curriculum vitae

Education
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles	2007
Dissertation: "Rewriting the Rules of the Game: Jean Renoir in America, 1940-1947"
MA in French and Francophone Studies, UCLA	June 2003
Thesis: Boule de suif: genre et sacrifice Advisor: Professor Eric Gans
BA in French, summa cum laude with honors in French, Ohio State University	2001
Senior Honors Thesis: La Solidarité et les voix en désaccord: Camus et ses critiques Advisor: Professor Danielle Marx-Scouras
Areas of Teaching and Scholarly Interest
19th century novel; realism and naturalism French cinema French cultural studies
Professional Experience
Lecturer, Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles	current
Teaching two courses, intro to French and advanced conversation
Teaching assistant, UCLA	2002-2006
Co-development of course syllabus and materials with professors Taught French 41 "French cinema" "Introduction to Contemporary French Culture"French 14W (writing course) Taught French 4 and Beginning Conversation at Paris Summer Abroad Program in July 2004.
Lecturer, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles	2005-2006
Develop and implement course syllabus for intermediate French course
Conferences/Papers
“Another Grand Illusion: Jean Renoir’s First Year in America” "Exile: Mode(s) de'emploi", UCLA	October 10, 2005
"Colonial Trauma, Postcolonial Melancholia: Theory and Literary Praxis in Frantz Fanon, Marie Chauvet and Edwige Danticat," "In Other Wor(l)ds: Crossing Borders,"Indiana University	April 9, 2005
"Colonial Trauma, Postcolonial Melancholia: Theory and Literary Praxis in Frantz Fanon,Marie Chauvet and Edwige Danticat," "Haiti: pays rêvé, pays réel,"UCLA	October 23, 2004
"Boule de suif: genre et sacrifice," UCLA Graduate Student Colloquium	October 2003
"La Solidarité et les voix en désaccord :Camus et ses critiques," French and Italian Graduate Students Association Annual Conference, Ohio State University	May 2001
Publications
"Another Grand Illusion: Jean Renoir's First Year in America." The Film Journal no.12 (April 2005)
Fellowships, Honors and Awards
Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award	2006
Dissertation Year Fellowship	2006-07
Thayer Fellow , UCLA Arts Library Special Collections	2006
Thayer Fellow	2004
UCLA Summer Research Mentorship (with Professor Thomas Harrison, Dept. of Italian)	2003
Foreign Language Area Studies grant (German)	2006
Phi Beta Kappa	Spring 2001
Huntington Bank Fellowship for Study Abroad	1999
Academic Service
Representative to UCLA Humanities Council	2001-2005
Liaison between French Dept. graduate students and those of other Humanities Departments, Use Council funds to purchase materials for TA needs according to student consensus
President,UCLA French Graduate Student Association	2002-2006
Coordinate volunteers for various Department committees Regularly attend faculty meetings as graduate student liaison
Vice-chair, UCLA French Graduate Student Conference	2004-2006
Developed call for papers, sollicited funding and selected panelists while planning annual conference
Chair, UCLA French Graduate Student Conference	2005-2007
Devise call for papers and lead a committee of five to plan annual conference
Editorial Board, Paroles Gelées	2003-07
Select and edit papers for publication as editor and co-editor of journal that publishes graduate conference proceedings
Professional Membership
Modern Language Association	2002-present
Languages
Native speaker of English, fluent in French, proficient in German
Computer Skills
Basic web design (Dreamweaver, GoLive, Photoshop) and maintenance, Microsoft Office

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