• Ph.D. in Spanish Literature University of North Carolina, 2003
• MA in Spanish Literature University of North Carolina, 1995
• BA in Spanish and English Smith College, 1993

Professional Experience / Employment History

• Duke University: Director, Duke in Mexico, 2008-present


• : Coordinator, Intermediate Spanish Language, 2007-present


• : LEAP Instructor Teach Spanish to Durham elementary school teachers


• : Editor; Activity Designer, 2005 Voices from the Latino Community in North Carolina. http://www.duke.edu/web/latinovoices/index.html


• : Coordinator, Elementary Spanish Language


• : Research Associate, Center for Instructional Technology, 2002 - 2003


• : Webmaster, 2002 - present Spanish Language Program website. Helped design and maintain site: http://spanish.aas.duke.edu/


• Area Health Education Centers (AHEC): Instructor, 1998 - 2000 Designed and taught Spanish class to health care professionals.


• UNC Chapel Hill: Instructor, George Watts Hill Center, 1998 - 2000 Designed and taught course to an older adult population.


• Universidad de Sevilla: Instructor, 1995 - 1996 Taught two courses in English and American literature.

• Instructor, Wake Forest University, 1999

• Duke Digital Initiative iPod Grant for Language Program Instructors, CIT, Duke University, November, 2004-2006
• The Dana Drake Dissertation Fellowship, November, 2000
• The Tanner Teaching Assistants Award for Excellence in Undergraduate, 2000

Selected Recent Talks and Lectures

• "iPods and the Spanish Language Classroom," American University, 2005.

Publications and Professional Lectures (listed separately)