{"id":28,"date":"2025-01-30T10:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T18:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-01-30T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T18:20:35","slug":"faculty-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/faculty-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jill Gibian\" class=\"wp-image-10\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Jill_Square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Jill Gibian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gibian\">Dr. Jill Gibian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ackerman 202D<br><a href=\"mailto:jgibian@eou.edu\">jgibian@eou.edu<\/a><br><a href=\"tel:541-962-3742\">541-962-3742<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D. in Comparative Literature\/Latin American Studies, Binghamton University (SUNY), 1990<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jill Gibian, grew up primarily in New York State about an hour away from New York City.&nbsp; She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature\/Latin American Studies from Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton) in 1990. She has been teaching all levels of Spanish as a second language at Eastern Oregon University since 1985 along with classes in Latin American and Chicanx literature, culture, translation and film studies.&nbsp; She is passionate about Latin American music and dance, in general, and has been chasing the Argentine tango, in particular,&nbsp; both academically through her investigations on \u00a8tango literature\u00a8 as well as through dance workshops in the region and abroad.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gibian Jill. <em>Argentina : A Traveler&#8217;s Literary Companion<\/em>. Berkeley, Ca: Whereabouts Press, 2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cTango-Lit:&nbsp; Parodies of Passion\u00a8 (anthology of tango literature, in progress)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20th and 21st Latin American Literature and Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedagogy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literary Translation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Film Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chicanx Literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/spanish\/files\/2025\/01\/Sandra_Square.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Sandra Nava Nieto\" class=\"wp-image-9\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Sandra Nava Nieto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nieto\">Dr. Sandra Nava Nieto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ackerman Hall 102<br><a href=\"mailto:snavanieto@eou.edu\">snavanieto@eou.edu<\/a><br><a href=\"tel:541-962-3501\">541-962-3501<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.A. in Translation and Interpreting, Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language, Universidad Men\u00e9ndez Pelayo (Spain), 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A. in Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sandra Nava Nieto, born in Leon, Spain, earned her M.A. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky in 2019, as well as a M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language from Universidad Men\u00e9ndez Pelayo in 2019. She has earned her Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from University of Kentucky in 2022. Her specialization is in 20th and 21st Peninsular Spanish literature. She came to Eastern Oregon University in 2022 as a Senior Instructor II. During her time at EOU, she is working on developing a Certificate in Translation and Interpreting as well as a Certificate in Spanish for the Professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cort\u00e9s, David and Nava Nieto, Sandra, co-authors \u201cMaking the People. An Interview with Paulina Ochoa Espejo, Haveford College\u201d Disclosure. Vol. 29, University of Kentucky. <a href=\"https:\/\/uknowledge.uky.edu\/disclosure\/vol29\/iss1\/5\/\">https:\/\/uknowledge.uky.edu\/disclosure\/vol29\/iss1\/5\/<\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nava Nieto, Sandra. \u201cEnse\u00f1anza de la interculturalidad en estudiantes de ELE estadounidenses. El rinc\u00f3n de Venezuela (2005) en el aula de ELE\u201d (work in progress)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cHomosociabilidad y performatividad en el lenguaje de \u201869, Amor\u2019 (2005) de Cristina S\u00e1nchez- Andrade\u201d SECCLL, Savannah, GA. (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cLa adaptaci\u00f3n de las mujeres al ideal franquista durante la represi\u00f3n en \u2018La voz dormida\u2019 (2011) dirigida por Benito Zambrano\u201d. Di\u00e1logos XIX. University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN. (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cEl tres es un n\u00famero par: triejas y caza de unicornios en \u2018Castillos de Cart\u00f3n\u2019 (2004), de Almudena Grandes\u201d. VI The Chicago Graduate Conference. Chicago, IL. (2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does teaching Spanish mean to me:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaching Spanish is a job that has allowed me to experience different cultures and countries. I have lived and taught Spanish in Poland and Kentucky. Spanish is spoken in 21 countries around the world by 500 million people. Learning Spanish not only helps my students\u2019 career, but also helps them rethink their own culture and promote critical thinking in their everyday lives. In my classes I emphasize the importance of developing intercultural competence along with strategies that will allow students to become independent learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20th and 21st Peninsular Spanish Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexuality Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedagogy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender and Women&#8217;s Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Translation and Interpretation (ES&lt;&gt;EN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Jill Gibian Ackerman 202Djgibian@eou.edu541-962-3742 Education: Biography: Dr. Jill Gibian, grew up primarily in New York State about an hour away from New York City.&nbsp; She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature\/Latin American Studies from Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton) in 1990. 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