Donna Gillespie

Donna Gillespie

Instructor, Spanish

Tel.: (630) 942-3513
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2625B

 

Areas of Research / Interest:

Hybrid Foreign Language Course Development

Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film

Multiculturalism and Migration Studies

 

Recent Courses Taught:

Spanish 1101, Elementary Spanish I (Traditional and Hybrid)

Spanish 1102, Elementary Spanish II (Traditional and Hybrid)

 

Current Projects:

Study Abroad in Costa Rica, Co-Director

 

Conferences:

"Una identidad marginada en Canto rodado de Maria Barbal." 11th Annual Colloquium on Spanish Literature, Linguistics, and Culture, University of Central Florida, April 2011.

 

Education:

B.A. Spanish and Zoology, Miami University-Ohio

B.S. Physical Therapy, UIC-Chicago

M.A. Spanish, Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus

Ph.D. Spanish (Literature), University of Florida

 

Clubs and Organizations:

Co-Advisor, Alpha Mu Gamma—Foreign Language Honor Society

Co-Advisor, Casa de Amigos—Spanish Club

Organizing Committee Member, European Studies Committee

Member, ICTFL— Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

 

Awards and Recognitions:

Award for Cooperative Leadership in Teaching Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies- University of Florida, Spring 2011.

Doctoral Student Summer Scholarship, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies- University of Florida, Summer 2012.