Ariela Parisi, assistant professor of Spanish at Alfred University, and undergraduate Jaelyn Wojewoda-Ko attended the Northeast Modern Language Association Convention (NeMLA) in Pittsburgh, PA.
The Northeast Modern Language Association is a non-profit organization of teachers, scholars, and students of literature, language, and culture and the largest regional affiliate of the Modern Language Association (MLA).
Parisi accompanied Jaelyn Wojewoda-Ko, a junior psychology major (Spanish minor) from Allegany, NY, who presented a poster titled “Class, Guilt and Dissociation: A Psychological Reading of the Headless Woman,” a project she began developing in Parisi’s course, Screening Gender: Latin American Film. Parisi also presented her research at the conference, contributing to ongoing scholarly conversations in Latin American cultural and film studies.
Jaelyn’s research reflects an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together perspectives from psychology and film studies while engaging critically with questions of gender and representation.
As part of the conference experience, Jaelyn had the opportunity to visit the Andy Warhol Museum and connect with graduate students and scholars in the field. She networked with mentors from institutions such as Cornell University and University of Michigan, gaining valuable insight into future academic and professional pathways, including graduate study.
Jaelyn’s participation in NeMLA highlights the strong mentorship and research opportunities available to students in the Division of Modern Languages at Alfred University. Her work demonstrates the value of interdisciplinary study and the impact of undergraduate research experiences beyond the classroom.