Joan Clifford
Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Director of Duke Service-Learning
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Joan Clifford
Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Director of Duke Service-Learning
Joan Clifford, PhD, is Associate Professor of the Practice in Spanish in the Department of Romance Studies and Director of Duke Service-Learning. Duke Service-Learning provides resources to faculty and staff to further purposeful university-community partnerships in academic-based community engagement. She also teaches courses that include a community-based component and are cross-listed with DGHI, Spanish, and the Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South. For example, students in the Spanish 306 course "Health, Culture, and the Latine Community" participate in service-learning with community partners such as Roots Causes, Iglesia Emanuel, Benefits Enrollment Center, Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC, and the Office of Health Equity in the Duke Cancer Institute. Joan regularly advises undergraduate students conducting independent research projects tied to health issues within Latine communities. Her experiences abroad include directing global education programs in Chile, Mexico, and Spain. She also has worked with DukeEngage participants in Argentina, Ecuador, Miami, and Tucson. Her co-authored book, Community-based Language Learning: A Framework for Educators, explores best practices for building ethical and authentic partnerships between local communities and language learners.
Publications
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Reisinger DS, Clifford J. Community-based language learning as a transformative practice: An exploration of the modes of communication. Foreign Language Annals. 2022 Jan 1;Clifford J. Building critical consciousness through community-based language learning and global health. In: Wassell B, Glynn C, editors. Transforming World Language Teaching and Teacher Education for Equity and Justice: Pushing Boundaries in US Contexts. UK: Multilingual Matters; 2022.Clifford J, Reisinger D. Community-Based Learning During a Pandemic. Georgetown University Press; 2020.Ahern Dodson J, Clifford J. Shifting Perspectives: When Teachers Are Learners. Duke Learning Innovation; 2020.
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