Noel Hernandez
Curriculum Vitae / Resume
Professor of History, PhD Candidate
Email: NoelAlexHernandez@gmail.com
ACADEMIC WORK HISTORY:
2024 – Present Assistant Professor of History, Broward College, FL
2021 – 2024 Adjunct Professor of History, Miami Dade College, FL
2022 – 2024 Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, FL
2018 – 2022 Social Studies Teacher, Miami Dade / Broward County Schools, FL Courses developed and taught – World History, AP World History, American History / Government, Economics
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS:
2022 - Present Florida International University, Miami, FL In progress - PhD, Department of History Currently “All But Dissertation”
Completed Comprehensive Examinations (Fields – Teaching Early American History, Modern American History, Teaching Latin American History)
2024 University of Illinois, Chicago, FL Crossing Latinidades, Doctorate Studies Summer Institute Summer pre-doctoral workshops and Latinx methodologies training
2020 Florida International University, Miami, FL Masters In History, Department of History Master Thesis - The Call of Shimagurumi: Reflection on Okinawan ‘Othering’ by Occupying United States Military Forces as Seen During the Miyamori Incident of Ishikawa City
2018 State of Florida, Miami FL Florida Teacher Certification Certified Florida Educator Social Studies 6-12
2012 Florida Atlantic University Bachelors in Music Final Project – Modernity album, “ZES”, performer and compositions (Drums)
LITERARY PUBLICATIONS:
December 2020 630Kai Memorial Organization Archives, Okinawa Japan Master Thesis, The Call of Shimagurumi, added to the memorial organization archives
August 2021 Honest History (Young Adult Magazine), Issue Thirteen, The Golden Rule. Article entitled - Journey Across the Land (The Sahara Desert)
November 2021 Honest History (Young Adult Magazine), Issue Fourteen, A Russian Winter. Article entitled - Indigenous Peoples of Russia
June 2024 Library of Congress, National Recording Registry Article entitled - “Amor Eterno”—Juan Gabriel (1990)
TEACHING:
Teaching Areas Modern American History, Transatlantic Cultural History, World History of Empire, World Civilizations
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:
Crossing Latinidades, Mellon Humanities Fellowship 2024, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Awarded, declined)
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:
“The Call of Shimagurumi: Reflection on Okinawan ‘Othering’ by Occupying United States Military Forces as Seen During the Miyamori Incident of Ishikawa City,” “Otherness and Unheard Narratives,” Historical Graduate Student Association at the Department of History, Yearly Conference, Florida State University, 2020
Guest Lecture, World War II, AMH 2020, Florida International University, October 2022.
“Going Latin - The making of ‘Latin’ as a musical genre and marker of cultural identity within the U.S Music Industry in the 1930s-1950s.”, in the 22nd Department of History Graduate Student Association Conference on Race & Migration, Department of History Graduate Student Association, Florida International University, March, 2023
“Rock Bands of Latin America”, in the 7th Annual Faculty Innovations for Student Success Showcase, Florida International University, March 2023
“Going Latin – The making of ‘Latin’ as a Musical genre and marker of cultural identity within the U.S Music Industry in the 1930s-1950s.”, in the Crossing Latinidades summer institute, University of Chicago Illinois, July, 2024
“Who’s Music? - Race, Place, and the Music Industry in the first half of the 20th century.”, in the Black History Month Series, Broward College, February, 2025
DIGITAL HUMANITIES:
October 2022 - Rock Bands of Latin America, ArcGIS Storymap
December 2023 - Demand Driven Research Support in the Library: A Case Study in History and Digital Humanities (Hernandez, Noel; Pan, Keyao; Castro, Molly; and Jimenez, Christopher M.)
ACADEMIC SERVICE :
The Millennium, Florida International University graduate Journal (Editor)
Department of History Graduate Student Association, Annual Conference (Professional Photography), 2023, 2024, 2025
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Historical Association
REFERENCE LIST
Name: Dr. Julio Capo Jr., Associate Professor at Florida International University Relationship to Candidate: PhD Principal Advisor and Dissertation Chair Address: 11200 SW 8th Street, SIPA Miami, Florida 33199 Email Address: jcapo@fiu.edu Telephone number: 305-348-1535
Name: Victor Calderin, Associate Professor at Miami Dade College Relationship to Candidate: Professional Colleague, Past Professor Address: 1780 W 49th St, Hialeah, FL 33012 Email Address: vcalderi@mdc.edu Telephone number: (305)237-8839
Name: Wendy Padron, Educator at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Relationship to Candidate: Professional Colleague Address: 3030 Stag Rd, Dallas, TX 75241 Email Address: Wpadron@dallasisd.org Telephone number: 786-202-7088
