EDUCATION
2017 – Ph.D., Hispanic Studies, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dissertation: “Posibilidades de la minería de datos digital para el análisis del personaje literario en la novela española: El caso de Galdós y los Episodios nacionales.” Defended on November 28, 2017. Advisor: Dr. Óscar Pereira Zazo.
2015 – Graduate Certificate on Digital Humanities, Center for the Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2015 – Certificate on Professional Qualification on Digital Humanities, Laboratorio de Investigación de Humanidades Digitales, National University of Distance Education, Spain
2013 – M.A., Hispanic Studies, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2011 – B.A., English Philology; Certificate on Modern Languages and Technologies, School of Social and Human Sciences, University of Deusto-Bilbao, Spain
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Present CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation for Latin American and Latina/o Studies, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, University of Texas Libraries
2018 Summer Visiting Instructor of Spanish, Centro Internacional de Español, University of Deusto- Bilbao, Spain
2018 Lecturer of Spanish, Dept. Modern Languages, University of Nebraska at Kearney
2016-2017 Graduate Research Assistant, Center for the Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2017 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. Modern Languages & Literatures, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Summer)
2015-2016 – Summer Visiting Instructor of Spanish, Centro Internacional de Español, University of Deusto-Bilbao, Spain
2011-2016 – Instructor of Record, Graduate Teaching Assistant of Spanish, Dept. Modern Languages & Literatures, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS
2019 “Spanish Colonialism in the Indigenous Borderlands: Collaborative Digital Scholarship in the Undergraduate Classroom” with Albert Palacios. LASA 2019, Boston, MA, May 27
2018 “Data science and the language question in digital humanities pedagogy: the example of Programming Historian” with Dr. Rojas-Castro and Dr. Sichani. EADH 2018: Data in Digital Humanities. National University of Ireland, Galway, December 9
2018 “Distinction of Literary Genres through the Visualization of Character Networks: The Case of ten National Episodes by Pérez Galdós.” The Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science 2018, Chicago, IL, November 10
2018 “Lo que se Vale y no se Vale Preguntar: El Potencial Pedagógico de las Humanidades Digitales para la Enseñanza Sobre la Experiencia Mexicano-americana en el Midwest de Estados Unidos” with Dr. Isabel Velázquez and Marcus Vinícius Barbosa. Digital Humanities 2018, Ciudad de México, México, June 26-29
2017 “Towards a Methodology for the Analysis of Character Systems/Networks in the Spanish Novel: The case of Pérez Galdós’ Zumalacárregui and Mendizábal.” Invited talk, Works in Progress & DH Dialogues, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, September 28
2017 “Humanidades digitales. Seminario sobre las implicaciones del uso de herramientas digitales en el ámbito de la investigación humanística.” IV Jornadas de ALCESXXI. Zaragoza, Spain, July 3-7
2016 “Modelo de análisis de la sociedad en el diseño de los personajes de los Episodios nacionales.” 2016 Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature. The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, November 5
2016 “Texting en español: An Activity that Connects Communicative Tools and Literacy Skills for Heritage Language Learners of Spanish.” Poster. 2016 UIC BilForum. University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, October 20
2016 “Historical and Fictional Nation: A Methodology for a Distant Reading Survey of the Episodios Nacionales by Benito Pérez Galdós.” 2016 Nineteenth-Century Studies Association Conference. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, April 13
2015 “La distopía a la vuelta de la esquina: medios de comunicación y autodestrucción en Círculos de Ríos San Martín.” The Chicago Graduate Conference. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 14
2015 “Visualizing History: The Malone Community Center: A Platform for the Community to Rediscover their History” by J. Isasi and A. Kinnaman. Digital Humanities Forum 2015: peripheries, barriers, hierarchies: rethinking access, inclusivity, and infrastructure in global DH practice. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, September 26
2015 “Geosocial Identity in Ena Lucía Portela’s Cien botellas en una pared.” NoLimits! 2015: Talking Leadership. University of Omaha, Omaha, NE, March 2
2014 “A Methodology for Character Networks at a Macroanalytical Level.” Poster: M. Condello, R. Harrison, J. Isasi, A. Kinnaman, A. Kumari – Nebraska Literary Lab. Digital Humanities Forum 2014: Nodes & Networks in the Humanities. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, September 13
2014 “A Quantitative Approach to Character Space.” Invited talk, Digital Humanities Modern Languages & Literatures Colloquium Series, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, April 23
2014 “Las tragedias de Calderón: ‘los dos cuerpos del rey’ como sistema de control social.” The XVII Annual Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Symposium. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, April 12
2012 “Resultado de la ruptura de la realidad en el personaje de Abelarda en Miau de Benito Pérez Galdós.” 2012 Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, October 14
SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 – 2020 CLIR/DLF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Data Curation for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
2016 – 2017 Graduate Research Assistantship for Ph.D. Studies
2012 – 2017 George Rogers Memorial Merit Fellowship
2013 – 2016 Graduate Teaching Assistantship for Ph.D. Studies
2011 – 2013 Graduate Teaching Assistantship for M.A. Studies
ACADEMIC AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2017 Co-organizer and participant, Women’s Writes Edit-a-thon 2017
2015 – 2018 Active Member and Web developer, Digital Humanities Student Association (DHSA)
2016 – 2018 Co-organizer and presenter, DH Bootcamp, Digital Humanities Student Association (DHSA)
2013 – 2016 Faculty Leader, Summer in Bilbao, Study Abroad Programs, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2016 Volunteer, 2016 Nineteenth-Century Studies Association Conference, April 13-16
2014 – 2016 Active Member, Nebraska Literary Lab
2015 – 2016 Representative, liaison between graduate students and faculty of Spanish, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2014 – 2016 Online journal developer and editor, Tu revista, Spanish Tutoring and Writing Center, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2013 – 2016 Organizer, Mesa de español, weekly conversational meetings for students of Spanish, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2012 – 2016 Assistant, Annual Modern Language Fair, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2013 – 2015 Organizer and presenter, Spanish Cineclub, monthly movie reviews for students of Spanish, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2013 – 2015 Assistant to the Undergraduate Advisor, 2013 and 2015 Big Red Road Show, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
2013 – 2014 Secretary and Treasurer, Modern Languages & Literatures Graduate Student Association (MLLGSA)
2013 Volunteer, The Digital Humanities 2013 Conference, Center for the Digital Research in the Humanities, July 16-19
2012 Volunteer, 2012 Mid-American Conference on Hispanic Literature, October 12-14
University of Deusto-Bilbao, Spain
2013 – 2017 Coordinator and Liaison, Semester in Bilbao and Summer in Bilbao, Centro Internacional de Español
LANGUAGES
Spanish (native); English (advanced proficiency); Basque (near native); Portuguese (reading proficiency)
AFFILIATIONS
2016 – Present Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cine Españoles Siglo XXI
2016 – Present Modern Languages Association (MLA)
2015 – Present Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA)
2012 – Present Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas (AIG)
REFERENCES
Óscar Pereira Zazo, Ph.D., Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, opereira1@unl.edu
José Eduardo González, Ph.D., Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, jgonzalez2@unl.edu
Matthew L. Jockers, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Global Engagement, mjockers@unl.edu
Elizabeth Lorang, Ph.D., Center for the Digital Research in the Humanities and University Libraries, llorang@unl.edu
Lola Lorenzo, Ph.D., Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, mlorenzo1@unl.edu
Isabel Velázquez, Ph.D., Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, mvelazquez2@unl.edu
