Familiar Face

Maria Zaldivar

Professor
Modern and Classical Language Studies
Kent Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION

Teach lower- and upper-division Spanish courses and MCLS courses on Hispanic experiences.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2007

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

Universidad de Costa Rica

LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE:

Staff kindness and helpfulness.

FAVORITE MEMORY WHILE AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

Walking on campus or on the bike trail.

ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE AS AN EMPLOYER:

Possibility of developing a college teaching career.

RESIDES IN:

Kent, OH

HOMETOWN:

Caracas, Venezuela and San José, Costa Rica

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Anthropology, Penn State University;
MSc Anthropology, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research;
BSc Biology, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela

HOBBIES:

Swimming, walking with my dog, cooking, reading.