Dissertation topic: Examining the role of cross-linguistic influence in L2 Spanish mid vowel perception and production
Advisor: Dr. Alan V. Brown
Academic and Professional Service
Vice-president, Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Association (HIGSA), 2022-23
Vice-president, Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Association (HIGSA), 2021-22
Assistant Director, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, 2024
Graduate Assistant (Hispanic Studies), Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, 2023
Website Manager, Atlas Lingüístico Guaraní-Románico (algr.createuky.edu)
Education
MA in Spanish Language and Linguistics, Middlebury College
- Thesis: Los desafíos en la enseñanza de los nexos concesivos
BA cum laude in Spanish, International Studies, University of Richmond
Courses Taught
SPA101 Elementary Spanish I
SPA102 Elementary Spanish II
SPA201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPA210 Spanish Grammar and Syntax
Conference Presentations
“¿Es la lengua un factor importante para la victoria en Eurovisión?: Un análisis de las prácticas lingüísticas en el siglo XXI.” Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, April 21-23, 2023.
“Latinx YouTubers Explore Language Ideologies as they Opt-in to Spanish.” Nuevos horizontes en los estudios hispanos. Sonoma State University, California (Virtual), July 7, 2022.
“Leísmo en el aula: Incorporating Sociolinguistic Variation in the Advanced L2 Classroom.” Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics (OSUCHILL), March 25-26, 2022.
