Julie Kleinhans Hooks


Post-Secondary Education

Saint Louis University
Master of Arts
Spanish

University of Missouri Saint Louis
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology


Teaching Experience

                                           Julie Kleinhans Hooks

 

Education:

                      University of Texas – Austin

                      Completed ninety-two hours of the major for a Ph.D in Hispanic Literatures

                      (with 32 elective hours, mainly in Linguistics, Education, and Second

                      Language Acquisition).  

 

                      Saint Louis University

                      Degree: Master of Arts in Spanish

                      Degree Conferral:  May, 1995

 

                      University of Missouri – St. Louis

                      Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Spanish Minor

                      Degree Conferral: May, 1993

 

Work Experience:

                       Austin Community College

                       Position:  Full time faculty member since 8/2004; adjunct faculty member

                       since 1997.

                       Job responsibilities:  Prepare and teach introductory Spanish courses

                       (levels 1-4), plus serve on a variety of departmental and college wide

                       committees, including the Assessment Committee and Foreign Language

                       Honor Society, Alpha Mu Gamma, faculty advisor.

 

                       Texas State University at San Marcos

                       Position:  Spanish Instructor (1/2002 – 8/2004)

                       Job responsibilities:  Prepare and teach introductory Spanish courses

                       (1410, 1420, 2310, 2320), as well as Advanced Composition, Spanish for                             

                       Social Work, and Advanced Business Spanish courses. Also used the

                       online workbook that accompanies the text.

 

                       Southwestern University

                       Position: Spanish Instructor / Visiting Professor (8/1998-12/2001)

                       Job responsibilities:  Teach introductory Spanish classes (levels 1-4), and

                       Advanced Composition and Business Spanish. In addition, taught the intensive Spanish Summer Institute

                      for Social Work students.  Also used the Language Learning Center as a key

                       component of the class.

 

                        University of Texas - Austin

                        Position:  Assistant Instructor (8/1995 – 12/1999)

                        Job responsibilities:  Prepare and teach introductory Spanish classes

                        (levels 506, 507, 312K, 312L). I was the Assistant Supervisor for first

                        semester courses in the 1997-1998 academic year. I also taught computer-

                        assisted first semester classes.

 

 

                       University of Missouri – St. Louis

                       Position:  Adjunct Instructor (5/1994-8/1995)

                       Job responsibilities:  Prepare and teach introductory Spanish classes (levels

                       1-3). Also taught an intensive summer course in which students received

                       credit for Spanish I, II and III.

 

                       Saint Louis University

                       Position:  Adjunct Faculty / Teaching Assistant (8/1993-5/1995)

                       Job responsibilities:  Prepare and teach introductory Spanish classes

                       (levels 1-4). I was the supervisor for the first semester courses from

                       1/1994-5/1995. In addition, I helped to develop new and innovative

                       Activities to be used during the required language lab. This was a state-of-

                       the-art laboratory, with individualized computer systems and headphones

                       for each student.

 

                       Concordia Publishing House

                       Position:  Assistant in Ethnic Resources Department (5/1993-10/1993)

                       Job responsibilities:  Prepare ethnic documents for publishing; translate,

                       Revise and edit texts in Spanish, including “Portals of Prayer”; answer

                       questions from the Latin American community about items available in

                       Spanish.

 

                       Private instructor / translator:  5/1989 – present

                       Job responsibilities:  Teach / tutor Spanish to individuals, and voluntarily

                      translate documents for several non-profit agencies, including Any Baby

                      Can, the Domestic Violence Hotline, and the Texas Runaway Hotline.

 

                      Independence Center

                      Position:  Volunteer / Spanish Instructor (1/1992-12-1993)

                      Job responsibilities:  Teach Spanish to mentally challenged individuals,

                      including schizophrenics as part of a rehabilitation program.

 

                       Volunteer (2/1992-6/1993)

                       Responsibilities:  Teach English and tutor the children of two families who

                       moved to St. Louis from Mexico without knowing English, and whom

                       were placed in the public school system with no English as a Second

                       Language program.

 

                       University of Missouri – St. Louis

                       Position:  Teaching Assistant for Psychology Research Methods (1993)

                       Job responsibilities:  Teach and prepare laboratories for students in Psych

                       219 (Research Methods), and evaluate and grade students’ performance.

 

                       University of Missouri – St. Louis

                       Position:  Tutor for the Students with DisAbilities Association (1992-1993)

                       Job responsibilities:  Tutor several students with disabilities in their

                     Psychology classes, including visually impaired students.

 

                     Volunteer:  (1999-2000)

                     Mentor to 3rd grade Hispanic students at Palm Elementary in Southeast

                     Austin.

 

Awards and Achievements:

       -   Recipient of the Phi Theta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013

  • Recipient of the ACC Teaching Excellence Award, 2007

 

  • Nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award from Southwestern University, 2000

 

  • Recipient of the Graduate Student Association’s Teaching Award from the University of Texas, 1997

 

  • Nominated for the Graduate Student Association’s Teaching Award from the University of Texas, 1996

 

  • President of Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society, 1994-1995 (member since 1992). During this time, I created many new events, including a fundraiser dinner to help support Nicaraguan refugees.

 

  • Vice President of the Tertulia Literaria (1994-1995)

 

  • Helped organize a Teaching Assistant Support Group (1994-1995)

 

  • Graduate Student Representative at St. Louis University (1994-1995)

 

  • President of the Board of Collaborators of the St. Louis Flamenco Society (1994-1995)

 

  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, and runner up for the Junior Scholar Award in 1992

 

  • Recipient of Spanish Departmental Awards from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 1992 and 1993.

 

  • Recipient of a Meritorious Service Award from the Students with DisAbilities Association from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, 1992-1993.

 

  • Member of the Spanish Club at the University of Missouri – St. Louis


Professional Publications



Published: August 25, 2024