Jill Gomez

Education

• M.A., Spanish, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1997.
  Thesis: The Utilization of Electronic Mail in the Foreign Language Classroom
• B.A., Spanish, Cum laude, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH, 1995.
• B.A., International Studies, Cum laude, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH, 1995.
• Study Abroad, Center for Cross Cultural Studies, Sevilla, Spain, 1994.

Academic Teaching Experience

Lecturer in Spanish, Miami University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
Hamilton Campus. Hamilton, OH, 2011 to Present.

• Teach elementary, intensive basic, and intermediate level Spanish courses through a communicative approach.
• Coordinate Spanish course programming and instructors.
• Integrate technology into Spanish course curriculum.
• Advise students as to Spanish course placement.
• Advise Spanish majors.
• Serve as coordinatorship liaison to adjunct instructors.
• Participate in textbook review and adoption.

Instructor of Spanish, Miami University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
Hamilton Campus. Hamilton, OH, 1997 to 2011.

• Teach elementary, intensive basic, and intermediate level Spanish courses through a communicative approach.
• Integrate technology into Spanish course curriculum.
• Advise students as to Spanish course placement.
• Advise Spanish majors.
• Serve as coordinatorship liaison to adjunct instructors.
• Participate in textbook review and adoption.

Command Spanish® Instructor, Miami University, Corporate & Community Institute,
Hamilton Campus, Hamilton, OH, 2002 to Present

• Teach contractual and public enrollment Command Spanish® courses.
• Act as consultant to the Corporate & Community Institute for programming needs.
• Taught Kids in College Spanish Course, summer 2004.

Learning Assistance Specialist, Miami University, Office of Learning Assistance,
Hamilton Campus, Hamilton, OH, 2008 to 2011.

• Coordinate SAGE, the Early Warning System for at-risk students.
• Develop prototype for faculty-led office hours in the Learning Assistance Office.
• Participate in think tank to better assist at-risk students.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Miami University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
Oxford Campus, Oxford, OH, 1995 to 1997.

• Taught elementary level Spanish courses.
• Took over teaching duties for a SPN 202 instructor due to personal emergency.
• Supervised and trained first year graduate teaching assistants.

Courses Taught

Command Spanish®

• Spanish for the Law Enforcement
• Spanish for Restaurant Staff
• Spanish for Requesting Personal Information and Data
• Spanish for Physician’s Office
• Spanish for Nursing
• Spanish for School Administrators,Teachers and Support Staff
• Community Spanish
• Spanish for Missions
• Spanish for the Workplace
• Spanish for Banking

Undergraduate

• Beginner’s Spanish
• Intensive Review of Beginner’s Spanish
• Intermediate Spanish
• Independent Study (SPN 177)

Journal Publications

• Fourman (Gomez), Jill R. (1998), “Utilization of Electronic Mail in the Foreign Language Classroom,” Current Issues in English Language Methodology, 12, 133- 141.

Grants

• Command Spanish® for Elementary School Teachers, with funding from Miami University’s Office of Continuing Education Program Development Fund, 2004 to 2005

Service

• Facebook liaison for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 2012 to present.
• Awards and Recognition Committee Member, 2011 to 2012.
• Spanish Faculty Consultant for Dual Enrollment program, 2007 to present
• Spanish for Nursing Course Developer (for credit), 2010 to present
• Spanish for Law Enforcement Course Developer (for credit), 2010 to present
• Undergraduate Associate Faculty Mentor, 2010
• Honors Program Faculty Mentor, 2010
• Faculty Advisor, MUH Soccer Club, 2007-08
• Faculty Advisor, Association of Latino and American Students, 2005 to 2009
• Preschool Spanish Instructor, Campus Kids Daycare, 2002 to present
• Coordinator, ALAS Service Learning Trip to Tijuana, Mexico, 2007
• Committee Member, Academic Concerns Committee, 2002 to 2004
• Committee Member, Campus Concerns Committee, 1997 to 2001

Languages

• English
• Spanish
• Basic understanding of Portuguese