Dr. Sara Fernandez Medina
Professor
Spanish
Dr. Sara Fernandez Medina is a Professor of Spanish, and also works as the Spanish Section Coordinator, Spanish Club Adviser, Mexico Summer Study Abroad Director and placement coordinator.
Born in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Fernandez Medina got her first Bachelor鈥檚 in History (Archaeology) and started a second Bachelor鈥檚 in English Philology at Alcala University, Spain, and decided to move to the U.S. to get her Masters and PhD at Texas Tech University in Spanish Literature and Applied Linguistics.
Her research interests include Spanish Civil War, Gender violence in Spain, new trends in European Film and Media, and pedagogy applied to teaching languages.
Latest Publications:
Books Edited:
2017 Almudena Grandes, memoria, compromiso y resistencia. Sara Fern谩ndez Medina (Ed) Ed Valpara铆so: Granada, Spain.
Book Chapters:
2018 鈥淲orkshop: Drawing Equality.鈥 The Future is Drawn by the Girls. Ed. Fund. General de la U. de Alcal谩, febrero 2018.
2018 Crisis and Retirement, a Look to Our Future in: Solas and Carmina y Amen. Cinematographic Answers to the Spanish Economic Crisis in the XXI Century. M. J. Hell铆n Garc铆a & H. Talaya (Eds.) U. Oberta de Catalunya: Barcelona, Jan 2018.
Awards and nominations:
2017 Nominated to Commission on Higher Education Service Learning Award, SC
2016 Service Learning Recognition Award. Krause Center, 糖心VLOG, SC.
2013 NROTC Teaching Appreciation and Recognition. 糖心VLOG, SC.
2012 The James A. Grimsley, Jr. Award Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. 糖心VLOG, SC.
2011 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award to teachers for 鈥渉igh thought and noble endeavor.鈥 糖心VLOG, SC.
Degrees
Ph.D. Spanish Language and Literature (Texas Tech University)
M.A. Romance Languages and Literatures (Texas Tech University)
B.A. History (Universidad de Alcala)