Education

M.A., Spanish, University of Virginia (2008)

B.A., English and Spanish, Grove City College (2006), summa cum laude

Research Interests

• Second Language Acquisition
• Communicative and Proficiency-Based Pedagogy
• Student Motivation
• Instructional Technology (E-Portfolios)
• Accessibility in the Language Classroom

Teaching

University of Virginia, 2014-2017

Administrative:

• Preceptor for SPAN 1010-1020 (2015-present)

Instructor of Record:

• SPAN 1010, Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 1020, Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 2010, Intermediate Spanish

Longwood University, 2008-2010

• Elementary Spanish I
• Intensive Elementary Spanish I-II
• Intermediate Spanish I
• Intermediate Spanish II

University of Virginia, 2006-2008

• SPAN 106, Accelerated Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 2010, Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 2020, Advanced Intermediate Spanish

Other Teaching Experience

• Middle School Spanish Teacher and Exchange Program Coordinator, Green Acres School, Rockville, MD (2010-2014)

Publications

Modules on Group Work, Inclusive Assessment, and Error Correction in Longwood University’s Project LINC (Learning in Inclusive Classrooms)