New Cabell Hall 466
Office Hours: TTh, 10:45-11:45am via Zoom & by appt.

Education

M.A., Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures, concentration in Hispanic Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2013)

M.A.T., concentration in Secondary Education (6-12), James Madison University (2009)

B.A., Modern Foreign Language, concentration in Spanish, minors in Pre-Professional Secondary Education and Teaching English as a Second Language, James Madison University (2008)

Teaching

University of Virginia (2016-Present)

• SPAN 2010: Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 1060: Accelerated Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 1020: Elementary Spanish

Elon University (2014-2016)

• SPAN 122: Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 124: Intensive Elementary Spanish I and II
• SPAN 121: Elementary Spanish I

Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute (2014, 2016)

• RW 450: Reading and Writing 450
• GLS 350: Grammar, Listening, and Speaking 350
• GLS 150: Grammar, Listening, and Speaking 150
• Beginning Conversation Spanish (online)

Other Teaching Experience (2009-2011)

• High School Spanish Teacher: Spanish 1-AP

Service

Co-Creator, Club de corredores y caminantes, University of Virginia, 2023-Present

Pre-Major Faculty Advisor, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia, 2023-Present

Member, Committee for Three Assistant Professors of Spanish (AGFM), University of Virginia, 2024

Creator, Free Spanish Tutoring Program (SPAN 1060-2020), University of Virginia, 2017-2023

https://uva.digication.com/spanish_tutoring_program

Faculty Advisor, Spanish Major Program, 2021-2023

Co-Organizer, ePortfolio Peer Consultant Program, University of Virginia, 2021-2022

Member, Search Committee for Lecturer of Chinese (AGFM), University of Virginia, 2021

Member, Fall 2020 Planning Committee, University of Virginia, 2020

Faculty Advisor, Summer Orientation, University of Virginia, 2019

Selected Grants & Awards

Thrive Small Pilot Grant w/ Jennifer Hogg: "Self-Regulation in Language Learning," University of Virginia, 2024-2025

Learning Technology Incubator Grant: “Volunteer Tutoring Program for Lower-Level Language Learning,” University of Virginia, 2018-2019