Consuelo del Val has extensive experience in Spanish education and literature. She received her MA in Spanish Literature from Texas Tech University, where she has been a Spanish teaching assistant since 2017. She is currently pursuing a PhD and has organized several literature conferences. Her career has included teaching Spanish, translating works, and coordinating cultural programs between Spain and the US.

1. CONSUELO DEL VAL
(713) 834-5311 • consuelo.val@ttu.edu • 2419 – 25th
Street – Lubbock, TX – 79411
www.linkedin.com/in/consuelodelval
EDUCATION
MA Spanish Literature. Minor in Portuguese Literature
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
 President of Céfiro. Enlace Hispánico Cultural y Literario. Spanish and Portuguese Graduate
Association. Member since September 2017. President since April 2018.
 Editor of the magazine Céfiro, vol. 16. Peer-reviewed academic articles on Literature
[Spring 2018].
 Organization of Céfiro 20th Annual Graduate Student Conference International Conference
at Texas Tech University. Cultural and linguistic exchanges in the digital Humanities era.
[March 30th-31st, 2018].
 Organization of Céfiro 19th Annual Graduate Student Conference International Conference
at Texas Tech University. Alternative realities in Literature and Language. [Feb. 28th, March
1st-2nd, 2019].
 Research strategies Training Program. Certificate awarded by the TTU Libraries. Fall 2017
 Graduate Professionalization Workshops. Weekly basis. Certificate awarded by CMLL
department at TTU. Spring 2018.
 Student Leader Academy. Student Involvement Office. Fall 2018.
Fall 2017 –
present
MEd with a Major in Spanish as a Second Language (ab thesis)
Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, Distance Learning
Oct. 2016 –
Fall 2017
BA Modern Languages and Literatures
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
 German Literature Major
 English Literature Minor
Thesis, public defense in German: Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936). Frieden ohne
Pazifismus.
Sept. 2012 –
May 2016
EXPERIENCE
Spanish Teaching Assistant – Level II
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
SPAN 2302 - A Second Course in Spanish II – Spring 2019
SPAN 2301 – A Second Course in Spanish I – Summer and Fall 2018 (6 sections in total)
SPAN 1507 – Comprehensive Spanish Review – First Year. Fall 2017- Spring 2018
Sept. 2017 –
present
Spanish Teaching Assistant – Practicum MEd
James Hogg Middle School, Houston, Texas
6th to 8th grade. Spanish [beginners and heritage speakers] – Geography and world cultures
[bilingual program]
April –
May 2017
Intern at Education Office
Consulate General of Spain – Rice University, Houston, Texas
 Management of academic and employment programs and projects that seek to enhance the
knowledge of Spanish language and culture. Communication. Special focus on coordinating
800 Spanish visitor teachers working in American schools in Texas and Oklahoma.
 As an outcome of the Memorandum of Unterstanding between the Embassy of Spain and
Rice University, I coordinated activities to promote Spanish language and culture, held
conversations in Spanish with undergraduates on a weekly basis and catalogued books and
digital resources of the Spanish Resource Center at Rice.
Oct. 2016 –
May 2017
Coordinator
Fundación del Consejo General de Debate Judicial, current Fundación Española de Debate Jurídico,
Madrid
Organization of tournaments of legal debate among undergraduates in different cities of Spain,
Brussels, Rome, Santiago de Chile and Argentina. Communication with institutions, coaches and
April – Oct. 2016

2. undergraduates. Announcements in the media. Community management. Organization of
Rhetorics courses (Univ. Balearic Islands). Communication with academic, political and
governmental institutions (European Parliament, Embassies, European and American
Universities, Spanish Deputies, Magistrates and Judges). English translation of texts explaining
the Foundation’s projects and goals. Communication and public image (press releases, contact
with media, analysis of impact). Creation of profiles in LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Coordination of activities in a large diverse team.
German instructor
Mirasol School, Madrid
Implementation of German in Elementary School levels
Feb. – June 2016
Research assistant at the Department of Spanish Language, Literary Theory and
Comparative Literature
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Collaboration in the development of the Virtual Library of the Spanish Philology – Biblioteca
Virtual de la Filología Española (http://www.bvfe.es/):
 Research, translation (German, French, English), writing of content. Focus on German 18th-
19thcentury authors.
 Creation and management of social media channels. Reports, constant feedback,
performance tracking & trend analysis.
Tutor: Dr. Manuel Alvar Ezquerra, fellow of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language (Real
Academia de la Lengua Española).
Oct. 2015 –
Oct. 2016
Intern at the Vice-Deanship of Culture, Library and Institutional Relations
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Support for the organization, dissemination and archiving of cultural activities of the Faculty of
Philology.
 Special dedication to institutional social networks.
 Training in creating and managing the institutional web of the University; management of
cultural activities, social networking and layout.
 Organization and coordination of cultural activities, minimum of 2 per week. Coordination,
dissemination and broadcasting of the 5th Complutense Week of Humanities and Poetry Day
2015.
Feb. 2015 –
Feb. 2016
Intern at the Vice-Chancellorship for Students & Guidance and Information Center on
Employment/Self-Empl.
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Management of titles, information, guidance and assistance to students. Preregistration for the
University entrance exam. University entrance exam. Test management. Students service:
claims, registration. Applications archive.
Processing and archiving of agreements with companies. Validation and publication of
internships offers for students.
June –
Oct. 2015
PUBLICATIONS
Book translation into Spanish. Ediciones Encuentro. Madrid
The Benedict Option. A strategy for Christians in a post-Christian nation, by Rod Dreher. Originally
published in the US by Penguim Random House LLC, New York, 2017.
Book translation into Spanish. Editorial Homo Legens. Madrid
Defenders of the Faith in word and deed, by Fr. Charles P. Connor. Originally published in the US by
Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2003.
Book chapter translation from Spanish into English. Intellect Books. United Kingdom
"Madrid 1964: escindida entre modernización y la conmemoración", by Dr. Sánchez-Biosca. To be
published in the volume Architecture and the Urban in Spanish Film, by Dr. Susan Larson (ed.)
November 2018
Forthcoming
Spring 2019
Forthcoming
October 2019
CONFERENCES. Presentations
19th Céfiro Annual Graduate Student Conference. Alternative Realities in Literature and Language.
Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.
Presentation: Sangre, hordas y espadas. La retrotopía épica en la poesía de Julio Martínez Mesanza.
March 2018

3. AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Modern Language Association, Travel grant to attend the 2019 National Convention
James Pickford Fellowship, Texas Tech University. 2,000 USD/year: 4,000 USD
Charles B. Qualia Fellowship, Texas Tech University. 1580 USD/year: 3,160 USD
Academic Excellence Awards, Comunidad Autonóma de Madrid. 2,100 €, awarded in three
occasions: 6,300 €
Research Internship at the Department of Spanish Language, Literary Theory &
Comparative Literature. 2,000 €
Sika Prize to creativity in architectural projects. 15th edition. 4,500 €
Dec. 2018
2017-2019
2017-2019
2009-10, 2012-
13 & 2013-14
Oct. 2015
June 2010
SERVICE AND COLLABORATIONS
Texas Tech University
Conferences and symposiums. Judge, moderator, reviewer.
- Symposium on Identity and Resistance in Global Contexts. Session moderator and judge. April 20-
21, 2018. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.
- 2018 TTU Undergraduate Research Conference (URC). Poster and oral presentation judge. March
27-28, 2018. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.
- 7th Annual Arts & Humanities Research Conference. Moderator panel Literature II. November
2017. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.
Organization of Culture Day at the CMLL department. Fall 2018.
Collaborations in Press, blogs and media
Articles on American politics – La Gaceta de los Negocios: https://gaceta.es/
TV Live coverage, American politics – 13TV
Humanities, focus on Literature and Sociology – Democresía. Revista de actualidad, cultura y
pensamiento: http://www.democresia.es
Literary reviews of new publications in foreign fiction – El debate de hoy. Diario de análisis,
reflexión y valores.
https://eldebatedehoy.es/
Volunteer abroad.
Guide at the Abbey of Sainte-Foy in Conques (Midi-Pyrénées, France). Tours provided in French,
English and Spanish. Summer 2013. CASA_France Association, Ars et Fides international network.
Tour guide in the former Cathedral of Konstanz (Germany-Switzerland border). ARC_Deutschland
Association.
Francisco de Vitoria University Forum, association based in the Law School of the Complutense
University. Organization of conferences and cultural events, debates and public speaking
courses
Mentor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Rendering new students, both first year and
those from exchange programs, to help become established and successfully integrated into their
University studies. Academic and social integration into university life. Administrative guidance.
Volunteer. Charity and youth service. Diocesan Caritas, Toledo. Hogar San José, homeless
attendance (reception, cooking, distribution of resources). Community kitchen, Sovereign Military
Order of Malta. Organization of activities and camps for children and teenagers. Broad experience as
an instructor responsible for planning group activities.
Fall 2017–
present
Fall 16–
Spring17
Nov.16 – Jan. 17
Sporadic
collaborations
since Fall 2017
Starting Dec. 17
Summer 2013
Summer 2015
2013-2016
Sept. 2015 –
March 2016
2005 – 2015
CONFERENCES. Attended
- 2019 Modern Language Association Annual Convention. January 3rd-6th, 2019. Chicago, IL.
- 28th Texas Medieval Association Conference. October 25-27th, 2018. Texas Tech University. Lubbock,
TX.
- The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT) Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater
Symposium. April 12-14, 2018. El Paso, TX.
- 19th Céfiro Annual Graduate Student Conference. Alternative Realities in Literature and Language.
March 30-31 2018. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.
- Andalusia in Andalucía. An international conference on Flannery O’Connor. June 22-25 2017. Loyola
University. Seville, Spain.

4. - Congreso Internacional sobre Jane Austen. February 2016. Universidad CEU-San Pablo. Madrid,
Spain.
- 14. Germanistenwoche. Außerhalb/innerhalb: Begrenzung und Entgrenzung in der deutschen
Sprache, Kultur und Literatur. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. November 25-27, 2015. Madrid,
Spain.
MEMBERSHIPS
Modern Language Association. www.mla.org
Céfiro. Enlace cultural hispano y literario. www.cefirottu.weebly.com.
President since April 2018
Council on Undergraduate Research. www.cur.org
Since Sept. 2017
Since Sept. 2017
Since May 2018
LANGUAGES
Spanish: native.
English: near native.
French: near native.
German: advanced.
Portuguese: intermediate.