015
  • SPANISH 494: Research Independent Study 2015
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Pre and Post Program Pedagogies for Worldview Literacy. November 16, 2013  2013
  • Transcripts to Lifescripts: What to Say to your College President When Asked: What’s the Value-added of Service-Learning and Community Engagement?. November 5, 2013  2013
  • Innovation through Collaboration: New Initiatives in CLAC. September 1, 2013  2013
  • Shaping Knowledge, Building Perspectives. March 1, 2013  2013
  • The Elephant in the Room: Machine Translation in the Duke Foreign Language Classroom. February 1, 2013  2013
  • Machine Translation: The Elephant in the Room. November 18, 2012  2012
  • The Impact of Self-Reflection in Oral Production. November 17, 2012  2012
  • Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement: Learning how to teach intercultural competence. November 16, 2012  2012
  • Now what? Moving forward with connecting civic engagement to the curriculum. October 24, 2012  2012
  • Engaging in Critical Thinking: Service and SLA. October 15, 2011  2011
  • The Process of Writing in an Era of Machine Translation and ‘Cut and Paste’. July 6, 2011  2011
  • Working with the Latino Community: A Case Study at Duke University. March 4, 2011  2011
  • Integrating Undergraduate Research and Service-Learning: Promising Models. November 11, 2010  2010
  • Assessing Students for a Global Community. November 2, 2010  2010
  • “Technology Application for Self-assessment”. April 30, 2010  2010
  • Development of L2 Discourse in Podcasts. November 1, 2009  2009
  • Spanish Service-Learning and the Mariposa Stories Project at Duke University. Language of Service and Community Symposium. April 1, 2009  2009
  • “Perceptions and Expectations of Feedback by Students and Instructors: A Case Study in Advanced Spanish Writing”. April 1, 2009  2009
  • “Spanish Service-Learning and the Mariposa Stories Project at Duke University”. April 1, 2009  2009
  • Best Practices in Assessment in Spanish Service-Learning Courses at Duke University. February 1, 2009  2009
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • DukeEngage Program Leader . Promoting public health and human services. June 2017 - August 2017  2017
  • DukeEngage Program Leader . Strengthening immigrant communities and promoting social justice. May 2017 - July 2017  2017
  • Instructor. DukeEngage in Ecuador. International Service-Learning Programs. 2016  2016
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  Service to the Profession

  • Betsy Alden Awards Selection Committee. November 26, 2013  2013
  • Director : Duke Intensive Spanish in Alicante. 2011 - 2012  2011 - 2012
  • Co-chair : Languages and Pedagogy Series. 2010 - 2012  2010 - 2012
  • Languages and Pedagogy Series. November 24, 2009  2009
  • Service Round table w/DukeEngage. 2009 - 2012  2009 - 2012
  • Co-Chair : Languages Round Tables. November 24, 2008  2008
  • Leader : Spanish Service-learning Working Group. 2008  2008

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