Executive Director, Institute for the Study of the Americas
Director of Undergraduate Study, Curriculum in Latin American Studies
Member Ex-Officio, ISA Advisory Board and UNC-Duke Consortium Executive Committee
• BA Latin American Studies, University of Puerto Rico 1993
World Area Of Focus:
• Latin America 100%
Languages:
• French (limited working proficiency) • Portuguese (elementary proficiency) • Spanish (native/bilingual proficiency)
Relevant Experience:
• Overseas experience: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico (country of origin) • 2012-2012 13 Bak’tun: New Maya Perspectives in 2012: Exhibits and Symposium Steering Committee • 2010-2014 World View, International Programs for Educators, Latin America and North Carolina Seminar
Distinctions:
• 2017-2017 UNC University Award for the Advancement of Women • 2012-2012 Member, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Compact Partners Group • 2010-ongoing 2015 and 2016, Executive Committee Member, 2011-2013 and Less-Commonly Taught Languages Committee, Consortium in Latin American Studies Programs • 2008-ongoing Reviewer, UNC Latin America Study Abroad Programs • 2008-ongoing Mentor, Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program
Dissertations and Theses Supervised in Past 5 Years:
n/a
Recent Publications:
• 2013 “The Experience of Arrival: ESL Teachers as Role Models for Newly Arrived Immigrants,” World View, International Programs for Educators, Latin America and North Carolina Seminar. (PRESENTATION)
• 2013 “LCTL Instruction in U.S. Universities and Colleges,” Teaching Latin American Languages: Challenges and Opportunities Panel, Latin American Studies Association Congress. (PRESENTATION)
• 2009 “National Resource Center Consortia Applications.” International Education Programs Services Technical Assistance Workshop, Washington, D.C. (PRESENTATION)
• 2005 “Funding Opportunities for Language Across the Curriculum.” Language Across the Curriculum Workshop, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (PRESENTATION)
• 2003 “Using Technology to Develop Language and Area Studies Resources.” UISFL Program, International Studies Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada. (PRESENTATION)
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