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Portrait of Dr. Moira M DiMauro-Jackson

Dr. Moira M DiMauro-Jackson

  • Professor of Instruction at Dept of World Languages & Literatures, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • University Mentor, Service Learning Excellence Faculty Fellow. December 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) PANEL 2024: Leggere non basta: La letteratura ltaliana in classe 2. June 2024 - Present.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer) and Chair/Moderator of Humanities' Panel, Texas Scientific Italian Community Executive Board and Co-organizer of the Conference of Italian Researchers in the World. April 2024 - Present.
  • Organizer, French Outside of France French Embassy Event. March 2024 - Present.
  • Organizer, Education is Boring 1st Episode Presentation of Video Stories About Making Learning More Fun! February 2024 - Present.
  • moderator of film and chair panel at International Film Festival, Albertine Cinematheque, Texas State University, Université Rennes 2. February 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council (LASAC). January 2024 - Present.
  • 2022-2026 SAMLA HONORARY MEMBER Representative, South Atlantic Modern Languages Association (SAMLA) Executive Board. January 2024 - Present.
  • Webmaster, Central Texas Association of Teachers of French (CTAATF) Webmaster. January 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, World Languages & Literatures Italian Section Coordinator. January 2024 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Texas State University French Club (Le Cercle Français) Advisor. January 2024 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Texas State University French National Honor Society (PI DELTA PHI) Moderator. January 2024 - Present.
  • 2022-2025 SCMLA Other Modern Languages Representative, South Central Modern Languages Association (SCMLA) Executive Board. January 2024 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Service Learning Excellence Faculty Fellow. December 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Italian Aerospace Mission. November 2023 - Present.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer) and Chair/Moderator of Humanities' Panel, Texas Scientific Italian Community Executive Board and Co-organizer of the Conference of Italian Researchers in the World. April 2023 - Present.
  • Organizer, French Outside of France French Embassy Event. March 2023 - Present.
  • Organizer, Texas Scientic Italian Community. January 2023 - Present.
  • 2022-2024 SAMLA HONORARY MEMBER Representative, South Atlantic Modern Languages Association (SAMLA) Executive Board. January 2023 - Present.
  • Webmaster, Central Texas Association of Teachers of French (CTAATF) Webmaster. January 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, World Languages & Literatures Italian Section Coordinator. January 2023 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Texas State University French Club (Le Cercle Français) Advisor. January 2023 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Texas State University French National Honor Society (PI DELTA PHI) Moderator. January 2023 - Present.
  • Participant, Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee. January 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council (LASAC). January 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Service-Learning Excellence Advisory Board. January 2023 - Present.
  • 2022-2024 SCMLA Other Modern Languages Representative, South Central Modern Languages Association (SCMLA) Executive Board. January 2023 - Present.
  • Participant, Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee. October 2022 - Present.
  • Organizer of the Journée de Jeunesse (A day of Youth Literature) at Texas State, Central Texas Association of Teachers of French (CTAATF). October 2022 - Present.
  • Chair, SCMLA ITALIAN PANELS 2022: Italian Studies 2: Cinema (open Topic). October 2022 - Present.
  • Chair, SCMLA ITALIAN PANELS 2022: Italian Studies 3: Pedagogy. October 2022 - Present.
  • Chair, SCMLA ITALIAN PANELS 2022: Italian Studies 4: Literature, Art and Language. October 2022 - Present.
  • Organizer, Italian Lecture : Misconception about Conception across Nations. September 2022 - Present.
  • Participant, International Scholars Event. September 2022 - Present.
  • MOU, Sant'Anna Institute MOU fully executed. August 23, 2022 - Present.
  • Co-organizer, International Film Festival. April 2022 - Present.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer) and Chair/Moderator of Humanities' Panel, Texas Scientific Italian Community Executive Board and Co-organizer of the Conference of Italian Researchers in the World. April 2022 - Present.
  • Organizer, Italian Lecture Series: A companion event to the International Film Festival & Symposium on Consent: <<Violence and rape in the Italian fin-de-siècle: Gabriele D’Annunzio’s “La Vergine Orsola”>>. April 28, 2022 - Present.
  • Participant, French Consulate in Houston: French Cultures Festival. March 2022 - Present.
  • Organizer, French Outside of France French Embassy Event. March 2022 - Present.
  • 2022-2024 SCMLA Other Modern Languages Representative, South Central Modern Languages Association (SCMLA) Executive Board. January 2022 - Present.
  • 2022-2024 SAMLA HONORARY MEMBER Representative, South Atlantic Modern Languages Association (SAMLA) Executive Board. January 2022 - Present.
  • Participant, CoSearch. September 2021 - Present.
  • 2021 AP® Italian Language and Culture Standard Setting Panelist, The College Board: 2021 AP® Italian Language and Culture Standard Setting Panelist. July 2021 - Present.
  • French Research Collaborator in a study on plurilingual practice in the additional language classroom, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC – Canada). January 2021 - Present.
  • Member, improving the attendance tracking tool for use in Canvas Group. December 2020 - Present.
  • Participant, Italian Consulate in Houston. November 2019 - Present.
  • Speaker, Multicultural Fare at Oak Creek Elementary: Communities In Schools of South Central Texas, Inc. March 8, 2019 - Present.
  • Judge, University of Texas at Austin, Texas. May 2018 - Present.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, When in Roma (Italian Student Association). January 2016 - Present.
  • Participant, Adjunct Faculty Dialogues. 2015 - Present.
  • Webmaster, The Central Texas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Executive Board. 2015 - Present.
  • Board Member, COMITES (Committee for Italians Abroad). April 2015 - Present.
  • Nominated to serve in the capacity of Webmaster for the Central Texas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Executive Board. 2014 - Present.
  • Member, International Programming Committee. 2013 - Present.
  • Administrator, Le Cercle Facebook page at Le Cercle at Texas State University. 2013 - Present.
  • Administrator, Pi Delta Phi-Epsilon Tau Chapter Facebook page at French National Honor Society – Texas State Chapter. March 2013 - Present.
  • Administrator, Italian Section Facebook page at Italian Studies at Texas State University. December 2012 - Present.
  • Administrator, French Section Facebook page at French@TexasStateUniversity. July 2010 - Present.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council. 2005 - Present.
  • Host, Bi-annual gastronomic extravaganza: Le Repas--an international potluck to promote French, Francophone, and Italian specialties, as well as French, Francophone, and Italian traditions. 1990 - Present.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, Le Cercle Français (French Club). 1990 - Present.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, Pi Delta Pi, French National Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter: Epsilon Tau. 1990 - Present.

2024

  • University Mentor, Service Learning Excellence Faculty Fellow. January 2024 - December 2024.
  • Member, Advisory Board Committee for Service Learning Excellence. January 2024 - December 2024.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, Le Cercle Français (French Club). January 2024 - December 2024.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, When in Roma (Italian Student Association). January 2024 - December 2024.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Central Texas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (CTAATF) Spring Meeting. April 13, 2024.
  • 2022-2024 SCMLA Other Modern Languages Representative, South Central Modern Language Association Executive Board. January 2022 - January 2024.

2023

  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2023.

2022

  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2022.
  • Chair, Neapolitan "Others": Unequal, Diverse, and Alternative Representations #2 Panel, CAIS. January 2022 - June 2022.
  • Co-organizer, Preparation of International Film Festival. September 2021 - April 2022.
  • Organizer of an International Italian Lecture Series, Texas State University: International Italian Lecture Series. April 2021 - April 2022.
  • Organizer, Italian Lecture Series. March 2021 - April 2022.

2021

  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2021.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer) and Chair/Moderator of Humanities' Panel, XVI Conference of Italian Researchers in the World-Texas Scientific Italian Community. January 2021 - December 2021.
  • Chair, ITALIAN STUDIES III: PEDAGOGY Panel, SCMLA. October 2021.
  • Chair, ITALIAN STUDIES II: OPEN TOPIC - CINEMA SESSION Panel, SCMLA. October 2021.
  • Secretary, ITALIAN STUDIES I: MEDIEVAL THROUGH RENAISSANCE Panel, SCMLA. October 2021.

2020

  • Member, SAMLA’s Honorary Member Committee. December 2020 - 2020.
  • Service Learning Fellow, Weeks of Welcome at Texas State University. September 2020 - 2020.
  • Speaker, Multicultural Fare at Oak Creek Elementary: Communities In Schools of South Central Texas, Inc. March 8, 2020 - 2020.
  • Speaker, San Marcos High School Pre-Departure Orientation for the Senior Class Europe Trip. February 2020 - 2020.
  • Member, Pearson/Duolingo Advisory Board. 2017 - 2020.
  • Member, Teaching, Research, And Collaboration System (TRACS) Pilot Group. 2005 - 2020.
  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2020.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, Le Cercle Français (French Club). January 2020 - December 2020.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer) and Chair/Moderator of Humanities' Panel, XV Conference of Italian Researchers in the World-Texas Scientific Italian Community. January 2020 - December 2020.
  • Participant, Service-Learning Excellence Program WOW EVENT-Weeks of Welcome at Texas State University. September 2020.
  • Judge, University of Texas at Austin, Texas. May 2019 - May 2020.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Central Texas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (CTAATF). March 2019 - April 2020.
  • International Welcome Social, Texas State University. February 1, 2020.

2019

  • Chair, Italian Studies II, SCMLA. October 2019 - 2019.
  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2019.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, Le Cercle Français (French Club). January 2019 - December 2019.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer), XIV Conference of Italian Researchers in the World-Committee for Italian Residents Abroad (ComItEs). January 2019 - December 2019.
  • International Quad Day Booth Organizer and participant, Texas State University. November 1, 2019.
  • Attendee / Participant, EU-Consulates in Houston and European Parliament Liason Office in DC. May 2019.

2018

  • Secretary, Italian Studies II - Literature panel at the South Central MLA Conference. 2018.
  • Chair & organizer of a discussion panel at the International Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference, The Department of Geography at Texas State University and the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin ninth edition of the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference in Austin, Texas. October 2018 - 2018.
  • Organizing Committee Member (organizer), XIII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World-Committee for Italian Residents Abroad (ComItEs). January 2018 - December 2018.
  • Organizer, Italian Placement Exam - Italian Credit by Examination. 2018.
  • Guest Speaker and Participant, Students in International Business Study Abroad Discussion Panel. November 2018 - 2018.
  • Hosted a Table at International Education Week event, Texas State International Affairs. November 2018 - 2018.
  • Organizer of AATF-CT Professional meeting on campus, American Association of Teachers of French (Central Texas Chapter). October 2018 - 2018.
  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2018.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, Le Cercle Français (French Club). January 2018 - December 2018.
  • Head of Education and Culture and Italian Language Commission, Italian Consular Volunteer Aid & 2016 COM.IT.ES-HOUSTON. January 2018 - December 2018.

2017

  • Organizer, Italian Placement Exam. 2017.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 12th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World. 2017.
  • Judge, Battle of the Storytellers: ITAL Channel TV. May 9, 2016 - 2017.
  • Vice President, South Central Vice President (Pi Delta Phi), covering Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas. 2010 - 2017.
  • Speaker, Walnut Springs Elementary School. December 2017.
  • Organizer, From Art & Beyond: A Common Experience Event. November 30, 2017.

2016

  • Participant, International Minds Committee. 2016.
  • Participant, LASAC Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council. 2016.
  • Chair, Literary Criticism and Theory Panel, SCMLA. 2016.
  • Chair, Comparative Literature Panel, SCMLA. 2016.
  • Host, The Holocaust in France: insights from survivors' oral histories. November 2016.
  • Host, The French Grandeur: Urban Spaces, Social Life and Celebration of Antiquity in 18th and 19th Century France. November 2016.
  • Organizer, Texas State University’s 2016 French National Week Lectures. November 2016.
  • Host, A Dream for the Future: Inspirational Lessons from Dominique Mwankumi. March 2016.
  • Europe's Migration Dilemma – What Can Be Done to Fix a Broken System? March 2016.
  • Organizer, Panel “Europe's Migration Dilemma – What Can Be Done to Fix a Broken System?” at the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies symposium, Bridging through Stories: Families, Work, and Gendered Migration across the Global Village, Texas State University. March 2016.
  • Chair, Europe's Migration Dilemma Panel at the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies Symposium, Texas State University. March 2016.

2015

  • Volunteer, Groundhog Day Job Shadowing Event. 2015.
  • Chair, Comparative Literature Panel-Session 1, SCMLA. 2015.
  • Chair, Comparative Literature Panel-Session 2, SCMLA. 2015.
  • Vice President, The Central Texas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Executive Board. 2011 - 2015.
  • Nominated to serve in the capacity of South Central Vice President for the National French Honor Society (PI DELTA PHI) Executive Board. 2010 - 2015.
  • Organizer, Texas State University’s 2015 Italian Film Festival. April 2015.
  • Organizer, Texas State University’s 2016 Francophone National Month Lectures. March 2015.
  • Host, Mafia & Freemasonry: The Global Crime. Blood Brotherhood and Hundreds of Years of Conspiracy. March 2015.
  • Host, On the Other Side of the Moon: Sicilians in the US who have succeeded. February 2015.

2014

  • Chair, American Association for Italian Studies Session, SAMLA. 2014.
  • Member, NEH Seminar on Teaching Religious Issues. 2013 - 2014.

2012

  • Chair, Special Session The Literature of the Oppressed, SCMLA. 2012.

2011

  • Nominated to serve in the capacity of Vice President for the Central Texas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Executive Board. 2011.
  • Chair, Comparative Literature Panel PAMLA. 2011.
  • Chair, Comparative Literature Panel, SCMLA. 2011.

2010

  • Chair (acting), Comparative Literature Panel, SCMLA. 2010.
  • Member, Dept. of Modern Languages Web Committee. 2007 - 2010.

2009

  • Chair, Factoring Technology into Institutional Effectiveness, CALICO. 2009.

2008

  • Chair, Irish Literature Panel, SCMLA. 2008.

2007

  • Attendee, Attended The Forum on Education Abroad Conference in Austin, TX. 2007.
  • Moderator, Panel on "Rousseau's "Emile" and Isolated Learning," where faculty and students university-wide were able to debate on various education issues at Texas State. 2007.
  • Chair, War Literature & the Arts Symposium, SCMLA. 2007.
  • Attendee, First Annual Native American Awareness Conference on campus, and asked my French Club Officers to accompany me to honor such an event. April 2007.

2006

  • Secretary, War Literature & the Arts Symposium, SCMLA. 2006.

2005

  • Chair, Modern Drama Panel SCMLA. 2005.

2004

  • Chair, Italian Literature Panel SCMLA. 2004.
  • Faculty Advisor / Sponsor, La Table Française (French Conv. Group). 1998 - 2004.

2003

  • Board Member, Media Studies Minor, Texas State University. 2003.
  • Chair, Italian Literature Panel SCMLA. 2003.

2002

  • Chair, Italian Literature Panel SCMLA. 2002.

2001

  • Chair, Italian Literature Panel SCMLA. 2001.

2000

  • Chair, French III Literature Panel, SCMLA. 2000.
  • Secretary, Comparative Literature Panel, SCMLA. 2000.

1999

  • Chair, Irish Liturature Panel, SCMLA. 1999.
  • Acting Chair/Secretary, French III Literature Panel, SCMLA. 1999.

1998

  • Secretary, Irish Liturature Panel, SCMLA. 1998.

1995

  • Instructor, Conversational Italian, Informal Classes, The University of Texas at Austin. 1994 - 1995.

1990

  • Translator of French, Thermon Manufacturing Co. 1990.
  • Consultant, For Secondary School French Textbooks; Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. 1990.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, International Studies Abroad; L’Institut de Touraine; Tour, France. 1990.