Resume

• 2012

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Dissertation: “Acquired Tastes: Food as Relation and Memory in Franco-African Women’s Literature”\nUnder the direction of Professor Hakim Abderrezak\n

  French Studies - Minor in Studies of Africa and the African Diaspora

  - Symposium Co-Organizer

  “Moments of Malaise and Distress in France (18th century to present)” 18th Graduate Students Symposium in French and Italian

  Spring 2014.\n- Symposium Organizer

  “Memory

  Madness

  Mysogyny” 17th Graduate Students Symposium in French and Italian

  Fall 2012.

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• 2009

  Master of Arts

  French Studies

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• 2008

  Non-degree seeking

  American History

  FLAG Program: volunteer teacher - kindergarden through high school

  The College of William and Mary

• 2007

  Master of Arts

  English

• 2006

  English

  African-American Studies

  Silversmithing Club

  French club

  Mount Holyoke College

  Examiner and Corrector of the \"Diplôme d'Etudes en langue française\" (DELF A1-B2)

  CIEP

• 2003

  Bachelor Degree

  Thesis: \"The Impact of Black Women Slave Literature on our Contemporary Conception of Race and Gender.\"

  English

  French as a Second Language

  Université Paul Valéry (Montpellier III)

• Pet Project Rescue

  Tutoring

  Literature

  Community Outreach

  Pedagogy

  Higher Education

  Social Media

  Foreign Languages

  Writing

  Teaching

  Editing

  French

  Language Teaching

  English

  PowerPoint

  Research

  Academic Writing

  International Education

  Translation

  Microsoft Office

  Curriculum Development

  “Enracinement et déracinement gustatifs dans Le baobab fou de Ken Bugul”

  “Enracinement et déracinement gustatifs dans Le baobab fou de Ken Bugul”

  “France la douce

  Bramimunde

  mappamundi : comment une diversité de frontières a créé une identité commune” – in progress

  Lee-Ferrand

  Lee-Ferrand

  Mount Holyoke College

  Mount Holyoke College

  Robert Bosch

  McNamara Alumni Center -- University of Minnesota

  University of Minnesota

  College of William and Mary

  Studio 120

  Alliance Française de Minneapolis - St. Paul

  William & Mary

  - Tutored 6 students studying French

  beginner and intermediate levels

  and addressed their particular needs (oral

  written

  and comprehension)

  Mount Holyoke College

  William & Mary

  Williamsburg

  VA

  Visiting Lecturer

  - Taught beginner to advanced French using the communicative approach in an immersion based environment\n- Created an inclusive and encouraging learning environment \n- Transmitted significant knowledge of French and Francophone cultures while enhancing the\nwriting

  reading

  oral and listening performances of the students\n- Fostered students' critical thinking and global thinking skills\n- Created and instructed culture modules on history

  literary

  geopolitical

  social and economic issues with the use of technology

  authentic materials and online resources\n- Assessed students’ performances and improvements\n- Mentored students to cater to a learning style that is suitable to their needs\n- Developed the curriculum enhancement for all levels of French with a focus on both language and francophone cultures (Sub-Saharian Africa

  Maghreb

  Caribbean)\n- Collaborated with the Language Center and the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition to test

  develop and implement strategies to enhance students’ linguistic performance\n- Conducted presentations on new practices and standards for the enhancement of students’ listening and reading comprehension skills\n- Background and coursework in foreign language pedagogy

  University of Minnesota

  Studio 120

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  •\tRecorded audio scripts in French to accompany the publication of “T’es branché” Levels 1

  2 and 3 – EMC Publishing

  French Voice for Educational Publications

  Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

  - Created and instructed a class for adults (professionals

  and retired college professors) on culture and literature in translation with an intersectional focus\non the historical

  sociological and political stakes of food between France and the Francophone world.

  Osher Lifelong Scholar

  McNamara Alumni Center -- University of Minnesota

  The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition

  Proficiency Assessment for Curricular Enhancement for FREN 3015 and 3016: Advanced French Grammar

  Composition and Communication

  PACE Graduate Curriculum Developer

  University of Minnesota

  - Coordinated the cultural and academic life of the French House

  24 undergraduate students learning French.\n- Budgeted the finances allocated to the French House.\n- Programmed diversified cultural campus-wide events adapted to all-level French students.\n- Taught 4 conversation hours a week to students with different linguistic levels.\n- Conducted weekly movie nights and facilitated follow-up debates

  along with weekly cooking classes.\n- Pioneered culture and linguistic campus outreach program with surrounding public and private schools.

  College of William and Mary

  Accounting Specialist

  Robert Bosch

  Alliance Française de Minneapolis - St. Paul

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  - Instructed a wide range of classes for adults and high school students including beginner to advanced French

  specialized topics seminars and conversation classes in an immersion based environment with the use of technology (Smart Boards).\n- Developed teaching content to enhance the grammar

  vocabulary

  as well as the writing and listening skills of the students\n- Addressed students’ diverse needs and learning styles.\n- Evaluated students' performance.\n- Initiated and designed new classes on culture

  cinema

  immigration in France

  and socio-cultural and political stakes in francophone countries (Sub-Saharian Africa

  Maghreb

  Caribbean

  etc.)

  French Instructor

  - Budgeted allowances to develop monthly programs of cultural activities for American college students with an advanced level of French.\n- Facilitated integration in a French college setting and to French culture through weekly workshops.\n- Initiated a French academic writing practicum.\n- Advising students on academic and cultural matters.

  Mount Holyoke College

  Conseil International des Études Francophones

  Member

  Association for the Study of Food and Society

  Modern Language Association

  Association of Graduate Students of French and Italian

  Vice-President

  French Visiting Specialist

  Flag Program - William and Mary

  Member

  American Association of Teachers of French

  Association of Graduate Students of French and Italian

  President

  Active Member

  Interdisciplinary Recipe Reading Group at the University of Minnesota.

  French

  Arabic

  English

  The Waldauer Memorial Fellowship

  University of Minnesota

  Full Academic Year Fellowship - Exchange Student at Mount Holyoke College

  Exchange Teaching Assistantship - College of William and Mary

  Scholarship - Dartmouth College

  Institute of French Cultural Studies on “Culture and Gastronomy”

  Graduate Research Partnership Program

  Graduate School - University of Minnesota

  Curriculum Research Graduate Fellowship

  French Department

  University of Minnesota

  Certificate of English with honors - Mount Holyoke College

  Masters thesis in English with honors - Université Paul Valéry