UNIVERSITY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
President: AATG Maryland / DC Metro Chapter, 2015-2017
Vice President: AATG Maryland / DC Metro Chapter, 2014-15
Board Member: AATG Maryland / DC Metro Chapter, 2011-13
Global Village Living Community at CUA, 2013-14
German Club Faculty Sponsor, German Section of Modern Languages Department, Catholic University, 2010
Curriculum Committee, Modern Languages: 2012-13
Alumni Relations Committee: 2012-13
Website Development Committee: 2011-2012
Language Teaching Committee, Modern Languages, Catholic University, 2010
Executive Committee Member: Member at Large, AATG Southern Illinois Chapter, 2010
Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid Committee, German Department, 2009-2010
Awards Committee Member, German Department, 2007-2008
Graduate Representative to Faculty Advisory Committee, German Department, 2006-2007
Mediation and Grievance Committee Member, German Department, 2005-2006
German Club Graduate Sponsor, German Department, 2006-present
Ein deutscher Filmabend: organizer of German Departmental Film Series, 2005-2008
Scandinavian Film Series co-organizer, German Department, 2007-2008
Middle High German Reading Group, German Department, 2005-present
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Doctoral Student, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, UIUC, 2003-2010
Graduate Assistant for Symposium “Choosing Change: A Symposium on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall”, UIUC, 2009
Graduate Assistant for Corinne Crane, UIUC, 2007-2008
· Researched film’s use for the basic language classroom and developed materials for instructional staff
Research Assistant for Andrea Golato, German for Business, UIUC, 2008
Research Assistant for Anke Pinkert, The Holocaust in Context, 2007
Research Assistant for Peter Paul Schnierer, University of Heidelberg, 2004-2005
Edited and formatted professor’s scholarship
President: AATG Maryland / DC Metro Chapter, 2015-2017
Vice President: AATG Maryland / DC Metro Chapter, 2014-15
- Organize immersion day for high school and college students on themes from STEM to the Arts
- Maintain chapter website and communications
Board Member: AATG Maryland / DC Metro Chapter, 2011-13
- Co-organizer "Brücken Bauen" immersion day hosted at CUA, November 9, 2013
- Organizer Teacher Immersion Day with the Goethe-Institut, March 23, 2014
- Workshop Session Co-leader at VA-AATG teacher immersion day with Goethe-Institut on "Feste feiern" calendar
- Engage in executive committee meetings
- Maintain chapter website and communications
- Over 100 participants met to discuss the future of German Studies and move forward in the future
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Global Village Living Community at CUA, 2013-14
- Modern Languages Liaison in charge of programming
German Club Faculty Sponsor, German Section of Modern Languages Department, Catholic University, 2010
- Directly working with students who speak German or those with a cultural interest in the German speaking lands.
- Organized World Cup with other languages and coached in German.
- Ran a film series and led discussions about the films afterwards
- Participated in "Do Deutsch" and "Think Transatlantic" initiatives from the German Info Center
Curriculum Committee, Modern Languages: 2012-13
- Plan Modern Language and Literature Department's curriculum and approve course proposals
Alumni Relations Committee: 2012-13
- Created communication materials in electronic formats (facebook and e-mail) with alumni
Website Development Committee: 2011-2012
- Developed a new departmental website with space for each language to outline requirements and list events
Language Teaching Committee, Modern Languages, Catholic University, 2010
- Met with other coordinators to develop stronger goals across the FL curriculum such as in the area of placement testing and graduation requirements
Executive Committee Member: Member at Large, AATG Southern Illinois Chapter, 2010
- Aid in planning & activities as well as engage in executive committee meetings
Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid Committee, German Department, 2009-2010
- Reviewed graduate application forms and organized prospective student visits
- Reviewed student complaints to make sure rules and regulations are followed
Awards Committee Member, German Department, 2007-2008
- Selected undergraduate students for departmental awards for excellence in their German Studies
Graduate Representative to Faculty Advisory Committee, German Department, 2006-2007
- Served as liaison between graduate students and faculty at departmental meetings
Mediation and Grievance Committee Member, German Department, 2005-2006
- Served on committee to hear undergraduate student concerns about fair practices in grading
German Club Graduate Sponsor, German Department, 2006-present
- Work with undergraduate students with an interest in German to plan cultural events
Ein deutscher Filmabend: organizer of German Departmental Film Series, 2005-2008
- Selected and showed four German language films a semester
- Created flyers, organized room requests and got refreshments for students
Scandinavian Film Series co-organizer, German Department, 2007-2008
- Worked with the European Union Center in film selection
Middle High German Reading Group, German Department, 2005-present
- Selected texts to be read and organized meetings
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Doctoral Student, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, UIUC, 2003-2010
- Primary research in German and Scandinavian Fin-de-Siècle literature and culture
Graduate Assistant for Symposium “Choosing Change: A Symposium on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall”, UIUC, 2009
- Publicized departmental events and arranged technical aspects for guest speakers
Graduate Assistant for Corinne Crane, UIUC, 2007-2008
· Researched film’s use for the basic language classroom and developed materials for instructional staff
- Presented results at major conferences
Research Assistant for Andrea Golato, German for Business, UIUC, 2008
- Developed and constructed online quizzes and exercises
- Created vocabulary lists and audio file podcasts available on course webpage
Research Assistant for Anke Pinkert, The Holocaust in Context, 2007
- Authored worksheets & handouts on critical concepts for students to help them read the texts
- Began indexing project for a book on East German cinema
Research Assistant for Peter Paul Schnierer, University of Heidelberg, 2004-2005
Edited and formatted professor’s scholarship