Dra. Rosa Bird

UCO Tel. 405-974-5846

LANGUAGES

Spanish, native speaker; English, second language; Italian, third language. Some reading ability in Catalan, French and Portuguese.

EDUCATION

1988-1991 Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Spanish Literature of the Golden Age.

1987-1988 Master in Arts. Spanish. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.

1983-1987 Bachelor in Arts. Hispanic Studies. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

May, 1991 "La oscuridad en la teoría poética española de la Edad de Oro" ("Obscurity in Spanish Poetic Theory of the Golden Age"). Advisor: Dr. Alberto Porqueras Mayo. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

BUSINESS TRAINING

June-July, 1995 AT&T, Business Translations, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Formal training in Project and Resources Management.

Aug.-Sept., 1995 Microsoft Office, V. 4.2, Excel 5.0, Power Point 4.0, Word 6.0. Global Information Services de México, S.A., Mexico City.

Oct., 1995 "Project Leadership, Management & Communications". Customer Education & Training. AT&T (George Washington University). Mexico City.

HONORS

Spring 2002-Outstanding Junior Faculty Member, Liberal Arts College, University of Central Oklahoma.

Spring 2002- Selected as favorite professor in the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society annual "Vote for your favorite professor booth."

April, 1998 Outstanding Professor Award, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Oklahoma.