CURRICULUM VITAE MOLLY TUN Spanish & Portuguese 651.263.7179 University of Minnesota leona237@umn.edu 404 Folwell Hall 9 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Education Ph.D. Candidate University of Minnesota, present Major: Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Minor: Early Modern Studies Dissertation Title: Articulations of Colonial Counting: Literary and Numeric Discourse in Early Modern Andean Accounts M.A. University of Minnesota, July 2011 Major: Hispanic Literatures and Cultures B. A., May 2009 Summa Cum Laude Major: Spanish Major: Mathematics Major: Catholic Studies Publications Peer-Reviewed Articles: Tun, Molly, & Díaz, Miguel Angel. (forthcoming). Recuperar la memoria histórica y las matemáticas andinas. Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática. Leonard, Molly. (2011). The Incan Abacus: A Curious Counting Device. Journal of Math & Culture, 5(2), 81 106. Leonard, Molly. (2007a). Evaluating Determinants of Convolution-Like Matrices via Generating Functions. International Journal of Information and Systems Sciences, 3(4), 569 580. Leonard, Molly. (2007b). Las huellas de la religión en un paseo por México. Andanzas y Tripulaciones, 5(13).
Encyclopedia Entries: Tun, Molly. (2014a). Ethnomathematics. In The Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine of Non-Western Cultures (3rd ed.). Springer Reference. Tun, Molly. (2014b). Quipu. In The Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine of Non-Western Cultures (3rd ed.). Springer Reference. Tun, Molly. (2014c). Yupana. In The Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine of Non-Western Cultures (3rd ed.). Springer Reference. Tun, Molly, & Montaluisa Chasiquiza, Luis Octavio. (2014). Taptana. In The Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine of Non-Western Cultures (3rd ed.). Springer Reference. Other: Leonard, Molly. (2013). Is there Room for Oneness in the Romance of Orthodoxy? The Chesterton Review, 39(1), 89 100. Leonard, Molly. (2010). Through Their Eyes. Summit Avenue Review, (34), 58. Leonard, Molly. (2009). La Familia Latinoamericana: A Symbol of Solidarity. Chiricú. Teaching Experience 2009 2014 Graduate Instructor Spanish & Portuguese, University of Minnesota SPAN 1001: Beginning Spanish SPAN 1002: Beginning Spanish SPAN 1022: Alternate Second-Semester Spanish SPAN 1003: Intermediate Spanish SPAN 3015: Spanish Composition and Communication SPAN 3104W: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures (Writing Intensive) SPAN 3105W: Introduction to Hispanic Cultures (Writing Intensive) 2011 2014 Adjunct Instructor Modern & Classical Languages, SPAN 111: Elementary Spanish I SPAN 112: Elementary Spanish II SPAN 211: Intermediate Spanish I CV / Molly Tun, 2
2012 2013 Teaching Specialist Mathematics: University of Minnesota MATH 1271: Calculus 1 2009 2013 Adjunct Instructor Mathematics, MATH 108: Calculus with Review I MATH 109: Calculus with Review II Scholarships and Fellowships 2014 2015 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship, $22,000 University of Minnesota, The Graduate School 2009 2015 Graduate Assistantship Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Minnesota 2005 2009 Science, Mathematics, Engineering Full-Tuition Scholarship 2005 2009 Alice Ragborg Memorial Scholarship, $8,000 School District 279, MN 2007 Elaine E. Dangers Scholarship, $500 Grants and Travel Funding 2014 2015 Research Workshop Grant, $300 Consortium for Study of the Early Modern World, University of Minnesota 2014 Thesis Research Travel Grant, $4,750 Graduate School, University of Minnesota 2013 Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP), $4,000 Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Minnesota 2013 Union-Pacific Research Grant, $1,250 Center for Early Modern History, University of Minnesota 2013 Newberry Renaissance Consortium Grant, $350 The Newberry Library, Chicago 2013 Graduate Student Travel Fellowship, $500 Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Minnesota CV / Molly Tun, 3
2011 Travel Grant, $500 Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Minnesota 2010 Conference Grant Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota 2006 2009 NSF Grant Center for Applied Mathematics, 2009 Travel Grant, $1,500 2009 Travel Grant, $600 2008 Summer Housing Grant Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship, 2006 University Scholar Grant Academic Conference Presentations Tun, Molly. (2014). The Bloody Battle of Quipocamayos in San Pedro de Chorrillos (Lima, Peru) 1778. Presented at the Latin American Brown Bag Series, University of Minnesota. Tun, Molly. (2014). Los quipus y las cuentas coloniales: semióticas de poder y periféria en los Andes. Presented at the Power, Prestige, and Periphery: Graduate Student Conference in Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics, University of Minnesota. Tun, Molly. (2013). Conceptualizing Colonial Violence: The Expression and Perpetuation of Violence in De Bry s America. Presented at the Violence in the Early Modern Period Colloquium, University of Michigan. Tun, Molly. (2012). Relaciones Geográficas: Painting a Distinct Colonial Cartography. Presented at the Spanish and Portuguese Research Group, University of Minnesota. Tun, Molly. (2011). The Interdisciplinary Approach: Math and Literature in the Case of the Quipus. Presented at the 7th Annual Colloquium on Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of California, Davis. Leonard, Molly. (2010). Numbers of Conquest: The Mathematics of Domination. Presented at the Career Options for Underrepresented Groups in Mathematics, University of Minnesota. CV / Molly Tun, 4
Leonard, Molly. (2009a). La Familia Latinoamericana: A Symbol of Solidarity. Presented at the 8th Annual Latin Americanist Conference, Ohio University. Leonard, Molly. (2009b). The Incan Abacus: A Curious Counting Device. Presented at the 10 Simposio de Educación Matemática, Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Lujan. Leonard, Molly. (2008a). La Familia Latinoamericana: A Symbol of Solidarity. Presented at the 8th Annual Ethics Conference, University of Notre Dame. Leonard, Molly. (2008b). Thinkin Incan: An Introduction to Ethnomathematics. Presented at the Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship Program Collaborative Inquiry,. Leonard, Molly. (2007). Girls Experiencing Mathematics in the Summer. Presented at the Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship Program Collaborative Inquiry,. Leonard, Molly. (2006). Evaluating Determinants of Convolution-Like Matrices via Generating Functions. Presented at the Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship Program Collaborative Inquiry,. Community Presentations and Professional Development Workshops 2014 Workshop on Ethnomathematics and Inca Math La Gran Bretaña, Lima, Peru 2013 The Colonial Culture of Math: Implications of Inca and Spanish Math Practices in the Age of Discovery Twin Cities Math Circle, 2009 Peruvian Conquest and the Societal Implications of Scientific Methods Key-note speaker: Celebration of National Hispanic Month Food and Drug Administration, Minneapolis, MN Languages English native language Spanish native-like fluency in speaking, reading, listening, and writing Portuguese high fluency in reading and listening Italian reading knowledge CV / Molly Tun, 5
Service to the Profession 2014-2015 Reviewer, La Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática 2014-2015 Translator, La Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática 2014 2015 Research Workshop Leader, Pre and Early Modern Americas, University of Minnesota 2012 2014 Translator, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota 2014 Invited Roundtable Participant, Seminario Interdisciplinario Pisac, Programa de Estudios Andinos, PUCP, Peru 2013 2014 Reader, AP Spanish Literature Reading, Cincinnati 2014 Roundtable Discussion Leader, Union Pacific Research Recipient Roundtable Discussion, Center for Early Modern History, University of Minnesota 2012 2014 Graduate Student Board Member, Center for Early Modern History (CEMH) Advisory Board, University of Minnesota 2012 Moderator, XVII State of Iberoamerican Studies Series Conference: Human Rights Across the Disciplines, University of Minnesota 2012 Interpreter, for the keynote speaker Isabel Ortega Marques s, Silenced Voices: Latin American Collective and Human Rights Theater in times of Peace and War: The Case of Macunaima, XVII State of Iberoamerican Studies Series Conference: Human Rights Across the Disciplines, St. John s University 2010 Moderator, XV State of Iberoamerican Studies Series Conference: Human Rights Across the Disciplines, University of Minnesota Memberships Investigator, Archivo General de la Nación, Lima, Perú Affiliated Member, Programa de Estudios Andinos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú (PUCP) Investigator, Biblioteca Nacional de Perú, Av. Abancay, Lima, Perú Reader, The Huntington Library, San Marino CA Reader, The James Bell Ford Library, University of Minnesota CV / Molly Tun, 6
Courses and Field Work Abroad 2014 Dissertation Research: Lima, Peru (2 months) 2013 Dissertation Research: Lima, Peru (3 weeks) 2013 Archival Work for NGO CoMadres : San Salvador, El Salvador (3 weeks) 2009 Spring Institute: Southern Peru (2 weeks) 2009 J-Term The Religions of India : Southern India (1 month) 2008 J-Term The Mathematics and Architecture of the Incas : Southern Peru (1 month) 2007 Butler University Semester Abroad: Mérida, Mexico La Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, School of Anthropology, (5 months) 2006 J-Term Language Acquisition Through Cultural Engagement : Oaxaca, Mexico (1 month) References Thesis Director, Dr. Luis Ramos-Garcia, Associate Professor University of Minnesota 211 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-625-3039, laramosg@umn.edu Thesis Committee Member, Dr. Nicholas Spadaccini University of Minnesota 204 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-625-0732, spada001@umn.edu Thesis Committee Member, Dr. Raul Marrero-Fente University of Minnesota 203 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-625-8029, rmarrero@umn.edu Teaching Supervisor, Dr. Frances Matos-Schultz University of Minnesota 214 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-625-3391, matos001@umn.edu CV / Molly Tun, 7