Faculty and Staff

Catherine Nasara
Department Chair and Professor, English and Global Cultures and Modern Languages
Office: 245 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4566
Email: catherine.nasara@uwrf.edu
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
Daniela Goldfine
Associate Professor
- Start Year: 2015
- Office: 272 Kleinpell Fine Arts
- Phone: 715-425-4831
- Email: daniela.goldfine@uwrf.edu
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:
- 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
Carlos Rojas
Assistant Professor
- Start Year: 2022
- Office: 274 Kleinpell Fine Arts
- Phone: 715-425-4259
- Email: carlos.rojas@uwrf.edu
Lindsey Keough
Lecturer in Spanish
- Start Year: 2022
- Office: 271 Kleinpell Fine Arts
- Phone: 715-425-4317
- Email: lindsey.keough@uwrf.edu
Magara Maeda
Distinguished Lecturer in Japanese
- Start Year: 2008
- Office: 288c Kleinpell Fine Arts
- Phone: 715-425-3896
- Email: magara.maeda@uwrf.edu
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
Rebecca Raham
Lecturer in German
- Start Year: 2011
- Office: 270 Kleinpell Fine Arts
- Phone: 715-425-4541
- Email: rebecca.raham@uwrf.edu