Tags: Graduate Teaching Assistant

Daniela Hernández is in her first year of her Master's program at the University of Georgia. She earned her bachelor's in World Languages and Culture with a focus in Spanish for the Professions from Georgia College & State University in 2023. Prior to enrolling at UGA, she was working with individuals aged 8 - 55  in the role of a Spanish tutor. Currently, she is a mentee for Spanish 1110 and is excited about honing her teaching skills…

Victória Lane Silva is a PhD student in the Department of Romance Languages - Portuguese, with a keen interest in Afro-Latin American literature. Originally from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, she has a deep passion for her hometown. In 2022-2023, she gained valuable experience as a Fulbright grantee in the Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program, serving as a Portuguese Teaching Assistant at UGA. Victória completed her master’s degree in…

I am a PhD student at the University of Georgia. My research focuses on exploring Brazilian poetry through the lenses of women’s studies and decolonial thinking theories. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Literature, specializing in Portuguese and English, and a Master’s degree in Languages and Literature with a focus on Literary Theory and Cultural Criticism, both from the Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ). Throughout my…

Every year the Center for Teaching and Learning recognizes the significant contributions graduate students make to the instructional mission of the University of Georgia through Teaching Awards sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction. This year, graduate students Erin Bolívar (PhD candidate in Hispanic Studies & Italian), María González-Ferrer (PhD candidate in Hispanic Linguistics), Álvaro Ley Garrido (PhD student in…

Luana Santos is an M.A. student at the University of Georgia. Her research interests are Brazilian music and literature. Luana also has an M.A. in education from Universidade Federal de Sergipe and has been teaching English and Portuguese as additional languages for the last ten years, in diverse settings. She likes writing poetry, singing, and practicing the acoustic guitar.

Brandon Ponce Carmona holds a B.A. in Spanish & Portuguese from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently a Master’s student at the University of Georgia, with a focus on Brazilian Popular Culture, musical analysis and Portuguese language acquisition. His research interests include the sociopolitical and cultural effects of Brazilian Funk (Funk Carioca) in Brazil, the modern expansion of the genre and lyrical analysis of Funk…