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EDUCATION 

Ph.D. Emory University, May 2015. History. 
Dissertation: Rebels, Martyrs, Heroes: Authoritarianism and Youth Culture in Argentina, 1966-1983
Director: Jeffrey Lesser; Committee Members: Yanna Yannakakis, Thomas Rogers, Raanan Rein, Hernán Feldman 

M.A. University of Chicago, 2008. Latin American Studies.
Thesis: Representations of Youth during Argentina’s Last Military Dictatorship
Director: Dain Borges

B.A. Brown University, 2007. B.A. History with Honors, Comparative Literature in English and Spanish.
Thesis: Negotiations of Public and Private Spaces: The Family, the Press, and the Catholic Church during the Argentine Military Dictatorship, 1976-1983
Advisor: James Green

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT 

Research Services Librarian, Latinx, Caribbean & Latin American Studies, UConn Library, 2022-

Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Carleton College, 2020-2022

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Roots of Contemporary Issues Program, Washington State University Vancouver, 2017-2020

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan, 2016-2017

Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Emory University and Interim Director of the Emory Writing Center, 2015-2016

PUBLICATIONS

Book Manuscript
Rebels, Martyrs, Heroes: Political Mourning in Authoritarian Argentina (1966-1983). In progress.

Peer-reviewed Journal Article
“Mapping Politics into the Stadium: Political Demonstrations and Soccer Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1973-1974,” Journal of Sports History Special Issue “Doing Sport History in the Digital Present” 44, no. 2 (Summer 2017):193-208.

Book Reviews
Miradas médicas sobre la cultura física en Argentina, 1880-1970, Pablo Ariel Scharagrodsky Ed., Journal of Sport History. December 2015.

Disciplinary Publication
Co-author, “Guide to Preparing Fellowship Applications,” American Historical Association, September 2016.

RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS

Roots of Contemporary Issues Postdoctoral Research Grant, Department of History, Washington State University, 2018-2019

Education and Outreach Fellowship, Emory Writing Center and Robert F. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 2014-2015 

George W. Woodruff Fellowship, James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies, Emory University, 2009-2014 

Mathews Fellowship for Dissertation Research, Department of History, Emory University, 2012

Professional Development Support Research Grant, Emory University, 2010, 2011, and 2012

James R. Scobie Award, Conference on Latin American History, 2010

Tinker Field Research Grant, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Chicago, 2008

PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS

“Spilled blood will not be negotiated”: Acts of “Revolutionary Justice” by 1970s Argentine Militant Groups, Conference on Latin American History, January 2020

“Commemorations for Santiago Pampillón: Uniting Students and Workers against Argentina’s Military Government, 1966-1969,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2019

“Migrating Militancy: Tracing the 1970s Armed Left from Argentina to Nicaragua (and Back Again),” Latin American, Latino/a, and Iberian Studies Association of the Pacific Northwest Conference, April 2018 

“From 1960s Indigenism to 1970s Marxist Leninism: Argentina’s Frente Indoamericano Revolucionario Popular and Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2018

“Buenos Aires Bisections, International Connections: Constructing the Autopista 25 de Mayo,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2017

"Memorializing Rebels, Martyrs, and Heroes in Argentina, 1966-83," Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan, December 2016

“Showing Argentina's Best Side: Technological Development and the 1978 World Cup,” North American Society for Sports History, May 2016

“Mapping Politics into the Stadium: Political Demonstrations and Soccer Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1973-1974,” Doing Sport History in the Digital Present Workshop, North American Society for Sports History and Georgia Tech, May 2016 

“Support Strategies, or Why the Emory Writing Center,” Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference, February 2016 

Organizer and Chair, “Commemoration and Memorialization: Informal, Popular, and Vernacular Memory in Twentieth-Century Latin America,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2016 

“Sacrifice and Martyrdom: Commemoration and Protest in Córdoba, Argentina, 1966,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2016 

Invited Participant,“The Futures of Women’s Football,” Symposium at Duke University, April 2015

“Working Out a Thesis: Writing ‘Boot Camp’ Goals, Structures, and Resources,” Southeastern Writing Center Association Georgia Tutor Symposium, March 2015 

“A ‘Public for Export’: Staging the Nation at Argentina’s 1978 World Cup,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2015

“Soccer Campaign: Argentina’s Gran Acuerdo Nacional and Political Sportsmanship,” North American Society for Sport History, May 2014

“Experimenting with ‘Beat’: Eclectic Rock Music in Argentina, 1969-1973,” Latin American Studies Association Congress, May 2014

“The Left Wing on the Soccer Field: The Movimiento Peronista Montonero and Soccer Culture in 1970s Argentina,” Soccer as the Beautiful Game: Football's Artistry, Identity, and Politics, Hofstra University, April 2014

Organizer and Co-Chair, “Community Airwaves: Radio and Identity in Twentieth Century Latin America,” American Historical Association/Conference on Latin American History, January 2014

“Broadcasting Buenas Ondas: Rock Magazines and Radio Advertisements in 1970s Argentina,” American Historical Association/Conference on Latin American History, January 2014

Invited Participant, “Women in the Locker Room: Argentina and the Two World Cups of 1970 and 1971,” Rethinking Sports in the Americas, Emory University, October 2013

 “‘As Obsessed as the Men’: Argentine Women’s Participation During the 1978 World Cup,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2013

Discussant, “History and Memory: Human Rights in Historical Perspective,” Latin American Studies Association Congress, May 2012

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Department of History, Carleton College

Modern Latin America 1810-present, Fall 2020

• 100-level survey; required for Latin American Studies

Resistance and Rights in Twentieth Century Latin American History, Fall 2020

• 200-level topical and writing intensive course

Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History, Winter 2021

• 100-level course spanning colonial and modern periods; writing intensive course

Music and Movement in Atlantic World History, Winter 2021

• 200-level topical course; introduces methods in the digital humanities

Immigrants and Identity in Latin American History (1845-present), Spring 2020

• 100-level topical and writing intensive course

Department of History, Washington State University Vancouver

Roots of Contemporary Issues, Fall 2017-Summer 2020

• Required foundational 100-level course for WSU’s university common requirements
• Taught three to four sections each semester with 25-55 students each
• Offered online section during the summer term

 Writing about History, Fall 2017, 2018, and 2019

• 300-level required writing and methods course for the History major

Revolution in Latin America, Spring 2018

• 400-level topical modern Latin American History course

Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan

Emerging Democracies Graduate Workshop, Fall 2016-Spring 2017

• Co-organized interdisciplinary workshop focusing on writing and professionalization for graduate fellows at the Weiser Center.

Department of History, Emory University

Music and Movement in the Atlantic World, Spring 2016

• 300-level course cross-listed with the Department of Music and African Studies

Repression and Rights in Late Twentieth Century Latin America, Spring 2016

• 300-level writing intensive course cross-listed with Latin American Studies

Rebellions, Revolts, and Revolutions in World History, Fall 2015

• 400-level writing intensive senior colloquium

Instructor, The Making of Modern Latin America, Spring 2012

• 200-level introductory survey of Latin American History from the 1500s to the 1970s

Teaching Assistant, Colonial Latin America, Emory University, Fall 2010

Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity, Emory University

Microteaching Session, August 2015

• Taught a one-day pedagogical seminar for eight graduate students

Pre-College Program, Emory University

Writing the Personal Essay, Summer 2015

• Organized and led one-hour sessions of 60-100 high school students each

Emory Writing Center

Graduate Writing Tutor / Education and Outreach Fellow, Emory University, 2014-2015

• Worked with multilingual students to develop academic writing skills in English
• Supported students creating “Domain of One’s Own” websites and other digital projects
• Developed library programing and workshops including “Dissertation Writing Boot Camps” and a one-day “Prospectus Writing Boot Camp”

Invited Lectures

“Dictatorship in Argentina,” Modern Latin America, Department of History, University of Puget Sound, April 2018.

“La historia del Rock Nacional,” Emory University Spanish Department, Summer Program in Buenos Aires, June 2013 and June 2014

“Women on the Soccer Field,” Women’s Studies, Hofstra University, April 2014

TEACHING GRANTS, PEDAGOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING

Building a Community of Equity (BaCE) Professional Development Program, 2019-2020

• Certificate in progress (10.5 hours); requires a minimum of 12 workshop hours on issues around accessibility and diversity.

Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Mini-Grant ($1128), Washington State University Vancouver, Fall 2018

• Funding to support the March 2019 inaugural “Roots of Contemporary Issues: Sprouts Edition” student-parent and community event

Re-Imagining the First Year of College, Academic Affairs, Washington State University Vancouver, Summer 2018

• Three-day pedagogical workshop focused on transitioning to college for traditional and non-traditional students, first generation college students, diversity, and accessibility

Classroom Mini-Grant ($300), Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, Emory University, Spring 2016

• Honorarium for dance instructor in Movement and Music in the Atlantic World course

Course Development Group, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, Emory University, Summer 2015

• Weekly interdisciplinary workshop focused on teaching methods, materials, assignments, and syllabus

Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity, Emory University, Fall 2010

• Pedagogical training focused on developing syllabi and assignments, classroom practices, diversity, and accessibility

ACADEMIC SERVICE 

Constitution Committee, Conference on Latin American History, 2019

Roots of Contemporary Issues Diversity Assessment, Washington State University, 2018 and 2019

Parking and Transportation Committee, Emory University, 2014-2015

Parking Appeals Committee, Emory University, 2014-2015

Executive Board Member, Graduate History Society, Emory University, 2010-2011

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

LANGUAGES

Spanish, Advanced fluency in reading, speaking and writing; graduate coursework in Spanish

Portuguese, Functional fluency in reading, speaking and writing

French, Intermediate fluency in reading and speaking

ADDITIONAL SKILLS