Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Courses Taught
Academic Employment
Teaching And Research Interests
Publications and Book Reviews
Community Service
Forthcoming Publications
Translations Book Presentations
Academic Service
Attendance For Professional Development
Conferences
Timeline
Volunteer
Beatriz C. Rodríguez

Beatriz C. Rodríguez

Adjunct Professor
Avondale,AZ

Summary


As education professional, offers robust background in higher education and instructional excellence. Adept at developing comprehensive lesson plans and fostering inclusive classroom atmosphere. Known for strong collaboration skills and consistently delivering impactful results in diverse academic settings. Well-versed in curriculum design and student mentorship.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Adjunct Professor of Humanities, Culture and Language

Maricopa County Community District
08.2017 - Current
  • Designed and taught courses in Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Spanish (SPA 101-115, 201, 202), Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest (Literature and History) (SPH 245), Hispanic Film (HUM 213), and English as a Second Language (ESL) Level 1, 2, and substitute instruction.
  • Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to foster student engagement and critical thinking in diverse learning environments (in-person and online).
  • Mentored students in academic and career development pathways.
  • Managed student performance using automated reporting system, leveraging data to identify student learning needs and create action plans to overcome learning deficiencies.
  • Taught Spanish Language and humanities courses, providing instruction to up to 2000 undergraduate students.
  • Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals while providing coaching on effective study habits.
  • Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
  • Increased student retention by providing individualized support and tailored feedback on assignments.
  • Enhanced student engagement in complex subjects by developing and implementing interactive learning sessions.

Graduate Teaching Associate

Arizona State University
08.2013 - 10.2016


  • Assisted faculty in delivering engaging lectures and facilitating discussions in Spanish Language and Culture courses (SPA 101, 200, 202).
  • Developed and graded assignments, exams, and other course materials.
  • Provided individualized feedback and support to students, contributing to their academic success.

Professor of Latin American Studies and Coordinator of Cultural Events

Goa University
09.2008 - 09.2012


  • Taught a range of courses in Latin American Literature (Class II, III, V), Latin American Short Stories (Class IV), and Spanish Conversation and Translation (Class IV).
  • Taught English as a Second Language (ESL) Level 1, 2, and 3.
  • Coordinated and executed cultural events, lectures, and workshops to promote Latin American studies within the university and the broader community.
  • Advised students on academic and career opportunities within the field.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Spanish, Latin American Literature and Culture

Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
05.2019

Graduate study abroad - Comparative Literature

Goa University
Taleigao Plateau, Goa India
01.2012

Master of Arts (MA) - Spanish, Latin American Literature and Linguistics

San Diego State University
San Diego, California
08.1998

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Political Science

University of California at San Diego
La Jolla, California
08.1994

Skills

Spanish Language and Culture

Courses Taught


  • Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Spanish (SPA 101-115, 201, 202)
  • ESL Level 1, 2, and Substitute Instruction
  • Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest: Literature and History (SPH 245)
  • Hispanic Film (HUM 213)
  • ESL Level 1, 2, and 3
  • Latin American Literature (Class II, V)
  • Mexican Literature (Class III)
  • Latin American Short Stories (Class IV)
  • Spanish Conversation and Translation (Class IV)
  • Spanish Language, Cultural Topics, and Composition (LTSP 1D-2C)
  • Advanced Reading and Composition for Bilingual Speakers (LTSP 2E)
  • Reading in Peninsular Literature (LTSP 50A)
  • Reading in Latin American Literature (LTSP 50B)

Academic Employment

  • Adjunct Professor of Humanities, Culture and Language, Maricopa County Community District, 2017-08 to Present
  • Graduate Teaching Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2013-08 to 2016-10
  • Professor of Latin American Studies and Coordinator of Cultural Events, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa, India, 2008-09 to 2012-09
  • Spanish Teaching Associate, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 2004-08 to 2006-03

Teaching And Research Interests

  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Hispanic Literature and Film
  • Hispano-American Women’s Testimonial Discourse
  • Latin American Women Subaltern
  • Indigenous Migration Literature of Women
  • La Frontera Narrative

Publications and Book Reviews

  • Agua: Derecho de vida a través del pensamiento indígena y la destrucción ambiental, Argus-a. Artes y Humanities, 2024-12, https://argus-a.org/archivos-dinamicas/1831-1.pdf
  • Book Review: Haunting Objects: Spectral Testimony in the Southern Cone Post-Dictatorship by Megan Corbin, Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, 2021, Año XLVIII, N 96. Lima-Boston, 2do semestre de 2022, https://celacp.org/publicacion/revista-de-critica-literaria-latinoamericana-n-96-eielsoniano/
  • Book Review: Literatura y cultura en el Sur Andino. Cusco-Puno (Siglos XX y XXI) Ulises de Juan Zevallos Aguilar, Tesis. Revista de la Unidad de Postgrado de Facultad de Letras de la Universidad de San Marcos, Lima, Perú, 2021-06, https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/tesis/article/view/20710/16879
  • Poetitika, Magazine of Literature and Cultural Criticism, University of Pittsburgh. Editorial Board Member.
  • Testimony in the War Narrative: The Truth of 'democracy' in The City of the Guilty of Rafael Inocente, Argus-a. Artes y Humanidades, 2021-03, https://argus-a.org/publicacion/1557-testimonio-en-la-narrativa-de-la-guerra-la-verdad-de-la.html
  • Images and Identities: The Representation of the Subaltern Female Rural Immigrant in Perú, Revista Metáfora. Revista de literatura y análisis del discurso, 2020-08, http://www.metaforarevista.com/index.php/meta/article/view/110
  • César Moro: Surrealismo Latinoamericano libertad y marginalidad, Revista Antares (Letras e Humanidades), 2019-04, http://www.ucs.br/etc/revistas/index.php/antares/article/view/6770
  • Testimonio y posmodernidad: Voces del mudo en Tejiendo telarañas (2013) de David Alberto Muñoz, Revista peregrinos y sus letras, 2019-04, https://www.peregrinosysusletras.net/escritor-invitado
  • Busco tu mirada y Cierro los ojos (poetry), Revista peregrinos y sus letras, 2019-03-21, https://www.peregrinosysusletras.net/escritor-invitado

Community Service


Presenter, Indigenous Literature to Students | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, México | Dec 2017 – Present

  • Present Indigenous literature to students, fostering cross-cultural understanding and appreciation for diverse narratives.
  • Impact: Engaged students through presentations, videos and music, introducing them to indigenous, feminist themes, authors, and literary works, enhancing their cultural awareness.

Coordinator, Grace Center School for Orphaned Youth and Children | Noida, India | Sep 2008 – 2012

  • Coordinated educational programs and essential support services for orphaned and vulnerable children, ensuring a nurturing and safe environment.
  • Impact: Facilitated access to education and resources for orphaned children, improving their well-being and development.

Volunteer Teacher, Consulate General of México | Phoenix, Arizona India | Sep 2017 – 2019

  • Provided educational support and guidance to young refugees and immigrants, assisting with language and cultural integration.
  • Impact: Empowered individuals to better navigate their new environment and pursue educational opportunities.

Volunteer, Fexam (Hispanic Cultural Venue) | Phoenix, Arizona

  • Contributed to the promotion of Hispanic culture and art programs by supporting events and activities at a vital community hub.
  • Impact: Engaged with the local Hispanic community, fostering cultural exchange and supporting the venue's mission.

Member, Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee | Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, Arizona

  • Contributed to the planning and execution of events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, promoting cultural awareness and diversity within the community.
  • Impact: Helped organize events such as cultural showcases, educational presentations, festivals and transfer student education.

Teaching Youth at Risk | Outreach Program of Palomar College, San Marcos, California | Sept 1998 – 2003

  • Provided educational support and mentorship to at-risk youth, empowering them with skills and guidance for personal and academic development.
  • Impact: Guided students in improving their academic performance and developing essential life skills, contributing to their future success.

Forthcoming Publications

  • Sexual torture of Women and Structural and Epistemological Violence in La sangre de la aurora by Claudia Salazar Jiménez, Argus-a. Artes and Humanidades, Sep 2025-09
  • Indigenous Leaders Defending Land and Life, CEMHAL 25 años. Revista Historia de la Mujeres, 2025-10
  • Documentary “Máxima” Acuña y la crisis global de la Pachamama. 2025-12
  • Raíces andinas y la Pachamama en la obra de César Vallejo, VI International Congress Vallejo Siempre, Palermo University, Italia, 2024-11
  • La Historia Bailada: JMArguedas, XXI Encuentro de escritores. Bajo el asedio de los signos, Universidad Tecnológica del Sur de Sonora, Ciudad de Obregón, 2023-11
  • El reino del silenciado en la obra de Saúl Cuevas, David Muñoz XVI Encuentro de escritores y Artistas Iberoamericanos en los Estados Unidos, Arizona State University, 2023-11
  • Todas las sangres: sin muros y recobrando nuestra ecología en américa latina, 3rd Thinking Andean Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Greater Chicago Area, 2019-04-12 to 2019-04-13
  • Supervivencia fronteriza: raza, género, violencia y globalización en The Women of Juárez (2005), XXVI Jornadas Binacionales de literatura Abigael Bohórquez, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, México, 2018

Translations Book Presentations

  • Cusco International Book Fair, 2020-11-26, Book Presentation: Literature and Culture in the Southern Andean Region. Cusco-Puno, by Ulises Juan Zevallos-Aguilar, https://www.facebook.com/FILCusco/videos/2707838216099847/
  • 13th Gathering of Ibero-American Writers in the United States, 2020-10-02 to 2020-10-04, Book Presentation: Beyond the border: 'Urban Fables: Tales of Human Instances' by David Alberto Munoz
  • Visión Book: Imaginando y viviendo una vida con gran significado, Gustavo A. Valenzuela, Beatriz Carlota Rodríguez
  • Clina Medica Hispana, Josefina Hernández, Beatriz Carlota Rodriguez

Academic Service

  • Member, Hispanic Heritage Month, 2019-10, Estrella Mountain Community College
  • Coordinator, Aventura Cultural or Backpacking in the Americas, 2017-10-12, Arizona State University
  • Coordinator of Spanish Language Club, 2015-12 to 2016, Eagle College Prep School, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Judge, Language Fair, 2015-02, Arizona State University
  • Moderator, Entre Amig@s Spanish Conversation Practice, 2015-02 to 2017, Arizona State University
  • Coordinator, Indo-Latin American Association, 2009-09 to 2012-09, Goa University
  • Executive secretary, Indo-Latin American Association, 2010-09, Chennai, India
  • Coordinator, Latin American Club, 2009-09 to 2012-09, Communicare Cultural Centre, Dona Paula, Goa

Attendance For Professional Development

  • Workshop Creating Instructional Videos, 2024-09-15, Estrella Mountain College, Avondale, Arizona
  • Workshop Professional Memberships to Foster Cultural Understanding, 2018-09-15, Estrella Mountain College, Avondale, Arizona
  • Workshop Performance Management, 2018-08-15, Estrella Mountain College, Avondale, Arizona
  • Effective Performance Management Systems, 2018-04-15, Estrella Mountain College, Avondale, Arizona
  • Workshop Be the Driver in Your Performance Management Part I and Part II, 2017-12-15, Estrella Mountain College, Avondale, Arizona
  • Engagement Leadership Development and Goal Setting, 2017-10-15, Estrella Mountain College, Avondale, Arizona
  • Master Class for Teaching Online. Dr. Judith E. Lskin-Gasparro, 2016-04-08, Arizona State University
  • Webinar Nobody said it was easy: Practicing a Multicultural Digital Humanities, 2016-04-01, Arizona State University
  • Webinar Building the New Hermeneutics for the Humanities, 2016-03-31, Arizona State University
  • Webinar Preparing Future Faculty, 2015-08, Arizona State University
  • Share Fair, School of International Letters and Cultures, 2015-11-13, Arizona State University
  • Spanish TA Intercommunications Skills, 2015-10-30, Arizona State University
  • Webinar The 'Flip Method' for Language Teaching, 2015-08-18, Arizona State University

Conferences

  • César Vallejo: Hacia una nueva estética, el Buen vivir y Ecofeminismo, XXXIIII Jornadas Binacionales de Literatura, Abigail Bohórquez, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, México, 2025-04-10 to 2025-04-12
  • Raíces andinas y la Pachamama en la obra de César Vallejo, VI International Congress Vallejo Siempre, Palermo University, Italia, 2024-11-11 to 2024-11-13
  • Metonimia de conflictos desplazándose desde la frontera en La distancia entre nosotros de Reyna Grande, XXXV Jornadas Binacionales de Literatura, Abigail Bohórquez, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, México, 2024-04-10 to 2024-04-12
  • La Historia Bailada: JMArguedas, XXI Encuentro de escritores. Bajo el asedio de los signos, Universidad Tecnológica del Sur de Sonora, Ciudad de Obregón, México, 2023-11-15 to 2023-11-17
  • El reino del silenciado en la obra de Saúl Cuevas, David Muñoz: XVI Encuentro de Escritores y Artistas Iberoamericanos en los Estados Unidos, Arizona State University, 2023-10-05 to 2023-10-07
  • Más allá de fronteras: Fábulas urbanas: cuentos de instancias humanas de David Alberto Muñoz, XXXII Jornadas Binacionales de Literatura, Abigail Bohórquez, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, México, 2023-05-08 to 2023-05-12
  • Agua and the global crisis or the Pachamama, 4th Thinking Andean Studies: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 2023-03-24
  • Tortura sexual hacia las mujeres y violencia estructural y epistemológica en La sangre de la aurora de Claudia Salazar Jiménez, Crisis global, desigualdades y centralidad de la vida, LASA, 2021-05
  • La minería y su impacto social en el Perú: Reflexiones alrededor del documental 'Máxima', Panel impartido por David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, 2021-02-03
  • Rosario Castellanos’s visión of indigenous people and Women, Conferencia impartida por la Doctora Marisa Trejo Sirvent, Museo Regional de Chiapas –INAH, 2020-08-07
  • Jimmy Santiago Baca, XII Encuentro de Escritores Iberoamericanos en Estados Unidos, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 2019-09-20
  • Testimonio y postmodernidad: Voces del mudo en Tejiendo telarañas (2013) de David Alberto Muñoz, XVIII Jornadas Binacionales de Literatura, Abigail Bohórquez, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, México, 2019-04-25 to 2019-04-26
  • Todas las sangres: Sin muros y recobrando nuestra ecología en América Latina, 3rd Thinking Andean Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Greater Chicago Area, 2019-04-12 to 2019-04-13
  • Testimonio en la narrativa de la Guerra: La verdad de la 'democracia' en La ciudad de los culpables de Rafael Inocente, Conf. Lands of Freedom? Oppressions, Subversions and Pursuits of Justice in a Changing World, University of Miami, Miami, 2018-02-09
  • Supervivencia fronteriza: raza, género, violencia y globalización en The Women of Juárez, Conf. XXVI Jornadas Binacionales de literatura Abigael Bohórquez, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, México, 2017-12
  • Estudios subalternos en la narrativa de la guerra: Incendiar la ciudad de Julio Durán, Conference. Desconceptualizaciones más allá de la Identidad, la Colonia y el Subalterno, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 2017-10-20 to 2017-10-21

Timeline

Adjunct Professor of Humanities, Culture and Language

Maricopa County Community District
08.2017 - Current

Graduate Teaching Associate

Arizona State University
08.2013 - 10.2016

Professor of Latin American Studies and Coordinator of Cultural Events

Goa University
09.2008 - 09.2012

Master of Arts (MA) - Spanish, Latin American Literature and Linguistics

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Political Science

University of California at San Diego

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Spanish, Latin American Literature and Culture

Arizona State University

Graduate study abroad - Comparative Literature

Goa University
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