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DEGREES

• 1991 Ph.D: The Johns Hopkins University. Department of German. Dissertation title: "Sprache des Dramas-Drama der Sprache. Zur Poetik der Nelly Sachs." Dissertation supervisor: Professor Rainer Naegele.
• 1985 M.A.: Ruhr Universität Bochum. Major: Germanics. Minors: Medieval Studies,Philosophy. MA thesis title: "Art und Funktion der Monologe in GoethesDramen der frühklassischen Zeit. Dargestellt an ausgewählten Beispielen." Advisor: Professor Dr. Strohschneider-Kohrs.1984 Staatsexamen: Ruhr Universität Bochum. 1984. Major : Germanics. Minors: Philosophy, Pedagogy.
• 1984 Staatsexamen: Ruhr Universität Bochum. Major: Germanics. Minors: Philosophy, Pedagogy.

EMPLOYMENT

• UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures: Assistant Professor. 9/2001-Spring 2003. Associate Professor. Fall 2003-2013. Professor: Fall 2013-Present.
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Department of Germanics: Assistant Professor: Fall 1993-Summer 2001. Adjunct Assistant Professor: Fall 2001-Spring 2005. Adjunct Assistant Professor for Women Studies. 1998-2001
• THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. Department of German: Teaching Assistant. Fall 1986-1993.
• CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED YOUTH, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. Instructor. Summers 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992.
• RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM. Department of German: Research Assistant. Fall 1984 - Summer 1986.
• RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM. Department of German: Student Assistant. Fall 1982 - Summer 1984.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

• Provost's Senior Humanist Fellowship, Fall 2013.
• Dean's Fellowship for Training Workshop "Reacting to the Past," Barnard College, June 2011.
• Fulbright Fellowship of Baden Wuerttemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. Faculty Seminar, Baden Wuerttemberg. Summer 2010.
• IT Grant, Summer 2007.
• Research Fellowship, Center for the Studies of Women in Society, Spring 2007.
• Summer Research Fellowship, Vice Provost for Research, University of Oregon, Summer 2006.
• Teaching Grant, Honors College, Winter 2007.
• Research Travel Grant, Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences. Summer 2006.
• Summer Stipend, Office of Research and Faculty Development, University of Orgeon. Workshop for Proposal Development. Summer 2005.
• Research Fellowship, The Oregon Humanities Center, Fall 2004.
• Reinhold Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching, Spring 2003.
• Junior Professorship Development Grant, University of Oregon, Winter 2003.
• Junior Professorship Development Grant, University of Oregon, Winter 2001.
• Junior Professorship Development Grant, University of Oregon, Winter 2002.
• New Faculty Award, University of Oregon, Winter 2002.
• Teaching Fellowship in the Humanities for Winter 1999. Center for the Humanities, University of Washington.
• Mentoring Award. College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington. Summer 1997.
• Research Award. The Graduate School, University of Washington. Summer 1994.
• Travel grants from the Women's Studies Program. The Johns Hopkins University. 1992, 1993.
• Roulston Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Excellence in German for Academic Year 1991/1992. The Johns Hopkins University. Spring 1992.
• Award of the German Society of Maryland. 1987.
• Travel Award of the Deutsche Minister für Wissenschaft und Kultur. 1986.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

• Sprache des Dramas - Drama der Sprache: Nelly Sachs' Poetik. Tuebingen: Niemeyer 1997. 156 pages. Reviewed in: Mnemosyne 23 (1997): 47-48.German Studies Review 3 (1998): 651- 652.Germanistik 39.2 (1998): 576 - 577. Journal of Jewish Studies 49.1 (1998): 191-192.Etudes Germaniques 1 (1999): 136.German Quarterly 72.2 (1999): 198-199. Seminar 36.2 (2000): 280-281.

• Gender Concepts in the Poetry of the Early Twentieth Century. Forthcoming with Aisthesis (in production).

INVITED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• “Angesichts des Todes von Margarete Steffin: Brechts Perspektivenwechsel”, Theater Heute. ( September 2008)
• Zwischenwelten der Phantasie. Paraplui 21, September 2008.
• “Probleme des Dialogischen im Werk Nelly Sachs’ Ethik der Apostrophen.” Lichtersprache aus den Rissen. Nelly Sachs –werk und Wirkung. Ed. Ariane Huml, Goettingen: Wallstein, 2008.
• Identitaetsspiele: Peter Hille-Else/Lasker-Schueler.” Schriftenreihe der Literaturkommission für Westfalen, Aisthesis-erlag, 2006. 227-252.

JOURNAL

• Magic Realities Reconsidered: Contemporary Cinderellas. Mosaic42 (December 2009) 113-128.
• "Bertolt Brecht and the Internet," The Brecht Yearbook 26 (2001):235- 255.
• "Bestial Love: Gottfried Benn/Else Lasker-Schüler." ColloquiaGermanica, 33 (2000): 43-74.
• "The Rhetorics of Erasure: Cloud and Moon in Brecht's Poeticand Political Texts of the Twenties and Early Thirties." German StudiesReview, May 2000: 275-295.
• "Gender Debates between Rainer Maria Rilke and Lou Andreas- Salomé." The German Quarterly73.3 (2000): 237-252.
• "Mother Courage Continues.” Communications from the InternationalBrecht Society. Submitted summer 2007
• "Teaching Brecht's Songs." Communications from the International Brecht Society 25.1 (1996): 69-73.

REFEREED CHAPTERS

• "Dramatizing Silence: Samuel Beckett's Shorter Plays." Beckett On and On . London, Madison: Associated UP, Fairleigh ickinson UP, 1996: 187-198.
• "Approaches to a Theory of Language: Walter Benjamin's Early Essays and Nelly Sachs' Dramatic Scenes." Jewish Writers, German Literature: The Uneasy Examples of Nelly Sachs and Walter Benjamin. Ann Arbor: Michigan UP, 1995: 121-138. Reviewed in: Monatshefte 90 (1998), Seminar34 (1998)
• German Literature: The Uneasy Examples of Nelly Sachs and Walter Benjamin. Ann Arbor: Michigan UP, 1995: 121-138. Reviewed in: Monatshefte 90 (1998), Seminar 34 (1998)

REFERENCE ARTICLES

• “Hartmut Reiber. Gruß den Brecht. Das Leben der Margarete Steffin. Berlin: Eulenspiegel, 2008.”The Brecht Yearbook (2009)
• "Zur Lyrik,” Brecht-Handbuch. Ed. Jan Knopf. Stuttgart,Weimar: Weimar: Metzler 2003: 247-257. (invited)
• Bertolt Brecht "Die Ballade vom Liebestod." Brecht-Handbuch. Ed. Jan Knopf. Stuttgart, Weimar: Metzler, 2001: 101-104. (invited)
• Bertolt Brecht "Liturgie vom Hauch" Brecht-Handbuch. Ed. Jan Knopf. Stuttgart, Weimar: Metzler, 2001: 113-117. invited)

BOOK REVIEWS

• Hiltrud Haentzschel. Brecht’s Frauen.” The Brecht Yearbook 28, (2003): 315-318.
• Christiane Schönfeld. Dialektik und Utopie. Die Prostituierte im deutschen Expressionismus.”The German Quarterly 70.4 (1997): 427-428.
• Und Leben hat immer wie Abschied geschmeckt. Nelly Sachs: Neue Interpretationen.” Ed. M. Kessler and J. Wertheimer, The GermanQuarterly 68.3 (1995): 339-340.
• Ruth Dinesen. Frühe Gedichte und Prosa der Nelly Sachs.” Modern Language Notes 105.3 (1990): 630-633.

TRANSLATION

• Ruth Dinesen. “The Search for Identity: Nelly Sachs’s Jewishness.”Tr. together with Marilyn Sibley Fries. Jewish Writers, German Literature. The Uneasy Examples of Nelly Sachs and Walter Benjamin. Ed. M.Sibley Fries, Timothy Bahti. Ann Arbor: 1995. 23-42.

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS (by or about Ostmeier):

• “The Healing Art of Fiction” Cascade. UO College of Arts and Sciences. Fall 2009.
• “Mother Courage Continues”, Postproduction Discussion at Lord Leebrick Theater, Eugene, Spring 2007. Communications of the International Brecht Society, Fall 2007.
• “Zertifikat Deutsch at the UO.” Lingo, Vol. 7, September 2006. 10. (together with Matthias Vogel)
• “Students Enhance Area Schools’ Curriculum.” Lingo, Vol. 6, January 2006. 10.
• “Reflections on a Fellowship.” Oregon Humanities Center Newsletter, Winter 2006. 2.
• “The Healing Arts” (together with Susan Anderson). Center for the Study of Women in Society. Spring 2004

LECTURES

INVITED

• "Angesichts des Todes: Dialogische Begegnung und kollektives Werk: Bertolt Brecht und Margarete Steffin.” Literaturforum im Brecht Haus, Berlin. Maerz 2008.
• "Backtalk: Mother Courage.” Lord Leebrick Theater. Eugene. May 2007.
• "Probleme des Dialogischen im Werk Nelly Sachs’. Ethik der Apostrophen.” Nelly Sachs Conference, Freiburg, Fall 006.
• "Collaboration or Exploitation? Maragarete Steffin and Bertolt Brecht.” Tenth ISSEI conference. Malta. July 2006, CSWS, May 2007.
• "The Fairy Tale as Multicultural Event. Learning in Retirement.” University of Oregon. Spring 2006.
• "Introduction to the Research on Fairy Tales.” Seminars: History and Theory of Folklore Research. Folklore 681. Fall 2003, 2004, 2005.
• "Articulate Madonnas: Rilke’s Reception of the Renaissance." Oregon Humanities Center, Fall 2005.
• "Identitaetsspiele: Peter Hille-Else/Lasker-Schueler.” Literaturmuseum Nottbeck, April 2005
• "Else Lasker-Schueler and Peter Hille as St. Peter and Tino.” UO Germanics Department, Fall 2004
• "Peter Hille, Studying and Teaching in the USA.” Rotary Club, Oerlinghausen. September 2004.Else Lasker-Schueler ueber Peter Hille.” Commemoration and Anniversary of Peter Hille. Peter Hille Society. September 2004.
• "Kinder lernen Deutsch” AATG of Oregon, Triangle Lake, Fall 2003.
• "Wilhelm Laib." Henry Art Gallery, Seattle. March 2001.
• "The Troubled "We:" Gender Debates between Rilke and Andreas Salomé." University of Oregon. February 9, 2001.
• "The History of the German Folk Tale." Seattle Children's Museum. November 1999.
• "Commentator for "Rescuing Identities: Cultural Lessons of the Holocaust." German Studies Association. October 1998.
• "Bestial Love: Gottfried Benn/Else Lasker- Schüler." University of Virginia. November 1998.
• "The Moon over Brecht's Mahagonny." University of North Carolina, November 1998.
• "Berlin 1914/1915: August Stramm, Herwarth Walden and Der Sturm." University of Washington. Spring 1993.
• "Language as Drama: Walter Benjamin's Early Essays and Nelly Sachs' Dramatic Scenes." Reed College. Spring 1993.
• "Fresh Approaches to Teaching Third and Fourth Year German Language Classes." American Association of Teachers of German, Maryland Chapter. Fall 1993.
• "Approaches to a Theory of Language: Walter Benjamin's Early Essays and Nelly Sachs' Dramatic Scenes." Conference: The Jewish Diaspora and German Literature.The University of Michigan. February 1992.
• "The Dance Beyond the Text: Nelly Sachs' Poetic Dance Re-Visions." University of Washington. Spring 1994.

CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA

• "Facing Death in Dialogic Encounter and Collective Work: Bertolt Brecht and Margarete Steffin." International Brecht Symposion. Augsburg. July 2006.
• "Magic Realities Reconsidered: Contemporary Cinderellas.” PAMLA, November 2005.
• Introduction to “Teaching Fun Driven German Classes at Elementary Schools.” COFLT, October 2005.
• "Else Lasker-Schueler and Peter Hille as St. Peter and Tino.” PAMLA, October 2004.
• "Physical vs. Aesthetic Pleasures and Appetites: Brecht and Margarethe Steffin” Mahagonny.com. International Brecht Society. Berlin, June 2003.
• "Visual Art vs. Poetry: Rainer Maria Rilke's Poetic Reception of Femininity in Renaissance Art.” German Studies Association, October 2002.
• "Rilke’s Madonnas.” Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association, November 2002.
• "Brecht and the Internet." ATHE-Conference, Chicago. August 2001.
• "The Collective within Brecht's Media Theory." Modern Language Association, December 2000.
• "Distracting Memories: Poetic Affairs between Gottfried Benn and Else Lasker-Schüler." German Studies Association. October 1998.
• "Poetic U/Dystopias in Brecht's Texts of the Twenties." Modern Language Association. December 1997.
• "Transgressing Gender: Debates between Rainer Maria Rilke und Lou Andreas Salomé." German Studies Association. October 1997.
• "'Entweder sind alle Menschen Prostituierte oder keiner': Walter Benjamin's Concept of the Prostitute." German Studies Association. October 1995.
• "Disrupting Family Ties: Iphigenie's Parzenlied." Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association. November 1995.
• "Teaching Brecht's Songs". Session of the International Brecht Society, Modern Language Association. December 1995.
• "Between Cabbala and Chassidism: Nelly Sachs' Poetics." Modern Language Association. December 1993.
• "The Dance Beyond the Text: Nelly Sachs' Poetic Dance Re-Visions." University of Washington. Spring 1994 (invited) and XXth-Century Literature Conference. University of Louisville. Spring 1993.
• "'Der Sturm': August Stramm, Herwarth Walden, and the Storm." German Studies Association. October 1992 and Modern Language Association, December 1992.
• "Dramatizing Silence: Samuel Beckett's Shorter Plays." The International Samuel Beckett Association. The Hague, Holland. April 1992.
• "Enacting Death and Dying: Nelly Sachs' Dramatic Scenes." Modern Language Association: Drama Division, December 1991. Department of German, The Johns Hopkins University. November 1991. (invited)
• " Reading as Dying: Nelly Sachs' Drama: Beryll sieht in der Nacht oder Das verlorene und wiedergerettete Alphabet. Einige Szenen aus der Leidensgeschichte der Erde." Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. September 1989.

ARCHIVAL WORK

• Peter Hille Archiv, Summer 2003
• Leo Baeck Institute, Summer 1988
• Commentary for Herder Edition (Research Assistant for Professor Martin Bollacher,
• Ruhr Universität Bochum). Fall 1985 - Summer 1986.
• Editorial Work on Lessing Edition (Research Assistant for Dr. Kiesel). Fall 1984 – Summer 1985.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Department of Germanics, University of Oregon

General Undergraduate Courses:

• German 403: Honors Thesis, Spring 2002.
• German 259: German Culture and Thought, Spring 2002/2003/2004/2005.
• German 258: German Culture and Thought, Winter 2002/2003/2004/2005/2006, 2007.
• German 311: Intermediate Language Training, Fall 2001.
• German 366: Themes in German Literature, Fall 2001.
• German 356: The German Fairy Tale, Fall 2002/2003 (crosslisted with Women Studies and Folklore).
• German 409: German internship, Winter/Spring 2003/2004/2005.
• German 341: The Culture of the Metropolis, Winter 2006.

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses:

• German 460/560: Poetic Encounters, 2002.

Graduate Courses

• Ger 601: Research
• Ger 602: Supervised College Training, Fall 2001
• Ger 609: Prac. 3 rd year Pedagogy, Fall 2001-present
• Ger 607: Weimar Modernisms, Spring 2003
• Ger 623: Poetry of the 20 th Century, Spring 2004, Fall 2005
• Ger 625: Translations-Transformations: Fairy Tales on the Move, Spring 2005
• Ger 666: Dramas of Revolution. Fall 2006

Internship Projects/Supervision

• German 311-313: Intermediate Language Training, 2001-present.Design of training course for internship teaching project. Collaboration between
University of Oregon and Crest Drive Elementary School, Eugene. Spring 2003
• Collaborations between Spencer’s Butte Middle School, Crest Drive Elementary School. EEI Preschool, EMU Kindergarten, Edison Elementary School, YMCA (Winter/Spring 2004 to present)

Other Teaching Projects

• Guest lectures on Fairy Tale research in “Introduction to Folklore” (2003/2004/2005/2006) and to two classes of the Honors College. (2003)
• Lecture on Bertolt Brecht in Dianne Dugaw’s graduate class on The Threepenny Opera. (2003)
• Teaching for the Honors College, University of Oregon: Fairy Tales on the Move, Winter 2007.

Department of Germanics, University of Washington

General Undergraduate Language Courses

• German 303: Conversation and Writing Skills. Spring 1998, Spring 1999.
• German 403: Advanced Writing and Conversation. Spring 1994, Spring 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 2000.
• Advanced Language Courses on all levels.

Courses Developed

• German 311: Critical Approaches to German Literature (Fall 1993, 1997)
• German 312: Historical Approaches to Literature. (Winter 1995, 2000, 2001)
• German 540: The Poetry of the Language Crisis.
• German 447: Undergraduate Research: Fairy Tale Illustrations. AcademicYear 1999/2000.
• German 516: Bertolt Brecht, Winter 2000.-German 516: Poetic Encounters: Constructs of Gender in Texts of the Early 20th Century. Winter 1999. (Cross-listed as Hum 596B/ C Lit 596E, Women 490A).
• German 243: Fairy Tale and Fantasy. Fall 1999, Spring 1998, Spring 1997. (Cross-listed with Women Studies in 1999)
• German 540: Formations of 20th Century Poetry: The Case of Gottfried Benn. Winter 1998.
• German 580: Ideological Constructions and Destructions in Texts by Rainer Maria Rilke. Fall 1996.
• German 423: Poetry of the 20th Century. Spring 1999, 1996.
• German 352: Literature and Film of the Weimar Republic. Winter 1996.
• German 575: Teaching Literature and Civilization. Spring 1998, Spring 1997, Winter 1996.
• German 497: Reception of Strindberg in Berlin. 1995. German 529: Expressionism. 1995.
• German 590: Dramas of Revolution. 1995.
• German 390: The Culture of the Metropolis: Berlin in the 'Teens and Twenties. 1994.
• German 592: Poetry of the Early 20th Century. 1993.

Independent Studies, Doctoral Dissertation

• German 800: Brecht and Film. Summer, Fall 1999, Winter, Spring 2000.
• German 800: Dialogic Poetry. Summer, Fall 1999, Winter, Spring 2000, 2001.
• German 600: Brecht and Film. Spring 1999.
• German 800: Doctoral Dissertation. Summer 1998, Fall 1998, Spring 1999.
• German 600: Jewish Language Theory/Dialogic Poetry. Spring 1998.German 600: Art, Artist, Crisis of Language in Poetic Texts of the Early 20th Century. Spring 1995.

Internship Projects

• Initiation, organization and supervision of undergraduate internship with the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle: Gallery Tours in German. Spring, Summer, Fall 2001.

MASTER AND DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

Department of Germanics, University of Oregon

• COLT Interim Adviser, Christine Chotalin, 2005-2006.
• PhD Committee, Sandra Dillon, 2004/2005/2006.
• Ph.D Committee, Jessica Greenlee, English Department, Winter 2004-present.
• PhD Committee, Tom Dollack, Comparative Literature. Winter 2004/2005/2006
• Honors thesis Committee, Jennifer Klaudivi. Winter, Spring 2005-Ph.D Committee, Doris Pfaffinger, Co-Chair. 2003/2004. Member 2004-present
• Ph.D Committee: Hildegard Regele, Chair. 2002-2003, Co-Chair: 2003-present
• MA Committee: Sara Johnson, Chair. 2003-2004.
• MA Committee: Tracey Beck, Co-chair. 2003-2004
• MA Committee: Elizabeth Agner, 2002
• Honors thesis (Germanics and Honors College), Chair: Michael Brune, 2003-2004
• Honors thesis: Jieu Chao, Spring 2002

Department of Germanics, University of Washington

• Ph.D Committee: Christian Huber, Chair. 1999-2001. Qualifying Exam: May 30, 2000
• Ph.D Committee: Laura Stahmann, Chair. 1998-present. Qualifying Exam: May 23, 2000. Defense: May 6, 2005.
• MA Exam, Department of Germanics, Chair. Summer 1999.
• Supervisory Committee, Fevziye Bahar Barlas, Near Eastern Studies, Interdisciplinary Programs. 1999-2000.
• Ph.D Exam: Britta Simon. Summer 1998.
• Ph.D Exam: Yvonne Vogeler. Spring 1998.
• Ph.D Committee, Exam: Nadeem Niazi. Spring 1998-2000.
• MA Exam-Committee, Department of Germanics. Winter 1997.
• Graduate School Representative to monitor Ph.D Exam: Setsuko Tsutsumi, Comparative Literature. 1997-1998. Exam: Winter 1998.
• Ph.D Exam: Laura Jackson, Germanics. Exam: Spring 1996.
• Ph.D Committee: Sylvia Rieger, Germanics. 1996-2000.
• MA Committee: Marilyn Krieger, Comparative Literature. 1996-1997. Exam: Spring 1997.
• Ph.D committee: David Graber, Slavic Languages and Literature. 1995-1996. Exam: Spring 1996.

EDITORIAL EVALUATION

• Mosaic,2007
• German Studies Review, 2004
• The German Quarterly. 1995.
• Communications, 2002.

SERVICE

University of Oregon, College of Arts and Sciences

• Organization and fundraising for RIG lecture by Jeannie Achterberg. Spring 2007.
• Affiliated Faculty, The Honors College, 2006-2007.
• Affiliated Faculty, The Folklore Program, 2004-present.
• Participating Faculty, Comparative Literature Department Oregon Humanities Teaching Fellowship Review Panel, Fall 2006.
• CAS Curriculum Committee, 2005-2006. Chair, Winter 2006.
• CAS Curriculum Committee, 2005-2008.
• Undergraduate Council Member, Winter 2006.
• ICGER (Inter College General Eduaction Review Committee), Winter 2006
• Advisory Board of the Oregon Humanities Center (2004-2007).
• Oregon Humanities Research Fellowship Review Panel, Fall 2005.
• Graduate Fellowship Review Panelist, Oregon Humanities Center, Winter 2005.
• Participating faculty, SLAT and ECAT (2003-present).
• Scholars' Recognition Day Luncheon, faculty representative, Winter 2006.
• Collaboration on the Healing Art RIG’s Templeton Grant Organization of RIG lectures by Jonathan Seidel, Suzette Henke, Abigail Leeder. Winter, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.
• Initiatior and Co-organizer of lecture series for Research Interest Group: Healing Arts. Collaboration with the Oregon Humanities Center (2002-2004) and CSWS (2003-present).

SERVICE

University of Oregon, Department of German and Scandinavian

• Testing for “Zertifikat Deutsch,” June 2007.
• Supervision and initiation of restructuring of GER 301-303. Introduction of “Zertifikat Deutsch” for 2006/2007
• Hosting of Anne Weber, Goethe Institute: introduction of outreach program, discussion of Zertifikat Deutsch at the UO, establishing connection to Eugene’s highschool teachers.
• Search Committee, Fall, winter 2006/2007
• Organization, hosting and fundraising for Heidi Walz: Yearly workshop for outreach program. Interim Head, summers 2005/2006
• IntroDUCKtion advisor, summer 2006.
• Director of Graduate Studies (2002-present)
• Member of Search Committee (2006/2007)
• Tenure Review Committees, 2004-2007
• Organization of visit from representatives of the University of Regensburg and Nuernberg, Spring 2005.
• Initializing exchange/internship program for graduate students in Regensburg.
• Organization of Fairy Tale Extravaganza. Lecture series and TV interview with Jack Zipes, Fall 2003.
• Organization of guest lecture by Professor Diana Behler, University of Washington (2002)
• Chair of Search Committee, Senior Search (2003-2004)
• German Scandinavian Studies Committee (2002 to present)
• New Student Convocation (2002, 2004, invited faculty participant)
• Initiation and organization of Internship Program. Collaboration between Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Crest Drive Elementary School, Eugene.(2002- present).
• Collaborations between Spencer’s Butte iddle School, Crest Drive Elementary School. EEI Preschool, EMU Kindergarten (Winter/Spring 2004, to present)
• Affirmative Action Committee (2001-2003)
• Departmental Review Committee on Undergraduate Program (Fall 2001-2003)

GRANTS

• Basic Research Interest Group Grants, CSWS (2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007)
• Special Research Interest Group Support, CSWS (Spring 2005)
• Research Interest Group Grant, Oregon Center for the Humanities (2003/2004, 2004/2005)
• Teaching Internship Grants, Goethe Institute San Francisco, Winters 2004-2007.
• AATG grant for teaching internship workshop. Winter 2007.

SERVICE

University of Washington, College of Arts and Sciences

• Wim Wenders Festival. November 1996.
Initiation and organization of multifaceted event at the University of Washington and in Seattle including lectures, roundtable discussion, filmscreenings, public media:

1. Initiated and authored Nomination of prominent German film maker Wim Wenders as Jessie & John Danz lecturer, 1995. Collaboration with Departments of Comparative Literature, English, Center for the Humanities, Romance Languages and Literature, History of Ideas, European Studies, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Bothell Campus, German Consulate General.

2. Committee for Wenders-Symposium. 1995-1996. Organized collateral activities for the appearance of Wim Wenders as Jessie & John Danz Lecturer at the University of Washington: lecture, roundtable discussion with local film makers and academics, Film series showing at the UW and at local theaters. Extensive collaboration with the Graduate School of University of Washington, Scarecrow Video and the Goethe Institute. Total attendance more than 500.

• Faculty Senate (1996-1998).
• Interdepartmental Translation Committee (1993/1994).

SERVICE

University of Washington, Department of Germanics

• Delta Phi Alpha Advisor. 1999-2001.
• Organization of Delta Phi Alpha Initiation Festivities, May 19, 2000
• Undergraduate Committee. 1996-1999.
• Graduate Committee. 1995-1996.
• Calendar Committee. Chair. 1994-1995.
• Calendar Committee. 1993-1994.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• External Examiner for Honors Exams in German Literature and Culture, Swarthmore College, Spring 2006 (invited)
• Proposal and organization of COFLT session: Teaching Fun Driven German Classes at Elementary Schools, Fall 2005 invited).
• Delta Phi Alpha Scholarship Committee, Chair, Fall 2004.
• Adjunct Assistant/Associate Professor, University of Washington. Department of Germanics, 2001-2005.
• External Tenure Review, Swarthmore College, Fall 2003.
• Organization of PAMLA sessions “Fairy Tales on the Move”, 2003-2004. (invited) Moderator of PAMLA session “Various Approaches to Fairy Tales, October 2004.
• Moderator for the German Studies Association, Session: “Self-Representation in Literature and the Arts.” October 2002.
• International Brecht Society: Proposal and organization of Modern Language Association Session 2001: "Brecht Cineast: Scripting and Making Films." (2001)
• Moderator and Commentator for the Modern Language Association Session: "Brecht Cineast: Scripting and Making Films." December 2001Business Meeting of International Brecht Society, December 2000, 2001.
• Delta Phi Alpha Scholarship Committee, Fall 2000
• Swarthmore College, External Examiner for Honors Exam, German Studies, Abigail Elizabeth Schade. Topic: Berlin und ien. Spring 1999. Oral Exam: May 1999. (invited)
• Advisory Committee for the exhibition on the German Folk Tale, Seattle Children's Museum. Spring, Summer, Fall 1999. (invited)
• Initiated and organized a session for the International Brecht Society at the conference of the Modern LanguageAssociation: "Brecht-Utopia-Postsocialism." Spring 1997.
• Conducted Local Arrangements/Registration/Accounting for the annual interdisciplinary and international Conference of the German Studies Association in Seattle. Summer, Fall 1996.
• German Studies Association: Moderation of session: "Art, Politics, and Identity in Three German States." Oct. 1996.
• Moderation and Round Table Discussion with German Filmmaker Wim Wenders for the Danz Lectureship. University of Washington. Nov. 1996.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

• Study of Subversive German Cultures around 1900. Organizational Meetings, Museum Nottbeck, October 2004, August 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Modern Language Association
• The International Brecht Society
• German Studies Association
• American Association of Teachers of German
• Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association
• Peter Hille Gesellschaft
• Else Lasker-Schueler Gesellschaft

LANGUAGES

• German : Native speaker.
• English: Near native fluency.
• French, Middle High German, Latin: Reading knowledge