About Beatriz
Born in Buenos Aires, and a long time Chicago resident, it's no wonder Beatriz is a world traveler.
Beatriz Badikian-Gartler earned her doctorate in creative writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants in the language arts. Recently, Badikian-Gartler has been a faculty member at Chicago's Roosevelt University , the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Newberry Library where she teaches literature, writing and women's studies. Today she teaches at Northwestern University in Evanston, and was recently named one of 100 Women Who Make a Difference by Today's Chicago Woman magazine
Beatriz Badikian-Gartler earned her doctorate in creative writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants in the language arts. Recently, Badikian-Gartler has been a faculty member at Chicago's Roosevelt University , the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Newberry Library where she teaches literature, writing and women's studies. Today she teaches at Northwestern University in Evanston, and was recently named one of 100 Women Who Make a Difference by Today's Chicago Woman magazine
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Spring 2007
Topics in Latino Studies: Latinos in Hollywood
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Fall 2006
Introduction to Latino Studies
Newberry Library Lyceum Series, Chicago, Illinois Fall 2006, See the World, Write the Story: Travel Writing Workshop
Aegean Arts Circle, Andros, Greece
Summer 2006
Creative Writing Workshop
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Spring 2006
Topics in Latino Studies: Latinos in Hollywood
Newberry Library Lyceum Series, Chicago, Illinois Spring 2006, I Write; Therefore I Am: Memoir and Personal Essays
ArtScape, Chicago, Illinois
Spring 2006, See The World, Write The Story: Travel Writing Workshop
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Fall 2005, 2006
Introduction to Latino Studies: Literature
Newberry Library Lyceum Series, Chicago, Illinois Fall 2005
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Spring 2007
Topics in Latino Studies: Latinos in Hollywood
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Fall 2006
Introduction to Latino Studies
Newberry Library Lyceum Series, Chicago, Illinois Fall 2006, See the World, Write the Story: Travel Writing Workshop
Aegean Arts Circle, Andros, Greece
Summer 2006
Creative Writing Workshop
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Spring 2006
Topics in Latino Studies: Latinos in Hollywood
Newberry Library Lyceum Series, Chicago, Illinois Spring 2006, I Write; Therefore I Am: Memoir and Personal Essays
ArtScape, Chicago, Illinois
Spring 2006, See The World, Write The Story: Travel Writing Workshop
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Fall 2005, 2006
Introduction to Latino Studies: Literature
Newberry Library Lyceum Series, Chicago, Illinois Fall 2005
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar, 2001-03
Nomination for Pushcart Priza XV!!!, 1993
CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Board Member, The Guild Complex
National Writers Union Steering Committee, Chicago
FEMSPEC Board Member
Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Contest judge
illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar, 2001-03
Nomination for Pushcart Priza XV!!!, 1993
CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Board Member, The Guild Complex
National Writers Union Steering Committee, Chicago
FEMSPEC Board Member
Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Contest judge