Holly A. Yanacek, Ph.D.
James Madison University
Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
James Madison University, Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Assistant Professor of German, Fall 2017-present
University of Pittsburgh, Department of German
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 2016-Spring 2017
EDUCATION
Professional Memberships
American Association of Teachers of German
Coalition of Women in German
Fulbright Association
German Studies Association
Goethe Society of North America
Modern Language Association
Society for the History of Emotions
AWARDS, HONORS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019 College of Arts & Letters Educational Leave, James Madison University
2018 Edna T. Shaeffer Humanist Award, James Madison University
2017 European Studies Center Small Grant for Faculty Research and Travel,
University of Pittsburgh
2016 Speaking in the Disciplines Faculty Seminar Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
2015-2016 Andrew W. Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
2015 Cultural Studies Small Grant for Summer Research
2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student Graduate Research Fellowship, Freie Universität
Berlin and Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.
2014-2015 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Long-Term Research Grant,
award declined.
2014 German Historical Institute (GHI) Archival Summer Seminar in Germany
2014 Cultural Studies Small Grant for Summer Research
2009 Graduate School Experience in German Studies Program Fellow at Ohio
State University, sponsored by DAAD/Max Kade Foundation.
2008-2009 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Undergraduate Scholarship,
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ph.D. German Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2016
Doctoral-Level Certificate in Cultural Studies
German Philology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 2014-2015
Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Doctoral Candidate
M.A. German Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
B.A. German, Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio, 2010
Summa cum laude, Honors Program diploma
German, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany, 2008-2009
DAAD Undergraduate Scholar and English Teaching Assistant
Languages
English, native
German, near-native fluency
French, reading knowledge
Related Professional Skills
Translation and interpretation
Trained to read and transcribe:
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Fraktur
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Old German handwriting (Kurrent and Sütterlin)
Web course design and instruction
Oral interpretation of poetry and prose
Certifications
2014 Doctoral-Level Certificate in Cultural
Studies, University of Pittsburgh
2008 DSH (German language examination
for university entrance), Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg