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ACADEMIC POSITIONS & RESEARCH

  • Writer: Claudia Cavallin
    Claudia Cavallin
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Currently, Dr. Claudia Cavallin serves as a Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at Oklahoma State University. She holds a degree in Media & Communications with a focus on Humanistic Journalism, a Master of Science in Latin American and Caribbean Literature, and a Ph.D. in Spanish.


HONORING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE


She is one of the 2026 Honoree professors. Each spring at Oklahoma State University, the OSU Library honors employees who have authored or co-authored a book. As an OSU author, she will be recognized for her individual achievement in "Celebrating Books by OSU Authors." Her work is available to the University community and has been added to the OSU Library's collection. She has also been officially recognized through broad state-sponsored Latino heritage proclamations and specific social work initiatives aimed at supporting immigrant communities in the State of Oklahoma.



Dr. Cavallin's academic journey is marked by significant contributions. She was a professor at the University of Los Andes and the Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela. Additionally, she has taught at the University of Salamanca in Spain. Throughout her career, she has mentored over ten undergraduate and two graduate students. Dr. Cavallin also served as editor of the academic journal Estudios. Revista de Investigaciones Literarias y Culturales (Venezuela). Her ongoing research focuses on literature and migration, particularly the production and dissemination of contemporary translations of Latin American literature.


CONTRIBUTIONS TO LITERATURE


Dr. Cavallin has published several influential books, including Ciudades de película: Ficciones urbanas del cine, la literatura y la música (Editorial Académica Española) and Espectros de la palabra. La metáfora en Borges: los juegos del lenguaje que hacen posible la configuración de un universo de imágenes recursivas (Editorial Académica Española). She tirelessly promotes Latin American voices across various print and digital media. Her work appears in online magazines such as World Literature Today, Latin American Literature Today, and Trópico Absoluto. She has also contributed to the Papel Literario of the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the magazine A Contracorriente in New Hampshire, and Carátula, published in Managua and Madrid. Dr. Cavallin served as the director of digital media for both Carátula magazine and Latin American Literature Today for several years.


Dr. Cavallin is not only an academic but also a translator fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian. She is part of Colaboratorio Ávila, a translation collective that includes Katie Brown (University of Exeter), María Gracia Pardo (University of Miami), and Raquel Rivas Rojas (University of Edinburgh). Their mission is to infuse the Venezuelan accent and Latin American perspective into every text. They aim to build without betrayal, embrace sudden revelations, and celebrate the results with laughter that transcends oceans. As a member of Colaboratorio Avila and independently, Dr. Cavallin has translated numerous interviews and recently published essays and poetry.


Between 2021 and 2026, Dr. Cavallin published over forty-five interviews in English and Spanish. A special mention of her interviews was published in the "Section of Venezuela Studies: The latest news, views, and announcements," November 2024 #28 of the Latin American Studies Association LASA.


In the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Sección de Estudios Venezolanos – Section on Venezuelan Studies (SVS), you can see that the next two years of the new Section Executive Committee include Claudia Cavallin as Chair (2026-2028).


ACADEMIC POSITIONS


  • 2021-2026: Spanish Professor, Department of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, United States.

  • 2025: Summer Professor, Spanish and English, Department of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, United States.

  • 2023: Summer Professor, Spanish and English at the Upward Bound Division of Access and Community Impact, Oklahoma State University, United States.

  • 2020: Film and Media Studies Graduate, English Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma, United States.

  • 2016–2021: Spanish Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Modern Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma, United States.

  • 2015: Visiting Professor at the Department of Philology, University of Salamanca, Spain.

  • 2006 –2021: Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Literature, University Simón Bolívar, Venezuela.

  • 1997 – 2005: Associate Professor, Department of Social Communication, University of Los Andes, Venezuela.


    A heartfelt letter of encouragement and appreciation
    A heartfelt letter of encouragement and appreciation

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


Oklahoma State University

Summer 2026

  • Elementary Spanish I (F)

  • Elementary Spanish II (F)

  • LL 1113 World Through Film (GH) (English)


Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

  • SPAN-2723 Intermediate Hispanic Culture and Media

  • SPAN-2713 Intermediate Spanish (F)

  • SPAN-1813 Beginning Spanish (Continued)

  • SPAN-1713 Beginning Spanish

  • LL-1113 The World Through Film (HI) (English)


Summer 2025

  • LL-1113-43765 The World Through Film (HI)


Summer 2023

  • English 1

  • English 2

  • Spanish 1 & 2

  • Upward Bound / Division of Access and Community Impact


The University of Oklahoma

Spring 2016 – Summer 2021

  • SPAN-3073 Grammar in Conversational Communication

  • SPAN-3763 Spanish for Journalism

  • SPAN-3763 Medical Spanish

  • SPAN-1115 Beginning Spanish

  • SPAN-1225 Beginning Spanish (Continued)


Universidad Simón Bolívar

Fall 2006 – Fall 2016

  • Language I

  • Language II

  • Language III

  • LLC-356 Imagined City. Urban Visions in Literature and Cinema.


Spring 2023 / Spring 2025

  • LL-8749 Tópicos Especiales. V. Periodismo y Literatura: La escritura dispersa entre las fronteras de América Latina.

  • PG-7766 Estudio Individual Dirigido II.


Universidad de Los Andes

Fall 1997 – Spring 2005

  • Cultural Journalism

  • Environmental Journalism

  • Theory of Journalism

  • Introduction to Journalism


DOCTORAL THESIS EVALUATION


Dr. Cavallin evaluated the Ph.D. dissertation titled «NECROESCRITURAS CRÓNICAS: FORMULACIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES DE LA VIOLENCIA EN LA CRÓNICA LATINOAMERICANA DEL SIGLO XXI», authored by ANNIESKA DEL VALLE RIVAS LÓPEZ. This evaluation took place as part of the Doctorate in Contemporary Hispanic Literature at Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile, on October 20, 2025.


Photo: Daniuska González González
Photo: Daniuska González González

VISITING PROFESSOR


  • Estudios dirigidos. La violencia y lo sagrado en la obra de René Girard. POSTGRADO EN LITERATURA, Universidad Simón Bolívar. Valle de Sartejenas, Caracas, Venezuela. 2025.

  • Periodismo y Literatura: la escritura dispersa entre las fronteras de América Latina. POSTGRADO EN LITERATURA, Universidad Simón Bolívar. Valle de Sartejenas, Caracas, Venezuela. 2025.

  • Pensamiento II POSTGRADO EN LITERATURA, Universidad Simón Bolívar. Valle de Sartejenas, Caracas, Venezuela. 2024.

  • DLC 1221-1 NARRATIVA HISPANOAMERICANA CONTEMPORÁNEA, Doctorado en Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporánea, Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. 2023.

  • Periodismo y Literatura: la escritura dispersa entre las fronteras de América Latina POSTGRADO EN LITERATURA, Universidad Simón Bolívar. Valle de Sartejenas, Caracas, Venezuela. 2023.

  • DLC 1221-1 NARRATIVA HISPANOAMERICANA CONTEMPORÁNEA, Doctorado en Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporánea, Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. 2022.

  • DLC 1221-1 NARRATIVA HISPANOAMERICANA CONTEMPORÁNEA, Doctorado en Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporánea, Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. 2021.

  • Espacios virtuales de investigación, registro y visibilidad. En Gestión crítica de la cultura. Fundamentos, herramientas y problemas. 17, Instituto de Estudios Críticos. Ciudad de México, México. 2021.

  • Facciones políticas en la memoria audiovisual venezolana. En: Cátedra de Literatura Venezolana José Antonio Ramos Sucre. Universidad de Salamanca, España. 2021.


CHAIR OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (VENEZUELA 2026/2028)


For the 2026/2027 period, Claudia Cavallin will serve as Chair of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), which includes a dedicated Section on Venezuelan Studies. This group fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars and students and regularly hosts public forums, media engagement, and panels on Venezuelan culture, politics, and economics during LASA's international congresses.


Latin American Studies Association
Latin American Studies Association

The Section on Venezuelan Studies (SVS) is an official section of the Latin American Studies Association. (LASA) The Section on Venezuelan Studies has two objectives:


  • To foster interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scholars, students, and non-academics whose work considers Venezuelan culture, politics, economy, ecology, social issues, and other aspects of Venezuela.


  • To facilitate the dissemination of information on Venezuelan studies among members and non-members through public events, conferences, and the media.


EVALUATION COMMITTEE


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PROFESSOR AT UPWARD BOUND


The program is available to low-income and first-generation college students.
The program is available to low-income and first-generation college students.

Connecting College to Life

Upward Bound is a federally funded "TRIO" program. It enables selected educational institutions or agencies to support participants in preparation for college entrance.


Oklahoma State University

Summer 2023

  • English 1 / Professor Dr. Claudia Cavallin

  • English 2 / Professor Dr. Claudia Cavallin

  • Spanish 1 & 2 / Professor Dr. Claudia Cavallin


Upward Bound


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