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Dual PhD in Spanish and Visual Studies

Certificate in Digital Humanities

• In progress

Master’s Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language

Master’s Degree in Classical Philology

Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Philology

Elemental Degree in Spanish Dance

Instructor of record of Spanish 353 (topics of Spanish Culture)

• Taught and created syllabus focused on Spanish Visual Culture including new technologies in the educational process such as Jamboard, Canva or Story Map.

Faculty leader at the Penn State Summer Ronda Study Abroad Program

• Worked collaboratively with other directors to design a high impact and immersive study abroad program including homestay and cultural experiences.Taught and creation of upper level course with experiential learning components such as implement of visual studies, cultural excursions, historical tours, on-site student-led discussions using Jamboard as support, guidance for the development of visual projects with the use of new technologies such as Canva or Story Map, all related to course content.

Instructor of record of Spanish 353 (topics of Spanish Culture)

Substitute Instructor for the Spanish Basic Language Program

Instructor of Record of Spanish 3

Instructor of Record of Spanish 200

Instructor of Record of Spanish 1

Instructor of Record of Spanish 3

Instructor of Record of Spanish 3

Instructor of Record of Spanish 1

Instructor of Record of Spanish 3

Didactic Content Editor in The Mark Program

Visiting Scholar in the Departamento de Historia del Arte y Patrimonio

Graduate Research Assistant of Digital Liberal Arts

• Collaborated on digital humanities projects, developing standardized workflows, and creating project documentation templates.
• Participated in workshops on digital methodologies, contributed to technology reviews, and enhanced skills in data curation and DublinCore metadata standards.
• Created a personal digital project analyzing the interconnections between dance and literature in early 20th-century Spain, using digital social networks with Gephi.

External Member of the Seminario UCM-CSIC de investigación en Historia y Teoría de la Danza

Member of the Seminario UCM-CSIC de investigación en Historia y Teoría de la Danza

• “Letras en danza: Redescubriendo las redes culturales de la España de principios del Siglo XX” at Remembered & Forgotten, Boston University's Department of Romance Studies Graduate Student Conference. April 13, 2024.
• “Bailando por la corona: el uso político de la danza de Ana Bolena en La cisma de Inglaterra” at NeMLA's 55th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. March 7-10, 2024.
• “Baile de identidades: el uso de la danza como caracterización en La Flor de mi Secreto” at NeMLA's 55th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. March 7-10, 2024.

• “Bailando con el franquismo y el deseo de fuga: la Cenicienta invertida en Nada de Carmen Laforet” at KFLC, The Languages, Literatures and Cultures Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. April 20-22, 2023.
• “Mujer varonil on Stage: The Masculinization as a Defense Mechanism in Lope de Vega's Comedies” at NeMLA's 54th Annual Convention, University at Buffalo, USA. March 23-26, 2023.

• “La huella de Louis de Cahusac en el Tratado de recreación instructiva sobre la danza (1793)” at the VI Congreso Nacional y III Internacional La Investigación en Danza, Spain. November, 2020.
• “La etimología y terminología en el Tratado de recreación instructiva sobre la danza (1793)” Poster presentation at the VIII Congreso Nacional Ganimedes, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. March 6, 2020.

• “Bailando con la moral: la identidad corporal en la Antigua Grecia” at the II Congreso Internacional de Filosofía de la Danza, organized by Centro Danza Canal and UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Spain.
• “El origen mítico de la danza: Estudio de las fuentes griegas en Discursos sobre el arte del dançado de Juan de Esquivel Navarro” at the VII Congreso Nacional Ganimedes, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain. March 15, 2019.

• “Tejiendo conexiones artísticas: Análisis y teoría de redes en danza y teatro” at Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. July 2, 2024.
• “La oficina de Digital Liberal Arts en Penn State: P&R con Jennifer Isasi y Sara Arribas” at Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. June 24, 2024.
• “DLA Webinar: Documenting Digital Projects: An Example with Data and Network Analysis” at Digital Pedagogies and Initiatives, Penn State University. April 10, 2024.

• “Las greguerías coreográficas: la textualización de la danza en Tapices de Ramón Gómez de la Serna” at Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. June 28, 2023.

• “Reinventing the Zarabanda: the mythification of the dance in Felipe Rojo de Flores” at CEMS Graduate Roundtable, Penn State University. February 19, 2021.

• “La danza y Platón: una lectura de la corporalidad griega en Las Leyes” at the I Seminario de Música y Danza en el Mundo Antiguo ICCA – UAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. December 11, 2020.

• “Felipe Roxo de Flores: de auditor de guerra a coreólogo” at Retos y estrategias en la coreología, organized by Seminario UCM-CSIC de Investigación en Historia y Teoría de la Danza, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. April 23, 2019.

• “Un viaje por el origen mítico de la danza en Juan de Esquivel y Thoinot Arbeau” at Sesión Investigaciones en curso II, organized by Seminario UCM-CSIC de Investigación en Historia y Teoría de la Danza, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. April 27, 2018.

• Peer-reviewed: 'La huella de Luis de Cahusac en el Tratado de Recreación instructiva sobre la danza (1793)', La Investigación en Danza: MadridOnline 2020, Ediciones Mahali, 2020, pp. 39-43.

• Translation (English-Spanish): Matos-Moreno, Amilcar, et al. 'La migración es la fuerza motora del envejecimiento acelerado en Puerto Rico: Reporte Breve'. SocArXiv, July 19, 2024. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/m7ryg.

• Review: 'Graham McFee (2018). Dance and the Philosophy of Action: A Framework for the Aesthetics of Dance'. Binsted, Hampshire: Dance Books. Acotaciones, revistas de investigación y creación teatral. https://www.resad.com/Acotaciones.new/index.php/ACT.
• Informative materials: 'La escuela bolera', Historia(s) en danza. XIX Semana de la Ciencia, CSIC, Madrid, Spain. http://hdl.handle.net/10261/194564.
• Informative materials: 'La Modern Dance estadounidense', Historia(s) en danza. XIX Semana de la Ciencia, CSIC, Madrid, Spain. http://hdl.handle.net/10261/194564.

• Arribas Colmenar, Sara. 'Constelaciones de artistas: análisis y teoría de redes aplicado a la danza y el teatro español (1914-1934)', La Revista de Humanidades Digitales (RHD), 2024.

• 'Baile de identidades: el uso de la danza como caracterización en La Flor de mi secreto y Hable con ella de Almódovar'.
• 'Del ideal en movimiento a la mujer de la fosa común: negociaciones de la estética somática femenina en La bailarina de Ramón Gómez de la Serna'.

Recipient of Sparks Fellowship

• Awarded for academic excellence and research contributions in the field of Spanish and Visual Studies.

Member of Phi Lambda Beta

• Recognized as a member of the honor society for Portuguese studies.

Lyday-Peavler Award for Departmental Service and Scholarly Excellence

• Awarded for exceptional service and scholarly excellence in departmental activities.

Teaching Excellence Award in Spanish

• Recognized for outstanding teaching performance in Spanish language courses.

The Jesús Díaz Award for Departmental Service and Scholarly Excellence

• Awarded for service and scholarly contributions within the department.

Volunteer and Participant at the Happy Valley Latin Fest

• Volunteered and actively participated in the Happy Valley Latin Fest, contributing to the celebration and showcasing diversity of the Latinx/Hispanic culture in Central Pennsylvania.

Translator Graduate Research Assistant

Co-coordinator of Latin American and Iberian Film Series at Penn State

• Assisted in organizing and coordinating the film series, selecting films and leading discussions on cultural, social, and artistic aspects.

Literature Representative to Faculty Meetings for SIPGSO

Co-organization of Workshops: Dance Studies and Digital Humanities

• Co-organized workshops on La Argentina's Ballets Espagnols and visual imaginaries of ballet in 19th-century Spain, February 22-23.

Entry-level reviewer for Programming Historian en español

• Reviewed lessons on 'Análisis de redes sociales para teatro con Gephi'.

Flamenco Lessons for Fundraising with Spanish Club

• Organized and led flamenco lessons to raise funds for students with limited resources for study abroad programs.

Secretary for SIPGSO

Co-organization of the Workshop Making Anime in Latin America

• Co-organized and sponsored workshop featuring Pablo Monreal and Q&A with David Fernández.

Practice Talk Coordinator for SIPGSO

• Course Design and Curriculum Development
• Public Speaking and Instruction
• Interdisciplinary Research
• Time Management
• Leadership and Team Coordination
• Organization and Event Coordination

• Data Analysis
• Gephi
• KnightLab Suite of Storytelling Tools
• ArcGIS StoryMaps
• Flourish
• XML-TEI
• GitHub

• Spanish (native)
• English (fluent)
• Portuguese (advanced)
• Latin (reading knowledge)
• Ancient Greek (reading knowledge)