Dr. Laura Patricia Garza The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies (956) 882-8872 Email: laura.garza@utrgv.edu EDUCATION PhD, The University of Houston, 2012 Major: Spanish MA, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2007 Major: Spanish BS, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2002 Major: Mathematics & Spanish EMPLOYMENT Lecturer II, The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (September 2015) Teaching and Graduate Assistant, Adjunct Faculty, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (August 2004 - August 2015) Adjunct Faculty, University of Houston-Downtown Campus (September 2011 - December 2011) Adjunct Faculty, Houston Community College (September 2010 - December 2011) Research Assistant, University of Houston-Main Campus (January 2008 - December 2010) Licensures and Certifications Certification in Quality Matters Rubric, Center for Online Learning and Teaching Technology. (January 2016) Certificate in Women Studies, University of Houston. (May 2012) PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Laura Garza. La concepción de la identidad fronteriza en Jovita González y Adela Sloss de Vento. Rio Grande Valley series of books of collected articles in Rio Grande Valley history, a publication focusing on Valley history on either or both sides of the Border. Brownsville, Texas: University of Generated on Apr 27, 2018 Page 1 of 5
Texas at Brownsville. (2015) Laura Garza. De la experiencia a la enseñanza: Contrastes estructurales y didácticos en El Sol de Texas y Macho!. Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage. Houston, Texas: Arte Público Press. VIII, (2011) Laura Garza. Volver del destierro! Aproximaciones espacio-temporales en la novela La patria perdida de Teodoro Torres. Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage. Periodicals Other Laura Garza and Ana Pena-Oliva. México. The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas: The Brownsville Herald. (2015) Laura Garza and Ana Pena-Oliva. México_WHERE THE PAST IS PRESENT_ Donde el pasado está presente. Brownsville, Texas: The Brownwsville Herald. (September 2015): 16. Laura Garza "Charro Days". Handbook of Tejano History. (2014) Laura Garza. Conrado Espinosa. Handbook of Tejano History. Laura Garza. Consuelo Aldape de Vega Hidalgo. Handbook of Tejano History. Under Submission Journal Articles Other Laura Garza. Volver del destierro! Aproximaciones espacio-temporales en la novela La patria perdida de Teodoro Torres. Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage. Laura Garza. Conrado Espinosa. Handbook of Tejano History. Laura Garza. Consuelo Aldape de Vega Hidalgo. Handbook of Tejano History. AWARDS AND HONORS Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of Houston (January 2012) GATF Assistantship, University of Houston (January 2008) Research Assistantship, University of Houston (January 2008) Scholastic Excellence Award, University of Texas at Brownsville (2007) Scholastic Excellence Award, University of Texas at Brownsville (2006) Graduate Assistantship, University of Texas at Brownsville (2005) National Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Delta Pi/ University of Texas (2001) PRESENTATIONS Laura Garza. " Volver del destierro! Aproximaciones espacio-temporales en la novela La patria perdida de Teodoro Torres," 25th Anniversary Conference for the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Heritage, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. (2017) Generated on Apr 27, 2018 Page 2 of 5
Laura Garza. " Consuelo Aldape de Vega Hidalgo y la cuestión femenina," Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Heritage Conference, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. (2014) Laura Garza. " Mecanismos de resistencia para la preservación de la cultura en las obras de Cleofas Jaramillo, Nina Otero, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca y Jovita González," Congreso Binacional de Literatura Tamaulipas-Texas, Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Texas. (2012) Laura Garza. " Activismo, aspectos y problemas fronterizos: Adela Vento, la frontera y la fundación de LULAC," Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. (2011) Laura Garza. " Un punto de vista fronterizo: Conceptos tradicionales y modernos en Consuelo Aldape de Vega Hidalgo," I Congreso Internacional sobre Literatura, Cultura y Religión en el Mundo Hispánico ATRIUM, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. (2009) Laura Garza. " Contrastes estructurales y didácticos en El sol de Texas y Macho!," Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. (2008) Laura Garza. " Transgresión y sobrevivencia en Estampas del Valle de Rolando Hinojosa," III Congreso Binacional de Literatura Tamaulipas-Texas, University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas. (2004) TEACHING Courses Taught 19th Century Spanish American Literature 20th Century Spanish American Literature Acad Writing & Research Method Academic Writing and Research Methods Acquisition of the Spanish Language Beginning Spanish I Beginning Spanish II Biblio & Research Method Chicano Narrative Children's Lit in Span Colonial Spanish American Literature Intro to Latina/o Lit Intro to Mex Am Studies Latin American Prose Latino Lit in the US Masterpieces Span Amer Lit II Masterpieces of Span Amer Lit Generated on Apr 27, 2018 Page 3 of 5
Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature I SERVICE Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature II Span Native/Heritage Spk I Span Native/Heritage Spk II Span for Nat/Her Speak II Span for Non-Nat Speak I Spanish Native/ Heritage Speakers I Spanish Native/ Heritage Speakers II Spanish Native/Heritage Speakers II Special Studies in Spanish American% Literature Special Topics Span AM Lit Special Topics in Hispanic Language and Culture Techniques of Lit Analysis The Hispanic World Topic Studies in Hispanic Culture Department Service Faculty Advisor, Recruiting Sessions for MAS Program/Courses. ( 2016) Faculty Mentor, Proctor and Evaluation of Graduate Comprehensive Exams. ( 2013) Committee Member, BA Steering Committee. (2013-2017) Faculty Mentor, Thesis Committee Member. (June 2014 - December 2014) Faculty Mentor, Thesis Committee Member. (October 2013 - May 2014) College Service Faculty Mentor, Mentorship for Award Granted by Engaged Scholarship & Learning. (January 2017 - May 2017) Faculty Mentor, Practicum Mentorship Course for Honors Program. (January 2015 - July 2015) University Service Faculty Advisor, Sigma Delta Pi. ( 2014) Development Activities Attended Workshop, "Multilingual Pedagogy Professional Development," Center for Teaching Excellence. (January 2017 - April 2017) Generated on Apr 27, 2018 Page 4 of 5
Public Service Attendee, Meeting, Humanities Texas, Brownsville, (September 2014 - September 2014) Generated on Apr 27, 2018 Page 5 of 5