Educational Background

• Ph.D., French Medieval Literature, New York University
• M.A., French, Middlebury College
• B.S., Biology, Rutgers University

Areas of Responsibility

• Advise students in all disciplines with a concentration of students in science and pre-professional programs.
• Adjunct instructor in Arts & Letters and Business
• Co-director Peer Advisor Program
• Advise women's swim team
• Liaison to International Student Services and Activities
• Encourage global approaches to study and life-long learning

Professional Experiences

• Director of Thematic Learning Communities, University of Kansas
• Assistant Professor & Coordinator of the French Language Program, University of Kansas
• Study Abroad Director, University of Kansas
• Visiting Lecturer, Smith College
• Freshman/Sophomore Advisor, New York University
• Assistant to the Director of Medieval & Renaissance Studies, New York University

Research and Teaching Areas

• French Language, Literature, and Culture
• Business French
• Medieval Studies
• Hagiography
• Female Spirituality
• Women's Writing

Professional Associations

• National Academic Advising Association
• Association of American Colleges and Universities
• Modern Language Association
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language
• American Association of Teachers of French
• Hagiography Society

Interests

• Swimming, running, triathlons, yoga
• Choir, Eucharistic Minister, RCIA sponsor
• All My Children, fan since 1973

email: mdawson3@nd.edu

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