Faculty and Staff

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Catherine Nasara

Department Chair and Professor, English and Global Cultures and Modern Languages

Education

  • Ph.D., English Studies, Illinois State University
  • M.A., English and American Studies, Michigan State University
  • B.A., English and History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Daniela Goldfine

Associate Professor

Education:

  • Ph.D., Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics, University of Minnesota, 2015
  • M.A., Hispanic Literatures and Cultures, University of Minnesota, 2009
  • B.S., Early Childhood - Adolescence / Spanish and TESOL, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 2006

Research Interests:

  • Contemporary Latin American literature with a focus on the Southern Cone
  • Jewish Latin American literature, film, and visual arts
  • Gender studies in Latin American cultural production
  • The Argentine post-dictatorship period in the arts

Honors and Awards:

  • Robert P. Knowles International Education Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Fall 2025
  • Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Spring 2022
  • Conference Travel Stipend - American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 103rd Annual Conference, July 2021
  • Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Spring 2021
  • Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Spring 2019
  • Evidence Based Teaching Fellow (EBTF) -- University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Fall 2016-Spring 2017
  • Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Spring 2017
  • Robert P. Knowles International Education Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Spring 2017
  • Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Fall 2016
  • COGS Conference Travel Award - Council of Graduate Students, University of Minnesota, Spring 2015
  • Modern Language Association Travel Grant - MLA Annual Convention, Vancouver, Canada, Winter 2015
  • Community of Scholars Program Travel Grant - University of Minnesota, Fall 2014
  • Graduate Student Travel Fellowship - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall & Spring 2012, Fall 2010
  • SPPT Summer Research Fellowship, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Minnesota, Summer 2014
  • Theresa and Nathan Berman Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies & Leo and Lillian Gross Scholarship in Jewish Studies - Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota, Spring 2014 and 2013
  • Goldenberg Prize for the Best Essay in Jewish Studies - Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota, Spring 2014 and 2013
  • Millicent Jick Research Award in the Arts - Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Fall 2013
  • Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas Travel Fellowship - AIH XVIII Conference, Summer 2013
  • Jacobo Kovadloff Memorial Travel Fellowship - Latin American Jewish Studies Association, Summer 2013
  • Graduate Student Teaching Award - Council of Graduate Students-Minnesota Student Association, University of Minnesota, Spring 2013
  • Jerome L. Joss Graduate Student Research Grant - Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota, Spring 2013
  • Posen Foundation Travel Grant - Association for Jewish Studies, Fall 2012
  • Scholarly Travel Grant - Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, University of Minnesota, Fall 2012

Professional Affiliations

  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
  • American Comparative Literature Association
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  • Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas
  • Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina Hispánica
  • Association for Jewish Studies
  • Feministas Unidas
  • Latin American Jewish Studies Association
  • Latin American Studies Association
  • Midwest Modern Language Association
  • Midwest Popular Culture Association
  • Modern Language Association
  • Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages (MLA)

Education Abroad


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Carlos Rojas

Assistant Professor


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Lindsey Keough

Lecturer in Spanish


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Magara Maeda

Distinguished Lecturer in Japanese

Education:

  • B.A., Tenri University, Japan
  • M.A., Georgetown University
  • Ph.D. candidate, University of Minnesota

Professional Activities:

Maeda sensei has been teaching 1st and 2nd year Japanese language courses with distance education/blended formats through Collaborative Language Program (CLP) well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Her recent interests include learner agency in online learning and Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA). Publications include “How to Establish a Strong Community in an Online Course” (FLTMAG), “Gain Time and Differentiate to Meet Student Needs in University Learning Environments: A flipped Learning Approach” in J. P. Loucky & J. L. Ware (Eds.) Flipped Instruction Methods and Digital Technologies in Language Learning Classrooms (IGI Global), and Advanced Japanese: Communication in Context (Routledge).

Maeda sensei is the recipient of the 2020 AATJ Teacher Award (Community College, College, and University Levels) and is a current president of the Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Japanese.

Areas of Specialization and Research Interests:

  • Bilingualism
  • Heritage Language Learner in the University Language Classroom
  • Japanese Language Pedagogy
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Online Language Instruction and Learning

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Rebecca Raham

Lecturer in German

Global Cultures and Languages

410 S. 3rd St.
River Falls, WI 54022

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