Dr. Nadeska Mayens-Robles

Dr. Nadeska Mayens-Robles The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Writing and Language Studies (956) 665-3225 Email: nadeska.mayens@utrgv.edu EDUCATION PhD, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, 2004 Major: Spanish Studies Dissertation Title: El campo léxico del delito en el contexto puertorriqueño EMPLOYMENT Lecturer II. Department of Writing and Language Studies., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX (September 2016) Lecturer I. Joint Appointment. Departments of Writing and Language Studies and Department of Bilingual and Biliteracy Studies., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX (September 2015 - May 2016) Lecturer I. Joint Appointment. Departments of Modern Languages and Literature and Curriculum and Instruction., University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX (January 2014 - May 2015) Assistant Visiting Professor. Joint Appointment. Departments of Modern Languages and Literature and Curriculum and Instruction., University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX (September 2012 - May 2014) Associate Professor. Department of Hispanic Studies., University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR (January 2012 - May 2014) Assistant Professor. Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR (April 2004 - December 2011) Lecturer I. Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR (January 2004 - April 2004) Research Assistant. Sean Grant Programm, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR (June 2000 - July 2000) Research Assistant. Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, PR (June 1996 - May 1998) Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 1 of 8

Lecturer I. Department of Romance Languages and Literature, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (September 1994 - December 1994) Teaching Assistant. Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR (January 1989 - May 1993) Licensures and Certifications Certificate of Achievement- "Live Virtual Distance Teaching Workshop (ITV), Center for Teaching Excellence, UTRGV. (December 2017) Independent Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), Quality Matters and UTRGV. (November 2017) Teaching Online Certification, Center for Online Learning, Teaching and Technology. (December 2014) PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Más allá de lo que establece el Estado: concepción del delito en los hablantes de Puerto Rico." Discurso y Diferencia. Tania Hoff and Doris Martínez (Ed.) Barcelona: Editorial UOC. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 16. Conference Proceedings Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. La normalización de la violencia étnica en el discurso de la prensa puertorriqueña: la representación de los dominicanos. Belo Horizonte: IX Congreso Latino-Americano de Estudios del Discurso ALED 2011. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. (2011) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. La representación de los dominicanos en la prensa puertorriqueña: ejemplo de normalización étnica-racial o no: una aplicación sobre la lectura crítica de artículos de la prensa puertorriqueña. Barranquilla: Sexto Congreso Internacional de la Cátedra UNESCO, Universidad del Norte. (June 2011) Journal Articles Other Nadeska Mayens-Robles. Lo alumbré después del tumbe: acercamiento al camo léxico del delto en el contexto puertorriqueño. San Juan: Boletín de la Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española. Segunda Época, (1997): 99-114. Sandra Acevedo-Quiles, Nadeska Mayens-Robles, and Ángel Martínez-Ocasio. Las oraciones hendidas en el habla culta de Madrid y en el habla popular y culta de Puerto Rico. San Juan: Boletín de la Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española. Segunda Época, (1996): 81-99.. Nadeska Mayens-Robles. El campo léxico del delito en el contexto puertorriqueño. Río Piedras: University of Puerto Rico. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2004) Amparo Morales and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. Lista de anglicismos documentados en Puerto Rico. Río Piedras (1998) Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 2 of 8

PRESENTATIONS Nadeska Mayens-Robles and Nalda Báez-Ferrer. "La presencia caribeña en los Estados Unidos," Celebrando la hispanidad, Department of Writing and Language Studies, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas. (October 13, 2016) Nalda Ferrer and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. " La presencia caribeña en los Estados Unidos," El Mes de la Hispanidad., UTRGV, Bronc room. (October 13, 2016) Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Inflluencias de las lenguas indígenas de México en el español de América," Raíces indígenas mexicanas: siguiendo la huella, Department of Writing and Language Studies, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas. (April 7, 2016) Michael Guerrero, Maria Del Guerrero, and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Enfrentando el examen BTLPT: From Surviving to Thriving," 7th Annual New Teacher Conference, College of Education. UTPA, Edinburg, Texas. (2013) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "La otra frontera: la representación de los dominicanos en la prensa escrita puertorriqueña," 6th Annual Research Conference, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Texas Pan-American, Edinburg, Texas. (April 13, 2012) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "La representación de los dominicanos en la prensa escrita puertorriqueña," 9th Biennal Conference, Puerto Rican Studies Association, Hartford, Connecticut. (October 22, 2010) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "La coherencia y la referencialidad en la redacción. Un acercamiento desde la perspectiva del análisis del discurso," College Board, Puerto Rico and Latin America Office, Carolina, Puerto Rico. (September 3, 2009) Nadeska Mayens-Robles and Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo. "El Reguetón: jerigonza o habla popular," 8th Biennal Conference, Puerto Rican Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (October 2, 2008) Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Pégate para acá y siente el Reguetón en el habla puertorriqueña," Spanish Language Week, Department of Hispanic Studies. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (April 29, 2008) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "El discurso racista en la prensa escrita de Puerto Rico: el caso de los dominicanos," 2nd. Symposium. Social Challenges: Civil Rights in Puerto Rico, Department of Social Sciences. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (April 9, 2008) Nadeska Mayens-Robles, María Castro, Leonilda Rodríguez, and Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo. "Discusión sobre el modelo de la redacción como proceso de evaluación," 2nd. National Congress on Applied Linguistics and the Teaching of Spanish as First Language, College Board, Puerto Rico and Latin America Office, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico. (February 2008) Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Presentación de las Actas del Primer Congreso de Lengua y Literatura Manuel Álvarez Nazario: Lingüística," Department of Hispanic Studies and Academics Publication Center. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (October 25, 2007) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "La violencia étnica en la prensa escrita: el caso de los dominicanos," IV International Congress: Discourse and Teaching in XXI Century, Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 3 of 8

UNESCO Lectures on Reading and Writing, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico. (June 20, 2007) Doris Martínez-Vizcarrondo and Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Estrategias lingüísticas para la comprensión y enseñanza de una variedad lingüística: los raperos/reguetoneros puertorriqueños," XXVIII Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands TRIO Programs Convention, TRIO Programs, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (May 16, 2007) Nadeska Mayens-Robles. "Un campo semántico en ciernes: el reguetón en Puerto Rico," Metáforas y Avatares de la Lírica Contemporánea: foro sobre reggaetón, University of Puerto Rico at Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. (March 8, 2007) TEACHING Courses Taught Adv Span Composition Adv Span Grammar & Comp I Advanced Spanish for Teachers Beginning Spanish I Beginning Spanish II Concepts Span Phonetic Intro to Hisp Linguistics Span for Non-Nat Speak I Span for Non-Nat Speak II Spanish Grammar Spanish Phonology & Phonetics Spec Topic Hisp Linguist Directed Student Learning Dissertation Committee Member. José Pérez-Pelay, "Las funciones discursivas de la causalidad: análisis lingüistico sistémico", Other (outside UTRGV). ( 2008) Dissertation Committee Member. María Rivera, "El campo léxico de las frutas en la norma culta hablada en la zona rural de Cidra.", Other (outside UTRGV). ( 2008) Dissertation Committee Member. Delia González-Delgado, "El anglicismo en el campo léxico del vestuario en Puerto Rico: un enfoque semántico.", Other (outside UTRGV). ( 2006) SERVICE Department Service Committee Member, Acquisition Courses and Placement Committee. (January 2018) Committee Member, WLS Lecture Review Committee. (September 2017 - May 2018) Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 4 of 8

Other, Steering Committee B.A. Spanish. (January 2016 - July 2017) Committee Member, Search Committee WLS Heritage Language Assistant. (January 2016 - May 2017) Committee Member, Search Committee Part Time and OYA Lecturer Position. (July 2016) Faculty Advisor, Master Comprehensive Exam. (April 2016) Participant, Información valiosa sobre el BTLPT. For B.E.S.O student organization. (October 22, 2015) Participant, Qué debo saber del BTLPT?. (October 22, 2015) Committee Member, Search Committee Part Time and OYA Lecturer Position. (July 2015) Other, BTLPT Representative Test: Listening and Reading Comprehensions Domains (longer version) and Practice Tasks on Oral and Written Expression Domains.. (April 10, 2015) Other, BTLPT Representative Test: Listening and Reading Comprehensions Domains. (March 24, 2015) Participant, Hablemos del BTLPT: De lo teórico a lo prácico. (February 28, 2015) Participant, Hablemos del BTLPT: Examen de competencia Lingüística en español. For B.E.S.O. Organization. (February 15, 2015) Other, C.A.S.S.O. Practice Test. (September 22, 2014) Participant, Hablemos del BTLPT: De lo teórico a lo práctico. (September 19, 2014) Committee Member, Modern Language and Literature Education Committee. (September 2013 - May 2014) Participant, Hablemos del BTLPT: De lo teórico a lo práctico. (March 3, 2014) Participant, Hablemos del BTLPT: De lo teórico a lo práctico. (February 24, 2014) Participant, Qué es el BTLPT?: Consejos y guías para su estudio. (October 25, 2013) Participant, Qué es el BTLPT?: Consejos y guías para su estudio. (April 25, 2013) Participant, Qué es el BTLPT?: Consejos y guías para su estudio. (March 7, 2013) Participant, Qué es el BTLPT?: Consejos y guías para su estudio. (November 6, 2012) Development Activities Attended Workshop, "Turning Technologies / Turning Point Clickers," COLLT, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (March 8, 2018) Workshop, "Blackboard Collaborate Ultra," COLLT, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (February 15, 2018) Seminar, "Tex-Mex vs Spanglish at UTRGV: A Research Design Project," Cross-Linguistics Undergraduate Board, UTRGV. (January 30, 2018) Conference Attendance, "Syllabus: a Roadmap to Success?," The Center for Teaching Excellence and The Graduate College. UTRGV. (January 19, 2018) Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 5 of 8

Conference Attendance, "Teaching on Campus: The Context and Culture of Higher Education," The Center for Teaching Excellence and The Graduate College. UTRGV. (January 19, 2018) Workshop, "Respondus 4.0 Test Generator.," COLLT, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (January 18, 2018) Workshop, "Wacom/Tablet, Tegrity and OneNote Based Lecture Capture and Delivery to Enhance Teaching," Center for Teaching Excellence. UTRGV. (December 1, 2017) Workshop, "Live Virtual Distance Learning: Designing and Facilitating," Office of the Provost and Faculty Affairs and Diversity. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (November 17, 2017) Workshop, "Tegrity," COLTT. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (November 16, 2017) Workshop, "Live Virtual Distance Learning: Getting Started," Office of the Provost and Faculty Affairs and Diversity. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (November 10, 2017) Workshop, "Blackboard Grade Center," COLTT. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (December 7, 2016) Workshop, "Live Virtual Distance Learning: Designing and Facilitating," Office of the Provost and Faculty Affairs and Diversity. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (November 11, 2016) Workshop, "Live Virtual Distance Learning: Getting Started," Office of the Provost and Faculty Affairs and Diversity. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (November 4, 2016) Conference Attendance, "Early Schools in Colonial Spanish Texas," Department of Writing and Language Studies. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (October 13, 2016) Conference Attendance, "El impacto charro y vaquero a traves de la cultura equina de la frontera," Department of Writing and Language Studies. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (October 13, 2016) Conference Attendance, "La corona española y la hispanidad," Department of Writing and Language Studies. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (October 13, 2016) Conference Attendance, "La importancia del idioma español en la salud," Department of Writing and Language Studies. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (October 13, 2016) Conference Attendance, " Raíces en movimiento: nuestra herencia hispanoamericana.," Department of Writing and Language Studies. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (October 13, 2016) Workshop, "Assessment 101: An Introductory Workshop on Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment at UTRGV.," Office of Accreditation and Assessment, UTRGV. (September 29, 2016) Conference Attendance, "The Role of Religious Communities in Fighting Terrorism: Us Together against Them Alone.," International Symposium of Middle East Relations. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (September 7, 2016) Workshop, "Fair Use and Copyright.," Edinburg Library. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.. (January 26, 2016) "Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Faculty Search Committee.," Office of Institutional Equality -EO Faculty Search- LIBARTS. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (August 4, 2015) Workshop, "BTLPT Information Session.," Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE). University of Texas-San Antonio.. (May 21, 2015 - May 22, 2015) Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 6 of 8

"Teaching Online Certification. Session 2.," Center for Online Learning, Teaching and Technology. University of Texas- Pan American.. (October 2014 - December 2014) Workshop, "BTLPT Professional Development.," College of Education. University of Texas-Pan American.. (June 3, 2014) "Blackboard Basics.," Center for Online Learning, Teaching and Technology. University of Texas-Pan American.. (May 20, 2014) Conference Attendance, "24th Conference on the Spanish of the United States and 9th Conference on Spanish in Contact with Other Languages: Language Contact, Conflict and Confluence at the Edge of the Nation.," Department of Modern Languages and Literature. University of Texas-Pan American.. (March 7, 2013 - March 9, 2013) Conference Attendance, "Sexto Congreso Internacional de la Cátedra UNESCO.," Universidad del Norte. (June 15, 2011 - June 17, 2011) Workshop, "La nueva gramática de la lengua española: Novedad y tradición en la descripción del español.," Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española.. (March 2011 - April 2011) Conference Attendance, "Cuerpos vigilados y castigados: Resistance and Empowerment in the Body Rican.," Puerto Rican Studies Association 9th Biennal Conference.. (October 21, 2010 - October 23, 2010) Conference Attendance, "Tercer Congreso Nacional de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Materna," College Board, Oficina de Puerto Rico y América Latina. (February 19, 2009 - February 20, 2009) Conference Attendance, "Cartographies of Identities: Puerto Rico/cans in the 21st Century," Puerto Rican Studies Association Eight Biennal Conference. (October 1, 2008 - October 4, 2008) Conference Attendance, "Segundo Congreso Nacional de Lingüística Apicada a la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Materna.," College Board, Oficina de Puerto Rico y América Latina. (February 21, 2008 - February 22, 2008) Conference Attendance, "Del hip hop al reggaeton: entre la negrura y la identidad.," Symposium: Panorama de la Ciencias Sociales en PR: Historia, investigación y política. Universidad de Puerto Rico-Río Piedras. (November 7, 2007) Conference Attendance, "IV International Congress: Discourse and Teaching in the XXI Century.," UNESCO Lectures on Reading and Writing. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.. (June 19, 2007 - June 22, 2007) Workshop, "Creating and Developing Online Courses in WebCt.," Institute for Development in Online Teaching and Learning. University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. (September 2006 - October 2006) Professional Service Guest Speaker, The Center for Bilingual Studies and the Texas Association for Bilingual Education, Edinburg, (August 1, 2016) Judge, 3er Concurso de poesía, cuento y fotografía en la salud. Medical Spanish Certification, Edinburg, (April 2016) Professional Memberships Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 7 of 8

Asociación Latinoamericana de Estudios del Discurso, Puerto Rico Chapter (ALED_PR) (December 2006) Asociación de Lingüística y Filología de América (ALFAL) (2008-2013) Public Service Other, Food Bank. Sponsored by PSTO, BETA High School., Pharr, (July 1, 2017) Judge, Torneo de ortografía del Valle de Río Grande. For 2nd-12th grade students, Edinburg, (May 6, 2017) Other, Texas Kidney Foundation, Edinburg, (November 12, 2016) Other, Food Bank. Sponsored by PSTO, BETA High School., Pharr, (June 18, 2016) Judge, Torneo de ortografía del Valle de Río Grande. For 2nd-12 grade students, Edinburg, (May 7, 2016) Other, McAllen Nature Center. Sponsor by PSTO, BETA High School, McAllen, (November 28, 2015) Other, Food Bank. Sponsored by PSTO, BETA High School., Pharr, (October 17, 2015) Judge, Torneo de ortografía del Valle de Río Grande. For 2nd-12th grade students, Edinburg, (May 2, 2015) Other, Canterbury Renaissance Fair. Sponsored by PTO, Canterbury Elementary, Edinburg, (March 24, 2015) Judge, Torneo de ortografía del Valle de Río Grande. For 2nd-12th grade students, Edinburg, (May 3, 2014) Judge, Torneo de ortografía del Valle de Río Grande. For 2nd-12 grade students, Edinburg, (May 4, 2013) Generated on Apr 07, 2018 Page 8 of 8