Dr. Breanna Griego-Schmitt

Education / Degrees

• PhD, Early Modern European History, University of New Mexico (2015)

Biography

Breanna Griego-Schmitt, PhD

Academic Faculty
English Department: Composition I/II, World Literature I/II, Technical & Professional Writing, & Analysis of Literature
University of New Mexico - Valencia
Los Lunas, NM 87031
mamapeep@unm.edu

Education

Aug. 2007 to Aug. 2015
Doctor of Philosophy: History - Early Modern Europe
Dissertation: “We Subdued the Body but not the Courage”: Popular Literature, Sovereign Authority, and Ceremonial Rites of Power During the Dutch Revolt, 1550-1598.”
Chair: Professor Charlie Steen
University of New Mexico

Jan. 2004 to May 2007
M.A. History, Early Modern Europe
Thesis: Constitutionalism and the Right to Resist During the French Wars of Religion: The Political Thought of the Huguenot Monarchomachs, the Politiques, and the Catholic League, 1572-1589.
Chair: Professor Charlie Steen
University of New Mexico

Aug. 2001 to May 2003
B.A. History, cum laude
University of New Mexico

Formal Appointments and Training

2024 - Present
Faculty: University of New Mexico – Valencia, Los Lunas, NM - English Department
2023 UNM Golden Paw Certification: Highest Recognition for Excellence in Online Course Curriculum
2022 Selected for UNM’s Golden Paw Certification Process: Highest Recognition for Excellence in Online Course Curriculum
2021 UNM Center for Teaching Excellence Award: Outstanding Affiliated Faculty of the Year
UNM Center for Teaching and Learning, Digital Learning: Best Practices – Online Course Development and Approval
Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online: Certification Course Completion
2020 Promoted to Full-Time Academic Faculty: University College, Critical Text Analysis and Foundation Math
Lead Curriculum Designer: Critical Text Analysis
2020-Present
Sandia National Labs/Mission Support and Test Services/NNSS: Training Coordinator
2017-2024 Faculty: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM - University College, Academic Communities: Critical Text Analysis &
Foundational Math
2015-Present
BGS Dance Collective: Owner and Artistic Director
2015-2019
Faculty: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM - English Language & Literature and American Indian Summer Bridge
Program

Teaching Experience

2025
English 2650: World Literature I (Online) – Fall
English 2510: Analysis of Literature (Online) – Fall
English 2210: Professional & Technical Writing (Face-to-Face) – Fall
English 2660: World Literature II (Online)
English 1110: Composition I – First Eight Weeks (Hybrid)
English 1120: Composition II (Online)
2024
English 2650: World Literature I (Online)
English 1120: Composition II – Second Eight Weeks (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
First Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
2023
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
2022
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Hybrid)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Hybrid)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Face-to-Face)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
2021
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Hybrid)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Hybrid)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Online)
First-Year Experience 1010: Foundation Math (Online)
2020 NMDELT: ACCE FastTrak Professor - Math, Reading/Writing, and History
Academic Foundations - Critical Text Analysis: Lead Curriculum Designer
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis (Online)
2019 First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis
First-Year Experience 1030: Critical Text Analysis
2018 University Studies 106: Critical Text Analysis
University Studies 106: Critical Text Analysis
UNM AISS American Indian Summer Bridge Program – English 298
2017 English 604: FLC - Chicano/Chicana Civil Rights and the Law
University Studies 106: Critical Text Analysis
UNM AISS American Indian Summer Bridge Program – English 298
2016 English 603: FLC - Reading and Writing Society
English 112: Stretch Composition II
UNM AISS American Indian Summer Bridge Program – English 298
-Created and Taught Pilot Curriculum: 3-Credit Hour Course Format
English 120: Composition III
English 120: Composition III
2015 English 113: Studio Composition
English 113: Studio Composition
English 220: Monster Theory and the Zombie in Popular Culture
English 111: Stretch Composition II
2014 English 111: Stretch Composition I
English 111: Stretch Composition II
English 111: Stretch Composition I
English 220: Monster Theory and the Zombie in Popular Culture
English 101: Stretch Expository Writing
2013 ARSC 198: Stretch Composition
English 101: Stretch Expository Writing
ARSC 198: Stretch Composition
English 102: Argument and Analysis
English 220: Monster Theory and the Zombie in Popular Culture
2012 English 101: Expository Writing
English 102: Argument and Analysis (Online)
English 102: Argument and Analysis
English 102: Argument and Analysis
2011 English 220: Print Culture and the Rise of the Protestant Reformation
English 102: Argument and Analysis
English 102: Argument and Analysis
English 102: Argument and Analysis
2010 English 101: Expository Writing

Honors and Awards

2023 UNM Golden Paw Certification: Highest Recognition for Excellence in Online Course Curriculum
2022 Selected for UNM’s Golden Paw Certification – Highest Recognition for Excellence in Online Course Curriculum and
Development
2021 UNM Center for Teaching Excellence: Affiliated Faculty of the Year, 2020-2021
UA-UNM Representative: Spoke to the UNM Board of Regents regarding faculty contracts, stable employment, and living
wages for non-tenured instructors
2015 UNM Center for Teaching Excellence: Susan Deese-Roberts Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2014-2015
2014 UNM Graduate Student Success Scholarship: Dissertation Travel Award
UNM Department of English: Outstanding English 101 Sequence Award –
“Proposal for Lottery Scholarship Sustainability at the University of New Mexico”
2013 UNM Department of English: Outstanding English 102 Sequence Award – “Homelessness in America”
2012 UNM Department of English: Outstanding English 220 Sequence Award –
“Literacy and the Rise of the Protestant Reformation”
New Mexico Department of Higher Education - Humanities Fellowship
2011 UNM Department of English: Outstanding Instructor Award in the Core Writing Program
New Mexico Department of Higher Education - Humanities Fellowship
University of New Mexico Arts and Sciences Interdepartmental Teaching Assistantship: Department of English
2010 New Mexico Department of Higher Education - Humanities Fellowship
University of New Mexico Arts and Sciences Interdepartmental Teaching Assistantship: Department of English
2009 New Mexico Department of Higher Education - Humanities Fellowship
2008 New Mexico Department of Higher Education - Humanities Fellowship
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Camino al Exito Scholarship
University of New Mexico History Department Travel Grant
2007 Library of Congress Summer Junior Fellowship, Geography and Maps Division
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
2006 Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
New Mexico Graduate Scholars Award
2005 UNM History Department Student Travel Grant
2003 New Mexico Lottery Scholarship
UNM Student-Athlete Academic Award
2002 New Mexico Lottery Scholarship
2001 New Mexico Lottery Scholarship
2000 New Mexico Lottery Scholarship
1999 Bridge to Success Scholarship

Research Experience

2022 National Dance Coaches Association: Inclusion and Engagement Certification
2020 UNM CTA: Course Co-Developer - Best Practices in Online Education
2017 UNM Center for Teaching and Learning: Course Development - Service Learning
and the University Classroom with Aeron Haynie
2014 Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience – Antwerp, Belgium
Museum Plantin-Moretus Leeszaal – Antwerp, Belgium
Rijksarchief in België – Brussels, Belgium
2012 Universiteit Leiden – Bijzondere Collecties, Leiden, Netherlands
Rijksmuseum Prentenkabinet, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Koninklijke Bibliotheek – Bijzondere Collecties, Den Haag, Netherlands
2010 The Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois
2008 The Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois
University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
2007 Library of Congress Junior Fellow – Geography and Maps Division, Washington, DC

Conferences

Griego-Schmitt, B. (April 2025) Chair: “Supporting, Valuing, and Empowering Part-time Instructors & Affiliated Faculty.” UNM Center for
Teaching and Learning: Spring 2025 Teaching Conference – Teaching, Learning, and Well-Being at UNM. Albuquerque, New
Mexico.

Griego-Schmitt, B. (March 2023): “Into the Deep End: Strategies for Building Effective Courses and Maintaining Your Sanity.” UNM Center for Teaching and Learning: Spring 2023 Teaching Conference - How Graduate Students Teach: Pedagogies, Learning, and Leading. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Griego-Schmitt, B. (February 2016): “Honest Approaches to Teaching For Graduate Students.” University of New Mexico’s Success in The Classroom: Graduate Student Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Griego-Schmitt, B. (November 2014) Chair: “Wizards, Wyrms, and Weddings.” Panel held at University of New Mexico Medieval Studies Student Association Fall Colloquium. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Griego-Schmitt, B. (June 2014): “Freedom of Conscience During the Dutch Revolt.” Paper presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association. Denver, Colorado.

Griego, B. (April 2010): "Decentralization and the Power of Personal Rule: The Governor-Generalship of Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen in Pernambuco, 1637-1644.” Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Griego, B. (May 2008): “Georgette de Montenay's Use of Emblems as Propaganda." Paper presented at the 43rd International Congress on Medieval Studies held at Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Griego, B. (January 2006): “Stultitia and Sapientia: Folly and Wisdom in Erasmus’ In Praise of Folly and Montaigne’s Apology for Raymond Sebond.” Paper presented at the Biennial Phi Alpha Theta Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Activity

2016 2015-2016 Susan Deese-Roberts UNM Student Teaching Award Selection Committee
2014 UNM English 220 E-Zine: Contributing Instructor/Advisor
2013 Write On! Workshop Portfolio Tutor, Sponsored by UNM’s Writing Across Communities Board
2012 UNM English 220 ‘Zine: Contributing Instructor/Advisor
Write On! Workshop Portfolio Tutor
2011 Write On! Workshop Portfolio Tutor
2010 Write On! Workshop Portfolio Tutor

Guest Lecturer Sessions

2011 UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium Judge
2010 "The French Wars of Religion,” History 101: Western Civilization till 1648
"The Early Reformation in France and Henry II,” History 306: Reformation Europe
2008 "Material Culture in Europe and the Ottoman Empire: Tulip Mania and the 1730 Patrona Halil Rebellion,” History 252: Modern
Eastern Civilizations
2005 New Mexico History Day Judge - National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico

Graduate Teaching Assistant Experience

2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, History 101 - Western Civilization till 1648
2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant, History 101 - Western Civilization till 1648
Graduate Assistantship, History 387 - Modern Middle East
Graduate Assistantship, History 386 - Islamic Middle East till 1800
2008 Graduate Assistantship, History 252 - Modern Eastern Civilizations
2007 Graduate Assistantship, History 251 - Traditional Eastern Civilizations
Graduate Readership, History 300 - The History of Sport
Graduate Assistantship, History 101 - Western Civilization to 1648
2005 Graduate Assistantship, History 303 - The Early Middle Ages
Graduate Readership, History 308 - The Eighteenth Century
2004 Graduate Readership, History 481 - Islam

Selected Publications

2024 Contributor to The Palgrave Encyclopedia: Early Modern Women Writers: “Judith Zins-Penninck”
2010 Translator for The Encyclopedia of Diderot and d’Alembert: Collaborative Translation Project, sponsored by the University of
Michigan: “Amsterdam” and “Amsterdam la nouvelle”
2007 Web Publication of 1744 Map of France by César-François Cassini. Library of Congress Junior Fellowship Project with
Geography and Maps Division:
2006 Contributor to The World History Encyclopedia, published by ABC-CLIO (published Fall 2011):
“From The Prince to the Sun King: The Absolutist State in Early Modern Europe”
“Château de Versailles”
“The Catholic Response and the Rise of New Orders”
“The Spanish Inquisition”
“Mercantilism and Colbertism: Ideas and Practice”
“Bernard de Mandeville: The Fable of the Bees”
“The Struggle for Europe’s Soul: The Wars of Religion, 1519-1648”
“The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre”

Professional Organizations

American Historical Association
Sixteenth Century Society
The Society for Emblem Studies
Society for Reformation Research
United Academics of UNM (UA-UNM)
Western Society for French History