About SBU

Mazón, Margaret F.

Name:
Margaret Mazon
Margaret F. Mazón, Ed.D.

Academic School:
School of Arts and Sciences

Academic Department:
Modern Languages

Titles/Responsibilities:
Associate Professor, Spanish

Contact Information:
Office Phone: (716) 375-2468
E-mail: mmazon@sbu.edu 

Office Location/Hours:
Plassmann Hall 206 G4

Courses Taught:

Academic Degrees:
  • Ed.D., Foreign Language Curriculum and Instruction, West Virginia University
  • M.A., Spanish, West Virginia University
  • B.S., Spanish/Secondary Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Other Education:
EPDA Fellowship for Graduate Studies, West Virginia University

Professional Background:
Teaching of English as a Second Language at Briam Institute, Madrid, Spain

Accomplishments:
  • Mexican Intercession – Spanish 202 in Mexico. This course was developed at student request in the winter of 1986. Co-directed annually with Dr. Frank Bianco through 1999.
  • “Short-Term Study Abroad Programs,” presented at the annual convention of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (Fall, 1987)
  • “Teaching Culture Through Literature:  the Cuban Short Story,” presented at the Hispanic Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Spring, 1987)
  • “Samuel Fausold:  the Influence of Religion, Politics and Education on a Pennsylvania Educator,” dissertation completed, October, 1992, West Virginia University, Dr. Ron Iannone, Chair.
  • “Clash of Cultures,” paper on the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish, delivered to the St. Bonaventure community at the Fall University Reflection (November, 1992).
  • “The Special Needs of Hispanics,” presentation to the Cattaraugus County Crisis Counselors, Olean, N.Y. (March, 1993)
  • “The Effect of Students’ Previous Language Experience on Performance in the College Classroom” (1996); expansion of Master’s thesis.
  • “On the Problem of Markedness of Feminine Gender in English, Spanish and Russian,” paper presented at the International Scientific Conference, Language and National Images of the World, Maikop, Russia. Co-author: Dr. Ludmila Kovalskaya. 2001.
  • “Toward Cultural Understanding in American Public Schools;” Language and Intercultural Communication International Linguistic Journal; Maikop, Russia  (July, 2002).
  • “Cultural Stereotypes in Russian-American Intercultural Communication;”  Language and Intercultural Communication International Linguistic Journal;  Maikop, Russia  (July, 2002). Co-author:  Dr. Ludmila Kovalskaya.
  • “Women in Proverbs: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Based on North American, Latin American and Russian Cultures;” Language and Intercultural Communication Linguistic Journal;  Maikop, Russia, spring 2003; Co-author Dr. Ludmila Kovalskaya.
  • “The Tice Experiment: A Truly Bilingual Program,” paper presented at the XII World Congress of Comparative Education in Havana, Cuba. Oct. 28,  2004.
  • “Getting Along: A Construction Company Goes Bi-Lingual,” paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Paris. July 17, 2007.

Current Research Interests/Projects:
  • "Form and Use of the Subjunctive Mood in Spanish," current project, nearing completion.
  • Workbook for use in teaching the subjunctive

Other Interests/Community Involvement:
  • Ruling Elder, First Presbyterian Church, Allegany
  • Usui and Karuna Reiki Master
  • Translator/Interpreter volunteer Olean General Hospital, Allegany Police Department