RESUME : Sonia Ram rez Wohlmuth

Instructor, School of Library and Information Science

and World Language Education

University of South Florida

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Tampa, FL 33620-7800

Telephone: 813-***-**** (direct line)

Fax: 813-***-****

E-mail: abqc3q@r.postjobfree.com

Education

2008 Ph.D. in Romance Languages, University of Florida, Gainesville

Dissertation: Persistence of the Latin Accent in the Nominal System of Castilian,

Catalan, and Portuguese

DissertationCo-directors: David Pharies, Department of Romance Languages and

Literatures, and Caroline Wiltshire, Linguistics Program

1988 M.A. in Library and Information Science, University of South Florida, Tampa

1973 Completed coursework for Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics and passed preliminary

examination, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1971 M.A. in Spanish (emphasis linguistics), University of Ilinois, Urbana-Champaign

1969 B.A. in Spanish (French minor), University of Georgia, Athens

Fellowships/Academic Honors

Alumni Fellow, University of Florida

Beta Phi Mu (honor society for Library and Information Science, University of South Florida)

Woodrow Wilson Fellow, University of Illinois

University of Illinois Fellow

Phi Beta Kappa (University of Georgia)

Languages

English, native language; Spanish, native fluency in both written and spoken language;

intermediate fluency in French, Portuguese; limited fluency in German; reading

knowledge of Catalan, Latin, and Italian

Positions Held

2003 to present Instructor, School of Library and Information Science, University of South

Florida,Tampa, with teaching assignment in World Languages

1995 to 2003 Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, University of South

Florida,Tampa, with teaching assignment in World Language Education

1999-2003 Research Assistant, Department of Romance Languages and Linguistics,

University of Florida, Gainesville

2000-2001 Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages and Linguistics,

University of Florida, Gainesville

1994-95 Visiting Instructor, School of Library and Information Science and Division of

Languages and Linguistics, University of South Florida, Tampa

1989-94 Assistant to the Director, School of Library and Information Science;

Academic Advisor, Department of Special Education, University of South

Florida, Tampa

1987-88 Graduate Assistant, School of Library and Information Science, University of

South Florida, Tampa

1983-87 Coordinator of Bibliographic Searching (1986-87); BibliographicSearcher,

Department of History and Humanities; University of Georgia Libraries,

Athens

1981-1983 Free-lance Editor and Translator, Institute of Child Health, University of

London (U.K.)

1980 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University

of Illinois at Chicago

1973-79 Instructor, Department of Languages, Roosevelt University, Chicago

Publications

Refereed Journals

2002 Gregory, Vicki L. and Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. Planning for the Internationalization of

a Postgraduate Professional Degree Programme in Library and Information

Science. Higher Education in Europe, XXVII, No. 3. 261-268.

Conference Proceedings (Peer-reviewed)

2003 Gregory, Vicki L., Anna H. Perrault, and Sonia Ram rez Wohlmuth. Looking from the

Outside In: An Evidence-based Model for Website Usability Assessment. In

Tendencias de Investigaci n en Organizaci n del Conocimiento B Trends in

Knowledge Organization Research, ed. by Jos Antonio Fr as and Cr spulo

Travieso, 631-638. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.

2001 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. Language and Identity in Contemporary Latin American

Thought. In Power of Language/El poder de la palabra, ed. By Lillian Castillo-

Speed, 3-10. Englewood, Co.: Libraries Unlimited.

2000 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez and Smith, Henrietta M. Poetry of the African Diaspora: In

Search of Common Ground between Anglo- and Latin America. In Library

Services to Youth of Hispanic Heritage, ed. by Barbara Immroth and Kathleen de

la Pe a McCook, 99-108. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.

1980 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. Assimilation/Dissimilation vs. Anaptyxis: Two Approaches to

the Problem of the Implosive Consonant in Caribbean Spanish and Brazilian

Portuguese. In Contemporary Studies in Romance Languages: Proceedings of

the Eighth Annual Symposium on Romance Languages, ed. by Frank H.

Nuessel, 346-360. Bloomington: University of Indiana Linguistics Club.

1978 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. Lexicalization of the Irregular Past Participle in Hispano-

Romance up to and including the Alfonsine Period. In Linguistic Approaches to

the Romance Lexicon, ed. by Frank H. Nuessel, 105-123. Washington, D.C.:

Georgetown University Press.

Non-refereed Publications

2004 Dunkley, Cora P., and Sonia Ram rez Wohlmuth. Hispanic Heritage Month and

Multiculturalism: An Opportunity for Meaningful Dialogue. School Library Media

Activities Monthly Magazine (October 2004). 49-51.

2004 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez, and Kathleen de la Pe a McCook. Equity of Access: Igniting

a Passion for Change. WebJunction. 1 Jun 2004. (web document)

http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=5507

2001 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. The Politics of Language, Guest column (Punto final) in The

Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (January 29, 2001).

2000 Gregory, Vicki L. and Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. "Better Pay, More Jobs." Library

Journal 125:17 (October 15, 2000). 30-36.

Chapters in Books

2000 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez. Breaking through the Linguistic Barrier: A Challenge for Initial

Professional Education and Continuing Education of Librarians. In Latino Library

Services, ed. by Salvador G ere a. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. 41-50.

Publications Edited

1997 (Editor) Spanish Language Materials in the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library

System. Tampa, FL: Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, The

University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science and The

Tampa Bay Library Consortium, Inc.

1996 (Editor) Proceedings: Third Biennial Conference on Culture, Technology and Change in

the Americas. With Ward Stavig. Tampa: University of South Florida, Division of

Conferences and Institutes and Center for Caribbean and Latin American

Studies.

Grants (Funded)

2005 Brescia, Pablo, Madeline C mara, and Sonia Ram rez Wohlmuth. Voices and Visions of Spanish

America. Innovative Teaching Grants: Support for Faculty Creativity in Teaching. Center

for 21st Century Teaching Excellence, University of South Florida. $10,000.

2003 Wohlmuth, Sonia Ram rez, and Andrew M. Smith. Information Literacy Project.

Innovative Teaching Grants: Support for Faculty Creativity in Teaching. Center for 21st

Century Teaching Excellence, University of South Florida. $6,000.

2003 Dunkley, Cora, and Sonia Ram rez Wohlmuth. ELSUN: Education of Librarians to Serve

the Underserved. Institute of Museum and Library Services. $324,008.

Presentations and Workshops

2008 Commitment to Diversity in the Mission Statement and Curriculum of ALA Accredited

Programs. Panel presentation: Rompiendo barreras: The engaged library school (with

Derrie Perez and Andrea LaRochelle). REFORMA 3rd National Conference, September

2008.

2006 Minority Recruitment and Retention: The Continuing Challenge of Diversity for the Next

Generation of Library Professionals. Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. October

2006.

2005 Library Services to the Spanish Speaking. USF Workshop for ELSUN Students. June,

2005.

2004 Multilingual Library Services and Equity of Access (with Kathleen de la Pe a McCook).

ALA Annual Conference, Orlando.

2002 Poetry of the African Diaspora: Common Themes in the Poetry of Anglo America and

Spanish America (with Henrietta M. Smith). Black Caucus of the American Library

Association (BCALA), Ft. Lauderdale.

2001 Planning for the Internationalization of a Postgraduate Professional Degree Program in

Library and Information Science (with Vicki L. Gregory). Global Alliance for Transnational

Education (GATE). San Jos, Costa Rica.

2000 In Search of Common Ground: Poetry of the African Diaspora. (with Henrietta M.

Smith). Nevada State Library Association Annual Meeting, Reno.

2000 Language and Identity in Contemporary Latin American Thought. Second National

Congress of REFORMA. (National Organization to Promote Library Services to Latinos

and the Spanish Speaking).

1999 Poetry of the African Diaspora: In Search of Common Ground between Anglo- and Latin-

America (with Henrietta M. Smith, Professor Emerita, University of South Florida) at the

Fourth National Institute for Hispanic Library Education: Library Services to Youth of

Hispanic Heritage held at the University of South Florida.

1998 Internet Resources in Spanish and French: Making the Foreign Familiar. Presentation to

Gulfcoast Library Organization.

Language sessions for the Institute for Library Services to Migrant and Seasonal

Farmworkers in Florida. Title II-B Grant Funded Institute, School of Library and

Information Science, University of South Florida.

Latino Websites C Developing a Spanish Home Page. Presentation at the annual

meeting of the Florida Library Association, Tampa.

1997 Two workshops for Tampa Bay Library Consortium: Serving the Spanish-speaking

Client.

1996 Spanish for Specific Purposes: An Opportunity for Library Education. REFORMA

(National Association for the Promotion of Library Services to the Spanish-speaking).

First REFORMA National Conference. Austin, Texas.

Informational Websites Developed

Guide to Internet Resources for Francophone and Hispanophone Literatures: Literary Texts and

Literary Criticism. http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~swohlmut/frespalit.html

Introducci n a Hispanoam rica: Cinco siglos de impresiones, im genes, voces.

http://myweb.usf.edu/~swohlmut/hispanoam/ (in development)

Latin American Information Sources. http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~swohlmut/lis4930/

Resources for Teaching Spanish as a Second Language: A Guide to Current SLA Research &

Instructional Materials for College Level Spanish.

http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~swohlmut/spanish_instruction.html

Departmental/University Service

2008-present Member, General Education Council, University of South Florida

2007-present Treasurer, Senator, member of Bargaining Team, USF-UFF (United Faculty of

Florida)

2006-2008 Member, Undergraduate Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, USF

2007-present Member, Search Committee, School of Library and Information Science

2001-2005 Member, Search Committee, School of Library and Information Science and

World Language Education

2003-present Member, Diversity Council, USF Libraries

2003-2005 Member, Academic Computing Committee (now Council on Technology for

Instruction and Research)

1995-present Member, USF Latinos

This group, in combination with USF Black Faculty and Staff Association

Coalition (since 2001), addresses issues of recruitment and retention of minority

faculty, staff and students and campus environment.

National Offices Held / Membership in Professional Associations

2004-present Member, Advisory Board. Trejo Foster Foundation for Hispanic Library

Education.

2002 to 2005 Chair, Education Committee. REFORMA, National Association for the Promotion

of Library Services to the Spanish-speaking.

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