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Joan Clifford

Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90269, Spanish Language Program, Durham, NC 27708-0257
2122 Campus Dr., Room 206, Box 90269, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Alignment, Intentions, and Reciprocal Relationships in Community-University Partnerships - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2023 Conference · October 2023 International Meeting or Conference Tulane University, New Orleans
Transformative Learning through Community-based Language Learning - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2023 Conference · October 2023 International Meeting or Conference Tulane University, New Orleans
Community-Based Learning Outcomes: Positioning Language Students for Success - Maximizing Learners’ Career Readiness in Language Programs · September 2023 Invited Talk Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy, Webinar
Are Our Intentions Clear? Surveying Engagement for Social Change - 2023 Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference · February 2023 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Engagement, High Point University
Interdisciplinary Teams and International Immersive Health Outreach: What Happens? - NC/CLAS 2023 · February 2023 International Meeting or Conference Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Duke University
Identifying Transformative Learning Experiences in Community-Based Language Learning - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2022 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2022 International Meeting or Conference ACTFL, Boston
Celebrating Latinx Culture with a Spanish Reading Program - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2022 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2022 International Meeting or Conference ACTFL, Boston
Sustaining Faculty and Student Engagement through Communities of Practice - 2022 Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference · February 2022 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Compact, Online
Communities of Practice as a tool for deepening the quality and impact of SLCE - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2021 Virtual Gathering · November 2021 International Meeting or Conference IARSLCE, Online
Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning with Refugee/Immigrant Communities - Third Annual Shifting Worlds Symposium · November 2021 International Meeting or Conference UNC-Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians, Online
Leveraging University-Community Partnerships to Sustain and Expand Durham Latinx Engagement - Third Annual Shifting Worlds Symposium · November 2021 International Meeting or Conference UNC-Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians, Online
Building Critical Consciousness and Transforming Attitudes - The Sixth Annual Global Education and Liberal Arts Conference: Language, Identity, and Global Learning: The Values of Multilingualism · October 2021 Keynote/Named Lecture Wesleyan University, Online
Ways to Integrate Global Health into World Language Curriculum - 103rd Annual American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Conference · July 2021 International Meeting or Conference AATSP, Atlanta
Fostering Transformative Learning in Community-Engaged Courses. Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting. Online. - Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting · January 2021 International Meeting or Conference American Colleges and Universities, Online

co-presenter Deb Reisinger

Community-Based Learning During a Pandemic - Books for a Better World · November 19, 2020 Other Georgetown UP, audio podcast

co-presenter Deb Reisinger

Community-Based Language Learning - Romance Studies Department Faculty Colloquium · November 2020 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University, Duke University

co-presenter Deb Reisinger

Transportation of Engaged Students: An Urgent issue of Equity - Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement Conference · February 2020 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Compact, Elon University

co-presenters David Malone and Kimmie Garner

Community-based Language Learning as a Critical Pedagogy - Language Educators Symposium · December 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania

co-presenter Deb Reisinger

Assessing Student Learning in Community-based Language Courses - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2019 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2019 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Washington D.C.

co-presenter Deb Reisinger

Story Circles in a Community-Based Health Project - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2019 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2019 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Washington D.C.
Designing and Assessing a Global Health and Language Curriculum - 6th Global Service Learning Summit · October 2019 International Meeting or Conference Global Service Learning, Clemson University
Border Crossings: Designing an Assessment Tool to Bridge Multilingual Students, Faculty, and Staff - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2019 Conference · October 2019 International Meeting or Conference International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, Albuquerque, NM
Integrating Medical Spanish and Health Humanities into the Spanish Curriculum - 2019 Modern Language Association Annual Convention · January 2019 International Meeting or Conference Modern Language Association, Chicago, IL
Community-based Language Learning - Webinar for the Critical and Social Justice Approaches Special Interest Group · November 2018 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,
Community-based Language Learning: A Conversation with Joan Clifford and Deb Reisinger · November 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Forum for Scholars and Publics, Duke University
Community-based Language Learning: Creating Partnerships - Global Engagement and Spaces of Practice: Global Challenges Across Disciplinary Boundaries Conference · October 2018 International Meeting or Conference Association of American Colleges and Universities, Seattle, WA
Guided Conversation Tool for Reflecting on Justice in Service-Learning Courses - Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement Conference · February 2018 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Compact, Elon University
Transformative Dissonance in Community-Based Learning - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2017 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2017 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Nashville, TN
Webinar: Tips for Research Papers - Learning through Languages High School Research Symposium · October 2017 Other Duke University, Durham, NC
Perceptions Matter: College Students’ Characterizations of Approaches to Community Engagement - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2017 Conference · September 2017 International Meeting or Conference International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement , Galway, Ireland
Partnerships for Literacy. Let’s Talk Relationships, Research, and Results - Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures Symposium · April 2017 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium U. of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Working in Solidarity with Language Communities - Gulf South Summit · March 2017 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Compact and Gulf South Summit, Greensboro, NC
Student Perceptions of Service-Learning and Social Entrepreneurship - Social Change Forum “Social Innovation and Community Engagement in Higher Education: Sharing Lessons, Cultivating Collaborations” · February 2017 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University, Durham, NC
Connecting Communities through Videoconferencing - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2016 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2016 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Boston, MA
Exploring Language, Culture & Health Using Innovative Technologies - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2016 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2016 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Boston, MA
Connecting Students to Native Speakers through Technology - Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Fifth Annual Conference · October 2016 International Meeting or Conference Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
No Longer the New Kid on the Block: Student Perceptions of Service-Learning and Social Entrepreneurship - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2016 Conference · September 2016 International Meeting or Conference International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement , New Orleans, LA
Keeping Up with the Times: Changing Perceptions and Outcomes of Community-Engaged Learning - Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning · April 2016 International Meeting or Conference Gulf South Summit, Savannah, GA
Engaging Faculty through Faculty Writing Groups - Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement Conference · February 2016 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Compact, High Point University, NC
The Changing Perceptions of Millennials: Emerging Views of Service-Learning and Community Engagement - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference · November 2015 International Meeting or Conference International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement , Boston, MA
Intersections of Social Entrepreneurship and Service-Learning - Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement Conference · October 2015 International Meeting or Conference NC Campus Compact, Elon University
Building Community Conversations - Duke U Center for Instructional Technology Showcase 2015 · October 2015 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University, Durham, NC
Knowledge in the Service of Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning through Community - UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Annual Conference · February 2015 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University, Durham, NC
Building Intercultural Competence through Community-based Learning - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2014 Annual Conference and World Languages Expo · November 2014 International Meeting or Conference American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, San Antonio, TX
CLAC in the Global Health Curriculum - Fourth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence · January 2014 International Meeting or Conference Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language & Literacy, Tucson, AZ
Pre and Post Program Pedagogies for Worldview Literacy · November 16, 2013 Lecture WISE Conference, Wake Forest University
Transcripts to Lifescripts: What to Say to your College President When Asked: What’s the Value-added of Service-Learning and Community Engagement? - 13th Annual International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference · November 5, 2013 International Meeting or Conference International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement , Omaha, Nebraska
Innovation through Collaboration: New Initiatives in CLAC - Seventh Annual Conference on Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum · September 1, 2013 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum, Richmond, VA
Shaping Knowledge, Building Perspectives · March 1, 2013 Lecture Duke University
The Elephant in the Room: Machine Translation in the Duke Foreign Language Classroom · February 1, 2013 Lecture Duke University
Machine Translation: The Elephant in the Room · November 18, 2012 Lecture American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention, Philadelphia
The Impact of Self-Reflection in Oral Production · November 17, 2012 Lecture American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention, Philadelphia
Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement: Learning how to teach intercultural competence - WISE Conference · November 16, 2012 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Wake Forest University, Wake Forest, NC
Now what? Moving forward with connecting civic engagement to the curriculum · October 24, 2012 Lecture Duke University Service-Learning Program Workshop
Engaging in Critical Thinking: Service and SLA · October 15, 2011 Lecture 45th Annual Conference of Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, Winston-Salem.
The Process of Writing in an Era of Machine Translation and ‘Cut and Paste’ · July 6, 2011 Lecture 93rd Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Washington, DC
Working with the Latino Community: A Case Study at Duke University · March 4, 2011 Lecture Ninth Annual Gulf-South Summit on Service-learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education, Roanoke, VA
Integrating Undergraduate Research and Service-Learning: Promising Models · November 11, 2010 Lecture Association of American Colleges and Universities Conference "Creativity, Inquiry, and Discovery: Undergraduate Research In and Across the Disciplines."
Assessing Students for a Global Community · November 2, 2010 Lecture Duke University
“Technology Application for Self-assessment” · April 30, 2010 Lecture Center for Instructional Technology Showcase, Duke University
Development of L2 Discourse in Podcasts · November 1, 2009 Lecture American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2009 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo. San Diego, CA.
“Perceptions and Expectations of Feedback by Students and Instructors: A Case Study in Advanced Spanish Writing” · April 1, 2009 Lecture Northwestern University 2009 Language Symposium
“Spanish Service-Learning and the Mariposa Stories Project at Duke University” · April 1, 2009 Lecture Language of Service and Community Symposium, Rollins College, FL.
Spanish Service-Learning and the Mariposa Stories Project at Duke University - Language of Service and Community Symposium · April 1, 2009 Invited Talk Rollins College, FL

Invited Talk; Bonnie McManus

Best Practices in Assessment in Spanish Service-Learning Courses at Duke University · February 1, 2009 Lecture NC Campus Compact Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement Conference, Elon University

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Bass Connections Team Leader - Celebra mi herencia: A Spanish Reading Program · 2023 - 2024 Projects & Field Work flag North Carolina
Bass Connections Team Leader - Celebrating Latinx Culture with a Spanish Reading Program · 2021 - 2023 Projects & Field Work flag North Carolina Education & Human Development located in Durham, North Carolina
DukeEngage in Ecuador Faculty Fellow - Promoting public health and human services · June 2017 - August 2017 Service Learning DukeEngage , Guayaquil, Ecuador flag Ecuador
DukeEngage in Tucson Faculty Fellow - DukeEngage · 2017 - 2018 Service Learning Borderlinks , Tucson, AZ flag Arizona
DukeEngage in Argentina Faculty Fellow - DukeEngage · May 2016 - July 2016 Service Learning International Service-Learning Programs , Salta, Argentina flag Argentina
DukeEngage in Miami Program Director - Strengthening immigrant communities and promoting social justice · 2013 - 2018 Service Learning DukeEngage , Miami, FL flag United States of America

Service to the Profession


Vice Chair - Critical and Social Justice Approaches Special Interest Group · 2021 - 2023 Event/Organization Administration American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,
Chair - NC Campus Compact Advisory Council · 2018 - 2021 Committee Service NC Campus Compact,
Secretary - Critical and Social Justice Approaches Special Interest Group · 2017 - 2020 Committee Service American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,

Service to Duke


Assessment Committee (Department) · 2019 - 2021 Committee Service Romance Studies,
Arts & Sciences Council Romance Studies Representative (School) · 2018 - 2021 Committee Service
Arts & Sciences Council Romance Studies Alternate (School) · 2017 - 2018 Committee Service Arts & Sciences Council, Duke U
University Council on Civic Engagement (University) · 2017 - 2018 Committee Service Duke Office of Civic Engagement, Duke U
Tutoring & Academic Support Oversight Committee (University) · 2016 - 2021 Committee Service The Student-Athlete Support Services Program, Duke U
Arts & Sciences Council Assessment Committee (School) · 2016 - 2019 Committee Service Arts & Sciences Council, Duke U
Desarrolla Advisory Board (Student Organization) · 2016 - 2018 Committee Service Desarrolla, Duke U
Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum Advisory Board (School) · 2015 - 2021 Committee Service Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum, Duke U
Romance Studies Teaching Evaluation Criteria Committee (Department) · 2015 - 2017 Committee Service Romance Studies, Duke U
Romance Studies Global Education Committee (Department) · 2014 - 2021 Committee Service Romance Studies, Duke U
Duke U Council of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Consortium) · 2006 - 2021 Committee Service Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Duke U
Faculty Advisor . GANO Student Organization · 2006 - 2021 Event/Organization Administration GANO, Duke U