Ligia Neryanna Gonzalez

PhD in Latin American Literature from the University of Maryland, with a specialization in Digital Humanities, Transmedia Narratives, Migration, Memory Studies, Border Studies, Literature and Exile, Virtual Realities, Language and Activism, and Venezuelan Studies

• 2024, Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Maryland
• 2024, Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, University of Maryland
• 2023, Angel Rama Fellowship, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Maryland
• 2022, Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship, University of Maryland
• 2022, Comprehensive exams pass with Distinction, University of Maryland
• 2022, Dean’s Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Maryland, 2021-2022

• 2023, Syllabus design with digital components for Spanish 363: Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture III – From Modernismo to Neoliberalism. Developed course structure integrating multimedia resources, online discussion forums, and interactive assignments. University of Maryland.
• 2022, Experiential and community-based learning design for Spanish courses 103, 203 and 204. Integrated real-world tasks and reflective components to connect language instruction with local Latino communities.
• 2021, Activities development for Spanish courses 103, 203 and 204 using Playposit interactive video learning, University of Maryland.
• 2021, Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) Development, for Spanish 103. Created and implemented assessment tools, integrating interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication to evaluate student progress. University of Maryland.
• 2021, Organizer and Program Designer, The Shared Language of Poetry: Mexico and the United States. Designed the event’s structure and curated panels featuring 14 poets from both countries. University of Maryland.
• 2020, Elms-Canvas course management and development with advanced tools on creating pages. University of Maryland.
• 2020, Member, Organization Committee. SLLC Graduate Colloquium “Resistance & resilience: envisioning the future.” University of Maryland.

• Cuando el río mata el archivo: necrohidrología y testimonios digitales de migrantes., International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), 05/2026
• Virtualmente presente, fisicamente invisible: cuerpos migrantes en la era digital, International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), 05/2025
• Between Shadows and Walls: Digital Narratives on the U.S.-Mexico Border, International Journal RECoD, Birkbeck University of London, Upcoming Publication 2025
• Border Stories: Migrant Testimonies in the Age of TikTok, Conference of the Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS), 11/2024
• Hidden Journeys: Exploring Latina/o/x Migration to the United States through Digital Narratives, International Congress RECoD, Birkbeck University of London, 09/2024
• Absolutely Black: Body and Everyday Life in the Poems of Shirley Campbell Barr and Eulalia Bernard, Núm. 4 (16) Baciyelmo, 04/2022, https://revistasenlinea.saber.ucab.edu.ve/index.php/baciyelmo/article/view/5795
• Invited Film Screen Discussion Panelist at “Deported: The Haitian deportation crisis”, University of Maryland, 10/2022
• Resistance and Resilience: Envisioning the Future, Conference of the University of Maryland, 03/2021
• The Merchant of their Hands: A Look at the Wayuu Artisan through the Commercialization of their Art., Sapienza, Caracas, Venezuela, 05/2012