Hello! I'm Alison
My name is Alison. I live on the western coast of Puerto Rico with my son and our pet cat. My hobbies include watching anime, baking, and playing Pokémon Go. My favorite thing about being a teacher is learning from my students. I am an INTJ according to Myers Briggs. I may look intimidating sometimes—but I promise that I am super friendly. Feel free to look around the website and learn more about me.
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Alison Torres Ramos
Ph.D.
Phone:
787-890-2681 Ext. 4468
Email:
Address:
Calle Belt Base Ramey, P.O. Box 6150 Aguadilla, P.R. 00604-6150
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EXPERIENCE
Fall 2020-Present
Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGUADILLA
Upper Division Courses:
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Phonetics and Phonemes of the English Language
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Advanced Composition
General Education:
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Intermediate English
Fall 2017-Spring 2020
Assistant Professor
SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
Upper Division Literature
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American Classics
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Victorian Literature
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18th Century English Literature
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20th Century Literature
Literary Perspectives (Upper Division/ Open Topic)
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Topic: Latina/o Literature
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Topic: Shapes of Utopia
Creative Writing (Upper Division)
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Poetry Writing
Lower Division Literature
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Survey of English Literature
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American Literature I
Remedial Composition
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Composition Review
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Writing for Academic Purposes
Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Lecturer
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
Engineering Problem Solving
Engineering Problem Solving Grader
American Literature
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Topic: Multi-Ethnic American Literature
EDUCATION
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Ph.D., English
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
DISSERTATION: Functions of Colonial Shame as Expressed in Puerto Rican Cultural Productions
Committee: Timothy Morris (Chair), Timothy Richardson, and Erin Murrah-Madril
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS: Passed; Fall 2014
Areas: Critical Pedagogy, Cultural Studies, and Latino Literature.
Committee: William Arce (Chair), Ben Agger, and Timothy Morris.
SPRING 2012
M.A., English Ed.
THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGÜEZ
THESIS: Historical and Ideological Differences between English and Spanish Curricula in Puerto Rico
​Committee: Kevin S. Carroll (Chair), Judith Casey, Ellen Pratt, and Maribel Acosta (Graduate School Representative)
SPRING 2009
B.A., Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT AGUADILLA
Major: English with Multimedia Technology
ORGANIZATIONS
COURSES TAUGHT PREVIOUSLY
Research
Production Editor: Fast Capitalism 2014-Present
Refereed Journal Articles
“Compound his Yankee Soul in the Entrails of Hell! Resistance and Colonial Shame in “Castor Oil: Simple or Compound.” Dialogues in Language and Literature. 5.2 (2015): 6-14.
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“Displays of Colonial Shame in Puerto Rican Reggaetón" Fast Capitalism. 12.1 (2015).
Book Reviews
Review of Vilém Flusser, Book: Into the Universe of Technical Images (trans. Nancy Ann Roth). International Sociology Review (2015).
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Review of Daniel J. Cohen & Tom Scheinfeldt (Eds.), Book: Hacking the Academy: New Approaches to Scholarship and Teaching from Digital Humanities. The Middle Ground Journal (2015).
Conference Presentations
Cultural Studies Association (Riverside, CA):
May 2015: Manifestations of Shame in Puerto Rican Reggaetón.
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Coastal Plains Liberal Arts (Houston, TX):
April 2015: ‘Compound his Yankee soul in the entrails of hell’: Resistance and Shame in Jesus Colon’s “Simple or Compound?”
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English Graduate Student Association (UTA):
April 2015: Cultural Masochistic Shame and the Movement Against Reggaetón
April 2014: Ideological Manifestations of Struggle in Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was Puerto Rican
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (UTA):
March 2014: Real Men Do Cry: Sentimentality and Homosociality in Piri Thomas' Down These Mean Streets.
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Women and Gender Studies Mini Conference (UTA):
March 2014: Real Men Do Cry: Sentimentality and Homosociality in Piri Thomas' Down These Mean Streets
College English Association Caribbean Chapter (Mayagüez, PR):
March 2014: Historical and Ideological Differences between the English and Spanish Curricula in Puerto Rico
Invited Guest Speaker
UPRRP Guest Speaker: Puerto Rico Language Policy
July 2020: Dissertation Tips and Discussion
English Teacher Training Program: Southwestern Adventist University
October 2019: Behaviors We Would Like to See In College
October 2019: Grading Made Easy
Faculty Colloquium: Southwestern Adventist University
July 2019: Rubrics and How to Use Them
English Graduate Student Association: University of Texas Arlington
September 2016: Navigating Comprehensive Examinations
Writing Center: University of Texas Arlington
March 2015: How to Tutor This: Mapping the Issue Essay.