Faculty and Staff

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

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

• Lead instructor of "Ecuador Study Adventure"

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