Growing up in the Caribbean meant being exposed to a myriad of world views. By extension, it also means being exposed to just as many people and the cultures they identify with. I started as an undergraduate student in the programa de Licenciatura en Educación Mención Lingüística Sincrónica del Inglés [BSEd in English Linguistics] at Universidad de los Andes, in my native Venezuela. My professors came from around the country and the world: Mérida, Maracaibo, and Caracas; England, USA, Spain, Italy, Colombia, and the West Indies, if my memory serves me well. Such a multiculturally rich environment was instrumental in learning about world languages and how they would influence my academic interests during my professional development as a language educator. Years later, I completed my MA in TESL and Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University sponsored by the Fulbright Program. I hold a PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Applied Linguistics also from Northern Arizona University. Currently, I am an associate teaching professor of Spanish and the coordinator of the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education Program in Spanish. I have teaching experience in languages for specific purposes, general and applied linguistics, and teacher education in Venezuela, Colombia, and the United States. While teaching courses in those topics, I developed scholarly interests that include pedagogical applications of corpus tools and methods for teaching Spanish, vocabulary acquisition, curriculum and materials design, and teacher education.

My mission

To enhance world language education by providing expert guidance and professional development services that align with academic excellence and best practices.

My vision

To foster student success and career readiness for global engagement through innovative, research-based strategies in language teaching and learning.

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