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Barbara Lopez Mayhew   

Barbara Lopez-Mayhew, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair
Languages and Linguistics

Office phone number: (603) 535-2834
e-mail: blopezmayhew@plymouth.edu

Administrative contact: Fawn Ouellette
Administrative contact phone number: (603) 535-2304

Profile


Dr. Lopez-Mayhew has a continuing interest in Spanish Literature, pedagogy, online assessment tools, proficiency principles, technology in the language classroom, communicative language teaching and cooperative learning groups, and on creating successful learning experiences for all students. She supervises Plymouth State University Languages and Linguistics student teachers, and advises students with study and work abroad opportunities. She serves as chair of the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Dr. Lopez-Mayhew was nominated in 2006 for the third time for inclusion in Who's Who among America's Teachers.


Degrees and Education

  • PhD, Spanish Literature, specializing in Golden Age Theater, Boston College
  • MA, Spanish Literature and Linguistics, specializing in Medieval and Renaissance Literature, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • BA, Spanish Literature, Linguistics and Secondary Education, the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Research Interests

  • 16th, 17th Century Spanish Literature
  • Medieval and Renaissance Spanish Literature
  • Golden Age Drama (the comedia)
  • Women Authors and Playwrights
  • María de Zayas y Sotomayor
  • Ana Caro

Publications

  • A student edition of Valor, agravio y mujer by Ana Caro Mallén de Soto, 17th century Spanish author, through European Masterpieces Cervantes & Co. - Spanish Classics Nº 42, May 2009
  • Review of performance of La traición en la amistad at Georgetown University, Comedia Performance, Spring 2008
  • Introduction to student article "Following La Ruta de Don Quijote," Plymouth State Magazine, Fall 2004
  • Article in Plymouth State Magazine, "A Scholar's Journey", Winter Edition 2004
  • Review and article on the English and Spanish Premiere Performances of La traición en la amistad, El Paso, Texas, March 2003, and Almagro, Spain, July 2003 – Association of Hispanic Classical Theatre Inaugural Edition on Comedia Performance, Vol. 1, Number 1, Spring 2004, Ed. Barbara Mujica
  • Publication of a Spanish Critical Edition of La traición en la amistad by María de Zayas. Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta – Hispanic Monographs, 2003
  • UMI Publication: Doctoral Dissertation – "La mujer y su presencia colectiva en La traición en la amistad" – Boston College, 2002
  • "Writing in the Foreign Languages Department- Promoting Writing Skills" – Plymouth State College WAC Journal, Vol. 9, Aug. 1998.71-75

Presentations

  • Presented a paper Un nuevo canon literario: los retos y beneficios de incluir a dramaturgas del Siglo de Oro (A new literary canon: the challenges and benefits of including women playwrights from the Spanish Golden Age) at the June-July 2009 XXI Congreso Intercontinental de ALDEEU (Asociación de Licenciados y Doctores Españoles en los Estados Unidos), hosted by IUIEN: Instituto Franklin at the University of Alcalá, Spain
  • Co-presented PSU Faculty Week workshops: "Minimizing Risk on Global Short-Term Faculty Led Courses" – August 2009; "Effective Strategies for Teaching International Students and Non-Native Speakers of English" – August 2008
  • Panel Presentation at the AATSP Annual Conference in Salamanca, Spain (June 2006) "Making the Connection: From the Classroom to a Successful and Cost-Effective Experience Abroad."
  • A paper "La protagonista tripartita en la comedia La traición en la amistad de María de Zayas" – AHCT El Paso Symposium, March 2003
  • PowerPoint Presentation: "The Moorish Influence in María de Zayas´s Tales" – Plymouth State College International Week, March 2002

Funded Projects

  • Collaborated on Spanish video conferencing with SAU 58 Elementary Schools, NH, Spring 2005
  • Dissertation Writing Fellowship (2000, 2001) and Doctoral Dissertation Research – Boston College, Department of Romance Languages and Literature
  • Summer Research Stipend, Madrid, May 2000 – Boston College, Dept. of Romance Languages and Literature – María de Zayas´s life and comedia (Parish Archives – Parroquia de San Sebastián; Biblioteca Nacional)

Associations, Boards and Committees


Associations
  • New Hampshire Association of Teachers of World Languages (NHATWL)
  • New Hampshire Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (NHATSP)
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
  • Modern Languages Association (MLA)
  • Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT)
  • American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • Asociación de escritoras de España y las Américas 1300-1800 (AEEA)
University Associations
  • Chair of Plymouth State Department of Languages and Linguistics
  • Coordinator of M.Ed. Spanish and French K-12 Certification
  • Internationalization Steering Committee - current member
  • Promotion and Tenure Committee Member – for David Mackay, Criminal Justice Department
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Student Advisor
  • Language and Linguistics Department Representative for new General Education Program
  • Language and Linguistics Department Study Abroad Advisor
  • Phi Sigma Iota Honor Society Advisor
  • Council of Teacher Education – current member
  • Executive Council, 2002, 2003 – Curriculum Committee Representative
  • Council of Chairs – current member
  • Curriculum Committee, 2002-2003
  • Humanities Council – current Member
  • Medieval Studies Council, current member
  • Latin-American Council, 2001-2002, 2005-present
  • CAB - Computer Advisory Board, 1998
Boards
  • Board of Directors, Coop, Peru. A nonprofit organization.
  • Board of Advisors, Center for Cross-Cultural Studies

Academic Distinctions

  • Boston College, Dissertation Fellowship, 1999-2000
  • Vice-President of New Hampshire Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (NHATSP), 1998-1999
  • Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans, 1991-1992
  • Boston College and University of Massachusetts, Dissertation and Teaching and Fellowships
  • Helmut Hatzfeld Spanish Award, The Catholic University of America
  • Dean's List/Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society, The Catholic University of America
  • Advanced Placement Spanish Award & 3 college credits, Red Bank Catholic High School, New Jersey
  • National Honor Society, Marian Chapter, Red Bank Catholic High School
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