Moira Rogers

Moira Rogers holds a B.A. in philosophy (UBA, Argentina); an MA in biblical studies (AMBS); and a PhD in Science and Technology Studies (VT). Her book is entitled “Newtonianism for the Ladies and Other Uneducated Souls. The Popularization of Science in Leipzig, 1687-1750.” She speaks and writes Spanish, English, German and French and is competent in ancient languages. She has significant teaching experience. Most recently she has done training in Intercultural Communication and worked as a consultant for several NGO’s in Germany and Russia. She has received numerous honors, including foreign language teaching excellence awards and several research fellowships, both national and international. She is passionate about integrating community learning into language study.

M.A., AMBS
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Editor Spanish Translation of Engage, EXPLORING NONVIOLENT LIVING, Laura Slattery, Ken Butigan, Veronica Pelicaric and Ken Preston-Pile, Pace e Bene Press, Oakland, California, USA, 2005, Compromiso con la noviolencia: Un camino para la transformación personal y social,” 2008.

Education and Humiliation, Round table, Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Annual Conference, San José, Costa Rica, 6-9 September, 2006

Cross-Cultural and Inter-Faith Bridges,” 2007 (release 2008)
Current Spanish Perspectives on Islamic-Hispanic Interactions, University of Madrid, 2007-2008
Being Muslim in America, Kuyers Institute, Calvin College, Summer Seminar, 2008
“Voices of African-Spanish Migrations: Building
“Faith in the Classroom: Christian Perspectives on Teaching and Learning,” Seminars in Christian Scholarship, Calvin College, Summer 2006
Who is Who Among Executive and Professional Women, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007
BMW Award for Intercultural Learning Research Project: “Iternationales Baucamp: Bausteine für ein gelingendes Zusammenleben im 21. Jahrhundert,“ München, Germany, March 3, 2005

ACTFL
Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
SIETAR

Moorish-Spanish Interactions (Spanish and English)
Anabaptist (Christian)-Muslim Dialogue (Spanish and English)
Cross-cultural Seminar: Germany 08-09
Morocco and Moorish Spain, Summer Cross-cultural
Spanish for the Workplace, ADCP

Faculty Scholarship
Latino Initiative
Cross-cultural committee