EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, Spanish and Portuguese Studies Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Major Field: Sociolinguistics and Language Contact
- Minor Field: Second Language Acquisition
- Audited Courses: Language and Identity, Applied Linguistics
- Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- B.A. in Spanish and M.A. in Modern Languages with Concentration in Spanish (Linguistics and Literatures), Department of Modern Languages, The University of Texas at Arlington
- Spanish Language Institute, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- 09/2022 to present, Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics (with tenure), Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Western Washington University
- Academic Advisor, World Languages Teaching Endorsement (Secondary and Elementary Education)
- Affiliated Faculty of the Department of Linguistics and Latin American Studies Program
- 09/2019 to 09/2022, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics (tenure-track), Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Western Washington University
- Academic Advisor, World Languages Teaching Endorsement (Secondary and Elementary Education)
- Affiliated Faculty of the Department of Linguistics and Latin American Studies Program
- 08/2017 to 08/2019, Assistant Professor of Spanish (tenure-track), Columbus State University
- Coordinator, Lower-Division Spanish Language Program
- Coordinator, Spanish with Teacher Certification Program
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Assessment of Performance towards Proficiency in Languages
- Oral Proficiency Interview Assessment
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
- International Linguistic Association (ILA)
- Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO)
- Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
- Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP)
- Modern Languages Association (MLA)
