Uliana Gancea
Marina, CA *****
Email: *******@*****.***
Phone number: 831-***-****
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Université Paris-Est, France French and Francophone Studies: ABD
Dissertation: "L’écocritique: de l’expression locale à l’expression globale"
Dissertation advisor: Prof. Papa Samba Diop. 2007
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle,
France Comparative Literature (French and Spanish): ABD
Dissertation: “L’écocritique dans la littérature francophone et de l’Amérique Latine”
Dissertation advisor : Prof. Philippe Daros 2007
M.A.
University of Utah, Utah French Language, Literature and Culture 2000-2002
B.A.
Babes-Bolyai University, Romania French and English Language, Literature and Culture 1996-2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Prof. of French and Spanish Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA 2011-present
French, Spanish, Latin Instructor DeKalb County Schools, Stone Mountain, GA 2009-2011
French Lecturer & Study Abroad Coordinator Environment University, Atlanta, GA 2008-2009
French Lecturer Erskine College, Due West, SC 2007-2008
ESOL and World History Instructor Horizonte Language Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2003-2007
French, Spanish and Latin Instructor The Madeleine Choir School, Salt Lake City, UT 2002-2004
French Language Instructor University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2000-2003
Vice-President T.A.&T.F. Association University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2000-2002
TEACHING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Instruction Certification Course DLIFLC, Monterey, CA 07-08/2011
Using Video in Foreign Language Teaching DLIFLC, Monterey, CA 03/20/2012
Teaching Non-Participatory Listening Comprehension DLIFLC, Monterey, CA 04/19/2012
Sakai: exploring applications for classroom teaching DLIFLC, Monterey, CA 04/24-25/2012
ScribeZone DLIFLC, Monterey, CA 05/15-16/2012
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Language Level of Proficiency
French Advanced Professional
Spanish Advanced Professional
Russian Professional
Romanian Advanced Professional
English Advanced Professional
COMPUTER LITERACY
Microsoft Office: Word, Ppt, Excel, Access, Outlook, Publisher
Internet: General and scientific search; identify ‘urban legends’
Design: Creating WebPages
Multimedia: Creating and editing videos and pictures
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Modern Language Association (MLA).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
June 15, 2010: SOLCHA, Bajo California, México. “Expresiones de conciencia medioambiental en Mamita Yunai de Carlos Luis Fallas y La loca de Gandoca de Anacristina Rossi”.
June 1, 2010: Asociación Canadiense de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (ACELC), Montreal. Residuos de guerras y globalización enferman la vida en la Tierra. Reflexiones ecocríticas en la novela Amor en la Línea Vieja (2007) de Walter Rojas Pérez.
April 1, 2010: SECCLL, GA Southern University. La imagen de la globalización desde siglo XX al siglo XXI y el XXII. Análisis ecocrítico en Amor en la Línea Vieja de Walter Rojas Pérez y Globalia de Jean-Christophe Rufin.
February 13, 2010: XXVII Biennial Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Louisiana State University. Nuevas reflexiones ecocríticas en Latino América. Destrucción versus conservación de los ecosistemas naturales en la novela Amor en la Línea vieja (2007) de Walter Rojas Pérez.
March 26, 2009: Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures (SECCLL). “Guerra permanente contra la naturaleza: estudio ecocrítico sobre la novela Amor en la Línea Vieja de Walter Rojas Pérez.”
February 19, 2009: Congreso Internacional sobre Literatura, Cultura y Religión en el Mundo Hispánico, University of Texas, San Antonio. Tabula rasa con el medio ambiente. Análisis ecocrítico de la novela Amor en la Línea vieja (2007) de Walter Rojas Pérez.
December 18, 2008: Latin American Ecocritical Studies, Universidad Autónoma en San Luis Potosí, México. “La ecocrítica en la novela Amor en la Línea Vieja de Walter Rojas Pérez.”
November 20, 2008: Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS), San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fantasmas del pasado que arrastramos en el presente. Estudio ecocrítico de la novela Amor en la Línea Vieja (2007) de Walter Rojas Pérez
November 7, 2008: Pacific COSAT Council on Latin American Studies 2008 Conference at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “Destrucción versus conservación de los ecosistemas naturales en la recién publicada novela Amor en la Línea Vieja (2007) de Walter Rojas Pérez.”
September 19, 2008: Southeast Conference on Amazonian and Andean Studies. Panelist. "Destrucción de los Andes y la Amazonía es una cruda realidad del mundo. Análisis ecocrítico de Un viejo que leía novelas de amor por Luis Sepúlveda.”
July 28, 2008: Conferencia Internacional de Literatura Centroamericana Contemporánea. Panelist: “Destrucción versus conservación de los ecosistemas naturales en la recién publicada novela Amor en la línea vieja (2007) de Walter Rojas Pérez.”
July 8, 2008: AATSP: 90th International Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica. Panelist: “Ecocritism in Amor en la Línea Vieja and Globalia.”
May 28, 2008: IV Simposio de la Sociedad Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Historia Ambiental, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Quõ vadis, munde? Interpretación ecocrítica de la recién publicada novela “Amor en la Línea Vieja” (2007)
April 12, 2008: Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies. Arizona. Ecocriticism between culture, language and literature.
January 2, 2008: Professional Development for Foreign Language Teachers and Coaches within South Carolina Department of Education. The Ethics of Teaching and the Culture of Ecocriticism.
February 2007: Rocky Mountain TESOL Convention. Incorporating Culture in Everyday Teaching. A Pragmatic Approach.
March 2001: Humanities Graduate Conference, University of Utah. Expanding Interdisciplinary Conversations. Panelist: Rousseau and the Self-exile.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Certificate of Appreciation – Best Use of Volunteers 2004-2005, 2005-2006
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2005, 2006, 2007
America’s Outstanding College Student 2001-2002
The National Dean’s List 2001-2002
Honor Member of Pi Delta Phi Society 2000-present
Graduate Associate Teaching Award, University of Utah 2002-2002
CITIZENSHIP: US citizen.
CLEARANCE: Basic DoD clearance