New Cabell Hall 443

Office Hours: Mon & Wed 10:00-11:30am & by appt. Please email me for questions about SPAN 1010-2020 courses. 

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:

• Coordinator for SPAN 1010-1020 (2015-2020)
• Co-Coordinator for SPAN 2010 (2020-present)

Instructor of Record:

• SPAN 1010, Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 1020, Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 160, Elementary Spanish Online
• 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)

Presentations

“Collab Media in Elementary Spanish Online (SPAN 160).” With Matthew Street. UVA Collab Instructional Media Faculty Showcase, University of Virginia, 2021.

“Low-Stakes Activities in the E-Portfolio.” With Marina Escámez Ballesta and Julianna Beveridge. Institute of World Languages Roundtable Series, University of Virginia, 2019.

“Student Motivation and Meaningful Learning in the E-Portfolio.” With María Jorquera-Hervás and Julianna White. AAEEBL Southeast Regional Conference, University of Virginia, 2017.