I support researchers from across the University in the planning, execution, and evaluation of knowledge exchange and impact-related activities and projects following from their research outputs, as well as provide researchers with guidance through the funding application processes of the Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund (GKEF) and the Institutional Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA). I joined the Research and Impact Engagement team in May 2024 as Research Impact Adviser. I am part of the IAA Working Group responsible for Driving Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Contact me for information and advice on

• Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund (GKEF)
• Institutional Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA)
• Translating research to knowledge exchange and impact

I am part of the Research Impact team and work very closely with colleagues from Research Services, College Impact Officers, and College Knowledge Exchange Associates.

Background

I hold a BA in Literature and Spanish Linguistics from the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (Autonomous University of Zacatecas) in Mexico (2011) and an MA in General and Comparative Literary Studies from the Freie Universität Berlin (2017). In 2024 I graduated from the University of Glasgow with a PhD in Comparative Literature. My research has focused primarily on analysing Tolkien's literary production through the lenses of continental philosophy and critical theory engaging with the concepts of Otherness and the Other, as well as Germanophonic fantastic literature between the 19^th and 20^th centuries. I became interested in knowledge exchange and impact through my work in public engagement, Tolkien Studies, Fantasy and Fantastic literature.

• 2019: Travel scholarship of 250 Euros on behalf of the Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung (Association for Research in the Fantastic) to present at the 10th Annual GfF Conference “Das Romantisch-Fantastische” (The Romantic Fantastic) in Berlin.
• 2018 – 2022: Grant on behalf of the Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council for Humanities, Science and Technology, CONAHCyT) and Fundación INBA (National Foundation for Fine Arts and Literature), Mexico. PhD funding including stipend.
• 2014 – 2015: Grant on behalf of CONAHCyT, Mexico, in the area “Estudios en el Extranjero” (Studies Abroad). One year full MA funding including stipend.

I worked as a tutor in Comparative Literature, German Culture, and Spanish Spoken Language at the University of Glasgow between 2021 and 2024. My main duties and responsibilites in this role have been:

• Design of materials and delivery of in-person and online seminars and conversation classes at pre-Honours and Honours level based on course set-texts
• Design of materials and delivery of lectures based on an individual selection of primary and secondary sources
• Delivery of assessment, marking, and feedback on student essays, exams, and formative and summative presentations
• Design and maintenance of course Moodle sections
• Providing pastoral care for students and serving as point of contact between students, conveners, and programme directors

Teaching Qualifications

In 2022 I obtained the Associate Fellowship of Recognising Excellence in Teaching from the University of Glasgow

I am the Officer for Equality and Diversity at the University of Glasgow's Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic and part of the editorial team for Mallorn, the Tolkien Society’s academic journal.