HISPANIC GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS:
HIGSA TALKS PROGRAM AGENDA
APRIL11, 2026
10:00AM - 4:00PM
STUDENT SENATE CHAMBERS
Join us for a day of interdisciplinary presentations and community.
Opening Remarks
DR. STEPHEN MCDOWELL
ASSISTANT PROVOST FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
INTERIM DEAN OF GRADUATE SCHOOL
9:10-9:40 AM 9:00-9:10 AM
DR. CAROLINA GONZÁLEZ
ASSOCIATE CHAIR OF GRADUATE STUDIES LINGUISTICS, SPANISH, HISPANIC LINGUISTICS
Health and Policy
9:40-10:20 AM
1 Keynote Speaker st ALEXANDRA
NEGRIN-PEREA
BRIEF MIND-BODY APPROACHES TO PAIN MANAGEMENT IN LATINO COMMUNITIES
INVISIBLE WOUNDS: EXPLORING MACHISMO AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH AMONG HISPANIC VETERANS DAVID PULIDO GUTIERREZ
JOSE ALFREDO OLGUIN-ARELLANO
ESSENTIAL YET EXCLUDED: POLICIES, CRIMMIGRATION, IDENTITY STRUGGLES, & THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
COMMUNITY, PLACE, AND PUBLIC SPACE IN THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGES OF HONDURAS WENDY DOYLE
10:20-10:25AM Questions
2nd Keynote Speaker 10:25-10:35AM Coffee
10:35-11:05AM
DR. DIEGO MEJÍA-PRADO
TEACHING FACULTY SPANISH RESEARCH AND RESCUE SCUBA DIVER AND PHOTOGRAPHER
History and Literature
ALEJANDRO VALDIVIA
MEMORIES DE MIO CID: NOTIONS OF HOLY WAR ON THE MEDIEVAL IBERIAN FRONTIER
“UN RETRATO HONESTO DE NUESTRO DOLOR”: REPRESENTACIÓN Y COMUNIDAD EN LA POESÍA CHICANA DE CHERRÍE MORAGA FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ SÁNCHEZ
PAULA BONOSO
EL SECRETO DE LA CHICHA DE JORA: DE BIEN ANCESTRAL A ARMA COLONIAL
11:35-11:40AM Questions 11:40AM-12:30PM
3rd Keynote Speaker 11:05-11:35AM 12:30-1:00 PM
Lunch and Networking
JOEY ARRELLANO
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA
Communications
ALLEN YARRINGTON
“CAN YUOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?”
DEFINING CULTURAL CREDIBILITY: PERCEPTIONS OF AUTHENTICITY, REPRESENTATION, AND APPROPRIATION IN BRAND CAMPAIGNS SANTIAGO REYES
TRUST, INTERPRETATION, AND RECOVERY: ETHICAL AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT CRISIS COMMUNICATION FOR FOREIGN-BORN COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. SOFIA OTTO
WHO CARES? GENDER REPRESENTATION IN CHILDCARE PRODUCT ADVERTISING ALESSANDRA NOLI PESCHIERA
Linguistics
JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
TWO R’S, TWO PATHS: ENGLISH LEARNERS OF SPANISH AND SPANISH LEARNERS OF FRENCH
SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF HERITAGE SPANISH SPEAKERS IN THE US: IMPLICATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CULTURAL IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY MAIA SHAMPO
ALLEN YARRINGTON
INGLÉS ESTILO TALLAHASSEE: APPLIED PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES FOR E.S.L. STUDENTS WITH LIMITED OR INTERRUPTED FORMAL EDUCATION IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
2:25-2:30 PM Questions
Closing Remarks and Award Distribution
1:00-1:40 PM 11:55-2:25PM 2:30-2:45 PM
KeynoteSpeakers
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ociate Chair of Graduate Studies guistics, Spanish, Hispanic Linguistics (MA and PhD)
r. Diego Mejía-Prado
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Joey Arellano
The Power of Voice: Who Gets to Tell the Story?
Communications director for the League of Women Voters of Florida
Member of Leadership Tallahassee Class 43
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