Ethriam Cash Brammer

Assistant Dean, Rackham Graduate School

University of Michigan

915 E. Washington Street, Suite 1120 Phone: (734) 936-1647

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070 FAX: (734) 615-3832

ebrammer@umich.edu www.rackham.umich.edu

EDUCATION

2011 Ph.D., Wayne State University, English, cognate in Communication.

Dissertation: “La patria perdida o Imaginada: Translating Teodoro Torres in ‘el

México de Afuera.’”

1996 M.F.A., San Francisco State University, English-Creative Writing.

Thesis: “A Line in the Sand: Poems and Prose Poems.”

1994 B.A., University of California, San Diego, Literature-Creative Writing, minor in

Anthropology.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2018-Present Assistant Dean and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Implementation

Lead, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.

Develop innovative strategies, initiatives, and activities to enhance DEI throughout the Rackham

Graduate School community, including:

Maintaining inclusive climates for diverse students, staff, and faculty within Rackham

and its affiliated programs.

Enhance the recruitment, admissions, hiring, mentoring, scholarship, and professional

development of diverse students, staff, and faculty.

Provide strategic vision, leadership, and guidance to meet the changing demands of a

highly intellectual and diverse student body.

Consult and collaborate with graduate program chairs, directors, and faculty to develop

and implement academic, programmatic, and DEI activities.

Achievements:

Established the Rackham Diversity Advisory Committee (RACDAC).

Led the drafting and implementation of the Year 3 Rackham DEI Strategic Plan.

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Led the creation and implementation of the Sexual Harassment, Misconduct, and Assault

Prevention for Graduate Students Workshops.

Appointed by the Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion to the Native American Student

Task Committee.

Led the strategic planning process for the enhancement of the U-M Rackham chapter of

the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.

Led the strategic planning process for the enhancement of the Summer Research

Opportunity Program (SROP) at U-M.

2016-2018 Director, Federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program, Eastern

Michigan University.

Implement and manage all aspects of the U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support

Services (SSS) Program grant, including:

Recruit, retain and graduate low-income, first generation, and college students with

disabilities.

Manage U.S. Department of Education TRIO grant budget in excess of $1.1M.

Facilitate strategic planning, program development, evaluation, and federal reporting.

Collaborate with other campus offices and academic departments to ensure student

success, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Advising, Math, and English.

Hire, train, supervise, and provide professional mentorship to academic success staff.

Achievements:

Awarded 3% annual budgetary increase from the U.S. Department of Education after

submitting a proposal to intensify student services.

Named 2016 King-Chávez-Parks (KCP) Distinguished Visiting Professor at WSU.

Invited keynote speaker, Senior Development Day, West Michigan President’s Compact

Committee (WMPCC).

Appointed to the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Academic Excellence Committee.

Appointed to the AARP Michigan Executive Council.

Elected Vice President of EMU Latino/a Advisory Council of Staff & Faculty

Appointed Chair of the EMU César Chávez Day Planning Subcommittee.

2011-2016 Associate Director, Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies, Wayne

State University.

Manage and coordinate all aspects of the nationally recognized Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS)

Scholars Program Learning Community, College to Career (C2C) Learning Community, and the

DTE Energy Foundation funded Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), including:

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Hire, train, supervise, and provide administrative support and professional leadership to

Center academic success staff, faculty, graduate and undergraduate research fellows, and

graduate student interns.

Manage and coordinate Center learning community programs, including training and

supervision of faculty, staff, graduate student interns, and student peer mentors.

Manage program and student scholarship budgets in excess of $4.5M.

Collaborate with other campus offices and academic departments to ensure student

success, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Advising, Math, and English.

Identify and secure internal and external funding opportunities.

Achievements:

Principal author of the Diversity and Inclusion section of the WSU Strategic Plan (2015-

2020).

Principal author of the WSU Diversity Statement, which provided the framework for the

official WSU Diversity Policy.

Co-author of the Greater Retention and Achievement through Diversity (GRAD)

Initiative, which led to the creation of the WSU Office of Diversity, Inclusion and

Accessibility and the WSU Office of Multicultural Student Engagement.

Assisted in the founding of the Native American Student Organization (NASO) and the

establishment of the Native/Aboriginal Development Network (NDN) Learning

Community.

Awarded internal and external grants in excess of $600,000, from organizations such as

the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, DTE Energy Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund and

Skillman Foundation.

Facilitated strategic planning during the Detroit Public Lighting Authority (PLA) board

retreat.

Appointed to various boards and committees, including SER Metro Detroit, Michigan

United, Center of Musical and Performing Arts Southwest (COMPAS), and the Cindy

Estrada Charity Fund.

2007-2011 Assistant Director, Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, Wayne State

University.

Manage and coordinate all aspects of the nationally recognized Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS)

Scholars Program Learning Community, College to Career (C2C) Learning Community, and the

DTE Energy Foundation funded Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), including:

Hire, train, supervise, and provide administrative support and professional leadership to

Center academic success staff, faculty, graduate and undergraduate research fellows, and

graduate student interns.

Manage and coordinate Center learning community programs, including training and

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supervision of faculty, staff, graduate student interns, and student peer mentors.

Manage program and student scholarship budgets in excess of $4.5M.

Collaborate with other campus offices and academic departments to ensure student

success, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Advising, Math, and English.

Identify and secure internal and external funding opportunities.

Achievements:

Chaired the Southeast Michigan Latino Economic Impact (SMILEI) Study Group, which

published the 2008 SMILEI Study, in collaboration with the Hispanic Business Alliance

(HBA) and the Wayne County Office of the Executive.

Facilitated the 2010-2015 strategic plan for the Community Health and Social Services

(CHASS) clinic.

Established the annual Gala & Celebración fundraising dinner.

Created Latino/a Heritage Room (General Lectures 150) with funding support from the

UAW and the Ford Motor Company Fund.

Established the annual La Academia del Pueblo Latino/a Studies Research Conference.

Honored as an Example of ¡Excelencia! and a National Finalist in the Baccalaureate

Division for the annual ¡Excelencia! in Education competition in 2011.

Increased student first-to-second year retention from a low of 48.3% in 2004 to a high of

86.8% in 2010.

Increased student six-year graduation rates from a low of 7.5% for the 2006 cohort to a

high of 34.2% for the 2010 cohort.

Appointed to various boards and committees, including El Día del Niño/El Día del Libro

Planning Committee, Detroit Latino/a Agenda Education Committee, Hispanic Heritage

Foundation Scholarship Committee, NSHMBA-Detroit and the Vistas Nuevas Head Start

Committee.

TEACHING EXERIENCE

2017-Present Lecturer, Department of Leadership & Counseling, College of Education, Eastern

Michigan University.

EDLD 590: Special Topics: Supporting Underserved Students

2007-2016 Instructor, Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies, College of Liberal Arts

and Sciences, Wayne State University.

LAS 1410: Student Success Seminar

LAS 1420: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Latino/a Studies Research

2011 Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and

Sciences, Eastern Michigan University.

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LITR 362: African American Literature: Afro-Latino/a Literature

2003-2007 Instructor, English Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne

State University.

ENG 1010: Basic Writing

ENG 1020: Introduction to College Writing

ENG 3010: Intermediate Writing

2003-2004 Instructor, Spanish Department, Marygrove College.

SPA 350: Advanced Grammar and Composition.

SPA 400: Principles of Translation.

2003-2004 Instructor, English Department, College of Liberal Arts & Education, University

of Detroit-Mercy.

ENL 130: College Writing

ENL 131: Academic Writing

1998-2000 Instructor, English Department, Arts, Letters & Learning Services Division,

Imperial Valley College.

ENGL 1A: Composition and Reading

ENGL 1B: Introduction to Literature

ENGL 2 AB: Basic English Composition

ENGL 3 AB: Writing Fundamentals

ENGL 12 AB: Reading III: Intermediate Development

ENGL 13 AB: Reading II: Basic Development

ENGL 50: Advanced Composition

ENGL 53: Creative Writing

1996 Graduate Teaching Assistant, La Raza Studies Department, College of Ethnic

Studies, San Francisco State University.

La Raza Studies 505: Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop

DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

2018 Lancaster, Christine. Proposal defended. Department of Leadership &

Counseling, College of Education, Eastern Michigan University.

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FUNDED RESEARCH & PROGRAM EVALUATION

2016-2018 Principal Investigator & Project Director, TRIO Student Support Services (SSS),

U.S. Department of Education. ($1,100,000.)

2016-2017 Principal Investigator & Project Director, Women of Color in STEM Project,

Women in Philanthropy, Eastern Michigan University. ($5,000.)

2015 Contract Project Evaluator, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program

(DAPCEP) STEM, Opportunities, Arts and Readiness (SOAR) Together Program,

Skillman Foundation. ($12,500 sub-contract from $100,000 grant.)

2014 Project Translation Consultant, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit”

Exhibit, Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). ($5,500.)

2013-2016 Principal Investigator & Project Director, Center for Latino/a and Latin American

Studies Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), DTE Energy Foundation.

($145,000.)

2013 Principal Investigator & Project Co-Director, La Academia del Pueblo Latino/a

and Latin American Studies Research Conference, AARP Michigan. ($1,500.)

2012-2013 Principal Investigator & Project Co-Director, La Academia del Pueblo Latino/a

and Latin American Studies Research Conference, W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

($15,000.)

2010-2016 Principal Investigator & Project Co-Director, Center for Latino/a and Latin

American Studies College to Career (C2C) Program Learning Community

Initiative, Division of Academic Affairs, Wayne State University. ($101,643.)

2007-2016 Principal Investigator & Project Director, Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS)

Scholars Program Learning Community Initiative, Division of Academic Affairs,

Wayne State University. ($224,134.)

2007-2013 Principal Investigator & Project Director, Center for Latino/a and Latin American

Studies Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), Myron P. Leven Foundation.

($50,000.)

2010 Principal Investigator & Project Director, Community Health and Social Services

(CHASS) Strategic Planning, CHASS. ($800.)

2007 Principal Investigator & Project Director, Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies

Summer Food Service Program, Department of Education, State of Michigan.

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($1,000.)

2005 Researcher, Travel Grant, Humanities Center, Wayne State University. ($500.)

2005 Researcher, Travel Grant, English Department, Wayne State University. ($500.)

2002 Fellow, Research Fellowship, Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage

Project, University of Houston. ($2,500.)

2001 Fellow, Research Fellowship, Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage

Project, University of Houston. ($2,500.)

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Espinosa, Conrado. Under the Texas Sun / El sol de Texas. Trans. Ethriam Cash Brammer.

Houston: Arte Público Press, 2007. Print.

Alarcón, Alicia. The Border Patrol Ate My Dust. Trans. Ethriam Cash Brammer. Houston: Arte

Público Press, 2004. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. The Rowdy, Rowdy Ranch / Allá en El Rancho Grande. Houston: Arte

Público Press, 2004. Print.

Caraballo, Samuel. My Grandparents and Me / Mis abuelos y yo. Trans. Ethriam Cash

Brammer. Houston: Arte Público Press, 2004. Print.

Díaz Guerra, Alirio. Lucas Guevara. Trans. Ethriam Cash Brammer. Houston: Arte Público

Press, 2003. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. My Tata’s Guitar / La guitarra de mi tata. Houston: Arte Público

Press, 2003. Print.

Venegas, Daniel. The Adventures of Don Chipote: or, When Parrots Breast-feed. Trans.

Ethriam Cash Brammer. Houston: Arte Público Press, 2000. Print.

Refereed Book Chapters and Journal Articles

Gonzales, Sandra M., Ethriam Cash Brammer and Shlomo S. Sawilowsky. “Belonging in the

Academy: Building a ‘Casa Away from Casa’ for Latino/a Undergraduate Students.”

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 14.3 (2015): 223-239. Print.

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Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “‘Keeping it Real’: The Translation of El sol de Texas.” Recovering

the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Vol. VII (2008): 154-167. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Going to the Moon with Some Wonderful Ghosts: Literary

Translation and a Poet’s Formation.” Denver Quarterly 41.3 (2007): 43-57. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Message Home: ‘Díganles a los paisanos que se aguanten:’ The

Recovery and Translation of Binational Literary Patrimony.” ABC Journal 7 (2006).

Print.

Anthologized Works

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Going to the Moon with Some Wonderful Ghosts: Literary

Translation and a Poet’s Formation.” Archaic Design Ed. Clayton Eshleman. Boston:

Black Widow Press, 2007. 289-307. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Red Fruit Reflections.” Coloring Book: An Eclectic Anthology of

Fiction & Poetry by Multicultural Writers. Ed. boice-Terrel Allen. Pittsburg, PA:

Rattlecat Press, 2004. 73-75. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “From the Seven Caves.” Cantos al Sexto Sol: A Collection of

Contemporary Aztlanahuac Writing. Cecilio Camarillo, et al. San Antonio, TX: Wings

Press, 2002. 22-23. Print.

Venegas, Daniel. “Don Chipote (Excerpt).” Trans. Ethriam Cash Brammer. Under the Fifth

Sun: Latino Literature from California. Ed. Rick Heide. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books,

2002. 117-122. Print.

Venegas, Daniel. “Don Chipote (Excerpt).” Trans. Ethriam Cash Brammer. Herencia: The

Anthology of Hispanic Literature of the United States. Ed. Nicolás Kanellos, et al. New

York: Oxford University Press, 2001. 367-371. Print.

Díaz Guerra, Alirio. “Lucas Guevara (Excerpt).” Trans. Ethriam Cash Brammer. Herencia:

The Anthology of Hispanic Literature of the United States. Ed. Nicolás Kanellos, et al.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. 348-355. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “All-American Canal.” Latino Heretics. Ed. Tony Díaz. Normal, IL:

FC2 Press, 1999. 76-81. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Autumn Plows.” Latino Heretics. Ed. Tony Díaz. Normal, IL: FC2

Press, 1999. 90-95. Print.

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Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Poeta.” Houston Poetry Fest ’98 Anthology. Ed. Robert Clark et al.

Katy TX: Postmark, 1998. 2-3. Print.

Encyclopedia Entries

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Torres, Teodoro.” Handbook of Texas. Handbook of Tejano History

Project. Texas State Historical Association. 31 Mar. 2016. Online.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Mohr, Nicolasa.” Encyclopedia of Latin American History and

Culture. 2nd ed. 2008. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Santiago, Esmeralda.” Encyclopedia of Latin American History and

Culture. 2nd ed. 2008. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Herrera, Juan Felipe.” Hispanic American Literature. 1st ed. 2008.

Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Mora, Pat.” Hispanic American Literature. 1st ed. 2008. Print.

Literary Magazines

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Me doy cuenta.” La eÑe Spring 2002: 3. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Bowls of Red Clay.” Pennsylvania English 23.1-2 (2001): 9. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Introduction.” Pennsylvania English 23.1-2 (2001): 10-12. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Our Lady of Victory.” The Bayou Review Fall 2000: 61-62. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “La Valentina.” La eÑe Fall 2000: 15. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Sincere Acts of Contraception.” The Americas Review 25.1 (1999):

116. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Songs of a Border Boy.” Maelstrom 2.3 (1999): 23. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “La niña fresa.” The Poetry Conspiracy 8.9 (1998): 7. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Tortilla Flat.” Cipactli Winter/Spring 1997: 1. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Guácala.” Razateca Sep./Oct. 1996: 2. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Huachinango.” Razateca July/Aug. 1996: 2. Print.

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Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “All-American Canal.” San Francisco Bay Guardian Literary

Supplement 29 May 1996: 18. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “The Border/La Frontera.” Café Bellas Artes 2.1 (1996): 24. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “You/Tú.” Café Bellas Artes 2.1 (1996): 36-37. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Cachanilla Confessions/Confesiones cachanillas.” Café Bellas Artes

2.1 (1996): 42-43. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “HWY 86.” Cipactli Winter/Spring 1995: 7-11. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “El viejo borracho.” TEMPER 3.1 (1994): 8-9. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “From the Seven Caves.” La Voz Fronteriza Nov. 1993: 24. Print.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Sun Dried Melón.” La Voz Fronteriza Nov. 1993: 24. Print.

Online Publications

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “My Papá’s Guayabera.” Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. 17 June 2016. Web Video.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “You Have A Voice/Tienes una voz.” Más Adelante. 25 Feb 2012.

Web.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Caught Between the Cross-Hairs.” La Bloga. 29 Aug 2011. Web.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Promoting Humane Alternatives for Reform: Testimony to U.S.

Commission on Civil Rights.” Somos en Escrito: The Latino Literary Online Magazine

22 June 2010. Web.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “A Light Over the Water.” Coyote Magazine 2 Sep 2000. Web.

Screenplays

Song of the Hummingbird. Adaptation by Ethriam Cash Brammer. Gordon Productions.

[Unproduced].

Teleplays

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. Su Casa, Mejor (Pilot Episode). Mi Casa Bilingüe Productions,

2008.

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HONORS & AWARDS

2018 Sandra M. Gonzales Trailblazer Award, Eastern Michigan University.

2016 King-Chávez-Parks (KCP) Distinguished Visiting Professor, Wayne State

University.

2012 Special Recognition, Dedication and Support of NSHMBA Principals, National

Society of Hispanic MBAs—Detroit Chapter.

2011 Special Recognition, Outstanding Service to Youth, Center of Music &

Performing Arts Southwest (COMPAS).

2008 Special Recognition, Exceptional Educational Leadership, Wayne County Office

of the Executive.

2006-2008 KCP Future Faculty Fellowship, Wayne State University.

2006 Stephen H. Tudor Memorial Scholarship in Creative Writing, Wayne State

University.

2005 Special Recognition, Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers.

2004-2006 Graduate-Professional Scholarship, Wayne State University.

1997 Walmart Teacher of the Year, Imperial County.

1996 Special Services Award, TRIO Upward Bound Program, University of California,

San Diego.

1996 Student Activities Leadership Recognition Scholarship, Associated Student Body,

San Francisco State University.

1996 Best Short Fiction, 10th Annual Fiction Contest, San Francisco Bay Guardian.

1996 Mother Tongue Award, Excellence in Creative Writing, La Raza Studies

Department, San Francisco State University.

1995 Outstanding Service Award, Student Services, University of California, San

Diego.

1993 Steward Prize in Poetry, Creative Writing Department, University of California,

San Diego.

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SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS & KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Student Success & Higher Education

Brammer, Ethriam Cash, Roberto Lint Sagarena, and Tatiana McInnis. “Multicultural Centers:

What Works, What Doesn’t?” Reimagining the Academy. Creating Connections

Consortium (C3) Annual Summit. Middlebury College. Middlebury, VT. 10 Nov. 2018.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Finding Dawn: Film Screening and Panel Discussion.” Native

American Student Association (NASA). Residential College. University of Michigan.

Ann Arbor, MI. 2 Nov. 2018.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Intelligence + Character: Advancing Diversity and Inclusive

Excellence in STEM Education.” Keynote Address. STEM Celebration of Martin Luther

King, Jr. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA. 19 Jan. 2018.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Towards ‘An Invigorating Autumn of Freedom and Equality:’

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on College Campuses.” Keynote Address. Senior

Development Day. West Michigan President’s Compact Committee (WMPCC).

Davenport University. Grand Rapids, MI. 6 Oct. 2017.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Diversity & Cents: Financial Sustainability for Diversity & Inclusion

Initiatives on College Campuses.” American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

Michigan Multicultural and Diversity Professionals Summit. Ferris State University. Big

Rapids, MI. 12 May 2017.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Closing the Ethnic Achievement Gap: An Act of Social Justice.”

Advocacy in Higher Education. Residential College for the Arts & Humanities.

Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. 15 Mar. 2017.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Los hispanos de los Estados Unidos llamado a ser un pueblo

profético.” Latino/a Parish Leadership Workshop. St. Mary’s Student Parish. Ann

Arbor, MI. 21 May 2016.

Baier, Stefanie, Ethriam Brammer, Sandra Gonzales, Tamara Serrano Chandler, and Delbert

Trafny. “Avanzando Juntos: How Community Engagement Benefits All.” 2016

Michigan Student Success Conference. Oakland University. Troy, Michigan. 11 Feb.

2016.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Latino/as in the U.S.: Past, Present & Future.” Leaders of Leadership

Program Workshop. University of Detroit-Mercy. Manresa Retreat House. Bloomfield

Hills, MI. 3 August 2015.

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Gonzales, Sandra M., Tamara Serrano Chandler, and Ethriam Cash Brammer. “Familismo in

Latino/a Learning Communities: A Study of College Retention and Success.” MI ACE

Women’s Network Annual Conference. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. 9

June 2015.

Gonzales, Sandra M., Ethriam Cash Brammer, Adnoris Torres, and Alaa Taher. “Cultivating

Familismo: The Power of Peer Mentorship in Latino/a Learning Communities.” Latinos

in 2050: Restoring the Public Good. Julian Samora Research Institute. Michigan State

University. East Lansing, MI. 30 Oct. 2014.

Gonzales, Sandra M. and Ethriam Cash Brammer. “Belonging in the Academy: Building a ‘Casa

Away from Casa’ for Latino/a Undergraduate Students.” 2014 American Association of

Hispanic Higher Education National Conference. Costa Mesa, CA. 8 Mar. 2014.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Los graduados/The Graduates: Detroit Community Film Screening

and Dialogue.” Detroit Public Television (PBS) and University of Michigan. Center of

Music and Performing Arts Southwest (COMPAS). Detroit, MI. 23 Oct. 2013.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Who’s Job is it Anyway: Student Retention, Persistence and

Graduation in the Age of Performance-based Funding.” Keynote Address. Faculty

Retreat. Wayne State University College of Education. U.S. Treasury, Detroit Branch.

27 Aug. 2012.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash, Raquel Castañeda-López, and Tamara Serrano Chandler. “Cultural

Competency in Diverse Academic Advising Environments.” 1st Annual Academic

Advising Summit. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. 30 Mar. 2012.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “¿Horizontes grises?: Opportunities for Addressing the Impending

Crisis in Latino/a Education.” Key Note Address. 2012 National Pre-Summit Convening.

The Center for Leadership Development. New Orleans, LA. 16 Jan. 2012.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “¿Horizontes grises?: Opportunities for Addressing the Impending

Crisis in Latino/a Education.” Keynote Address. The Center for Leadership Innovation

Michigan Statewide Summit. SER Metro Detroit. Detroit, MI. 24 June 2011.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Defunding a Legacy: The McNair ‘Haircut’ and Disappearing Access

to Higher Education.” Keynote Address. Michigan State-wide McNair Scholars Program

Conference. Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI. 9 Apr. 2011.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Sustaining the Gains: First Year Retention Success and the CBS

Scholars Program.” 9th Annual Student Academic Success Summit. Wayne State

University. Detroit, MI. 1 Apr. 2011.

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Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Testimony: Michigan HB 6256.” U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Michigan Advisory Committee Meeting. Wayne State University, Law School. Detroit,

MI. 18 June 2010.

Brammer, Ethriam and Rudy Alcalá. “Moving from ‘Access’ to ‘Quality Access:’ Growing

Latino/a Learning Communities on College Campuses.” Cambio de Colores 2010.

University of Missouri. Columbus, MO. 24 May 2010.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Moving Michigan Pa’lante: Addressing Low Educational Attainment

Among Michigan’s Growing Latino/a Community.” Michigan Graduate Education Day.

State of Michigan. Lansing, MI. 13 Apr. 2010.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “The 2008 Southeast Michigan Latino Economic Impact Study:

Implications for Washtenaw County.” Keynote Address. 2010 César Chávez Day

Celebration. Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI. 31 Mar. 2010.

Brammer, Ethriam and Rudy Alacalá. “Formando comunidades de cariño: Latino/a Learning

Communities Challenge Traditional College Success Indicators.” 8th Annual Student

Academic Success Summit. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. 11 Mar. 2010.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Latino/as in Metro Detroit: Historical Roots, Current Demographics

and Challenges for the Future.” Panel Series, Detroit Orientation Institute, Wayne State

University. Detroit, MI. 15 Oct. 2009.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Building Bridges with the Materials At-Hand: The Development of

the CBS SEP in an Era of Limited Resources.” Michigan Pre-College and Youth

Outreach Conference, Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. 21 Nov. 2008.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Embracing the Latino Boom: Sanctuary Cities and the Positive

Economic Impact of a Growing Latino/a Community in Southwest Detroit.” Movin’ the

“D” Forward. Wayne State University Law School. Detroit, MI. 26 July 2007.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Combating Stereotypes: Latino/a Images in the Media.” Panel Series,

Institute for Media Diversity, Department of Communications, Wayne State University.

Detroit, MI. 3 Apr. 2007.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Understanding Misunderstandings: Navigating the Multicultural

Classroom of the Future.” English Department Colloquium. University of Houston. 7

Nov. 1997.

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Literary Criticism & Translation Studies

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Helping Marginalized Voices to be Heard: The Intersection Between

DEI & Translation Theory.” Rackham Staff Forum. Rackham Graduate School.

University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI. 18 Oct. 2018.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Transitions & Translations: The Journey of a KCP Future Faculty

Fellow.” King-Chávez-Park Future Faculty Forum on Career Development. Wayne State

University. Detroit, MI. 15 Sep. 2016.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Quixote en exilio: Representations of the Tragicomic Figure by

Mexican Revolutionary Writers in Exile.” Humanities Center Brown Bag Colloquium

Series. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. 3 Feb. 2015.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’: Comparative Resistance Strategies

in the Literature of ‘el México de afuera.’” 2012 Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary

Heritage Conference: Literatures of Dissent/Cultures of Resistance. University of

Houston. Houston, TX. 19 Oct. 2012.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Revolución y Repatriación: The Midwestern Hacienda in Torres’ La

patria perdida.” IUPLR Siglo XXI Conference: The State of Latino Studies. University

of Illinois, Chicago. Chicago, IL. 24 Sep. 2009.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “‘The Father of Mexican Journalism:’ Teodoro Torres in Exile and at

Home.” Mapping the Contact Zone(s) of Nuestra América: The Bicentennial of Hispanic

Newspapers in the United States, Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project.

Houston, TX. 14 Nov. 2008.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Writing Mexicans and Chicanos into the American Literary Canon.”

Mexico in America: An Educational Forum on Chicanos and Mexicans in the United

States, Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society, Wayne State University. Detroit, MI.

10 Sep. 2008.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Don Quijote Remembers the Alamo: Evoking the ‘Great Poet’ in

Works of Early Mexican-American Literature.” América Aquí: Transhemispheric

Visions and Community Connections, American Studies Association Annual Meeting.

Philadelphia, PA. 12 Oct. 2007.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Mexican, American or Both?: Conrado Espinoza’s El sol de Texas

and the Emerging Canon of Pre-1959 Chicano Literature.” Hispanic Heritage Month

Series, Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. 13

Sep. 2007.

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Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “You Say ‘Qué Chevere’, I Say ‘Qué Padre’: Rendering Multiple Latin

American Spanish Dialects in The Border Patrol Ate My Dust.” Language Crossroads:

Translating Where Literatures Intersect, 28th Annual American Literary Translators

Association Conference, hosted by Literary Translators Association of Canada. Montreal,

Quebec, Canada. 3 Nov. 2005.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Search and Rescue: Recovering (and Translating) the Early Works of

U.S. Latino Literature.” Language Crossroads: Translating Where Literatures Intersect,

28th Annual American Literary Translators Association Conference, hosted by Literary

Translators Association of Canada. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 3 Nov. 2005.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Border Writing.” University of Houston. 10th Annual AEGIS

Graduate Conference on Literature and Culture. Houston, TX. 4 April 1998.

Children’s Literacy

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “¡Con ganas de triunfar!: Improving Educational Outcomes for Latinx

Youth.” Youth Participatory Action Research Project. Michigan State University. East

Lansing, MI. 26 Oct. 2017.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Leer Entre Familia: Community-Based and Family-Centered Literacy

Strategies in Latino/a Detroit.” Detroit Little Libraries Panel. Museum of Contemporary

Art Detroit (MOCAD). Detroit, MI. 16 April 2016.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “You Have a Voice: Tienes una voz.” Keynote Address. 2012 Youth

Hispanic Leadership Conference. Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP). Hope

College. Holland, MI. 14 Feb. 2012.

Brammer, Ethriam Cash. “Cada Niño, Un Mundo: Developing a Pedagogy for Childhood

Literacy in a Post-Colonial World.” Keynote Address. Educational Sustainability in

Honduras, Model United Nations Annual Conference, Wayne State University. Detroit,

MI. 20 Oct. 2007.

Literary Readings

Readers Round Up. Michigan State Fair. Novi, MI. 4 Sep. 2017.

Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Detroit, MI. 17 June 2016.

Readers Round Up. Michigan State Fair. Novi, MI. 3 Sep. 2016.

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2012 Hispanic Youth Leadership Conference Poetry Reading. Hope College. Holland, MI. 14

Feb. 2012.

Poetry Reading. Detroit Latino Agenda Conference. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. 5

Aug. 2011.

Black, Latino, Both!: An Evening of Poetry and Spoken Word. Detroit Hispanic Development

Corporation. Detroit, MI. 11 Feb. 2011.

El Día del Niño / El Día del Libro Celebration. Clark Park. Detroit, MI. 24 Apr. 2010.

Latino Crafts & Folktales. Arab American National Museum. Dearborn, MI. 25 Oct. 2009.

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time. Detroit Public Library – Conley Branch. Detroit, MI. 21

Apr. – 26 May 2009.

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time. Detroit Public Library – Campbell Branch. Detroit, MI. 1

Oct. – 5 Nov. 2008.

El Día del Niño / El Día del Libro Celebration. Clark Park. Detroit, MI. 25 Apr. 2008.

El Día del Niño / El Día del Libro Celebration. Holy Redeemer Church. Detroit, MI. 28 Apr.

2007.

YES Foundation. Detroit Public Schools & Detroit Public Library. Detroit, MI. 7 Mar. 2007.

Detroit Festival of the Arts. Detroit Public Library, Marshall Field’s Go-Read Garden. Detroit,

MI. 11 & 12 June 2005.

A Cinco de Mayo Children’s Book Fiesta. Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series,

Alley Theatre. Houston, TX. 7 May 2005.

YES Foundation. Detroit Public Schools. Detroit, MI. 16 & 17 Mar. 2005.

Detroit Festival of the Arts. Detroit Public Library, Marshall Field’s Go-Read Garden. Detroit,

MI. 12 & 13 June 2004.

Latino Literary Arts Festival. Detroit Children’s Museum. Detroit, MI. 8 May 2004.

Houston Poetry Fest ’98. Houston, TX. 10 Oct. 1998.

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say. Houston, TX. 22 Apr. 1998.

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10th Annual AEGIS Graduate Conference on Literature and Culture. University of Houston.

Houston, TX. 4 Apr. 1998.

Gulf Coast Reading Series. Houston, TX. 27 Mar. 1998.

Poems y Poemas: Second Annual Latin Verse Reunion Reading. San Francisco, CA. 1 Nov.

1997.

Poems y Poemas: First Annual Latin Verse Reunion Reading. San Francisco, CA. 2 Nov. 1996.

San Francisco Bay Guardian Fiction ’96 Awards. San Francisco Intersection for the Arts. San

Francisco, CA. 5 June 1996.

SFSU MEChA Statewide Conference. San Franisco State University. San Francisco, CA. 12

Mar. 1996.

Latin Verse. San Francisco, CA. 1 Nov. 1995.

PlayGround. San Francisco, CA. 21 Mar. 1995.

Cybera/o: 2 Xicano Poets. San Francisco, CA. 4 Feb. 1995.

Café Gelato Vero Reading Series. San Diego, CA. 2 Dec. 1994.

Third College Cultural Festival. University of California, San Diego. San Diego, CA. 30 May

1993.

UCSD Cinco de Mayo Festival. University of California, San Diego. San Diego, CA. 5 May

1993.

INTERVIEWS GRANTED

Sourine, Katherine. “Native Americans at the University Lament a Contract Unfulfilled.”

Michigan Daily. 8 Oct. 2018.

“Twisted Storytellers: Hard-won Wisdom.” NPR. WDET, Detroit. 2 Nov. 2016.

“EMU Adds New Student Support Services Program.” NPR. WEMU, Ypsilanti. 27 July 2016.

“WSU Student Org NASO Hosts Ojibwe Poetry Reading.” The South End. 8 Oct. 2015: 1.

“The World 101: Politics, Conflicts, Culture and the Business Economy in Mexico.” The Craig

Fahle Show. NPR. WDET, Detroit. 3 June 2014.

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“César Chávez: The Movie.” The Craig Fahle Show. NPR. WDET, Detroit. 30 Mar. 2014.

“Bridging the Education Gap.” Detroit 20/20. ABC. WXYZ, Detroit. 23 Apr. 2012.

“Multiculturalism & Literacy.” Street Beat. CW50. WKBD, Detroit. 13 Apr. 2012.

“El Salón de Nuestra Cultura Presents Precious Knowledge.” The Craig Fahle Show. NPR.

WDET, Detroit. 16 Feb. 2012.

“Latino Education and the Nation’s Economic Future.” Newsmaker. ABC. WJRT, Flint. 2 July

2011.

“The Federal DREAM Act.” The Craig Fahle Show. NPR. WDET, Detroit. 15 Dec. 2010.

“An Impending Crisis: Low Educational Attainment Among America’s Fast Growing

Community.” Radio Unidos. Detroit. 1 June 2010.

“CBS College to Career Program: Increasing College Graduation Rates Among Latinos.” NPR.

WDET, Detroit. 28 Aug. 2009.

“Southeast Michigan Latino Economic Impact Study.” Detroit Today. NPR. WDET, Detroit.

28 Oct. 2008.

“Hispanic Heritage Week.” Informando. Univision, Detroit. 4 Sep. 2008.

“Detroit Lightrail and the Latino Community.” Noticias Univsion. Univision, Detroit. 7 May

2008.

“Detroit Mayoral Scandal.” Warren Pierce Show. WJR, Detroit. 2 Feb. 2008.

Wagner, James. “With Societal Shift, a Frequently Asked Question: Latino or Not?” New York

Times. 12 Jan. 2008.

“The Iowa Caucus.” Noticias Univision. Univision, Detroit. 4 Jan. 2008.

“El Día de los Muertos.” Detroit Today. NPR. WDET, Detroit. 31 Oct. 2007.

“Detroit Today.” Warren Pierce Show. WJR, Detroit. 14 Oct. 2007.

“The Future of Detroit.” Warren Pierce Show. WJR, Detroit. 5 Aug. 2007.

“Five Days in July.” CBC News. CBC, Windsor. 26 July 2007.

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“Young Leaders Discuss Movin’ the ‘D’ Forward.” FOX 2 News. FOX 2, Detroit. 23 July

2007.

Frattaroli, Breanne. “WSU Will Begin Hispanic Heritage Month with Book Signing.” The South

End. 19 July 2007: 1.

“Vistas Nuevas: Celebración de Culturas.” Noticias Univision. Univision, Detroit. 7 June 2007.

“Cinco de Mayo.” Detroit Today. NPR. WDET, Detroit. 4 May 2007.

“Latinos & Literacy.” Detroit Today. NPR. WDET, Detroit. 27 April 2007.

“César Chávez and the UFW.” People Like Us. Comcast, Detroit. 5 April 2007.

“Cinco de Mayo Children’s Book Fiesta.” Nuestra Palabra Radio Show. KPFT, Houston. 2

May 2005.

“New York International Latino Film Festival.” IFC News Special. IFC, New York. 28 July

2001.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

2009-2016 Member, Wayne State University Press Editorial Board, Wayne State University.

2012 Peer Reviewer, Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, University of

Arizona.

2007-2012 Managing Editor, Onda Latina, Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, Wayne State

University.

1998 Faculty Editor, Writers on the Storm, Imperial Valley College.

1997-1998 Research Assistant, Arte Público Press, Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary

Heritage Project, University of Houston.

1996-1997 Copy Editor, Chicanobus.

1995-1996 Graduate Editor, Cipactli, La Raza Studies Department, San Francisco State

University.

1993 Assistant Editor, La Voz Fronteriza, University of California, San Diego.

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UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2018-Present Chair, Rackham Diversity Advisory Committee (RACDAC), Rackham Graduate

School, University of Michigan.

2018-Present Member, DEI Implementation Leads Group, Office of Diversity, Equity, and

Inclusion (ODEI), University of Michigan.

2018-Present Chair, Sexual Harassment, Misconduct, and Assault Prevention for Graduate

Students Workshop Planning Committee, Rackham Graduate School, University

of Michigan.

2018-Present Member, Islamophobia Working Group (IWG), University of Michigan.

2018-Present Chair, Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Strategic Planning

Committee, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.

2018-Present Chair, Creating Connections Consortium (C3) Planning Committee, Rackham

Graduate School, University of Michigan.

2018-Present Member, C3 Summit Planning Committee, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,

Middlebury College.

2018-Present Member, Dean’s Planning Group, Rackham Graduate School, University of

Michigan.

2018-Present Member, Graduate Student and Post Doc Working Group, Rackham Graduate

School, University of Michigan.

2018-Present Member, Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Initiative Strategic Planning

Committee, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.

2018-Present Member, Council for Disabilities Concerns (CfDC), University of Michigan.

2018-Present Member, Dance for Mother Earth Powwow Planning Committee, University of

Michigan.

2018-Present Member, Professional Latinos at U-M Alliance (PLUMA), University of

Michigan.

2018-Present Faculty Advisor, Student of Color of Rackham (SCOR), Rackham Graduate

School, University of Michigan.

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2018 Member, Native American Student Task Committee, Office of the Vice Provost

for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO),

University of Michigan.

2018 Chair, Fee Waiver Policy Ad Hoc Committee, Rackham Graduate School,

University of Michigan.

2018 Chair, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Strategic Planning

Committee, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.

2018 Member, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridges to

the Doctorate (B-D) Grant Writing Committee, Rackham Graduate School in

collaboration with College of Engineering, University of Michigan.

2017-2018 Vice President, Latino/a Advisory Council of Staff & Faculty (LACSF), Eastern

Michigan University.

2017-2018 Member, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Celebration Planning Committee,

Eastern Michigan University.

2017-2018 Member, Creative Scientific Inquiry Experience (CSIE) Advisory Board, Eastern

Michigan University.

2016-2018 Chair, LACSF César Chávez Day Planning Committee, Eastern Michigan

University.

2016-2018 Member, TRIO McNair Scholars Program Advisory Committee, Eastern

Michigan University.

2016-2018 Member, TRIO Directors Committee, Eastern Michigan University.

2016 Member, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Working Group, Division of

Academic Affairs, Wayne State University.

2014-2016 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Office of the President, Wayne State

University.

2013-2016 Member, Greater Retention and Achievement through Diversity (GRAD)

Initiative Committee, Office of the Provost, Wayne State University.

2013-2016 Member, Community Engagement Committee, Developing Policy on

Environmental Quality, Schools and Health in Michigan Committee, University of

Michigan.

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2012-2016 Member, Advisory Board, Academic Pathways to Excellence (APEX) Scholars

Program, Division of Academic Affairs, Wayne State University.

2012-2013 Member, Retention Advisory Committee, Division of Academic Affairs, Wayne

State University.

2012-2013 Member, Planning Committee, 2013 King-Chávez-Parks (KCP) Equity in the

Classroom Conference, Wayne State University in collaboration with the State of

Michigan.

2011-2016 Member, Admissions and College Readiness Task Force, Office of the Provost,

Division of Academic Affairs, Wayne State University.

2011-2015 Assessment Coordinator, Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies

Assessment and Evaluation Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,

Wayne State University.

2011 Member, Education Subcommittee, NERA 216: Latinos in the Midwest,

Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University.

2010-2016 Liaison, Student Disabilities Services, Division of Academic Affairs, Wayne State

University.

2008-2009 Member, Wayne State University PK-12 Education Task Force, Office of the

President, Wayne State University.

2008-2009 Member, Pipeline Committee, School of Medicine, Wayne State University.

2007-2016 Learning Community Coordinator, Learning Community (LC) Initiatives

Coordinators Committee, Office of the Provost, Wayne State University.

2007-2016 Faculty Advisor, Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Student

Chapter, College of Engineering, Wayne State University.

2007-2016 Chair, Fund Development Subcommittee, Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies

(CBS) Community Advisory Board.

2007-2012 Member, Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Diversity

Programs Committee, Graduate School, Wayne State University.

2007-2009 Member, Equity & Excellence Committee, Division of Academic Affairs, Wayne

State University.

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2007-2008 Chair, Southeast Michigan Latino Economic Impact (SMILEI) Study Group,

Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies & Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State

University.

2007-2008 Member, Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee, Center for Chicano-

Boricua Studies, Wayne State University.

2006-2007 Member, Latino en Marcha Grant Committee, Center for Chicano-Boricua

Studies, Wayne State University.

2006-2007 Member, Tutoring & Supplemental Instruction Institute Planning Committee,

Academic Success Center, Wayne State University.

1996 Member, Committee for Departmental Diversification, Creative Writing

Department, San Francisco State University.

1995-1996 Co-Chair, ¡Coalition! Poets and Writers in Dialogue, San Francisco State

University.

1994 Founding Member, Cross-Cultural Center Coalition, University of California, San

Diego.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2017-Present Member, Executive Council, AARP Michigan.

2016-2017 Member, Academic Excellence Committee, Archdiocese of Detroit.

2012-2016 Member, Board of Directors, SER Metro Detroit.

2012-2016 Member, Board of Directors, Cindy Estrada Charity Fund.

2012-2013 National Education Spokesman, National Hispanic Media Coalition, Detroit

Region.

2011-2016 Member, Policy Committee, Alliance for Immigrant Rights and Reform (AIRR),

now Michigan United.

2011-2012 Co-Chair, 2012 AARP Michigan Multiculturalism & Aging Conference Planning

Committee, AARP Michigan.

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2011-2012 Co-Chair, Education Committee, Detroit Latino Agenda Committee, Consortium

of Hispanic Agencies (CHA).

2011 Member, Selection Committee, TCLI Michigan Latino Nonprofit Leadership

Academy, The Center for Leadership Innovation (TCLI).

2010-2016 Member, Data Committee, Detroit Promise Neighborhoods Initiative, Black

Family Development, Inc.

2010 Member, Governor-Elect Economic Development Transition Team, State of

Michigan.

2009-2016 Member, Board of Directors, Center of Music & Performing Arts Southwest

(COMPAS).

2008-2012 Member, Board of Directors, Matrix Human Services.

2008-2012 Chair, Vistas Nuevas Head Start Committee, a division of Matrix Human

Services.

2008-2009 Member, Regional Selection Committee, Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards,

Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Houston Region.

2007-2012 Vice President for Education, National Society for Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)

Board, Detroit Chapter.

2007-2012 Founding Member, El Día del Niño/El Día del Libro Planning Committee,

Consulate of Mexico, Michigan, and Ohio.

2007-2009 Humanities Scholar, PRIME TIME Family Reading Time Program, Detroit Public

Library via the American Library Association (ALA) and the National

Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

2007-2008 Member, Detroit Public Library (DPL) Strategic Planning Community Relations

Group, Detroit Public Library.

2007-2008 Member, New Detroit Cultural Exchange Network, New Detroit.

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REFERENCES

Renata Wasserman, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

English Department

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 577-2450

aa0902@wayne.edu

Marquita Chamblee, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

Office of the Provost

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 577-2312

mtchamblee@wayne.edu

Nicolás Kanellos, Ph.D.

Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Literature

Department of Hispanic Studies

University of Houston

Houston, TX 77204-2174

(713) 743-3128

nkanello@central.uh.edu

Joseph C. Dunbar, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Research and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School

Director of Special Programs and Director of Medical Student Research & Innovation

School of Medicine

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 577-5600

ad4730@wayne.edu

Rubén O. Martinez, Ph.D.

Director and Professor of Sociology

Julian Samora Research Institute

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824

(517) 432-1317

mart1097@msu.edu

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Jorgelina Corbatta, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 577-6243

aa2331@wayne.edu